The Muppets News

The popular weekly Broadway talk show Live with Rye & Friends on Broadway, now at the Broadway Makers Marketplace and hosted by renowned talk show Host & Producer Rye Myers 'Your Broadway & Entertainment BFF!' welcomes Broadway actor Fergie L. Philippe who is currently in Hamilton on Broadway as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison.

Broadway cabaret staple Joe Iconis will be previewing songs from his new ‘Album’ (to be released June 17th) at the Bourbon Room June 22, 2022, joined by some of the ‘Album’ artists who are also members of Joe Iconis & Family. Joe took a moment to answer a few of my musical queries.

Sweet Nell Productions & Outside In Theatre, in collaboration with Family Affairs Studio, will world premiere Justin Elizabeth Sayre’s Lottie Platchett Took a Hatchet at Assembly Festival as part of The Edinburgh Fringe Festival August 4th - 27th, with a preview in Los Angeles at Casita del Compo’s Cavern Club June 10th – 12th. Jessica Hanna directs the cast of Kirsten Vangsness as Lottie (June 10 & 11) Lauren Lopez as Lottie (June 12 & August 4 – 27) with Tom Lenk, Ryan W Garcia, Tom Detrinis and Justin Elizabeth Sayre. I had the opportunity to ask Tom Lenk a few queries about his many successful ventures, as well as his history with producer/director Tom Detrinis.

New Jersey native Emily Rothstein began her career after graduating from the University of Southern California with a degree in Cinematic Arts. 

The Chicago Philharmonic Society will present and perform Marvel Studios' Black Panther in Concert at the historic Chicago Theatre, 175 N State St, Chicago, June 18, 2022 at 7:30 pm, the weekend of Juneteenth.

Broadwayworld had the pleasure of interviewing Sam about his career and the upcoming show at Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre.

Horror, hilarity and astounding vocal tricks hit the seaside this spring as Lachlan Werner, comedy's poof prince of puppets, brings his solo show to Brighton Fringe. Winner of the Culture Connex x Brighton & Hove Pride Bursary, Voices Of Evil is an hour of ventriloquism like you've never seen before. Expect 'The Muppets' meets 'The Exorcist'...

“Take the A Train” or the Lexington Ave line, but get on board for The Little Orchestra Society’s (L.O.S.) third live concert of 2022 featuring “Ellington and Gershwin: Rhapsodies in Jazz!” on May 14 & 15 at the 92nd Street Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave, NYC. 

Boston Conservatory at Berklee Executive Director Cathy Young(Opens in a new window) will present an honorary doctorate in person to acclaimed conductor Thomas Wilkins and virtually to Tony Award-winning actor and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell at Boston Conservatory's commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7.

Goodspeed Musicals announced today that it will produce the world premiere of Christmas in Connecticut – A New Musical this holiday season at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn.

Ruth Kirschner will be offering a Writing Workshop on Saturday, April 2 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm following the opening night of Whippoorwill. The Writing Workshop will take place in the President Circle Room of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University.

The channel will also highlight encore programming that has included Disney Legend, Hayley Mills, John Stamos, Kristin Chenoweth and more, plus segments from our “Be Our Guest 4 The Day” series featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, voice talent from “Encanto,” and more.

Ruth Kirschner will be offering a Writing Workshop on Saturday, April 2 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm following the opening night of Whippoorwill. The Writing Workshop will take place in the President Circle Room of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University.

The Little Orchestra Society, an experiential presentation of music for children and families, will offer its second program of the season on April 2nd and 3rd at the Kaye Playhouse with a unique concert focused on the making of an opera, think of it like Opera 101!

ABC announced today an all-star lineup of unscripted programming. Season four of “Holey Moley” kicks off the evening featuring The Muppets, followed by the heart-racing quiz show “The Chase” and a brand-new series, “Who Do You Believe.” Additional summer premiere dates will be announced at a later date.

The series will take audiences on a music-filled journey as, at long last, The Electric Mayhem Band records its first ever album. Lilly Singh ('A Little Late with Lilly Singh,' “Dollface.”) will play the (human) lead role of “Nora” the junior A&R executive tasked with managing and wrangling the mayhem that is The Electric Mayhem Band.

The Chicago Philharmonic Society will present and perform Marvel Studios' Black Panther in Concert at the historic Chicago Theatre June 18, 2022 at 7:30 pm, the weekend of Juneteenth.

Liverpool's North Docks will play host to a brand new immersive, satirical theatre production inspired by the peep shows of Amsterdam this February.

Avenue Q is one of Broadway's most unique masterpieces of all time. With the simple charm, music, and felt-faced protagonists of Sesame Street and the biting humor, prolific swearing, and relatable depiction of mediocre adult life, the 2003 Tony winner for Best Musical certainly made a name for itself as it delighted the audiences of New York City for 10 beautiful, off-color years. While many feel that the concept of 'Dirty Puppets' has become tired and cliche with the production of movies like The Happytime Murderers or the success of comedians like Randy Feltface, Avenue Q withstands the test of time through its sincere storytelling and simple themes that remind us all to find joy in our lives where we can and appreciate the things we have.

Disney+ has ordered 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians,' an epic adventure series based on—and closely aligned with—Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, will will write with Jon Steinberg (“Black Sails,” FX’s upcoming “The Old Man”) with James Bobin (“Dora and the Lost City of Gold”) directing.