Zurin Villanueva News

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Phrases of praise like ‘tour de force’ and ‘vocal tsunami’ get bandied about so often that they can begin to lose their impact. In the case of Ms. Villanueva, they are not enough.

What did our critic think of TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at The Aronoff Center?

The National Tour of Tina - the Tina Turner Musical launched in Washington, D.C. Read all of the reviews here!

The Kimmel Cultural Campus and The Shubert Organization will bring Tina – The Tina Turner Musical to the Kimmel Cultural Campus' Academy of Music from November 22, 2022 to December 4, 2022, as part of the Broadway series.

TINA takes you behind the scenes of the icon's inspirational story, and recreates the power and energy of her live performances.

DPAC has announced that TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is on stage for eight performances beginning January 3 – 8, 2023, as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC.

What did our critic think of TINA-THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Providence Performing Arts Center? The Providence Performing Arts Center opened its 2022-23 season with the National Tour launch of TINA-THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL-its 21st national tour launch since 2008's LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL.

See first look photos from the North American tour of TINA - THE Tina Turner MUSICAL, which hit the road this summer for a 30-city tour and learn more about the tour coming to a city near you.

The Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center is delighted to announce that tickets for TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL will go on sale Friday, September 2 for eight performances from Tuesday, November 15 to Sunday, November 20.  

Today's top stories include a new theatre for the upcoming Broadway production of The Piano Lesson, starring Samuel L. Jackson. The revival will now play at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, rather than the previously announced St. James. Plus, casting has been announced for the tour of Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, and more!

Casting has been announced for the North American tour ofTINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL. The tour will hold technical rehearsals and launch at  the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island on September 11, 2022 and go on to  visit 30 cities in its first year. 

This week, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

After three long years, it’s back. Come witness the longest setlist in Feinstein’s/54 Below history as 54 singers perform 54-second versions of their favorite songs, ranging from musical theatre, to pop, to originals, and everything in between. 

Pasadena Playhouse will present Teenage Dick, a brilliantly hilarious take on Richard III by Mike Lew and directed by Tony Award nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel, streaming online.

The Huntington announces the New England premiere of Teenage Dick by Mike Lew, a darkly comic re-telling of Shakespeare's Richard III set in the most treacherous of places -high school. The production runs from December 3, 2021 to January 2, 2022 at The Huntington's Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, and with digital access to the filmed performance through January 16, 2022.

Is it possible that Richard III, had he been beloved by those around him notwithstanding his hunchback, would have abandoned ambition and treachery and instead become a loving and gentle mentor and guardian to Edward V?  Would he have gracefully stepped aside when the young King reached his majority, thus ushering in thirty generations of peaceful Yorkish rule?

Stephen DeAngelis is resuming his ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates with the next edition of AT THIS PERFORMANCE…™ to be held on Monday, September 27th  at The Green Room 42, Green Fig, Fourth Floor, Yotel NYC, 570 Tenth Avenue (at 42nd Street), New York, NY 10036 at 7 PM. 

Feinstein's/54 Below and BroadwayWorld Events announced today a new addition to the fall lineup of their streaming series: Bonnie Milligan and Natalie Walker. The dynamic duo's show, Celebrating Fifty Years of Friendship, will stream on BroadwayWorld Events on October 11 at 7pm ET. Tickets for the stream are $15.

Feinstein's/54 Below announced today their September line-up in its streaming series featuring Mean Girls and Clueless star Zurin Villanueva, Jasper in Deadland composer Ryan Scott Oliver, Tony Award® winner Beth Leavel, and My Fair Lady and Oklahoma! star Melissa Errico.