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Sundance Channel announced today the greenlight of a new original non-fiction series DREAM SCHOOL. Multi-platinum award-winning musician and entrepreneur Curtis

Shereen Pimentel, Darius Jordan Lee & More Join 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS Photo Shereen Pimentel, Darius Jordan Lee & More Join 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 11, 2022

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced additional casting for their 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which returns in person and takes place on Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21, 2022 at New World Stages....


Shereen Pimentel, Darius Jordan Lee & More Join 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS Photo Shereen Pimentel, Darius Jordan Lee & More Join 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 11, 2022

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced additional casting for their 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which returns in person and takes place on Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21, 2022 at New World Stages....


Underscore Theatre Company Announces 2019-20 Season Photo Underscore Theatre Company Announces 2019-20 Season
by Julie Musbach - August 13, 2019

Underscore Theatre Company announces its full 2019-20 Season, featuring two fully-produced musicals, plus the 6th annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL....


NAMT's 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS Announces Directors and Music Directors Photo NAMT's 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS Announces Directors and Music Directors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 13, 2022

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced this year's directors and music directors for the 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which returns in person and takes place on Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21, 2022, at New World Stages....


Student Blog: Trusting Your Journey – An Open Letter to High School Seniors Photo Student Blog: Trusting Your Journey – An Open Letter to High School Seniors
by Student Blogger: Emily Brooks - August 25, 2021

Looking back four years later, I can say with confidence that the application/audition process for college theatre programs is probably the most difficult thing I have ever done. As I embark on my senior year in Northwestern University’s musical theatre program, I’m reflecting on what I wish I knew ...


BWW Blog: My Asian White Identity & Our Privilege Photo BWW Blog: My Asian White Identity & Our Privilege
by Student Blogger: Alyssa Silver - July 07, 2020

As a result of the unlearning I have been doing, my own identity has been on the forefront of my mind. ...


Student Blog: How Poetry Reignited My Love for Theater Photo Student Blog: How Poetry Reignited My Love for Theater
by Student Blogger: George Concannon - February 22, 2022

Without that little poem of mine, I would not be waking up extra early on Tuesdays to stretch before putting on a neutral mask... I wouldn’t be about to stage manage a show! I would be okay, but not happy, not satisfied with what I did in college. None of what I’m doing feels like a chore to me, and...


BWW Blog: Four Things to Know Before College Auditions Photo BWW Blog: Four Things to Know Before College Auditions
by Student Blogger: Macy Mae Cowart - December 21, 2020

To those auditioning this year or in years to come, here are four things I wish I knew before walking into my first college audition....


Review: MY FAIR LADY, Leeds Playhouse Photo Review: MY FAIR LADY, Leeds Playhouse
by Gary Naylor - June 08, 2024

Two terrific leads will delight audiences, but the source material's misogyny proves too much to simply sweep aside...


Interview: 'It's important for trauma-informed art to have a place in society.' Franc Photo Interview: 'It's important for trauma-informed art to have a place in society.' Francis Grin, Jennie Eggleton, & Charlotte Everest on DREAM SCHOOL at The Space
by Bryony Rae Taylor - May 11, 2023

Inspired by a true story, DREAM SCHOOL is a thriller about a group of students who accidentally find themselves in a cult. BroadwayWorld chats to the play's writer Francis Grin and producers Jennie Eggleton and Charlotte Everest about the real-life roots of the show....


BWW Blog: My Asian White Identity & Our Privilege Photo BWW Blog: My Asian White Identity & Our Privilege
by Student Blogger: Alyssa Silver - July 07, 2020

As a result of the unlearning I have been doing, my own identity has been on the forefront of my mind. ...


BWW Blog: Tossing Confetti Photo BWW Blog: Tossing Confetti
by Student Blogger: Ashlyn Elliott - February 07, 2018

The everyday grind of a theatre conservatory, and life beyond that, can be so weighing. To a degree, most everything we do is considered fabulous or not so hot by whoever is our audience that day. In a society that is based so heavily on other's harsh opinions, it is imperative that we exercise our ...


Student Blog: Post-Grad Limbo Photo Student Blog: Post-Grad Limbo
by Student Blogger: Aubrey Donovan - May 22, 2023

My first year of college is over and for some reason, nothing seems to have changed. I’m still lost on where my life is going, let alone where the next year is going, and I still feel like I’m just laying in post-high school degree limbo. I’m still trying to find the right school and I’m still tryin...


BWW Blog: BA Programs are Good and Here's Why Photo BWW Blog: BA Programs are Good and Here's Why
by Student Blogger: Kiana Holmes - December 06, 2018

Dear High School Seniors: BA programs are good and here's why...


BWW Blog: There Is No Perfect Program Photo BWW Blog: There Is No Perfect Program
by Student Blogger: Ashlyn and Tyler - January 24, 2018

Hello, Broadway World! We are so excited to be featured as student bloggers this semester. The two of us have had a long journey through conservatory mayhem and are very close to be taking on the professional world together. There is a lot we have learned along the way and we can't wait to share som...


Interview: From Broadway to Runway- How Marcia Marcia Marcia Brought Her Theatrical T Photo Interview: From Broadway to Runway- How Marcia Marcia Marcia Brought Her Theatrical Talents to RuPaul's Drag Race
by Nicole Rosky - March 17, 2023

Many queens wrap up their experience on RuPaul's Drag Race with big dreams of what comes next. For some, that dream is Broadway (see Jinkx Monsoon slaying as Mama Morton in Chicago). Marcia Marcia Marcia has already been there done that... but really. As the resident Broadway baby of Season 15, Marc...


BWW Blog: Letters from a Nobody in New York Photo BWW Blog: Letters from a Nobody in New York
by Student Blogger: Liam Joshua Munn - February 15, 2021

This is a small list of things I wish I was told during my college auditions. Hopefully it helps. ...


National Alliance for Musical Theatre Announces Lineup For 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NE Photo National Alliance for Musical Theatre Announces Lineup For 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 30, 2022

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the lineup of new musicals for their 34th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which returns in person and takes place on Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21, 2022, at New World Stages. See the full lineup of musicals here!...


TCG Reveals Recipients of 2024 Rising Leaders of Color Program Photo TCG Reveals Recipients of 2024 Rising Leaders of Color Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 30, 2024

Theatre Communications Group has revealed the participants in the eighth round of its Rising Leaders of Color Program. See who is taking part....


Read an Excerpt from JAGGED LITTLE PILL: THE NOVEL Photo Read an Excerpt from JAGGED LITTLE PILL: THE NOVEL
by Team BWW - April 26, 2022

Moving, heartfelt, and raw, Jagged Little Pill: The Novel draws on the musical’s story and gives readers deeper glimpses of the characters. It’s a story about the power of voicing your pain, standing up for what’s right, and finding healing and connection. BroadwayWorld is very excited to bring you ...


Actors Training Center's 15th Anniversary Continues with New Events and Performances Photo Actors Training Center's 15th Anniversary Continues with New Events and Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 11, 2021

This fall and winter, ATC offers performances, a college audition clinic and more for its students, ages 7 to adults 18+....


28 Theater Books for Your Spring 2022 Reading List Photo 28 Theater Books for Your Spring 2022 Reading List
by Team BWW - April 09, 2022

Spring has sprung and the great weather calls for a great book to enjoy outdoors! You're in luck, because this year, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out...


Nat Geo Premieres New Documentary Series AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL, Today Photo Nat Geo Premieres New Documentary Series AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL, Today
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2017

National Geographic's new four-part documentary series AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL goes inside the senior year of students from Orangeburg, South Carolina, who share the highs and lows of their academic, athletic and personal achievements over the course of one year....


BAKED! THE MUSICAL Comes to Chicago Musical Theatre Festival 2020 Photo BAKED! THE MUSICAL Comes to Chicago Musical Theatre Festival 2020
by Stephi Wild - December 03, 2019

BAKED! THE MUSICAL, a new, original musical from Jordan Liu and Deepak Kumar, premieres at the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival 2020!...


BWW Interview: Amanda Fallon Smith of WICKED at Robinson Performance Hall Photo BWW Interview: Amanda Fallon Smith of WICKED at Robinson Performance Hall
by Mike Noland - December 14, 2019

Amanda Fallon Smith shares her journey from farm girl to Wicked cast....






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