Billie Holiday Will Come Back to Life at the Apollo TheaterSeptember 10, 2015Billie Holiday is coming to The Apollo Theater in Harlem thanks to Holligram USA this fall. The company has previously brought back Nat King Cole, Liberace and Buddy Holly. Now, Holiday will grace the stage and bring to life the music she made so iconic.
Gerard Canonico, Brittney Johnson & More Lead POLKADOTS Reading TodayAugust 28, 2015POLKADOTS: The Cool Kids Musical, a new musical celebrating the diversity among children, will have a private industry reading today, August 28th, in New York City. Creator Douglas Lyons (Five Points: An American Musical) is the show's lyricist and co-composed the score alongside Greg Borowsky (Sony ATV). The book is by Melvin Tunstall III.
BROADWAY BINGE: Wind Down Summer 2015 with These Musicals on Netflix!August 22, 2015Can't make it to NYC before the end of the summer to see a Broadway show? Want to sing and dance in the comfort of your living room? BroadwayWorld has you covered with BROADWAY BINGE, a guide to all of the musicals or inspirations for hit Broadway musicals currently available for streaming on Netflix.
So get out of the summer heat, get the popcorn ready, and check out the list below get your Broadway Binge on!
Gerard Canonico, Brittney Johnson & More to Lead POLKADOTS Industry ReadingsAugust 18, 2015On August 28th the completely original new show Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical will get it's first private industry readings in NYC. The all-star cast features Gerard Canonico (Spring Awakening) as Sky Square, Brittney Johnson (Beautiful) as Lily Polkadot, Talia Thiesfield (HBO's Veep) as Penelope Square and Russell Arden Koplin (Les Miserables) as Mrs. Square/Mama Square.
Photo Flash: First Look at THE REPORT as Part of FringeNYCAugust 13, 2015THE REPORT is set to begin performances this Saturday, August 15th at the New York International Fringe Festival. Based on the novel by Jessica Francis Kane, THE REPORT is adapted by Martin Casella, author of THE IRISH CURSE which earned the Outstanding Playwriting Award in the 2005 FringeNYC and went on to a highly acclaimed Off-Broadway run. The director is Alan Muraoka, whose credits include FALSETTOLAND (NAATCO), KARAOKE STORIES and 'Sesame Street.'
Tramm to Conduct the Adelphi Orchestra in Ocean Grove's 'Grace and Peace'August 13, 2015Jason C. Tramm will conduct New Jersey's Adelphi Orchestra, organ virtuoso Gordon Turk, featured soloists Soprano Monica Ziglar, Mezzo-Soprano Martha Bartz, Tenor Ronald Naldi and Bass Justin Beck with the 100 member Great Auditorium Choir in works by Leonard Bernstein, Felix Mendelssohn, and Antonio Vivaldi on Sunday August 23 at 7PM at The Great Auditorium, Ocean Grove, New Jersey.
Project NunwayLA Hits the Runway, 10/11August 13, 2015Project NunwayLA returns to the runway onSunday, October 11, 2015 with another fabulous event to benefit two wonderful Los Angeles community charities, BEING ALIVE LA & LIFE GROUP LA.
Broadway It-Guy! 10 Things We Learned About HAMILTON Creator Lin-Manuel MirandaAugust 12, 2015He is arguably the biggest composer of the biggest musical in recent years. Lin-Manuel Miranda has transformed Broadway with his critically adored, history-making new musical, Hamilton, which combines the two things he loves the most: hip-hop and musical theatre.
On August 12, The New York Times published an extensive article on Miranda entitled 'Lin-Manuel Miranda, Creator and Star of 'Hamilton,' Grew Up on Hip-Hop and Show Tunes.' From the loads of background information included, BroadwayWorld has put together a list of things we learned about the Broadway It-Guy. Check out the list below!
Jaime Lozano and Florencia Cuenca Bring Their Concert to NYC this WinterAugust 12, 2015A jazz music festival is turning heads in Mexico and it's called 'The New Standards'.
The festival is a music project by Mexican musical theatre director, composer and arranger Jaime Lozano (The Yellow Brick Road Off Boradway) and his life partner Florencia Cuenca. They have put their great passions together: jazz and musical theatre.
Disney's ALADDIN to Screen at El Capitan Theatre, 9/17-10/7August 11, 2015In celebration of the in-home Diamond Edition release of 'Aladdin,' Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre is thrilled to present a limited run of the magical Disney classic Sept. 17- Oct. 7, 2015. Before the movie, El Capitan guests will be greeted by Genie, live on stage. The El Capitan will also host a special opening-night screening on Thursday, September 17 at 7 p.m.
LA MAMA Sets 54th seasonAugust 11, 2015La MaMa - the world-renowned theatre complex located on East 4th Street in New York City's East Village - will begin its 54th year this fall with an impressive roster of local and international artists, both established and emerging.
Rett Smith to Release TULAROSA this FallAugust 11, 2015The pure and unconscious need to create enables us to transcend our preconceived self-made boundaries. For West Texas-born blues-rock wunderkind Rett Smith, never having sung in public didn't stop him from taking the stage at House Of Blues in Los Angeles to play his soulful and emotionally cathartic songs. Three years later, he releases his debut, Tularosa, a modern bluesy rock n' roll masterwork produced by nine-time Grammy winner Joe Nicolo (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Fugees).Tularosa is out September 18th.
BWW Interview: Ben Rauch Chats About SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY and his Love of Phil CollinsAugust 11, 2015SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY is bringing the modern dating world to life at FringeNYC, beginning this Friday at the Lynn Redgrave Theatre. Creator and actor BEN RAUCH chats to BroadwayWorld about writing the music for Single Room Occupancy and bringing his love of Phil Collins to the forefront of this new, hilarious, pop/rock comedy musical.
THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: July 18-24July 24, 2015Got caught up watching Lin-Manuel singing NEWSIES at the 'Ham4Ham' Lottery? Celebrated National Vanilla Ice Cream Day with too many Schmakary's ice cream sandwiches? Didn't have time check in on all of the latest Broadway news? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'