Sting News

BWW speaks to director Allie Butler and writer/performer Belle Jones about bringing Shame to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

ESPN Films announced today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour (TCA) that its 30 for 30 documentary NATURE BOY, on wrestling legend Ric Flair, will premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Celebrating over 40 years in music, one of the most pivotal reggae bands of all time Third World will drop their new single 'Eyes Are Up On You' (out July 28, 2017) off their upcoming full-length album. The song and album are both produced by Damian Marley and will be released on Ghetto Youths International. 

Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has announced that tickets for its 2017-2018 season will go on-sale to the public on Monday, August 7.

Shirley House is excited to announce the release of a new music video— Get Lit —out today. Get Lit was filmed at the famed The McKittrick Hotel, where the band is currently performing a weekly, Friday night residency in the hotel's main concert venue, The Heath.

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces Folk singer, songwriter and actor Loudon Wainwright III, critically acclaimed Hawaiian musicians Makana & John Cruz, Louisiana's Grammy nominated Southern Roots group, The Revelers and the return of London based R&B trio Loose ends.

CMT today announced that pop and country powerhousesBackstreet Boys and Florida Georgia Line will join forces to perform never-before-heard renditions of each group's biggest hits during CMT CROSSROADS premiering Wednesday, August 30 at 10 PM ET/PT.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed singer/songwriter and rising popstar Zak Abel to a worldwide deal. The agreement comes ahead of the release this autumn of Only When We're Naked, the debut Atlantic Records album by the British talent who initially rose to fame as the guest vocalist on Gorgon City's UK Top 20 hit “Unmissable”.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing and the Estate of Michael Jackson today announced a long-term extension of Sony/ATV's worldwide administration of Michael Jackson's extraordinary Mijac Music catalog.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing announced today that it has signed a worldwide publishing deal with songwriter and artist Maluma.

The Ensemble for the Romantic Century has announced that the 2017-18 season, ERC's 17th, will take place at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between Dyer and 10th Avenues), beginning August 10th with Van Gogh's Ear. Opening Night is set for August 17th. This limited Off-Broadway engagement runs through September 10th only.

Reggae's first international global superstar, Jimmy Cliff delivers dance-euphoria with his new video from his March 10 single release, 'Life,' which debut on Billboard.

GRAMMY Award-winner Chris Botti returns to the Capitol Theatre for one-night only on Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 pm. Tickets go on sale Saturday, July 22 at 10 am.

The highly anticipated new animated series MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN will debut with a one-hour premiere on SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 (7:00-8:00 a.m. EDT), on Disney XD, and on the Disney XD App and VOD (12:01 a.m. EDT)

The Ford Theatres today announced a spectacular season for Summer 2017 at the fully transformed John Anson Ford Amphitheatre. The 2017 season will open today, July 15 with a performance by famed tap dancer and choreographer Savion Glover and runs through Monday, October 16.

BWW speaks to Brendon Burns about the two shows he is bringing to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

A hop, skip and a body roll down from the Champs-Elysees where Paris will explode with National celebrations on Bastille Day 14 July, one of France's most iconic cabaret establishments Crazy Horse Paris is getting ready to bring a taste of Paris to Australia.

Saint Michael's Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the July 19 opening of the Off-Broadway hit Murder for Two at Saint Michael's Playhouse. Murder for Two features book and music by Joe Kinosian, book and lyrics by Kellen Blair and stars Noel Carey and Jeremiah Ginn, both from Murder for Two's national tour. Murder for Two creative team is led by director Jeremy Scott Lapp with choreography by Wendy Seyb, scenic design by John Paul Devlin, costume design by Andrea Lauer, lighting design Anthony Pellecchia, and sound design by Jill BC DuBoff.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: William Michals, Lesli Margherita and Anthony Santelmo, Jr. star in 54 SINGS MAN OF LA MANCHA tonight!

Gideon Media (a new venture from Gideon Productions, producers of the critically-acclaimed The Honeycomb Trilogy, Universal Robots, and Viral) in association with Tor Books & Tor Labs will present Steal the Stars, a noir science fiction thriller by Mac Rogers (award-winning writer of the global hit podcast thrillers, The Message and LifeAfter), released as 14 episodes, airing weekly from August 2 - November 1, 2017, and available worldwide on all major podcast distributors including iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay through the Macmillan Podcast Network.