Howard McGillin News

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced today that they will reunite the casts of some of theater-goers favorite Broadway shows, including “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” “Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella,” and “Anastasia,” all in support of The Actors Fund. 

Today (April 29) in live streaming: Spotlight on Plays spotlights The Baltimore Waltz, Stars in the House tribute Rebecca Luker, and more!

Today's top stories: a musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby is in the works, first look at Sutton Foster's Bring Me to Light concert at City Center, and more!

A is For will present their annual “Broadway Acts For Women” this Sunday May 2nd at 8pm, LIVE from 54 Below, raising funds for women’s reproductive health. The event will feature Martha Plimpton ( host), Sara Bareilles, Elizabeth Banks, Annette Bening, Reed Birney, Ashley Nicole Black, Kathryn Brody, Danny Burstein, Ever Carradine, and more.

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm ET) with Celebrating Becca: A Tribute to Rebecca Luker with Danny Burstein, Howard McGillin, Laura Benanti and Sally Wilfert.

BECCA, Presented by Target ALS A one-night-only streaming concert to honor the life and career of famed Broadway star, Rebecca Luker. 

After a Covid hiatus, A is For’s annual “Broadway Acts for Women” is back with an online event and virtual auction performed LIVE from 54 Below. Broadway Acts for Women is a yearly celebrity karaoke extravaganza where ticket buyers bid on which song a performer sings live! There will also be amazing celebrity prize packages available for bidding.

A second season of last year's popular concert series features more stars than one could have thought possible, as live entertainment returns to the area.

Kristin Chenoweth and Tam Mutu have been announced to join the lineup for 'Becca' the tribute concert for Rebecca Luker, which will raise money for ALS research on May 4th.

Eddie Shapiro will release his new book A WONDERFUL GUY: Conversations with the Great Men of Musical Theater, on May 3.

A Wonderful Guy: Conversations with the Great Men of Musical Theater, Eddie Shapiro’s follow up to his wildly popular Nothing Like a Dame, will be released on Thursday, April 1 and is published by Oxford Press. A Wonderful Guy will be available in hardcover and digital formats with pre-orders now being accepted on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

In an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most fascinating women, Stephen Mosher covers the bases and the decades with Jamie deRoy

Today, Target ALS has announced a one-night only streaming concert honoring the life of famed Broadway star Rebecca Luker. Diagnosed with ALS in late 2019, Luker passed away in December 2020. The show will feature stories and songs from Luker’s career, performed by Broadway’s best-known talent, and will raise much-needed funds for ALS research.

Whether it's a benefit or a birthday party, a Christmas show or a CD release, the nominees for the Broadway World Award as BEST SPECIAL EVENT, MULTIPLE were events where a good time was had by all.

Audra McDonald, Kelli O'Hara, Santino Fontana, Stephanie J. Block, and Broadway Tony-nominee Norm Lewis will perform at the virtual 53rd annual gala of the Greater New York Chapter of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation on Thursday, November 12, 2020.

Porchlight Music Theatre held PorchlightPalooza, a three-day virtual festival Friday, Aug. 21 - Sunday, Aug. 23,  in lieu of its cancelled March 23 ICONS GALA.

Richard Skipper Celebrates Jacqueline Susann on Thursday afternoon August 20, 2 PM ET/11 AM PT, streaming LIVE.

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced a new three-day celebration and fundraiser in honor of its 25th Anniversary, PorchlightPalooza, Friday, Aug. 21 - Sunday, Aug. 23, which will include performances from Chicago's best talents, an exclusive interview hosted by legendary newsman Bill Kurtis with the 2020 ICON Award recipient Joel Grey and more.

Feel like you've started to run out of things to watch? We here at BroadwayWorld have you covered! We all have our favorite musicals and plays, but what about the stories behind those shows? Luckily, over the years, many documentaries have been made about some of your favorite shows!

Ann Hampton Callaway (platinum-selling singer/songwriter), L Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop), and Billy Stritch (Grammy Award-winning songwriter and vocalist) have joined the roster for the eighth annual 'Night of A Thousand Judys.