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MAMA, I'M A BIG GIRL NOW! Extends at New World Stages Through Late December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2024


Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now! is extending its limited engagement at New World Stages. A heartwarming, hilarious, and unforgettable night of Broadway magic, Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now! reunites Hairspray original cast members. Learn more!

Photos: Jonathan Groff and Lucy Lawless Visit MAMA, I’M A BIG GIRL NOW!
by Bruce Glikas - Nov 20, 2024


Jonathan Groff and Lucy Lawless recently paid a visit to the off-Broadway production of MAMA, I’M A BIG GIRL NOW! BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos of them backstage with the cast here!

Jefferson Mays' One-Man A CHRISTMAS CAROL is Now Available to Stream Online
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2024


Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, featuring Jefferson Mays playing over 50 roles, is now available to stream online. Learn more about where you can watch this production here!

Video: Watch a Clip from FUNNY GIRL- Now Available from the Criterion Collection
by Team BWW - Nov 19, 2024


Now available on 4K UHD & Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection! Barbra Streisand makes a screen debut for the ages in FUNNY GIRL (1968), William Wyler’s Oscar-winning musical spectacular costarring Omar Sharif. Watch a video clip from the film here.

THE SABBATH GIRL: A NEW MUSICAL (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 15, 2024


Center Stage Records has released The Sabbath Girl: A New Musical (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) on all digital platforms. Listen now!

Photos: On the Red Carpet at MAMA I'M A BIG GIRL NOW! Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Nov 15, 2024


Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now reunites the original Tracy, Penny, and Amber of Broadway's Hairspray. BroadwayWorld was at opening night and you can check out photos from the red carpet here!

Review Roundup: MAMA, I'M A BIG GIRL NOW Opens At New World Stages
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 13, 2024


Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now reunites the original Tracy, Penny, and Amber of Broadway's Hairspray at New World Stages, opening tonight! Read the reviews...

A Certain Ratio Share Christmas Track 'Now And Laughter'
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 13, 2024


A CERTAIN RATIO, Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop and Donald Johnson, have announced details of a brand new four-track EP, Christmasville UK, due out on December 11, 2024. Ahead of the release, they have shared their first-ever Christmas track, 'Now and Laughter.' Listen to it here!

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is Now Playing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2024


A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, is now playing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited engagement through late November. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Preview: ALCINA is a 'Vintage Opera' Staged at Dandy by MOT & Early Music Now
by Kelsey Lawler - Nov 7, 2024


A baroque-style opera about a lovelorn sorceress, staged in a local vintage shop—that's Alcina, a collaboration between Milwaukee Opera Theatre and Early Music Now. Incredibly intrigued by this production, I was itching to chat with Milwaukee Opera Theatre's Producing Artistic Director, Jill Anna Ponasik about the upcoming show (November 12–17th, 2024): 

Arkansas Repertory Theatre's A MERRIER MOTOWN CHRISTMAS Now On Sale
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 2, 2024


The Arkansas Repertory Theatre has announced the return of a special holiday performance event: “A Merrier Motown Christmas”, running December 18-23, 2024. Single tickets for “A Merrier Motown Christmas” are on sale now.

'I Am Not A Secret' from THE COMPLETE PICTURE: A NEW ROCK MUSICAL Now Available
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 29, 2024


'I Am Not A Secret' from THE COMPLETE PICTURE: A NEW ROCK MUSICAL is now streaming. Featuring music by Erin Maya and Nicholas James Connell, the track showcases a powerful ensemble rock anthem.

Sonia Joins The Cast Of NOW That's What I Call A Musical At The Kings, Glasgow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 8, 2024


Sonia has joined the cast of NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A MUSICAL at The Kings Theatre in Glasgow. The production promises a nostalgic journey through iconic musical hits. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Toyah Willcox Joins The Cast of NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A MUSICAL For Edinburgh Dates
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2024


Punk princess and 2024 Strictly Come Dancing contestant Toyah Willcox will join the cast of NOW That's What I Call A Musical, as a special guest star in Edinburgh and that Sonia will be adding Manchester and Glasgow to her 2025 venues.

Feature: 'WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW,' A CELEBRATION OF DIONNE WARWICK at Bell Theater
by Lianna Albrizio - Oct 7, 2024


On Sept. 22, the woman behind the scintillating vocals to one of music’s most timeless and moving classics, “What the World Needs Now,” took the stage at Bell Theater in New Jersey with a stellar lineup of musical guests to perform the song live as a culmination of a namesake tribute concert that paid homage to her life and musical legacy.

Adam Chaffins Takes It A 'Little Bit At A Time' On New Frank Rogers-Prod. Single Out Now
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 7, 2024


Adam Chaffins released a new single, 'Little Bit at A Time,' produced by Frank Rogers. The track showcases Chaffins' musical evolution and is now available for listeners.

SELECTING A GHOST Comes to Stanley Arts' Days of the Dead Festival
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2024


Transforming the Georgian Grade II listed venue Stanley Arts into the medieval mansion backdrop of Goresthore Grange, audiences are invited to promenade from room to room with supernatural enthusiasts Silas and Matilda D'Odds on a hunt for their ghost.

A CASE FOR LOVE Documentary Now Available to Stream
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 1, 2024


Grace-Based Films' documentary A CASE FOR LOVE, directed by Brian Ide, debuts on major TVOD platforms in the US and Canada. The film, inspired by Bishop Michael B. Curry, explores unselfish love as a solution to societal division.

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A MUSICAL Comes to the Milton Keynes Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2024


The world premiere of NOW That's What I Call A Musical, a brand-new British musical written by award-winning comedian Pippa Evans and directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, is coming to Milton Keynes this November.

Review: MAMA, I'M A BIG GIRL NOW at The Wallis Annenberg Center for The Performing Arts
by Andrew Child - Sep 29, 2024


In a meticulously scripted and carefully crafted medley of songs, the performers highlighted the highs and lows of their careers, illustrating their individual paths to Hairspray and sharing anecdotes of their vastly different lives since the closing of the show.

Student Blog: What I Know Now: A Guide to Prescreens from a Transfer Student!
by Student Blogger: MJ Kirsche - Sep 28, 2024


I remember how stressful and draining the college prescreening process was my senior year of high school. Trying to get the perfect takes, find the perfect lighting, all while trying not to think about the hundreds of other applicants who could’ve had more training or better quality headshots. I was so relieved to finally have it over and have a school picked out to go to… and now I’m doing it again.

Interview: From Beauty Pageants to HAIRSPRAY to Woxen of Tomorrow - Laura Bell Bundy's A BIG GIRL NOW
by Gil Kaan - Sep 18, 2024


Celebrating the 20th anniversary of HAIRSPRAY, the original Tracy, Penny, and Amber - Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler and Laura Bell Bundy - reunite for Mama I’m a Big Girl Now at The Wallis September 26, 2024. Got a chance to ask a few queries of Laura.

A VERY NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS Now On Sale In Brisbane and the Gold Coast
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2024


Tickets for A VERY NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS, Australia's adults-only Christmas comedy, are now on sale.

Photo Exclusive: MAMA, I'M A BIG GIRL NOW Reunites HAIRSPRAY Stars Marisa Jaret-Winokur, Kerry Butler and Laura Bell Bundy
by Bruce Glikas - Sep 13, 2024


From Broadway Babies to Broadway – Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now reunites for the first time ever the original Tracy, Penny, and Amber at the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts for a single night on Thursday, September 26 at 7:00pm & 9:30pm.  BroadwayWorld stopped by with the star-studded cast to was on hand to snap some photos of the trio of original Hairspray stars before the big show!

Tickets Now On Sale LONELINESS WAS A PANDEMIC At Theaterlab
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 11, 2024


Tickets are now on sale for the World Premiere of LONELINESS WAS A PANDEMIC, a new science fiction drama by Olivia Haller, directed by Alex Kopnick.

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