Jerome Kern News

Check out a few of the more obscure tidbits on the life and career of the great Stephen Sondheim as he becomes the first subject of our new series 10 Things You Might Not Know About...

Cape May Stage, located in Cape May, NJ, continues to present the much anticipated 2020 Virtual Broadway Series. Mitchell Malnati, Director of Development and Operations Manager says 'Cape May Stage's Broadway Series traditionally brought performers from Broadway and beyond to Cape May for very special and intimate one-night only performances.

GatherNYC, the revolutionary weekly concert series normally held at SubCulture in downtown Manhattan, has launched 'Mindful Minutes' by GatherNYC: brief live-streamed performances several times a week at 11am, featuring artists from the GatherNYC community and beyond. The series continues on Friday, July 3 with the celebrated pianist and frequent a?oeMindful Minutesa?? artist, pianist Lara Downes. GatherNYC Co-Artistic directors, cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd also make a special guest appearance.

While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out this weekend's highlights from some of your favorites, including Ben Platt, Patti LuPone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Dame Judi Dench, and more!

Grammy award-winning vocalists and instrumentalists, studio musicians, top YouTube music creators and even a world-class tap dancer have all come together to raise funds for their fellow artists impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Food For Thought Productions, the award-winning theatre company, which began life in September 2000, may be the answer to the questiona?"How do you provide live theatre during a time when we are told to isolate and keep a distance?

Last year, Rebecca Luker was diagnosed out of nowhere with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease closely related to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Now she chats with BroadwayWorld about life since her diagnosis and how you can help.

Today (June 16) in live streaming: It's the Day of the Show Y'all is back, it's Christine Daae Day on Stars in the House and so much more!

We've rounded up 10 books about Black theatre to read and educate yourself while in quarantine. 

NYC writer/producer Scott Siegel has created a new model for creating shows during the Pandemic that guarantees performers payment for their work.

Revered and adored, Lorna Dallas performed on the New York cabaret stage for the first time in 20 years in 2018. One year later she was bestowed with the Bistro Award. Suffice it to say, Manhattan missed Miss Dallas.

Today (June 4) in live streaming: Coriolanus with Tom Hiddleston, Variety Thursday on Stars in the House and so much more!

On Plays, set for release on August 28, 2020 via Concord Jazz, Corea engages with several of his favorite composers, representing a wide swath of musical history - as well as with enthusiastic audiences in concert halls across Europe and the U.S., who become integral collaborators in these spirited renditions.

In lieu of a season announcement, Theater Latté Da announces a??NEXT UPa??,an intensive laboratory investing in the future of new musical theater. New work has always been a part of the company's DNA. Over the past eight years the company has further prioritized the support of new musicals and plays with music through its NEXT program: including commissions, workshops, the NEXT Festival, and of course world premieres. It will spend the coming months supporting playwrights, composers and lyricists.

The reigning king of cabaret elegance talks with Stephen Mosher about style, musicianship, education and jewelry.. a lot of jewelry.

Hershey Felder Presents has announced a one-time-only live stream musical event to benefit 13 theatres and arts organizations across the United States, as they work to offset the devastating economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Today's top stories: 1776 has been confirmed to come to Broadway in Spring 2021, and more!

Theater Latté Da today announced singer/songwriters Kate Kilbane and Dan Moses, who together form the musical duo, The Kilbanes, and actor/directors Jessie Austrian and Noah Brody as the recipients of the NEXT Generation Commission, a new opportunity for women artists and artists of color

Ton-Up, Inc. is pleased to present, 'The Silver Lining,' a short film clip by musician, Eddie Star (Eddie Star & The Zero Effect, JoyBox), starring Philip Paul Kelly (Rockquiem for a Wrestler, Elf the Musical, Ragtime on Ellis Island). Shot last year in New York, the film is one of several projects recently directed by Star, including the music video for his single, 'Science Fiction/Double Feature,' released last October.

How do we make a list of the 101 greatest show tunes from the past 100 years? Well, we did the near-impossible task.  Check out our full list here!