Kelly Kerwin Will Step Down as Artistic Director of OKC Repertory Theater
by Stephi Wild
- May 9, 2024
After three years as Artistic Director of OKC Repertory Theater, Kelly Kerwin is stepping down to be closer to family in New York. Kerwin led the organization through the height of the pandemic and through the transition from OKC Rep’s founding artistic director, Donald Jordan.
Review: MJ THE MUSICAL at KC Music Hall
by Alan Portner
- May 8, 2024
Michael is Roman Banks with a spot-on almost miraculous personification of the Ing of Pop. The dancing, the voice, the persona. They are all there. Banks offers a remarkable performance.
IN FOR A PENNY Comes to Hollywood Fringe
by Stephi Wild
- May 8, 2024
Central City Productions has announced the world-premiere of Crystal Keith’s In For A Penny at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
World Premiere of CARAVAN Comes to Tableau D'Hôte Theatre
by Stephi Wild
- May 7, 2024
Fresh off their runaway hit production of Erin Shields' Thy Woman's Weeds at Centaur Theatre, Tableau D'Hôte Theatre (TDHT) is closing its nineteenth season with the world premiere of Anna Burkholder's Caravan, a play set against the backdrop of the 1970 pancanadian feminist reproductive justice movement that shut down parliament for the first and only time in its history
Review: Lorna Luft's Triumphant Return to 54 Below with HOME AGAIN
by Analisa Bell
- May 6, 2024
Lorna Luft captivated the audience at 54 Below on Friday night. The child of legendary performer Judy Garland and producer Sid Luft, Ms. Luft is no stranger to the stage, and she had the audience in the palm of her hand with this entertaining evening of music celebrating New York writers of Tin Pan Alley, the Brill Building, and beyond!
Review: THE LION TELLS HIS TALE at Broadway Performance Hall
by Shelley Dean
- May 4, 2024
History is often rewritten in a way that is easier to digest, leading to hundreds of years of misinformation and erasure of the struggles of marginalized and persecuted groups. Artfully directed by Steve Sneed, Intiman Theatre has officially opened the world premiere of The Lion Tells His Tale, the first staged production of Delbert Richardson’s nationally recognized and multi-award-winning traveling museum, The “Unspoken” Truths.
Dominique Jackson Will Host Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation's New York Dinner
by Nicole Rosky
- May 3, 2024
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) announced that model, actress, and author Dominique Jackson will serve as the MC at its second annual New York Dinner on May 8, 2024 at the legendary Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Plaza. Academy Award-nominated actress Rosie Perez will appear as a special guest with a performance by Glassnote Records recording artist Talia Rae. Arthur Fogel, President – Global Touring and Chairman – Concerts, Live Nation Entertainment will accept The Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS Award at the event.
Bard Music Festival Presents BERLIOZ & HIS WORLD In August
by A.A. Cristi
- May 1, 2024
This August, the Bard Music Festival returns for its 34th season with an intensive two-week exploration of “Berlioz and His World.” In eleven themed concert programs, the festival examines the life and times of visionary French composer Hector Berlioz, whose grand-scale works, startling sonorities, and advanced literary leanings helped redefine musical Romanticism.
Review: Musikal Masih Ada and the Turbulent Lives of Cancer Patients
by Rakaputra Paputungan
- May 1, 2024
On April 23rd 2024, Yayasan Kanker Indonesia (Indonesian Cancer Foundation) produced the original musical Musikal Masih Ada (Still Remains the Musical), in collaboration with Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakpro, and new performing arts company Adpro. The musical ran for two shows at Graha Bhakti Budaya, Jakarta.
Review: LAUGHING BOY, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina
- May 1, 2024
When Connor dies whilst in the care of the NHS, his mum, Sara, wants answers. Premiering under Stephen Unwin’s taut direction, Sara Ryan’s Laughing Boy is a bittersweet docu-play about brutal neglect and apathy. While it’s a damning inquiry into the shortcomings of public health, is it a good play or is it a great production of a rather mediocre one? In our opinion, it's the second.
Interview: Simon Godwin on How MACBETH Can Connect to Audiences Today
by Josh Sharpe
- Apr 29, 2024
Simon Godwin is no stranger to the work of Shakespeare. Until May 5, his production of Macbeth is playing in D.C. with a cast led by Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma. The film version of this same production will hit theaters on May 2. BroadwayWorld sat down with Godwin to discuss his take on Shakespeare’s tragedy, Fiennes’ performance, and what the play means for contemporary audiences.
Rainbow Kitten Surprise Reveal 'Svo' Ahead of First Album in Six Years
by Josh Sharpe
- Apr 26, 2024
Multi-platinum live sensations Rainbow Kitten Surprise have shared “SVO,” as the fourth album track from the North Carolina-bred quartet’s first full-length release in six years, LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX. Rainbow Kitten Surprise are currently readying for their upcoming Tiny Music Box Tour, a run of underplay shows that feature differing set lists each night, highlighting material from LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX alongside fan-favorites from throughout the band’s beloved discography. Listen to the song here!
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