Morgan James News

Godspell’s Morgan James will complete the Memorial Day Weekend with her soul 'n' blues band at Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen Street) on Monday, May 28th at 9pm. Tickets are $10. (more...)

Yesterday, May 23, the company of Godspell celebrated their Academy Award-winning writer Stephen Schwartz in a one-night-only concert featuring songs from Schwartz's Pippin, Wicked, The Baker’s Wife, The Magic Show, Working, My Son Pinocchio, Children of Eden, Rags, “Pocahontas”, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, “The Prince of Egypt”, “Enchanted” and more. The concert benefits Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you photo coverage below. (more...)

Yesterday, May 23, the company of Godspell celebrated their Academy Award-winning writer Stephen Schwartz in a one-night-only concert featuring songs from Schwartz's Pippin, Wicked, The Baker’s Wife, The Magic Show, Working, My Son Pinocchio, Children of Eden, Rags, “Pocahontas”, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, “The Prince of Egypt”, “Enchanted” and more. The concert benefits Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. Check out highlights fro the concert below! (more...)

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that the revival of GODSPELL on Broadway, despite a lack of Tony nominations, will make an appearance on the 2012 broadcast to perform a selection from the musical. At this time, there is no official word or confirmation on who, or what the cast will be performing. (more...)

On Friday, June 8, GODSPELL will play a special added matinee performance at 3 p.m. (more...)

Transport Group, the Drama Desk and OBIE award-winning theatre company, has announced initial casting for its one-night-only, all-star concert of the acclaimed 1983 Broadway musical Baby, which will take place Monday, June 18 at 7pm at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher Street. Additional casting will be announced at a later date. (more...)

blurbThe company of Broadway's first-ever revival of Stephen Schwartz's rock musical GODSPELL last month welcomed a new leading man - stage and screen star Corbin Bleu (Disney's "High School Musical," Broadway's In the Heights) - to the starring role of Jesus. This month, the show just passed 10,000 Facebook fans and star Julia Mattison wrote a song to celebate the ocassion. Check out the video below! (more...)

Broadway at Birdland today announced a partnership with multi-Grammy and Tony nominated composer Frank Wildhorn for a monthly concert series called “Frank & Friends.” The series of one-night-only concerts will feature the songs and performers from the composer’s range of work in popular, theatrical and classical music. All profits will go to The Actors Fund, a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals in the performing arts and entertainment. (more...)

The cast of GODSPELL, including Corbin Bleu, demonstrate the show's May Special - buy one ticket, get one free this month! Watch the video below for more details. To buy discounted tickets, visit www.Godspell.com/MaySpecial (more...)

Musician/ Playwright/ Spoken-word artist and UMass Dartmouth Professor, Mwalim (Morgan James Peters) 'DaPhunkeeProfessor' was surprised and honored with a proclamation from the Boston City Council. During Mwalim's May 3rd presentation of "You're An NDN??" at the Dudley Branch Library, Ken Yarbough, special assistant to Charles Yancey made the presentation in front of an audience of about 30 - 40 people. Cited for his "27 years as a performing artist, writer, digital media artist, educator and mentor throughout the Boston area..." Mwalim was particularly recognized for his "Academic On The Block" initiative that brings presentations in the arts and humanities to community spaces, libraries and schools throughout eastern Massachusetts, including Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan. (more...)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: Tony nominees celebrate, Broadway sings Adele, the POPS turns 29, and so much more! (more...)

The company of Broadway's first-ever revival of Stephen Schwartz's rock musical GODSPELL last month welcomed a new leading man- stage and screen star Corbin Bleu (Disney's "High School Musical," Broadway's In the Heights) - to the starring role of Jesus. Get a first look at Bleu in the show below! (more...)

Last night, April 30, BROADWAY SINGS ADELE featured over 15 cover songs to celebrate the pop superstar's greatest hits, accompanied by a full band orchestrated, arranged, and music directed by Joshua Stephen Kartes. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you concert highlights below! (more...)

Last night, BROADWAY SINGS ADELE featured over 15 cover songs to celebrate the pop superstar's greatest hits, accompanied by a full band orchestrated, arranged, and music directed by Joshua Stephen Kartes. The concert took place at 7:30 pm. View photos from the concert below! (more...)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: Easter Bonnet earns big money, FOLLIES preps for LA, six shows open, and so much more! (more...)

Hundreds of hopeful actors, ages 6 to 16, showed up at the Circle in the Square Theatre today, April 25, to audition for the Broadway musical GODSPELL. The audition panel, including director Daniel Goldstein, is looking to fill 10 roles in the show. About 300 kids, including Holly Block, Gaten Matarazzo and Ellis Gage, who are featured in the video below, performed 16 measures of music for the panel. (more...)

Broadway Rhythm and Booze, a cabaret series created as a platform to highlight the soulful talents of the Broadway community, took place yesterday, April 23, 2012 at Flute Bar in Gramercy at 40 E. 20th Street, New York, NY. (more...)

The company of Broadway's first-ever revival of Stephen Schwartz's rock musical GODSPELL last week welcomed a new leading man- stage and screen star Corbin Bleu (Disney's "High School Musical," Broadway's In the Heights)- to the starring role of Jesus. BroadwayWorld bring you photos of Bleu in action below! (more...)

Matthew Grills, tenor, of Rochester, N.Y, won the $15,000 First Prize in the finals of the 2012 Lotte Lenya Competition, held on April 21, 2012, at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester. In a close contest, Justin Hopkins, bass-baritone of Philadelphia, and Jacob Keith Watson, tenor of Wynne, Ark., tied for Second Prizes of $10,000, and Megan Marino, mezzo-soprano of Malvern, Penn., was awarded the Third Prize of $7,500. (more...)

On May 23, the company of Godspell will celebrate their Academy Award- winning writer Stephen Schwartz in a one-night-only concert. Expect songs from Schwartz projects like Pippin, Wicked, The Baker’s Wife, The Magic Show, Working, My Son Pinocchio, Children of Eden, Rags, “Pocahontas”, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, “The Prince of Egypt”, “Enchanted” and more. (more...)