Broadway In Chicago's BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical met the press this week at Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre. BroadwayWorld sat down with the cast and creative team to talk about bringing the beloved character to the stage.
First look! Broadway In Chicago's BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical met the press this week at Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre. Get your first look at the world premiere cast performing, 'Where I Wanna Be' led by Jasmine Amy Rogers, in a production from Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell. See the video!
Broadway In Chicago has announced complete casting for BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical at Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre live on stage for the first time for a limited five-week engagement, November 19 - December 24.
Out of 163 submissions, the San Diego State University New Musical Initiative has chosen In a Sunshine State as this year's selection. Writers T.C. Lind, Derek Gregor, and Phoebe Kreutz will join with director Stephen Brotebeck, music director Robert Meffe and the SDSU MFA Musical Theatre cohort for a two-year development process and world premiere in the spring of 2024.
Watch an exclusive reunion with the cast of the Grease: You're the One That I Want! reality competition series, including Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone, Kate Rockwell, Laura Osnes, Ashley Spencer, Allie Schulz, Ashley Anderson, Matt Nolan, Chad Doreck, Kevin Greene, and Austin Miller.
THE SPOTLIGHT SERIES, a bi-monthly livestreamed concert series created by A LITTLE NEW MUSIC will “spotlight” the music of composer/lyricist team Selda Sahin and Derek Gregor on April 6th.
The Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department will present a staged reading of the musical Modern. Written by Selda Sahin and Derek Gregor, directed by Ian Patterson, with music direction by Sarah Pool Wilhelm. The presentation will take place Saturday, February 29 at 2:00 pm in Studio Theatre A48 on the Nazareth College campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
The San Diego State University MFA Musical Theatre Program, under the supervision of Robert Meffe and Stephen Brotebeck, will present a staged reading of the musical Modern. Written by Selda Sahin and Derek Gregor, directed by Shayne Mims, with music direction by Richard Morrison. The presentation will take place Friday, January 31 at 3:30 pm in the Experimental Theatre on the SDSU campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
This December, the Apollo Theater will celebrate the holidays with offerings for the entire family. Holidays at the Apollo includes programs that will celebrate culture, music, and community during the festive season.
John Stamos hosted PBS' 39th annual broadcast of A CAPITOL FOURTH, which aired on PBS Thursday, July 4, 2019 before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network. Watch the full broadcast!
Happy birthday, America! In honor of this special day, BroadwayWorld brings you a guide to this year's Fourth of July television specials, featuring performances by Laura Osnes, Carole King with the Broadway cast of Beautiful starring Vanessa Carlton, Vanessa Williams and more! As always, we will be bringing you video of the appearances as soon as they become available.
Joining the all-star line-up for the 39th annual edition of PBS' A CAPITOL FOURTH, the country's longest-running live national July 4 TV tradition, are Broadway star and two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (BANDSTAND) plus Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and R&B legendsThe O'Jays. Osnes, whose distinguished Broadway career includes starring roles in CINDERELLA, BONNIE & CLYDE and ANYTHING GOES, will perform a medley of patriotic songs accompanied by the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own." The O'Jays, the legendary trio behind such classics as "I Love Music" and "Use Ta Be My Girl," will perform their Grammy Hall of Fame inducted Billboard Hot 100 # 1 hit song "Love Train." This April, the O'Jays debuted "The Last Word," their first studio album in 15 years, and what the band has announced will be their final album.
This July 4th, A CAPITOL FOURTH continues its 39-year tradition of celebrating our nation's independence on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol building. Two-time Emmy Award-nominated actor and producer John Stamos (Netflix's YOU, FULLER HOUSE, ER) returns to host the country's longest-running live national July 4th TV tradition. A CAPITOL FOURTH's family-friendly Independence Day celebration will commemorate our country's 243rd birthday with all-star musical performances, and remains unaffiliated with any other July 4th events around the country, and in other locations in Washington, D.C.
NBC has announced the second group of superstar acts who will compete on the all-new winter edition of TV's #1 alternative series, "America's Got Talent: The Champions," premiering Monday, Jan. 7 from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT.
NBC, the undisputed television leader for holiday programming, once again has scheduled a robust slate of specials ranging from beloved perennials (including “Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,” “It's a Wonderful Life,” “National Dog Show”) to telecast premieres (including “Timeless” finale, holiday edition of “America's Got Talent,” “Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas Special”) and everything in between.
Richard J Stephenson, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) and Gateway for Cancer Research (Gateway) Founder and Chairman and Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson, CTCA Chairman Functional Medicine and Director, Gateway for Cancer Research Board, announce an evening to amaze, "The Greatest Gateway," benefitting Gateway, a non-profit organization dedicated to funding transformational cancer research. Inspired by the magic and wonder of the Oscar-nominated film The Greatest Showman, the annual Chicago Cures Gala will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago, 301 East North Water Street, Chicago.
Full Armor Films will bring together stars of stage and screen - big, small and computer - for 'American Reject,' the production company's latest project about a rejected reality tv competition finalist forced to seek redemption in her hometown with the cameras following her every move. The story is based on the real-life reality competition TV show experience of the project's writer, co-producer and star Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone.