Kyle Jean-Baptiste

Review: ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program
by Roy Berko - Mar 19, 2024

What did our critic think of ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program In Collaboration With Playhouse Square/Cleveland? Adam Gwon, who wrote the music and lyrics for ORDINARY DAYS, which recently finished its run as part of the Playhouse Square/Baldwin Wallace  annual collaboration, was in attendance at the brief 3-day run.

Baldwin Wallace Alums to Honor Memory of Kyle Jean-Baptiste at Benefit Concert
by Julie Musbach - Aug 12, 2019

Notable graduates from Baldwin Wallace University will band together on August 26 to honor the life of fellow grad Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the Les Miserables cast member who tragically passed away in 2015. Jean-Baptiste was the youngest, and the first African-American actor, to play the leading role of a?oeJean Valjeana?? on Broadway. The Kyle Jean-Baptiste Foundation, which was founded in 2016 in his name, supports and provides opportunities of enrichment and learning to empower youth, families, and communities through the Arts.

Zach Adkins, Caitlin Houlahan, and More Head to 54 Below for I WISH I COULD GO BACK TO COLLEGE
by Julie Musbach - Aug 27, 2018

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents I Wish I Could Go Back To College  Join alumni from Baldwin Wallace University as they interpret songs from memorable roles they played at school, whether in a show or during a masterclass series performance, in I Wish I Could Go Back To College. Any donations taken during the concert will benefit the Kyle Jean Baptiste Foundation, in commemoration of the anniversary of his passing in 2015.

Zach Adkins, Samantha Massell And More Come to Feinstein's/54 Below Next Week
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2018

Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

Industry Editor Exclusive: To Dim or Not to Dim? How Broadway Chooses When to Dim Its Marquees
by Cara Joy David - Mar 2, 2018

A couple of weeks ago when five-time Tony nominee Jan Maxwell died, I assumed the marquees of Broadway theaters would be dimmed. I emailed the Broadway League--the association of theatre owners and producers who issues press releases on such things--to ask 'when' it would happen. I don't know why I automatically assumed it would.

BWW Flashback: AN ACT OF GOD, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, and LES MISERABLES Take Their Final Bows
by Marissa Sblendorio - Sep 4, 2016

This weekend, we sadly say goodbye to three groundbreaking productions as they take their final bows: AN ACT OF GOD, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME and LES MISERABLES. 

Top 10! Celebrate Lin-Manuel Miranda's Final Night in HAMILTON With Our Favorite Videos
by Nora Dominick - Jul 9, 2016

On July 9th, a chapter in Broadway musical history will come to a close when Lin-Manuel Miranda plays his final performance as leading man Alexander Hamilton in HAMILTON. To celebrate Lin-Manuel Miranda's final days in Hamilton, BroadwayWorld has rounded up ten of our favorite Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton moments. Check them out below!

Understudies from Ten Broadway Shows Set for Musicals Tonight!'s AT THIS PERFORMANCE... Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2015

Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates with its next edition of AT THIS PERFORMANCE... held tonight, October 19th at The Lion Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street at 7 PM.

Understudies from Ten Broadway Shows Set for Musicals Tonight!'s AT THIS PERFORMANCE... Next Monday
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2015

Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates with its next edition of AT THIS PERFORMANCE... to be held on Monday, October 19th at The Lion Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street at 7 PM.

Lisa Howard, Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band & More Set for Feinstein's/54 Below This Week
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 5, 2015

This week FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visitwww.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.