Ian Eisendrath News

The worldwide smash hit, Tony and Olivier award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY, will open at QPAC's Lyric Theatre from 28 March 2021 for a strictly limited season. It will be the first major musical to open in Queensland since the COVID-enforced shutdown.

The cast of the new Broadway bio-musical, Diana, are sharing the audition songs that landed them the gig!

Judy Kaye recently took part in a Mamma Mia reunion on Stars in the House, where she revealed some details about the upcoming filming of Diana.

The worldwide smash hit musical COME FROM AWAY has been rescheduled to play at the magnificent Capitol Theatre from 3 June 2021 and new seats are now on sale. 

The Broadway community may be experiencing some downtime, but Come From Away creators Irene Sankoff and David Hein are staying busy. In a recent interview with the Toronto Star, the couple revealed that the film version of the musical is still very much in the works.

BroadwayWorld has the scoop on the musical, which played for nine previews at the Longacre Theatre before Broadway shut down on March 12 and will premiere on Netflix ahead of the Broadway opening.

Could Diana be the next musical to be filmed live on stage? Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail has reported that the show will be filmed without an audience, and will be available to stream on Netflix prior to returning to Broadway in 2021.

The original Broadway cast recording of COME FROM AWAY is available now worldwide as a 2-LP set on blue vinyl.

The original Broadway cast recording of COME FROM AWAY will be released on vinyl worldwide for the first time on Friday, May 15. The album will be available as a 2-LP set on blue vinyl. Previously only available in the US as a limited-edition yellow vinyl, this edition will be available worldwide.

A Chinese touring production of the global success, Come From Away, has been postponed amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

The Thursday, March 5th evening performance of Diana is canceled due to a vocal injury suffered by Erin Davie, who plays 'Camilla Parker Bowles.'

What better way to end the BroadwayWorld UK coverage of the 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards than with backstage interviews with some of the winners and the presenters who gave them their awards.

Diana producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall and The Araca Group celebrated the first preview performance at Broadway's Longacre Theatre today by announcing that the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new musical will be recorded by UMe, a division of Universal Music Group, and released this summer. The cast will go into the recording studio a week after the show's official opening on March 31st. Composer David Bryan and Ian Eisendrath, Musical Supervisor and Arranger, will produce the album.

As the nominees and guests were arriving last night for the 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards we managed to steal some of the nominees and presenters away for a quick chat. BroadwayWorld UK reporter Jamie Body discussed with them the importance of the audience to the theatre as well where they would keep their award if they won.

DIANA is officially in previews on Broadway! Tony Award®-winning director Christopher Ashley (Come From Away) and the writers behind the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis (Joe DiPietro and David Bryan) bring us face-to-face with one of the 20th century's most compelling figures in this landmark musical event, featuring an epic and sweeping contemporary score with music supervision and arrangements by Olivier Award® winner Ian Eisendrath, choreography by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Kelly Devine, and Diana's iconic style reimagined by six-time Tony Award-winning costume designer William Ivey Long.

Diana producers have announced a digital lottery and rush policy for the new musical which begins previews today, Monday, March 2nd ahead of opening on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th St.).

At a ceremony tonight at the Prince of Wales Theatre hosted by Jodie Prenger and Tom Read Wilson, the winners of the 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards were announced. For the first time this year the event was broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 hosted by Elaine Paige and Paddy O'Connell.

Come From Away is celebrating its first birthday in the West End! More tickets are going on sale, taking bookings through to 17 October 2020.

Diana producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall and The Araca Group announced today that they have donated a large block of seats for the Monday, March 16th performance at 8:00 PM in support of The Actors Fund. This is a rare opportunity to attend Diana during previews where 100% of these Producer's Picks tickets purchased will benefit The Fund. The evening will be a unique occasion for The Fund ticket buyers and friends of the community to be able attend and support those in the performing arts and entertainment industry before the show's official opening.

Center Theatre Group has announced its 54th season at the Ahmanson Theatre, which features Hadestown, Dear Evan Hansen, The Prom, To Kill a Mockingbird, and more!