Review: A CHORUS LINE at JCC Centerstage Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - Jul 15, 2024
Reviewing summer youth theatre productions is always an assignment I eagerly anticipate, because I’m reminded of the treasure trove of young theatrical talent that Rochester has to offer. Summer youth shows in Rochester (Blackfriars Theatre and JCC both have them) consistently feature professional-caliber performers, choreography, and production designs, and the JCC CenterStage Theatre’s 2024 production of “A Chorus Line” is no different.
Who Will Win at the 2024 Tony Awards?
by Sidney Paterra - Jun 14, 2024
BroadwayWorld has rounded up the winners of the Tony Awards, the Drama Desk Awards, the Drama League Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the last fifty years to compare winners year by year.
The Nomadic Release Three New Singles From Upcoming Album
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 10, 2024
Following on from the release of first singles from the upcoming New Horizons album- 'Treading Water', 'All Changed' and 'First Light', The Nomadic has released three new singles: 'Don’t Give Up on Your Dreams', 'Hearts and Minds' and 'Revolution'. Listen to the singles here!
Review: A CHORUS LINE at Theater By The Sea
by Christopher Verleger - Jun 5, 2024
Theater By The Sea welcomes the summer and kicks off its 91st season with a dazzling, spirited production of the revered, legendary Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, ‘A Chorus Line.’
Review: A CHORUS LINE at The Norris Theatre
by Melissa Heckscher - Apr 28, 2024
The Palos Verdes Performing Arts' production of A Chorus Line is everything community theater should be: It makes you realize you don’t need a big Broadway house to get a Broadway experience.
Review: 54 Below Celebrated the Marquis Theater in a Jubilant Night of Song
by Rob Lester - Mar 27, 2024
54 Below is known for its seemingly endless variety of themes as happy reasons to group songs from musical theatre. Here's another, looking at some shows that came to the Marquis, starting in 1986. There were over 30 musicals that played the Marquis Theatre, and nine were revisited with songs and stories at 54 Below.
How Often Are Musicals Based on Documentaries?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Oct 21, 2025
The Queen of Versailles, currently in previews at the St. James Theatre, is based on the 2012 documentary of the same name. The show follows Jackie Siegel, played by Kristin Chenoweth on stage, from humble beginnings to success as a Florida pageant winner and eventual lavish lifestyle maven building a mansion fit for royalty with her ambitious husband.
Alicia Keys' HELL'S KITCHEN Will Transfer to Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 4, 2023
HELL’S KITCHEN, conceived by the innovative mind of 15-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, will make its Broadway premiere this spring! We have all the details on the show's transfer!
How Often Do Broadway Flops Return as a Hit?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 26, 2023
This time, the reader question was: With Merrily We Roll Along back on Broadway as a hit, how many musicals are flops in their original Broadway production and then return as smashes?
Musica Viva NY and Mezzo Frederica Von Stade Perform Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2023
New York City’s leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, highlights one of its most important missions: the commissioning of new works. On Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 5:00 p.m., at All Souls on the Upper East Side, 30+ singers and orchestra perform gorgeous music by three living American composers: Joseph Turrin, Gilda Lyons, and Richard Einhorn