April Ortiz News

On Sunday, December 14th the cast and crew of Predictor celebrated the show's Off-Broadway Premiere at The AMT Theater (354 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036). Check out photos of the event.

Tony Nominee Caitlin Kinnunen will star as Meg Crane, the woman who invented the home pregnancy test, in the New York Premiere of Predictor. Learn more!

Theater Resources Unlimited in partnership with Streaming Musicals revealed that the 2025 TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series Winner América Tropical will be available On Demand.

Theater Resources Unlimited is bringing back the TRU Voices New Musical Reading Series with a presentation of América Tropical produced by Prince fellowship recipient Jamila Ponton Bragg. Learn more about the cast here!

EMPIRE: The Musical Original Off-Broadway Cast album will be released this winter. The story is told through the lens of three generations of dreamers and doers spanning New York City in the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and the Bicentennial Year of 1976. Learn more about the show and about the album.

See a photo of Brooke Shields visiting Empire: The Musical Off-Broadway. This original production shines new light on one of history’s greatest feats of will and desire. Learn more about the production!

EMPIRE: The Musical just celebrated its opening night at New World Stages. The production, with Book, Music & Lyrics by Caroline Sherman & Robert Hull, is directed by Tony Award winner Cady Huffman. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night. Check out photos here!

Get a first look at Empire: The Musical at New World Stages! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Get a first look at photos of Empire: The Musical at New World Stages! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

EMPIRE: The Musical, is getting ready to premiere in its hometown, New York City, July 1 for a 12-week limited engagement at New World Stages. Check out photos of the cast in rehearsals!

EMPIRE: The Musical, will premiere in its hometown, New York City at New World Stages. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

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

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Oklahoma Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Irish Repertory Theatre has announced the return of special audio event, Bikeman by Thomas F. Flynn, directed by Joseph Discher, produced by Robert Cuccioli, and featuring Robert Cuccioli, Stephen Eng, April Ortiz & Richard Topol. Bikeman will be available to listen to online on demand from September 8-18, 2022.

Get a first look at photos from In The Heights, directed & choreographed by original Broadway cast member & dance captain Stephanie Klemons at The Madison Theatre at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, Long Island.

The Madison Theatre at Molloy College presents In the Heights, June 2nd through June 12, 2022.

Lyric Theatre's latest New Work is the Native musical DISTANT THUNDER. Distant Thunder tells the story of Darrell Waters. The young lawyer returns home to a community he doesn't remember and re-learns about his heritage, regaining new friendships and relationships along the way. Native culture is alive and on full display in this beautiful musical.

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will open its 2022 season this spring with the world premiere Native American Musical Distant Thunder.

Irish Repertory Theatre announced today productions for their upcoming fall season, which will mark their return to in-person programming following the Covid-19 shutdown in March 2020.