In January, Lin-Manuel Miranda pulled out all the stops with ten awesome #Ham4Ham shows. So before the first #Ham4Ham of February is released later today, let's take some minutes to binge revisit all ten memorable performances.
The cast of Broadway's hit musical HAMILTON gathered together in the video below to announce that they will be performing via satellite at the 2016 GRAMMY AWARDS!
Spike Lee turned to Instagram to announce that he and his wife, Tonya will be boycotting next month's Academy Awards ceremony due to the lack of diversity among the nominees.
NBC would love to take a shot at producing a televised performance of the smash Broadway musical HAMILTON, according to NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt.
Ryan Coogler, director of the Rocky reboot CREED, as well as the recent acclaimed film FRUITVALE STATION, revealed that he would love to take the reins on a film adaptation of Broadway's HAMILTON.
An encore telecast of “A Saturday Night Live Christmas” (1.3/4 in 18-49, 4.4 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET): currently ranks #1 in the time period among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, pending updates.
Leslie Odom Jr., who portrays the complex, sometimes charming, sometimes villainous character of 'Aaron Burr' in Broadway's HAMILTON, recently spoke to NPR about living in the role from the musical's first workshops to Broadway. Listen to the in-depth interview below!
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Brian d'Arcy James appeared on TODAY this morning - click here for clips!
Daveed Diggs, who is making his Broadway debut as Thomas Jefferson in HAMILTON, is the latest subject in the show's series of vintage style photographs taken by Josh Lehrer using an 1839 lens. Check it out below!
Last night's episode of JEOPARDY featured a special HAMILTON-themed category with video clues given by the show's star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda from the stage of the Richard Rodgers Theater.
Based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same title, School of Rock: THE MUSICAL, with music from the movie, as well as an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, a book byJulian Fellowes and direction by Laurence Connor, made its World Premiere on Broadway last night, December 6, at the Winter Garden Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and we're taking you inside the red carpet below!
Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart is featured in the shop's new video series, along with Ayad Akhtar (Disgraced), Michael Arden, Leslie Odom Jr., Klea Blackhurst, Cotter Smith, Jennifer-Ashley Tepper and more.
The 27th annual edition of the Gypsy of the Year competition will feature special performances from 14 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows on Monday, December 7 (4:30 PM) and Tuesday, December 8 (2 PM) at the New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street, NYC), BroadwayWorld has confirmed. Gypsy of the Year (#gypsyoftheyear) celebrates six weeks of intensive fundraising by Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring productions.
In anticipation of this star-studded event, throughout the week, we are looking at the impressive musical careers (and when possible, musical theatre careers) of THE WIZ LIVE! stars. Today, we are easing on down the road with the group at the center of the story, the four characters affectionately referred to as 'The Friends;' Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. This group has a two-time Tony nominee and comedy legend, a rising Hollywood star, a three-time Grammy winning R&B icon, and a virtual unknown in the role of a lifetime.
HAMILTON star Leslie Odom Jr. (SMASH, LEAP OF FAITH), recently visited LATE NIGHT and discussed the A-list celebrities, including Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Joel Grey, who have stopped by to see his hit Broadway musical Hamilton.
The 'Rannells' pamphlet! In late October, Andrew Rannells officially took the throne as King George III on Broadway in HAMILTON. Rannells will abscond the throne after today, making way for Jonathan Groff- who originated the role on Broadway- to rise up and take over the kingship on December 1.