Des McAnuff News

Today (May 19) in live streaming: Jagged cast performs live, Sierra Boggess takes over at Stars in the House, and so much more!

Today (May 18) in live streaming: Laura Benanti hosts Stars in the House, Broadway comes together for Covenant House, and so much more!

Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Tune in right here today, May 15 (12pm), as he chats with Julia Murney and Andrew Lippa!

Feinstein's/54 Below continues their #54BelowAtHome series tonight with Luba Mason!

Producer Ken Davenport announced on his blog, a special livestream event featuring the cast of Daddy Long Legs for The Producer's Perspective Live.

Feinstein's/54 Below has added shows to #54BelowatHome, a series of streamed performances to provide theater fans everywhere with artistic content from their favorite artists.

Below, we're counting down to the Jesus-filled weekend by taking you deep into the archives of BroadwayWorld photographer Walter McBride. Check out these shots of now Broadway favorites Paul Alexander Nolan, Josh Young and Chilina Kennedy as they make their Broadway debuts in the 2012 revival of Jesus Christ Superstar!

Everyone is watching it. Stars are tweeting about it. Now, the show that has rapt audiences at home is musicalized! That's right, the Netflix phenomenon Tiger King has turned from bizarre docu-series to equally bizarre parody musical, thanks to composer Andrew Lippa. Watch below as he enlists long-time friend Kristin Chenoweth to portray Carol Baskin in a 'Little Pieces!' 

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation has announced the creation of an Emergency Assistance Fund to aid Members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society who are experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis.

We then close out the show at the opening night of director Des McAnuff's revival of the classic Frank Loesser musical Guys and Dolls. Des said, 'I wanted to go back to Damon Runyon's time. He wrote the Broadway stories between '29 and '37 so, we set it very loosely in '35, it's a mythic landscape anyway, and I asked Jo Loesser about this idea and she thought Frank would like it, so that was good enough for me.'

BroadwayWorld has already shared a list of songs to keep you inspired during these trying times, as well as exclusive daily content from some of your favorite Broadway stars. Now, we're bringing you some musical inspiration straight from the stars themselves! What are they listening to to stay sane? Find out below!

The 2020-2021 Peace Broadway Season at the Peace Center lineup boasts 10 titles, including the 2019 Tony Award winners for Best Musical (Hadestown) and Best Revival of a Musical (Oklahoma!), and three highly anticipated engagements returning by popular demand (Wicked, Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen).

BroadwayWorld has already put together a complete guide of 157 musicals, plays, and everything in between that you can watch from home, as well as exclusive daily content from some of your favorite Broadway stars. Now, we're bringing you some streaming inspiration straight from the stars themselves! Which shows are their favorites? What are they binging? Find out below!

On this day in 1995, the first Broadway revival of the classic musical comedy, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opened at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre.

The Producers Perspective LIVE! begins tonight! Every night at 8 PM EDT, Tony Award-winning Broadway Producer Ken Davenport will have a theater maker join The Producers Perspective for a chat about how they are doing, what they are doing, and what tips they are for you on getting through, and eventually, getting back to making theater.

Victorian Opera has announced the cast of The Who's Tommy. The Who's Tommy runs at the Palais Theatre, St Kilda from Friday 14 August 2020 to Friday 21 August 2020.

I was born too late to enjoy disco, too early to quite understand what Billie Eilish is. Fortunately, good music knows no generation, and when a?oeEnough is Enougha?? comes on the playlist, I expect everyone from ages 8-80 to jump up and dance with me. And, indeed, we did dance at SUMMER: The Donna Summer musical, visiting Toronto now under the auspices of Mirvish at the Princess of Wales Theatre.

To comply with the order from the State of New York, JERSEY BOYS at New World Stages will not perform until April 13, 2020.

Broadway in Portland has announced its 2020/21 Season with a schedule full of classics, brand-new productions, and hit musicals direct from Broadway.

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater announces its 2020 Summer Theater Season, featuring five plays performed on the Julie Harris Stage. Performances start June 10 and run through October 18.