Jonathan Tolins News

Christmastime is here at last and BroadwayWorld is continuing our favorite annual tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a 12 Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited two stars of stage and screen, Michael Urie and Philemon Chambers, to share some of their most cherished holiday songs and performances.

Christmastime is here at last and BroadwayWorld is continuing our favorite annual tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a 12 Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited two stars of stage and screen, Michael Urie and Philemon Chambers, to share some of their most cherished holiday songs and performances.

Mark Cortale, Producing Artistic Director of The Art House, and co-founder of developmental theatre lab New Works Provincetown has announced exciting new programming for the Women’s Week 2021 lineup in mid-October, hot on the heels of his tenth anniversary Art House summer season.

Forestburgh Playhouse presents the comedy, Buyer & Cellar by Jonathan Tolins, from August 17-22 on the Tavern Stage. Directed by Broadway veteran Matt Lenz, Buyer & Cellar stars Nick Cearley of The Skivvies as Alex More.

Act II Playhouse in Ambler, PA has announced its 2021-2022 season. The mainstage season opens with “Really Good Tidings” and previews Nov. 30, 2021 - Dec. 2, opens Dec. 3, and runs through Dec. 30.

Over the next five weeks alone, between now and Labor Day weekend, The Art House and Town Hall in Provincetown will host a “who’s who” constellation of Broadway award-winners and music & comedy all-stars with no less than sixteen individual shows opening across the two venues’ three stages.

Producer Mark Cortale has announced that six stars of the stage and screen will join the late-February - March 2021 line-up of The Seth Concert Series, the live weekly series based on Seth Rudetsky’s international Broadway series that began at The Art House in Provincetown ten years ago.

Arkansas Public Theatre has announced it will return to the stage with Buyer and Cellar. Performances run February 5-14, 2021.

Broadway personality Michael Urie will appear on On the Rocks Radio Show Tuesday, January 26th at 7pmPST/10pmEST with host TV/radio personality Alexander Rodriguez and guest co-host sitcom writer/playwright/director Stan Zimmerman (The Golden Girls, Yes, Virginia) to chat about theatre during COVID, his career, and more!

Jeremy Jordan, Ashley Spencer, Santino Fontana, and Christy Altomare are the latest Broadway stars to join Stephanie J. Block, Sebastian Arcelus, and Jessica Vosk on The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series!

Jessica Vosk is the latest Broadway star to join The Seth Concert Series!

Today Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced additional guests for the highly popular FREE event, Keen After Hours.  Coming up next: Chisa Hutchinson (January 25th), followed by Michael Urie (February 1st), among others, in coming weeks.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, New Works Provincetown, a developmental theatre lab founded by Producer Mark Cortale to create and develop new theatrical works, returned last month to continue work on The Last Diva- a new musical with a book by Jonathan Tolins (Buyer & Cellar), music by Scott Frankel (Grey Gardens, War Paint) and lyrics by Michael Korie (Grey Gardens, War Paint). 

New Works Provincetown, a developmental theatre lab founded by Producer Mark Cortale to create and develop new theatrical works, has commissioned its second and third full length projects: a new play by Kevin Powell (The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy's Journey into Manhood), developed with and directed by Oliver Butler (What the Constitution Means to Me), and a new musical titled Maiden Voyage by composer Carmel Dean (Renascence) and lyricist/playwright Mindi Dickstein (Little Women, Toy Story - The Musical).

For a limited time, fans will be able to purchase fifteen of The Seth Concert Series performances featuring Broadway's biggest stars!

Ana Gasteyer, James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Pascal and Kerry Butler will join the December line-up of talent slated for The Seth Concert Series.

The Bay Street Theater announced today that it is creating its first purpose-built home that will feature multiple theaters and spaces for the development of new work, dedicated education facilities, and outdoor performance and public spaces.

Pandora Productions, Louisville’s only theatre company dedicated and most trusted to tell the stories of the LGBTQ community, continues her virtual 2020-2021 season with BUYER & CELLAR, a comedy by Jonathan Tolins.

Thanks to the generosity of the theatrical community and dedicated supporters, Broadway Cares has announced a record $18.1 million was provided in grants in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

Producer Mark Cortale announced today that award-winning stars of the stage and screen Karen Olivo, Sierra Boggess, and returning by popular demand Jeremy Jordan would join the concert series.