Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 28, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Shaina Taub, creator and star of Broadway’s Tony-winning Suffs, will host the Broadway for Harris Community Launch Call tonight, Monday, August 26 from 6:00-7:00pm ET. The call will take place over Zoom and is open to the public.
New York’s theater community is organizing to support Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election. Broadway for Harris is a volunteer coalition of industry professionals and theater enthusiasts united to elect Kamala Harris, Tim Walz and down ballot Democratic candidates this November.
Sara Bareilles will perform a special concert to benefit Williamstown Theatre Festival. The event also marks the return of WTF Cabaret, featuring various artists and hosts.
Weeks after she played her final performance in Lempicka, for which she earned her first Tony nomination, Eden Espinosa crossed 8th Avenue for a very special celebration of her career, hosted by the CIVILIAN. Check out photos here.
Trailblazing drag popstar Lagoona Bloo has released her debut album Underwater Bubble Pop. A glistening, pure-pop celebration of individuality that swims in an ocean of self-love and self-discovery, Underwater Bubble Pop features Lagoona’s triumphant new sister singles “Underwater Bubble Pop” and Spanish version “Burbuja Pop” as she invites listeners to “save a seahorse, ride a mermaid.” Watch the music video for 'Burbuja Pop' here!
Lempicka celebrated its opening night and BroadwayWorld was there as some of the industry's biggest stars arrived for the special night. Check out photos of special guests, including: Shoshana Bean, J. Harrison Ghee, Kate Reinders, Dylan Mulvaney, Anais Mitchell and many more
Discover Lagoona Bloo's new single, 'Tunnel Vision', and upcoming album, UNDERWATER BUBBLE POP. Listen to “Tunnel Vision,” a driving, eighties-infused banger about only having eyes for yourself inspired by Lagoona's own, unshakable drive for self-acceptance. The track was released alongside a brand-new music video.
DRAG: The Musical, written by drag superstar Alaska Thunderf**k (with Tomas Costanza and Ashley Gordon), will be returning to The Bourbon Room March 15, 2024 on its way to its New York debut. Emmy-nominated Spencer Liff again directs and choreographs, this time with the cast of Alaska, Nick Adams, Joey McIntyre, Jujubee, Manila Luzon, Jan Sport, Lagoona Bloo, Nick Laughlin, Jamie Torcellini, J. Elaine Marcos and Kayden Koshelev. I had already interviewed Alaska for the 2022 production. This time Joey McIntyre was able to join my Q&A.
Alaska Thunderf**k and Nick Adams collaborate for the new release, 'IT'S A DRAG', a fresh addition to DRAG: The Musical ahead of their run of LA shows at The Bourbon Roomh. “It's a Drag” is a welcomed addition to DRAG: The Musical's already dynamite soundtrack which echoes of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rent, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Ginna Claire Mason, Nathan Gunn, NaTasha Yvette Williams, and more join South Pacific in Concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on May 10-11, 2024. Don't miss this captivating presentation of the beloved musical! Tickets available at IndianapolisSymphony.org.
Joey McInytre will return to the cast of DRAG: The Musical this March at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood. Learn more about the shows and see how to purchase tickets.
Lagoona wouldn't be the “one” until she believed it herself, “TMFO” is a reminder that we're capable of achieving anything we set our minds to. Listen to the single from her upcoming debut album Underwater Bubble Pop, a track that brims with the unshakeable energy we all need to be carrying with us in 2024.
The award-winning DRAG: The Musical will return to The Bourbon Room in Hollywood for a limited run of performances this March. Learn how to purchase tickets!
On Saturday, December 9, 2023, the Broadway Dreams Foundation ('Broadway Dreams') honored prolific producer of television, film, and Broadway, Robert Greenblatt at their 16th Annual Gala held at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. See photos from the evening below.