Ben Edwards News

Jennifer Allen, Fred Applegate, Alan H. Green, and Shannon O'Boyle will star in an industry reading of new musical, 'Didn't You Used To Be?'

The Broadway community honors the memory of Robin Wagner, the triple Tony Award-winning scenic designer who worked on more than 60 Broadway shows in a career that spanned over five decades.

Who are some of Broadway's greatest set designers? Which scenic designers have won the most Tony Awards? Read more about some of the greatest behind the scenes employees of Broadway and study up on ten iconic set designers from Broadway history.

With just over a week before the release of her third studio album, LOVE HATE, Jess Ribeiro has shared a hypnotic new track “Dylan”.  “Dylan is about disorder. Change. Being in limbo, in-between your old life and the new one,” says Ribeiro. It once again shows just how masterful Ribeiro is as a performer and writer; it's almost unfair that a song as unassuming as “Dylan' can get under your skin the way it does.  LOVE HATE is set to be released April 12 via Barely Dressed Records.

Australian songwriter Jess Ribeiro releases the brand-new track “Chair Stare”, premiering via Double J radio plus a video premiering Pilerats – share via YouTube. “Chair Stare' is the third single from Jess's highly anticipated new album LOVE HATE, announced today to be released April 12 via Barely Dressed Records.

Australian songwriter Jess Ribeiro has shared a video for her new single, “Stranger”, out today via Barely Dressed Records – share via YouTube. Produced by Ben Edwards (Aldous Harding/Marlon Williams/Julia Jacklin) and recorded as a 3-piece Dave Mudie (Courtney Barnett) and Jade Imagine, 'Stranger' displays another shift in sound for the singer.

Sydney's Boydos has premiered 'a wonderfully chaotic visual' for his debut single 'Plans' at Billboard. The man behind the indie rock madness - Eddie Boyd - says the song is about 'telling yourself you're going to get your shit together but not really going out of your way to do anything about it.' Boydos has just signed to Cooking Vinyl Australia (John Prine, Gogol Bordello, At The Drive In) and is already receiving key support from Aussie tastemaker, triple j.

BroadwayWorld.com continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Doug Reside, Lewis and Dorothy Cullman Curator for the Billy Rose Theatre Division at the The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts!

As twisted fairytales go, Once Upon a Mattress may be the most twisted of them all! Join Columbia Children's Theatre's (CCT) YouTheatre as 150 children present the 1959 Broadway smash that made Carol Burnett a star today, July 31st - August 9th.

As twisted fairytales go, Once Upon a Mattress may be the most twisted of them all! Join Columbia Children's Theatre's (CCT) YouTheatre as 150 children present the 1959 Broadway smash that made Carol Burnette a star July 31st - August 9th.

?ESPNU will televise the inaugural BURGER KING® State Champions Bowl Series today, Dec. 27, from FAU Stadium on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla.

?ESPNU will televise the inaugural BURGER KING® State Champions Bowl Series on Saturday, Dec. 27, from FAU Stadium on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla.

Hang on to y our hats and head for the storm cellar as The Peanut Butter and Jelly Players (Columbia Children's Theatre's newest performance company, featuring actors in grades 1-6) present L. Frank Baum's classic American fairy tale The Wizard of Oz January 31 - February 2 with shows Friday at 7:00 pm, Saturday at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm, and Sunday at 3:00 pm. General admission tickets are $10 regular admission and $8 for active military and seniors with proper ID. Advance ticket purchases are strongly recommended and may be purchased securely on-line at www.columbiachildrenstheatre.com. All shows take place at Columbia Children's Theatre on the second floor of Richland Mall, 3400 Forest Drive in beautiful Forest Acres.

There's a new superhero in town and it's hitting the virtual bookshelves with a free promotion on Amazon.com. Those who need to be rescued from troublesome debt can now turn to the Debt Heroes: How 21 Ordinary People Paid Off Over $1.7 Million in Debt Kindle book. This book provides refuge for those who feel alone being in debt, presenting tips to help readers get out of debt. This book offers up the profiles of successful debt combating heroes, in order to inspire readers to beat their own debt villains. Throughout the week (from Sunday, March 24 through Thursday, March 28) this Kindle book will be available for free on Amazon.com.

Three-time Tony Award-winning scenic designer ROBIN WAGNER and esteemed costume designer LEWIS BROWN are among the 2011 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards recipients. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Friday, April 8 at 6:30pm at the Hudson Theatre (145 West 44th Street). Mr. Brown was selected to receive the 2011 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for costume design, and Tony Award-winning scenic designer Robin Wagner will receive the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatrical Design. Sadly, Mr. Brown passed away in January of 2011. His award will be accepted by his long-time colleague and friend, Albert Wolsky, who was the recipient of the 2010 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award

Three-time Tony Award-winning scenic designer ROBIN WAGNER and esteemed costume designer LEWIS BROWN are among the 2011 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards recipients. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Friday, April 8 at 6:30pm at the Hudson Theatre (145 West 44th Street). Mr. Brown was selected to receive the 2011 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for costume design, and Tony Award-winning scenic designer Robin Wagner will receive the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatrical Design. Sadly, Mr. Brown passed away in January of 2011. His award will be accepted by his long-time colleague and friend, Albert Wolsky, who was the recipient of the 2010 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award

Award-winning Playwright-in-Residence James Graham reunites with former Finborough Theatre Associate Director Kate Wasserberg to present a blackly comic and uniquely interactive storytelling event - a different actor, telling a story in a different order, selected at random, every single night - opening on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 (Press Night: Thursday, 27 May 2010).

Award-winning Playwright-in-Residence James Graham reunites with former Finborough Theatre Associate Director Kate Wasserberg to present a blackly comic and uniquely interactive storytelling event - a different actor, telling a story in a different order, selected at random, every single night - opening on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 (Press Night: Thursday, 27 May 2010).

The Finborough Theatre presents VIBRANT - An Anniversary Festival of Finborough Playwrights. 30 NEW PLAYS TO CELEBRATE, 30 YEARS IN JUST UNDER 30 DAYS from 25 May - 19 June 2010

Award-winning Playwright-in-Residence James Graham reunites with former Finborough Theatre Associate Director Kate Wasserberg to present a blackly comic and uniquely interactive storytelling event - a different actor, telling a story in a different order, selected at random, every single night - opening on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 (Press Night: Thursday, 27 May 2010).