Anais Mitchell News

It takes a village to recreate the giant world of War and Peace in a supper club-style Broadway theatre. Chief of that village is Rachel Chavkin, who earned her first Tony nomination for Best Direction for her ingenious work on Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812. Below, watch as she explains why the show's long journey to the Imperial has been so rewarding. 

Actor PATRICK PAGE has been dazzling Broadway and regional theatre audiences for many years playing the original roles in The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Spider Man, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame among many others. He has had an extensive career playing Shakespeare. Now at the Mark Taper Forum, he is about to open in a new play entitled ARCHDUKE about the events leading up to WWI. In our talk he shares his feelings about the play and proclaims his favorite role to date.

The Drama League has announced the 2017 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. Scroll down for the full list of nominees!

HAIL OBLIVION: A Pirate Fantasia, the latest music theater work by composer/lyricist Stephanie Ryan Johnstone and librettist Joshua William Gelb, will be released as a concept album on April 9th with a cast featuring Bryce Pinkham (Gentlemen's Guide, Heidi Chronicles, Holiday Inn), Ato Blankson-Wood (The Total Bent, Lysistrata Jones , Hair), Amber Gray (Great Comet, An Octoroon), Julian Fleisher (February House, Coraline), Rick Burkhardt (Three Pianos), among others.

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Rose Cousins' new album Natural Conclusion is out now to critical acclaim on Old Farm Pony Records.

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Rose Cousins' new video for her single “Chains” premieres at Billboard. Read an accompanying interview with Cousins and watch the video

Composer David Yazbek performed music from his Broadway shows and albums last night at Feinstein's/54 Below and BroadwayWorld was there. The composer/lyricist of The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Boardwalk Empire and Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego also was joined by special guest Anais Mitchell, the acclaimed singer-songwriter recently represented off-Broadway with Hadestown

Today's big news: The 7th Annual Clive Barnes Award winners will be announced today!

Today's big news: The new Chinese dance drama CONFUCIUS comes to Lincoln Center, Viola Davis stops by INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO and more!

New York theatre stuck it to the patriarchy this year with healthy-for-the-soul offerings like A 24 Decade History of Popular Music, O, Earth, The Wolves, and more!

Natural Conclusion, the forthcoming album by acclaimed singer/songwriter Rose Cousins, is set for release February 3 on her own Old Farm Pony Records. Second single, “Freedom,” is out today and may be streamed and shared HERE.

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, running November 23 - December 4, 2016. Scroll down for details! 

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, running November 23 - December 4, 2016. Scroll down for details! 

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances from November 16-27, 2016.

Anais Mitchell, writer of the HADESTOWN musical, has just penned a blog post for The Huffington Post about the renewed relevance of her song 'Why We Build the Wall' in light of the current presidential election.

The Lilly Awards Foundation just presented its fourth annual BROADWAY CABARET: BROADWAY STARS PERFORMING THE WORK OF WOMEN SONGWRITERS at The Cutting Room (44 East 32nd Street). Check out photos from inside the special event below!

The Lilly Awards Foundation just presented its fourth annual BROADWAY CABARET: BROADWAY STARS PERFORMING THE WORK OF WOMEN SONGWRITERS at The Cutting Room (44 East 32nd Street).

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances for September 28 - October 9, 2016. Scroll down or visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its night performances, September 21 - October 2, 2016. Scroll down, and visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

Vassar & New York Stage and Film just announced casting for the final weeks of the 32ndPowerhouse Season, running through July 31st at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY.