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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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Review Roundup: The 74th Annual Tony Awards; What Are the Critics Saying?
Review Roundup: The 74th Annual Tony Awards; What Are the Critics Saying?
September 27, 2021

After two and a half years without Broadway's biggest night, the Tony Awards finally made their return! This year's presentation honored the outstanding shows, performances and artistry of the 2019-2020 Broadway season, which was brought to a halt by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VIDEO: Watch Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, & Jennifer Lawrence in a New DON'T LOOK UP Clip
VIDEO: Watch Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, & Jennifer Lawrence in a New DON'T LOOK UP Clip
September 27, 2021

The film tells the story of two low-level astronomers, who must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet earth. The cast includes Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Rob Morgan, Mark Rylance, Ariana Grande, and more.

VIDEO: Watch a New Clip from RED NOTICE With Gal Godot, Dwayne Johnson, & Ryan Reynolds
VIDEO: Watch a New Clip from RED NOTICE With Gal Godot, Dwayne Johnson, & Ryan Reynolds
September 27, 2021

An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world’s most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the top FBI profiler (Dwayne Johnson) and two rival criminals (Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds), there’s no telling what will happen.

VIDEO: Watch a New Teaser for STRANGER THINGS 4 on Netflix
VIDEO: Watch a New Teaser for STRANGER THINGS 4 on Netflix
September 27, 2021

Stranger Things welcomes you to the Creel House in a new teaser for the fourth season of the hit Netflix series. The series is set in the town of Hawkins, Indiana. After a boy vanishes into thin air, his close-knit group of friends and family search for answers and are pulled into a high-stakes and deadly series of events.

Sound City Ipswich Festival Will Return in Expanded Format
Sound City Ipswich Festival Will Return in Expanded Format
September 27, 2021

Performers will include BC Camplight and his band, Porridge Radio, Working Men's Club, Billy Nomates, Monster Florence, Grove, TrueMendous, Falle Nioke, Big Joanie, Harris Robbo, and more.

VIDEO: Watch Kristen Bell Voice Marge in a Song from the New SIMPSONS Musical Episode
VIDEO: Watch Kristen Bell Voice Marge in a Song from the New SIMPSONS Musical Episode
September 27, 2021

On Sunday's musical season 33 premiere episode of The Simpsons, Broadway alum Sara Chase voiced the role of Sasha Reed, Marge's high school theatre rival. Watch Marge confront Sasha in this new musical clip from the episode!

Billy Strings Releases New Album 'Renewal' Today
Billy Strings Releases New Album 'Renewal' Today
September 24, 2021

With the record’s sixteen tracks, Strings shares a more personal and honest perspective through his songwriting, while incorporating his wide range of influences with elements of bluegrass, classic rock, metal, psychedelic music and more.

Angus Gill Releases New LP 'The Scrapbook'
Angus Gill Releases New LP 'The Scrapbook'
September 24, 2021

Angus Gill has released The Scrapbook, an 11-song treasure trove of heartfelt bluegrass recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The album, out via Rivershack Records/MGM, features Gill backed by a stellar lineup of Grammy-winning musicians and affords him the chance to show a different side to his well-honed songwriting and musicianship.

New York Times' New CONTROLLING BRITNEY SPEARS Documentary Airs Tonight
New York Times' New CONTROLLING BRITNEY SPEARS Documentary Airs Tonight
September 24, 2021

A followup to their initial release, the documentary will reveal new court documents, allegations, and alleged surveillance surrounding Britney Spears' controversial conservatorship.

Wrabel Releases 'these words are all for you' Album
Wrabel Releases 'these words are all for you' Album
September 24, 2021

Wrabel has toured alongside and collaborated with P!nk, has co-writing/performance credits alongside the likes of Kesha, Marshmello, Celeste, Backstreet Boys, Ellie Goulding, Louis Tomlinson, Louis the Child, Wafia, Cash Cash, and more.

VIDEO: Jason Halogen Releases 'Ruxpin in the Attic' & Announces Debut Album
VIDEO: Jason Halogen Releases 'Ruxpin in the Attic' & Announces Debut Album
September 24, 2021

Halogen is an award-winning, multi-instrumental singer-songwriter, film composer, producer, and audio engineer, whose combination of anthemic pop, rock, and psychedelia has earned him comparisons to artists ranging from Matthew Sweet, Oasis, R.E.M., Death Cab For Cutie, Pink Floyd, and more. 

Mickey Guyton Releases Highly-Aniticpated Debut Album 'Remember Her Name'
Mickey Guyton Releases Highly-Aniticpated Debut Album 'Remember Her Name'
September 24, 2021

Guyton co-penned 15 of the 16 songs on Remember Her Name including the recently released “Love My Hair,” “All American,” which she performed on ABC’s CMA Summer Jam earlier this month, title track “Remember Her Name,” and Grammy-nominated “Black Like Me.”

HBO Max Renews Comedy Series THE OTHER TWO For A Third Season
HBO Max Renews Comedy Series THE OTHER TWO For A Third Season
September 24, 2021

The series has featured Heléne York, Gideon Glick, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Noah Galvin, and more. In this new season, Brooke and Cary must now contend with a new famous family member: their 53-year-old mother Pat (Molly Shannon), and her eponymous daytime talk show.

VIDEO: Peter Lake Releases Music Video 'Whistle'
VIDEO: Peter Lake Releases Music Video 'Whistle'
September 24, 2021

Following the successful release of his Yellow EP, which garnered over 1 million Spotify streams and 97,000 YouTube views, Red consists of three songs by the artist about love. To introduce the EP release, Lake has released his music video, “Whistle,” choreographed by Matthew Pasterisa (Kanye West, Azealia Banks) and filmed by Christopher Soto.

VIDEO: Watch the Regrettes' New Music Video for 'Monday'
VIDEO: Watch the Regrettes' New Music Video for 'Monday'
September 24, 2021

The Regrettes have shared their new song, “Monday,” inspired by and written over the last year’s pandemic lockdown. The song comes alongside a video directed by Dillon Dowdell.

Stanley Tucci to Play Clive Davis in Upcoming Whitney Houston Biopic
Stanley Tucci to Play Clive Davis in Upcoming Whitney Houston Biopic
September 24, 2021

Tucci will join the previously announced Naomi Ackie, who will play the role of Whitney Houston. Kasi Lemmons is set to direct with Anthony McCarten writing the script.

A Look Back at THE SIMPSONS Best Musical Tributes Throughout the Years
A Look Back at THE SIMPSONS Best Musical Tributes Throughout the Years
September 24, 2021

Ahead of their upcoming musical episode, take a look back at the Simpsons' musical endeavors of the past. From The Music Man to the Lion King, check out a roundup of previous musical tributes on the show!

VIDEO: Watch NE-YO's New Music Video for 'What If'
VIDEO: Watch NE-YO's New Music Video for 'What If'
September 24, 2021

The shimmering dancefloor banger finds NE-YO recalling a lost love and wondering what would have happened if they hadn’t parted. The three-time GRAMMY® winner recorded “What If” in London with producers Ebenezer and Magnus Klausen. Curtis 'Sauce' Wilson produced the vocals.

VIDEO: Joshua Crumbly Releases 'C.S.C' Music Video
VIDEO: Joshua Crumbly Releases 'C.S.C' Music Video
September 24, 2021

Joshua is genre-blurring artist and sought after bassist who’s recorded and toured with artists like Kamasi Washington, Leon Bridges, Bob Dylan, Terence Blanchard, & more.

TEEN WOLF Movie Revival In Development for Paramount Plus
TEEN WOLF Movie Revival In Development for Paramount Plus
September 24, 2021

The “Teen Wolf” movie takes fans back to Beacon Hills, in which all shapeshifters, including Banshees, Werecoyotes, and Hellhounds, must be gathered by Scott McCall, the series' protagonist. The now grownup McCall must working to set new allies and old friends in a new fight against the largest enemy they have ever faced.



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