John Doyle News

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, April 1- with Matt Doyle, John Kander, and More!

by Nicole Rosky — April 1, 2021

Today (April 1) in live streaming: it's Game Night on Stars in the House, Matt Doyle visits Backstage Live and more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, March 25- with Ashley Spencer, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and More!

by Nicole Rosky — March 25, 2021

Today (March 25) in live streaming: the premiere of Electric Island, AAPI Broadway unites on Stars in the House, Ashley Spencer visits Backstage Live, and more!

How to Watch Brian Stokes Mitchell, John Kander and Jon Batiste Join Upcoming CLASSIC CONVERSATIONS

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 18, 2021

Classic Stage Company today announced Tony Award-winning actor and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell (Shuffle Along; Kiss Me, Kate; Chairman of The Actors Fund; Founding Member of Black Theatre United) as the March 25 guest for the online version of its Classic Conversations series.

Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman, Steven Pasquale, Ethan Slater, Judy Kuhn & More to Take Part in CSC's TELL THE STORY

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 9, 2021

Classic Stage Company will present Tell The Story: Celebrating Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Assassins.

Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, March 5- with Jim Caruso, Julie Halston, and More!

by Nicole Rosky — March 5, 2021

Today (March 5) in live streaming: Birdland takes over at Stars in the House, Irish Rep presents Belfast Blues, and more!

Wake Up With BWW 3/5: Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Bootcamp Goes Virtual, and More!

by Stephi Wild — March 5, 2021

Today's top stories: Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Bootcamp goes virtual, join BroadwayWorld's masterclass with Patti Murin, go behind the scenes of 'Uninvited' from Jagged Little Pill, and more!

Marcus Gardley, John Kander, Jon Batiste and More Join Upcoming CLASSIC CONVERSATION Events

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 4, 2021

Classic Stage Company has announced OBIE-winning playwright Marcus Gardley (The House That Will Not Stand, “The Chi”) as the March 11 guest for the online version of its Classic Conversations series.

UN DÍA COMO HOY: SWEENEY TODD se estrenaba en Broadway

by Cristina Martinez — March 1, 2021

El uno de marzo de 1979, el musical de SWEENEY TODD, basado en la obra homónima de Christopher Bond de 1973, se estrenaba en el Uris Theatre de Broadway.

The Metropolitan Opera Announces Two-Week Schedule For Nightly Met Opera Streams, Celebrating Women's History Month

by A.A. Cristi — February 24, 2021

The Met has announced themed lineups for two weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the company's website during the coronavirus closure.

BWW Feature: WE SAW THEM FIRST / THE MUSICAL ACTRESSES - Five Musicals Whose Female Performers Later Became Stars

by Matt Wolf — February 22, 2021

Our monthlong series culling some of the early London theatrical triumphs of stars before they became known to the world at large draws to a close with our look back at a brilliant quintet of actresses who commanded attention in one musical (sometimes several) before broader renown came to call.

Limited Edition Double Record Vinyl Set of THE COLOR PURPLE Out Today

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 5, 2021

In celebration of the 5-year anniversary of the recording’s original release, Broadway Records has released the Grammy Award-winning recording of THE COLOR PURPLE as a double record set printed on purple vinyl today, February 5, 2021.

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: January 30-31- with Barrett Foa, Lesli Margherita and More!

by Nicole Rosky — January 30, 2021

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, January 30-31, 2020.

Wake Up With BWW 1/27: The Broadway League Offers Help With Vaccination Efforts, and More!

by Stephi Wild — January 27, 2021

Today's top stories: BroadwayWorld teams up with Broadway Licensing, The Broadway League offers Biden help with vaccination efforts, and more!

Raúl Esparza, Judy Kuhn, Robert Falls, Lonny Price & More Join Porchlight for Final Episodes of SONDHEIM @ 90 ROUNDTABLE

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 26, 2021

Porchlight Music Theatre’s free virtual series Sondheim @ 90 Roundtable with host Michael Weber concludes with two final episodes: Passion, with guests John Doyle, Judy Kuhn and Kathy Voytko, debuting Saturday, Jan.

Bruce Sabath Releases "Beautiful City" Video In Honor Of Biden Inauguration

by A.A. Cristi — January 20, 2021

Actor Bruce Sabath (Company, Cagney, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish) celebrated the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris by producing an uplifting music video of the song 'Beautiful City' from the Stephen Schwartz musical Godspell.