Mustafa Shakir, Terry Pheto & More Join Showtime's KING SHAKA
by Michael Major - September 08, 2022 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost, Oz), Mustafa Shakir (Luke Cage) will star and Terry Pheto (Tsotsi, The Bold & the Beautiful) and Lerato Mvelase (Justice Served) will guest star in the highly anticipated new series KING SHAKA, an epic drama centered around one man’s personal journey from stigmatized ...
Common Will Make His Broadway Debut in BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
by Stephi Wild - September 16, 2022 Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winner COMMON will make his Broadway debut in the role of “Junior” in the Broadway debut production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Between Riverside and Crazy, directed by Austin Pendleton. ...
Wake Up With BWW 9/12: Lea Michele Out of FUNNY GIRL Due to COVID-19, and More!
by - September 12, 2022 Today's top stories include Lea Michele out of Funny Girl for 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19. Learn more about Julie Benko's upcoming schedule. In other Funny Girl news, Barbara Tirrell made her debut in the show one day after she was hired as an offstage cover for Mrs. Brice, Mrs. Stra...
VERN Will Open Off-Broadway This Week
by Stephi Wild - June 06, 2021 After six years of thrilling New York audiences with their spontaneously created musicals - and one year in quarantine performing primarily for their pets - the legendary improv group Vern returns to the stage with a brand-new show....
Ridgewood Guild Film Festival Announces Special Guest Constantine Maroulis, Free Panel With Actor David Krumholtz, Emmy Winner Glenn Allen, Actor Todd Etelson & More
by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2022 Closing Night of the Ridgewood Guild International Festival is chock full of fun for the curious cineaste or just the average fan of entertainment....
Photos: Breton Follies Presents RECLAMATION
by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2021 RECLAMATION explores the metaphysical energy of the original location of the Women’s House of Detention, now the Jefferson Market Library Garden, through dance, celebrating the historic contributions of the queer community to Manhattan’s Greenwich Village culture and identity, in celebration of publ...
Lena Hall, Blair Brown, Ben Feldman and More to Star in Livestreamed Works by Zakiyyah Alexander, Mando Alvarado & Others
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2021 On Saturday, May 22nd at 7:00pm EST, Play-PerView will live stream AYA or Dear Lover by Fernanda Coppel (King Liz, “How To Get Away With Murder”). Directed by Estefania Fadul, this production will feature Raul Castillo (“Looking,” “Atypical”), Tina Huang (“Rizzoli & Isles,” “Arrow”), and Roxana Ort...
Photos: Joe Gulla's THE BRONX QUEEN Returns to Feinstein's/54 Below
by A.A. Cristi - July 27, 2021 Playwright/actor Joe Gulla returned to Feinstein’s/54 Below for a “back by popular demand” performance on July 23rd! ...
Photos: Joe Gulla's THE BRONX QUEEN Returns to Feinstein's/54 Below
by A.A. Cristi - July 27, 2021 Playwright/actor Joe Gulla returned to Feinstein’s/54 Below for a “back by popular demand” performance on July 23rd! ...
Judith Light, Luke Kirby & More Join the Cast of the Disney+ OUT OF MY MIND Original Movie
by Michael Major - July 18, 2022 Disney+ announced that acclaimed actress Rosemarie DeWitt (“The Staircase”), and Emmy® Award-winning actors Luke Kirby (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and Judith Light (“American Crime Story”) have been added to the cast of “Out of My Mind,” a Disney+ Original movie adaptation of Sharon Draper’s award...
Carnegie Hall Announces Six MCs Selected for Free Master Class with Black Thought
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 16, 2022 Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute today announced that six rising MCs have been selected to participate in a free master class led by legendary hip-hop artist Black Thought from April 4-7, 2022 as part of the Hall’s ongoing series of workshops and master classes for young professional musicians....
Pianist/composer Lafayette Gilchrist Headlines Virtual Concert Benefiting Hospice Services In Baltimore
by Stephi Wild - June 04, 2021 The Jazz Brunch will feature acclaimed Baltimore-based jazz pianist and composer Lafayette Gilchrist, whose compositions have graced the soundtracks of David Simon's acclaimed series The Wire, The Deuce and Treme. (Lafayette Gilchrist is not affiliated with Gilchrist, the organization)....
Epix Renews Dramedy BRIDGE AND TUNNEL for Season Two
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 14, 2021 The series features a stellar ensemble cast including Sam Vartholomeos (Star Trek: Discovery), Caitlin Stasey (Reign, Please Like Me), Gigi Zumbado (9-1-1, Criminal Minds, Scream), JanLuis Castellanos (13 Reasons Why, Marvel’s Runways), Brian Muller (The Deuce, Madame Secretary, The Good Wife) and I...
Rattlestick Theater Announces 2022-2023 Season Featuring Two World Premieres & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 18, 2022 Rattlestick Theater has announced their upcoming 2022-2023 season. Rattlestick’s major programming includes the world premiere production of The Gett by Liba Vaynberg, a co-commission with Rattlestick and Congregation Beth Elohim; AMANI by a.k payne, produced in partnership with the renowned Nationa...
Erika Smith To Release First Album CALENDAR GIRL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 17, 2022 Erika Smith is an actress, music artist and writer, who is releasing her first studio album 'Calendar Girls,' in collaboration with Calvin Gaines and Mark Wilson, who are the producers....
Industry Leaders To Discuss Breaking Through The Ageist Class Ceiling Gold Standard Arts Festival
by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2022 On Sunday May 1st of the Gold Standard Arts Festival, a week-long celebration of emerging and established artists over 50, will host a panel called: Can't Spell Gold W/out Old: How to Succeed, with stories targeted to an older demographic. ...
Exclusive: Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus Perform 'Move On' in Concert With Seth Rudetsky
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2021 Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus joined Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, April 18 (3pm and 8pm). ...
Victor Almanzar, Elizabeth Canavan, Rosal Colon & More to Star in BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 09, 2022 Second Stage Theater has announced casting for the Broadway debut production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, directed by Austin Pendleton. The production will star Victor Almanzar, Elizabeth Canavan, Rosal Colon and more....
Survival Jobs: A Podcast Season 2 is Coming to BroadwayWorld
by Survival Jobs - March 24, 2022 BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the launch of season two of Survival Jobs: A Podcast. Created and hosted by Samantha Tuozzolo and Jason A. Coombs, the upbeat and inspiring show premieres here at BroadwayWorld on Thursday, April 7....
The Resident Acting Co Announces Casting For A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2022 The Resident Acting Company, formed four years ago by the actors of the Pearl Theater Company, has announced casting for a script in hand performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream on September 19th at The Players. ...
Photos: First Look at Jason Danieley & More in the World Premiere of KNOXVILLE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 18, 2022 Asolo Repertory Theatre is presenting the world premiere of the new musical KNOXVILLE. The project reunites Frank Galati, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, the Tony Award-winning creative team behind Broadway's Ragtime....
Linda Lavin, Daniel K. Isaac & More to Star in the World Premiere of Roundabout's YOU WILL GET SICK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 02, 2022 Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast for the world premiere of You Will Get Sick, a new play by Noah Diaz directed by Tony Award nominee Sam Pinkleton. The cast includes Marinda Anderson, Daniel K. Isaac, Linda Lavin, Nate Miller, and Dario Ladani Sanchez all of whom are making...
EPIX Announces Return of BRIDGE & TUNNEL Series
by Michael Major - May 19, 2022 Written, directed and produced by Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan, Public Morals) - who also stars - this six-episode, half-hour romantic comedy series set in the early 1980’s revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to th...
Andrew Rannells, George Salazar & More to Join Joe Iconis at The Bourbon Room for ALBUM Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 07, 2022 GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS announced that composer, songwriter, and playwright Joe Iconis will welcome a star-studded list of guest performers for his Wednesday, June 22 show at The Bourbon Room in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of Album....
AS YOU LIKE IT With A Twist Announced At Milwaukee Rep
by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2022 Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents William Shakespeare's As You Like It in a new adaptation by Daryl Cloran in the Quadracci Powerhouse, February 15 – March 20, 2022. T... |