Put on a Happy Face 2005

Acclaimed singer Jeff Harnar recently revised his out-of-print Sammy Cahn album. The MAC and Bistro Award-winner will be celebrating the new album with shows at 54 Below on July 26th and 27th. The new album, published by PS Classics, is currently available for pre-order. Harnar's show spotlights Cahn’s lyrics for Sinatra, Hollywood, and WWII.

54 BELOW will present Jonathan Poretz in Totally Tony: Keepin’ The Music Playin'. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The latest entry into Kennedy Center’s Broadway Center Stage series is one that you don’t see produced professionally very often which is a good thing. The 1960 Charles Strouse/Lee Adams/Michael Stewart musical Bye, Bye, Birdie was at one point the most produced musical by high schools and community theatres but strangely it has had very few large-scale revivals. Roundabout Theatre Company’s production in 2009 marked the last time the show was seen on Broadway in a major production.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is now presenting the Broadway Center Stage production of Bye Bye Birdie, and the reviews are rolling in!

Nowadays orchestra size has become more and more of an issue for me. Even when seeing productions of classic Broadway musicals, there is a tendency to reduce the size of the orchestra for more in the way of production elements. It’s even worse when a production “reimagines” the charts completely and wipes away the work of Robert Russell Bennett, Don Walker, and even Jonathan Tunick. The latter should be deemed sacrilege.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 7, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Experience the fun and excitement of BYE BYE BIRDIE at Theatre in the Park this May.

Nominations for the 2024 FREDDY© Awards were announced during the noon news on 69 WFMZ-TV. These nominations mark the end of the high school musical season in Lehigh, Northampton, and Warren Counties and the beginning of FREDDY© Rehearsals.

It's time to start filling those summer calendars!  Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre's summer season opens May 31st with Kinky Boots.

Marilyn Maye celebrates 96 years of song! Celebrate the iconic singer's birthday by catching one of her string of shows with dates April 9-12, 14, & 16-20, and May 2, 5, & 6, 2024. Read a conversation with Maye about the show, and get your tickets today!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 22, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

HCT is a small theatre with a big heart, and their production spotlights the show's strengths and weaknesses.

Not every musical setting sails for Broadway finds a smooth trip or arrives at its destination. Some sink. But why? Was it the wrong captain or just stormy seas? Many carried marvelous musical cargo. Robert W. Schneider explores the reasons in his BROADWAY BOUND podcast. His next live edition of Broadway Bound is March 5th at 54 Below.

Directed by Chris Walsh and choreographed by Zan Raynor, the colossal cast features Michael DeWolf, Annaliese Bradford, Kristina Marier, Jeremiah Pyle, Kyle Carothers, Teralyn Mergillano, Arlene Pijuan, Ben Tague, Stephanie Ackley Taylor, Tucker Martinez, Wayne Kober, and the ensemble of Madeline Abbott, Madilyn Reed Brown, Mickey Brown, Michelle Dissler, Miles Dissler, Krystalyn Drown, Dare Higgins, Kirstie Kelly, Cheri Kober, Andrew Martinez, Alicia Raulerson, Varaylas Smith, Emma Sparks, Bri Stuart, Max Legendary Wells.

CBS' DICK VAN DYKE 98 YEARS OF MAGIC will include Jason Alexander performing “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and “Let’s Go Fly a Kite”; Zachary Levi will perform “Jolly Holliday”; Skylar Astin and Amanda Kloots will perform “Put on a Happy Face”; Amber Riley will sing “Chim Chim Cheree”; and more. Watch videos and check out photos now!

What did our critic think of BYE BYE BIRDIE at Cultural Arts Playhouse?

It’s showtime for the ghost with the most at Broadway San Diego as BEETLEJUICE has descended upon the San Diego Civic Theatre through August 20th. This musical, inspired by the hit movie, brings familiar characters and new adventures from this world and the Netherworld, with ghosts, demons, and even a sandworm or two. 

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony Bennett, iconic singer and performer, has died at age 96. Bennett often performed songs popularized in the Broadway canon. Check out our roundup of Tony Bennett performing Broadway songs.

Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre will present 'Bye Bye Birdie,' a production that promises to captivate and entertain theater enthusiasts of all ages from July 28 through Aug. 6.

How can you fit Broadway composer Charles Strouse’s entire career into a 90-minute show?

This month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Celebrate the 95th birthday of Broadway legend Charles Strouse at 54 Below on June 5, 2023!

In all, Jessica’s ability to sing real jazz in a jazz soprano voice and then switch it up to full-on opera (usually while being hilarious) was impressive and delightful. 

What did our critic think of BYE BYE BIRDIE at Batesville Community Theatre?

Director/choreographer Cambrian James delivers a nostalgically delightful production of BYE BYE BIRDIE, featuring a knockout performance by Michala Montaño as Rosie. At Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert AZ through July 1.

Tony Award winner Lillias White has been chosen by the American Songbook Association to receive the second annual Darrell Henline Award during a star-studded gala to occur at Chelsea Table + Stage on May 22nd at 7 pm

Schmigadoon season two parodies '60s and '70s, musicals like Chicago, Cabaret, Annie, Oliver!, Sweeney Todd, Sweet Charity, Company, Pippin, Godspell, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Chorus Line, and more. Check out a guide to all of the musical theatre references!