Award-winning non-for-profit Broadway Sings for Pride (www.BroadwaySingsForPride.com) held their 6th annual PRIDE benefit concert on Monday, June 20, 2016. To start the night, Daniel Quadrino, from Broadway's Wicked and Newsies, sang 'Imagine' to reflect on the tragedy that happened in Orlando. He was joined onstage by members of the New York community, to echo the sentiment that New York stands behind Orlando and that art can be used to inspire and change minds. Scroll down for a video of the performance!
As BroadwayWorld previously announced, Hedwig and the Angry Inch's Lena Hall plays her final performance as Yitzhak tonight, April 4. Below, watch a compilation of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH fans' heart-warming farewell messages to the Tony Award-winner!
As it was just announced last night, Lena Hall has won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her role as 'Yitzhak' in Broadway's Hedwig and the Angry Inch. BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge was in the press room to catch up with the winner on what the award means to her - hear what Hall had to say below!
In two short weeks, the 2014 Tony Awards will broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on CBS, on Sunday, June 8th 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. BroadwayWorld is celerating this year's nominees with a series of Below, Richard Ridge catches up with Lena Hall- a nominee for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Find out how she's preparing for June 8th, what she's wearing on the big night, and more!
Broadway vets Sutton Foster, Patina Miller and Karen Olivo along with 'Pitch Perfect' star Anna Kendrick paid tribute to legendary star of stage and screen Shirley MacLaine on last night's 36TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS
Can a cute photo save a life? Absolutely, if the photo is of a pet in a shelter, says famed pet photographer Seth Casteel. Teaming up with GreaterGood's The Animal Rescue Site and Petfinder Foundation, Casteel is barnstorming, or more appropriately, "shelter storming" across the nation to teach anyone with a digital camera how to help their local shelter.
Casteel will visit shelters in New Jersey, Nevada, California, Illinois, and North Carolina between April and September. At every stop, he will offer a free half-day workshop for anyone who wants to learn how to take a better pet photograph. Registration is now open at www.onepicturesaves.com for anyone who wants to participate. Space is limited and early registration for the public workshops is recommended.
On last night's THE COLBERT REPORT on Comedy Central, the multi-talented Stephen Fry talks about atheism, activism, and his Broadway debut in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night.
The U.S. premiere of 'Backbeat' just opened at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre. The dramatic new play with music about the birth of one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands in history, the Beatles, continues through March 1, 2013. (Preview performances began on January 20.). In the video below join in the Beatlemania as Funny or Die introduces you to John, Paul, George, Pete... and Stu. Check out the hilarious video below!
Cathy Rigby brings back the magic of a little bit of faith, trust and pixie dust in PETER PAN. BroadwayWorld brings you exclusive intereviews and behind the scenes with our own correspondent, Audra Stafford. Check it out below!
The album's launch date included the singer's special performance on Europe's famed The Carmen Nebel Show, with a rare performance by Oscar-winning actor Maximilian Schell; Schell also appears in and narrates an artful video for the single "Swan Lake" featuring Siegel in the dramatic title role, which she recorded in both English and German.
He went from putting the pedal to the medal to moving his feet all over the dance floor. Now Helio Castroneves is going back to the ballroom. Will he race his way to another Mirrorball Trophy?
On December 10, 2007, Led Zeppelin took the stage at London's O2 Arena to headline a tribute concert for dear friend and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. What followed was a two-hour-plus tour de force of the band's signature blues-infused rock 'n' roll that instantly became part of the legend of Led Zeppelin.
Fuel produces fresh work for adventurous people by inspiring artists. The spring programme includes a diverse range of work for audiences aged 5+ happening in venues small and large, rural and urban, throughout the UK and beyond. Upcoming events include Simple Girl, Kursk, and MUST: The Inside Story.