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Charlie Sheen to Join Event at New Jersey Performing Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2025

Charlie Sheen will share his story, his way at New Jersey Performing Arts Center this September. Learn more about the event and see how to purchase tickets here!

PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL is Coming to The Gateway in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2025

Fall in love all over again with one of the most beloved romances of the 90s - Pretty Woman: The Musical, coming to The Gateway this summer. Learn more here!

Brandy and Rita Ora Set to Return for New DESCENDANTS Film
by Josh Sharpe - May 6, 2025

Superstars Brandy and Rita Ora will reprise their roles of Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts, respectively, in the new “Descendants” movie, officially titled “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland.”

Brandy Will Play Cinderella Again in New DESCENDANTS Installment
by Michael Major - Nov 21, 2022

Brandy Norwood will return to the role of Cinderella, which she first played in Disney’s 1997 “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” in a new installment to the Descendants musical franchise on Disney+. She joins Rita Ora, China Anne McClain, Kylie Cantrall, Dara Reneé, and Morgan Dudley, who recently starred in 'Jagged Little Pill' on Broadway.

Metropolis Executive Director and New Artistic Director Will Appear on IT'S SHOWTIME With Rikki Lee
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2022

On Friday, June 17, radio's It's Showtime with Rikki Lee will feature an interview with Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's new artistic director Robert Gretta, along with executive director Brookes Ebetsch who joined the company in February 2020.

BWW Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Desert Theatricals At Rancho Mirage Amphitheater
by Kay Kudukis - Apr 19, 2022

Ah, the old musicals, when PC didn't exist and, as the Cole Porter song says, Anything Goes. And so it went with the final production (with presenting partner The City of Rancho Mirage) of Desert Theatrical's 2021/2022 season A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, a tale about a slave named Pseudolus (Gilmore Rizzo) trying to win his freedom by helping his young master Hero (Matthew Tucker) be with the young woman he loves, Philia (Emily Unnasch), who he has only seen through the window of the brothel next door. Yes, she is a courtesan, but she's a virgin (of course she is).

Sharon Catherine Brown to Present SO MANY THINGS at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2022

This legitimate Broadway Baby and veteran of TV and Film makes her solo debut at Broadway’s living room. Sharon will share showbiz stories and soar through a stellar musical journey of her career, singing songs from her roles in Caroline, or Change; Jekyll and Hyde; Dreamgirls; Rent; and The Wiz; as well as some of her original tunes. 

Loren Allred, Michael Dameski and More Announced for Spring For Abilis 70th Anniversary Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2021

The 70th anniversary celebration Spring for Abilis is scheduled for Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 6:30 p.m., and will feature a virtual gala packed with comedy, entertainment, singing, dancing and the Abilis' Giving Garden and live auction appeal - plus so much more!

Penobscot Theatre Company Presents FLYIN' SOLO
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2021

Everyone has a story. What’s yours? Penobscot Theatre Company will present Flyin’ Solo, an autobiographical theatrical memoir, featuring twelve actors and performed live remotely from January 21 – February 7.

Disney anuncia sus nuevos proyectos para los próximos años
by Cristina Martinez - Dec 11, 2020

Como todos los años, durante el Investor Day, Disney anuncia sus proyectos audiovisuales para los próximos años.

TV Exclusive: Konversations with Keeme: Chatting with Chris Coogan
by Konversations with Keeme - Nov 6, 2019

Fifteen year old Ajibola Tajudeen, better known as Keeme, is the host of New Paradigm Theatre's web series here on BroadwayWorld. 'Konversations with Keeme' is show where Keeme interviews seasoned television and film professionals like Tamara Tunie of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Renee Lawless of Tyler Perry's The Have and the Have Nots, as well as Broadway veterans such as Emmy and Grammy winner, Paul Bogaev, and Broadway pros Christine Dwyer, Kelly Grant, Juwan Crawley and more.

SISTER ACT Ein himmlisches Musical - 3 September, Musiktheaterwerkstatt
by Marianka Swain - Sep 2, 2019

wir laden Sie herzlich zu unserer ersten Musicalpremiere in der Spielzeit 2019/2020 a??Sister Acta?oe am 7. September 2019 im Großen Saal des Musiktheaters ein. Wieder einmal ist es dem Landestheater Linz gelungen, sich die Rechte für ein Hit-Musical zu sichern, das bisher ausschließlich in kommerziellen Produktionen zu sehen war. Alan Menken (Die Schöne und das Biest, Aladdin, Rapunzel a?" neu verföhnt) schrieb die mitreißende Musik für die Musicalversion der bekannten Filmkomödie mit Whoopie Goldberg, Regie führt Andreas Gergen (Besuch der alten Dame, I Am From Austria) und es choreografiert Kim Duddy (The Wiz).

Otherworld Theatre Announces Juggernaut Film Festival and Genre-thon
by Julie Musbach - Jul 31, 2019

Otherworld Theatrea?? proudly announces two festivals to mark the end of the Summer. a??Genre-thon a??on August 23rd-25tha?? a??& a??The 7th Annual Juggernaut Film Festivala??, September 5th-8th.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck to Visit Books-A-Million for Book Signing on April 3
by Robert Diamond - Mar 20, 2019

Victoria Clark to Be Honored at NYMF 2019
by Julie Musbach - Nov 1, 2018

The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) will honor Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning actress Victoria Clark, NYMF Board Member Jill Jaysen and Tony Award-winning producers Frankel, Viertel, Baruch, Routh Group at its 2018 Gala on Sunday, November 11 at the Edison Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan (240 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036).

Negro Ensemble to Revive DAUGHTERS OF THE MOCK at Theatre 80 St. Marks
by BWW News Desk - Apr 28, 2017

The 50th season of The Negro Ensemble Company, a year-long retrospective of some of the troupe's signature works, continues May 24 to June 10 at Theatre 80 St. Marks with 'Daughters of the Mock' by Judi Ann Mason.

Photo Coverage: SISTER ACT at Mac-Haydn Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2016

Mac-Haydn is raising its voice with SISTER ACT. The Mac-Haydn Theatre heads back to the 1970s with this hysterical hit, based on the blockbuster movie starring Whoopie Goldberg.

Mac-Haydn Theatre to Raise Its Voice with SISTER ACT
by BWW News Desk - Aug 11, 2016

Mac-Haydn is raising its voice with SISTER ACT.

Mac-Haydn Theatre to Raise Its Voice with SISTER ACT
by BWW News Desk - Aug 9, 2016

Mac-Haydn is raising its voice with SISTER ACT.

Saint Michael's Playhouse's SISTER ACT Opens This Month
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 15, 2016

Saint Michael's Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the June 21 opening of the Playhouse's 2016 summer theater season with the five-time Tony-nominated musical Sister Act, the sparkling smash hit musical comedy that the New York Post called 'ridiculously fun.'