A Date With April - 1953 - Broadway Articles Page 1

Tomorrow, April 25th, will mark the 32nd anniversary of the passing of vocal arranger, musical director, pianist, and musical genius James Raitt. He was only 41years old when AIDS took him from us far too soon. While James’ career was cut short, what he left us will always be a reminder of his many talents.

Latin Grammy nominee Jorge Mejia will present the U.S. premiere of 'IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK' in Miami on April 26. Learn more about the performance here!

What’s happening Off-Broadway this spring? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this season. Spring 2026 is packed with exciting revivals, new works, and star-powered productions.

 Act II Playhouse has announced its slate of 2026-2027 productions.  The season will kick off with “Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground” by Richard Hellesen. Learn more here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 10, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The New York Philharmonic has revealed its 2024–25 season. Learn more about the season!

ROOM 623, Harlem's Speakeasy Jazz Club, located at 271 W. 119th Street, celebrated a very special and much-needed gift – a brand new Yamaha U1 PE upright piano – presented by Harlemite and arts patron Stuart Holland.

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Keira Knightley (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), Toby Jones (Captain America) and Emeli Sandé (“Next to Me,” “Our Version of Events”) each host an episode that explores their family’s unique stories.

The Greek National Opera has announced its events honoring Maria Callas, the greatest soprano of the 20th century with a series of tributes curated by the Artistic Director of the Greek National Opera Giorgos Koumendakis, taking place from April to December 2023. 

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Keira Knightley (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), Toby Jones (Captain America) and Emeli Sandé (“Next to Me,” “Our Version of Events”) each host an episode that explores their family’s unique stories.

This month, the reader question was: Have Any Broadway Plays Ever Closed Before They Opened?

MoMA PS1 will present the largest museum exhibition to date of the work of multidisciplinary artist Daniel Lind-Ramos (b. 1953, Loíza, Puerto Rico).

Harlem Stage and Maysles Documentary Center have brought together a consortium of six Harlem-based arts organizations to produce a rich celebration of Ralph Ellison’s seminal novel Invisible Man — marking the 70th anniversary of the book’s publication.

Cultural vibrancy and exemplary artistry from world-class companies and artists will grace the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ stages during its 2022–2023 ballet and dance season, announced today.

Before Rosa Parks refused to go to the back of the bus, before Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired a movement, Lloyd Price's music brought Black and white youth together. From his obscure beginnings to overnight teen sensation, from unsung trailblazer to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the story of Lloyd Price has never been told onstage — until now.

Singer Jill Corey, an overnight sensation in 1953, when she landed on the cover of Life Magazine, passed away from natural causes on April 3 at UPMC Sunnyside in Sunnyside, PA.  She was 85. 

The criteria are that these shows have been nominated for Best Musical from the 3rd Tony Awards (the ceremony that started the Best Musical category) in 1949 to the nominations of what will now be the 74th Tony Awards in 2021. I will be determining their signs based upon their Broadway premiere date. With those rules in mind, here we go!

With the one-year anniversary of theatres being forced to close in sight, the Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that audiences will now get the chance to see The Winter’s Tale and The Comedy of Errors, two of its postponed 2020 major Shakespeare productions.

The South African State Theatre (SAST) has announced the 2021 Programme of Kucheza Afrika Dance Festival scheduled to take place from 01 to 11 April 2021, both online and LIVE at the theatre.

The Pulitzer Prize Board today will present the 2020 award winners' (originally scheduled for Monday, April 20) for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announcement live!

Colm Feore will utter the first words on the Stratford Festival's newest stage, an echo of the inaugural performance in 1953, when Alec Guinness's opening speech in Richard III anticipated the a?oeglorious summera?? that was to come for Stratford. Feore, an internationally acclaimed stage and screen actor, is just one of a diverse company of accomplished actors who will present a repertory season of 15 productions in four remarkable theatres.

Julie Andrews will lend her voice to the character of "Lady Whistledown" in Netflix and Shondaland's upcoming 'The Untitled Bridgerton Series.'

Celebrate the first day of winter with Disneynature's “Penguins” with a brand-new poster. The all-new, big-screen adventure opens April 17, 2019.

The Classics Theatre Project's Artistic Director Joey Folsom today announced the Company's 2019 3-play season of all-American classics. The season starts with Neil Simon's comedy "Rumors" (March 7 - 31, 2019), followed by Tennessee Williams's "Summer and Smoke" (May 29-June 23, 2019), and concluding with Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" (dates TBA).

Japan Society announces its 2018-2019 Performing Arts Season, featuring works by visionary artists in dance, music, theater and more, along with one-of-a-kind related workshops and related events, as detailed below. All events take place at Japan Society, located at 333 East 47th Street. Tickets available to Japan Society members beginning Tuesday, July 31; tickets available to all beginning Tuesday, August 7. For tickets and further detail, please visit www.japansociety.org or call 212-715-1258.