Brooks News

Barn III Dinner Theatre and Event Center in Goodfield has announced its 2021 season, 'Back to (Show) Business.'

Guild Hall has announced the artists and events for its landmark 90th season which begins at the end of May and will feature author Salman Rushdie, American Ballet Theatre, Emmy-winners Susan Lucci & Joy Behar, 5-time Tony-winner Susan Stroman, Oscar & Tony-winner Mercedes Ruehl, and more.

Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner and Huntington Trustee Billy Porter will serve as host of at the Huntington’s virtual Spotlight Gala on May 10, 2021 and Huntington Trustee J. David (“Dave”) Wimberly will receive the first ever Encore Award for Lifetime Service. 

Hope is on the horizon! With the acceleration of vaccine distribution and a new timetable to begin reopening NYC, some of the first re-openings have recently been announced. We've rounded up all of the latest news on the current state of Broadway for April 2021.

Our student bloggers write about how they're coping with the current global health crisis, give insight on their school's performing arts programs, share their opinions on the latest theater news, and so much more. An interview with a Broadway producer, a look into choreographing a production in the pandemic, advice to the class of 2021 and more-- read what our bloggers have written about this week!

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced the complete programming lineup for the sixth annual Pittsburgh Humanities Festival.

SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! Has announced its creative team. Playwright Cheryl L. West (FANNIE: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer; Jar the Floor), will be joined by Kenneth L. Roberson (Avenue Q; All Shook Up), who will direct & Joseph Joubert (Respect; The Color Purple) as arranger & orchestrator for the musical about the Godmother of Rock ’n’ Roll.

Today's Theater Stories features the Hayes Theater! Learn about Broadway's smallest theater, which has presented shows including Rock of Ages, Lobby Hero, What the Constitution Means to Me, Grand Horizons and many more!

Earlier this month, Dress Circle Publishing released THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4, the latest in a series by acclaimed historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper. Can't wait to get your hands on it? While you're waiting for your copy, let BroadwayWorld hold you over with a special sneak peek from a chapter all about the Golden Theatre.

Today (March 29) in live streaming: Broadway ladies unite for Amplify 2021, a Phillipa Soo visits Live at the Lortel and more!

The National Society of Arts & Letters Florida East Coast Chapter recently held their ballet competition at Boca Ballet Theatre. The competition showcased the talents of an array of young dancers from South Florida, who were judged by an esteemed panel including Clarence Brooks, Shimon Ito and Colleen Smith.

New Hampshire Theatre Project’s Annual Storytelling Festival is coming to The Music Hall's Historic Theater in the heart of Portsmouth, NH. On Saturday, April 10 at 8pm for one night only, five captivating storytellers will share personal and traditional tales inspired by the theme “What Are You Waiting For?”

'Rema the future, you can hear it in voice and see it in his presence,' said Virgil Abloh, Chief Creative Director and founder of Off-White and Men's Artistic Director at Louis Vuitton.

Maestra Music will present its inaugural concert event, Amplify 2021 on Monday, March 29 (8pm ET). While we await the big night, study up on the company with BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag!

None of Sondheim's innovative works is just like another – so which one in particular you gravitate towards can say a lot. So in good, lighthearted fun, in celebration of a genius’s birthday, I bring you a very unscientific analysis of what your favorite Sondheim musical says about you!

The producers of John Godber's classic comedy, April in Paris, are delighted to announce new and rescheduled dates for the National tour, which will now open in Coventry on 17 May 2021.

On Her Shoulders will present a virtual reading of Slaves in Algiers (1794) by Susannah Haswell Rowson, directed by Melody Brooks, via NPTC's YouTube Channel: NewPerspectivesTC.

The National Center for Choreography at The University of Akron has announced the Thought Partners for its newly launched Creative Administration Research (CAR) program. Thought Partners are paired with a choreographer in the dance field to investigate administrative practices that support the artist's creative practices.

Sunset Lines began when musical partners and founders Liz Brooks (vocals/synth) and Paul McCorkle (producer/synth) decided to start their own musical project after the band in which they met disbanded. 

Shoshana Bean has joined the star-studded line up for Maestra Music’s inaugural concert event, Amplify 2021 on Monday, March 29, 2021. Accompanied virtually by Maestras from around the world, Bean will sing an original song with music, lyrics and orchestrations by Maestra member Lynne Shankel (Allegiance) for the finale of the event.