Lea Salonga News

The Tony-winning production of Once On This Island just welcomed Darlesia Cearcy, who replaces Lea Salonga as Erzulie, as well as Merle Dandridge, who returns to the production to play Papa Ge. Check out a first look at the duo in action below!

Casting is now complete for the Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production of Annie. The new cast members are Roger Bart as Daniel 'Rooster' Hannigan, Kaylin Hedges as Annie, Ali Stroker as 'Star-to-Be,' Amir Talai as Bert Healy, Marlow Barkley as Kate, Amadi Chapata as Pepper, Noe Lynds as July, Rae Martinez as Tessie, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja as Molly, and Olivia Zenetzis as Duffy.

FRAGMENTS will go up for one-performance-only today June 26th, 2018. 7:00 PM at The Laurie Beechman Theatre - Just West of Time Square.

The San Diego Symphony has announced its complete lineup for its Jazz @ The Jacobs and City Lights series for the 2018-19 season. Back for its fourth year, the successful Jazz @ The Jacobs returns with Gilbert Castellanos continuing in his role as series curator. From October through April, the five-concert series features a new and exciting lineup of programs and guest artists. The popular City Lights series also returns bringing the best of Broadway musicals and the American Songbook to San Diego in four exciting concerts.

Kristin Chenoweth recently held her 4th annual Broadway Bootcamp, followed by the 2nd annual Kristi Awards. BroadwayWorld is giving you a look inside the Popular program to see all the stars, students, and stellar cosplay! Check out the photos below!

Single tickets for The Soraya's eagerly anticipated 2018-19 season of the best of the performing arts are now on sale.  With tickets starting as low as $29 ($15 for CSUN students) for select subscription series, The Soraya offers audiences the opportunity to experience a wide breadth of performances from the opening night tribute to legendary Mexican singer Juan Gabriel featuring the Queen of Ranchera Aida Cuevas to Martha Graham dance company's world premiere of The EVE Project; from Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra featuring violinist Jennifer Koh to LA's classical music innovators, wild Up, tackling jazz icon John Coltrane; from Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes to an evening with Broadway's Lea Salonga to close out the season. 

Aladdin on Broadway made way for some star visitors this week as Lea Salonga, Merle Dandridge, and Alex Newell of Broadway's Once on This Island and television star Ty Burrell stopped in for a visit with the good people of Agrabah. Check out behind the scenes photos of the visit below!

Kristin Chenoweth recently held her 4th annual Broadway Bootcamp, followed by the 2nd annual Kristi Awards. BroadwayWorld is giving you a look at the video that introduced the awards ceremony.

Desperate Measures is a hilarious new musical that tells the tale of Johnny Blood, a handsome young man whose life is in danger over a saloon brawl. Set in the early 1890's, Johnny must put his fate into the hands of a colorful cast of characters including a wily sheriff, an eccentric priest, a authoritarian governor, a saloon girl gone good, and a nun out of the habit- as they all struggle to decide Johnny's fate.  Laws are broken and hearts are won as they try to find justice in a world that often doesn't seem just. Sound familiar?

Additional casting has been announced for the Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production of Annie on Friday, July 27, at 8 PM, Saturday, July 28, at 8 PM and Sunday, July 29, at 7:30 PM. The new cast members are David Alan Grier as Daddy Warbucks and Steven Weber as Franklin Delano Roosevelt ('FDR'). The production also stars the previously announced Ana Gasteyer as Miss Hannigan,

Tony Awards night has come and gone. The songs have all been sung, the dances danced, the trophies awarded, and the champagne popped to toast another tremendous Broadway season.

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND has won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

Once On This Island has won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

FRAGMENTS will go up for one-performance-only on Tuesday June 26th, 2018. 7:00 PM at The Laurie Beechman Theatre - Just West of Time Square.

The 2018-2019 season includes six Broadway shows, headlined by the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Blockbuster Beautiful – The Carole King Musical. Also coming as part of the Haverland Carter Broadway in New Mexico series are Finding Neverland, The Sound of Music, Kinky Boots, and the newly-restaged Cats. RENT 20THANNIVERSARY TOUR will also tour to Popejoy as a Broadway Extra.

See the new anticipated show Once On This Island and take an exclusive backstage tour with 'Daniel' himself, Isaac Powell in New York City!

Ferris & Milnes will appear live at the Pheasantry in 70 In 70… And a Swell Party! on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 July 2018 at 8.00pm with a burst of their inimitable style of comedy and music - but this time with a twist…

The 74th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony was held at Circle in the Square on the set of the TONY Nominated Broadway Revival of Once on This Island yesterday, Monday, June 4. BroadwayWorld was in attendance at the big event. Check out photos from the ceremony below!

An afternoon Island Celebration! The 74th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony was held at Circle in the Square on the set of the TONY Nominated Broadway Revival of Once on This Island on Monday afternoon. Check out photos below to see the stars of the season stroll down the red carpet, sporting their 'festive island' best!

On June 7, 2018, Charles Strouse, the Tony Award-winning composer of Annie, Bye Bye and Applause, and some of the most popular music from the last 60 years of Broadway, film and television, turns 90. To mark the occasion, a year-long celebration of events, including tributes, concerts, revivals and international productions, will take place across the United States and around the world.