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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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The Lion King

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Hairspray

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Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan & More to Release Diane Warren-Written Single for 80 FOR BRADY Film
Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan & More to Release Diane Warren-Written Single for 80 FOR BRADY Film
January 5, 2023

An all-star cast of iconic singers including Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry will release the new single “Gonna Be You” from the Paramount Pictures film 80 FOR BRADY. The film stars Rita Moreno, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and Sally Field. Pre-save the single now!

LIVE WITH KELLY & RYAN Grows for the 3rd Week in a Row in Total Viewers to Its Most-Watched Week Since February 2021
LIVE WITH KELLY & RYAN Grows for the 3rd Week in a Row in Total Viewers to Its Most-Watched Week Since February 2021
January 4, 2023

During the week of Dec. 19, 2022, “Live with Kelly and Ryan” scored its most-watched week in Total Viewers (2.628 million) since February 2021 – since the week of 2/15/21. In addition, “Live” hit a new season high in Households (1.8 rating) and matched the prior week’s season high among Women 25-54 (0.7 rating).

VIDEO: Watch the EVIL DEAD RISE Movie Trailer
VIDEO: Watch the EVIL DEAD RISE Movie Trailer
January 4, 2023

Return to the iconic horror franchise, “Evil Dead Rise,” with writer/director Lee Cronin. The movie stars Lily Sullivan (“I Met a Girl,” “Barkskins”), Alyssa Sutherland (“The Mist,” “Vikings”), Morgan Davies (“Storm Boy,” “The End”), Gabrielle Echols (“Reminiscence”) and introducing Nell Fisher (“Northspur”). Watch the new video trailer now!

Jefferson Berry to Release 'Dreams of Modern Living' This Month
Jefferson Berry to Release 'Dreams of Modern Living' This Month
January 4, 2023

The Urban Acoustic Coalition bandleader has produced an album of guitar and vocals that is centered on stories. The themes of the good love, the bad love and these days of strange that were on display on Double Deadbolt Logic (2020) and Soon! (2021) by Jefferson Berry & the UAC are given clarity on Dreams of Modern Living.

Gothic-Folk Duo Charming Disaster Are Releasing Their Fifth Album
Gothic-Folk Duo Charming Disaster Are Releasing Their Fifth Album
January 4, 2023

The album was produced by band members Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris, half the tracks recorded at Figure 8 in Brooklyn, NY, the rest at Tonal Park in Takoma Park, MD with the very last song being a home recording. Super Natural History will be released on CD, as a 12-inch colored vinyl LP and on all digital platforms.

Hippie Sabotage Hits 1 Billion Views on YouTube for Viral Tove Lo Remix
Hippie Sabotage Hits 1 Billion Views on YouTube for Viral Tove Lo Remix
January 4, 2023

Hippie Sabotage kicks off the year with one of their biggest career accomplishments to date, with their viral hit remix of Tove Lo’s “Habits (Stay High)” reaching 1B views on YouTube. The alt-psych-rock duo received recognition from Billboard and NME for this achievement. Listen to the new remix now!

VIDEO: Watch Showtime's BOYS IN BLUE Documentary
VIDEO: Watch Showtime's BOYS IN BLUE Documentary
January 4, 2023

BOYS IN BLUE and its first episode’s early, unrestricted release continues the company’s mission to create a more equitable and accessible media industry through inclusive storytelling. The complex relationship between the young, predominately Black high school athletes and their police officer football coaches and mentors. Watch the video now!

VIDEO: Lonnie Releases Video For Debut Single 'One Night Stand'
VIDEO: Lonnie Releases Video For Debut Single 'One Night Stand'
January 4, 2023

Rising talent Lonnie – whose blend of alt-R&B, melodic rap, and pop appeal is making him one to watch this year – has released the music video for his debut single “One Night Stand.” The standout moment of the track is the chorus’s interpolation of “Lovefool” by The Cardigans, a genius repackaging of a classic for the modern era.

Psych/Synth/Noise Rock Outfit Chum to Release Debut Single on Crackedankles
Psych/Synth/Noise Rock Outfit Chum to Release Debut Single on Crackedankles
January 4, 2023

Tracked by  increasingly renowned studio engineer Wayne Adams (Petbrick / Wasted Death etc.) at his own Bear Bites Horse  Studio in Haggerston, Beefcake Doctrine offers a driving slab of pumping noise rock. Synth heavy, groove laden,  pulsating and nasty, the single keeps spilling over the edges of weird and wonky.

T. Graham Brown Welcomes Billy Dean As His Guest For January's Live Wire On SiriusXM Prime Country Channel
T. Graham Brown Welcomes Billy Dean As His Guest For January's Live Wire On SiriusXM Prime Country Channel
January 4, 2023

T. Graham Brown's LIVE WIRE on SiriusXM's Prime Country Channel 58 will debut new episodes for January, starting Wednesday, January 4 at 10/9c PM, featuring an interview with Billy Dean. LIVE WIRE is a one-hour show that showcases live cuts & interviews with some of T. Graham Brown's closest friends and heroes, sharing fun stories about life.

The Royal Arctic Institute Releasing New Mini-Album of Chill Post-Rock Instrumentals
The Royal Arctic Institute Releasing New Mini-Album of Chill Post-Rock Instrumentals
January 4, 2023

The band includes drummer Lyle Hysen (Das Damen, Arthur Lee, The Misguided), guitarists John Leon (Roky Erickson, Summer Wardrobe, Abra Moore) and Lynn Wright (And The Wiremen, Bee And Flower, Shilpa Ray), bassist David Motamed (Das Damen, Two Dollar Guitar, Arthur Lee, Townes Van Zandt), and keyboardist Carl Baggaley (Headbrain, Gramercy Arms). 

VIDEO: Watch the First Five Minutes of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE Season 15
VIDEO: Watch the First Five Minutes of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE Season 15
January 4, 2023

MTV has released the first five minutes of the 15th season of RuPaul's Drag Race. The first four queens enter the Werk Room in the clip including, Irene Dubois, Luxx Noir London, Aura Mayari, and Off-Broadway Kinky Boots alum Marcia Marcia Marcia. Watch the new video now!

VIDEO: Gerard Butler & Mike Colter Star In PLANE Trailer
VIDEO: Gerard Butler & Mike Colter Star In PLANE Trailer
January 4, 2023

In the white-knuckle action movie PLANE, pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island - only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning. The cast also includes Yoson An, Daniella Pineda, Paul Ben-Victor, Remi Adeleke, and more. Watch the video now!

Sun Lo, the Electronica Duo of ATTLAS and Richard Walters Unveil New Single 'Nothing Permanent'
Sun Lo, the Electronica Duo of ATTLAS and Richard Walters Unveil New Single 'Nothing Permanent'
January 4, 2023

After making their debut in November 2022, Sun Lo, the electronica project from ATTLAS and Richard Walters make a grand return with new single “Nothing Permanent.” Picking up where “Factory Gates” left off, listeners are greeted with feathery synths and Walters’ epic vocals that give way to lush rolling arpeggios.

Combustion 96 Captivate on New Single 'On The Line'
Combustion 96 Captivate on New Single 'On The Line'
January 4, 2023

Starting the new year off strong, anonymous project Combustion 96 has released its new single “On The Line” featuring Threat Signal vocalist Jon Howard. “On The Line” was written by Combustion 96, Jon Howard, and Philip Näslund. The track was produced by Combustion 96 and Philip Näslund and mixed and mastered by Kristoffer Folin/Purple Skull Music.

VIDEO: SYFY Releases THE ARK Series Trailer
VIDEO: SYFY Releases THE ARK Series Trailer
January 4, 2023

Created by Dean Devlin, “The Ark” takes place 100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life. Watch the video trailer now!

Disney+ to Offer IMAX Quality Sound For Marvel Movies
Disney+ to Offer IMAX Quality Sound For Marvel Movies
January 4, 2023

Disney Streaming, IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX), and DTS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xperi Inc. (NYSE: XPER), announced that Disney+ subscribers using select devices will have a new way to experience select films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and more with an expansion of IMAX Enhanced technology on Disney+.

VIDEO: Apple TV+ Shares First Look at FOUNDATION Season Two
VIDEO: Apple TV+ Shares First Look at FOUNDATION Season Two
January 4, 2023

“Foundation” stars Foundation stars SAG Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Jared Harris as ‘Dr. Hari Seldon’; Emmy Award nominee Lee Pace as ‘Brother Day’; Lou Llobell as 'Gaal Dornick’; Leah Harvey as ‘Salvor Hardin’; Laura Birn as ‘Demerzel’; Terrence Mann as ‘Brother Dusk’; and, Cassian Bilton as ‘Brother Dawn.’ Watch the new video now!

UNA VITA DIFFICILE to Run at Film Forum In February
UNA VITA DIFFICILE to Run at Film Forum In February
January 4, 2023

Lake Como, Northern Italy, 1944. Partisan Sordi (Fellini’s THE WHITE SHIEK and I VITELLONI, etc.), on the run from the Germans, is sheltered, nursed and romanced in an abandoned mill by local innkeeper’s daughter Massari (L’AVVENTURA, MURMUR OF THE HEART, CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI), whisking her to Rome after the war to share his shabby flat.

The Hold Steady Announce New 'The Price of Progress' Album
The Hold Steady Announce New 'The Price of Progress' Album
January 4, 2023

It will be available digitally as well as on CD, standard black vinyl, translucent green-colored vinyl (band store), metallic gold (indie retail), metallic silver (Vinyl Me, Please), and white (Rough Trade). Pre-orders are available now. The Price of Progress is heralded by the premiere of the first song, “Sideways Skull,” available now.



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