Michael McElroy News

The Actors Fund today announced the release of the “Make Them Hear You / Grateful” video to raise funds for their programs and services. The video features Jelani Alladin, Chuck Cooper, André De Shields, Brandon Victor Dixon, Joshua Henry and Billy Porter.

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes the CD edition of soundtrack to the Netflix film adaptation of The Prom, new album from Jason Robert Brown, a song from Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of Cinderella, and more!

Today's top stories: London theatres to shut down again, Hamilton light display inspires donation from Lin Manuel Miranda, Jason Robert Brown to release an album with Ariana Grande and Shoshana Bean, and more!

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, alongside Audra McDonald, director Schele Williams, and Broadway Inspirational Voices’ Joseph Joubert and Michael McElroy, announced today that they have released a very special recording and music video of “Georgia On My Mind” to mark the first day of voting for the January 5th Georgia Senate runoff elections.  

This week's Theater Stories features the American Airlines Theatre! Learn about the Tony-winning plays to grace the stage, including 12 Angry Men, The Constant Wife and more; the theatre's upcoming shows 1776 and Birthday Candles, and much more!

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, December 12-13, 2020.

National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) announces programming for the upcoming season with creative and professional development opportunities supporting YoungArts award winners at every stage of their careers. YoungArts' offerings will focus on four key areas: free virtual programming for artists and audiences; creative development and presentation opportunities; community support, engagement and networking; and financial awards.

Enjoy these holiday shows online with your family as the Broadway shutdown continues.

Tickets are now available for Broadway Inspirational Voices' 2020 holiday concert, “A Season of Hope & Inspiration,” streaming to a global audience on Sunday, Dec. 13 starting at 7pm (ET).  The choir announced an exclusive VIP performance package that includes a ticket to the concert and a specially curated pre-show.

Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV), the Tony Award-winning choir founded and directed by Michael McElroy, is thrilled to announce its 2020 holiday concert, “A Season of Hope & Inspiration,” will stream for free to a global audience on Sunday, Dec. 13 starting at 7pm (ET). The concert will feature an incredible lineup of special guests, including the Broadway luminaries Patti LuPone, Billy Porter, Leslie Odom Jr., Crystal Monee Hall, Daniel J. Watts, and Shoshana Bean. The event will stream online, and tickets (FREE and donate-what-you-can) can be reserved at BIVvoices.org starting Nov. 30.

BIV has announced its 2020 holiday concert, 'A Season of Hope & Inspiration,' will stream for free to a global audience on Sunday, Dec. 13 starting at 7pm (ET). The concert will feature an incredible lineup of special guests, including Patti LuPone, Billy Porter, Leslie Odom Jr., Crystal Monee Hall, Daniel J. Watts, and Shoshana Bean.

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with Best of the Vote-A-Thon. Seth and James review the excitement from last Tuesday's show.

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with Best of the Vote-A-Thon.  Seth and James review the excitement from Tuesday's show.

Today (November 3) in live streaming: A Stars in the House Vote-A-Thon and so much more!

'Stars in the House's' Election Day Vote-A-Thon is getting even bigger! Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley will welcome stage and screen favorites have joined the lineup all day today.

The evening featured appearances from Broadway luminaries including Medal of Honor recipients Tony Award-winning actor Matthew Broderick and Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Sarah Jessica Parker. The honor was presented to the couple by three-time Tony Award-winning actor Nathan Lane.

'Stars in the House's' Election Day Vote-A-Thon is getting even bigger! Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced today that a who's who of stage and screen favorites have joined the lineup for November 3rd, including Sean Hayes, Martin Short, Ben Stiller, Will Chase & Ingrid Michaelson, Josh Groban, Beth Malone, Michael Cerveris and more.

MUSE is a multi-racial collective of Music Directors, Arrangers, Orchestrators, and Composers who are diligently working to develop pipelines for musicians of color who aspire to work in theatre but are seldom granted access.

The Phantom of The Opera's Eric Anthony López recently sat down with TRESAMagazine to talk exclusively about the state of the industry, how 2020 has changed him, what Hispanic Heritage Month means to him as a Puerto Rican in the industry and what it's like being in the only major production safely running in the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, The World Tour of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, directed by the late Hal Prince.

Eric Anthony López (The Phantom of The Opera) recently appeared on APPLE's No More Tokens Podcast, Hosted by Daniel Marcha & Mahesh Kotagi (of FOX & MTV).