Alisa Melendez

Interview: Ethan Carlson's NEW WRITERS AT 54! Show Is Full of Stars & Surprises
by Rebecca Kaplan - Mar 6, 2025

On 3/25, join emerging songwriter Ethan Carlson (Waitress) and many incredible Broadway guest artists in a night of bold, new, exciting, electric songs.

Jenn Colella, Norbert Leo Butz, and More to Perform at 54 Below in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2025

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Jenn Colella, Norbert Leo Butz, and more. See the full March programming here!

Paulo Szot, Linda Eder and More to Perform at 54 Below Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2025

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Paulo Szot and more. Learn how to purchase tickets!

WOMEN DO IT BETTER Comes to 54 Below
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2025

54 Below will present Women Do It Better. They say “behind every man is a great woman,” but we believe women deserve center stage. Learn more about the show here!

Jordan Donica & More Join TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA at Red Bull Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 22, 2024

RED BULL THEATER has revealed final additions to the cast of the one-night-only, all-star benefit performance of the award-winning musical Two Gentlemen of Verona. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Chuck Cooper, Taylor Iman Jones, André De Shields To Lead TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Benefit
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2024

A benefit concert of TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA featuring Chuck Cooper, Taylor Iman Jones, and André De Shields will take place on December 16th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space.

Julia Murney, Philippe Arroyo, Liam Pearce, & Alisa Melendez to Star in New Ryan Scott Oliver Reading
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 2, 2024

On November 7, 2024, Ryan Scott Oliver's new musical folk horror, Tomorrow, the Island Dies will be presented in a reading presentation for an invited audience. The musical tells the story of “Widow Clack, 18 and pregnant, who lives an exiled life running a lighthouse with her brother on a storm-crushed island set to be uninhabited in two days.

Ryan Scott Oliver's TOMORROW, THE ISLAND DIES Cast Album Now Streaming
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 23, 2024

Ryan Scott Oliver’s new musical folk horror, Tomorrow, the Island Dies has just been released as a complete studio cast recording album on all streaming services.

Review: MAMMA MIA! at Ed Mirvish Theatre
by Ilana Lucas - Oct 14, 2024

The 1999 ABBA jukebox juggernaut is back again at the Ed Mirvish Theatre, full of cheery, dance-heavy numbers, a simple, wacky plot, and plenty of shiny spandex outfits. See what our critic had to say.

Review: MAMMA MIA at Kennedy Center
by Ken Kemp - Aug 21, 2024

Jukebox musicals generally fall into one of three categories: tribute shows which try to reproduce the music and staging of an iconic musical act as closely as possible (Rain, the Beatles Tribute, for example), biographical narratives (Beautiful, the Carole King Musical and Ain't Too Proud being two good examples), and original stories, wherein a traditional musical theatre book attempts to interweave popular music with a fictional story line.

Review: MAMMA MIA at Orpheum Memphis
by AniKatrina Fageol - Jul 24, 2024

Mamma Mia... here we go again! The hit musical has returned to Memphis and is a fantastic ending of the 2023-2024 season. It's a smash hit but what makes it so popular? It might be the iconic tunes, featuring the music of pop sensations ABBA, or the themes of female empowerment, or the bright and fun costumes, or toe-tapping choreography.

Cast Announced For RENT In Concert At The Rady Shell At Jacobs Park
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2024

The San Diego Symphony has announced casting for the upcoming production of RENT in Concert at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on August 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM.

Review: MAMMA MIA! at Peace Center
by Elizabeth Cortes - Jun 8, 2024

What did our critic think of MAMMA MIA! at Peace Center?

MAMMA MIA! Returns to Toronto in October
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2024

MAMMA MIA! will return to Toronto to play a limited 5-week run from October 8 to November 10, 2024 at Toronto’s CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre. Find out how to get tickets

Review: MAMMA MIA! at Hershey Theatre
by Jason Davis - Apr 4, 2024

What did our critic think of MAMMA MIA! at Hershey Theatre?

Review: MAMA MIA at Overture Center
by Scott Rawson - Mar 20, 2024

What did our From the opening overture to the curtain call, Mama Mia is a fun and entertaining romp. Upbeat and rollercoaster-esque, the show takes you through a mired of situations and emotions as Sophie attempts to discover her father, while her mother, Donna fights off old feeling for a love thought long dead, all while dealing with the stress of of an upcoming large wedding.critic think of MAMA MIA at Overture Center?

Review: MAMMA MIA! Delivers Dynamo Performance at the Ohio Theatre
by Dylan Shaffer - Mar 18, 2024

With familiar hits such as “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” and “Honey, Honey,” MAMMA MIA! has a leg up on most musicals: audiences already know the songs. But to surmount and overcome the expectations of audiences is no easy feat. The 25th Anniversary Tour of MAMMA MIA! blows all expectations out of the Grecian waters!

Review: MAMMA MIA! at Kansas City Music Hall
by Alan Portner - Mar 6, 2024

Plain old feel-good musicals are rare. The “Dancing Queen” of this limited genre is “Mamma Mia!” The 25th Anniversary tour of this truly enjoyable evening out at the theatre plays through Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Kansas City Music Hall in downtown Kansas City.

MAMMA MIA! 25th Anniversary Tour Recoups After 13 Weeks
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 4, 2024

MAMMA MIA!, has just announced that the 25th Anniversary North American Tour has recouped its $4.25 million investment after just 13 weeks on the road.

Broadway Beyond Louisville Review: Broadway in Indianapolis presents MAMMA MIA! at Clowes Memorial Hall
by Taylor Clemons - Feb 29, 2024

What did our critic think of MAMMA MIA! at Clowes Memorial Hall?