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Review: SOPHIE'S SURPRISE PARTY, Underbelly Boulevard
by Franco Milazzo - Nov 21, 2025

If you only see one circus show this year, you should try and get out more but Sophie's Surprise Party at Underbelly Boulevard is an excellent choice for people who don't mind having their jaws occasionally scrape the ground.

Bob Dylan's Artwork Is Featured in MASQUERADE Off-Broadway
by Michael Major - Oct 10, 2025

Bob Dylan was commissioned to create custom artwork for Off-Broadway's Masquerade. The new gates are part of a new scene, telling The Phantom of the Opera's backstory.

Video: First Look Inside MASQUERADE Revealed
by Michael Major - Sep 29, 2025

Masquerade stars Jeff Kready, Telly Leung, Hugh Panaro, Kyle Scatliffe, Clay Singer, and Nik Walker as the Phantom, with Haile Ferrier, Erin LeCroy, Francesca Mehrotra, Riley Noland, Kaley Ann Voorhees, and Anna Zavelson as Christine. See the video!

Photos: Hugh Panaro, Telly Leung, and More in MASQUERADE
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2025

The Music of the Night is rising above New York City once more, as Masquerade has released an exclusive first look inside the world of the Phantom of the Opera. Check out the photos here!

MASQUERADE Releases Tickets to Select Performances to the General Public
by Stephi Wild - Jul 10, 2025

Masquerade has released limited tickets to select performances between September 9 through October 19, now available to the general public. Learn more here!

After Selling Out in Hours, MASQUERADE Adds Six More Weeks of Performances
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2025

Due to demand after its first six weeks of special previews sold out in under three hours, Masquerade will release tickets for an additional six weeks of performances.

Video: COME ALIVE! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular New Trailer
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2025

COME ALIVE! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular is the brand new circus spectacular now playing in London’s Earls Court. Check out an all new trailer here!

Critics' Choice: Franco Milazzo's Best Shows Of 2024
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 31, 2024

Writing stage reviews is an adventure I have yet to tire of. This year, I sat in the dark and scribbled hieroglyphics into my notebook in a dark room as I watched opera, cabaret, dance, circus, comedy, clowns, musicals, concert films, buckets of immersive shows (theatre, dining, even panto) and even some theatre.

COME ALIVE! THE GREATEST SHOWMAN CIRCUS SPECTACULAR Extends to September 2025
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2024

‘COME ALIVE!’ The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular has confirmed its run extension until September 2025 following a successful initial run since opening at the Empress Museum, Earls Court.

Review: LA CLIQUE, Leicester Square Spiegeltent
by Franco Milazzo - Nov 13, 2024

Returning to the West End La Clique is back with a new cast. After two decades of presenting some of the finest vaudeville talent around, is this the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning for this cabaret institution?

Review Roundup: COME ALIVE! THE GREATEST SHOWMAN CIRCUS SPECTACULAR at the Empress Museum
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2024

See what the critics are saying about Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular at the Empress Museum. Read all of the reviews for the production

Review: COME ALIVE! THE GREATEST SHOWMAN CIRCUS SPECTACULAR, Empress Museum
by Franco Milazzo - Oct 17, 2024

Based on the 2017 hit film about PT Barnum, Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular is an immersive mishmash of circus, story and song that somehow manages to do a disservice to all three.

Interview: COME ALIVE! Creative Director Simon Hammerstein: 'Our Production Absolutely Would Not Work in a Traditional Theatre'
by Franco Milazzo - Oct 11, 2024

This month sees the grand arrival of Come Alive!, a live blend of circus and musical theatre inspired by the 2017 film The Greatest Showman.

Exclusive: Watch a Preview of COME ALIVE! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
by Michael Major - Sep 27, 2024

Get ready to 'Come Alive' with the UK's Greatest Showman-inspired circus spectacular! BroadwayWorld has an exclusive video preview of Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular in rehearsals. Watch a first look at the thrilling acrobatics and stunts featured in the production!

Simon Bailey Will Lead COME ALIVE! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
by Stephi Wild - Aug 14, 2024

The cast has been announced for ‘COME ALIVE!' The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular, which is set to open at The Empress Museum in London's Earls Court. Performances begin on  23rd September 2024. 

The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular COME ALIVE! to be Presented at The Empress Museum
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2024

The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular 'COME ALIVE!' announces its new venue at Earls Court, promising an immersive experience with dazzling performances inspired by the hit musical film.

Photo Flash: Victoria's Secret Angel Martha Hunt Recreates Bianca Jagger's Famous Studio 54 Entrance
by BWW News Desk - Dec 2, 2016

On Wednesday night, Perrier-Jouet hosted one final rendezvous at L'Eden by Perrier-Jouet at the Casa Faena in Miami Beach - all part of Miami Art Week. Fresh off the runway in Paris, Victoria's Secret Angel Martha Hunt attended the fete wearing an all black ensemble paired with Tamara Mellon heels and a Fendi bag.

Karolina Kurkova, Derek Blasberg and More Appear at Day Two of L'Eden by Perrier-Jouët
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2016

After an enchanting opening night on Tuesday, L'Eden by Perrier-Jouet didn't disappoint on day two. The iconic champagne brand who's completely transformed the Casa Faena in the famed Faena District into an immersive, unique celebration of nature and wonder, hosted a jam-packed day of extraordinary events on Wednesday, November 30th. Let me know if any of these events are of interest! 

L'Eden by Perrier-Jout Presents Immersive Experience at DesignMiami/ 2016
by Christina Mancuso - Nov 30, 2016

MIAMI, November 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/

THE BOX and Brassaii Noir to Present CULTURE/SHOCK This Month
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2016

Unlike anything you've seen or experienced before, THE BOX is the exclusive 'cabaret nouveau' theatre of varieties concept anchored in New York and London. Not for the faint of heart, CULTURE/SHOCK is immersive, visually striking, and provocative. A transformed Brassaii with THE BOX's production will feature captivating performances that are boldly entertaining and risque.