Chris (Shockwave) Sullivan

Freestyle Love Supreme Academy Announces Virtual Classes While On Tour

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME ACADEMY, the first ever freestyle school created and run directly by FLS Members, has announced winter and spring virtual classes, offering “Foundations of Freestyle” and “Welcome to the Cypher.”

Photo Flash: Inside New 42's LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE STREET!

On Saturday, June 5, New 42 celebrated arts educators in a once-in-a-lifetime outdoor celebration on 42nd Street in Times Square.

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Academy Offers Adults Fun, Inclusive, Imaginative Virtual Classes This Summer

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME, the critically acclaimed improv troupe founded by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale, launches the FLS Academy Summer Season on May 1, with “Welcome to the Cypher” adult workshops; two new adult workshops “For the Love of Improv” and “Flows & Shows;” and a “Got Your Back: FLS Academy Showcase” where facilitators make up a hip-hop show based on audience suggestions. 

Freestyle Love Supreme Academy Announces Virtual Summer Classes

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME is launching the FLS Academy Summer Season on May 1, with “Welcome to the Cypher” adult workshops; two new adult workshops “For the Love of Improv” and “Flows & Shows;” and a “Got Your Back: FLS Academy Showcase” where facilitators make up a hip-hop show based on audience suggestions.

Kristin Chenoweth, Heather Headley, Joshua Henry, Bernadette Peters & More Celebrate Year One of RWQuarantunes

Three dozen of the best from Broadway and the entertainment industry saluted the one-year anniversary of RWQuarantunes, a pandemic-inspired series of invite-only online concerts, by coming together Sunday, April 11, 2021, for a five-hour celebration of Broadway and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Wake Up With BWW 4/1: Jenn Colella, Telly Leung, and Kate Rockwell Join Stage Door Masterclass Series, and More!

Today's top stories: Jenn Colella, Telly Leung, and Kate Rockwell join our Stage Door masterclass series, series inspired by Jagged Little Pill premieres on TV, and more!

LISTEN: Freestyle Love Supreme Talks FLS Academy, Recent Documentary & More on BROADWAY GIVES BACK PODCAST

Today, Wednesday, March 31st, Freestyle Love Supreme crew members Anthony “Two-Touch” Veneziale, Chris “Shockwave” Sullivan, Aneesa “Young Nees” Folds, and Andrew “Jelly Donut” Bancroft join Jan Friedlander Svendsen (Chief Creative Officer for the Charity Network) on the Broadway Gives Back Podcast.

Theater Stories: SUNDAY IN THE PARK, NEXT TO NORMAL, FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME & More About The Booth Theatre

Today's Theater Stories features the Booth Theatre! Learn about some of the theatre's best-known shows including Sunday in the Park with George, Next to Normal, Freestyle Love Supreme, and many more!

Freestyle Love Supreme Academy Announces Winter Classes for Adults and Kids

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME will launch its Winter Season on January 16, with a hip hop weekend for kids called “Hip Hop Homeroom;” three more “Welcome to the Cypher” adult workshops; and a “Got Your Back: FLS Academy Showcase” where facilitators make up a hip-hop show based on audience suggestions.

Ars Nova Raises Over $400K During 24 Hour Telethon

This weekend, Ars Nova raised over $400,000 during the The Ars Nova Forever Telethon, a 24-hour livestream featuring more than 200 artists.

Phillipa Soo, Billy Eichner, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ashley Park and More Join 100+ Artists for THE ARS NOVA FOREVER TELETHON

Ars Nova has announced additional details for The Ars Nova Forever Telethon, a 24-hour livestream featuring more than 100 artists celebrating Ars Nova's past and present, while raising funds to support the company's artistic programs throughout the unconventional 2020-2021 season.

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Academy Announces Fall Classes

Freestyle Love Supreme kicks off its three-month Fall  Season on October 2, with a huge virtual FLS Academy showcase as well as an educational hip hop  weekend for kids called a?oeHip Hop Homerooma??, and three more a?oeWelcome to the Cyphera?? intro courses to  include more adults into the creative improv community.  

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Academy Offers Virtual Summer Classes This Year

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME, the critically acclaimed improv troupe founded by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale, is offering virtual summer classes for both adults and youth.

Photo Flash: Watch Andre De Shields Encourage HADESTOWN Audience to Donate to the Actors Fund

On Friday, January 10th at 1 pm,  Tony Award-winning Hadestown held an added special performance for The Actors Fund. It was the first special performance of 2020 for The Actors Fund.  Tony Award winner André De Shields rocked the house after the performance with a 'curtain sermon' about The Actors Fund that will be long remembered.

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Academy is Now Accepting Applications For January Classes

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME, the critically acclaimed improv troupe founded by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale, is now accepting applications for the winter Freestyle Love Supreme Academy classes and intensives. The FLS Academy is the first ever freestyle school created and run directly by FLS members, including teachers and guest facilitators, in partnership with long-time FLS producers Kail, Miranda, Ars Nova founders Jenny and Jon Steingart, and Hamilton co-producer Jill Furman.

Podcast Exclusive: The Theatre Podcast With Alan Seales Hosts FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME's Chris Sullivan And Aneesa Folds

Chris (Shockwave) Sullivan and Aneesa (Young Nees) Folds will have you laughing along with them in this interview, as they talk about their start in the world of Freestyle and their show Freestyle Love Supreme, which is now on Broadway.

Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for THE LIGHTNING THIEF

The Longacre Theatre was the place to be last night as the best of Broadway gathered to celebrate an opening night worth of the gods. The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical officially arrived yesterday, October 16, 2019.

BWW Flashback: Get to Know the Quick-Thinking Cast of FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME

Off the cuff and on the beat, Freestyle Love Supreme opens tonight on Broadway! To help celebrate, we're taking a look at the mega-talented cast and what they bring to the ensemble.

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Announced Expansion of FLS Academy

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME, the critically acclaimed improv troupe founded by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale, announced the expansion of Freestyle Love Supreme Academy, the first ever freestyle school created and run directly by FLS members, including teachers and guest facilitators, in partnership with long-time FLS producers Kail, Miranda, Ars Nova founders Jenny and Jon Steingart, and Hamilton co-producer Jill Furman.

1,000+ Artists, 500+ Free Events, Hands-On Learning and More Announced For The REACH

With more than 1,000 artists and more than 500 free events in three new sunlit pavilions and more than 130,000 square feet of new landscaped green space at the nation's cultural capital, the REACH opens its doors in exactly one month's time with 16 full days of creativity in action, providing artists and audiences with the opportunity to experience art as never before. Marking the first expansion at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in its 48-year history, the REACH welcomes the public with an inclusive, multi-genre, multidisciplinary Opening Festival on September 7a?"22. See the video trailer here.