Freestyle News

Improv comedy is one of the most underappreciated arts forms. It is seen by a lot of people as corny and hard to watch. However, improv is a skill that requires a lot of training in order to be pulled off seamlessly. The cast of FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME (now playing at the Emerson Colonial Theater until April 2nd, but continuing to tour the country) proves how incredible improv really can be. 

Unexpected tragedy may have led Jenny to her amazing successful theatrical producing career. After losing her brother in her early 20s, she founded Ars Nova to honor him and continue his legacy in the arts.

Producers Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jenny and Jon Steingart, Jill Furman and Broadway In Detroit announced that the national tour of FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME will play Detroit’s Music Hall, May 31-June 5, 2022.  

The Alliance Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of its world premiere musical, TRADING PLACES. Inspired by the iconic and beloved 1983 Paramount Pictures film, TRADING PLACES is a hilarious and contemporary musical reimagining of the prince and pauper fable.

Performance Space New York will present Storyboard P’s No Diving 2, April 7 and 8 at 7pm in the organization’s courtyard. Storyboard P’s dancing reminds us that our conventional understandings of what a human body is, what it can do, and where it starts and ends, are insufficient.

Back with an unmistakable ode to Hip Hop, Bay Area artist Jay Kayze puts his eye on the prize in his new hard-hitting track 'Dollar N a Dream'. The life of an artist is hard enough; but having it paired with doubts from family, friends or even fellow artists can make the mountain that much harder to climb.

TheatreC & Rhyme Combinator will present CO-FOUNDERS, a new hip hop musical about the two most unlikely partners in Silicon Valley, for a one-night-only concert on Saturday, April 9th at 7:00pm at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street).

Lin-Manuel Miranda & Ariana DeBose discuss the first time they met during Bring Bring It On: The Musical, their recent projects including West Side Story, tick, tick...BOOM! and Encanto, plus more! 

Platinum-selling recording artist Mooski returns today with a visual for “Counting Time” off his debut project “Melodic Therapy 4 the Broken,” out now via Capitol Records. The Anthony Hamilton sampled “Counting Time,” finds Mooski reimagining Hamilton’s classic “Charlene.” Listen to the new single now!

After having the honor of interviewing K-Pop boy group P1Harmony ahead of their first-ever U.S. tour, I was so excited to be able to catch one of the first stops on the tour at the Town Hall in New York City this past weekend. And boy, they did not disappoint!

From the audience favorite Life's A Beach and the debut of an all-new improvised murder mystery, To Die For, to the popular free-form show, Comedy Freestyle, this season is packed with a diverse range of performance styles and techniques—celebrate the art of spontaneity and inspire laughter.

Atlanta based Queen Of Da Souf rapper Latto has released her new electric new single “Wheelie” featuring 21 Savage via RCA Records. The Colin Tilley-directed (Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Justin Bieber) visual shows Latto “pop it like a wheelie” around Atlanta with a guest appearance from Savage. Watch the new music video now!

A fantastic new family friendly festival attraction is set to roar into Cheshire this summer. The Cheshire Festival of Power will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend in the stunning surroundings of the 50-acre Ashley Hall Showground near Altrincham.

Producers Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jenny and Jon Steingart, Jill Furman, and Portland Center Stage announced that the national tour of Freestyle Love Supreme will play Portland Center Stage’s U.S. Bank Main Stage from April 8 – May 1, 2022.

Alabama sensation Mooski returns today with a playful new single called “Scuba Diving.” It finds the 24-year-old in a distinctly sensual mood as he praises a lover over rumbling drums and melodic beats. The track is accompanied by a suitably sexy video. Watch the new music video now! Plus, pre-save the upcoming mixtape.

Lin-Manuel Miranda has announced the launch of a new Prizeo sweepstakes, which will offer fans the chance at an unforgettable New York City experience this April. 

The month of March has a variety of events to offer in venues across Seattle Center’s campus with something for everyone to do. There is no shortage of fun activities taking place at Seattle Center this March, and you don’t want to miss out. 

Theatre Aspen has announced that the organization will celebrate spring in Aspen with their first live event of the season, The Spring Soirée: A Benefit for Theatre Aspen, an intimate fund-raising concert starring Tony Award® winner and five-time Tony Award nominee Laura Benanti on Saturday, March 12th at 6:00pm MT at Paepcke Auditorium in Aspen.

The emerging lyricist is multitasking her book and music smarts. In 2021, she invited us into her world with the first installment of her vlog series, Nita Unfiltered: Dedication. She also dropped a 4-part free-style vignette series called “Short N Sweet Series”, where she gave us a glimpse of South Central through her lens. Watch the visual now!

Sadler's Wells' Peacock Theatre will present ISH Dance Collective's Elements of Freestyle, an adrenaline-fuelled explosion of extreme urban sports, dance, music and theatre, from Wednesday 13 – Saturday 23 April in a London premiere.