Jonathan Rockefeller News

Get a first look at all new photos featuring Elmo, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and more from the world premiere of the new Sesame Street the Musical. 

Disney's Winnie the Pooh will be coming to the UK for the first time in Spring 2023. The UK premiere will be presented by Rockefeller Productions, in partnership with ROYO, and in association with Disney Theatrical Productions. Theatre, dates and casting are to be announced.

Kentucky Performing Arts, working in partnership with PNC Broadway in Louisville, is kicking off the 2022-2023 KPA Presents season with a big first: the premiere performances of the North American national tour of the hit Broadway show Jagged Little Pill.  The touring show debuts in Louisville on August 31 and September 1 after a month of rehearsals, set construction, and production tasks took place at The Kentucky Center. After the first two initial Louisville performances, Jagged Little Pill will hit the road for a national tour. 

The world premiere of the new Sesame Street the Musical will feature new songs written by three of Broadway and the music industry’s brightest composers, Tom Kitt, Helen Park, and Nate Edmondson. Sesame Street the Musical will take to the stage in New York starting on Thursday, September 8, 2022, through Thursday, November 27, 2022.

Direct from New York City and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival comes the Chicago premiere of Manual Cinema’s super fun new all-ages show,  Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster, September 10-October 16, 2022 at Chicago Children’s Theatre.

The acclaimed, record-breaking run of Disney's Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation, created and directed by Jonathan Rockefeller, announced today three new summer events for audiences of all ages: a sensory friendly performance, nostalgia nights, and themed Hunny Hunt dessert partners throughout the city.

In this edition of SO NOW YOU KNOW, BroadwayWorld talks to Winnie the Pooh's original PIGLET & ROO, puppeteer, actress and singer, Kristina Dizon about being a part of Winnie the Pooh, The New Musical Stage Adaption.

Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of Sesame Street the Musical. Sesame Street's beloved furry friends will appear in their original puppet form in a new off-Broadway musical, with previews starting September 8, 2022.

Disney's Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation will embark on a national tour this fall. Performances begin September 16, 2022, in Irving, Texas at Irving Arts Center, and will crisscross the U.S. - see the full tour schedule. 

Today, TEDxBroadway organizers announced a very special encore of  TEDxBroadway TEN will be released as a Video on Demand exclusively until June 29. Find out how to watch on demand here!

Sesame Street: The Musical just set its world premiere of a new stage production: Sesame Street: The Musical, in New York. Sesame Street’s beloved furry friends will appear in their original puppet form in an Off-Broadway musical, with previews starting September 8, 2022. Find out how to get tickets today!

The Golden Girls Show! - A Puppet Parody, will stream live from New York City on Saturday, May 21, exclusively on Flymachine. This special event will come from the Theatre Row Theater. Doors will open at 7:30 pm and the stream begins at 8:00 pm.

The Golden Girls Show! - A Puppet Parody is playing a special final engagement in New York through May 29th, 2022.  Performances are taking place at Theatre Row Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street.

 The TEDxBroadway TEN stage is now set as organizers today revealed the final speakers rounding out the complete lineup for the milestone event being held Tuesday, May 17 at 1pm Eastern. 

Chicago Children’s Theatre, Chicago’s largest professional theater devoted to children and young families, announced its 18th season today, launching this fall with a fun, engaging and innovative three-show slate of in-person shows.

Chicago is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month.

The newly renovated State Theatre New Jersey presents the critically acclaimed production of Paddington Gets in a Jam on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 1pm. Tickets range from $15-$65. A fun filled comedy for the whole family, the stage show of Paddington Gets in a Jam was created and directed by Jonathan Rockefeller. The production has garnered a Drama Desk and Off-Broadway alliance nomination for Best Family Show, as well as the coveted New York Times’ Critic’s Pick.

Chicago is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Coming up in April, we've got a ton of major Broadway hits, starry new works starring Sean Hayes, great shows for children, and more!

For its 35th season approaching this fall 2022, South Carolina Children’s Theatre (SCCT) has announced an exciting slate of shows.

Coppell Arts Center will present hilarious puppet parody “That Golden Girls Show!” in Coppell for two performances only on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16 at 8 PM. This ultimate Golden Girls experience is set in a sassy Miami house in 1985 and parodies classic Golden Girls scenarios with new razor-sharp gags and put-downs.