Interview: Christian Thompson Says WICKED at Wharton Center is a Top-Notch Production With All the Magic You'd Expect
by Stefani Chudnow - May 10, 2023 Wicked is finally coming back to East Lansing from May 10th through 28th. After premiering on Broadway in 2003, Wicked received 3 awards at the 2004 Tony Awards, and has been touring the continent ever since 2005....
Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Pen Song for ROGERS: THE MUSICAL on HAWKEYE
by A.A. Cristi - November 10, 2021 Tony Award-winning 'Hairspray' composing team, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, are behind the new song for Rogers: The Musical in the Disney+ Marvel series, Hawkeye....
Dolly Parton Will Star in MEXICAN PIZZA: THE MUSICAL on TikTok
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2022 An all new musical is coming to TikTok starring Dolly Parton! From Live Más Productions comes Mexican Pizza: The Musical, a star-studded production made for Mexican Pizza fans, by Mexican Pizza fans!...
'Golden Girls' Fan Convention GOLDEN-CON Books Ginger Minj, 'Golden Gals' Headliners
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2023 'RuPaul's Drag Race' luminary Ginger Minj can lean on her own southern accent when she brings her version of sex positive southern belle Blanche Deveraux to Golden-Con, a three day fan convention which organizers boast is 'the world's largest event for 'Golden Girls' fans.'...
KURIOS - Cabinet Of Curiosities Makes a Return to Toronto
by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2022 After a two-year intermission, Cirque du Soleil returns to Toronto under the Big Top, as more than 2,500 guests attended the red carpet premiere to celebrate the relaunch of its critically acclaimed, phenomenal production, KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities. ...
THE OTHER FELLOW Documentary Tells the Story of the Real James Bond
by Michael Major - January 12, 2023 THE OTHER FELLOW, the untold story of the real James Bond[s], in theaters and On Demand this February from Gravitas Ventures. THE OTHER FELLOW is co-written by Matthew Bauer and Rene van Pannevis and produced by Michelle Brøndum for Mission Brief and Jante Films. Watch the new video trailer now!...
E! Veterans Get Behind BTYKWN TV First Ever Streaming Home For Makeup Superfans
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 09, 2022 E! Entertainment Television Co-Founder Larry Namer along with Emmy-winning techno-entertainment leader and former E! VP of Production Rick Portin are gearing up BTYKWN TV, the free streaming content offering of BTYKWN (pronounced BEAUTYKWEEN) the world's first gender free members-only makeup metaver...
Sign Language Interpreter Added For Two Special Scarborough Performances of MAMMA MIA!
by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2023 Scarborough Open Air Theatre has announced that two of the performances of the sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! will be British Sign Language interpreted. Official interpreter and self-confessed ABBA superfan Tony Redshaw will sign the full show for the performances on Friday June 16 and the...
Doja Cat Announces Fan-Favorite Mexican Pizza To Make Historic Return To Taco Bell
by Michael Major - April 18, 2022 Doja Cat, the voice of the Taco Bell people, was one of the first to confirm the news last night, live from one of the biggest music stages on earth, when she literally dropped the mic with the HOT news of the Mexican Pizza’s return. Watch Doja Cat announce the menu item's return during her Coachel...
Brandy, Bernadette Peters & More to Celebrate CINDERELLA in New 20/20 Special
by Michael Major - August 11, 2022 ABC News Studios will air “Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20” featuring members of its all-star cast — Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander and Veanne Cox. Billy Porter, Todrick Hall, Debra Martin Chase, Neil Meron, and costume...
Peacock to Live Stream Eurovision Song Contest Exclusively in the U.S.
by Michael Major - May 09, 2022 Beginning tomorrow, the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock in the United States, both live and on-demand. This is the second year in a row that Peacock has exclusively streamed the Eurovision Song Contest in the United States. This year, Eurovision superf...
ROCKY HORROR Superfan Sal Piro Dies at 71
by Michael Major - January 25, 2023 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Sal Piro, a Rocky Horror Picture Show superfan who was integral in creating the film's cult fanbase, has died at 71. Piro helped create the film's audience participation routines that are still used during screenings of the musical movie....
VIDEO: Watch Dolly Parton, Barlow & Bear and More in MEXICAN PIZZA: THE MUSICAL on TikTok
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2022 Mexican Pizza: The Musical, a star-studded production made for Mexican Pizza fans, by Mexican Pizza fans, premiered on TikTok! The cast featured Dolly Parton, the global music icon and influential Taco Bell superfan. Watch the musical here!...
Review: THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO, Birmingham Rep Theatre
by Mickey-Jo Boucher - February 23, 2023 Beginning as a writer some decades into his acting career, Ian Hallard cites his motivations for The Way Old Friends Do, his first play, as providing a means for him to portray a dream role. Namely, Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA's girl with the golden hair....
BWW Review: Ann Morrison Makes 54 Below Audience More Than Merry With MERRILY FROM CENTER STAGE
by Stephen Mosher - May 19, 2022 In her one-woman musical memoir about MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, Ann Morrison creates new theater worth seeing... especially for the superfans....
Brandy, Bernadette Peters & More to Celebrate CINDERELLA in New 20/20 Special
by Michael Major - August 11, 2022 ABC News Studios will air “Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20” featuring members of its all-star cast — Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander and Veanne Cox. Billy Porter, Todrick Hall, Debra Martin Chase, Neil Meron, and costume...
Review: JENNIFER SIMARD: CAN I GET YOUR NUMBER? is a Comic Treasure Trove at 54 Below
by Ricky Pope - April 01, 2023 From the moment she appeared in the audience singing “One Night Only from Dreamgirls, sliding down a banister like a wacky Mame, you knew you were in for a comedic master class. She is an excellent mimic, a powerhouse singer, and in the end a sensitive and truthful actor. She is living proof of Elai...
Seth Rudetsky Will Bring DREAMGIRLS Concert To Café Carlyle This Month
by Team BWW - February 16, 2023 Seth Rudetsky is coming back to Café Carlyle for Black History Month and celebrating the musical Dreamgirls. Seth has been a super fan of the show and, in 2001, he mounted a concert version on Broadway that raised $1,000,000 for the Actors Fund. ...
BWW Review: HAMILTON at Keller Auditorium
by Krista Garver - April 15, 2022 The national tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s HAMILTON is once again at Keller Auditorium, and it’s just as much of a must-see as ever. Read our critic's review!...
Peacock to Live Stream Eurovision Song Contest Exclusively in the U.S.
by Michael Major - May 09, 2022 Beginning tomorrow, the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock in the United States, both live and on-demand. This is the second year in a row that Peacock has exclusively streamed the Eurovision Song Contest in the United States. This year, Eurovision superf...
Interview: Museum of Broadway Co-Founders Julie Boardman & Diane Nicoletti Are Making History
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 04, 2023 Read BroadwayWorld's interview with the co-founders of the Museum of Broadway Julie Boardman and Diane Nicoletti!...
Interview: Jessica Penzias, Book Writer of New Musical FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER
by Neil Shurley - August 03, 2022 The joy of sharing this timeless story with a group of people is what fuels our creative process....
Review: PURPLE PIANO: A CELEBRATION OF PRINCE at Reynolds Performance Hall
by Theresa Bertram - January 23, 2023 What did our critic think of PURPLE PIANO: A CELEBRATION OF PRINCE at Reynolds Performance Hall?...
JESUS, JANE, MOTHER & ME to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
by Blair Ingenthron - June 03, 2023 After winning the Critic's Award for Best Play, and the Theatre Weekly Award for Best Solo Performer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year, and following a run in Australia and a UK tour, Philip Stokes' play Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me will return to the Pleasance from 2 August. Produced by Lawren...
Full cast announced for World Premiere Musical KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER! at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
by Grace Cutler - July 01, 2022 Francesca Moody Productions and Kater Gordon have announced the full cast for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 world premiere of KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER! The five-strong cast features real-life best friends Bronté Barbé (Kathy) and Rebekah Hinds (Stella) in the title roles, playing Hull’s ... |