JJ Niemann News

Here is your complete guide to everything happening at The Festival, the three-day Broadway event taking place this August.

The Festival has released initial programming for the three-day outdoor event taking place at Kingston’s historic Hutton Brickyards. The first-of-its-kind celebration of Broadway will feature three days of musical theater performances and activations.

Flat Rock Playhouse will stage FOOTLOOSE this summer, featuring songs including “Holding Out for a Hero,” “Let's Hear It for the Boy,” and “Almost Paradise.” The production will star JJ Niemann as Ren McCormack. Performances will run June 12 through July 5.

Stephen DeAngelis will present the 196th edition of AT THIS PERFORMANCE…, spotlighting understudies from RAGTIME, BEACHES, THE WILD PARTY, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, and GODDESS at The Green Room 42.

THE DUST BOWL RADIO HOUR will perform live in concert at Hill Country in New York City, bringing its radio hour stage show to a NYC audience.

JJ Niemann, who was previously set to join Cost n' Mayor's 11 to Midnight on April 30th for a strictly limited engagement, has dropped out of the production. Niemann addressed the news on his Instagram story.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 29, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

JJ Niemann, who was previously set to join Cost n' Mayor's 11 to Midnight for a strictly limited engagement, has dropped out of the production. 

Taye Diggs, Aiko Nakasone, and Mitch Wood will join the star-studded line-up for The Festival, the three-day outdoor event taking place at Kingston’s historic Hutton Brickyards.

The Dust Bowl Radio Hour is a new bluegrass-folk musical with book and lyrics by Sean McGee and music by Kasey Dillon Yeargain.  BroadwayWorld has an exclusive look inside the studio of the recording of “Drink It Down.' Check out the video here!

The original concept recording of The Dust Bowl Radio Hour, a new folk-inspired musical by Sean McGee (book and lyrics) and Kasey Dillon Yeargain (music), will be available on all streaming platforms as of April 6, 2026.

AT THIS PERFORMANCE… will return to The Green Room 42 featuring Standbys, Understudies and Alternates from Wicked; Chess; The Outsiders; Operation Mincemeat; Bigfoot! A New Musical; Going Bachrach: The Songs Of An Icon, and About Time.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 1, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Actor, dancer, and social media creator JJ Niemann will join viral dance duo Austin and Marideth Telenko (Cost n' Mayor), in the cast of 11 to Midnight on April 30th for a strictly limited engagement.

You can now get a first look at opening night photos of EBKM's (Eleanor Bishop & Karin McCracken) Heartbreak Hotel Off-Broadway. The piece is written and created by EBKM, and features Karin McCracken and Simon Leary.

Baby The Musical: In Concert – A Benefit for Planned Parenthood will take place at 54 Below. For one-night-only, three generations of Broadway talent will come together for this star-studded benefit concert of the Maltby and Shire favorite.

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including 54 Sings Lin-Manuel Miranda and much more. 

Here are a few top picks to consider this week including Spring Awakening star John Gallagher, Jr., a Baby concert featuring an all-star cast to support Planned Parenthood, Liz Callaway's Stephen Schwartz album release concert and more.

The new Off-Broadway production BURNOUT PARADISE officially opened Thursday, March 5 at the Astor Place Theatre. Watch highlights from the show in a newly released video!

The new Off-Broadway production BURNOUT PARADISE officially opened Thursday, March 5 at the Astor Place Theatre. Check out photos from inside the opening night celebration!