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Broadway Stars and Creatives Join The 2025 International Thespian Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2025

The International Thespian Festival (ITF), the nation's leading event dedicated to middle and high school theatre, has announced a lineup of Broadway performers, creative professionals, and special guests.

Video: Laura Bell Bundy Brings LEGALLY BLONDE Shoes to the Museum of Broadway
by Michael Major - Apr 29, 2025

Laura Bell Bundy is bringing Legally Blonde to the Museum of Broadway! In a new video, she presents the iconic shoes that she wore in the original Broadway production to the museum as she reunites with the cast of the beloved musical.

Registration Now Open for TAKE IT FROM THE TOP Summer Arts Camps
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2025

Registration is now open for TAKE IT FROM THE TOP, a series of hands-on summer camps taught by Broadway professionals. The workshops are an opportunity for students of all skill levels to work on singing, acting, and dancing through small classes that allow for individual mentoring.

COMPANY Returns to the Wharton Center
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2024

COMPANY is back for another season at the Wharton Center! This monthly workshop series gives students an in-depth look at the many disciplines included in musical theatre performance: singing, dancing, acting, and more.

MTI London Introduces New Choreography Guides
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2024

Music Theatre International has announced a significant expansion of its collaboration with Broadway Media, with the introduction of Choreography Guides to their extensive theatrical resource library.

Ludacris and Paula Abdul Join HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Producing Team
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2023

Multi-Grammy Award winning music icons Ludacris and Paula Abdul have joined P3 Productions, and Tony Award-winning entertainment mini-studio Level Forward, on the producing team of the new Broadway musical How to Dance in Ohio.

Dr. Phillips Center Opens Registration For Arts Summer Camps
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2023

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces summer camps are on sale now. Week-long camps in June and July at the arts center's AdventHealth School of the Arts are available for students of varying ages and skill levels in a range of performing arts featuring musical theater and comedy.

HAMILTON's Sasha Hutchings and Nik Walker Will Host 2022 Arthur Miller Foundation Honors
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2022

The Arthur Miller Foundation’s annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors is set for November 14, 2022 in New York City and will be hosted by Broadway artists Sasha Hutchings (Hamilton, Oklahoma!) and Nik Walker (Ain't Too Proud, Hamilton).

The Best of Live Theatre High-School Style: International Thespian Festival 2022 Announced
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2022

The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) has announced three of Broadway's bright stars are joining us to encourage and entertain attendees at this year's International Thespian Festival (ITF). They'll also join in celebrating the best in high school theatre as multiple productions are performed on the Main Stage daily.

Broadway Media Partners With Broadway Choreographers To Provide Resources To Schools And Community Theatres
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2022

Broadway Media has announced the release of Choreography Guides, a new product platform that allows theatres around the globe the ability to obtain choreography performance rights to many popular musical theatre titles, including Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Kinky Boots and The Addams Family.

Registration is Open for the 2020-21 Season of Wharton Center Institute's TAKE IT FROM THE TOP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 24, 2020

Registration is open for the 2020-21 Season of TAKE IT FROM THE TOP, a series of engaging virtual classes offered through Wharton Center Institute for Arts & Creativity. Participants - from pre-teens to young adults and beyond - receive a unique opportunity to train with a brilliant team of leading Broadway professionals.

Orfeh, Jerry Mitchell, Paul Canaan, Courtney Reed and More to Take Part in WHARTON AT HOME Event
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2020

On Friday, May 29, at 6:30 pm Paul Canaan (Legally Blonde, Miss Saigon, Kinky Boots...) is hosting an exclusive Wharton Center YouTube Event called whARTon at home. Joining Canaan are several Broadway artists, Tony Award® winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell, current Wharton Center Take It From The Top students, and more.

WATCH: The Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods Reunion Concert on Tonight's #54BelowAtHome at 6:30pm!
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Apr 11, 2020

Feinstein's/54 Below continues their #54BelowAtHome series tonight with Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods Reunion Concert!

LEGALLY BLONDE: THE SEARCH FOR ELLE WOODS Cast Including Lena Hall, Lauren Zakrin & More to Virtually Reunite
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2020

Omigod you guys! The girls are getting back together again! The cast of Legally Blonde: The Search For Elle Woods will take part in a socially distanced 2nd reunion on Saturday April 11th at 8:00PM EST. The special reunion will coincide with Feinstein's/54 Below's stream of Legally Blonde: The Search For Elle Woods 10 Year Reunion Concert.

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of SOUTH PACIFIC
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 12, 2018

This week, Broadway Dreams and The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization hosted the 70th Anniversary gala concert celebration of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning musical triumph, South Pacific. 

Photo Flash: The Elle's of LEGALLY BLONDE: The Search for Elle Woods Take Over Feinstein's/54 Below
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 25, 2018

On Monday, July 23rd, Feinstein's/54 Below was painted pink, as the ladies of MTV's Legally Blonde: The Search For Elle Woods reunited for the first time to celebrate the show's 10 year anniversary. The evening was pure perfection and boasted songs from Legally Blonde, surprise special guests and lots of Bend & Snap! Take a peek at all the action below!

VIDEO: Omigod! MTV Elle's Take the Stage for a LEGALLY BLONDE Medley!
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2018

Omigod you guys! The cast of Legally Blonde: The Search For Elle Woods reunite this week at Feinstein's/54 Below! Check out video of the gals doing a medley of songs from the show below!

Legally Blonde: The Search For Elle Woods Cast Reunites At Feinstein's/54 Below Tonight
by Stephi Wild - Jul 23, 2018

Omigod you guys! The girls are getting back together! The cast of Legally Blonde: The Search For Elle Woods will reunite at Feinstein's/54 Below tonight, July 23rd, 2018, at 7:00 and 9:30pm.

Tovah Feldshuh, Rita Rudner, and More Next Month at 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - Jun 29, 2018

Next month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Last Week For Wharton Center TAKE IT FROM THE TOP Registration
by Julie Musbach - Jun 13, 2018

Registration is now taking place for TAKE IT FROM THE TOP is a series of exciting, interactive workshops offered through Wharton Center Institute for Arts & Creativity. Participants - from pre-teens to young adults and beyond - receive a unique opportunity to train with a brilliant team of leading Broadway professionals. Former instructors include such talented Broadway performers as 2014 Tony Award® winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Billy Porter, and Shoshana Bean, who played Elphaba in Wicked.