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Josh Sharpe

Josh Sharpe is the Entertainment Editor for BroadwayWorld. For as long as he can remember, he has been in love with movies and the people who make them. This passion for great storytelling has been the driving force of his career journey.

An entertainment journalist since 2018, he has extensively covered the film and television industry, with bylines in Paste Magazine, TheaterMania, Collider, and The DisInsider. Across these platforms, he has produced numerous interviews, reviews, and news pieces, with a particular emphasis on The Walt Disney Company. During this time, he has had the privilege of interviewing such creatives as Hayley Mills, Jodi Benson, and Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

A graduate of Western Washington University, he studied Theatre and has since dabbled in directing. He has also appeared onstage in musicals like Into the Woods as The Baker and The Fantasticks as Matt.

He is grateful for the opportunity to write about the things he loves at BroadwayWorld!




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First Show:

Secondhand Lions: A New Musical at The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. This was a Broadway bound original musical (that, sadly, never went to Broadway) starring Gregg Edelman, Mark Jacoby, and Jason Danieley. Not bad for a first!

Favorite Show:

Sunday in the Park with George



Seun Kuti Joins Nubiyan Twist on New Single 'Carry Me'
Seun Kuti Joins Nubiyan Twist on New Single 'Carry Me'
April 17, 2024

Nubiyan Twist presents another big hitter from their upcoming album ‘Find Your Flame’ with the release of their new single ‘Carry Me’ featuring Nigeria's modern day torch-bearer of Afrobeat, Seun Kuti. In ‘Carry Me’, the narrative unfolds from the perspective of a child coming to grips with their parents' hardships, paying homage to the resilience of all mothers and parental figures struggling in the shadows. Listen to the song here!

Rob49 and Skilla Baby To Highly Co-Headline US Tour
Rob49 and Skilla Baby To Highly Co-Headline US Tour
April 17, 2024

Two of the hottest burgeoning rap artists, Rob49 and Skilla Baby, are set to embark on their breakout co-headlining tour, “Vultures Eat The Most,” promising an electrifying experience for fans across the nation. This marks the duo’s first tour, kicking off in Orlando, FL on May 30th at Level 13. Fans can expect an unforgettable night of energetic performances as the tour makes its way through 17 major cities.

Hardcore Band Coliseum Return With First Single In Nine Years 'You Might Be Dead'
Hardcore Band Coliseum Return With First Single In Nine Years 'You Might Be Dead'
April 17, 2024

Ccelebrated hardcore band Coliseum feat. members Ryan Patterson (vocals/guitar), Kayhan Vaziri (bass/backing vocals) and Carter Wilson (drums/backing vocals) release its first new single in nine years titled “You Might Be Dead.” Following the release of Infinity Shit, “You Might Be Dead” was written and recorded in Patterson's studio in April 2024. Listen to the song here!

Skinny Lister Reveals New UK Headline Tour for Winter 2024
Skinny Lister Reveals New UK Headline Tour for Winter 2024
April 17, 2024

Plotting another end-of-year bonanza, Skinny Lister will be back for a fresh stretch of UK shows in Winter 2024. Regularly cited as one of the best live bands in the biz, the Skinnies’ annual live pilgrimage around the UK has become the stuff of gig circuit legend in recent years. And already champing at the bit to go again, the band will be hitting the road for a run of unmissable fixtures from Newcastle to Nottingham, Bristol to Birmingham.

Sci-fi Series FOR ALL MANKIND Renewed for Season Five at Apple
Sci-fi Series FOR ALL MANKIND Renewed for Season Five at Apple
April 17, 2024

Following its critically acclaimed fourth season, the Apple TV+ space drama series For All Mankind has landed a renewal for season five. Additionally, Apple TV+ and “For All Mankind” creators Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi will expand the “For All Mankind” universe with a brand-new spinoff series, “Star City,” which will be showrun by Nedivi and Wolpert. Both series are produced for Apple TV+ by Sony Pictures Television.

Video: Watch Teaser for Third and Final Season of Netflix's SWEET TOOTH
Video: Watch Teaser for Third and Final Season of Netflix's SWEET TOOTH
April 17, 2024

The teaser trailer for the third and final season of Netflix's Sweet Tooth has just dropped. Having defeated General Abbot in the battle at Pubba’s Cabin, Gus (Christian Convery), Jepperd (Nonso Anozie), Becky (Stefania LaVie Owen), and Wendy (Naledi Murray) embark on a journey to Alaska in search of Gus's mother, Birdie (Amy Seimetz), who has been working to uncover the mysterious origins of the deadly Sick. Watch the teaser here!

Gatecreeper Release 'Masterpiece of Chaos' Single From Forthcoming Album
Gatecreeper Release 'Masterpiece of Chaos' Single From Forthcoming Album
April 17, 2024

Gatecreeper has released their searing new single Masterpiece of Chaos, which evokes their tried and true, singular death metal style. Vocalist Chase Mason tells, “Masterpiece of Chaos is a nightmarish vision of a broken mirror with an ominous creature that lives within the fragmented web of glass. It sonically contrasts and compliments the more melodic approach we took to some of the other songs.' Listen to the song here!

Video: Watch Trailer for Documentary OUTSTANDING: A COMEDY REVOLUTION
Video: Watch Trailer for Documentary OUTSTANDING: A COMEDY REVOLUTION
April 17, 2024

The first teaser for the upcoming documentary Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution has just dropped.The documentary considers the importance of LGBTQ+ stand up as an instrument for social change over the past five decades, actively reflecting and challenging cultural norms and values. Ultimately, the film reveals that queer comedians — whether they intended to or not — helped change the world, one joke at a time. Watch the teaser here!

Studio Ghibli to Be Given Honorary Palme D'Or At Cannes Film Festival
Studio Ghibli to Be Given Honorary Palme D'Or At Cannes Film Festival
April 17, 2024

The animation studio from Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki who has made such films as Spirited Away and 2023's The Boy and the Heron, will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or award at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival is an annual festival taking place in France, which showcases new films of all genres. In its 77th year, the upcoming festival will be on May 14 and 15.

Been Stellar Share New Single 'Sweet' Ahead of Debut Album
Been Stellar Share New Single 'Sweet' Ahead of Debut Album
April 17, 2024

Been Stellar have shared another preview from their forthcoming debut Scream from New York, NY, out June 14th. White-knuckled and cutting, “Sweet” is a nihilistic anthem that builds from melancholic 90’s dream pop to guttural, rough-hewn rock, the band’s frenetic, interlocking rhythms threatening to disintegrate at any moment. Listen to the song here!

Video: Sunnsetter Shares 'I Actually Don't Wanna Die' Single
Video: Sunnsetter Shares 'I Actually Don't Wanna Die' Single
April 17, 2024

Sunnsetter returns with a fresh reimagining of their song I Actually Don't Wanna Die and its accompanying music video. Sunnsetter is the music project of accomplished and prolific multi-instrumentalist, composer, and mixing engineer, Andrew McLeod, who has been releasing their solo music since 2014. Last year, they shared their LP entitled The best that I can be. Watch the music video here!

Tribeca Festival 2024 Lineup Includes Films with Liza Minnelli, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and More
Tribeca Festival 2024 Lineup Includes Films with Liza Minnelli, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and More
April 17, 2024

The 2024 Tribeca Festival has unveiled its features lineup, offering a diverse array of narrative, documentary, and animated films, including several from Broadway favorites. The festival will see the world premiere of LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story about Broadway icon Liza Minnelli. Documentaries include the world premiere of Satisfied, an intimate look at the actress Renée Elise Goldsberry.

Kate Hudson Releases New Single 'Gonna Find Out' Ahead of Debut Album
Kate Hudson Releases New Single 'Gonna Find Out' Ahead of Debut Album
April 17, 2024

Kate Hudson has dropped the latest single from her upcoming debut album. Having spent the last glorious year preparing, Kate Hudson could only call her dozen song debut one thing: Glorious. From the commitment to writing songs to the exploration of what could be in the studio to the final mixes, what now seems an inevitable reality arrives fully formed May 17. Listen to a new single here!

Barbra Streisand to Release New Single for Peacock Series THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ
Barbra Streisand to Release New Single for Peacock Series THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ
April 17, 2024

Babs is back! It has been announced that Emmy, Grammy, Oscar® and Tony Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, writer, and director, Barbra Streisand has recorded a brand-new song “Love Will Survive,” which will be the end title of the upcoming Peacock and Sky Original series, The Tattooist of Auschwitz. This will be Streisand’s first ever recording for a TV series and will be released globally by Columbia Records on April 25th, ahead of the series global launch on May 2nd. 

Video: Amy Ryan Talks Preparing for DOUBT: A PARABLE on TODAY WITH HODA & JENNA
Video: Amy Ryan Talks Preparing for DOUBT: A PARABLE on TODAY WITH HODA & JENNA
April 17, 2024

Amy Ryan, who is currently playing the role of Sister Aloysius in the Broadway production of Doubt, visited TODAY with Hoda and Jenna on Tuesday. On the show, Ryan talks about being cast in the show with only a week's notice and how she prepared for her role. Watch the video here!

Video: Pillow Queens Embrace Intoxicating Feelings on Punchy 'Heavy Pour' Track
Video: Pillow Queens Embrace Intoxicating Feelings on Punchy 'Heavy Pour' Track
April 16, 2024

Acclaimed Irish indie rock band Pillow Queens is diving into intoxicating feelings with punchy, cathartic track and official video 'Heavy Pour' out now ahead of their LP release on Friday, April 19. The band's triumphant third studio album Name Your Sorrow is due out April 19 and available for pre-order now. This June, Pillow Queens will perform live across the UK and will support Snow Patrol in Limerick, IR on July 12 ahead of their biggest show to date on July 13 at Dublin, Ireland's Iveagh Gardens. Watch the music video for the new song here!

Bill MacKay Shares Tender 'Keeping In Time' from 'Locust Land' LP
Bill MacKay Shares Tender 'Keeping In Time' from 'Locust Land' LP
April 16, 2024

Next month, the Chicago-based singer-songwriter and captivating guitarist Bill MacKay will release his forthcoming album, Locust Land. The album serves as the long-awaited follow up to MacKay’s 2019 solo effort, Fountain Fire. Previously released album tracks include the dazzling “When I Was Here” and “Glow Drift,”, MacKay has shared “Keeping In Time,” an album highlight which finds MacKay employing a searching voice to explore themes of fate and love. Listen to the song here!

Video: Walt Disco Unveils New Single 'Jocelyn' Ahead of Forthcoming Album
Video: Walt Disco Unveils New Single 'Jocelyn' Ahead of Forthcoming Album
April 16, 2024

Glasgow’s post punk queer quintet Walt Disco have released their brand new “Jocelyn” single and official video, the third track to emerge from their forthcoming second album The Warping, out June 14. Already enjoying acclaim from Rolling Stone UK, GLAAD, Sweety High, Punknws.org and more, “Jocelyn” is a tender meditation on childhood, identity and the parent-child connection. Watch the music video here!

Superstar DJ Snake to Headline Malta's Isle of MTV 2024
Superstar DJ Snake to Headline Malta's Isle of MTV 2024
April 16, 2024

MTV, in partnership with the Malta Tourism Authority, have announced that Isle of MTV Malta will return to Malta’s il-Fosos Square on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, with headlining performances from DJ Snake and RAYE. Promising huge, open-air sets, for the now 16th year, this event has become known as Europe’s biggest free summer festival. 

WICKED Star Jonathan Bailey Circling JURASSIC WORLD
WICKED Star Jonathan Bailey Circling JURASSIC WORLD
April 16, 2024

Jonathan Bailey, who will be playing the character of Fiyero in the two-part film adaptation of Wicked, may have found his next big project. According to reports, the actor is in talks to star in the next installment of the Jurassic World series. He would join Scarlett Johannson in the film, which will serve as a reboot of the franchise following the conclusion of the previous Jurassic World trilogy in 2022.






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