Iris Menas News

Broadstream and wild project will present the first season of WAY DOWN, a new musical web series featuring six original songs by Nini Camps, Stephen Kellogg, Deon’te Goodman, and Kent Coleman.

Siren: A New Musical has announced an industry reading. The cast will feature Brittney Mack (Six), Troy Iwata (Be More Chill), Marcy Harriell (In The Heights), iris menas (Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story), Leana Rae Concepcion (Romy & Michelle), Allison Griffith (Burning Man: The Musical), Tuan Malinowski (Luna and The Gold River Docks).

Now available to stream on Broadway On Demand, Ensemble is a behind the scenes look at cast members from the biggest hits on Broadway as they come out of isolation to examine their love of performing and how they can be the change they want to see in the world and in the industry they love.

On March 11, Broadway On Demand will stream the world premiere documentary Ensemble, a behind the scenes look at the lives of ensemble members in the Broadway community, filmed in March 2021 on the one year anniversary of the Broadway shutdown.

The release's bonus features will include all-new footage of director Steven Spielberg at work in documentary filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau’s revealing “The Stories of West Side Story.' The features will go behind the making of the musical numbers in the film. A tribute to Stephen Sondheim will also be included.

Broadway On Demand will stream the world premiere of Ensemble, a behind the scenes look at cast members from the biggest hits on Broadway as they come out of isolation to examine their love of performing and how they can be the change they want to see in the world and in the industry they love.

Today's top stories include our coverage of opening night of Mrs. Doubtfire! Check out all of our photos from the big night, and read all of the reviews, here! Plus, we're taking you on the red carpet at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors, get a first look at  Myles Frost as Michael Jackson in MJ the Musical, and more!

While Middle Eastern countries have strict censorship laws regarding aspects that don’t align with the nation’s cultural point of view, West Side Story was largely banned due to Anybodys, a transgender character played by non-binary actor Iris Menas. Films that include LGBTQ references have regularly been banned by censors in the Middle East.