Courtney Bassett News

BroadwayWorld spoke with actor, producer, and reality TV personality, Frankie Grande, about his journey with Titanique, getting to develop his character of Victor Garber for an Off-Broadway run, his favorite song in the show, and more! Titanique, the musical parody of the blockbuster film Titanic, begins previews tonight Off-Broadway!

Tony Award-winning producer Eva Price and director & co-creator Tye Blue welcomed the press aboard the U.S. Lightship Frying Pan to catch a sneak peek of TITANIQUE, the irresistibly funny and irreverent new musical send-up of the blockbuster film Titanic, featuring the songs of pop icon Céline Dion. Check out photos!

Casting has been announced for Titanique, the new musical send-up of the blockbuster film Titanic, featuring the songs of pop icon Céline Dion.

Lauren Taslitz and Pearl Rhein will present a concert of work  written by members of Tony Award-winning writer William Finn's (Falsettos, Spelling Bee) third  private Master Class in Lyric Writing on April 27th at the Music Hall, a free, creative space for  theater writers provided by the Dramatists Guild Foundation.

The new play with songs, In The Shade, written by Daniel Egger (book and lyrics) and Tom Laverack (music and additional lyrics) with music direction by Mark Ambrosino,  will get a concert presentation at NYC’s Green Room 42 on Friday, February 25 at 7 PM.

The new play with songs, In The Shade, written by Daniel Egger (book and lyrics) and Tom Laverack (music and additional lyrics) with music direction by Mark Ambrosino,  will get a concert presentation at NYC's Green Room 42 on Friday, February 25 at 7 PM.

Broadway Sessions will welcome Broadway favorites to share their wildest true audition stories and sing the house down! Scheduled to perform are Shereen Pimentel (West Side Story), Joey Taranto (Kinky Boots), Brynn Williams (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Courtney Bassett (Great Comet), and more.

Tituss Burgess (he/him, Respect, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Guys and Dolls), Amber Gray (she/her), Telly Leung (he/him, Aladdin, Glee, Allegiance), and Tony Award Winner Daisy Eagan (she/they, Girls) join an all-star cast of Broadway performers on the upcoming musical theater pop album Place and Time. 

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced this year’s casting for the performances of Little Duende, Māyā, Private Gomer Jones, and TL;DR featured in the 33rd Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS. This year’s festival will be held on Thursday, October 21 and Friday, October 22, 2021 and will be presented as a digital and in-person hybrid.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Amy Adams Wins an Oscar: In Concert, featuring an all-new score by Preston Max Allen (We Are The Tigers) this Sept 21st at 9:45pm.

Theater director Sammi Cannold, Emmy Award®-winning filmmaker Dori Berinstein, WYSIWYG Studios, CEO Kwan-Woo Park and Elizabeth Armstrong, have announced that Broadway favorites Sierra Boggess, Ariana DeBose, Ali Ewoldt, Shereen Pimentel, Adrienne Warren, and more, will perform at the premiere of the new documentary film, The Show Must Go On.

Broadway Buskers, Times Square Alliance’s concert series celebrating the performers and singer-songwriters of the theater community, will return to the Plazas of Times Square in anticipation of Broadway’s reopening this fall.

Times Square Alliance has announced the second annual Songs for Our City songwriting competition, which will take place daily this June 1–5, 2021. Songs for Our City will highlight original music from Broadway actors and composers to provide a unique and interactive way for audiences to enjoy new music, while celebrating the Broadway community.

On May 20, Off-Broadway theater company The Civilians will host Life Studies, a livestreamed benefit concert supporting the company and its artistic community. This year’s virtual event will celebrate risk-taking artists who look deeply into our world to reveal new truths.

Sunday night’s live TITANIQUE: THE MAIDEN VOYAGE CONCERT is available now on-demand at Stellar for a limited time – purchase tickets by 6pm ET Wednesday, May 5 - for access to view the concert through Wednesday May 5 at 11:59pm ET. 

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, May 1-2, 2021.

From Tony Award-winning producer Eva Price and streaming platform Stellar comes the upcoming event TITANIQUE: THE MAIDEN VOYAGE CONCERT, a musical parody of the larger-than-life film, featuring the iconic song catalog of everyone's favorite French-Canadian diva. 

Tony Award-winning producer Eva Price (Jagged Little Pill, Oklahoma!) and streaming platform Stellar have released a new trailer for the upcoming concert event TITANIQUE: THE MAIDEN VOYAGE CONCERT, which goes on sale today to the general public. See an exclusive preview of the concert on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 7:30PM ET.

Tony Award-winning producer Eva Price and the streaming platform Stellar have announced that Titanique – the new musical send-up of the blockbuster film Titanic, featuring the songs of pop icon Céline Dion – will give global audiences a virtual concert preview of the show before it hits the New York City mainstage.

Courtney Bassett and Andrew Swackhamer are Starbird & The Phoenix and their debut album is just what we need to get us to springtime and happier days.