Ashlyn News

THE CHOSEN ONE, a new musical by Eli Cohen currently in development, is holding a workshop at Pearl Studios on Thursday, October 13.

Campana Pictures and Random Acts have announced that Sadieh Rifai, Steve Peebles, and Kieran Cronin have joined the sprawling ensemble of the horror feature VIRAL. Sneak peek screenings across Chicagoland continue through Halloween.

New York City Center announced complete casting for the Annual Gala Presentation Parade. Opening with a Gala benefit performance on Tuesday, November 1, Parade runs through November 6, 2022. Learn all about the cast, how to get tickets and more!

After a performance at this year’s Levitation festival in Austin, Srsq takes off up the East Coast supporting Ceremony in Atlanta, Nashville, Philadelphia, NYC and more. December 2 she joins Choir Boy down the West Coast, performing in Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and more. Check out the complete list of tour dates now!

An unlikely pair travel cross-country in Rob Asaro's new play Lost Again. The limited run plays November 2 - 16 at The Tank in New York City. The production is directed by Jay Michaels.

Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Bart Johnson, Alyson Reed and Kaycee Stroh will play themselves, resurrecting their “High School Musical” roles as “Chad Danforth,” “Taylor McKessie,” “Ryan Evans,” “Coach Jack Bolton,” “Ms. Darbus” and “Martha Cox,” respectively, and the Wildcats will play featured extras in the movie.

Ashe releases her newest track “Love is Letting Go” - featuring Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton, While Diane Keaton’s soulful vocals have been captured on screen in movies from Annie Hall to And So It Goes - as well as a legendary musical performance on Johnny Carson Show’ Tonight Show in 1973 - she has never released any recordings.

Campana Pictures and Random Acts will premiere VIRAL, a premiere horror film starring Shannon Leigh Webber (Scary Stories: Dark Web), Jessica Arden Napier (Stranger Things, Halloween Kills), and Jeff Award winner Deanna Reed Foster (Shining Girls, Widows).

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards® Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.

Ashe releases her new single and accompanying video, “Emotional” - available everywhere via Mom+Pop Music. The song is taken from her highly-anticipated forthcoming sophomore album Rae. Directed by Jason Lester, the video gives life to the carefree tune and is reminiscent of The Velvet Underground's live performance at Andy Warhol's Factory.

California-based, RIAA Platinum-certified singer-songwriter Ashe reveals her brand new song, and accompanying video, “Shower With My Clothes On” - available everywhere via Mom+Pop Music.

Plated Rose Musical Productions, LLC present a new musical written and composed by Christina Hemphill, a Player's Theatre Residency playwright and 2020 Rave Theatre Festival Finalist. A SYMPHONY FOR PORTLAND, with arrangements by Cameron Jones, is loosely based on an experience which happened to Ms. Hemphill.

BroadwayWorld caught up with Into the Woods star Julia Lester, who plays Ashlyn, and Frankie Rodriguez, who plays Carlos, to discuss bringing musical theatre to young audiences on Disney+, what audiences can expect from the new season of High School Musical: the Musical: the Series, and their favorite musical number. Watch the new video interview!

What did our critic think of SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL at Gooseberry Park Players?

Learning to sing and act in a short week's time is surely one of the finer ways a child can spend a slice of summer.

Originally featured in “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam,” “It’s On” is performed midseason when the campers are divided into two teams for Camp Shallow Lake’s annual Color War. The new music video features Julia Lester, Corbin Bleu, Joshua Bassett, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett, Frankie Rodriguez, Dara Reneé, and more.

Theatre Tuscaloosa is presenting the mega-musical, Mamma Mia!, July 15-24, 2022, in the Bean-Brown Theatre on the Martin Campus of Shelton State Community College (9500 Old Greensboro Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405).

Steep Theatre's second summer production is the US premiere of Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens' Light Falls set to open July 8th. Stephens, Steep's Associate Playwright, will make his fifth production with Ensemble Member Robin Witt once again serving as director. Witt has also directed Stephen's Wastwater, Motortown, Pornography and Harper Regan, Steep's bestselling production.

Disney+ has shared the new trailer and first look photos for the third season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, revealing that Jesse Tyler Ferguson and JoJo Siwa have joined the cast, which includes Corbin Bleu, Julia Lester, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. This season will feature music from “Frozen,” Camp Rock” and “High School Musical.'

Following its successful 2018 Tokyo engagement, Big League Productions, Inc. will once again showcase its 'singular sensation' for Japanese audiences, this time at the prestigious Orchard Hall.