Broadway Video Coverage - Page 592

Last night, Lin-Manuel Miranda and 'Weird Al' Yankovic appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about their new collaboration, The Hamilton Polka. The Hamilton Polka was released yesterday, and on the track, Weird Al mashes up some of our favorite songs from Hamilton and sets them ...

An inexperienced Emperor learns an important lesson on his journey to taking the royal throne through Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's lively musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES, at The Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive in Lincolnsh...

Lin-Manuel Miranda has teamed up with 'Weird Al' Yankovic to release a new track, 'The Hamilton Polka.' Weird Al has mashed up some favorite songs from Hamilton and set them to polka music, creating an epic and catchy result....

Christine Goerke sings her first Elektra at the Met in Patrice Chéreau's landmark production, a sensation at its Met premiere last spring, which the Wall Street Journal called “revolutionary … a triumph on all fronts.” Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Strauss's shattering score, a tour de forc...

Lyric Opera of Chicago's new production of Gounod's Faust is inspired by the works of multimedia artist John Frame (theatrical debut). Find out what happens when a deal with the devil goes awry. Lyric's new Faust is conducted by Emmanuel Villaume and directed by Kevin Newbury....

"At the turn of the century, worlds will collide in America!" The Axelrod Performing Arts Center begins its inaugural season as a professional theater with Luis Salgado's beautiful new staging of Ragtime the Musical. See the video of the Axelrod company in final rehearsals below!...

The Broadway-bound musical THE CHER SHOW, which celebrates the life and music of global superstar Cher, will premiere next June at Chicago's Oriental Theatre. The five-week pre-Broadway engagement will be from June 12 to July 15. The show will then arrive at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre in the fall...

Smokey's Joe's Cafe celebrates the pop hits written by the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller during the 1950s and 60s....

Earlier this week, Feinstein's/54 Below welcomed stars from some of its upcoming shows- two-time Tony Award-winner Chita Rivera (March 6-22); two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winner Bebe Neuwirth (March 28-31); Christiane Noll with writer, host and creator Deborah Grace Winer (March 27), and The Book o...

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presented the semi-staged Broadway Center Stage concert production of CHESS on February 14-18. Check out all new clips from the production, starring Raul Esparza, Karen Olivo, Ramin Karimloo, and Ruthie Ann Miles, below!...

Dolly Parton appeared on ABC News' Nightline recently where she discussed that she and 9 to 5 co-stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda 'are going to do another one.'...

Lena Hall, a singular artist who authentically and explosively brings the worlds of Rock and Broadway together, is releasing a series of EPs every month in 2018. The OBSESSED series features stripped-down vocal-intensive covers of one artist/band with whom Lena is 'obsessed.'...

Lin-Manuel Miranda has teamed up with 'Weird Al' Yankovic to release a new track, 'The Hamilton Polka.' Weird Al mashes up some of our favorite songs from Hamilton and sets them to polka music, creating an epic and catchy result. Listen to the track below!...

An "officially licensed" touring production with the blessing of both Dan Ackroyd and Judith Belushi (John's widow) The Blues Brothers is a highly-choreographed, very entertaining, commercial product that has no pretense of being artistic … and that is it's greatest asset. This is pure, escapist e...

The out of town tryout og PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL has already begun performances in Chicago. This week, the show's stars, Samantha Barks and Steve Kazee sat down with Fox 32 Chicago to dish on their iconic new gig. See the video below!...

On this day in 1979, the murderous barber, Sweeney Todd slashed his way into Broadway's Uris Theater (now the Gershwin)....

As magical as the evening was, after Freddie Gershon gave an impassioned presentation to the duo, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones hit the stage and brought the house down at ages 88 and 89 respectively. They joined forces onstage to perform a song from their musical The Bone Room, described by Jones ...

Broadway's Sierra Boggess and Sherie Rene Scott are on a road trip to Tulum, Mexico - and Broadway starts... they're just like us! Boggess shared a video on Instagram of her and Scott rocking out to 'Every Story Is A Love' and 'Fortune Favors The Brave' from AIDA. Scott appeared in the original Broa...

Kevin & Christian are co-dependant BFFs serving as the swings in a massive jukebox musical. Can they reach stardom while leaving their friendship unscathed? A digital comedy series created by Kevin Vidal, Christian Smith and Kristy LaPointe. Produced & Directed by Lora Campbell. Endorsed by the phan...

Frozen is currently in previews at the St. James Theatre, and already fans are getting more of a taste of the new songs added to the musical by composers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. Below, Yahoo premieres a new duet featuring Patti Murin (Anna) and Jelani Alladin (Kristoff), titled 'Wh...

Jimmy Buffett and Escape to Margaritaville will take over NBC's "Today" when the cast of the new Broadway musical performs two numbers written by the iconic singer, songwriter, and author. In the video below, Paul Alexander Nolan and Alison Luff will lead the company in a medley of "A Pirate Looks ...

As BroadwayWorld sadly reported earlier today, legendary composer Harvey Schmidt (The Fantasticks, 110 in the Shade, I Do! I Do!) passed away last night in Texas at 88 years of age. A family only funeral will take place in Texas next week, with a New York memorial to come at a future date....

BroadwayWorld had an inside look at the Los Angeles production of ALADDIN, including an inside look at the show's costumes! We also got to sit down with Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed to talk about returning to the roles they created on Broadway!...

Jimmy Buffett and Escape to Margaritaville took over NBC's 'Today' when the cast of the new Broadway musical performs two numbers written by the iconic singer, songwriter, and author. Cast member Andre Ward and the full company performed the classic song 'Volcano.'...

To celebrate the special day, Kids Night on Broadway Ambassadors Lea Salonga (Once on This Island), Ethan Slater (SpongeBob Squarepants), and Christy Altomare (Anastasia) joined Broadway kids at Sardi's. BroadwayWorld's own Kid Critics were on hand to join in the fun and they're taking you behind t...