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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



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Grammy-nominated global pop sensation Benson Boone’s smash hit “Beautiful Things” is officially the #1 most streamed song in the world in 2024. Now RIAA-certified 5x Platinum, the track has garnered over 3 billion streams since its release.

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Jared Hart has released The Condor, the brand new, four-song EP from the revered New Jersey-based singer-songwriter. Serving as Hart’s first solo offering in 10 years, The Condor examines our mortality and the lasting imprints that close friends who have passed continue to place onto our own lives. Listen to it now.

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The Costume Designers Guild has announced that Jenny Beavan will be honored with the Career Achievement Award and Salvador Perez will be honored with the Distinguished Service Award at the 27th CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards).

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The highly anticipated new season of Love During Lockup continues with a new episode airing on Friday, January 3rd at 8 pm ET/PT (7 pm CT), exclusively on We TV, and streaming exclusively on popular AMC streaming service ALLBLK, the following Tuesday.

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BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Wayne Osmond, one of the members of The Osmond Brothers musical group, has passed away at age 73 from a stroke. 

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Kit Connor is set to appear on CBS Mornings tomorrow to discuss Romeo + Juliet, Sam Gold's production of the Shakespeare tragedy. Tune in to CBS to watch Connor on the program Friday, January 3 from 7:00-9:00 AM.

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Video: Netflix Shares WITH LOVE, MEGHAN Series Trailer
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Video: Netflix Drops THE RECRUIT Season Two Trailer
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Netflix has released the main trailer of The Recruit Season Two, premiering globally on Netflix on January 30, 2025. Follow Owen Hendricks in this new trailer as the CIA lawyer realizes what’s at stake this season to the punky tune of Green Day’s “American Idiot.'






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