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HAMILTON Inspires Library of Congress to Digitize Historical Documents
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 29, 2017

Following the enormous popularity of the Tony Award winning musical HAMILTON, The Library of Congress has now digitized a collection of historical documents written by the Founding Father. The collection, consisting of approximately 12,000 items dating from 1708 to 1917, are now available online

MURPHY BROWN Star & Emmy Winner Jay Thomas Dies at Age 69
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 24, 2017

Jay Thomas, best known for his roles on CHEERS, MURPHY BROWN and RAY DONOVAN has passed away following a battle with cancer at the age of 69.

POP PUNK HIGH Brings the PIT Loft Back to 2006 Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2017

Pop Punk High, a new musical reveling in all of your middle-school angst, opens at the PIT Loft tonight, March 3rd.

POP PUNK HIGH Brings the PIT Loft Back to 2006
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 16, 2017

Pop Punk High, a new musical reveling in all of your middle-school angst, opens at the PIT Loft on March 3rd. Featuring an all-pop punk score (written by and starring a former local pop punk celebrity), Pop Punk High tells the story of a high school where everyone is pop punk, it's always 2006, and there's never been anything cooler than shredding, pizza, and flipping off your lame-ass parents.

Reelz to Premiere Documentary Special ROBIN WILLIAMS: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, 8/28
by BWW News Desk - Aug 28, 2016

REELZ today announced the two-hour documentary special ROBIN WILLIAMS: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS which gives viewers an intimate look at his life

Reelz to Premiere Documentary Special ROBIN WILLIAMS: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, 8/28
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 20, 2016

REELZ today announced the two-hour documentary special ROBIN WILLIAMS: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS which gives viewers an intimate look at his life

Photo Flash: First Look at Raven Theatre Company's THE PLAY ABOUT MY DAD
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2015

THE PLAY ABOUT MY DAD, by Boo Killebrew, which opened at New York's 59E59 Theatres in June 2011, tells of the author's father, a doctor in Gulfport, Mississippi who stayed behind to take care of patients as Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005. The play will be performed in Raven's intimate West Stage space. The production officially opens tonight, October 27, and runs through November 28, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

LAUGH ALL NIGHT Tonight at bergenPAC
by BWW News Desk - Oct 2, 2015

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents Laugh All Night @bergenPAC: Volume 2, tonight, October 2, 2015 at 8PM.

LAUGH ALL NIGHT at bergenPAC, 10/2
by BWW News Desk - Aug 24, 2015

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents Laugh All Night @bergenPAC: Volume 2, Friday, October 2, 2015 at 8PM.

Raven Theatre to Present THE PLAY ABOUT MY DAD
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 20, 2015

The Play About My Dad by Boo Killebrew, which opened at New York's 595 E 59 Theatres in June 2011, tells of the author's father, a doctor in Gulfport, Mississippi who stayed behind to take care of patients as the storm hit in August 2005. New Orleans, as the largest city to be hit by the storm, appropriately received most of the media attention, but Katrina's effects on the Gulf Coast were devastating. Many coastal towns were destroyed, 235 people were killed and more than one million Mississippians were affected.

Raven Theatre Sets Cast, Creative Team for THE PLAY ABOUT MY DAD
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 29, 2015

Raven Theatre's cast and creative team for The Play About My Dad has been announced by Michael Menendian, the company's Co-Founding Artistic Director.

Lauren Ambrose, Jay Thomas, Treat Williams and More Set for 2015 Berkshire Playwrights Lab Opening Gala Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2015

The Berkshire Playwrights Lab (BPL) will present its Eighth Annual Multimedia Gala Celebration tonight, June 5, 2015, at 8:00PM at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.

Lauren Ambrose, Jay Thomas, Treat Williams and More Set for 2015 Berkshire Playwrights Lab Opening Gala, 6/5
by BWW News Desk - Jun 3, 2015

The Berkshire Playwrights Lab (BPL) will present its Eighth Annual Multimedia Gala Celebration on Friday, June 5, 2015, at 8:00PM at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.

Jazz Singer Eugenie Jones Releases 'Come Out Swingin' Today
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2015

Eugenie Jones's widely praised 2013 debut, 'Black Lace Blue Tears,' introduced a late-blooming but fiercely original jazz vocalist and songwriter to the jazz world.

Wendie Malick & Gary Cole to Lead World Premiere of CLOSURE at NJ Rep This Summer
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 28, 2015

New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, has announced the World Premiere of Closure by Richard Dresser for a limited engagement from June 25 through July 19, 2015. 

Jazz Singer Eugenie Jones to Release 'Come Out Swingin', 5/12
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 24, 2015

Eugenie Jones's widely praised 2013 debut, 'Black Lace Blue Tears,' introduced a late-blooming but fiercely original jazz vocalist and songwriter to the jazz world.

Darlene Love & More Set for LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN's Holiday Show Tonight
by TV News Desk - Dec 19, 2014

The LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN rings in the holidays one final time when musician Darlene Love and actor Jay Thomas return for the show's annual holiday broadcast, tonight, Dec. 19 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

STAGE TUBE: LATE SHOW Tributes Darlene Love's Last Year of 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)'
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 16, 2014

Love told Billboard: 'This would be my 28th year in a row. They never told me not to, but it was an unspoken thing. They couldn't ask me not to sing 'Christmas (Baby)' on another show, but after 10 years, then 15 years, of doing this one song on this one show, I felt I had an obligation to be true to them.' THE LATE SHOW has tributed Love's upcoming final performance of the song with a special compilation of her past performances. Check it out below!

Darlene Love & More Set for LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN's Holiday Show, 12/19
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 15, 2014

The LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN rings in the holidays one final time when musician Darlene Love and actor Jay Thomas return for the show's annual holiday broadcast, Friday, Dec. 19 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of the 2014 New York Musical Theatre Festival!
by Jennifer Broski - Jul 8, 2014

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) just launched its 2014 season, featuring such stars as Lillias White, J. Robert Spencer, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Jennifer Simard, Robin De Jesus, and more.NYMF exists to revitalize musical theatre culture by discovering and promoting new musical theatre artists, producers and projects; nurturing a vibrant and innovative artistic community; and connecting one of America's greatest art forms with a diverse, contemporary audience. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside opening night below!

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