Student Blog: The Return of Forever
by Student Blogger: Josie Reynolds - July 06, 2021 I have been given the wonderful opportunity to be cast in my first live production since the beginning of 2020 and boy, am I excited! This feeling is something I missed deeply. I have kind of forgotten what it felt like to go to rehearsals everyday and have the excitement of even memorizing lines. ...
SHUCKED Producer Mike Bosner on Saying Goodbye to Broadway
by Cara Joy David - December 18, 2023 Late last season a musical came to Broadway from an unusual tryout city with a marketing campaign tied to a fruit. Shucked will leave Broadway in a month, though seemingly not because of either of the oddities I just mentioned....
American Ballet Theatre Announces 2020 Promotions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 10, 2020 Joo Won Ahn, Aran Bell, Skylar Brandt, Thomas Forster, Calvin Royal III and Cassandra Trenary have been appointed to the rank of Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Gabe Stone Shayer has been promoted to the rank of Soloist. The promotions, announced today by ABT Artistic Director Kevin M...
ELECTRICITY Comes to Camp Bar 7/12 - 14
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2018 ELECTRICITY, the critically-acclaimed, hilarious, sexy and powerful LGBTQ play starring TV's TERRY RAY (writer and star of My Sister is So Gay, From Here on Out, and Gaydar) and Indie Film star MEL ENGLAND (Best Day Ever and Ron and Laura Take Back America) is coming to Minneapolis/St. Paul. Dazzlin...
Interview: Ace Young Goes From Concert Hall To Black Box When VATICAN FALLS Opens October 27th at The Tank
by Stephen Mosher - October 24, 2022 Ace Young will open in a very deep, dramatic new play titled VATICAN FALLS on October 27th at The Tank in New York City. Here, he talks with Broadway World about the process, his soul growth, and all those tattoos....
BWW Spotlight Series: Meet Anzu Lawson - Asian-American Actress, Playwright, Stand-Up Comic, and Yoko Ono Doppelganger
by Shari Barrett - March 25, 2020 With the current theatre world on hiatus, I have created a Spotlight Series of interviews with some of am the many talented artists who make our Los Angeles theatre community so exciting and vibrant thanks to their ongoing contribution to keeping the arts alive in the City of the Angels. And like al...
Punk Vets HOT WATER MUSIC Announce New Album 'Vows' Featuring Members Of Turnstile, Thrice, City And Colour, The Interrupters & More
by Michael Major - February 15, 2024 Helmed by veteran producer Brian McTernan, Vows features high-profile guest appearances from the likes of Daniel Fang and Brendan Yates of Turnstile, Thrice, Dallas Green of City and Colour and Alexisonfire, The Interrupters, and Popeye Vogelsang of Calling Hours and melodic hardcore greats Farside....
Oaklash Drag & Queer Performance Festival Takes Place This Weekend
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2021 From Friday May 28th to Sunday May 30th, over one hundred drag kings, queens, and queer performers from the Bay Area and beyond will perform online for the fourth annual Oaklash Drag & Queer Performance Festival. ...
Anthony Hamilton Inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame
by Caryn Robbins - October 19, 2017 Iconic GRAMMY Award-winning multiplatinum-selling R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Anthony Hamilton will be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame today....
American Ballet Theatre Announces 2020 Promotions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 10, 2020 Joo Won Ahn, Aran Bell, Skylar Brandt, Thomas Forster, Calvin Royal III and Cassandra Trenary have been appointed to the rank of Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Gabe Stone Shayer has been promoted to the rank of Soloist. The promotions, announced today by ABT Artistic Director Kevin M...
BWW Interview: Timothy Reese of HEATHERS THE MUSICAL at YA4Ever
by Cary Ginell - December 26, 2017 An interview with director Timothy Reese, who discusses the process of a first read-through of 'Heathers: The Musical' - which opens January 5 at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts in Thousand Oaks....
BWW Blog: An Interview with CHICAGO's Mary Claire King
by Student Blogger: Brittany Davis - September 11, 2020 Next (and likely last) in my series of interviews with professional performers from my hometown of Columbus, Indiana is my interview with Mary Claire King. Mary Claire is currently the understudy for Velma in Chicago on Broadway!...
BWW Interview: Shannon Hurst of THE SNOW QUEEN at Little Door Theatre Says It's A Magical, Icy Spectacle!
by Katie Laban - February 22, 2019 The Little Door Theatre is tackling a new endeavor with their first full-length Theatre for Young Audiences production of The Snow Queen that runs February 22nd through March 3rd at the theatre in Warren. Based on the beloved Hans Christian Anderson tale, kids of all ages will be delighted by The Sn...
BWW Interview: How Hub Performing Arts School Is Bringing Musical Theatre Education Online
by Nicole Rosky - January 04, 2021 For 14 years, Hub Performing Arts School has been providing musical theatre education and performance opportunities to kids in the Lubbock area. In 2020, the challenge of the pandemic brought the opportunity to provide these services and opportunities to a greater population- online!...
Julie Brown's HOMECOMING QUEEN'S GOT A GUN: The Musical Opens 10/13
by A.A. Cristi - September 25, 2017 Julie Brown's Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun: The Musical returns to the stage with a special two weekend run in October 2017 at the Celebrity Cavern Club Celebrity Theater (1920 Hyperion Ave, Silverlake, CA 90027 ). The show dates are Oct 13, Oct 15, Oct 20 - 21. Tickets are on sale now at http://...
Interview: Director Leigh Silverman's Always SEARCHING FOR INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE & Beyond
by Gil Kaan - October 06, 2022 Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner’s re-imagined The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe has opened at the Mark Taper Forum to audience and critics’ raves. Leigh Silverman directs this one-woman show starring Saturday Night Live’s Cecily Strong. I got to chat with Leigh while she was makin...
Industry Pro Newsletter: 96% of US Counties Received Pandemic Arts Funds, Broadway Audiences Getting More Diverse
by Alex Freeman - December 18, 2023 A few exciting data points to close out the year - the first being that Broadway audiences this past season were younger and more diverse than in seasons past. This is a bright spot in a season that saw a bumpy box office. A new study from SMU DataArts also looked at the amount of funding that went ...
Heart Like War Release New EP THOUGHTS ON THIS
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 06, 2019 Southern California pop-punk trio Heart Like War have just released their new EP ('Thoughts On This') via Indie Vision Music. Available digitally worldwide through all networks and streaming sites....
Forgetter Announces New Album PARTS OF ANYTHING Out 8/2
by Tori Hartshorn - June 20, 2019 On August 2 Forgetter, the project of multi-instrumentalist David Klinger, will release Parts Of Anything via Blight Records (pre-order). This week We All Want Someone To Shout For premiered teh album's first single 'Maple Seeds.' We All Want Someone To Shout For says, 'The track has a fragile heart...
Esperanza Spalding Honored at Berklee College of Music Commencement
by Tori Hartshorn - May 15, 2018 On May 12, 2018, Berklee College of Music President Roger H. Brown presented an honorary doctor of music degree to Esperanza Spalding. Spalding, a 2005 graduate of the college, delivered the commencement address to the graduating class and an estimated audience of nearly 7,000 guests....
ELECTRICITY Comes to Camp Bar 7/12 - 14
by A.A. Cristi - July 06, 2018 ELECTRICITY, the critically-acclaimed, hilarious, sexy and powerful LGBTQ play starring TV's TERRY RAY (writer and star of My Sister is So Gay, From Here on Out, and Gaydar) and Indie Film star MEL ENGLAND (Best Day Ever and Ron and Laura Take Back America) is coming to Minneapolis/St. Paul. Dazzlin...
BWW Blog: An Interview with CHICAGO's Mary Claire King
by Student Blogger: Brittany Davis - September 11, 2020 Next (and likely last) in my series of interviews with professional performers from my hometown of Columbus, Indiana is my interview with Mary Claire King. Mary Claire is currently the understudy for Velma in Chicago on Broadway!...
Interview: Nicci Claspell Talks Touring With MOULIN ROUGE!
by Gil Kaan - July 05, 2022 The North American tour of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical has already begun its L.A. premiere at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre June 30, 2022. Tony Award winner Alex Timbers directs this touring cast led by Courtney Reed as Satine and Conor Ryan as Christian. I had the...
Indie Rocker Rich Lynch Presents His 'New Deal' For The New Year
by Stephi Wild - January 02, 2018 Indie rocker Rich Lynch begins his fifth year of recording music in 2018 with a strong schedule of song releases set to hit the web and online digital marketplaces....
Indie Rocker Rich Lynch Presents His 'New Deal' For The New Year
by Stephi Wild - January 02, 2018 Indie rocker Rich Lynch begins his fifth year of recording music in 2018 with a strong schedule of song releases set to hit the web and online digital marketplaces.... |