Adrienne Warren News

Today's top stories: Broadway will reopen at 100% capacity in September, Waitress revival in the works starring Sara Bareilles, and more!

Axios Managing Editor for Politics Margaret Talev and the Partnership for Public Service are teaming up with Tony-nominated actress Adrienne Warren to bring you a glimpse of the work by the 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals finalists and a special message from President Joe Biden.

Today's top stories: NYC theater capacity restrictions lift on May 19, first listen to '96,000' from the In The Heights film, and more!

This weekend, Broadway artists and fans gathered outside Bryant Park for Broadway United for Racial Justice, a march demanding racial equity in the theatre industry.

Broadway Advocacy Coalition cofounder and Tony Award nominee Adrienne Warren, rising actress Kara Young, director and activist Jess McLeod have joined the speaker lineup for tomorrow’s Broadway United for Racial Justice.

On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of the Tony Award-nominated star of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, the great Adrienne Warren!

Rosie’s Theater Kids will present Passing It On, an evening of performances celebrating mentorship. Special appearances will be made by Tony Award winner and Disney Legend Lea Salonga and singer Jerusha Cavazos. The virtual event is scheduled for June 2 at 7 pm ET.

As we await the announcement of the movie's cast, I wanted to propose what I think would have the perfect mix of Hollywood's favorite way to anger fans (stunt casting) and Broadway representation.

STAGE ENTERTAINMENT and GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS have announced that Tina – The Tina Turner Musical: Original Cast Recording is available on vinyl today Friday, March 26. Featuring Tony Award-nominee Adrienne Warren and the original London cast, the album was released for download, streaming and CD formats in 2019.

Today, we're getting to know Broadway favorite Dana Steingold, with whom you can book a shoutout on Stage Door today! Did you know that Dana loves Bernadette Peters, can't wait to see Six, and so much more!

The documentary debuts SATURDAY, MARCH 27 (8:00 PM- 10:00 PM ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

March 12, 2020 is a date that will stick out in our memories for a long time. Concerns grew quickly over the coronavirus outbreak-- stars and fans stopped going to stage doors, matinees started to get cancelled-- and once the news of a full Broadway shutdown was announced, everything seemed to stop in its tracks.

In honor of Women's History Month, we're taking a look at some iconic real-life women who have been portrayed on stage in musicals!

Based on the original book of the 1921 musical revue Shuffle Along, the story focuses on the challenges of mounting the original production of Shuffle Along and its effect on Broadway and race relations.

It's time for the 2021 edition of 100 Theatre Twitter Accounts You MUST Follow! We chose accounts we find interesting for a number of reasons - be it news, comedy, backstage info, Twitter-savvy performers, or just because we happen to enjoy their feed.

In response to the impacts of COVID related stress due to job loss, financial stress, necessary social distancing and isolation, Tony Award Nominee Adrienne Warren (TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, Broadway Advocacy Coalition) and Darkness RISING Project have joined forces to create Broadway for Mental Health Support, a campaign to provide mental healthcare for Broadway company members of returning shows.

Tonya Pinkins has replaced Niecy Nash in ABC’s upcoming series “Women of the Movement.' Pinkins will play Emmett Till’s grandmother, Alma, in the limited series.

Broadway's BD Wong recently appeared on MSNBC Live: Weekends, to talk about his appearance in the recently-released rendition of 'Georgia On My Mind' to mark the first day of voting for the January 5th Georgia Senate runoff elections.

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, alongside Audra McDonald, director Schele Williams, and Broadway Inspirational Voices’ Joseph Joubert and Michael McElroy, announced today that they have released a very special recording and music video of “Georgia On My Mind” to mark the first day of voting for the January 5th Georgia Senate runoff elections.  

On Thanksgiving Day, the Nurse Heroes Live! all-star concert addressed the worldwide shortage of nurses and raised money for nursing programs and scholarships. For those who might have missed the benefit show, Nurse Heroes Live! will be available on Peacock beginning Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2020 until January 2, 2021.