Brian Stokes Mitchell News

Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell guest stars as Medical Examiner Corley, and Lea DeLaria (“Orange Is the New Black”) appears as Fire Marshal Greenville on the new episode of CBS’ new hit drama, East New York. Check out first look photos and watch an exclusive video clip of DeLaria on the show!

Mauricio Martínez returns to 54 Below with a new musical theater-informed club act.

On April 3, 2023, Virginia’s Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre will honor the theatrical icon Chita Rivera with the company’s twelfth Stephen Sondheim Award. See performers and more!

Jennifer Holliday closes out season two of the Diamond Series with a stylish, honest, and musically impeccable evening.

Watch a sneak peek of Broadway’s original Effie White, Jennifer Holliday, at 54 Below's Diamond Series.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that The Entertainment Community Fund presentation of  All That Jazz: A Celebration of the Legendary Chita Rivera, has been postponed.

54 Below will welcome Broadway’s original Effie White, Jennifer Holliday, to the popular Diamond Series for six performances from February 21-26 at 8:30pm.

Starting Friday, February 10 at 8PM, the 2023 Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre ceremony will stream, for free, on the Broadway On Demand SmartTV channel. 

Joking about the rumors claiming she can't read, Lea Michele took to TikTok to say that she has '265 days to learn to read' before Barbra Streisand's memoir is released.

Top stories include The Cher Show embarking on a National Tour, a La La Land musical adaptation in the works, and more!

Starting Friday, February 10 at 8PM, the 2023 Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre ceremony will stream, for free, on the Broadway On Demand SmartTV channel. 

The Entertainment Community Fund will present And All That Jazz: A Celebration of the Legendary Chita Rivera, a one-night-only benefit concert celebrating Chita Rivera’s 90th birthday. See additional performers, and how to purchase tickets!

Musical director Joseph Thalken will be accompanying one of his long-time collaborators Patti LuPone in her cabaret show Don’t Monkey with Broadway February 9, 2023 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

The 2023 Kleban Prize was presented on February 6 at BMI’s New York City headquarters, 7 World Trade Center. The 2023 Kleban Prize winners are most promising musical theater lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver, and most promising musical theater librettist, co-librettist Ethan Lipton. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out the photos here!

You can now bid on the opportunity to join Vanessa Williams, Audra McDonald, Billy Porter and more at a private Black Theatre United event! See details about the event.

Kristen Anderson-Lopez shared that the album will feature Mae Whitman, Carlos Valdes, Katie Finneran, John Hodgman, Sophia Hammons, Andréa Burns, Scott Porter, Emilia Suarez, Norm Lewis, Micaela Diamond, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Aisha Jackson. Plus, check out first look photos from the series now!

The Kleban Foundation will present the 33rd annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre on Monday, February 6 at 5PM in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI at BMI's New York City headquarters (7 World Trade Center).

Top stories include casting for the Ragtime reunion concert, an all new production of Peter Pan which will embark on tour next year, and more! Plus, the design team has been announced for the Broadway-bound production of The Wiz!

The Muny announced has announced the directors, choreographers and music director/conductors for The Muny’s 2023 Premier Season. See details about The Muny's season, and see how to purchase tickets.

The Entertainment Community Fund's one-night-only benefit reunion concert of Ragtime, originally scheduled for 2020, will take place on Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Minskoff Theatre. Learn who is starring in the concert, and how to purchase tickets!