Julianne B. Merrill News

Broadway Education Alliance has revealed the student nominees for the Roger Rees Awards for Outstanding Performer in Greater NY. See the list!

The Broadway Education Alliance has just announced the 50 Roger Rees Awards nominees for Outstanding Performer. Check out the full list!

Maestra Music will present the much-anticipated Amplify 2024, hosted by Tony Award winners Bonnie Milligan and J. Harrison Ghee. We have all the details!

Maestra Music has announced the much-anticipated Amplify 2024, directed by Jessica Ryan, celebrating the work of female and nonbinary composers and featuring works by Academy Award-winner Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and more!

RING OF KEYS has announced taht Auliʻi Cravalho will join QUEERING THE GALA to Joe’s Pub.  Queering the Gala: a benefit for Ring of Keys will take place on Monday, January 29, at 9:30pm at Joe’s Pub in New York and streaming worldwide.

Get ready for a spectacular night of performances as Taylor Iman Jones, Hennessy Winkler, Savy Jackson, and more take the stage in QUEERING THE GALA concert. Don't miss this star-studded event that celebrates diversity and talent.

The Good Show! Podcast Launch was a slice of theater nerd heaven, and the Goodmans have a promising future in cabaret.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and expand the art of the cabaret, honor the music of Broadway, and provide an unparalleled experience to diverse communities.

Jaquel Spivey, Tony and Grammy Award-nominated artist for his role in A Strange Loop, will co-host the 2022-23 Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Maestra Music, the Obie Award winning not-for-profit organization founded by Georgia Stitt and supporting the women and nonbinary musicians in the musical theater industry, announces Amplify 2023, its third annual concert and community event on Monday, March 27, 2023 at 8 pm.

Maestra Music will present Amplify 2023, its third annual concert and community event on Monday, March 27, 2023 at 8 pm. See which Broadway stars are taking part, and how to purchase tickets!

Maestra Music, the not-for-profit organization supporting the women and nonbinary musicians in the musical theater industry, held its second annual concert and community event on March 28.

Maestra Music will hold its second annual concert and community event on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 8 pm. Bringing together Maestra friends and supporters from around the world, Amplify 2022 presented by American Express, will take place both in-person and virtually to raise money and highlight Maestra's programs which provide support, visibility, and community for the women and nonbinary music makers in the theater industry.

The new musical, HOW TO REPAIR A MECHANICAL HEART, based on the novel by JC Lillis, conceived and directed by Marc Erdahi, with book and lyrics by Jay Falzone, music by Trent Jeffords with musical direction by Julianne B. Merrill, released a concept album and now available on Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music.

The newly launched production company will focus on shifting the way theater is developed and this week they will present a new musical to a virtual audience, free of charge.

The newly launched production company, focused on shifting the way theatre is developed, The Bad Kids (“a new way to Broadway”), will present a year-end listening party of the concept album for the new musical, HOW TO REPAIR A MECHANICAL HEART, on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 8 PM.

The newly launched production company, The Bad Kids (“a new way to Broadway”), will present a year-end listening party of the concept album for the new musical, HOW TO REPAIR A MECHANICAL HEART, on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 8 PM.

On Thursday, October 28, Situation, in collaboration with The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, invites the next generation of changemakers to peek behind the curtain of Broadway’s vast job market in this special, virtual “open house” for college students, recent grads, and aspiring young professionals.

Rounding out the cast of How to Repair a Mechanical Heart is Ben Bogen (Frozen), Nick Eibler (The Prom), Tiffany Engen (Rock of Ages), Hillary Fisher, Alan H. Green (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Maria Habeeb, Trey Harrington, Mara Jill Herman, Pilar Martinez, Ben Roseberry (Lion King), Stephen Smith and Lily Talevski.

“Fabulous Fanny Brice” starring Kimberly Faye Greenberg as legendary singer and actress Fanny Brice, will be presented at THE GREEN ROOM 42 (570 Tenth Avenue inside YOTEL in New York City) on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 7:00pm.