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West End Star Elaine Paige to be Given Damehood
by Emmy Rice - Jun 14, 2025

Elaine Paige, best known for her role as Eva Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Evita, will be given Damehood. She will be given the distinction for her work in the music industry, as well as her charity work. 

Interview: Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki's New Album SECRET LOVERS Honors Trailblazers
by Rebecca Kaplan - Sep 15, 2024

Singer-songwriters Anya Turner and Robert Grusecki are back at it again with new album SECRET LOVERS releasing 9/16. The ASCAP Foundation and Bistro Award-winning off-Broadway composer/lyricist and performer duo wrote songs inspired by their own life experience and artists, musicians and writers who followed their own gut.

Turner & Grusecki to Release New Album 'SECRET LOVERS'
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 14, 2024

Anya Turner and Robert Grusecki announced the release of their new album SECRET LOVERS on September 16, 2024.

Jeff Whitty Reveals His AVENUE Q Movie Ideas
by Michael Major - Dec 1, 2022

Avenue Q book writer Jeff Whitty has shared a detailed outline of what a film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical would be like. His new ideas include updated takes on Kate Monster, Lucy, and Trekkie Monster, plus who he thinks should play some of the characters. Plus, Whitty also leaves the door open for a Broadway revival and series.

The Old Globe to Present Barry Edelstein in Conversation with Nathan Englander
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 27, 2022

Barry Edelstein in Conversation with Nathan Englander will cover Englander’s (The Twenty-Seventh Man, For the Relief of Unbearable Urges) career as a prolific and acclaimed playwright and author, and specifically his current production of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.

MTC to Honor Nancy Coyne at 2019 Spring Gala
by Julie Musbach - Apr 15, 2019

Manhattan Theatre Club will present its annual Spring Gala on Monday, May 13 at Cipriani 42nd Street (110 East 42nd Street). This year's event will honor Serino Coyne Founder and Chairman Nancy Coyne for being a tireless advocate for the arts.

Reiko Aylesworth, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, and More Lead the Geffen's BLACK SUPER HERO MAGIC MAMA
by Julie Musbach - Jan 29, 2019

Geffen Playhouse today announced the full cast for its world premiere production of Black Super Hero Magic Mama, written by Los Angeles-based playwright Inda Craig-Galvan (I Go Somewhere Else, Welcome to Matteson!) and directed by two-time OBIE Award winner and NAACP Award winner Robert O'Hara (Barbecue, Bootycandy, Eclipsed).

All Broadway Theatres Will Dim Lights for Carol Channing Jan. 16
by Julie Musbach - Jan 15, 2019

The Broadway community mourns the loss of Carol Channing, a Tony Award winner and theatrical legend, who passed away on Tuesday, January 15 at age 97. To commemorate her life and work, the Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of Broadway theatres in New York for one minute on Wednesday, January 16 at exactly 7:45pm. 

BWW Review: OKLAHOMA! at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - Sep 30, 2018

Fittingly, Palm Canyon Theatre has opened their 2018/2019 season with the classic Oklahoma!, deemed by many to be the foundation of the modern musical theatre. Originally appearing on Broadway in 1943, it is the first collaboration of Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II, was a blockbuster hit in its original run, and has been filmed, revived, toured, and produced time and again in schools and theatres around the world. However, it's been quite a spell since it has been available to local theatregoers. PCT's production, under the direction of Derik Shopinski, is reverent to the original work, blessed with some amazing voices, boisterously staged, and absolutely delighted the audience on its opening weekend.

THE BAND'S VISIT, SPONGEBOB, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and More to Perform at Broadway in Bryant Park
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2018

Broadway in Bryant Park will return this summer! The 2018 program will bring the best of Broadway together for free performances for six consecutive weeks from Thursday, July 12 to Thursday, August 16. New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple are invited to come at 11 a.m. every Thursday with performances running from 12:30 p.m. EST - 1:30 p.m. EST on the Bryant Park Stage. Hosted by 106.7 LITE FM's on-air personalities, this year's annual presentation of open-air lunch hour performances featuring the best Broadway and Off-Broadway shows will be presented by your local Toyota Dealers, VISIT PHILADELPHIA and FUJIFILM Instax.

Brief 6/13: DESPERATE MEASURES Opens Off-Broadway, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2018

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Desperate Measures opens off-Broadway tonight, and more!

Netflix Confirms Corbin Bernsen & Annette O'Toole Will Join Second Season of Marvel's THE PUNISHER
by Macon Prickett - May 10, 2018

According to Deadline, Marvel's The Punisher has added two new cast members to the roster. Marvel Television and Netflix said today that Corbin Bernsen (American Gods, Psych) and Annette O'Toole (Cat People, Smallville) will join the second season of the comic book vigilante action drama.

Broadway Veteran and MASH Star David Ogden Stiers Dies at 75
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2018

Variety has reported that actor David Ogden Stiers, best known for his role on the television show MASH has died at age 75 of bladder cancer.

BWW Morning Brief January 22th, 2018: THE HOMECOMING QUEEN and PARTY FACE Open Tonight, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2018

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: The Homecoming Queen opens tonight off-Broadway, Party Face opens at City Center, and more!

Alan Ariano, Pun Bandhu, and More to Star in Zhu Yi's A DEAL at Urban Stages
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2017

Urban Stages, Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director, will kick-off its 34th season with the World Premiere of Zhu Yi's A DEAL, directed by John Giampietro.

Mel Brooks, George Takei Among Voice Cast for Animated Remake of Brooks' BLAZING SADDLES
by TV News Desk - Aug 4, 2017

Some of Broadway's brightest talent will lend their voices to the upcoming, kid-friendly animated comedy BLAZING SAMURAI, based on Mel Brooks' classic comedy BLAZING SADDLES. Entertainment Weekly writes that Brooks himself, as well as ALLEGIANCE's George Takei, THIS IS OUR YOUTH's Michael Cera and THE MOUNTAINTOP's Samuel L. Jackson will be heard in the forthcoming film.

Ann Curry Set for Six-Part PBS Series WE'LL MEET AGAIN, Coming in 2018
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 27, 2017

PBS today announced WE'LL MEET AGAIN, a new six-part series produced by Blink Films in partnership with Ann Curry's media venture and scheduled to premiere in winter 2018.

'Silence of the Lambs' Oscar-Winning Director Jonathan Demme Dies at Age 73
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 26, 2017

Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme, perhaps best known for helming 1991's 'Silence of the Lambs,' passed away this morning in New York. He was 73.

Ken Leung Lands Key Role of 'Karnak' in MARVEL'S INHUMANS on ABC
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 3, 2017

Prominent actor Ken Leung ('Night Shift,' 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens,' 'Lost') has landed the key role of Karnak in the MARVEL'S INHUMANS television series for ABC.

Tony Winner Mel Brooks to Be Honored With BAFTA Fellowship
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 8, 2017

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will honor Mel Brooks with the Fellowship at the EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday February 12th.