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Forty Top High School Singers Chosen For 2025 Songbook Academy
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2025

Forty of the nation's most talented high school vocalists, representing 13 states and 31 cities, have been chosen to participate in the 2025 season of The Songbook Academy.

Ramin Karimloo to Lead Industry Presentation of New Musical ROAM
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 24, 2025

Ramin Karimloo will headline a private industry presentation of Roam, a new musical directed by Rupert Hands, on April 29 in New York City. The show features a book by Michael Dovid and a rock-pop-Romani fusion score by Alexander Sage Oyen.

STRAIGHT FORWARD Off-Broadway Musical to Release EP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 26, 2024

Straight Forward, a new Off-Broadway musical by Billy Aberle and Chris Sabol, will release an EP. Straight Forward will have its premiere this Spring in New York City. Learn more about the show and the album!

STRAIGHT FORWARD Musical Receives EP Ahead of Off-Broadway Run
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 26, 2024

Straight Forward, a new Off-Broadway musical by Billy Aberle and Chris Sabol, has released an EP of 5 songs on November 26. Straight Forward will have its premiere this Spring in New York City. Listen to the new EP here.

NAMT Announces Creative Teams For The 36th Annual Festival Of New Musicals
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 11, 2024

NAMT announced the creative teams for the 36th Annual Festival of New Musicals, set to take place at New World Stages in New York City on October 24th and 25th.

Finalists Selected for National Songbook Academy
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2024

From hundreds of applicants nationwide, 40 high school students from 14 states have been selected to participate in this year’s Songbook Academy®, aweeklong summer intensive that immerses young performers in America’s musical heritage and helps them develop as artists under the guidance of Broadway stars and other entertainment professionals and music educators. 

Roger Rees Awards Reveals Student Nominees for Outstanding Performer In Greater NY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2024

Broadway Education Alliance has revealed the student nominees for the Roger Rees Awards for Outstanding Performer in Greater NY. See the list!

Nominees Announced for the 14th Annual Roger Rees Awards
by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2024

The Broadway Education Alliance has just announced the 50 Roger Rees Awards nominees for Outstanding Performer. Check out the full list!

Second Stage Theater to Present Reading of New Musical EIGHTY-SIXED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 14, 2023

Second Stage Theater will present a one-night-only reading of the new musical EIGHTY-SIXED, which will kick off the NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL on January 16, 2024 at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater.

Review: MACBETH IN STRIDE at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Roger Catlin - Oct 17, 2023

They aren’t actually that in Whitney White’s concert cum critique “Macbeth in Stride” at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. But they do backup singing, some choreographed dance moves (by Raja Feather Kelly), reply and advise the lead and never quite leave the stage, itself dressed up like a spangly nightclub revue (set by Daniel Soule, lighting by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew). In all, it seems perfect for that girl group from Detroit.

Whitney White Returns For MACBETH IN STRIDE at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2023

Shakespeare Theatre Company, in association with Philadelphia Theatre Company and Brooklyn Academy of Music, has announced the cast and creative team for the upcoming production of Macbeth In Stride. Learn more about the show here!

Zachary Noah Piser to Star in TIANANMEN at The Phoenix Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 24, 2023

Get ready for an unforgettable performance as Zachary Noah Piser takes the stage in Tiananmen: A Brave and Necessary New Musical at The Phoenix Theatre Company. Experience the emotional journey of this groundbreaking show as it explores the events of Tiananmen Square.

Emily Skinner, Lesli Margherita & More to Join IN THE WORKS~IN THE WOODS FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2023

Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Broadway veterans Emily Skinner, Lesli Margherita, and more join the talented cast of IN THE WORKS~IN THE WOODS FESTIVAL. Don't miss out on this star-studded event happening soon!

Review: AN EVENING WITH L MORGAN LEE Charms Charming Audience at Newman Mills Theater
by Stephen Mosher - Jun 5, 2023

L Morgan Lee is one of those people who, by virtue of her benevolence and her inability to be false, makes you want to be friends with her.

Forestburgh Playhouse's In The Works~In The Woods Reveals Production Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2023

The third annual In the Works~In the Woods at Forestburgh Playhouse, (under the leadership of Franklin Trapp, Producing Artistic Director for the Forestburgh Playhouse and Broadway veteran Matt Lenz, Festival Artistic Director and Director of Creative Development), will be held September 8 through 10.

Playwrights Horizons to Host ALMANAC Literary Magazine Launch Party
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2023

Playwrights Horizons will host a launch party for the second print edition of the pioneering Off-Broadway theater’s innovative literary magazine, Almanac—toasting the publication with a gathering of some of today's most imaginative playwrights and theater-makers.

Review: CARMELA FULL OF WISHES Charms Little Ones at First Stage
by Kelsey Lawler - Jan 23, 2023

Many show highlights come from props and staging choices. From a field of orange flowers dancing around Carmela to conversations with her fuzzy dandelion to a flurry of bubbles representing hundreds wishes, these moments of stage magic are just that: magical.

First Stage Kicks Off New Year With Hopeful Production Of CARMELA FULL OF WISHES
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 4, 2023

Milwaukee's First Stage, one of the nation's leading theaters for young people and families, begins the new year with CARMELA FULL OF WISHES, adapted by First Stage Resident Playwright Alvaro Saar Rios, (ON THE WINGS OF A MARIPOSA/ LUCHADORA!), from the popular book by award-winning children's author Matt de la Peña, with illustrations by Christian Robinson. In this beautiful adaptation, audiences will discover that it is Carmela's birthday, and her wish has already come true – she's finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands!

Milwaukee's First Stage to Kick Off New Year With CARMELA FULL OF WISHES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 3, 2023

 Milwaukee's First Stage, will begin the new year with CARMELA FULL OF WISHES, adapted by First Stage Resident Playwright Alvaro Saar Rios, from the popular book by award-winning children's author Matt de la Peña, with illustrations by Christian Robinson.

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards; Teatro San Diego Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - Dec 19, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.