Sir Ian McKellen, the esteemed 85-year-old actor, has been hospitalized following an on-stage accident during a performance of Player Kings at the Noël Coward Theatre in London.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 18, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Derek Deane’s Strictly Gershwin will make its Cleveland debut at Playhouse Square this fall. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Disney’s beloved classic, Beauty and the Beast, comes to life on stage at the Marietta Performing Arts Center. See photos of the cast!
2X GRAMMY nominated singer-songwriter and rising star Becca Stevens has confirmed her highly anticipated forthcoming album Maple to Paper, set for release August 30. Ahead of the album, she unveiled the lead single “Now Feels Bigger Than The Past.' Stevens has also joined the cast of Broadway’s ‘Illinoise’, which yesterday won Best Choreography at the 2024 Tony Awards and was nominated for three others. Listen to a single from her album!
On June 17, 2021, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law, effectively making June 19tha federally recognized holiday. It commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and the June 19, 1865 enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas. In honor of the holiday, two local theatres are having a celebration at each of their venues before leading a walk to the state capitol to join others observing the day. I was honored to speak with Lyndsay Burch, Executive Director and CEO of the B St. Theatre, and Elizabeth Baidoo, Marketing and Community Development Manager of Celebration Arts, about what they have planned for the community this Wednesday.
Mikaela Bennett is a celebrated singer and actress who is garnering praise for her artistic versatility on stage and in concert halls across the globe and is a recent recipient of the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists.
Possum Point Players, Director Jim Hartzell and Makeup Chair, Donna deKuyper are looking for help with the fall musical comedy Something Rotten in the area of wig and hair styling. Learn how to apply!
Experience the magic of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Marietta Performing Arts Center this summer. Learn how to purchase tickets.
He’s Walked the Line; he’s been Hurt, and he’s crooned about the Folsom Prison Blues. Now the story behind the iconic Man in Black comes to life One Piece at a Time when Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash unfolds at Tuacahn. Learn how to purchase tickets.
New Jersey singer-songwriter, Jake Thistle and UK singer-songwriter, St. Lundi have teamed up for a string of east coast tour dates this summer. The two songwriters will co-headline and make stops in New York City, Annapolis, New Hampshire, and Sommerville, MA. Both artists will be touring in support of recent releases.
Sweeney Todd will be playing at Ashland Productions in Maplewood, Minnesota July 12-21, 2024. We chat with Seth Tychon Steidl who plays the role of Sweeney Todd about his role and the production.
Frederick Douglass NOW will be presented by OKC Rep in partnership with Oklahoma Contemporary next year. Performances run May 1-4, 2025 at Te Ata Theater.
The Los Angeles revival of Reefer Madness The Musical is now on stage and the critics have weighed in! The production features additional songs and material by the original creative team.
Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, June 17, 2024.
54 Below will present Kirsten Agresta-Copely in Aquamarine Live on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024 at 7pm. The Grammy nominated harpist and composer who has played in over a dozen Broadway shows, will make her 54 Below debut with Aquamarine Live.
The cast has been announced for the empowering hit musical Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, coming to The Other Palace this summer.
Written by Stewart Pringle, The Bounds takes punters to 1553, “the true Golden Age of English football”, when matches could last hours or days and rules were, though relaxed, quite severe. While people are playing in the distance, our protagonists of humble Northumbrian origins end up debating a lot more than football. Rife with superstition and mythology, the piece lives in a limbo.
After a gruelling few years of cancellations and Covid, Bill Buckhurst's production of Sister Act The Musical was first enjoyed at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2022. Having opened in March 2024 at the Dominion Theatre, a new cast continues the success of this pacy, slick and hugely enjoyable production.
Sean Riley and his company have created something quite remarkable, poignant, and personal.
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