Bridget Carpenter

FREAKY FRIDAY Musical Will Make UK Premiere at HOME Manchester

The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, will be having its UK stage premiere next year at HOME Manchester.

FREAKY FRIDAY to be Presented at ACU Theatre in October

ACU theatre will present the first show in their 24-25 season, Freaky Friday! Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Dramatists Guild Foundation Will Honor Tom Kitt and Mindy Rich at Annual Gala

Dramatists Guild Foundation has announced that it will honor orchestrator, and arranger Tom Kitt, the Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning Composer, Orchestrator, and Arranger; and producer Mindy Rich, Chairman at Rich Holdings Inc., Executive Chair at Rich Entertainment Group (REG), and Producing Partner at Grove Entertainment.

Florida Rep Education To Present Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY - A NEW MUSICAL

Florida Repertory Theatre's education program will showcase Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY - A NEW MUSICAL, featuring conservatory students in a classic mother-daughter body-swapping story.

The Lesser-Known Works of Composer, Musician, and Orchestrator Tom Kitt

Tom Kitt's latest project is providing Orchestrations and Music Consulting for the new Broadway musical Hell's Kitchen. As Kitt's work hits the Broadway stage yet again, here are some of his recent collaborations that Broadway fans may not be as familiar with!

Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY Announced at Grossmont College Stagehouse Theatre, December 7 - 16

Get ready for a magical, uproarious experience as Grossmont College Stagehouse Theatre presents Freaky Friday, Disney's beloved body-swap musical comedy, directed by Katie Banville. Based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers, the beloved classic gets a contemporary twist with a hilarious new book by Bridget Carpenter, complemented by pop/rock music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Brian Yorkey.

New Musical ONWARD & UPWARD Will Receive Developmental Lab Readings This Month

Amas Musical Theatre and the Amas Musical Theatre Lab, will present developmental lab readings of Onward & Upward, a new musical based on the play “Up (The Man in the Flying Chair)”, with music by Charlie Romano, lyrics by Will Wegner, book by Will Wegner and Charlie Romano at Ripley-Grier Studios.

FREAKY FRIDAY THE MUSICAL is Coming to Axelrod PAC

Freaky Friday the musical brings magic to Axelrod PAC with a new adaptation of the beloved Disney film. Learn how to purchase tickets!

New Work By Charlie Romano And Will Wegner to be Showcased at The Green Room 42 in July

A selection of new musical theater songs by acclaimed writing team Charlie Romano and Will Wegner will be presented in concert at NYC cabaret club The Green Room 42 on July 3 at 7:00pm.

The Maryland Theatre Collective Announces 2023/2024 Season Featuring FREAKY FRIDAY THE MUSICAL & More

The Maryland Theatre Collective has announced their full 2023/2024 season of shows to the public. The group's entire inaugural mainstage season is to run March 2023 through May 2024 and will take place in various venues at The Chesapeake Arts Center in Brooklyn Park, MD.

Disney Channel Original Movies for Broadway Lovers

Read BroadwayWorld's list of the best Disney Channel Original movies for Broadway lovers, featuring High School Musical, Descendants and more!

Wagner College To Host Ceremony And Staged Reading of 2022 Stanley Award-Winner, MARILYN, MOM, AND ME

Wagner College Theatre has announced that the winner of the 2022 Stanley Drama Award is Luke Yankee for his play Marilyn, Mom and Me.

More Cast Announced for Showtime Drama Series KING SHAKA

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 childhood to legendary king.

Mustafa Shakir, Terry Pheto & More Join Showtime's KING SHAKA

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 childhood to legendary king.

Charles Babalola to Headline Showtime KING SHAKA Drama Series

Babalola will join fellow series regulars Aïssa Maïga (The Fear Index) as Nandi, Shaka’s devoted mother who will sacrifice everything to fulfill her son’s destiny; and Thando DIomo (The Woman King) as Pampatha, a herder who finds her fate forever entwined with Shaka’s.

Theresa Rebeck Joins Broadway-Aimed Musical WORKING GIRL as New Book Writer

Award-winning Broadway playwright Theresa Rebeck will write the book for the Broadway-aimed Working Girl. While she's had more plays produced on Broadway than any female playwright of our time, Working Girl would mark Rebeck's Broadway debut as a book writer for a musical.

RAGTIME, FREAKY FRIDAY, LEGALLY BLONDE & More Lead Florida's May Theater Top 10

Florida is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month.

Amas Musical Theatre Announces Winners of the 4th Annual Eric H. Weinberger Award for Emerging Librettists

Amas Musical Theatre today announced the recipients of the fourth Eric H. Weinberger Award for Emerging Librettists, a juried cash and production grant given annually to support the early work and career of a deserving musical theatre librettist, commemorating the life and work of playwright/librettist Eric H. Weinberger.

VIDEO: Orlando REP Presents Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY THE MUSICAL

The Orlando REP season concludes with an all-new musical, Disney's Freaky Friday The Musical (One-Act Edition)(April 1- May 8, 2022).

FREAKY FRIDAY Will Be Performed by River Valley Players

The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films (and developed by Disney Theatrical Productions expressly for licensing to theatres), features a book by Bridget Carpenter - the co-executive producer and writer on the beloved TV hits, 'Friday Night Lights' and 'Parenthood' - and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey - the Pulitzer Prize-winning composers of Next to Normal and If/Then.