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Few shows have touched audiences like RIVERDANCE. A celebration of Irish music, song and dance, the show focuses on the evolution of Irish dance and its similarities with, and influences on, other cultures. The phenomenon of RIVERDANCE draws on Irish traditions and combines the richness of the music with the magic and sensuality of the dance.



RIVERDANCE was originally conceived as a spectacular seven-minute intermission entertainment for the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest televised throughout Europe to an audience of over 300 million viewers. Following the success of that performance, producer Moya Doherty, composer Bill Whelan, and director John McColgan, expanded the piece into a full-length stage production.



RIVERDANCE had its world premiere at the Point Theatre, Dublin, in February, 1995, where it opened to unanimous critical acclaim. The show has taken the world by storm and to date, over 22 million people world-wide have seen RIVERDANCE live. In addition, 10 million people have purchased video versions of the show, making it one of the best-selling entertainment videos in the world.



Bill Whelan won the 1997 Grammy� Award for �Best Musical Show Album� for his original music and lyrics for RIVERDANCE. This extraordinarily unique show, which features an international company, has touched the hearts of millions around the world.

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RIVERDANCE Dancers Team Up With Scientists to Investigate Physical Effects of Professional Dance
by Stephi Wild - Dec 28, 2021


The investigation, led by the University of Chichester, aims to understand the physiological exertion of professional dance to help enhance training and prolong the careers of performers. Researchers from the first-of-its-kind study are measuring the physical efforts of the famed Irish production’s full cast during its UK-wide tour, which is part of its 25-year anniversary.

LUNASA Comes to Atwood Concert Hall Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 12, 2021


Lúnasa will take you on a revelrous ride across the misty moors for a winter solstice celebration. Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival, Lúnasa embraces the Emerald Isle’s top musical talents: bassist Trevor Hutchinson (The Waterboys), piper Cillian Vallely (Riverdance), flute player Kevin Crawford, fiddler Colin Farrell, guitarist Patrick Doocey and special guest vocalist and guitarist Dave Curley.

Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show to Play Limited Engagement at Eccles Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 16, 2021


Abhann Productions has announced that Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show will play a strictly limited engagement at Eccles Theater from March 4-6, 2022. Tickets for the international Irish dance phenomenon start at $25.00.

2021-2022 U.S. Bank Broadway Series Season Ticket Packages to Go On Sale Monday, June 14
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 10, 2021


New season ticket packages for the 2021-2022 U.S. Bank Broadway Series will go on sale Monday, June 14 at 10:00 a.m. New subscribers will have the option to purchase the six-show package or add Disney’s THE LION KING for a seven-show package.

Orpheum Theatre Announces Broadway Lineup - CATS, WAITRESS, SOUTH PACIFIC, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2021


The season lineup includes Cats, The Simon & Garfunkel Story, Mannheim Steamroller, Disney Princess - The Concert, South Pacific, Waitress, and Riverdance. Subscriptions to the season are on sale now.

Grand Theater Announces 2021 Season; WAITRESS, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, BEAUTIFUL, and More!
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2021


After more than a year with empty theater seats, live performances are returning to The Grand Theater! The Grand announced its 2021/22 Season, which features performances audiences have been waiting for for over a year in addition to several new shows!

Kansas City Ballet Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2021


Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney today announced the company’s 2021-2022 season, which opens with a mixed repertoire featuring Lila York’s Celts celebrating movement and music, continues with Michael Pink’s mesmerizing Dracula, and concludes with Septime Webre’s return of The Wizard of Oz.

JERSEY BOYS, THE BAND'S VISIT, COME FROM AWAY & More Announced For Lied Center 's 2021-22 Glenn Korff Broadway Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2021


Nine exciting Broadway productions will thrill Lincoln audiences in the 2021-2022 Glenn Korff Broadway series at the Lied Center, and Broadway legend Bernadette Peters will present an unforgettable one-night-only engagement. In all, the 2021-2022 season will feature more Broadway productions than any season since the Lied Center's founding!

BWW Review: DRUMMER QUEENS at The Comedy Theatre
by Josh Stent - Apr 29, 2021


What Riverdance did for Irish Dancing... Drummer Queens does for drumming. Look out world “Here Come the Drums”!

WAITRESS, AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN and More Announced for Broadway Is Back In Thousand Oaks Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2021


The American Theatre Guild has announced the Broadway Is Back In Thousand Oaks Series at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center. This season includes AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, WAITRESS, SOUTH PACIFIC and SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical. This season will feature Add On/Swap A Show Option SPAMILTON: An American Parody.

Kennedy Center Announces 2021-2022 Theater Season Featuring HAMILTON, HADESTOWN and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2021


The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced its 2021–2022 Theater season featuring hit Broadway musicals, acclaimed plays, Kennedy Center productions, special programming for the Center’s 50th Anniversary, and more, beginning in October 2021.

USITT Announces Scholarship Honoring Collier Woods
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 6, 2021


=USITT has announced the formation of the Collier Robert Woods, Jr. Scholarship to support Black and African American students with interests in lighting design and/or theatre production, technology, and associated theatrical fields.

Broadway San Jose Announces Updated Season Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2021


Today, Broadway San Jose announced the updated season lineup that will make up the company’s upcoming season. The season opens with HAMILTON (October 12–31, 2021), followed by the all-new touring production of Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical, HAIRSPRAY (November 23–28, 2021) (replacing the previously-announced Anastasia).

Lobero Theatre Presents AN IRISH CHRISTMAS
by Stephi Wild - Dec 27, 2020


An Irish Christmas as seen on PBS! Join an award-winning cast of Riverdance principals and World Champion Dancers in a celebration of the great traditions of Christmas in Ireland: butter-making, chasing the wren on St. Stephen’s Day, drawing down the half door and more!

VIDEO: RIVERDANCE Cast Performs Dance Tribute to Essential Workers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2020


The cast of Riverdance has come together virtually from their homes in Ireland, UK, USA, Canada, Spain, Australia, Moldova, Ukraine & Russia to say 'thank you' to all frontline and essential workers, as well as the people at home who continue to do their part in the fight against COVID-19.

Irish Arts Center Announces Reimagined Spring Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2020


Irish Arts Center (IAC), based in New York City and renowned for presenting the best in Irish and Irish-American arts and culture, today announces a reimagined Spring 2020 season, responding to the obstacles and needs of our current moment of social distancing with trademark creativity, invention, and emphasis on community.

BWW Interview: Jan Sport Opens Up About Her Path from Musical Theatre to Musical Queen
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 3, 2020


Rupaul's Drag Race is feeling the Jantasy this season, as the show welcomed one of its most musical queens in its herstory. Jan Sport (known to viewers as just Jan) joined the competition for its 12th season when it premiered just weeks ago on VH1.

Shea's Performing Arts Center Announces New Dates For RIVERDANCE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2020


Shea's Performing Arts Center Announces New Dates For RIVERDANCE:

TV: Watch the Cast of RIVERDANCE High Kick Into Radio City Music Hall!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 11, 2020


The RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSRY SHOW opened just last night, March 10, at Radio City Music Hall, as part of a 45-city North American Tour- a reinvention of the beloved favorite, celebrated the world over for its Grammy award-winning score and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance.

VIDEO: The RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW Company Performs on TODAY
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 10, 2020


The RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSRY SHOW opens tonight, March 10, at Radio City Music Hall, as part of a 45-city North American Tour, and the company step-kicked off the weeklong engagement with a performance on NBC's The Today Show this morning.

Wake Up With BWW 3/10: Women's Day on Broadway, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2020


Today's top stories: Today is Women's Day On Broadway! Plus, a look at Rob McClure in Mrs. Doubtfire, pre-Broadway runs announced for A Strange Loop and Some Like it Hot, and more!

Broadway on TV: Andrew Rannells, the Cast of COME FROM AWAY & More for the Week of March 9, 2020
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 9, 2020


From stage to screen, Broadway will be represented on TV for the week of March 9, 2020!

MOULIN ROUGE!, HADESTOWN, and More Set For Denver Center for the Performing Arts' 2020/21 Broadway Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2020


Denver Center for the Performing Arts' Broadway & Cabaret announce the 2020/21 season subscription shows and added attractions. On the full subscription, joining the previously announced To Kill a Mockingbird, is: 1776; Ain't Too Proud a?' The Life and Times of The Temptations; The Other Josh Cohen, produced by DCPA Cabaret; Tootsie; the Tony & Grammy Award-winning Hadestown; Pretty Woman: The Musical; and the highly anticipated, Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for the 25th Anniversary of RIVERDANCE in Cinemas
by Sarah Leiber - Mar 3, 2020


In US cinemas 15 March! Book tickets via www.Riverdance25Cinema.com.

Riverdance & Kelly Girls Concert Added to St. Patrick's Day Parade Weekend in Jaffrey
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2020


The Jaffrey St. Patrick's Day Parade, now the 2nd largest St. Pat's parade in New Hampshire, is blooming large in its third year with new events before and after the parade. Jaffrey is turning all green on this St. Patrick's.

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