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Michael Major

Michael Major is a Connecticut native and a graduate of Marist College.

After starting out running social media for a theatre company, his love of pop culture led him to intern at TigerBeat Media. After also writing for organizations like PopCrave, uInterview, and Talk Radio NYC, Michael began as BroadwayWorld's entertainment editor in August of 2021.

Growing up watching movie musicals like Hairspray and Little Shop of Horrors on repeat, Michael is an expert on television and film. His love of the film industry has carried over to his work at BroadwayWorld, working with major networks like NBC, ABC, FOX and more to cover Broadway stars taking over the big screen.

He also frequently works with companies like Netflix, Disney, Apple, and Universal to bring exclusive clips and interviews from Broadway-related releases to readers. Stay tuned for the latest news on movies like Wicked, Mean Girls, The Color Purple, and more!

As a big fan of pop music, BroadwayWorld Music includes news on your favorite singers, like Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and more, along with coverage on original music from Broadway alums like Reneé Rapp, Idina Menzel, Leslie Odom Jr., and more.

While at BroadwayWorld, he has had the honor of interviewing stars like Katy Perry, Carol Burnett, Denzel Washington, Bernadette Peters, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jane Krakowski, and more.




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First Show:

The Lion King

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Hairspray

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The Weeknd Shares New 'Dawn FM' Album Tracklist Featuinrg Jim Carey, Lil Wayne & More
The Weeknd Shares New 'Dawn FM' Album Tracklist Featuinrg Jim Carey, Lil Wayne & More
January 5, 2022

The 'Blinding Lights' singer announced the new LP in a new album trailer. The new album is set to include Jim Carrey, Quincy Jones, Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, and Oneothrix Point Never. Check out the full track list below and watch a new video preview for the album's visuals. Watch the new preview now!

ENHYPEN K-Pop Group Reveals 'Dimension: Answer' Album Preview
ENHYPEN K-Pop Group Reveals 'Dimension: Answer' Album Preview
January 5, 2022

The video reflects the previously revealed “NO” and “YET” concepts showing the visual talents within a wide meadow as well as a miniature world, while providing a preview of the album’s B-side tracks “Polaroid Love,” “Outro : Day 2,” and lead single “Blessed-Cursed.” The 3 songs are new additions to ENHYPEN’s first 11-track repackage album. 

THE BEATLES: GET BACK Rooftop Concert to Debut in IMAX
THE BEATLES: GET BACK Rooftop Concert to Debut in IMAX
January 5, 2022

To celebrate the anniversary of the landmark performance, select IMAX® theaters will host the screenings with a filmmaker Q&A and give away exclusive mini-posters. The Q&A will be broadcast via satellite simultaneously to all connected IMAX locations. The concert is featured in Peter Jackson’s original docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back.'

Chip & Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network Makes Cable Debut
Chip & Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network Makes Cable Debut
January 5, 2022

Magnolia Network, Discovery’s joint venture with Chip and Joanna Gaines, will make its highly-anticipated cable debut tonight when the channel officially rebrands the existing DIY Network with the cable premiere of Fixer Upper: Welcome Home. The channel will now be home to all existing Magnolia Network original series.

ENCANTO Soundtrack Enters Top 10 on Billboard 200 Chart
ENCANTO Soundtrack Enters Top 10 on Billboard 200 Chart
January 5, 2022

The Encanto soundtrack featuring eight original songs by Tony- and Grammy-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Hamilton,” “Moana”) has entered the top 10! Songs from the film and soundtrack are also trending, including “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” currently the #1 song on Spotify and “Surface Pressure” is #8 on Spotify’s Top. Pre-order the vinyl album now!

Golden Globe Winners to Be Announced on Sunday With Scaled-Back Ceremony
Golden Globe Winners to Be Announced on Sunday With Scaled-Back Ceremony
January 5, 2022

All guests will be masked and socially distanced at all times while inside the ballroom and there will be no red carpet. West Side Story is nominated for four awards, including Best Picture, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, and Steven Spielberg. Other nominees this year include Andrew Garfield, Peter Dinklage, Cyrano, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more.

Chris Evans In Talks to Play Gene Kelly in New John Logan Film
Chris Evans In Talks to Play Gene Kelly in New John Logan Film
January 4, 2022

The film is based on an original concept created by Chris Evans, following a 12 year old boy who works on the MGM Lot in 1952 and creates an imaginary friendship with the Gene Kelly while he works on his next film. Gene Kelly starred in iconic movie musicals, such as Singin' In the Rain, An American in Paris, On the Town, Xanadu, and Brigadoon.

Sole & DJ Pain 1 Announce Fourth Studio Album 'Post American Studies'
Sole & DJ Pain 1 Announce Fourth Studio Album 'Post American Studies'
January 4, 2022

Post American Studies is Sole & DJ Pain 1’s fourth studio album. Pain 1’s platinum-certified club hits strike a perfect balance with Sole’s scorched earth prose. After years of touring the world together and crafting anti-capitalist epics against the epoch, this record is a perfect summation of the times and their finest work to date.

NBC, USA & Peacock to Air Olympic Trials For Speed Skating
NBC, USA & Peacock to Air Olympic Trials For Speed Skating
January 4, 2022

Five individual Olympic distances (500m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m [women only], 5000m [men only]) and the men’s and women’s mass start events all will be contested at the Trials with the results determining the Olympic team. The U.S. is guaranteed qualifying spots for at least five women and seven men at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Robin Guthrie Releases 'Springtime' EP
Robin Guthrie Releases 'Springtime' EP
January 4, 2022

On January 4th, exactly sixty years after his birth, Guthrie is releasing his 'Springtime' EP via his Soleil Après Minuit imprint with distribution in North America via Darla and in Europe by Cargo. These four new titles were recorded in the summer of 2021, soon after completing 'Pearldiving', his first album in nine years.

YELLOWSTONE Season Four Sets DVD & Blu-Ray Release
YELLOWSTONE Season Four Sets DVD & Blu-Ray Release
January 4, 2022

The Yellowstone Season 4 four-disc Blu-ray and five-disc DVD sets include all 10 hour-long episodes from the fourth season, plus over four hours of bonus content including making-of-featurettes, behind the scenes clips, never-before-seen interviews with cast, including Kevin Costner, Luke Tries, Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, the crew, and more.

COBRA KAI Joins DON'T LOOK UP at #1 on Netflix
COBRA KAI Joins DON'T LOOK UP at #1 on Netflix
January 4, 2022

The highly anticipated fourth season of Cobra Kai came out on top at the All Valley Tournament this week. The series, starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, premiered on New Years Eve and was #1 on the TV list with 120.06M hours viewed. For the second week, Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up topped the English film list with 152.29M  hours viewed.

VIDEO: Jim Gaffigan Talks COMEDY MONSTER Netflix Special on THE VIEW
VIDEO: Jim Gaffigan Talks COMEDY MONSTER Netflix Special on THE VIEW
January 4, 2022

Jim Gaffigan appeared on The View to discuss his new Netflix special, Comedy Monster, which is now streaming. Gaffigan also looked back on his time on the View, remembering his first appearance on Joy Behar's Comedy Corner. Today's episode featured Joy Behar as moderator, with Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro, and guest-host Natasha Yvette Williams.

LATE NIGHT Cancelled This Week After Seth Meyers Tests Positive For COVID
LATE NIGHT Cancelled This Week After Seth Meyers Tests Positive For COVID
January 4, 2022

Meyers revealed the COVID result in a tweet, stating that he feels 'fine' since he has received his vaccines and booster shot. The show will not air for the rest of the week and will resume next Monday in a new location. Meyers hosted a live episode of the show last night, featuring American Utopia star David Byrne.

Christopher Nolan Taps Josh Hartnett For OPPENHEIMER Flim
Christopher Nolan Taps Josh Hartnett For OPPENHEIMER Flim
January 4, 2022

Josh Hartnett has joined Christopher Nolan's upcoming Oppenheimer film in a currently unknown role. Hartnett will join the previously announced Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek and Cillian Murphy. The film is based on the American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer books.

New Yorker Illustrator David Heatley Announces Solo Debut Album
New Yorker Illustrator David Heatley Announces Solo Debut Album
January 4, 2022

Life Our Own Way is the debut full-length solo debut from David Heatley, better known to the public at large for his work as a cartoonist and animation director. The album was recorded at Piety Street Recording in Henderson, Louisiana with additional recording done at Marigny Studios and House of 1,000hz in New Orleans.

Japanese Fantasy Film AIR DOLL Sets U.S. Theater and On-Demand Release
Japanese Fantasy Film AIR DOLL Sets U.S. Theater and On-Demand Release
January 4, 2022

The widely-celebrated romantic fantasy, which stars Bae Doona (The Host, Netflix's Sense8), was launched in 2009 to monumental success in its native Japan and has never previously seen a U.S. release. The film marks the Gotham-based distributor Dekanlog's first release of 2022.

VIDEO: THIS IS US Cast Talks Final Season on TODAY SHOW
VIDEO: THIS IS US Cast Talks Final Season on TODAY SHOW
January 4, 2022

Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Chris Sullivan and Jon Huertas sat down with Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotbe on TODAY live from Los Angeles to talk about the sixth and final season of This Is Us. Watch the new interview now!

Vertical Entertainment Secures Rights to THE CURSE OF LA PATASOLA Horror Film
Vertical Entertainment Secures Rights to THE CURSE OF LA PATASOLA Horror Film
January 4, 2022

Marking the directorial debut of actor/writer AJ Jones (The Game, Lovecraft Country), with a story co-created by Jones and Florida native Daniela Gonzalez (Frenemies), the film also stars Luciana Faulhaber (Shades of Blue), Patrick R. Walker (The Resident) Najah Bradley (Black Box) and Gillie Jones (Mr. Frost), who makes her feature film debut.

Billy Strings Confirms Spring Headline Tour
Billy Strings Confirms Spring Headline Tour
January 4, 2022

Strings has newly confirmed shows at Las Vegas’ Brooklyn Bowl, San Diego’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater, Houston’s 713 Music Hall, Austin’s Moody Amphitheater, Dallas’ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, St. Augustine’s St. Augustine Amphitheatre (three nights) and Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium (three nights).



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