Ira Gershwin News

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, BEAUTIFUL, and More Set For Geva Theatre's 2024-25 Season

by Stephi Wild — March 29, 2024

Geva Theatre has announced its 24/25 Season, kicking off this September.

BWW Q&A: Rob Fisher on SWEENEY TODD at Virginia Arts Festival

by Joshua Wright — March 26, 2024

Virginia Arts Festival has cast one of Broadway’s leading lights in the role of a new, key position at the Festival: The Goode Family Artistic Advisor for Musical Theater and American Songbook.

Megan Sikora to Star as Ethel Merman in MERMAN Developmental Reading

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 25, 2024

The York Theatre Company will present a developmental reading of Merman.

Michael Feinstein In To Star In RAINBOW: THE NEW JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL at the Mark Taper Forum

by A.A. Cristi — March 22, 2024

Experience the magic of Judy Garland's music anew with RAINBOW: THE NEW JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL, featuring Michael Feinstein at the Mark Taper Forum.

Lainie Kazan's Four Classic 60s Albums Available for the First Time in Almost 60 Years

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 19, 2024

Available for the first time in the nearly 60 years since they were introduced, the four 1960s vocal albums from Lainie Kazan are now streaming on all digital platforms.

CRAZY FOR YOU to be Presented at Nazareth University Arts Center

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 11, 2024

Experience the magic of George and Ira Gershwin's classic music in CRAZY FOR YOU at Nazareth University Arts Center in April.

Immersive A GAGA GUIDE TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE To Return This Spring

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 6, 2024

After a 7-month run last year, Spin Cycle will present the return of A GAGA GUIDE TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE.

Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert MY FAVORITE THINGS Will Be Available to Stream in the US

by Nicole Rosky — March 4, 2024

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert will be available to stream on-demand in North America from Sunday, March 24 through Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Billy Porter And More To Celebrate Elton John And Bernie Taupin Receiving The Gershwin Prize In All-Star Tribute

by A.A. Cristi — February 28, 2024

Join the celebration as Elton John and Bernie Taupin receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize.

George Gershwin's First Musical Rediscovered After Nearly A Century

by A.A. Cristi — February 22, 2024

George Gershwin's long-lost first musical has been unearthed by a Michigan researcher after almost a century.

Exclusive: Watch Montego Glover Sing Gershwin with the New York Pops

by Nicole Rosky — February 16, 2024

In this video, watch as Montego Glover joins the the New York Pops to perform music by the Gershwins.

MasterVoices Continues Season With the New York City Premiere of TO MY ARMS / RESTORE

by Stephi Wild — February 13, 2024

MasterVoices continues its 2023-24 season on March 22-23 at NYU Skirball with the New York City Premiere of Varone’s To My Arms / Restore.

Review: The New York Pops Honored Gershwin with A CENTURY OF RHAPSODY IN BLUE at Carnegie

by Rebecca Kaplan — February 12, 2024

On Friday February 9, 2024, the New York Pops paid tribute to Gershwin’s music on the occasion of the near 100-year anniversary of “Rhapsody in Blue” (it officially hits 100 today, on February 12).

Photos: Go Inside GERSHWIN: A CENTURY OF RHAPSODY IN BLUE with Montego Glover and The New York Pops

by Genevieve Rafter Keddy — February 10, 2024

Check out photos from The New York Pops's celebration of the centennial of Gershwin’s masterpiece Rhapsody in Blue here!

Review: CRAZY FOR YOU at Artistry

by Joe Sarafolean — February 4, 2024

What did our critic think of CRAZY FOR YOU at Artistry?

Interview: Hershey Felder of HERSHEY FELDER AS GEORGE GERSHWIN ALONE & HERSHEY FELDER'S GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK SING-ALONG at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

by Jim Munson — February 1, 2024

BroadwayWorld chats with virtuoso actor/pianist/filmmaker Hershey Felder about his return to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in his popular 'George Gershwin Alone' & 'Great American Songbook Sing-Along' shows February 7th thru 12th.

VIDEO: First Look At Hershey Felder in GEORGE GERSHWIN ALONE At TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

by Joshua Wright — February 1, 2024

Get a first look at Hershey Felder as he illuminates the life and music of George Gershwin, the legendary tunesmith whose work shaped a distinctly American style of music with such iconic works such as “A Rhapsody in Blue,” “I Got Rhythm,” “’S Wonderful,” and many more.