John Cameron Mitchell News

The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival returns for its 35th annual celebration of contemporary literature, culture, theater, and the works of Tennessee Williams. The 2021 Festival will offer two consecutive weekends of virtual programming in March: a Writer’s Retreat followed by a weekend of traditional events presented online.

Today's top stories: Liza Minnelli birthday concert will feature Chita Rivera, Joel Grey, Catherine Zeta Jones, Andrew Rannells, Nathan Lane, and more, plus @MCC_Theater's Miscast will stream for free, and more!

Daniel Nardicio, Samuel Benedict and Club Cumming Presents brings you A Love Letter to Liza: 75th birthday tribute to Liza Minnelli premiering Friday March 12th 8pm on Stellar with repeat airings March 13th and 14th.

Directed and executive produced by award-winning filmmaker Chris Smith and executive produced by Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winner Joe Lewis.

Today's top stories: the Dear Evan Hansen movie sets a release date, and more!

On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of stage and television star, Michael C. Hall!

Hedwig and the Angry Inch will come to The Waiting Room Lounge as part of the Omaha Series. Hedwig features music and lyrics by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, and is directed by Kimberly Faith Hickman.

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH is a cult-classic, a powerhouse genre-defining rock musical that truly rocks. Hed-Heads are still in love with her story 23 years later. In this exclusive interview, Oklahoma City's Hedwigs Matthew Alvin Brown and Jared Blount break down what this character means to them, and how she changed the narrative on live theatre.

Austin’s oldest film festival, The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival has announced the departure of Jim Brunzell and the monthly screening for January 2021. Jim Brunzell, who has served as aGLIFF’s Artistic Director since 2014, will depart after seven years of bringing meaningful and notable moments to aGLIFF’s programming.

The Inheritance playwright Matthew Lopez has rounded up a group of stars to perform the emotional speech at the end of Act 1 of the play in honor of World AIDS Day.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the Sydney season of Hedwig and the Angry Inch has been postponed following controversy surrounding the casting of Hugh Sheridan in the lead role. Now, the show's creators, John Cameron Mitchell and writer Stephen Trask, have responded to the controversy, stating that Hedwig is not a trans character, and the role does not need to be played by a trans person.

Shorter days, and cooler nights means it’s time to cozy up with some hot performances on BroadwayHD, the premier streaming service for theater fans!  Today, the streaming platform announced their robust November lineup filled with rockin’ musical numbers, thrilling operas, and even a little holiday cheer. 

Brilliantly innovative, heartbreaking and wickedly funny, the landmark musical by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, HEDWIG and the ANGRY INCH, is set to make its triumphant return to Sydney in January with multi-Award winning actor, Hugh Sheridan, ready to punk up the stage in the lead role of Hedwig.

BroadwayHD has announced their November lineup! Shows include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, A Killer Party, Who's Your Baghdaddy?, and more!

Broadway Dreams Foundation has announced that this year's annual Broadway Dreams Foundation Gala will be a virtual broadcast held at 7:00pm EST on December 5, 2020. This year's honorees include Five-Time Emmy Award nominee, Tituss Burgess alongside CEO of CQuence Health Group, Mike Cassling, who will be receiving the Annual Founder's Award.

This weekend, Dramatists Play Service's YouTube channel, 'DPS On Air,' will feature a special reading of Natalie Margolin's new online play 'The Party Hop' starring Beanie Feldstein, Ben Platt, Ayo Edebiri, Ashley Park, Kaitlyn Dever, Catherine Cohen and more.

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases!

This upcoming week, HEDWIG's Israeli production will hold several online events, featuring among other original makeup and wig designer Mike Potter.

Paper Mill Playhouse is extending outdoor cabaret performances into October due to the extremely popular demand of its alfresco summer Brookside Cabaret series at the F.M. Kirby Carriage House Restaurant, along with newly added Wednesday-night a?oeRocktobera?? entertainment.

Lake Worth Playhouse's 68th Season of live theatre features a down home look at one the most influential vocalists of the 20th Century, The longest running thriller in Broadway history, A Pulitzer Prize Winning contemporary musical about the complexity of mental illness and its effect on a family and more.