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What's Coming to Broadway in 2023?
by Team BWW - Jan 8, 2023


Want to know What's Coming to Broadway in 2023? This Broadway season will include performances by Jessica Chastain, Josh Groban, Nathan Lane, Laura Linney and many more! Check out a full list of which Broadway shows will open this year.

Review: MALTBY AND SHIRE: REVUE # 3 at 54 Below Is Heaven On The Way
by Stephen Mosher - Nov 30, 2022


After groundbreaking and life-changing revues Starting Here, Starting Now and Closer Than Ever, Maltby and Shire have made a start on REVUE #3

THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER With Rap Pioneer Kurtis Blow Returns To The Bushnell Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 28, 2022


A holiday mash-up for the whole family, The Hip Hop Nutcracker is back and better than ever for its 10th season! Everything old is new again with Tchaikovsky's 129-year-old ballet reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle that will be premiering this year on Disney+.

Photos: The Cast of THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER Arrives At The Dolby Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 18, 2022


See photos of The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s 130-year-old ballet reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle, that will travel to 30 cities this fall while celebrating the show’s 10th season. And to add to the excitement - inspired by the live stage show, the Original Special “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” from Disney Branded Television will stream this holiday season, only on Disney+.  

Broadway Playwright James Magruder Joins Production Team of HEAD OVER HEELS at Iron Crow Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 17, 2022


Iron Crow Theatre announced that Baltimore native and Broadway playwright James Magruder has joined the production team of Head Over Heels. Magruder adapted Head Over Heels (original concept by Jeff Whitty) for its original Broadway run and will assist in the Baltimore premiere.

THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER Celebrates 10th Season at Overture Center This Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2022


The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky's 130-year-old ballet reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle, will travel to Overture Center for the Arts on Friday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. this holiday season while celebrating the show's 10th season.

THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER Celebrates its 10th Season at NJPAC
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2022


The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky's 130-year-old ballet reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle, will take place on Saturday, December 17 for two spectacular performances at 2PM and 7:30PM celebrating the show's 10th season. Adding to the excitement - inspired by the live stage show, the Original Special “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” from Disney Branded Television will stream this holiday season, only on Disney+.  

Tickets To Go On Sale Friday for THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER at the Providence Performing Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2022


The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s 130-year-old ballet reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle, will travel to the Providence Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, December 7 at 7:30P this holiday season while celebrating the show’s 10th season.

How Many Tom Stoppard Plays Have Been Performed on Broadway?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2022


Leopoldstadt marks the 19th production of a Tom Stoppard play to open on Broadway since Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opened 55 years ago. Stoppard has won four Best Play Tony Awards, more than any other playwright in history. What are the 18 other productions of Tom Stoppard plays to open on Broadway? Let's take a look back!

THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER to Celebrate Its 10th Season With 30 City National Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2022


The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky's 130-year-old ballet reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle, will travel to 30 cities this fall while celebrating the show's 10th season. Inspired by the live stage show, the Original Special 'The Hip Hop Nutcracker' from Disney Branded Television will stream this holiday season, only on Disney+.

Melissa Carper Unveils New Single 'Ain't a Day Goes By'
by Michael Major - Sep 7, 2022


Album track “Ain’t a Day Goes By” breaks your heart, then mends it again in the universal longing for a loved one now gone on. Backed up by Hammond B3 organ (John Pahmer), the emotion is punctuated by the gospel-style harmony stylings of Kyshona Armstrong, Nickie Conley, and Maureen Murphy.

FOOTLOOSE Opens Tonight at The New London Barn Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 17, 2022


The New London Barn Playhouse takes you down to the town of Bomont with Footloose running August 17th-August 21st!

The Manhattan Transfer Announces New Album & Farewell Tour
by Michael Major - Aug 2, 2022


The 10-track set includes GRAMMY® Award winners Jorge Callandreli and Vince Mendoza, as well as vocal arrangers including Amanda Taylor of säje, to revisit their biggest hits from throughout the decades, including new arrangements of “Chanson D’Amour,” “Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone” and “The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul.” Plus, tour dates!

Adrian Edmondson Will Play Scrooge in RSC's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2022


Adrian Edmondson will play Ebenezer Scrooge in the Royal Shakespeare Company's revival of David Edgar's adaptation of Dickens' much-loved classic story A Christmas Carol.  The production, directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between 26 October 2022 – 1 January 2023.

Lowell Folk Festival Adds New Artists to 2022 Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jul 5, 2022


The Lowell Folk Festival announced the latest round of talented musicians from across the country that will grace four stages during the 2022 Lowell Folk Festival.

Paul Winter Consort Announces New Album 'Concert in the Barn'
by Michael Major - May 9, 2022


Very early on a morning in June 2021, in the hills of northwest Connecticut, a unique ensemble of musicians gathered in the hayloft of a barn to perform a special livestream concert in celebration of the summer solstice. The album of this music, entitled Concert in the Barn, is by the seven-time Grammy-winning Paul Winter Consort.

See AN OFFICER AND A SHOWCASE Featuring AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN Tour Cast at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2022


FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present the cast of the North American Tour of An Officer and a Gentleman in “An Officer and a Showcase” on Tuesday, May 24 at 7:00PM. 

BWW Review: ABT FORWARD at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - Mar 31, 2022


The Kennedy Center's 50th anniversary (whose celebrations have largely been pushed back a year due to the pandemic) coincides with the golden anniversary of the annual residency there of New York's American Ballet Theatre, whose first performance there came the day after the venerable Washington Performing Arts center opened in 1971.

Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney & More This April at The Green Room 42
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2022


The Green Room 42 has announced their April line-up for in-person performances. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway's newest and most spacious cabaret club.

Cast Announced for THE KARATE KID- THE MUSICAL Pre-Broadway Engagement
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2022


The complete cast and creative team has been announced for the world premiere, pre-Broadway engagement of The Karate Kid – The Musical at STAGES St. Louis. Learn who is in the production!

Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival Announces Hosts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 1, 2022


The 29TH Annual Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival (LAWTF) has a roster of distinguished artists who will co-host six evenings of programs virtually. This year's overall theme is Beyond Boundaries.

Broadway Actors in THE GILDED AGE & How You Know Them
by Michael Major - Jan 30, 2022


Meet all of the Broadway actors in THE GILDED AGE! The new series features appearances by Audra McDonald, Denée Benton, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Kelli O'Hara, Carrie Coon, Claybourne Elder, Donna Murphy, Katie Finneran, Debra Monk, Taylor Richardson, Douglas Sills, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Patrick Page, Michael Cerveris, and more.

Suffolk Theatre Set to Present Kasim Sulton's UTOPIA
by Marissa Tomeo - Jan 5, 2022


Kasim Sulton – bassist, background/harmony and Co-Lead vocalist of UTOPIA – honors his longtime association with the band and their legacy in KASIM SULTON'S UTOPIA. This touring collective explores the finest elements of the storied Utopia catalog and is made up of songs hand-picked by Sulton, spanning the 10 albums he appears on, including deep cuts as well as classic hits such as “Caravan,” “Swing to the Right,” “Libertine,” “One World,” and 'Set Me Free”.

SLEIGH BELL SWING With The George Gee Swing Orchestra Comes to MPAC
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 23, 2021


Santa's gonna be  jumpin' and jivin' to the swingin' sounds of the George Gee Swing Orchestra as they spice up the season with big band versions of your favorite holiday music at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Sunday, December 12 at 3 pm.

BWW Interview: GUSTAVO BARCHILON, BARNUM – O REI DO SHOW's Director Talks About His Career, Future Projects and How He Revitalized an Almost Forgotten 80's Musical
by Claudio Erlichman - Nov 5, 2021


With a sophisticated and amusing production, Barnum has been standing out as the great theatrical success in the city of Sao Paulo, in the post-pandemic. It was between one and another well-attended session that Barchilon kindly granted us this exclusive interview talking about influences, beginning of his career, Barnum and future projects.

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