Carrie Manolakos News

The Kennedy Center Honors drew its smallest audience ever this year. The Donald Trump-hosted ceremony averaged an estimated 3.01 million viewers, a significant drop from the 4.1 million viewers in 2024.

Theatre legend Michael Crawford is being honored at the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony and a number of Broadway favorites are stepping out to pay tribute to Broadway's original Phantom, including Laura Osnes and Carrie Manolakos.

Theatre legend Michael Crawford is being honored at the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony and according to the star, 'there are no words,' to describe his excitement about earning the distinction. Watch a video of his pre-show interview.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 23, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

New sneak peeks have been released from the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, featuring Michael Crawford, Kelsey Grammer, Carrie Manolakos, and more. Check out a preview of the ceremony here.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 19, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

New photos have been released from the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, featuring Laura Osnes, Kelsey Grammer, David Phelps, Carrie Manolakos, and more as well as honoree Michael Crawford. Check them out now.

Craftsmanship, creativity, guts, determination and the talent that influences new generations and that creates a lasting legacy –all represented the qualities of the honorees that have been awarded the 48th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (which was taped on December 7, 2025, and will be broadcast on Paramount+ and CBS on December 23, 2025).

Shaina Taub will receive the Educational Theatre Association's Founders' Award at the 2025 Theatre Education Conference. The conference will take place June 22-24 at Indiana University Bloomington.

After nearly 100 independent productions in ten countries across four continents in six languages, “LIZZIE” the Musical, by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Tim Maner, and Alan Stevens Hewitt, has been picked up by Broadway Licensing.

The Green Room 42 has announced their May line-up for in-person performances. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway's newest and most spacious cabaret club.

As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, a new Frank Wildhorn musical is on the way! The Song of Bernadette is set to premiere at Milwaukee's Skylight Music Theatre in May 2023. Get a first listen to a sing from the new show.

Five OHM Productions and Indie Theatrical announced today that LIGHTS ON THE RADIO TOWER, a new musical starring Carrie Manolakos and Max Sangerman, is now available for streaming on Five OHM TV.

Five OHM Productions and Indie Theatrical announced today that LIGHTS ON THE RADIO TOWER, a new musical starring Carrie Manolakos and Max Sangerman, previously announced to begin on March 5, 2021, will now begin streaming on May 18, 2021 on Five OHM TV.

Join Broadway star, actress, writer and recording artist Carrie Manolakos on Friday, November 13, 2020, at 8:00pm, for a virtual unplugged concert featuring many of her original songs and some of her well-known favorites right from her living room piano.

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts today announced that the nonprofit cultural organization, together with a talented collection of Broadway stars, Emmy and Tony winners, and songwriters, will present Broadway Boosts Bethel on October 22nd at 7:00 PM.

While stages remain dark, Wharton Center has been working behind the scenes to offer programming that continues to enrich lives through the arts. Wharton Center has shared the 2020-2021 Reimagined Season filled with live Broadway and performing arts events, virtual engagements, and educational opportunities. 

SMASH fans, rejoice! The full Hit List concert, which premiered at Feinstein's/54 Below in 2013, is now available on YouTube!

For one night only, Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown hit the stage at The Bourbon Room Hollywood. See photos from the show!

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