Reba McEntire to Host NBC's CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 23, 2025
Country music icon and multi-media entertainment mogul Reba McEntire will, for the first time, host this year’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” on NBC. The annual two-hour telecast will air live Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and simulcast on Peacock.
Cast and Creative Team Announced for CABARET at Porchlight Music Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2022
Porchlight Music Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning landmark musical Cabaret, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts January 14 - February 12, 2023. Porchlight’s production is directed by Artistic Director Michael Weber, associate directed and choreographed by Brenda Didier and music directed by Linda Madonia.
What Was the Golden Age of Broadway?
by Sidney Paterra - Mar 27, 2025
It was the best of times, it was the best of times. The Golden Age of Broadway marks a legendary period in American musical theatre history—an era when the Broadway stage flourished with groundbreaking creativity, unforgettable music, and enduring storytelling. What was the Golden Age of Broadway all about and what years did it cover? Study up below!
Arthur P. Siccardi, Broadway Production Supervisor, Dies at 89
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 28, 2020
Beloved Broadway production supervisor Arthur P. Siccardi has passed away at 89. Arthur P., II was one of the best-loved figures in the American theater, with a distinguished career as a production supervisor that spanned five decades working with the biggest stars, directors and producers on some of the best-known shows in Broadway history.
The 101 Greatest Showtunes from 1920-2020
by Peter Nason - Mar 19, 2020
How do we make a list of the 101 greatest show tunes from the past 100 years? Well, we did the near-impossible task. Check out our full list here!
TCM To Pay Tribute To Musicals In June Programming Special 'Mad About Musicals!'
by Tori Hartshorn - May 23, 2018
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will pay homage to the glittering world of Hollywood musicals with Mad About Musicals!, a special month of programming celebrating timeless movie musicals such as The Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain and Cabaret. TCM is once again partnering with Ball State University and Canvas to offer a free online multimedia course tied to this programming special about the history of the musical genre and its evolution with cultural and technological shifts. Enrollment is open until June 17 and fans can sign up for the course at musicals.tcm.com.
BWW Review: With Cast Headed by O'Hara and Maltman, Guess Who Gets the Last Laugh on Mozart's COSI at the Met?
by Richard Sasanow - Mar 21, 2018
To answer the most burning question for many: Yes, Broadway's Kelli O'Hara can sing opera, acquitting herself nobly and well in the company of “real” opera singers and filling the huge Met Opera without a mike. (FYI: She did study opera herself in her early days.) She brought theatrical pizzazz and was a great partner, as the maid, Despina, for the wonderful, resonant British baritone Christopher Maltman (Don Alfonso) as the co-conspirators of the piece, in director Phelim McDermott's manic production.
Annette Warren will Make Her Feinstein's/54 Below Debut on 3/30
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2017
Annette Warren will make a long-awaited return to New York at the age of 94, with a special one-night-only engagement at Feinstein's/54 Below on Thursday, March 30 at 7:00 PM. 'I Ain't Done Yet' traces her illustrious 70-year career in songs and reminiscences from her beginning in Cleveland, through her successes in New York, London and Los Angeles. Warren will be joined on stage by Grammy and two-time Emmy winner John McDaniel at piano; and Warren's protege, rising opera star Aaron Blake, who makes his Metropolitan Opera debut earlier that week in La Traviata.
SRO Theatre Company to Produce Documentary to Chronicle Life of Johnnie Schmidt
by Julie Musbach - Mar 5, 2017
SRO Theatre Company is proud to announce its plans to produce a documentary film on John Schmidt, a 95-year-old former member of the company whose life experiences include performing on Broadway, pole vaulting at OSU, WWII, frequent appearances on WOSU radio and television, being inducted into the OSU Sports Hall of Fame, and managing his Schmidt family tree farm in Bainbridge, Ohio. SRO is using the crowd-funding platform GoFundMe to finance My Name is Johnnie Schmidt, the working title of the project, which will include a wealth of information on John's life based on interviews with the still-vibrant senior and Upper Arlington native, as well as rarely-seen footage and photos of his notable life and career. Our goal is to premiere the finished work in the fall.
Annette Warren 'AIN'T DONE YET', Heading to Feinstein's/54 Below at Age 94
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2017
Annette Warren, the "secret" singing voice of Ava Gardner and Lucille Ball in such films as the MGM classic "Show Boat," and a nightclub, TV and recording star whose career spans the past 70 years, will make a long-awaited return to New York at the age of 94, with a special performance of her new one-woman show, "I Ain't Done Yet" at Feinstein's/54 Below on Thursday, March 30 at 7:00 PM.