Interview: Moritz Mausser of ROCK ME AMADEUS at Ronacher
by Martin Ganeider - Jun 26, 2025
Moritz Mausser, Vienna's latest Newcomer, is starring as Hans Hölz, aka FALCO, in the latest VBW in-house production- ROCK ME AMADEUS-THE FALCO MUSICAL. While the show ends after two successful and mostly sold-out seasons, it's time to sit down and chat with the show's Leading Man.
WICKED Composer Stephen Schwartz Wins 2025 Johnny Mercer Award
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2025
Stephen Schwartz is this year's recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award at the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame presentation. The award was presented at the star-studded Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala on June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Ballroom in New York City.
THE COLOR PURPLE Launches The Carnegie's 2025-26 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 16, 2025
The Carnegie kicks off its 2025-26 musical theatre season with THE COLOR PURPLE, running June 27 – July 6. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray.
Review: DISNEY'S THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at The Music Center At Strathmore
by Tavish Young - Apr 30, 2025
Overall, the night was highly enthralling and a testament to the importance of young minds' access to the arts. The performers at YAA should certainly be proud of the performance on the 26th, and hopefully feeling the wonder of performing in such a wonderful space, and of sharing a show with gritty and pertinent themes.
Review: THE LION KING Reigns Supreme at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
by Albert Gutierrez - Apr 25, 2025
Life's greatest tragedy is the passage of time. It is a lesson we all must learn eventually. Within the proverbial circle of life, there is only a beginning and an end that occurs in the immediacy of our own lifetime. Yet, the cyclical nature of birth, death, and rebirth ensures that our spirit will carry on in legacy rather than in flesh. If we are loved, then we are remembered. And if we are remembered, then we live forever. Disney’s The Lion King transposes this message from screen to stage through an international collaboration of talent that supercedes the strength of the 1994 animated film from which it came.
Spotlight: THE WEDDING SINGER at The Colony Theatre
by BWW Special Offer - Apr 24, 2025
Say “I Do” to the Most Totally Tubular Musical Coming Your Way! The Colony Theatre (Heather Provost, Producing Artistic Director) has announced a new production of The Wedding Singer, the musical comedy.
9 TO 5 Comes to Actors Theatre Of Indiana
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2025
The musical 9 to 5 with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is coming to ATI in April. Learn more about the upcoming production and how to get tickets!
Listen: Rachel Potter Releases 'The Animazement Trio'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2025
Theater star and Nashville recording artist RACHEL POTTER – best known for appearances on Fox TV’s “The X Factor” and the Broadway musicals The Addams Family and Evita – has released “The Animazement Trio.' Listen here!
Interview: SISTER ACT: BEHIND THE HABIT with William Yanesh
by Elliot Lanes - Apr 17, 2025
Today is our fourth installment of Sister Act: Behind The Habit series. So far this week we have met three performers that bring the show to life onstage eight performances a week. Today we are going to meet the man that sits in front of the performers in the orchestra pit conducting and playing one of the keyboards as part of the red hot eight piece Sister Act band. Please meet Maestro William Yanesh.
Student Blog: A Belated Dedication to World Theatre Day
by Student Blogger: Piper Greisl - Apr 3, 2025
Last Thursday was World Theatre Day, a.k.a. the day that every theatre kid’s Instagram story is suddenly filled with content. But over 60 years since its founding in 1961, World Theatre Day has become more than just a reason for social media activity.