Usher News

Homelessness, multicultural representation, autism, refugee crises and addiction are just a few of the social issues fearlessly tackled by “Sesame Street” for over a half a century.

Before she began lampooning the former president with song parodies, Jen Houston was singing in Manhattan clubs and honky-tonks, bringing Alt-Country to New Yorkers in cowboy boots. This 2015 release of her original songs is proof that she should be doing that work again.

San Francisco Opera's weekly, free opera streams continue in April with Donizetti's Don Pasquale (April 3–4), The Fall of the House of Usher double bill featuring one-act operas by Gordon Getty and Claude Debussy (April 10–11) and Verdi's Don Carlo (April 17–18).

The shift to digital tools brought on by the pandemic, and the continuation of trends that had begun before the pandemic make this an ideal time to also shift your show program into the digital realm. With Stage Mag available from BroadwayWorld, the tools are now also available to make this a simple, cost-effective switch for you and your team.

WP Theater has announced the streaming dates for Weightless, a theatrical concert film featuring the musical storytelling of Bay Area indie rock band The Kilbanes.

Houston Grand Opera has announced the three new singers and nine returning artists who will train with the HGO Studio for 2021–22. The HGO Studio provides comprehensive career development to young singers and pianist/coaches who have demonstrated potential to make major contributions to the artform. 

The team behind the operatic miniseries 'desert in,” now in production for a June 2021 debut on Boston Lyric Opera’s streaming service, announced today an award-winning roster of composers and performers working on the project.

Drag Royalty will Ru-Turn in 2022 for the UK's biggest ever RuPaul tour. Join the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK for an evening of endless eleganza extravaganza as this brand-new tour takes in 19 theatres and venues across England, Scotland and Wales.

Each episode of HISTORY IN COLOR is directed by a leading African American icon and is their personal exploration of the lives of often-unknown people who blazed the trail for their career.

The performing arts series Works & Process has announced the return of live performance at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum as a part of New York state's 'Safely Bringing Back the Arts' pilot program.

TSquared Production Company, founded by Tess Ammerman and T. Michael Vest, will usher in the spring with something old and something new. On March 25 at 7:30pm, TSquared and Unidentified Stages will present an online reading of Angelle Whavers' new play The Tea Party. On April 6 at 7pm, TSquared will present an online reading of Oscar Wilde's beloved classic An Ideal Husband. 

“The new track ‘Finally on Time’ is a piano ballad that revolves around a memory of driving through Northern California on tour,” says Canino. “Bands tend to bemoan the long drive from San Francisco to Portland, and this song celebrates it. It’s about coming home from tour but wishing you were still on ‘the 105,’ whichever road that might be.”

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been a year since The Little Theatre screened a movie indoors to the public. It is now slated to reopen on a Friday through Sunday schedule, starting Friday, April 16.

On February 10th, 2021 Broadway World San Antonio Editor, Kathy Strain, passed away in her home. Kathy had a remarkable way with words and a love of theatre. She used her talent to bless San Antonio with reviews of countless plays and musicals throughout the years. She especially loved interviewing actors and musicians as she had a special way of connecting with people. In addition to writing for BroadwayWorld, Kathy worked as an usher at both the Majestic Theatre and Tobin Center. She encouraged the next generation of writers as a writing tutor at Northwest Vista College.

In an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most fascinating women, Stephen Mosher covers the bases and the decades with Jamie deRoy

Today, Oregon Symphony has announced its 2021-2022 season beginning October 2, with the debut of new Music Director David Danzmayr. It is a season of celebration, bringing the joy and healing power of music back to stages in Portland, Salem, and the greater Oregon community.

John Malkin and John Griffin, of the Chicago-based rock band The Simple Radicals, used to cover 'White Rabbit' in their previous band's live sets, and it never failed to bring the house down.

The winning plays, The Last Ship to Proxima Centauri by Greg Lam, In His Hands by Benjamin Benne, and Rx Machina by Caity-Shea Violette will be workshopped and given digital readings in the 32nd Annual Little Festival of the Unexpected over three weekends in March and April, starting March 12, 2021. The digital workshop performances are free and open to the public with registration.

The new album announcement comes with the release of a video directed by Zauner herself for its lead single, 'Be Sweet.' The jagged and propulsive 80's inspired pop song premiered on Sirius XMU earlier today.

Move over Irish Whiskey. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations can be enjoyed with a wide variety of fine spirits. We have gathered five recipes that will create drinks with delightful taste profiles.