Robert Lopez News

On Sunday, February 9, the 92nd Annual Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The The Best Original Song category highlights some of Broadway's best and we are here to help you get to know each song nominated, before the big night. All 5 nominees will perform during the broadcast, so make sure to tune in!

Today, the Academy announced that 9 Elsas from around the world will join Idina Menzel to perform Frozen 2's 'Into the Unknown' at the Oscars on Sunday, February 9. 

BWW Review: BOOK OF MORMON at Popejoy Hall

a?oeThe Book of Mormona?? comes to Los Angeles for a limited engagement February 18 through March 29, 2020, at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre.

The Tomato Patch Workshop's production of Disney's 'Frozen JR.' hits the Kelsey stage at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Feb. 28 through March 1. Kelsey Theatre is located on MCCC's West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

OKC Broadway and Celebrity Attractions recently announced the national tours that will be stopping in Tulsa and Oklahoma City for the 2020-2021 season. Most of these tours are either currently running on Broadway or closed very recently. OKC will welcome MEAN GIRLS, MY FAIR LADY, BLUE MAN GROUP, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, FROZEN, PRETTY WOMAN, and WICKED; while Tulsa will bring ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE, MEAN GIRLS, THE LION KING, OKLAHOMA!, TOOTSIE, PRETTY WOMAN, and HADESTOWN.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards® including Best Musical has announced a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins February 4th at POPEJOY HALL in Albuquerque and plays a limited one-week engagement through February 9th. In Albuquerque, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece on a cash only basis.

TheaterWorksUSA is partnering with BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center once again to bring their high-quality family entertainment to New York City. The partnership continues on February 22, 2020, with Pete the Cat at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center (199 Chambers St, New York, NY 10007). Tickets are $30 (General Admission) and can be purchased by visiting Tribecapac.org or by calling (212) 220-1460.

The 30th Annual Kleban Prize For Musical Theatre reception was held on Monday, February 3.

Today's top stories: Broadway gathers to remember Jerry Herman tonight, and more!

During last night's episode of Saturday Night Live, the parody sketch show performed a spoof of Frozen 2!

An unreleased song, called 'Unmeltable Me' has surfaced from Frozen 2, featuring Josh Gad as the snowman Olaf!

Get a peek into the Frozen 2 animation studio with this all new video from Disney! See how this sequence from Frozen 2 evolved from storyboard to final frame, featuring the song a?oeInto the Unknowna?? written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez.

With Awkwafina making history as the first Asian-American to win the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Leading Role category and Korean film Parasite taking the best foreign film award, the Asian American community can take pride in not just breaking the glass ceiling this year at the 77th Golden Globe Awards but shattering it to pieces.

WhatsOnStage has reported that Disney has delayed the priority on-sale for Frozen in the West End due to issues that have arisen with their partner's ticketing platform.

We've seen a lot of covers of Into the Unknown from Frozen 2, but here's a new unique one from Norwegian musician Leo Moracchioli. Moracchioli took to YouTube to upload a metal cover of the Disney song, originally sung by Idina Menzel, complete with Elsa costume.

HIGHLIGHTS 2019 Q4: THE BOOK OF MORMON en México

On Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards will name the newest Best Musical Theater Album based on cast recordings released in the previous year. This year, the nominees for the award includeAin't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations, Hadestown, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Music Of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child - In Four Contemporary Suites and Oklahoma!. Before a new cast album takes home the title, look back on the 10 most recent cast recordings to win the Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award!

Cynthia Erivo, Oscar winner Elton John, Idina Menzel, Chrissy Metz and Oscar winner Randy Newman will perform this year's nominated songs at the 92nd Oscars® ceremony, show producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain announced today. a?oeThe Oscarsa?? will air live, Sunday, Feb. 9, on ABC.