Love/Life - 2005 - Broadway Articles Page 1

Yvonne Bell, President and CEO of the McCallum Theatre, has appointed Eric Sims as Chief Programming and Operating Officer for the renowned performing arts center.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel and producer Michael Maso are set to lead Bards on the Cape, a new writers retreat opening on Cape Cod. Learn more here!

Director Glenn Kelman is to be commended for taking on the challenge of coordinating twenty cast members moving scenery and set pieces into place to create 22 set changes in 14 locations on such a small stage, as well as setting the timing of each Ameri-News video projection to forward the story. And to Music Director Jared Scott for doing his best to get so many non-singers to harmonize on-key, and Choreographer Kylie Christensen for diligently doing her best to mold what should be a big musical production into a space better suited for a small cast play.

For anyone who grew up in the 2000s, the music of Ne-Yo and Akon formed part of the soundtrack to an entire generation. On June 17, the two hitmakers brought their co-headlining NIGHTS LIKE THIS tour to Rogers Arena, launching the North American leg of the 57-city world tour in Vancouver, BC. Built around nostalgia and packed with songs that dominated radio, clubs, and playlists throughout the mid-2000s, NIGHTS LIKE THIS reunited two artists whose catalogs have remained staples for more than two decades. Throughout the evening, Ne-Yo and Akon traded the spotlight while revisiting the hits that helped establish them as two of the most recognizable voices of their generation. 

Today’s subject Matt Di Carlo is currently living his theatre life as the International Associate Director for Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The North American Tour is currently playing and engagement in the Opera House at Kennedy Center through June 28th.

The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth, N.H., will present DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, directed by Executive Artistic Director Jordan Ahnquist, featuring a cast of returning and first-time Barnstormers performers.

BalletX will present THE LITTLE PRINCE, a full-length ballet choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa with a live score by Peter Salem, at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre in Philadelphia as the finale of its 20th Anniversary Season.

Outskirts Theatre Company will present REEFER MADNESS at LaCage NiteClub in Milwaukee's Historic Walker's Point neighborhood, continuing a season of political satire following their run of THE PRODUCERS.

After playing to sold out houses and critical acclaim in New York, Stephen Cole’s one-man musical comic odyssey Camelton - telling the true story of his experience writing a musical for the Emir of Qatar - will plays its UK premiere run at the Gilded Balloon Teviot.

The Theater Center has announced that Lauren C. Taylor will make her Off-Broadway debut in the company of Friends! The Unauthorized Musical Parody at The Jerry Orbach Theater. She joins the cast in the role of Rachel. 

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is  June 16, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

The popular stage performer – an original cast member in the 2005 Broadway production of “Lennon” and the fifth Elphaba in “Wicked” – is currently making her Boston directorial debut with the Psych Drama Company production of “Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” which will be at the Boston Center for the Arts Plaza Black Box Theatre,

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has revealed the Summer Residency Lab participants of The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work.

Following the release of Confessions II – The Film, Madonna has unveiled the official music video for the dance floor anthem “Bring Your Love” featuring Sabrina Carpenter. Check it out now.

Colman Domingo told Amy Poehler how he found husband Raúl via a Craigslist Missed Connections ad — and said 'I love you' on their very first date.

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crystal’s new one-man show, 860 will play a limited run at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre, beginning in October of 2026. The complete creative team will be announced in the coming weeks. 

“Weird Al” Yankovic will bring his 1989 comedy UHF back to the big screen for one night only at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 31. The film’s original score will be performed live on stage by a full orchestra, conducted by the score’s composer, John Du Prez.

The Stage Managers' Association announced the upcoming 2026 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management. No additional details from an attached press release were available in the submission.

South Korean pop star Ivy will make her Broadway debut, joining the cast of Chicago beginning this summer at the Ambassador Theatre.  Learn more about how to get tickets here!

The Barbican announced its autumn/winter Theatre & Dance programme, featuring the European premiere of Haruki Murakami's END OF THE WORLD AND HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND, the UK premiere of PAM TANOWITZ DANCE'S PASTORAL, and London premieres of TOM AT THE FARM and DANCE IS NOT FOR US.

Madonna has released CONFESSIONS II – The Film, a new short film directed by TORSO. The full film is available on YouTube following last week’s premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival. Watch it here.

Hawaiʻi Performing Arts Festival announced its 2026 Season of Dreams, featuring CAROUSEL, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, and a contemporary opera double bill by composer-in-residence Kamala Sankaram at Kahilu Theatre on Hawaiʻi Island.

The Grammy Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir announced its 32nd season, titled Journeys, featuring six subscription concerts, a free community event, and guest conductors including Voces 8 Artistic Director Barnaby Smith and Jason Max Ferdinand.

Dito van Reigersberg, co-founder and Artistic Director Emeritus of Pig Iron Theatre Company and the performer behind drag persona Martha Graham Cracker, has died at 53 following complications from a bone marrow transplant.

Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will perform at Duke University's Page Auditorium in a co-production by Theatre Raleigh and Duke Arts, joined by Broadway performer Megan McGinnis.