Robert Preston News

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 10, 2024

by — July 10, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 10, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Ariana DeBose Will Return to Host the 77th Annual Tony Awards

by Nicole Rosky — March 27, 2024

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose returns to host THE 77TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS for the third time.

Review: GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at White Theatre At The JCC

by Alan Portner — March 19, 2024

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” is a very funny idea and the 2014 Tony winner for best new Musical.

Where Else Have the Tony Awards Been Held?

by Jennifer Ashley Tepper — December 3, 2023

This time, the reader question was: Where has the Tony Awards ceremony been presented in the past?

Have There Been Many Two-Person Broadway Musicals Before GUTENBERG?

by Jennifer Ashley Tepper — October 22, 2023

This time, the reader question was: Have there been many Broadway musicals starring only two actors, before Gutenberg! The Musical!?

Broadway Lyricist and Librettist Tom Jones Has Passed Away

by Blair Ingenthron — August 12, 2023

Tom Jones, best known for his work as the librettist and lyricist of The Fantasticks, has passed away.

Patrick Duffy, Tristan Gemmill & More to Star in TWELVE ANGRY MEN UK Tour

by Chloe Rabinowitz — August 1, 2023

Get all the details about the upcoming TWELVE ANGRY MEN UK Tour featuring TV stars Patrick Duffy and Tristan Gemmill.

Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Moorestown Theater Company

by Donna Marie Nowak — July 27, 2023

What did our critic think of THE MUSIC MAN at Moorestown Theater Company?

All Roads Theatre Company Will Open With MACK & MABEL in 2024

by Stephi Wild — July 10, 2023

ALL ROADS THEATRE COMPANY (ARTCO) announces its emergence into the Southern California Arts Scene with the bold announcement of a fully staged and choreographed “In Concert” presentation of Jerry Herman’s and Michael Stewart’s beloved but seldom-produced musical, MACK & MABEL, for three perf

Pasadena Playhouse To Receive 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award

by Blair Ingenthron — May 23, 2023

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that based on the recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, Pasadena Playhouse, in Pasadena, California, will be the recipient of the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award.

Interview: Broadway Producer Julian Schlossberg

by Herbert Paine — March 26, 2023

Producer Julian Schlossberg's autobiography, TRY NOT TO HOLD IT AGAINST ME, is a chronicle of singular moments and stars of Broadway.

Broadway Streaming Guide: February 2023 - How to Hear the KIMBERLY AKIMBO Cast Recording & More

by Michael Major — February 4, 2023

This February, Broadway fans will be treated with several new albums, concerts, and television shows to binge.

Cast & Creative Teams Confirmed for Shaw Festival 2023 Season, Featuring PRINCE CASPIAN World Premiere & More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 30, 2023

Artistic Director Tim Carroll has unveiled the Shaw Festival's 2023 casting and creative teams for the Festival Theatre, Royal George Theatre, Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre, BMO Stage, as well as the newly added Spiegeltent.

New Biography ROBERT PRESTON - FOREVER THE MUSIC MAN Out Now

by A.A. Cristi — November 17, 2022

Robert Preston - Forever The Music Man chronicles the life and career of the enigmatic Hollywood and Broadway actor, and original Music Man star, Robert Preston.

Album Review: THE MUSIC MAN (THE 2022 BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) Is A New Kind Of MUSIC MAN For A New Generation… Kind Of

by Bobby Patrick — October 6, 2022

The additional track of the cut barbershop quartet song, IT’S YOU is a real bonus and so is the extra extended cut of Jackman and Shuler Hensley’s clowning fun on THE SADDER BUT WISER GIRL FOR ME.

Charleston Light Opera Guild Announces Auditions For THE MUSIC MAN

by Stephi Wild — August 24, 2022

The Music Man, a co-production with the Clay Center, will play at the Maier Performance Hall on October 28-30 and November 4-6, 2022.

Charleston Light Opera Guild Presents THE MUSIC MAN in October

by Stephi Wild — August 8, 2022

The Music Man, a co-production with the Clay Center, will play at the Maier Performance Hall on October 28-30 and November 4-6, 2022.

The Lark Theater to Present Screenings of Classic Movie Musicals, Including FUNNY GIRL, THE MUSIC MAN & More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 19, 2022

The Lark Theater in Larkspur, CA is presenting movie adaptations of iconic musicals EVERY WEDNESDAY afternoon.

HAIR Co-Creator James Rado Dies at 90

by Stephi Wild — June 22, 2022

James Rado, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning sole surviving co-creator of the ground-breaking Broadway musical HAIR - The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, died peacefully Tuesday evening, June 21, 2022 in New York City surrounded by his loving family.

Legacy Theatre to Open 2022 Season With I DO! I DO!

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 21, 2022

The Legacy Theatre, Branford's own regional, professional theatre on the shoreline, is back with its opening Mainstage Production of the 2022 season! 'I Do! I Do!,' a charming musical about marriage, will play Thursdays through Saturdays at the theatre from April 28-May 14.