Michael Kooman News

Winners Announced For Seattle's 2018 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards

by Stephi Wild — February 1, 2019

The votes are in and the nominees have been announced! And now, the worthy recipients of the 2018 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards are finally able to get the recognition they richly deserve.

Australian Discovery Orchestra to Hold Vocal Competition to Record New Music

by Julie Musbach — January 31, 2019

The Australian Discovery Orchestra, the world's first solely digital streaming orchestra, is proud to announce "16 STORIES" - a worldwide online vocal competition.

JUDGE JACKIE: DISORDER IN THE COURT Comes to Adelaide Fringe

by Stephi Wild — January 24, 2019

Multi-award-winning Davine Productions presents the Australian premiere of hilarious new musical comedy parody, Judge Jackie: Disorder in the Court, in the 2019 Adelaide Fringe at The Parks Theatre, Angle Park.

Seattle Theater Writers Announce the Eighth Annual Nominations of the 2018 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards

by A.A. Cristi — January 26, 2019

Seattle's critics' circle announces Nominees of Excellence in Seattle theatrical productions.

VIDEO: Patti LuPone and Brian Stokes Mitchell Discuss Their Roles on Disney's VAMPIRINA

by Kaitlin Milligan — November 20, 2018

Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Brian Stokes Mitchell guest star as Vampirina's grandparents in a special holiday episode of Disney Junior's hit animated series 'Vampirina' premiering FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 at 7:00 p.

Will Reynolds & Eric Price Announced Winners of 14th Annual Fred Ebb Award

by Julie Musbach — November 5, 2018

The Fred Ebb Foundation in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company will present the fourteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to Will Reynolds and Eric Price.

Photo Flash: Christine Ebersole, Sydney Lucas And More Attend The 2018 Samuel French Awards

by A.A. Cristi — October 30, 2018

The world's leading theatrical publishing and licensing company, Samuel French, announced today that The Secret Garden (writing team Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman), Doug Wright, and Antoinette Nwandu will be honored at the third annual Samuel French Awards.

City Theatre Announces Special Event: A Holiday Homecoming

by A.A. Cristi — October 25, 2018

City Theatre is excited to welcome the musical theater writing team of Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond back to Pittsburgh for A Holiday Homecoming.

BWW Review: Village's THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES Is Super Fun ... For Nerds

by Jay Irwin — September 21, 2018

A few years back, on one of my trips back to the Mothership (New York), I was going to see one of the many incarnations of "Forbidden Broadway", a series I've loved for years.

National Alliance For Musical Theatre To Celebrate Its 30th Annual Festival Of New Musicals

by Stephi Wild — August 29, 2018

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (Betsy King Militello, Executive Director) is celebrating its 30th Annual Festival of New Musicals this year, and in recognition of that milestone, NAMT will host a month-long new musicals celebration this September.

BWW Exclusive: See Carol Kane Get Animated on Disney's VAMPIRINA

by Kaitlin Milligan — August 23, 2018

Legendary stage, film and television actress Carol Kane guest starring in tomorrow's new episode of Disney Junior's hit animated series 'Vampirina,' which follows Vampirina (aka 'Vee') as she faces the joys and trials of being the new kid in town after her family moves from Transylvania to Pennsylva

Hilarity Ensues in Village Theatre's THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES

by Julie Musbach — August 21, 2018

Village Theatre is thrilled to kick off the 2018-2019 Season with the World Premiere of The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes by Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond (Romantics Annonymous at the Old Globe in London, Disney Channel's Vampirina).

Samuel French Awards Will Honor THE SECRET GARDEN, Doug Wright, & Antoinette Nwandu; Christine Ebersole, Sierra Boggess, & Amber Iman to Perform

by Julie Musbach — July 24, 2018

The world's leading theatrical publishing and licensing company, Samuel French, announced today that The Secret Garden (writing team Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman), Doug Wright, and Antoinette Nwandu will be honored at the third annual Samuel French Awards.

Broadway Unlocked Raises $38,000 For The Crime Victims Treatment Center

by Julie Musbach — May 15, 2018

On Sunday night at the 6th annual #giveback concert, Broadway Unlocked raised $48,000 to benefit the Crime Victims Treatment Center at WNYC's The Greene Space.

BROADWAY UNLOCKED Announces Updated Performance Lineup For The #giveback Concert

by Julie Musbach — May 11, 2018

Broadway Unlocked founder Jessica Ryan announced today that the performance lineup for the sixth annual #giveback concert slated for Sunday, May 13 at 7.

Casey Cott, Chris Weaver, Darius DeHaas And More Headline Broadway Unlocked's 6th Annual #giveback Concert

by Stephi Wild — April 26, 2018

Broadway Unlocked founder Jessica Ryan announced today that the sixth annual #giveback concert is slated for Sunday, May 13 at 7.

Broadway's Brian Stokes Mitchell, Patti LuPone, & More Bring Magic To Disney Juniors' VAMPIRINA

by Macon Prickett — March 15, 2018

Two musical theatre composers are bringing Broadway magic to Disney Junior for the upcoming series Vampirina! Composers Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond, who most recently composed Romantics Anonymous, are pulling out all the stops on the Disney Junior animated series, Variety Reports.