Ira Gershwin News

Lorna Dallas Will Perform Encore of SNAPSHOTS at Chelsea Table + Stage

by Stephi Wild — March 24, 2025

Lorna Dallas will return to Chelsea Table + Stage for an encore performance of her all-new show in ”Snapshots”, her latest collection of musical memories.

RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR and More Set for Writers Theatre 2025/26 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 18, 2025

Writers Theatre has revealed its 2025/26 season.

Charter Oak Cultural Center and Congregation Beth Israel Present A JEWISH JOURNEY THROUGH BROADWAY: Part 1

by A.A. Cristi — March 5, 2025

Charter Oak Cultural Center and Congregation Beth Israel has announced a one-night-only performance of A Jewish Journey Through Broadway: Part 1 (1920-1980).

Review: Tony Award Winner Sutton Foster Returns to the OC at Irvine Barclay

by Michael Quintos — March 3, 2025

Fresh off her final set of performances in the L.

CRAZY FOR YOU is Now Playing at Broadway Palm

by Stephi Wild — February 27, 2025

Get ready to be swept off your feet as Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning musical comedy Crazy for You, running now through April 5, 2025.

ONE FOR MY BABY Comes to All Roads Theatre Company

by Stephi Wild — February 18, 2025

All Roads Theatre Company’s 2025 Season will kick off with the World Premiere musical ONE FOR MY BABY next month.

Ute Lemper Celebrates Kurt Weill's 125th Birthday with New Album

by Josh Sharpe — February 13, 2025

In honor of revolutionary composer Kurt Weill’s 125th birthday this year, acclaimed singer & actress Ute Lemper has announced her new album, Pirate Jenny.

Review: PATTI LUPONE: A LIFE IN NOTES at Strathmore

by Mary Lincer — February 7, 2025

In the late 1960s (in her late 60s), cabaret étoile Mabel Mercer added the utterly goofy 'Wait 'til We're 65' (by Lerner & Lane) to her sets; when she was well past 50, Barbara Cook began including Harper & Zippel's wildly funny 'The Ingenue' to her shows, simultaneously sending up her rivals and a

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Comes to Riverside Theatre

by Stephi Wild — February 6, 2025

Riverside Theatre has announced the Golden Era film turned stage musical Singin’ in the Rain as the next production of the 2024-2025 season on the Stark Stage.

Hershey Felder Will Bring RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR to South Coast Repertory

by Stephi Wild — February 5, 2025

South Coast Repertory and HFP LIVE will present pianist/actor/playwright/producer Hershey Felder, for a strictly limited engagement of Rachmaninoff and the Tsar.

American Classics to Present MOONLIGHT, MUSIC AND ROMANCE: Musical Lunar Delights

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 3, 2025

Continuing the 28th Season theme of Sun, Moon, and Stars, American Classics will present 'Moonlight, Music, and Romance: Musical Lunar Delights' in February.

MONTHLY QUIZ––Musical People Born in February

by Rob Lester — February 1, 2025

Every month, Broadway World's cabaret section offers a quiz saluting notable music-related people born in that month.

Photos: TO LIFE FIVE At The Willow Theatre

by A.A. Cristi — January 17, 2025

See photos from To Life 5: Jewish Broadway to Hollywood - Stories & Music Celebrating 561the Contributions of Jewish Composers and Entertainers to Broadway and the Great Hollywood Musicals.

Exclusive: Listen to 'Migratory V' From Ari Axelrod's Upcoming Album 'A Place for Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway'

by Stephi Wild — January 16, 2025

Ari Axelrod will release his new album A Place for Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway on Friday, January 17.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA’s Chamber Music Series Perform Love-Inspired Program in February

by Stephi Wild — January 15, 2025

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA’s 2024-2025 Chamber Music Series will continue with the VSO Chamber Ensemble: The Love of Music next month.

Spotlight: RHAPSODY & RHYTHM: THE GERSHWIN CONCERT EXPERIENCE at Herberger Theatre Center

by BWW Special Offer — January 10, 2025

Step into the world of George and Ira Gershwin with Rhapsody & Rhythm: The Gershwin Concert Experience, a dazzling tribute produced by Gershwin Entertainment.

Ari Axelrod to Release A PLACE FOR US: A CELEBRATION OF JEWISH BROADWAY Album

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 6, 2024

PS CLASSICS will release a new album from award-winning musical storyteller Ari Axelrod.

19 Theater Books for Your Winter 2025 Reading List

by Nicole Rosky — January 11, 2025

From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theater history; check out our collection of 19 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's winter reading list.

Review: STRIKE UP THE BAND! at Carnegie Hall

by Joanna Barouch — November 12, 2024

Musical gems buried in a mind-numbing story

Review: Top Singing and Tap Dancing Highlight Richard Tucker Awards Gala

by Richard Sasanow — November 2, 2024

As usual, the gala concert of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation started off with an interloper from the golden age of opera: Richard Tucker himself, singing Mascagni’s “Addio alla Madre” from CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA.