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The Story Theatre's AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAQ QUEEN Extends at Raven Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2025


Due to popular demand, The Story Theatre has announced one additional week of performances for its new production of At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen.

Breton Tyner-Bryan's Immersive Film ESCAPE To Premiere At Berlin Commercial Film Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2025


Multi-award-winning producer/director/writer/actor/choreographer Breton Tyner-Bryan's latest film ESCAPE, will make its German Premiere at the Berlin Commercial Film Festival. Learn more!

Green Space To Stage New Work By D.I.G. Residency Artists In May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 18, 2025


Green Space has announced a diverse roster of artists for its signature program Take Root, featuring work by our 2024-2025 D.I.G. Residency Artists, May 15th - 18th at 8pm.

Review: Cheyenne Jackson Makes OC Cabaret Debut at Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - Apr 21, 2025


With a notable career that spans stage and screen, musically-gifted actor Cheyenne Jackson delivered a wonderfully charming, wickedly hilarious OC solo debut set during his three-night run at Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Samueli Theatre from April 10-12, 2025. Backed by the superbly talented Willy Beaman behind the piano, Jackson not only showcased his impressive, Broadway-honed singing chops but also his knack for touching and comedic storytelling, providing OC with a program that was as magnificent as it was swoon-worthy—with plenty of emotion, laughs, and ribald cheekiness generously served in between.

Interview: 6 Questions with Katie Yeomans of MEAN GIRLS at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier, Place Des Arts
by Noelle Hannibal - Apr 21, 2025


Yeomans is currently starring as Cady Heron in the 2nd National Tour of MEAN GIRLS, running April 22-27, 2025 at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier, Place des Arts, Montreal! MEAN GIRLS features a book by nine-time Emmy Award® winner Tina Fey, based on her screenplay for the film; music by three-time Emmy Award® winner Jeff Richmond; lyrics by two-time Tony Award® nominee Nell Benjamin; and original direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award® winner Casey Nicholaw.

Chloe Flower Teams Up with JoJo on 'The Very Thought of You' Cover
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 18, 2025


Piano virtuoso and pop/classic composer Chloe Flower has dropped her new single 'The Very Thought of You,' a collaboration with Broadway alum JoJo (Joanna Levesque). Watch the music video here.

Interview: Playwrights Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum & Ronda Spinak of THE VIOLIN MAKER
by Shari Barrett - Apr 18, 2025


Inspired by conversations Rosenbaum had with Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein, the International City Theatre in Long Beach is presenting the American premiere of The Violin Maker, a new play based on the true story of how he gathered and restored ruined violins that survived the Holocaust to create the remarkable collection known throughout the world as the “Violins of Hope.” I decided to speak with playwrights Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum and Ronda Spinak (artistic director of The Braid) about the play’s creation and history, especially why it is so important to tell the Violins of Hope maker’s story.

Interview: Theatre Life with Elizabeth Bruce
by Elliot Lanes - Apr 17, 2025


Today’s subject Elizabeth Bruce is currently living her theatre life as the co-host and co-creator of the Creativists in Dialogue podcast. A series that covers a variety of topics as they relate to creativity. The series can be heard on Substack and Spotify.

ZOI MEDITERRANEAN and TEN11 LOUNGE Debut at the Historic Life Hotel in NoMad
by Marina Kennedy - Apr 17, 2025


The Maya Prestige Group has just debuted Zoi Mediterranean and Ten11 Lounge within the historic LIFE Hotel in NoMad following an extensive $1.2 million transformation. The space was formerly home to Henry at Life Hotel from JJ Johnson.

Interview: Josefina López on REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES THE MUSICAL from Boyle Heights to Broadway
by Shari Barrett - Apr 17, 2025


Josefina López, the celebrated Mexican-American award-winning playwright and screenwriter best known for creating and authoring the play and co-authoring the film Real Women Have Curves, was an undocumented five-year-old immigrant when she migrated with her family from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to the United States in 1974 to settle in Boyle Heights. And on April 27, she will be making her Broadway debut when Real Women Have Curves: The Musical opens on Broadway!

Julia Masli's Solo Show HA HA HA HA HA HA HA is Coming To The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 16, 2025


Julia Masli’s award-winning, solo show HA HA HA HA HA HA HA will come to The Public Theater for three weeks this spring and summer. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Interview: Wacky Musical GOLEM OWNED A TROPICAL SMOOTHIE Comes to SoHo Playhouse
by Rebecca Kaplan - Apr 16, 2025


Creators Ethan Crystal & Garrett Poladian are mounting the show, a musical imagining Golem's legal battle to keep a Tropical Smoothie franchise, on 4/17, 4/19 and 4/20 as part of SoHo Playhouse's 2025 Lighthouse series

Interview: Jenna Pastuszek of ME, MYSELF & BARBRA at Westport Country Playhouse
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Apr 15, 2025


On April 24, the day of Barbra Streisand’s 83rd birthday, Jenna will perform her show Me, Myself & Barbra, a special one night only event at the Westport Country Playhouse.

Spivey Hall 35th Anniversary 2025-26 Season to Feature Gil Shaham, Alan Morrison and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2025


Spivey Hall revealed its 2025/26 season-celebrating the organization's 35th Anniversary. Artists on the schedule collectively earned nine Grammy Awards, two Latin Grammy Awards plus one Juno Award and more. See full programming here!

Samara Joy and More Set for Ensemble Arts Philly's 2025-26 Jazz Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2025


Ensemble Arts Philly has unveiled its 2025-2026 Jazz Season, showcasing a diverse lineup of new and emerging talents, as well as veteran performers. See the full lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets.

Interview: SISTER ACT: BEHIND THE HABIT with Joe Mallon
by Elliot Lanes - Apr 15, 2025


Today in our weeklong series Sister Act: Behind The Habit, you are going to meet another one of the performers to makes the show come alive eight performances a week. Please meet Joe Mallon who plays Eddie Souther.

Review: ASSES.MASSES, Battersea Arts Centre
by Franco Milazzo - Apr 15, 2025


Would you spend over seven hours with a hundred other people in the same room playing and watching a video game where donkeys attempt to overthrow their employers? Presented as part of London Games Festival‘s side events programme, asses.masses is an unusual experience that could well hold the key to theatre’s future.

Debut of the Month: Gabrielle Nevaeh Enters the Upside Down in STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2025


BroadwayWorld spoke with Gabrielle Nevaeh about starring in Stranger Things: The First Shadow! Read Broadwayworld's Debut of the Month feature for April and learn more about the Nevaeh and the Broadway production!

Mandy Gonzalez and More Set for in BSO 2025–26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2025


The Boston Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2025–26 season running from September 17, 2025, through May 3, 2026. Learn more about the season programming here!

Broadway Musicals for Every US State
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Apr 13, 2025


This time, the reader question was: There are only three states in America without known Broadway musicals set within their borders. Can you guess which three? WE're breaking it down state by state.

James Dreyfus and James Wilby Join World Premiere of BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT
by Stephi Wild - Apr 10, 2025


Full casting has been announced for the world première of Daisy Goodwin's By Royal Appointment directed by Dominic Dromgoole. Learn more about the show here!

Dolly Parton Exhibition Coming to The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 9, 2025


The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will explore the life and career of Country Music Hall of Fame member Dolly Parton in a new exhibition, Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker.

Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace Set 2025 Co-Headline Tour with Special Guest Return To Dust
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 8, 2025


Multi-platinum rock bands Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace are joining forces for a 2025 co-headline tour across the U.S., featuring special guest Return To Dust.

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, THE OUTSIDERS, and More Set For Broadway In Columbus 2025-2026 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2025


PNC Broadway in Columbus and CAPA has announced the 2025-2026 Season, headlined by the Ohio premiere of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD in the fall of 2025.

Review: Sue Matsuki & Gregory Toroian's Heartfelt RESERVATIONS FOR TWO at Don't Tell Mama
by Analisa Bell - Apr 9, 2025


In Reservations for Two, veteran chanteuse Sue Matsuki and musical director/pianist Gregory Toroian celebrate an extraordinary 31-year artistic partnership with a performance brimming with polish, playfulness, and mutual respect.

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