Interview: Deborah Tedrick of GEARHEADS: THE MUSICAL at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
The Premier performance of GEARHEADS, playing at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre at the University of Michigan, is an original musical comedy, that follows the goings-on at an auto repair shop on a Saturday, when the shop’s owner and service manager are away, leaving the mechanics to run things. When a customer shows up needing a simple repair, she can’t get anyone to help her, because the guys would rather be anywhere else than at work. They turn their break room into a pseudo-frat house, and over the day, love is lost and found, the youngest mechanic has a coming-of-age experience, and the shop becomes a place where everyone belongs.
Feature: Monthly Musical 'Birthday' Salute: TAKE THE QUIZ!
Have a little fun, take a little bit of a lucky guess, and learn a little more about famous music folks all born in August. Our Broadway World cabaret birthday hunter couldn't decide on just one person to salute in the usual 'born this month' feature, so instead there's a trivia quiz that name-drops a whole bunch of them. Drop by BWW and give it a try.
BWW Q&A: Kyra Kennedy on BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Maine State Music Theatre
Kyra recently completed a run of Beautiful at Papermill Playhouse - also playing the role of Carole King. Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,' a captivating journey through the life of one of music’s most iconic songwriters. The production, a co-production with the Fulton Theatre, will run from August 7 to August 24.
Review: SUMMERTIME: AWA SAL SECKA SINGS LADIES OF JAZZ at Signature Theatre
The talented actress and sometime playwright has appeared in dozens of shows in D.C. — and several at Signature, including an award-winning performance in its Ragtime last year. Here, she shares her passion for jazz singers from the golden era that have never gone out of style in a personable revue backed by a couple of ace musicians.
COLORED SILK: A CIVIL WAR ODYSSEY Comes to Rochester Fringe Festival 2024
Echoes of Our Ancestors African American History & Song will present Colored Silk: A Civil War Odyssey, a play upon the life of Elizabeth Keckley, formerly enslaved artisan whose skillfulness led to the White House as Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker. School of The Arts, will present two performances September 14 at 12 noon, and September 15 at 1:30 pm.
Lady Gaga Talks Singing as Harley Quinn in JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX
In a new interview, Lady Gaga shared some details about the nature of her singing in the upcoming film Joker: Folie á Deux. The superstar revealed that she had to adjust her approach to musical material for her role as Lee (aka Harley Quinn) in the sequel.