Review Roundup: THE AMATEURS Opens at the VineyardFebruary 28, 2018Vineyard Theatre's world premiere production of The Amateurs by Jordan Harrison (2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist for MARJORIE PRIME) directed by Oliver Butler (THE OPEN HOUSE, Obie Award for Direction), opened last night. Let's see what the critics had to say...
VIDEO: Christine Baranski Previews THE GOOD FIGHT: The MusicalFebruary 23, 2018Okay so maybe THE GOOD FIGHT isn't going to be doing a musical episode...yet. Colbert queried a possible GOOD FIGHT musical episode, about which Baranski was at first hesitant. But watch below as the microphone comes out and music starts flowing!
VIDEO: Don't Go Wasting Your Emotion on 5th Ave's New Clip from MAMMA MIA!February 20, 2018The 5th Avenue Theatre presents a new production of Mamma Mia!, the hit musical that features the songs of the beloved pop group ABBA. The 5th is the first theater company in the Pacific Northwest to be granted the rights to create a brand new original version of the famed production that has wowed audiences for nearly 20 years. Eliza Palasz and Jordan IIosua Taylor perform 'Lay All Your Love on Me' in this new video, watch below!
Paper Mill Will Open Season with Premiere of UNMASKED - THE ALW MUSICALFebruary 16, 2018Paper Mill Playhouse announced today the world premiere of UNMASKED, which will feature some of Andrew Lloyd Webber's most iconic work and the stories behind its creation, along with new music and memories from his extraordinary life and career, will open its 2018-2019 season.
BWW Interview: Etai Benson Talks Hearing the Ocean Nightly in THE BAND'S VISITFebruary 24, 2018Etai Benson is currently charming audiences on Broadway with his portrayal of the young and terribly relatable Papi in The Band's Visit, not at all bleak and beige and blah, blah, blah... Benson has previously been seen as Boq in Wicked and Adam Hochberg in An American in Paris. Yet it's this project, he says, that he fought the hardest for describing the film as very striking for him as an Israeli and Papi as something of a dream role. BroadwayWorld got to speak to him about the his journey with The Band's Visit and more.
Is CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND Broadway Bound?February 13, 2018Rachel Bloom's CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND is all the rage amongst the Broadway community right now for the way its managed to mesh Broadway and television so flawlessly. A live stage musical has always been a possibility, but Rachel Bloom is dropping hints on Instagram that the theory could be brushing against reality very soon (or not so soon).
COME FROM AWAY's David Hein Pens Bonus Story for Spider-Man ComicFebruary 13, 2018BroadwayWorld has learned of exciting news from one of the most promising minds in the industry today. David Hein, one half of the married writing team for Broadway's Tony-winning smash hit musical Come From Away, has written the bonus story for the Annual Amazing Spider-Man comic, on stands Wednesday, February 14.
FROZEN Announces $30 Digital Lottery TicketsFebruary 13, 2018The Arendelle sisters are on their way to Broadway with Disney's FROZEN starting previews next week, February 22. According to The Hollywood Reporter, producers have just announced that the show will offer a digital lottery for $30 tickets to every performance.