BroadwayWorld is excited to debut a clip from The World According To Allee Willis, a new documentary about the late songwriter. The clip features her close friends and collaborators sharing stories about Willis, including her personal struggles. Watch it here!
SF Sketchfest has announced its 2025 comedy festival lineup featuring Bill Murray, Tim Curry, Kathryn Hahn, and JB Smoove.
As the first female comic to record a special at the iconic Radio City Music Hall, Michelle Buteau returns for her second Netflix comedy special: Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall. Celebrate the New Year right as Buteau reflects on motherhood, marriage, and more as it hits Netflix December 31, 2024.
Ahead of the new season, BroadwayWorld sat down with showrunner Jonathan Tolins to discuss the CBS series Elsbeth, its many connections to the stage, and why the show represents a more upbeat version of New York City than is often portrayed onscreen.
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical is now in previews on Broadway. The musical officially opens on Monday, November 11, 2024 at Studio 54. Meet the cast of A Wonderful World here!
In the new season of the Emmy® nominated series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., nineteen celebrity guests will sit down with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to dive into their ancestral history and solve mysteries that have plagued their families when the series returns January 7 on PBS.
Broadway favorite Vanessa Williams is set to appear as a guest star in Season 2 of the series, playing the jewelry-obsessed character of Roselyn.
Wendie Malick and Dan Lauria are set to host this year's edition of Echoes in the Forest, the annual gala fundraising event for Will GeerTheatricum Botanicum. Learn more about the event here!
On June 9th, the entertainment industry came together to celebrate the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023. Winners were chosen by a unanimous vote from over 1,100 entries in television, podcasts/radio, and the web/digital in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service, and interactive programming. See photos from the event!
Orgy of the Damned has officially debuted as the #1 Blues Album in the U.S and the U.K., as well as achieving Top 10 chart positions in 7 countries around the world including the U.S., U.K., Australia, Austria, France, Germany, and Switzerland. The new album also hit #2 on the U.S. Rock Albums Chart.
Back by popular demand, Broadway sensation and international smash-hit comedy “Celebrity Autobiography” returned on Monday, April 29 to The Groundlings Theatre. Chcck out photos here!
New guest stars for season two include Anika Noni Rose (“Princess and the Frog”) as Cousin Sassy, Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”) as Aunt Lola and Emmy Award winner Eric Bauza (“Muppet Babies”) as robot pig Wiggles. Justin Guarini (“American Idol”) as Cat Burglar, James Monroe Iglehart (Broadway's “Aladdin”) as Mr. Puppypaws return.
SF Sketchfest kicks off its 21st comedy festival with legend Eric Idle at the Castro Theatre on Thursday, January 18 followed by over 200 shows taking place through February 4 in venues across San Francisco.
SF Sketchfest has revealed the initial lineup for the 2024 Comedy Festival in San Francisco. Tickets go on sale on November 19.
Audible Inc., will present Love and Struggle, Volume 3: The Future is Around Us will be performed live for three performances only, Thursday, December 14 – Saturday, December 16, at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre.
The search for the grail continues, on Broadway this fall! Direct from a sold out run at the Kennedy Center, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical comedy Monty Python’s SPAMALOT returns to Broadway tonight! Meet the cast of SPAMALOT here!
The new season will feature Valerie Bertinelli, Danielle Brooks, LeVar Burton, Ciara, Michael Douglas, Lena Dunham, Brendan Fraser, Sammy Hagar, Sunny Hostin, Tracy Morgan, Alanis Morissette, Ed O’Neill, Bob Odenkirk, Anthony Ramos, Iliza Shlesinger, Wes Studi, Dionne Warwick, and Jesse Williams.
The court of the St. James Theatre has assembled! The Tony Award-winning Best Musical comedy Monty Python’s SPAMALOT has just announced its cast and we have the full list!
Wendie Malick and Pamela Adlon are set to host Echoes in the Forest, a gala fundraising event for Will GeerTheatricum Botanicum in celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary summer season.
Reboot Studios has joined the producing team for the Broadway run of Just For Us, the acclaimed one man show about antisemitism from comedian Alex Edelman.
