Cori Jaskier News

iTheatrics and the Junior Theater Group have revealed the full lineup of performers, adjudicators, playwrights, songwriters and educators who will take part in the 2024 Junior Theater Festival West.

The 16th season of New York Theatre Barn's award-winning New Works Series concludes on Monday, October 16th, 2023 at 7PM ET at the Robert Moss Theatre at Playwrights Horizons Downtown. Learn more about the upcoming season here!

Mykal Kilgore, Lianah Sta. Ana, Cori Jaskier, Jesse Weil, Kerstin Anderson, and Elijah Caldwell will star in an industry presentation of the new musical Crashlight, written by Celeste Makoff. 

Original Mean Girls Broadway cast members will take part in the 2023 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta happening in Atlanta, GA, January 13-15, 2023.

For You, Paige, the first commissioned TikTok musical, will be performed live on stage in New York City and streamed globally, exclusively on TikTok, via the @TikTok handle on April 14 at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT.

The Broadway's Future Songbook Series - produced and hosted by John Znidarsic -  continues its 2022 season on Monday, April 25th at 6PM. The free evening will spotlight the songs of the acclaimed writing team of Lauren Taslitz and Danny Ursetti - highlighting their new musical, Mimosa. This special concert will be held in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the  New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center - 111 Amsterdam  Avenue. 

Last week on Tuesday, November 16th, Feinstein's/54 Below celebrated the world of film with the exciting new concert series New Songs From Your Favorite Movies!

Next month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Break out the popcorn for a night of madness mixing movies and original music! In this innovative new concert, nine of the hottest and most up-and-coming musical theatre writers and teams will be challenged to create a musical theater song from a Hollywood hit.

Musical theatre writing duo Lauren Taslitz and Danny Ursetti will bring a free, abridged concert performance of their original musical Mimosa to the Roosevelt Island Branch of New York Public Library on Saturday, October 23rd at 1 pm.

We spoke with Daniel Mertzlufft, Music Supervisor, Music Producer, Arranger, and Composer of 'Remember My Name' about his original TikTok, the process of bringing the virtual show to life, being eligible for an Emmy Award and much more.

BroadwayWorld sat down with Lucy Moss, the director of the viral hit Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical to discuss what it was like bringing the show from its TikTok origins to a fully-realized virtual concept production.  

Alongside TikTok creator Emily Jacobsen, Mertzlufft spearheaded the viral sensation that was later officially performed by the likes of Tituss Burgess, Wayne Brady, Adam Lambert, and more.

Following a successful fundraiser for Mental Health America in October, musical theatre writing team Collard & Rosenblatt are back with a fundraiser benefiting Maestra Music. Collard & Rosenblatt dropped a new song on 'Inspire Your Heart with Art' Day (January 31st), to kick off the week-long fundraiser on Facebook.

Below, BroadwayWorld is catching up with one of the creators, Daniel Mertzlufft- the musical arranger behind not only Ratatouille, but other 2020 viral sensations like The Thanksgiving Musical and The Grocery Store Musical.

Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical has generated a total of $2 million to benefit The Actors Fund, making this the most successful fundraiser in Actors Fund history.

Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical has raised $1.9 million for The Actors Fund. Ratatouille premiered virtually on January 1, 2021 and presented an encore performance on TikTok on Sunday, January 10, at 5 p.m.

Below, BroadwayWorld is catching up with one of the creators, Sophia James, who wrote Skinner's song 'I Knew I Smelled a Rat.'

Below, BroadwayWorld is catching up with one of the creators, Alec Powell, who wrote the show's overture!

Below, BroadwayWorld is catching up with one of the creators, Christopher Routh- the mastermind behind the set design! Find out what he thinks about the musical's future, his upcoming projects, and more!