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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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Jon Brion Debuts 'I Believe She's Lying'
Jon Brion Debuts 'I Believe She's Lying'
September 20, 2022

Brion’s creative work has included film scores for Lady Bird, Punch Drunk Love and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, to collaborations with Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Kanye West, Mac Miller and more. The 11-track collection — which includes co-writes with Aimee Mann, Grant Lee Philips and Jeff McGregor and a cover of Cheap Trick’s “Voices.”

The Golden Globes Will Return to NBC in January for 80th Anniversary
The Golden Globes Will Return to NBC in January for 80th Anniversary
September 20, 2022

The Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. It is one of the few awards ceremonies to recognize both motion picture and television achievements. NBC has a long-standing history of broadcasting the Golden Globe Awards and will be televising this year’s show as part of a one-year agreement.

MAGDALENA BAY Share New Single 'Unconditional'
MAGDALENA BAY Share New Single 'Unconditional'
September 20, 2022

They have since released Danny L Harle’s remix of “Chaeri,” their own remix of Soccer Mommy’s “Shotgun,” and their first new single of 2022 with “All You Do.” They have shared another new track entitled “Unconditional,” alongside an amazing, self-directed video. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

VIDEO: Netflix Shares New DAHMER - MONSTER Series Trailer
VIDEO: Netflix Shares New DAHMER - MONSTER Series Trailer
September 20, 2022

Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer gruesomely took the lives of seventeen innocent victims. The series stars Evan Peters (Jeffrey Dahmer), Richard Jenkins (Lionel Dahmer), Molly Ringwald (Shari Dahmer), Michael Learned (Catherine Dahmer), and Niecy Nash (Glenda Cleveland). Watch the new video trailer for the series now!

TOLEDO Share Jay Som Co-Produced Single 'How It Ends'
TOLEDO Share Jay Som Co-Produced Single 'How It Ends'
September 20, 2022

“How It Ends,” on its face, is an upbeat folk-rock track that belies the anxiety that weaves throughout the song. Following the devastating deadbeat dad song, “Flake”, “How It Ends” is another deeply personal yet broadly applicable song where TOLEDO bare their most private fears and struggles in an act of vulnerability that shines.

plxntkid Drops New Single 'parasite'
plxntkid Drops New Single 'parasite'
September 20, 2022

plxntkid (23-year-old Anders Aakerhus) shares a new single, “parasite.” Taking cues from emo bands such as Underoath and Pierce The Veil, plxntkid utilizes the raw, cathartic emotion of screamo vocals to sonically express his anger and frustration. Watch the new lyric video for the single now!

BLESSED Share New Single 'Redefine' From Forthcoming Album 'Circuitous'
BLESSED Share New Single 'Redefine' From Forthcoming Album 'Circuitous'
September 20, 2022

Blessed has sharpened their strengths into a stunning sophomore full-length, ‘Circuitous’ - mixed by John Congleton (Swans, St. Vincent) & mastered by Greg Obis (Alabaster Deplume, Cloud Nothings). Blessed deliver everchanging depth and expansion to their craft - resulting in a sweeping, hyperreal, industrial art-rock tragedy.

The Bronx Release 'Blowtorch' Single Ahead of Fall Tour
The Bronx Release 'Blowtorch' Single Ahead of Fall Tour
September 20, 2022

The upcoming five-week trek are some of the SoCal band’s first headlining dates in support of the widely-praised Bronx VI album, with The Bronx previously joining outings with Rancid, Dropkick Murphys and Frank Turner. Tickets are on-sale now.

VIDEO: Watch Watch 'The Final Reckoning' HALLOWEEN ENDS Featurette
VIDEO: Watch Watch 'The Final Reckoning' HALLOWEEN ENDS Featurette
September 20, 2022

After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive. Watch the new video now!

Hög sjö Announces New EP 'Gnosienne no. 6'
Hög sjö Announces New EP 'Gnosienne no. 6'
September 20, 2022

Hög sjö is the artist moniker of the esteemed Swedish producer, musician and songwriter Patrik Berger. He has been behind huge hits including Robyn (‘Dancing On My Own’), Charli XCX (‘Boom Clap’), Icona Pop (‘I Love It’), Santigold (99¢), and Lana Del Rey (‘Off To The Races’) and many more.

Ingrid Michaelson Announces Dates for 'It's Almost Christmas Tour'
Ingrid Michaelson Announces Dates for 'It's Almost Christmas Tour'
September 20, 2022

Coming straight off of her musical theater composing debut with The Notebook at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Michaelson will get back to her roots in this holiday tour spanning from England to the continental East Coast. Check out Michaelson's upcoming tour dates, including her much-anticipated fan favorite Holiday Hop.

Julien Chang Shares New Single 'Snakebit'
Julien Chang Shares New Single 'Snakebit'
September 20, 2022

After the sharing of breezy and introspective first tracks 'Marmalade' and 'Time & Place', multifaceted Baltimore musician Julien Chang has shared a third glimpse of his forthcoming record. New single 'Snakebit' highlights Chang’s layered, psych-tinged vocals and explores self-interrogation in the face of personal change.

Suki Waterhouse Sets Release of 'Milk Teeth' EP
Suki Waterhouse Sets Release of 'Milk Teeth' EP
September 20, 2022

The new EP follows the recently released “Nostalgia,” Suki’s first new music since her debut album, I Can’t Let Go, was released in May via Sub Pop Records—get it here. The album was executive produced by Grammy-nominated Brad Cook (The War On Drugs, Bon Iver) and features previously released singles “Moves,” “My Mind” and “Melrose Meltdown.”

Exclusive: Watch 'No One Does It For Us' From PBS' INTIMATE APPAREL Live Capture
Exclusive: Watch 'No One Does It For Us' From PBS' INTIMATE APPAREL Live Capture
September 20, 2022

BroadwayWorld has exclusively shared a video clip of Great Performances' upcoming live capture of the recent Off-Broadway production of Intimate Apparel. In 'No One Does It For Us,' Esther (Kearstin Piper Brown) and Mayme (Krysty Swann) imagine a world in which they can achieve their dreams for the future. 

Thrice Release New Track 'Open Your Eyes and Dream'
Thrice Release New Track 'Open Your Eyes and Dream'
September 20, 2022

“Open Your Eyes and Dream” follows Thrice’s acclaimed album Horizons/East, released in September 2021 via Epitaph Records. The album conveys a palpable sense of danger, determination, and possibility and exemplifies art as a work of recognition — the human task of perceiving oneself amid details, disasters, and blessings.

WHITE LUNG Announce Final Album 'Premonition'
WHITE LUNG Announce Final Album 'Premonition'
September 20, 2022

When the members convened in their hometown of Vancouver in 2017 to begin work with longtime producer Jesse Gander on their fifth album, they had no idea what kind of changes were in store for them. Frontwoman Mish Barber-Way was in the studio preparing to record vocals. Listen to the new album now!

Drew Beskin & The Sunshine Share 'Furrowed Brow'
Drew Beskin & The Sunshine Share 'Furrowed Brow'
September 20, 2022

Athens, Georgia band Drew Beskin & The Sunshine are set to release their debut album Somewhere Sideways Same As You via Beskin’s own Super Canoe and guitarist Tommy Trautwein’s WBAZ Records. Sonically influenced by classic indie rock royalty like The Strokes & Oasis, new single “Furrowed Brow.”

VIDEO: Rina Sawayama Releases Live Performance of 'This Hell'
VIDEO: Rina Sawayama Releases Live Performance of 'This Hell'
September 20, 2022

Rina's new album Hold the Girl follows her critically acclaimed 2020 album SAWAYAMA. Hold the Girl melds influences from across the pop spectrum and is a bold and honest statement of Rina’s personal evolution; coming to terms with her own past and the jubilation of turning to the future. Watch the new video performance now!

Latin Music Superstar Sebastián Yatra Scores Four Latin Grammy Nominations
Latin Music Superstar Sebastián Yatra Scores Four Latin Grammy Nominations
September 20, 2022

Since releasing his smash single “Tacones Rojos,” nominated for “Song of the Year” and “Best Pop Song,” which broke chart-records as a leading Latin pop song outlier among a genre buoyed by reggaeton, Sebastián Yatra has continued to impress global audiences, most recently on his 21-date North American Dharma Tour.

Backseat Lovers Release 'Close Your Eyes' Ahead of Upcoming Album
Backseat Lovers Release 'Close Your Eyes' Ahead of Upcoming Album
September 20, 2022

If their phenomenal, international success was determined by the immediacy of pop hook-laden alt-rock then The Backseat Lovers’ Close Your Eyes, the latest, smouldering track to be lifted from their forthcoming album, Waiting to Spill. The album was created with producer David Greenbaum (Paul McCartney, Beck, Gorillaz).



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