Rachel Dratch News

The American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice have announced that Golden Globe winning 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' creator and star Rachel Bloom will host the 64th Annual Obie Awards.

Variety reports that Rachel Weisz may join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She is in talks to join Scarlett Johansson in Marvel's “Black Widow.'

SHENANDOAH opened at Serenbe Playhouse in Atlanta on March 13 and is running through April 14, 2019. The story of one family's struggle living in the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War leaps to life in a hidden field in Serenbe, transporting you to the rolling hills of Virginia. A theatrical journey of heartbreak and ultimately hope in a fight for human rights will erupt out of an actual Civil War reenactment with over 100 soldiers, canons, horses and with an all-star cast of singermusicians in a fight for Freedom and Love!

MSNBC's “The Rachel Maddow Show” was the #1 cable news program in A25-54 for the 1st quarter of 2019, beating all other FOX News and CNN shows, according to Nielsen data from December 31, 2018 through March 28, 2019. “Maddow” averaged 552,000 in A25-54 viewers (vs. FOX News' 542,000 for Hannity and 528,000 for Hannity with Specials at 9pm, FOX News' 534,000 at 8pm and CNN's 367,000 at 9pm). Additionally, this quarter was “Maddow's” highest-rated quarter ever in total viewers, averaging 3.07M total viewers at 9pm (vs. FOX News' 3.06M for Hannity with Specials and CNN's 1.3M).

Get ready for an inside look at Serenbe Playhouse's new production, Shenandoah, with one of its stars, Rachel Potter as she takes over BroadwayWorld's Instagram Story today, March 29th! Make sure to tune in to go behind-the-scenes and see what it takes to put on this unique outdoor theatrical experience at a Civil War-era camp! You're not gonna want to miss this!

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced its 2019–2020 theater season, with more than 15 productions from New York, London, and across the globe, plus original Kennedy Center productions.

LOOK OUT! The outrageously campy horror rock musical, GIRLFRIEND FROM HELL: THE MUSICAL, is coming to The Green Room 42 on Saturday April 6th at 9:30pm! Debuting a theatrical concert version of the exciting high-octane original score, Sean Matthew Whiteford's GIRLFRIEND FROM HELL: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious homage to the 'best worst' 80's movies, and a wild night that you won't soon forget.

Porchlight Music Theatre and its Board Member and Artistic Associate Brenda Didier hosted a luncheon at Gibson's Bar and Steakhouse, 1028 N. Rush Street, on International Women's Day, Friday, March 8 celebrating women in theatre and announced the launch of The Rachel Rockwell Memorial Fund supporting fierce women behind the table at Porchlight Music Theatre and the 2019 honorees  of the Fund: Denise Karczewski, Shanna Vanderwerker and Christie Chiles Twillie.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Serenbe Playhouse's SHENANDOAH, starring American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks and Broadway and The X Factor finalist Rachel Potter. Check out the video below!

 Jacaranda Collective is thrilled to bring the timely and inspiring words of Rachel Corrie to Chicago in their inagural production of MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE, taken from the writing of Rachel Corrie and edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner, directed by Artistic Director Sam Bianchini, playing March 22- April 6th, 2019 at  The Den Theatre (3A), 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are on sale now at jacarandacollective.com. 

Serenbe Playhouse presents the musical SHENANDOAH, starring American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks and Broadway and The X Factor finalist Rachel Potter, now playing through April 14th.

Tony winner Steve Kazee is set to star opposite Rachel Bilson in Fox's wedding night pilot Lovestruck, according to TVLine.

Rachel Camp is one of Philadelphia's leading musical theatre stars. The Theatre Horizon favorite will take to the Norristown stage this spring for AN EVENING WITH RACHEL CAMP, an irresistible autobiographical cabaret, running for a limited engagement, May 9 through the 12, 2019. Single tickets are currently on sale.

Food Network star, Emmy®-winning talk show host, and best-selling cookbook author Rachael Ray returns with a new season of 30 Minute Meals, with 30 new episodes airing in 30 days throughout the month of April, all accompanied by a dynamic, multiplatform content offering. In 30 Minute Meals, Ray gives viewers real-time, step-by-step cooking instructions from ingredient prep through getting a meal on the table, with time-saving tips that make the aspirational achievable. Kicking off the season on Monday, April 1st at 12pm ET/PT, viewers will be able to access the premiere episode on multiple platforms including linear, TVE and Facebook, with subsequent premieres airing every day in April at noon ET/PT. In addition, the first five episodes will be available starting March 29th on demand across all platforms and the  Food Network app. Fans can also check out Food Network's Facebook page on April 1st, April 8th, April 15thand April 22nd, to watch select episodes commercial-free in real time. The series return also features a rich array of companion content, including the exclusive digital companion series Rachael's Best of Brooklyn, recipes and tips, as well as Ray taking over the Food Network Skill on Amazon Alexa devices for the month of April, and much, much more.

Serenbe Playhouse has become known in Metro Atlanta for its immersive outdoor productions, and for their latest endeavor, director Brian Clowdus has recruited musical star power.

Producers Michael Harrison and David Ian have announced that Jennlee Shallow and Alexandra Burke will play the role of Rachel Marron in THE BODYGUARD at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre at selected performances from Tuesday 25 June - Saturday 6 July. Please check performance schedule with the Box Office when booking.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at a new music video for Serenbe Playhouse'z SHENANDOAH, starring American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks and Broadway and The X Factor finalist Rachel Potter. Check out the video below!

The Adelaide Festival Board has announced that it has extended the tenure of Joint Artistic Directors Neil Armfield AO and Rachel Healy. This represents the second contract extension for Armfield and Healy taking their total tenure through to and inclusive of the 2023 Adelaide Festival.

The Den Theatre, Chicago: Jacaranda Collective is thrilled to be bringing the words of Rachel Corrie to Chicago in their production of My Name is Rachel Corrie.

The Green Room 42 Presents Rachel Ulanet (Broadway's Beauty and The Beast, Lovemusik, and King David) in her solo show, Keep Me Searching, Today March 1, at 7PM.