Stephen Sondheim News

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We officially have the title for the third installment in the Knives Out franchise. Writer/director Rian Johnson took to X on Friday to announce the next film will be called Wake Up Dead Man, and will be released sometime in 2025. Watch the announcement video!

In a new interview, director Richard Linklater has praised Paul Mescal, who is playing Franklin Shephard in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. The movie, based on the Sondheim musical that is currently on Broadway, is being shot every couple of years over the course of 20 years.

Universal and Amblin Entertainment have announced the release date for the next film from the prolific director Steven Spielberg. Said to be an 'event film,' Spielberg's movie will released theatrically on May 15, 2026. The film will be based on a story from Spielberg, with a screenplay written by David Koepp, who has penned several Spielberg films in the past.

This video featutres Broadway veteran and Tony Nominee Kecia Lewis in the hit Broadway musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, which is nominated for thirteen Tony Awards including Best Musical this season. Kecia shines a spotlight on her 40+ year career which includes starring in the original Broadway runs of ‘Dreamgirls’, ‘Once On This Island’ and ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ to such iconic television shows such as ‘Mad About You’, ‘Law and Order: SVU’, ‘The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, “The Passage” and more! 

Award-winning Turkish-American writer, composer, and producer T.J. Armand - who recently produced the critically acclaimed albums for Tony award nominee Mary Bridget Davies and Windsor Castle’s resident sextet The Queen’s Six - will release his debut poetry collection, 'Self-Imposed Exile – Poems of Queer Beginnings.'

Memorabilia includes his gold record for West Side Story, custom-embroidered asylum coat from Sweeney Todd and more, including antiques of the Victorian and Edwardian as well as early puzzles, games, rebuses, coin-operated machines and more.

Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theater company, has announced its highly anticipated production of 'Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street,' directed by Chance Theater Literary Manager, James Michael Mchale.

Celebrate PRIDE Month at 54 Below with events like Lea DeLaria's Brunch Is Gay, performances by Robert Bannon and Mauricio Martínez, and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.

On Tuesday, a Jeopardy! contestant chose the 'Broadway Summary' category for a double letter clue. The clue in question was: Albus Potter teams up with Scorpius Malfoy in a spellbinding journey through time and space.' Watch the clip here to see if you answer it correctly!

Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative will present Sondheim on Sondheim at the Bank of NH Stage from May 24-26.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 22, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announces its 2025 season, celebrating its 90th anniversary with nine productions, including Shakespearean works, classics, August Wilson, and INTO THE WOODS, from March 7 to October 26.

Alfred Molina will be honored with the Matador Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Classical Theater and K. Ann McDonald will receive the George Mayer Award for Extraordinary Service to Classical Theater at the Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit. Learn more about the benefit and see how to purchase tickets.

Learn about the history of Merrily We Roll Along! Learn more about the show, currently playing on Broadway, and see how to purchase tickets.

According to new reports, Tony Winners Rachel Bay Jones and Danny Burstein will star alongside newcomer Ana Sharp in an independent film from Laura Somers called Rise and Shine. Based on a true story, the film follows Janice Steele and her daughter Terri who makes the transition from homeschool to public school. Janice, who was born with cerebral palsy and a developmental delay, inspires those around her in this new environment with her positivity.

Last night's final Jeopardy! was 'The Theater.' Recently, Jeopardy has featured a 'World Theatre' category, a 'Songs In Musicals' category, Idina Menzel category, a Tony-Winning Musicals category, a 'Broadway is Back' category, a Broadway Musicals category, a Shakespeare's Women category, and a Stephen Sondheim category. Watch the video and test your knowledge!

Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe performed 'Old Friends' from Merrily We Roll Along on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night. Check out the video here!

The 2024 Drama League Awards were held on May 17th at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City, marking a spectacular celebration of theatrical excellence!

The Green Room 42 will present Blacc Cherry in 'Cherry's on Top!' on June 26th at 9:30pm.