David Shire News

Watch brand new video of the cast of Goodspeed's About Time as they perform, 'Faster' in the rehearsal room! Maltby and Shire's About Time will run through June 15, 2025 The Terris Theatre.

54 BELOW will welcome back Broadway and cabaret star Melissa Errico in the fall with a tribute to Barbra Streisand. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Watch brand new video of the cast of Goodspeed's About Time as they perform, 'Faster' in the rehearsal room! Maltby and Shire's About Time will run May 24 – June 15, 2025 The Terris Theatre.

Ms. Kazan was on my radar for as long as I can remember when I started to get interested in theatre, music and show business and had “secret” subscriptions to magazines that focused on those passions.

Goodspeed Musicals has revealed the cast for About Time, a new musical revue about life, love and laughter in your third act. See who is staring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Adam Gopnik’s New York, a special three-night theatrical event with best-selling author and legendary New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik, will play at The Clark Studio Theater at Lincoln Center. Learn more!

The Scott Dunn Orchestra (SDO) has its inaugural concert at the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts next month.

Goodspeed Musicals will present a season of two brand new musicals at The Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn. See full programing and learn how to purchase tickets here!

Tony Award-nominated Broadway actress Melissa Errico will take the stage at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center on May 7, with her mesmerizing new musical presentation, The Story of a Rose: A Musical Reverie on The Great War.

Front Porch Theatricals has announced casting for their 2025 season, featuring Baby and Sunday in the Park With George. Learn more about the productions and how to get tickets here!

In cabaret master Melissa Errico's hands, familiar songs are recast as 'intimate conversations and private reflections,' perfect for a Valentine's Day weekend with your family, partner or friends. Read a conversation about the show, love, and more.

Out of the Box Theatrics will present three industry concert presentations of About Time, the final installment in the Starting Here, Starting Now and Closer Than Ever song trilogy. Learn more!

If you’re a mezzo, it can feel overwhelming to find material you love that hasn’t already been sung to death. There’s so much great audition material for mezzos, and much of it is already in everyone’s audition book. Find great audition songs for mezzo-sopranos here!

The Society of Composers & Lyricists announced Giorgio Moroder will receive the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Jeff Beal to receive SCL Ambassador Awards.

Errico writes about the summits and shoals of a performer’s life as she embarks on her ongoing “Sondheim in The City” tour. In this entry, she takes on a completely different assignment—an evening of film noir music, in the City of Angels itself.

The York Theatre Company announced additional performers for its gala honoring Bernadette Peters and Ted Snowdon on November 11 at The Edison Ballroom, promising a memorable evening of celebration.

The York Theatre Company has revealed the roster of performers for a concert celebration at the 32nd Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala, which will honor musical theater legend Bernadette Peters and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.

A veneer of unabashed professionalism, musical prowess, and often amusing self-reflection enveloped the Broadways star Norm Lewis (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, etc.) as he delighted the audience at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Norm Lewis’ rich and resonant baritone voice is a natural wonder of the musical world ----Lewis’ expressive baritone spans the range between tenor and bass with exceptional fluidity yet concurrent control.

Encompass New Opera Theatre will honor Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams with a musical tribute on October 27, 2024. Learn more about Uggams and about the event.

This time, the reader question was: I know sometimes writers perform in their own shows… but how often do writers play in the orchestra for their own musicals on Broadway?