Jim Steinman News

Sydney Cabaret Festival Artistic Director Trevor Ashley opened the inaugural SYDNEY CABARET FESTIVAL with a delightful amuse-bouche of performances at the ALL STAR GALA. 

Back by popular demand, recording artist Karine Hannah brings her much-loved Streisand tribute to The Loft at City Winery on Tuesday, July 23rd.

Muny announced today its complete cast, design and production team for Footloose, the fifth show of its second century, July 18 - 24.

Are you ready to cut loose? Highwood's FOOTLOOSE invites the community to lace up their cowboy boots for the premiere of this high-octane new musical production, running for a limited engagement from May 31 - June 9, 2019 in downtown Silver Spring. This production rallies up a triple-threat cast, crew, and band of over 35 young artists to tell the timeless story of teenagers who fight for the right to dance!

Bat Out of Hell's German production had a lot to live up to, after the upcoming New York production plastered its billboards all over Times Square earlier this week. To generate the same level of hype, the cast took to the local shopping mall at Centro Oberhausen to create a flash mob!

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As BroadwayWorld reported this morning, the New York City run for Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical will begin performances at New York City Center on August 1, 2019 with an Opening Night set for August 8, 2019. Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical will play a six-week engagement through September 8, 2019. To celebrate the launch of the musical, the New York City streets went full Bat Out of Hell this morning. Click here for photos from the special day and listen to a very special message from Meatloaf below!

As BroadwayWorld reported this morning, the New York City run for Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical will begin performances at New York City Center on August 1, 2019 with an Opening Night set for August 8, 2019. Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical will play a six-week engagement through September 8, 2019.

The New York City run for Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical will begin performances at New York City Center on August 1, 2019 with an Opening Night set for August 8, 2019. Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical will play a six-week engagement through September 8, 2019.

Zum 20. Geburtstag des Stage Metronom Theaters im Herbst 2019 holt Stage Entertainment ein echtes Kult-Musical ins Ruhrgebiet: TANZ DER VAMPIRE. Damit kehrt eines der beliebtesten Musicals uberhaupt nach Oberhausen zuruck, da die Blutsauger hier bereits von 2008 bis 2010 zu Gast waren, bestatigt Jurgen Marx, Area Director der Region SudWest bei Stage Entertainment: „TANZ DER VAMPIRE ist eines der beliebtesten Musicals weltweit. Fans kommen immer wieder mit der Bitte auf uns zu, diese Show endlich wieder auf den Spielplan zu setzen. Wir freuen uns sehr daruber, dass wir diesen Wunsch nun ausgerechnet zum 20. Geburtstag des Stage Metronom Theaters in Oberhausen erfullen konnen.' Tickets fur die funfmonatige Spielzeit sind ab sofort erhaltlich unter www.musicals.de

Nearly three decades on since Lorraine Crosby sang "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)", the Grammy award winning song and No 1 hit the world over, she will perform the song live once again but this time with Steve Steinman, renowned singer and show producer.

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Broadway alum Ilana Levine, who makes her entrance onto the podcast stage with her new show Little Known Facts. Ilana's unique brand of celebrity interview, 'Podcast Verite,' is unfiltered, raw, honest and uniquely funny.

BroadwayWorld has learned that The Muny announced today 25 principal cast members for the first season of its second century. Complete company casting will be announced throughout April and May. The 101st season opens on a brand new, state-of-the-art stage with Muny favorite Guys and Dolls followed by the U.S. regional premiere of Kinky Boots. The season continues with 1776, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Footloose and a newly-reimagined Lerner and Loewe's Paint Your Wagon. Season 101 closes with the highly-anticipated Muny debut of Roald Dahl's Matilda.

Ab 3. April wird Franziska Schuster im Stage Metronom Theater in Oberhausen die Rolle der Sloane ubernehmen. Sie folgt damit Musical-Star Willemijn Verkaik, die am 31. Marz zum vorerst letzten Mal als Sloane auf der Buhne stand und sich jetzt neuen Projekten widmen wird.

On Saturday Night, March 30, 2019, Mandy Gonzalez KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE BALLPARK - twice, with 2 performances at NJPAC'S Chase Room. The room was SRO - full of fans, family and friends for the debut of her new show, titled MANDY GONZALEZ: MORE THAN FEARLESS … and it was something to behold.

Whenever one of my US friends asks me about a successful German musical, it is for sure "Dance of the Vampires" that comes immediately to my mind. It was Jim Steinman (music) and Michael Kunze (lyrics) created the musical adaption of Roman Polanski's film from 1967. The show premiered in 1997, and has been running - with some short breaks - in Germany and Austria ever since.

This week however, the run was canceled at both the Ordway in St. Paul and the National in Washington, DC (no announcement yet by Dallas) with the DC venue's web site noting...

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced its 2019–2020 theater season, with more than 15 productions from New York, London, and across the globe, plus original Kennedy Center productions.

Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

Celebrating the enduring stories and beloved characters that have charmed audiences across genres, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and the Carbonell Award-winning Slow Burn Theatre Company have announced the 2019/2020 Slow Burn Theatre season in the Amaturo Theater.