Rachel News

Another year has come to an end for the Prototype Festival of new opera theatre-music theatre, under the banner of Beth Morrison Projects and HERE. For those of us who couldn’t make it to all the shows on display at various venues around town, it’s always something of a crapshoot: Which ones do you choose? This week, for me, it was the Mary Kouyoumdjian-Royce Vavrek ADORATION, based on the eponymous Atom Egoyan film.

Toronto Comedy All Stars and Roast Master Bash will present 'The One with the FRIENDS Roast' at Yuk Yuk's on March 1st. Learn more about the event here!

Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals. Check out a guide to each those musicals below, along with musicals that are in development or ones that have not yet made their way to Broadway.

Check out production photos for the West Coast premiere of the new musical MYSTIC PIZZA here!

Join Monski Mouse at the Adelaide Fringe for a fun-filled family experience with Baby Disco Dance Hall and Baby Cabaret. These music-based comedy shows are perfect for early years audiences and their parents/carers. Don't miss out on this delightful festival entertainment!

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. 

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press have announced the winner of the December 2023 Go Try PlayWrite Contest. Find out who won and learn more about the competition here!

BroadwayWorld announces the upcoming production of HAMILTON at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The show will feature an all-star cast and promises to be a must-see for theater lovers. Get all the details here.

Porchlight Music Theatre’s 90th Anniversary production of Cole Porter’s crown jewel musical comedy, Anything Goes, music and lyrics by Cole Porter, original book by P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse and a new book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman, is now playing through February 25, 2024, at the Ruth Page Center, 1016 N. Dearborn St. See photos from opening night!

Two Destination Language present Katherina Radeva's 40/40 touring the UK, 29 February - 9 March 2024.

Gutenberg! The Musical welcomed Corbin Bleu as a special guest! Watch the video!

Broadway Dallas and Broadway Across America have revealed the full lineup of Broadway shows coming to Dallas in the 2024/2025 Broadway Series presented by Broadway Dallas. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Raúl Esparza has revealed that Galileo, the new musical premiering this spring, has its sights set on Broadway.

Oliver Tompsett will be joining Eric McCormack in the new musical in concert Wild About You, which is making its Worldwide Premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane this spring with a stellar cast.

Centenary Stage Company's Winter Thaw Festival of concerts continues with a performance by ROSAWAY on January 27 at 8:00 pm.

This year’s event promises to marvel music lovers once again as it will see the staging of the European premiere of ATTENTION! – the remarkable new symphonic work by Chris Thile.

David Kepner will reprise his role as Jason in Lynn Nottage’s more recent Reading, PA play, Clyde’s, a story of hard work, solidarity, and daring to dream in a greasy spoon down the road from Stan’s bar in Sweat.

After reopening its National Historic Landmark tenement at 97 Orchard Street earlier this fall, the Tenement Museum has unveiled its first new exhibit in several years, “A Union of Hope: 1869,” exploring the Black migrant experience in post-Civil War era New York City.

Wilmington Concert Opera, the minority and women run opera company of Delaware, has announced their 2024 season, “Voices of Home.”

Rachel Chinouriri announces her debut album 'What a Devastating Turn of Events' with the release of her new single 'Never Need Me' and a video featuring Florence Pugh. Following the album's lead single “The Hills,” Rachel has also shared the soaring indie pop anthem “Never Need Me,” a bittersweet and empowering ode to putting yourself first.