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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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Interview: How Sara Bareilles Is Rallying to Preserve Rockwood Music Hall
Interview: How Sara Bareilles Is Rallying to Preserve Rockwood Music Hall
August 1, 2023

Sara Bareilles is playing a second set of sold-out shows tonight to help save Rockwood Music Hall, the Manhattan music venue that helped launch her career, along with others including Lady Gaga, Mumford & Sons, and many more. BroadwayWorld caught up with Bareilles to discuss how she and others are saving the venue.

Video: Alex Newell Reveals How They Relate to Their SHUCKED Character CBS MORNINGS
Video: Alex Newell Reveals How They Relate to Their SHUCKED Character CBS MORNINGS
August 1, 2023

Alex Newell appeared on CBS Mornings to discuss their Tony-winning performance in Shucked on Broadway. Newell also discussed growing up inspired by Nell Carter, what the live audience adds to Shucked, not wanting to be a role model, and more. Watch the complete interview video now!

SPEEDY ORTIZ Shares New Single & Alex Ross Perry-Directed Video ft. Josh Gondelman, Ted Leo & More
SPEEDY ORTIZ Shares New Single & Alex Ross Perry-Directed Video ft. Josh Gondelman, Ted Leo & More
August 1, 2023

The video features Josh Gondelman and Emily Panic; to musicians Ted Leo, Spencer Peppet (the Ophelias), Nicola Leel (Doe/Customer), Kate Meizner (Jobber), Zoë Brecher (Sad13/Bruce Springsteen); authors Rax King, Amy Rose Spiegel and merritt k; New Yorker cartoonist Jason Adam Katzenstein; fellow United Musicians and more.

Psych and Alt Rock Youngsters Bluphoria Announce Co-Headline Fall Tour
Psych and Alt Rock Youngsters Bluphoria Announce Co-Headline Fall Tour
August 1, 2023

BLUPHORIA will embark on their fall co-headline tour alongside singer/songwriter Noah Vonne.  This tour will see them play cities including Austin, Dallas, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, St. Paul, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Boston and more before concluding on November 19 at Vinyl at Center Stage in Atlanta, GA.

DINERS Share New Single 'Someday I'll Go Surfing'
DINERS Share New Single 'Someday I'll Go Surfing'
August 1, 2023

DOMINO, the new album from Blue Broderick aka Diners, was recorded with a very specific direction from friend and album producer, Mo Troper: channel Diners’ vintage 70s pop sound into a ripping rock n roll record. Diners follows early singles – “Domino,” the album’sinstant classic title track pitting Beach Boys-esque backing harmonies.

Cat Clyde Announces National Fall Headline Tour & Dates With Margaret Glaspy
Cat Clyde Announces National Fall Headline Tour & Dates With Margaret Glaspy
August 1, 2023

After earning widespread critical acclaim for her Down Rounder album released earlier this year, Canadian indie-folk artist Cat Clyde has announced a run of headline shows in October, and support gigs with Margaret Glaspy in November. The live video of “Papa Took My Totems' was filmed when she played KOKO as guest to Lissie in February.

GEORGIA GETS BY (Georgia Nott of BROODS) Announces Debut EP 'Fish Bird Baby Boy' & Shares New Track
GEORGIA GETS BY (Georgia Nott of BROODS) Announces Debut EP 'Fish Bird Baby Boy' & Shares New Track
August 1, 2023

Georgia Nott, best known for her work in the wildly popular electronic pop band BROODS, announces her debut EP as Georgia Gets By, which showcases a sonic shift and contains Nott’s most personal material to date. The new single “Happiness Is An 8 Ball” is out now with a video directed by Silken Weinberg (Ethel Cain, Skullcrusher).

Cindy Crawford & Saucy Santana Join That Chick Angel on 'One Margarita (Margarita Song)'
Cindy Crawford & Saucy Santana Join That Chick Angel on 'One Margarita (Margarita Song)'
August 1, 2023

Actress, comedian, and host That Chick Angel  (Angel Laketa Moore) shares 'One Margarita (Margarita Song) (Saucy Remix) Feat. Saucy Santana and an accompanying music video featuring a cameo from supermodel Cindy Crawford. 'One Margarita (Margarita Song)' is Angel's response to a slut-shaming sermon by an Evangelical Christian pastor.

The Sindecut & Ijeoma Share New Jazz-Inspired Single 'Lucky'
The Sindecut & Ijeoma Share New Jazz-Inspired Single 'Lucky'
August 1, 2023

The album features a host of stellar musicians, such as keyboardist Jackson Baird (Mama Sutra, Sean Khan, Marcina Arnold); jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player Kevin G Davy (Cymande, Kevin Davy Quartet D’Semble), who has recorded and toured with Finley Quaye, Lamb, Adam F and Lemn Sissay's Secret Society.

Young Fathers Announce New UK Live Dates
Young Fathers Announce New UK Live Dates
August 1, 2023

Young Fathers - Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole and G. Hastings - shares news of a brand-new UK tour taking in dates across Brighton, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and their largest headline show to date, London’s Eventim Apollo. The freshly announced dates follow the news of their recently announced North American Tour.

French Synthwave Producer & Singer SIERRA To Release Debut Album 'A Story Of Anger'
French Synthwave Producer & Singer SIERRA To Release Debut Album 'A Story Of Anger'
August 1, 2023

SIERRA will release her debut album, A Story Of Anger via Virgin Records France, featuring 11 emotive tracks that tap into her own unique brand of sound, inspired by synthwave, EBM and darkwave and with moody ebbs and flows that spiral from violence and melancholy to sweetness and brutality.

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Sets Digital, 4K UHD & Blu-ray
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Sets Digital, 4K UHD & Blu-ray
August 1, 2023

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga (2018, Best Animated Feature Film, Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse), SPIDER-MAN™: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse.

Kate Davis Shares Acoustic Version of 'Long Long Long'
Kate Davis Shares Acoustic Version of 'Long Long Long'
August 1, 2023

Davis released 'Fish Bowl’ this past spring, her ANTI- album debut. Across ‘Fish Bowl’’s 12 deeply personal tracks, Davis traces her very own hero’s journey, from the moment she steps away from her old life to the moment she finds inner peace. She follows these steps through the eyes of Fish Bowl’s central character, FiBo.

Semisonic Announces New Album 'Little Bit Of Sun'
Semisonic Announces New Album 'Little Bit Of Sun'
August 1, 2023

Recorded in the band’s native Minneapolis and featuring appearances from Jason Isbell and My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, the collection also features co-writes with Grammy-winning songwriters Lori McKenna and Amy Allen, who co-wrote the album’s single “The Rope,” that was released alongside an official video. 

Flo Milli Announces New Album 'Fine Ho, Stay' & Shares 'Fruit Loop'
Flo Milli Announces New Album 'Fine Ho, Stay' & Shares 'Fruit Loop'
August 1, 2023

The hard-hitting track, produced by YoungFyre (who is known for producing her hit ‘Conceited’) exudes the unrelenting confidence that has become a Flo Milli signature. The track first premiered on Thursday, July 27th as Apple’s Daily New Music feature. The boisterous visual is directed by Chandler Lass (Latto, Ari Lennox).  

Queen + Adam Lambert Extend Touring Into 2024 With February Japan Shows
Queen + Adam Lambert Extend Touring Into 2024 With February Japan Shows
August 1, 2023

Queen + Adam Lambert’s career-spanning Rhapsody Tour set list celebrates the band’s extraordinary back catalogue, lining up wall-to-wall immortal anthems like “We Will Rock You”, “Don’t Stop Me Now”, “Radio Ga Ga”, and “Somebody To Love” alongside classic deep cuts and vintage fan favourites.

Café Mambo Ibiza Launches Ultimate DJ Competition With Absolut
Café Mambo Ibiza Launches Ultimate DJ Competition With Absolut
July 31, 2023

Entrants will be judged by Café Mambo’s resident DJs including Jason Bye, Andy Baxter, Danny O, Sara de Araújo and Ryan McDermott, with particular consideration given to number of plays, positive feedback, originality, suitability for a sunset set, track selection, and the contestant’s ability to use Mixcloud.

Durand Bernarr Partners With Spotify for Two New Spotify Singles
Durand Bernarr Partners With Spotify for Two New Spotify Singles
July 31, 2023

The singles include a rendition of Durand’s second single, “Leveled,” off of his Wanderlust album, and a new track “KFAR,” a cover of Seal’s beloved song, “Kiss From a Rose.” The release of these singles comes as the final installment in a series of Spotify Singles from artists featured on Spotify’s R&B Rising playlist.

Kim Petras Joins Sofia Reyes & Danna Paola on 'Tqum'
Kim Petras Joins Sofia Reyes & Danna Paola on 'Tqum'
July 31, 2023

International pop sensation and critically-acclaimed songwriter Kim Petras is featured on the official remix of Sofia Reyes’ and Danna Paola’s catchy hit “Tqum.” The remix follows the release of Kim’s debut album Feed The Beast, a declaration about being willing to be consumed by pop music that made a huge splash and is inspired by Eurodance hits.

Richard Walters Releases New Single 'Anchor'
Richard Walters Releases New Single 'Anchor'
July 31, 2023

With all tracks performed and written by Richard Walters, ‘Murmurate’ was recorded, produced and mixed by Eliot James, before receiving its final mastering by Dyre Gormsen. Amongst the myriad instruments performed by the pair, listeners will also be able to detect Eliot’s 11 year old son Leland James on cello, plus guest vocalist Lydia Oliver.



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