On Tuesday, February 22 at 11:00AM, Materials for the Arts (a program of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs), The Joyce Theater, and Karen Brooks Hopkins (President Emerita of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and author of the new memoir “BAM…And Then It Hit Me”), and local dancers will kick off “The Great Dance Shoe Giveaway.”
Today, the shortlist is announced for the 2021 BroadwayWorld UK Awards, celebrating the best of theatre - from the West End to shows around the country and online. CLICK HERE TO VOTE!
THE LOFT AT CITY WINERY presents Janie Barnett as she re-imagines Cole Porter on March 27, 2022. At this brunch show, Barnett throws Cole Porter's sultry, steamy songs of love and lust into her Urban Americana soup.
Milwaukee Rep presents As You Like It by William Shakespeare, adapted & directed by Daryl Cloran, conceived by Daryl Cloran & the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, February 15 – March 20, 2022 at Quadracci Powerhouse.
The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company announced on Thursday that I, Too, Sing America will be available for streaming on the platform AnywhereSeat beginning Friday, February 18.
The New York Pops is welcoming seven new musicians to its orchestra: violinists Monica K. Davis, Keats Dieffenbach, Joshua Henderson, and Ashley Horne, and violists Amadi Azikiwe, Dana Kelley, and Ardith Holmgrain.
When Citizen Barlow comes to her Pittsburgh’s Hill District home seeking asylum, she sets him off on a spiritual journey to find a city in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Gem of the Ocean is the ninth work in Wilson’s ten-play cycle, which has recorded the American Black experience and helped to define generations.
Today's top stories include the casting of Lana Gordon in the role of Persephone in Hadestown beginning Tuesday, February 22 at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre. Plus, watch the premiere of the new web series, The Aging Ingenue! In today's episode: Claire gives a killer audition! ... but for which role? Starring Sara Jean Ford, Vishal Vaidya, Ashley Blanchet, and Will Reynolds.
New Haven's Shubert Theatre celebrates its way-off Broadway beginnings and Women's History Month with Waitress, the hilarious hit Broadway musical lauded for insightful writing, unforgettable music, and the first-ever all-female creative team for a Broadway musical.
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced a “Best of Broadway” special event, THE SOUL OF BROADWAY starring Terron Brooks (“Eddie Kendricks” in NBC's Emmy Award-winning mini-series “The Temptations,” Broadway's “Simba” in Disney's The Lion King and “Seaweed” in Hairspray), with a special guest appearance by critically acclaimed singer/songwriter, Dove award winner, and three-time Grammy nominee Crystal Lewis.
Following the stellar launch of Peacemaker, HBO Max has renewed the critically acclaimed and fan favorite series, written and directed by James Gunn and starring John Cena, for a second season. The cast also includes Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Chukwudi Iwuji, Steve Agee, and Robert Patrick.
Some of the new queens took to TikTok to share their experience auditioning for the tour and ultimately booking it, including some heartfelt calls to parents and visiting the Brooks Atkinson Theatre to celebrate. Watch their videos below!
WhatsOnStage today announced that Jodie Prenger and Tom Read Wilson will host the 22nd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. They are joined by presenters Chris Bush, Graziano Di Prima, Omari Douglas, James Graham, David Harewood, Frances Mayli McCann, Stephanie McKeon, Drew McOnie, Daniel Monks, Tracy Ann Oberman, Johannes Radebe, and more.
ORDEAL MUSIC has announced the world premiere production of Cynthia Kaplan’s CINDY OF ARC, directed by Dani Davis. Cindy of Arc will play a limited engagement at Off-Broadway’s Dixon Place, (161A Chrystie Street, NY NY 10002).
Lifeboat Productions will present the world premiere of The Black Knight by Angeli Primlani, on stage at City Lit Theater in Edgewater, from February 26 - April 2.
The North American tour cast features Khaila Wilcoxon as Catherine of Aragon, Storm Lever as Anne Boleyn, Jasmine Forsberg as Jane Seymour, Olivia Donalson as Anna of Cleves, Didi Romero as Katherine Howard, and Gabriela Carrillo as Catherine Parr.
Lizzie, a musical by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt, with lyrics by Cheslik-DeMeyer and Tim Maner, is making its New York premiere on February 26th, 2022.
This punk-rock retelling of an iconic moment in American history is about the still-unsolved mystery surrounding the murder trial of Lizzie Borden. The musical delves into Lizzie's life and mind, begging the question of what happened behind closed doors.