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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

Favorite Show:

Hairspray

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VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg Returns to THE VIEW After Testing Positive For COVID-19
VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg Returns to THE VIEW After Testing Positive For COVID-19
January 5, 2022

Goldberg has been absent from her hosting duties recently after testing positive for COVID-19. She later states in the interview that she hopes to return as moderator next week. Panelist Sara Haines is currently taking time off from the show after being exposed to a positive COVID case. Watch the complete interview now!

Peacock to Live Stream All NBCUniversal Winter Olympics Coverage
Peacock to Live Stream All NBCUniversal Winter Olympics Coverage
January 5, 2022

Premium tier customers will also enjoy the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, NBC’s nightly primetime show, full replays of all competition available immediately upon conclusion, exclusive daily studio programming, medal ceremonies, extensive highlight clips, and more.

Sondre Lerche Announces New Double Album 'Avatars of Love'
Sondre Lerche Announces New Double Album 'Avatars of Love'
January 5, 2022

His most ambitious work to date, the album’s 14 tracks clock in at over 90 minutes and feature performances by CHAI, Felicia Douglass (Dirty Projectors), Mary Lattimore, Rodrigo Alarcon, Ana Müller and a special guest to be announced at a later date. Plus, check out Sondre Lerche's upcoming tour dates!

ORDINARY PEOPLE to Be Released on Newly Remastered Blu-ray
ORDINARY PEOPLE to Be Released on Newly Remastered Blu-ray
January 5, 2022

Robert Redford made his directorial debut with the acclaimed drama Ordinary People, arriving on Blu-ray as part of the Paramount Presents line. Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, and Timothy Hutton give powerful and moving performances as a family being torn apart by tragedy and the unrelenting pressure to maintain a façade of normalcy.

Disney Junior Sets ALICE'S WONDERLAND BAKERY Premiere Date
Disney Junior Sets ALICE'S WONDERLAND BAKERY Premiere Date
January 5, 2022

The series features Broadway stars Eden Espinosa (Wicked) as Rosa's Mother, Ali Stroker (Oklahoma!) as Daisy, Melissa van der Schyff (Bonnie and Clyde) as Jojo, James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin) as Oliver, Mandy Gonzalez (Hamilton) as Mother Rose, Christopher Fitzgerald (Waitress) as Thistle, & George Salazar (Be More Chill) as Dad Hatter.

Mynameisleonidas Shares New Track 'Waves'
Mynameisleonidas Shares New Track 'Waves'
January 5, 2022

mynameisleonidas is an artist from an undisclosed location somewhere on earth. We still haven't met, nor spoken, all we know is he's a he. The music is a unique blend of the best sounds in pop, rock, and hip hop, occasionally sprinkled with vintage Greek lyra and polish spoken word. Listen to a new single now!

William Ryan Key Releases New Single 'Brighton'
William Ryan Key Releases New Single 'Brighton'
January 5, 2022

Taken from his third EP Everything Except Desire, the airy and textural track pushes Key a little further left from his past duties as Yellowcard vocalist and rhythm guitarist. Clocking in at more than six minutes (almost twice the standard length of the songs he wrote with Yellowcard), 'Brighton' flows into a soundscape of synths and percussion.

The Mommyheads to Officially Release 'Swiss Army Knife' Bootleg Album
The Mommyheads to Officially Release 'Swiss Army Knife' Bootleg Album
January 5, 2022

Circulating over the years via bootleg cassette copies, The Mommyheads’ Swiss Army Knife has never had a proper release. A rare favorite amongst devotees, this tape is far too special to have been trapped in obscurity for so long. The album features tracks like “They Call it Accident”, “We Are Intertwined”, “Canoe Driver”, and more.

VIDEO: Alt-J Releases 'Hard Drive Gold' Music Video
VIDEO: Alt-J Releases 'Hard Drive Gold' Music Video
January 5, 2022

The song is accompanied by a video that is Newman’s directorial debut. Throughout the band’s career, Newman has been involved in developing the ideas of a number of alt-J videos, and now with “Hard Drive Gold”, he takes the full step up to directing. His partner, Darcy Wallace, who choreographed for both film and music videos co-directed the video.

VIDEO: truTV Releases Official Trailer For FAST FOODIES Season Two
VIDEO: truTV Releases Official Trailer For FAST FOODIES Season Two
January 5, 2022

Guests this season include Jesse Tyler Ferguson (“Modern Family”), Bobby Moynihan (“Saturday Night Live”), Jillian Bell (“22 Jump Street”), Keith and Kenneth Lucas (“Just for Laughs”), Adam Pally (“Champaign Ill”),”), Jon Gabrus (“Game Over, Man!”) Horatio Sanz (“Saturday Night Live”)and returning fan-favorite foodie Joel McHale (“Community”)

The Obamas Announce New Spotify Podcast 'The Big Hit Show'
The Obamas Announce New Spotify Podcast 'The Big Hit Show'
January 5, 2022

Higher Ground, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s media company, and Spotify today announced a new podcast, The Big Hit Show, a series of audio documentaries hosted by Alex Pappademas that focus on the pieces of popular culture that have defined and changed our culture. Listen to the trailer now!

VIDEO: Lily James & Sebastian Stan in Hulu's PAM & TOMMY Trailer
VIDEO: Lily James & Sebastian Stan in Hulu's PAM & TOMMY Trailer
January 5, 2022

Set in the Wild West early days of the Internet, “Pam & Tommy” is based on the incredible true story of the Pamela Anderson (Lily James) and Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan) sex tape. Stolen from the couple’s home by a disgruntled contractor (Seth Rogen), the video went from underground bootleg-VHS curiosity to full-blown global sensation.

VIDEO: St. Vincent Performs '...At the Holiday Party' on THE LATE LATE SHOW
VIDEO: St. Vincent Performs '...At the Holiday Party' on THE LATE LATE SHOW
January 5, 2022

St. Vincent took to the stage on The Late Late Show with James Corden with a  performance of 'At the Holiday Party' last night. Having spent much of 2021 performed by St. Vincent and the Down and Out Downtown Band on the stages of venues including Radio City Music Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, Daddy's Home was on several lists as album of the year.

VIDEO: DreamWorks Animation Debuts GABBY'S DOLLHOUSE Season 4 Trailer
VIDEO: DreamWorks Animation Debuts GABBY'S DOLLHOUSE Season 4 Trailer
January 5, 2022

Created and executive produced by Traci Paige Johnson (Blue's Clues, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) and Jennifer Twomey (Blue's Clues, Team Umizoomi), Gabby's Dollhouse is a mixed media series that unboxes a surprise before jumping into a fantastical animated world full of adorable cat characters that live inside Gabby’s dollhouse.

VIDEO: Trace Adkins & Drew Waters Star in DESPERATE RIDERS Trailer
VIDEO: Trace Adkins & Drew Waters Star in DESPERATE RIDERS Trailer
January 5, 2022

Country western star Trace Adkins, Tom Berenger, and Drew Waters star in Desperate Riders. Directed my Michael Feifer, Desperate Riders follows a loner hero and a pretty sharpshooter who help a boy rescue his mother, who’s been taken by an outlaw.

VIDEO: Big Loud Rock's Letdown. Shares 'Empty' Music Video
VIDEO: Big Loud Rock's Letdown. Shares 'Empty' Music Video
January 5, 2022

Big Loud Rock, the brand new alternative/rock imprint of Big Loud Records, has announced the signing of Letdown., the Chicago-based alternative-rock brainchild of musician Blake Coddington. The beautifully shot music video for “Empty,” Letdown.’s first official work on Big Loud Rock, was filmed at Nashville Municipal Auditorium.

VIDEO: EELS Debut New Single 'Amateur Hour'
VIDEO: EELS Debut New Single 'Amateur Hour'
January 5, 2022

The track is from the band's upcoming 14th full length album Extreme Witchcraft, due January 28 via PIAS/E Works Records. The album marks EELS songwriter & frontman E (aka Mark Oliver Everett)'s first collaboration with PJ Harvey producer and guitarist John Parish since the group's ground-breaking 2001 album Souljacker.

El Ten Eleven Announce New Album 'New Year's Eve'
El Ten Eleven Announce New Album 'New Year's Eve'
January 5, 2022

El Ten Eleven, the SoCal duo whose triple-LP Tautology series presciently and ambitiously put the arc of human life to music, return with a joyously unrestrained six-song album, New Year’s Eve. The outfit preview New Year’s Eve with the release of a new song and video for “Meta Metta”. The performance clip was filmed at The Cube in Los Angeles.

Ylona Garcia Shares New Single 'Entertain Me'
Ylona Garcia Shares New Single 'Entertain Me'
January 5, 2022

19 year old Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Ylona Garcia has released an absolute banger of a song called “Entertain Me” via PARADISE RISING/88rising Music.  Much like her 2021 single “All That,” “Entertain Me” is a straight up female empowerment anthem and destined for club greatness.

Radiohead & Sons Of Kemet Band Members Team Up For New Group The Smile
Radiohead & Sons Of Kemet Band Members Team Up For New Group The Smile
January 5, 2022

The Smile, the new group comprising Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, have today revealed their debut single ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’. Watch the new lyric video for the track now!



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