June 02, 2016
Below, get an inside look at the Alice in Wonderland statue from New York Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, featuring 'Alice' actor Kacie Sheik and Statue Director and Designer Matt Acheson. Check out the video, featuring a look at the choreography, design and puppetry behind the statu...
June 02, 2016
Five-time Emmy Award nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson stops by NBC's TODAY this morning, June 2nd to discuss his hit Broadway comedy Fully Committed....
June 05, 2016
Today in 1980, The Music Man opened at City Center, where it ran for 21 performances. The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and...
June 04, 2016
Happy Birthday, Mary Testa! Testa is a two-time Tony Award nominee, for performances in revivals of Leonard Bernstein's On the Town (1998) and 42nd Street (2001). She made her debut as Miss Goldberg in William Finn's one-act musical In Trousers (1979), part one of his 'Marvin Trilogy,' winning audie...
June 03, 2016
Today in 1975, Chicago opened at the 46th Street Theatre (now the Richard Rogers Theatre), where it ran for 936 performances. Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago, with music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption...
June 02, 2016
Today in 1954, Carousel opened at City Center, where it ran for 79 performances. Carousel is the second stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). The work premiered in 1945 and was adapted from Ferenc Molnar's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its...
June 02, 2016
Below, watch DEAR EVAN HANSEN's Ben Platt and Justin Paul's performance of 'Waving Through a Window' at the 61st annual OBIE AWARDS....
June 02, 2016
In the first of our series of videos covering the 2016 Bobby G Awards, below is a 60-second recap, focusing on the Colorado actors who are advancing to the National High School Musical Theatre Awards later this month in New York City. The Bobby G Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in high-sch...
June 01, 2016
In the latest episode of ENTRANCES, EXITS, & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, the YouTube documentary series following Tony-winning legend Patti LuPone and created by her son Joshua Johnston, audiences get an inside glimpse at her recent stop at the Richard Rodgers Theater, where she took part in HAMILTON's p...
June 01, 2016
Irish Theatre of Chicago concludes its 2015-16 Season with the U.S premiere of Deirdre Kinahan's probing drama SPINNING, directed by Joanie Schultz, playing May 25 - July 3, 2016 at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently on sale at www.irishtheatreofchi...
June 01, 2016
Tony Award-winner Alex Lacamoire, the music director for the 16-time Tony nominated hit HAMILTON, took part in AOLBuild, hosted by Laura Heywood, yesterday. As part of her ongoing 40 Seconds of Broadway Awesomness YouTube series, she's released a segment in which Lacamoire reimagines 'The Schuyler S...
June 04, 2016
As they explain to Randy Rainbow, 'bigger isn't better.' The three leading ladies of Broadway's MATILDA (the adorable Ava Briglia, Willow McCarthy, and Aviva Winick) may be small, but they've got enough spunk to carry the show night after night at the Shubert Theatre. So what does it take to be Bro...
June 01, 2016
As previously reported, the Tony Awards Administration Committee has awarded the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award to Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey. In celebration of the honor, Paper Mill has released a new video offering a look back at its long-lasting legacy. Check it out below!...
June 01, 2016
Don't miss Jason Kravits (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and special guest star Alexander Gemignani, in Jason's improvisational nightclub act, OFF The TOP. This is the final performance, before Kravits departs to tread the boards this summer at the Muny and the La Jolla Playhouse. The final show plays J...
June 01, 2016
Gloria Estefan stopped by today's LIVE to talk about the hit Broadway musical oN YOUR FEET!. 'We're really trying to connect with the audience that's there everynight.'...
June 01, 2016
The Hamilton softball team remains undefeated in the Broadway Show League, giving them lots to sing about. Below, watch as they perform 'Heart' from Damn Yankees at today's #Ham4Ham!...
June 01, 2016
Tony and Grammy Award winner HEATHER HEADLEY just assumed the role of 'Shug Avery' in John Doyle's critically acclaimed production of the Broadway musical, The Color Purple. This is Ms. Headley's first appearance on Broadway since winning the 2000 Tony Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for ...
June 01, 2016
Leslie Odom Jr, Jeff Daniels, Gabriel Byrne, Zachary Levi, Reed Birney, Danny Burstein and Alex Brightman join The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg to discuss diversity on Broadway, rude audience members and much more....
June 01, 2016
As Music Director for the 16-time Tony nominated hit Hamilton, Tony Award-winner Alex Lacamoire explains just what goes into bringing a song to life. Below, watch as Lacamoire performs selections from the show, talks about the creative process, and discusses his collaborations with other members of...
June 01, 2016
There are less than two weeks left until the Tony Awards and one question remains... do any of the nominees really stand a chance against HAMILTON? In the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow, Randy has all of the answers! #GiveItBack4HAM...
June 01, 2016
Today in 1971, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown opened at the John Golden Theatre, where it ran for 32 performances. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Pean...
June 01, 2016
Tony nominees Jessica Lange (LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO NIGHT), Michelle Williams (BLACKBIRD), Megan Hilty (NOISES OFF), Jessie Mueller (WAITRESS), Cynthia Erivo (THE COLOR PURPLE), Lupita Nyong'o (ECLIPSED), and Laura Benanti (SHE LOVES ME) join The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg to discuss thei...
June 01, 2016
On last night's premiere episode of the new NBC variety series MAYA AND MARTY, Savion Glover and the cast of SHUFFLE ALONG performed 'The Pennsylvania Graveyard Shuffle,' from the new Broadway musical....
May 31, 2016
Fan & Friends presents THE KINDNESS PROJECT, a work-in-progress presentation by Mabou Mines' 2015-2016 Resident Artist Chongren Fan, at the Flamboyan Theater at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, New York 10002), on Thursday, June 2nd at 5:30pm and Friday, June 3rd at 8:3...
May 31, 2016
Someone once said: 'It's May, it's May, the Lusty Month of May!' Another wise woman has also said 'And you, and you, and you... you're gonna love MAAAAAAAY!' Who really said what? Hard to say, but it seems clear that May has a profound affect on folks in musical theatre....
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