Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre, currently presenting Cabaret, now extended through March 19 at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, has announced the election of four new members to its Board of Directors, Joshua R. Goderis, Joseph Higgins, Kenny Ingram and Amy Jaine Wielunski.
Paramount Theatre has released a video preview for Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's brilliant reimagining of the Grimm Brothers fairy tales, which runs through March 19, 2023.
Smuin Contemporary Ballet is celebrating its 29th season with Smuin’s Annual Gala, hosted by co-chairs John Konstin and Lee D. Baxter along with Smuin’s Board of Trustees and Friends of Smuin committee.
Manhattan Theatre Clubhas announced the lineup for the 2023 Ted Snowdon Reading Series.
Highlights include a number of acts coming from overseas, including performances by UK artists Chubby & the Gang and Vivron Vavron, Australian bands CIVIC, Dippers, 1-800-Mikey, TV Repairmann, Vintage Crop and C.O.F.F.I.N., Denmark’s The Courettes, Japan’s The Smog, and Lewsberg from the Netherlands, among others.
NYU Skirball will present the NYC premiere of Tao of Glass, a semi-autobiographical play written and performed by Phelim McDermott with music by Philip Glass, running March 30 – April 8, 2023 at NYU Skirball. Tao of Glass is co-presented with the U.K.'s Improbable theatre company and the Manchester International Festival.
Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Barry Edelstein, Artistic Director of The Old Globe, who has returned to New York to direct Anna Ziegler's The Wanderers Off-Broadway, starring Katie Holmes and more.
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706) announced winners of its 10th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Awards, presented by Dyson and HASK Beauty, in 23 categories of film, television, commercials, and live theater. The gala was held on Saturday night, February 11, 2023, before a live audience at The Beverly Hilton. It was also live-streamed to an audience of millions worldwide.
Complete casting has been announced as rehearsals begin for the new production of Art 4's Godspell starring Laurisa LeSure and Zachary Wilkeson, directed and choreographed by Mark Albin and music direction by Dr. Aaron Albin, with music and new lyrics by four-time Grammy winner, and Golden Globe winner Stephen Schwartz, and book by John-Michael Tebelak.
A night of celebration of multicultural points of view presented through a contemporary collection of various works in theater, poetry, and music. The event will take place at Playwrights Downtown on 2/17/23 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are Pay-What-You-Wish at the door.
Rogue Machine is presenting the World Premiere of “COME GET MAGGIE” in Los Angeles beginning tonight. Written by Diane Frolov, with Lyrics by Diane Frolov and Susan Justin, and Music by Susan Justin, this intergalactic, joyously quirky new musical pays homage to all those with the courage to live life as their true selves. The production is directed by Michael Pressman and runs through March 26, 2023.
Paramount Theatre has release production photos for Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's brilliant reimagining of the Grimm Brothers fairy tales, which runs through March 19, 2023. Check out the photos here!
The coming-of-age adventure features an all-star international cast, including Academy® Award-Nominees and Golden Globe winners Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”), Ben Wang ('Chang Can Dunk'), two-time International Emmy® Award nominee Yeo Yann Yann ('Wet Season'), Chin Han ('Mortal Kombat'), and more.
Chessa Rich releases “Julia” from the forthcoming album Deeper Sleeper. Featuring Alex Bingham of Hiss Golden Messenger on bass and synths and Joseph Terrell of Mipso on background vocals, “Julia” is a treatise on the creative process, paying homage to the titular Julia Cameron and her 1992 book The Artist’s Way.
Vevo, the world's leading music video network, announces the release of John Legend's live performance of 'Wonder Woman' off his latest album, LEGEND. 'Wonder Woman' follows John Legend's previous live performance of 'I Don't Love You Like I Used To.' Watch the new video performance now!
American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, announces the recipient of the 2023 Blue Ink Award is Kristoffer Diaz for his play Things With Friends. As part of the award, Diaz receives a $2,500 cash prize, a staged reading at American Blues Theater, and the opportunity to further develop his script with American Blues Theater.
Matthew Logan Vasquez—lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for rock stalwarts Delta Spirit—announces a new solo album As All Get Out. First single “Over It” arrives in the form of an utterly fun official music video, directed by Barbara FG and starring Vasquez’s neighbors as well as his son, Thor.
Just as the future of the New Hampshire primary comes into question, New Hampshire's Weathervane Theatre, Out of the Box Theatrics and Breukelen Stage and Film will present industry-only staged readings of PRIMARY, a new play by Kelly Strandemo in New York City on Monday, February 27 at 5pm and Tuesday, February 28 at 1pm at ART/NY's Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre
Glockenbach, Joel Corry, Tenchi, and ClockClock release their new single “Yeah.” Glockenbach is the only DJ act with two top 20 singles in the 2022 annual airplay charts and has been awarded gold and platinum in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for over 200 million total streams of tracks such as 'Redlight', 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Brooklyn.'
Ian McKellen chatted with Christiane Amanpour on CNN yesterday, where he discussed playing Mother Goose in a pantomime, his Shakespeare experience, and more.
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