Michael Grief News

Visually beautiful and emotionally charged, The Notebook brings love and loss to the stage with poignant results.

Part romance novel, part heartbreak story of the ravages of Alzheimer's, Nicholas Sparks' novel THE NOTEBOOK is now a Broadway musical. No, not of  the glitzy  singing and dancing stage spectacular variety, but moreso a stage drama with music. The excellent National Touring production opened at Shea's last night, and even the most stoic of souls would be hard pressed not to feel one or more of the complex emotions that the cast works so hard to convey

The National Tour of THE NOTEBOOK is now underway! The tour launched on September 6, 2025, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH. Read the reviews here!

State Theatre New Jersey will present the North American tour of the Tony and Grammy®-winning Best Musical sensation, Dear Evan Hansen for five performances. Tickets range from $50-$110.

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will present the Saint Paul engagement of the Tony and Grammy -winning Best Musical that connected the world Dear Evan Hansen, March 11-16, 2025.

The Grand will present the Wilmington premiere engagement of the Tony and Grammy -winning Best Musical that connected the world DEAR EVAN HANSEN at The Playhouse on Rodney Square. Learn how to purchase tickets.

GYPSY, starring six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald as 'Mama' Rose Hovick, is officially open at the newly renovated Majestic Theatre. BroadwayWorld has your inside look into the opening night afterparty. Check out photos here.

Catch up on all the latest from the week ending September 20, 2024 with videos from Sunset Boulevard, The Hills of California, Big Gay Jamboree, Maybe Happy Ending and more!

In this video, Williams spills the tea on her friend and co-director, Michael Grief, who called her to join him in directing The Notebook and how they worked together so seamlessly to maintain one vision.

Get a first look at the new 2024/2025 North American tour of Dear Evan Hansen, which kicked off performances last week in Texas. Watch the company perform 'You Will Be Fround' in this all new montage.

2024 is clearly the season of Shakespeare, as productions of one of his greatest tragedies, Romeo and Juliet, are abundant. Can't keep track of all of the Capulet and Montague? Let us help!

BroadwayWorld is taking you inside the annual Tony Awards afterparty at The Carlyle Hotel with photos from inside the exclusive event!

Weeks after she played her final performance in Lempicka, for which she earned her first Tony nomination, Eden Espinosa crossed 8th Avenue for a very special celebration of her career, hosted by the CIVILIAN. Check out photos here.

This time, the reader question was: How often are people Tony Award-nominated for different shows in the same season?

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced Tony Award winner Rachel Bay Jones and returning Hermitage Fellow Kavita Shah will perform at the 2024 Hermitage Greenfield Prize Dinner on Sunday, April 14th.

Dorian Harewood, “Older Noah” in the new Broadway musical The Notebook, based on the bestselling novel that inspired the iconic film, received a Sardi’s portrait on Friday, March 22nd. Check out photos from the event here!

Watch the creative team of THE NOTEBOOK discuss bringing the musical to Broadway on CBS Sunday Morning!

Second Stage Theater has announced that Bennett Leak, Second Stage Theater's Director of Artistic Production, has been named Interim Artistic Director for the 2024-25 Season.

Reviews are in for Days of Wine and Roses starring Kelli O'Hara and Brian D'Arcy James, which opened on Broadway tonight, Sunday, January 28th at Studio 54. The production, directed by Michael Grief, features music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and a book by Craig Lucas. Find out what the critics had to say here!

Maelyn Jarmon (Season 16 winner of “The Voice”) and Clay Singer (National Tour of The Band’s Visit) will star in three-time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Core Theatre Group.