British chanteuse Barb Jungr is also a staunch defender of the cabaret faith, and an incredibly erudite one at that. In December 2012, for the British online current-affairs magazine, spiked, she made such a great argument for the cabaret art form—in the face of constant putdowns by judges of British singing competitions shows, among others—that BWW felt it needed to be read by the American cabaret community and its fans.
It's that time of year, and I can't help but wonder if your CD collection and iPod are Tonys ready. It's just a handful of hours until the 69th annual Tony Awards, which will be broadcast live on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 8/7c on CBS. This Broadway season has some exciting contenders in the musical categories, and to get you ready for the big night, I'm recapping the albums you should be listening to (or at least pre-ordering).
It was announced today that Jennifer Lopez, Nick Jonas and Kiesza will introduce Broadway's new smash-hit musical, Finding Neverland, at the 69th Annual Tony Awards. The cast of Finding Neverland, led by Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer, will perform the empowering Act 1 finale 'Stronger' during the biggest celebration of Broadway this Sunday, June 7 on CBS.
After visiting a performance of Broadway's FINDING NEVERLAND, six-year-old theatre critic Iain Armitage and his idol, New York Post theater columnist Michael Riedel, hangout at Sardi's restaurant to review the show together.
Voting has ended for another record breaking year in the BroadwayWorld.com Awards. For the 12th Annual year, hundreds of thousands of theatregoers and fans weighed in, breaking site traffic records and further solidifying the BroadwayWorld.com Awards place as the largest and most popular online Broadway polling event of its kind, open to all and with fully visible and audited results.
Below, BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you both a lyric video and behind the scenes look at the recording of Pentatonix's rendition of 'Stars.' Check both out below!
Voting runs through May 31, 2015 for the 12th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards! Here are the current standings as of 5/29 with just 1 days to go in voting!
STARS IN THE ALLEY, presented by United Airlines, was held earlier today, May 27th in Shubert Alley, between Broadway and 8th Avenue and 44th and 45th Streets. Hosted by HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH's Darren Criss, Broadway's best turned out for the annual performance - including Finding Neverland's Laura Michelle Kelly, who performed 'All That Matters- check it out below!
Below, check out a first listen to Jon Bon Jovi performance of 'Beautiful Day' from 'Finding Neverland: The Album (Songs From the Broadway Musical)' which features various artists
The new Broadway musical Finding Neverland, starring Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer andLaura Michelle Kelly, began previews on March 15 and officially opened April 15, 2015 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street). FINDING NEVERLAND Tweeted a rehearsal photo. Check it out below!
Voting runs through May 31, 2015 for the 12th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards! Here are the current standings as of 5/22 with just 8 days to go in voting!