Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 26, 2024
by - Jan 26, 2024
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 26, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Atlantic Theater Company to Present MIXFEST (WRIT)UAL MIX: TRADITIONS OF THE DIASPORA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2023
oin Atlantic Theater Company's The Judith Champion MixFest as they showcase the best of traditional diaspora music. Immerse yourself in a vibrant celebration of cultural heritage and experience a melodic journey through the rich traditions of the diaspora. Don't miss this unifying event that brings together diverse musical talents on one stage.
Interview: Get to Know KIMBERLY AKIMBO's Alli Mauzey & Why Victoria Clark Says She's an 'Inspiration'
by Cara Joy David - Apr 18, 2023
During the second act of Kimberly Akimbo, eagle-eyed fans may notice that Alli Mauzey, playing the character of Pattie, switches the leg brace she is wearing from one leg to the other between scenes. The move is missed by the vast majority of the audience and it’s possible some who do catch it may think it an accident. But for Mauzey it has meaning. It saves her hips, but it also adds another layer to the character: Pattie, already established as a hypochondriac, is so much of one that she could easily forget which leg the brace belongs on.
P73 Names Majkin Holmquist 2023 Playwriting Fellow; Interstate 73 Playwrights Announced
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 18, 2023
Page 73, the acclaimed organization that develops and produces the work of early-career playwrights who have yet to receive a professional production in New York City, has named its 2023 Playwriting Fellow and announced its 2023 Interstate 73 Writing Group. Majkin Holmquist is the 20th playwright honored with the Playwriting Fellowship, the organization's most prestigious award.
JACK Launches 2022 Performance Festival RADICAL ACTS
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 6, 2022
After a thrilling inaugural festival in 2021, JACK returns to its DIY roots for their annual performance festival: Radical Acts. From November 9 - 19 JACK will be home to all things radical — radical joy, radical mayhem, radical vulnerability, and radical confrontations with today's pressing issues.
Women Playwrights Speak Out on Life in the Theater: Part 1
by Cara Joy David - Nov 4, 2022
In this three-part series, BroadwayWorld spoke to over 20 female playwrights who have been produced in major NY theaters about what life in the theater is really like for them -- and what can be done to make it better.
Emanuel Ayvas Announces Solo Piano LP 'Via Romana'
by Michael Major - Oct 18, 2022
Via Romana is a set of solo piano compositions (as well as an arrangement of Julio Iglesias’s 'Abrázame') that imagine some daydreamer’s life from their 07:30am wake up to their 11:23pm bedtime. To ring in the announcement, Ayvas has shared the album's opening track, '7:30 AM,' which depicts the album's subject's first moments of the day.
Wake Up With BWW 9/12: Lea Michele Out of FUNNY GIRL Due to COVID-19, and More!
by - Sep 12, 2022
Today's top stories include Lea Michele out of Funny Girl for 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19. Learn more about Julie Benko's upcoming schedule. In other Funny Girl news, Barbara Tirrell made her debut in the show one day after she was hired as an offstage cover for Mrs. Brice, Mrs. Strakosh, and Mrs. Meeker.
Complete Cast Announced for CANDIDA at Gingold Theatrical Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 30, 2022
This fall, Gingold Theatrical Group will present Candida, one of George Bernard Shaw’s most popular plays. Directed by David Staller, Bernard Shaw’s Candida begins previews on October 5, 2022, with opening night set for October 25, and will run through November 19, 2022, at Theatre Two in Theatre Row.
DJ Claptone Set to Headline at Nebula on April 15th
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 5, 2022
Electronic pop maestro, internationally renowned artist and DJ, Claptone is headlining NY’s newest club, Nebula, on April 15. His appearance is in support of his critically acclaimed album, ‘Closer’. For his 14-track, indie-pop-oriented magnum opus, produced by Stuart Price (The Killers, Madonna), along with support from shrewd talents, Claptone enlists timeless vocalists from a myriad of eras such as Barry Manilow, Seal, plus Mayer Hawthorne, Nathan Nicholson, and Peter Bjorn, creating a veritable rap sheet of names hand-picked by the masked avenger himself. All of these collaborations with unique voices, unique characters further demonstrates the vast audience the enigmatic artist’s sophisticated music appeals to as he puts forth a musical journey that connects listeners sonically and emotionally.