BWW Q&A: Rob McClure Talks Damn Yankees at Arena Stage
by Joshua Wright - Oct 29, 2025
We spoke to Rob McClure about Arena Stage's Broadway-Bound revival of Damn Yankees. This newly-imagined take on the beloved classic stars Rob McClure (Applegate), Ana Villafañe (Lola), Tony Award nominee Jordan Donica (Joe Hardy), Grammy Award nominee Quentin Earl Darrington (Joe Boyd), Bryonha Marie (Meg Boyd), and Alysha Umphress (Gloria Thorpe).
Industry Pro Newsletter: 4,000 Broadway Recordings Head to the Classroom
by Alex Freeman - Sep 2, 2025
This week's newsletter explores the delicate balance between preserving theatre's past and navigating its present challenges and triumphs. We highlight two major archival initiatives from the Wait in the Wings foundation and the New York Public Library, both aimed at making theatrical history more accessible than ever. This theme of legacy is also present in stories of history being made, as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child prepares to break a significant Broadway record, and of history at risk, with a historic California theatre facing potential demolition. We'll also cover the immediate business of the stage, from a high-profile lawsuit and regional leadership changes to concerns that public transit cuts could hinder the industry's ongoing recovery.
Listen: SMASH Star Bella Coppola Drops New Single 'One Night Stand'
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 29, 2025
Bella Coppola, most recently seen on Broadway as Chloe Zervoulian in Smash, has released a new original single, 'One Night Stand.' Her latest single release follows 2020's 'Forbidden Fruit' and her 2019 EP, 'I Regret Nothing.' Listen to it here.