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Alan Henry

A longtime theatre fan, Alan Henry has been with BroadwayWorld since 2012 and currently resides in NYC. A native of Toronto, Canada - Alan began with BroadwayWorld as a Contributing Editor, before taking over as the Senior Canadian Editor. Following a relocation to New York, Alan is currently BroadwayWorld's Director of Digital Strategy and Regional Media.

Alan has had the pleasure of interviewing several Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar nominees and winners including Alan Menken, Idina Menzel, Lea Salonga, Stephen Schwartz, Louise Pitre, Jenn Colella, Victoria Clark, Montego Glover, among others.

Alan is thrilled to get to work with Broadway productions in New York and theaters across the globe to connect audiences and artists on BroadwayWorld's platforms. Alan also works with BroadwayWorld's contributors around the globe, focusing on expanding our coverage in each of our markets.




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First Show:

Beauty and the Beast (starring Kerry Butler in Toronto, regionally), Mary Poppins or Spamalot (On Broadway, can't remember which)

Favorite Show:

I couldn't possibly pick a favorite - it depends on my mood on any given day.

Favorite Stories:



VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals for the World Premiere of OCEAN FILIBUSTER at A.R.T.
VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals for the World Premiere of OCEAN FILIBUSTER at A.R.T.
February 22, 2022

BroadwayWorld has a first look at rehearsals for the world premiere play OCEAN FILIBUSTER at American Rep! Check out the cast in action.

VIDEO: Limón Dance Company Comes to the Joyce in April
VIDEO: Limón Dance Company Comes to the Joyce in April
February 22, 2022

The Limón Dance Company is celebrating its 75th Anniversary Season with two exciting programs. In Dante Puleio's first New York season as Artistic Director, the Company brings world premieres, Limón works as they have never been seen before and beloved modern dance classics.

VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals For Atlanta Opera's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals For Atlanta Opera's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
February 22, 2022

Whet your appetite for Atlanta Opera's upcoming production of Rossini's The Barber of Seville as their film studio gets up close and personal with the cast running rehearsals in preparation for this amazing opera buffa! The Barber of Seville runs March 5-13, 2022 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

VIDEO: Seattle Theatre Group Announces THING Music & Arts Festival
VIDEO: Seattle Theatre Group Announces THING Music & Arts Festival
February 22, 2022

THING is a 3-day festival of music and arts taking place August 26-28, 2022 at historic Fort Worden in Port Townsend, WA. The event features a tightly curated lineup of diverse performers with an emphasis on fresh discoveries and a vision to create an environment where all are welcomed and represented.

VIDEO: Go Inside Goodman Theatre's GEM OF THE OCEAN With Director Chuck Smith
VIDEO: Go Inside Goodman Theatre's GEM OF THE OCEAN With Director Chuck Smith
February 22, 2022

ABC7 recently profiled Goodman Theatre's Gem Of The Ocean. 'It's teaming with good Black history because it tells the story of coming over from Africa, living in slavery,' Smith said. 'You're talking about individuals who experienced slavery.' Check out the video.

Review Roundup: Critics Sound Off On SLAVE PLAY At Mark Taper Forum
Review Roundup: Critics Sound Off On SLAVE PLAY At Mark Taper Forum
February 21, 2022

Last week marked opening night of the West Coast premiere of playwright Jeremy O. Harris' unflinching new work Slave Play in Los Angeles at the Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum now through March 13, 2022. What did the critics have to say?

VIDEO: Onley Theater On Who Were the Women in the Gospels?
VIDEO: Onley Theater On Who Were the Women in the Gospels?
February 21, 2022

This Behind the Scenes event brings together a powerhouse panel of Biblical scholars to discuss the intersection of gender, culture and faith through the portrayal of women in the Hebrew and Christian Bible.

VIDEO: City Center Announces 2022 Dance Festival Lineup
VIDEO: City Center Announces 2022 Dance Festival Lineup
February 21, 2022

Three weeks of New York's finest dance companies. World and New York premieres. And some of the most exciting repertory to hit our stages in years. The first City Center Dance Festival showcases New York companies making their triumphant return to the City Center stage after more than two years away.

VIDEO: A Conversation with TONI STONE's Kedren Spencer
VIDEO: A Conversation with TONI STONE's Kedren Spencer
February 18, 2022

Watch a conversation with Kedren Spencer of Alliance Theatre's production of TONI STONE on the Coca-Cola Stage, February 10 - 27, 2022.

VIDEO: Watch Set Build For Cleveland Playhouse's ANTIGONE
VIDEO: Watch Set Build For Cleveland Playhouse's ANTIGONE
February 18, 2022

An epic tragedy reimagined. In a dystopian near-future, a war-torn nation struggles for peace and unity. The newly appointed leader Creon stands for law and order. But her niece Antigone kneels for justice. Neither will yield, and a fatal battle of wills rages. Pushed to extremes, who will bend, and who will break? A high-stakes, timeless tale, Antigone burns with contemporary relevance, as age and youth clash over the future of their country.

VIDEO: The Royal Ballet's 'Party Pas de Deux' From ROMEO AND JULIET
VIDEO: The Royal Ballet's 'Party Pas de Deux' From ROMEO AND JULIET
February 18, 2022

Anna Rose O'Sullivan and Marcelino Sambé perform as Romeo and Juliet in The Royal Ballet's classic ballet.  On 20 February 2022, catch an Encore screening of Kenneth MacMillan's classic ballet at a cinema near you.

VIDEO: Watch 'There is Nothin' Like A Dame' From TUTS' SOUTH PACIFIC
VIDEO: Watch 'There is Nothin' Like A Dame' From TUTS' SOUTH PACIFIC
February 17, 2022

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Theatre Under The Stars' production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific.

VIDEO: Darcey Bussell and Anna Rose O'sullivan Discuss Taking on The Role of Juliet at Royal Ballet
VIDEO: Darcey Bussell and Anna Rose O'sullivan Discuss Taking on The Role of Juliet at Royal Ballet
February 17, 2022

Former Principal of The Royal Ballet Darcey Bussell and current Principal Anna Rose O'Sullivan discuss the challenges of the role of Juliet in Kenneth MacMillan's classic ballet.

VIDEO: Dallas Opera's Opera Box Score With Mathilda Edge
VIDEO: Dallas Opera's Opera Box Score With Mathilda Edge
February 17, 2022

Sports are the common denominator of our society. Everyone’s been to a baseball game. Everyone has a favorite team or hated rival. Everyone knows who Michael Jordan is. So what if opera – its performances, personnel and programming – could be demystified, discussed and promoted in such a way as to become as much a part of the public consciousness as sports? That's Opera Box Score!

VIDEO: Designers Talk Creating THE BLUEST EYE At Huntington
VIDEO: Designers Talk Creating THE BLUEST EYE At Huntington
February 17, 2022

Watch as the designers discuss The Bluest Eye based on the American classic novel by Toni Morrison. Written by Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly on Broadway and The Huntington, Smart People at The Huntington), the play reimagines Morrison's haunting and powerful first book for the stage. The production begins January 28 and has been extended to March 13, 2022 at The Huntington's Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, with digital access to the filmed performance available through March 27, 2022.

VIDEO: Learn About The Musicality of LA Opera's OMAR
VIDEO: Learn About The Musicality of LA Opera's OMAR
February 17, 2022

What was it like for Rhiannon Giddens to compose an opera as an opera singer herself? Hear from her and her co-composer, Michael Abels, about the unique musicality they each brought to their highly-anticipated work, 'Omar.'

VIDEO: Get A First Look At ELEKTRA at The Met Opera
VIDEO: Get A First Look At ELEKTRA at The Met Opera
February 17, 2022

Soprano Nina Stemme brought down the house when she headlined the premiere of visionary director Patrice Chéreau’s 2016 staging of Elektra. Now she returns to Strauss’s unhinged heroine, opposite one of today’s most in-demand artists, soprano Lise Davidsen, as her sister, Chrysothemis. Donald Runnicles is on the podium for one of opera’s most blistering scores, leading a cast that also includes mezzo-soprano Michaela Schuster as Klytämnestra, tenor Stefan Vinke as Aegisth, and bass-baritone Greer Grimsley as Orest.

VIDEO: Inside Rehearsals For Opera Orlando's KING FOR A DAY
VIDEO: Inside Rehearsals For Opera Orlando's KING FOR A DAY
February 16, 2022

Verdi goes “On the Town” as Opera Orlando presents his comic King for a Day at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando, March 4 and 5.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At Drury Lane's EVITA
VIDEO: Get A First Look At Drury Lane's EVITA
February 16, 2022

Get a first look at Drury Lane's production of Evita! This Tony Award-winning musical features lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and was originally directed by Harold Prince.

VIDEO: Watch A New Trailer For The Met Opera's MADAMA BUTTERFLY
VIDEO: Watch A New Trailer For The Met Opera's MADAMA BUTTERFLY
February 16, 2022

Soprano Eleonora Buratto takes on the touchstone title role of the tragic geisha, following earlier Met successes as Norina in Don Pasquale and Liù in Turandot. Tenor Brian Jagde is the callous American naval officer who betrays her, alongside mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong as her devoted maid Suzuki and baritone David Bizic as the consul Sharpless. Alexander Soddy conducts Anthony Minghella’s evocative, ever-popular staging.






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