Ian Axel News

American Repertory Theater has revealed the complete creative and design teams for the new musical Wonder. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!

American Repertory Theater has announced its 2025/26 season, highlighted by two major world premiere musicals adapted from beloved films—Black Swan and Wonder—featuring a slate of Broadway talent both on and offstage.

Uptown Mamas: A Benefit for Moms in Need, created and produced by Kailee Graham, took the stage at The Green Room 42 on Mother’s Day, May 11, 2025, playing to a sold-out crowd. Check out photos from the event.

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Ian Axel, best known as one half of the acclaimed pop duo A Great Big World, will appear as the special guest at Uptown Mamas: A Benefit for Moms In Need at The Green Room 42 on Sunday, May 11.

The Green Room 42 to present 'Uptown Mamas: A Benefit for Moms in Need' on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11 at 9:30 PM. Performed by a stellar cast of actress mamas from across New York, 'Uptown Mamas' will feature powerhouse vocals, iconic Broadway mom songs, beautiful lullabies, and more.

GRAMMY® Award-winning duo A Great Big World is kicking off 2025 with the release of their highly anticipated new single, 'then there were sparks,' available now across all streaming platforms.

GRAMMY® Award-winning duo A Great Big World has joined forces with the multi-platinum-selling and 3X GRAMMY® Award-winning quintet Pentatonix for a special holiday single, 'Christmastime Is Finally Here.' Listen to it now!

CELLOVOCI, featuring BRANDEN & JAMES and EFFIE PASSERO, released their debut album 'THE PRAYER' today. The trio will perform at Carnegie Hall on October 17, showcasing their classical-crossover style.

CelloVoci – the newly formed classical-crossover group starring internationally renowned cello and vocal duo BRANDEN & JAMES, along with powerhouse singer/songwriter EFFIE PASSERO from “American Idol” and Postmodern Jukebox – will release their debut album Happy Day. Learn ore.

Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson brings charm, some pals, and a beautiful concert to Carnegie Hall.

In all, our friends at Carnegie Hall gave us an evening of Christmas joy. The music was warm and familiar and gave the pops audience a peak into the work of a fine singer/composer.

On Friday, December 16, Judith Clurman's Essential Voices USA joined Ingrid Michaelson and the Pops for Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, a night of classic carols and modern favorites from the holiday season. Check out our photos here!

Christina Aguilera slayed the packed 17,500-seat Hollywood Bowl audience with her amazing vocals and her emotion-filled songs for the first of her two nights performing with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic Orchestra. At the top of her game, Christina looked great and sounded fantastic!

Three dozen of the best from Broadway and the entertainment industry saluted the one-year anniversary of RWQuarantunes, a pandemic-inspired series of invite-only online concerts, by coming together Sunday, April 11, 2021, for a five-hour celebration of Broadway and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Revealed during last night's Quarantines, which BroadwayWorld is told raised a record amount of money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Ian Axel and Chad King of A Great Bog World are writing a musical - that they will 'announce soon.'

George Salazar will welcome Grammy-winning pop pair, A Great Big World, to 'Sundays on the Couch with George' this Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 5pm EST/2pm PST on Youtube. A Great Big World (Ian Axel and Chad King) are best known for their song, 'Say Something,' released with Christina Aguilera in 2013.

Grammy-winning duo, A Great Big World is celebrating pride month in all the right ways. The band composed of Ian Axel and Chad King are back for real this time after a lengthy hiatus. 

Pop duo, A Great Big World known for their Grammy-winning hit 'Say Something' with Christina Aguilera made their television debut performance of their most recent single 'You' on 'Live with Kelly & Ryan' on Dec. 5.

Tune in Friday, September 21 at 9:00 pm ET/PT to watch the broadcast premiere of the concert special “A Great Big World” on AT&T* AUDIENCE Network via DIRECTV Ch 239, AT&T U-verse Ch 1114. The show will also be available streaming on-demand through DIRECTV NOW. 

By now, if you're in New Jersey or anywhere near it, and if you've got a propensity for catchy, sharply-written piano pop, you surely already know John Paciga. Other Side Of Town, his recent debut album, startled with its freshness and its ambition: here was a set that sought to establish Paciga as an heir to the tradition of Elton John and Billy Joel. There was plenty of Broadway grandeur in his playing and writing, too, along with the compassion and abandon associated with newer, punk-influenced piano pop-rockers like Andrew McMahon and Ian Axel of A Great Big World. Yet the most astonishing thing about Other Side Of Town may have been John Paciga's age. He was only 17 when he made it - still a high school student, in other words - and as of this writing, he still hasn't graduated (he's due to don the cap and gown in a week).