Dayna Dantzler

Photos: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG Opens Off-Broadway
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Sep 20, 2024

Gerard Alessandrini’s FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song opened on Thursday, September 19th. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from opening night here!

New Musical THE GOOSE GIRL Will Receive Industry Reading, Directed by Denis Jones
by Stephi Wild - Aug 30, 2024

Two-Time Tony Nominee Director Denis Jones will present a reading of the new musical The Goose Girl based on Shannon Hale's 2003 novel of the same name on Friday, September 13th at Theater 315 (315 West 47th Street).  

NO HOPE Productions Releases Single “Boundaries”; Now Streaming
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2023

NO HOPE Productions announces the single “Boundaries” is now available on all major streaming platforms ahead of the March 24 release of their upcoming album The Year After: A Song Cycle. Performed by Krystina Alabado, “Boundaries” is the second track in the song cycle.

NO HOPE Productions Announces THE YEAR AFTER: A Song Cycle Album Release
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2023

NO HOPE Productions announces the album release of The Year After: A Song Cycle, will be available on all major streaming platforms beginning Friday, March 24, 2023.

Beth Leavel, Zurin Villanueva, Melissa Errico, and More to Stream Concerts Live from 54 Below on BroadwayWorld Events
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Sep 3, 2021

Feinstein's/54 Below announced today their September line-up in its streaming series featuring Mean Girls and Clueless star Zurin Villanueva, Jasper in Deadland composer Ryan Scott Oliver, Tony Award® winner Beth Leavel, and My Fair Lady and Oklahoma! star Melissa Errico.

Liz Callaway, Sierra Boggess, Kelli O'Hara, WRITE OUT LOUD and More Announced for September at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 3, 2021

Next month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Zurin Villanueva Will Bring LITTLE LOVE NOTE to Feinstein's/54 Below Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2021

The evening will also feature Dayna Dantzler (Waitress, The Book of Mormon) and Trevon Davis (The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess).

VIDEO: Dayna Dantzler and James T. Lane Perform 'Love Power' in New #EncoresArchives
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2020

New York City Center is presenting the #EncoresArchives series! They will be posting daily highlights from their musical theater vault from Encores!, Encores! Off-Center, and Gala productions.

Wake Up With BWW 7/23: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Off-Broadway, Britney Spears Musical Postponed, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jul 23, 2019

Today's top stories: Little Shop of Horrors returns off-Broadway, Britney Spears musical postponed, and more!

ICYMI: Watch Shoshana Bean, Alex Brightman & More Belt It Out at Broadway in Bryant Park!
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 21, 2019

Broadway in Bryant Park is back! 106.7 LITE FM's popular series will bring the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway together for FREE performances, for six consecutive weeks, continuing today, July 18, to Thursday, August 15. New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple are invited to come at 11 a.m. every Thursday, beginning July 11 through August 15, with performances running from 12:30 p.m. EST - 1:30 p.m. EST on the Bryant Park Stage.

TV: Watch BEETLEJUICE, WAITRESS & More Perform at Broadway in Bryant Park!
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 18, 2019

Broadway in Bryant Park is back! 106.7 LITE FM's popular series will bring the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway together for FREE performances, for six consecutive weeks, continuing today, July 18, to Thursday, August 15. New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple are invited to come at 11 a.m. every Thursday, beginning July 11 through August 15, with performances running from 12:30 p.m. EST - 1:30 p.m. EST on the Bryant Park Stage.

Wake Up With BWW 7/18: Behind the Scenes of CATS Film, BEAUTIFUL Closing, MOULIN ROUGE! Photos, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2019

Today's top stories: go behind the scenes of the upcoming Cats film, Beautiful will end its run in October, all new Moulin Rouge! photos, and more!

Shoshana Bean, Alex Brightman & More Will Perform this Week at Broadway in Bryant Park
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 16, 2019

This week's performances will feature the casts of WAITRESS (Shoshana Bean, Brandon Kalm, Charity Angel Dawson, Dayna Dantzler, Jessie Hooker-Bailey, Max Kumangai, Tyrone Davis Jr.); CHICAGO (Lana Gordon, Desi Oakley, Eddie Bennett, Gary Cooper, Jessica Ernest, Dan Gutierrez, Mary Claire King, Barrett Martin, Pilar Millhollen, Drew Nellessen, Beth Nicely, Rachel Schur, Colt Weiss); BEETLEJUICE (Alex Brightman, Sophia Anne Caruso, Natalie Charle Ellis, Sean Montgomery); COME FROM AWAY (Josh Breckenridge, Petrina Bromley, Holly Ann Butler, De'Lon Grant, John Jellison, Tony LePage, Julie Reiber, Pearl Sun, Astrid Van Wieren, Jim Walton); JERSEY BOYS (Austin Colby, Aaron de Jesus, Mark Edwards, John Gardiner, Dianna Barger, Amanda Dela Cruz, Olivia Valli).

Emily Skinner, Krystina Alabado & More Lead THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Musical Readings
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 2, 2019

We've just learned that an NYC reading is taking place this week, led by Emily Skinner as Miranda Priestly, Krystina Alabado as Andy Sachs, Helene Yorke as Emily, Mario Cantone as Nigel, Etai Benson as Nate, Jo Lampert as Lily and Nicholas Christopher as Christian. The reading also stars: Sydney Charles, Britney Coleman, Dayna Dantzler, Tyrone Davis Jr., Henry Gottfried, Molly Hager, Katie Lee Hill, Anne Hollister, Jessie Hooker-Bailey, Liana Hunt, Christopher Innvar, Blaine Krauss, and Nikka Graff Lanzarone.

Two Local Young Actresses Cast As 'Lulu' For The PPAC Engagement Of WAITRESS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2019

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and the Tony nominated musical WAITRESS are pleased to announce the two young local actresses who will take on the role of "Lulu" during the PPAC engagement. WAITRESS will be at PPAC from May 28 through June 2, 2019. In Providence, WAITRESS is part of the Taco/White Family Foundation Broadway Series.

Photo Coverage: Opening Up! Shoshana Bean Takes Her First Bow in WAITRESS!
by Monroe George - Mar 19, 2019

Opening up! Shoshana Bean has officially taken over the role of Jenna in Waitress! Bean had her first performance on March 18, and BroadwayWorld was there. Check out the photos below!

IN THE WORKS Comes to The Duplex Cabaret Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2019

Honeck-Moss Productions will present "In The Works." This exciting new series was conceived as an opportunity for composers to try out new work in front of an audience and see how it plays in a supportive environment. It is also an opportunity to create community among the composers and their performers.

THE YEAR AFTER Comes to The Green Room 42
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 28, 2018

The Green Room 42 presents a one-night-only premiere concert of the song cycle THE YEAR AFTER by Tim Aumiller and Scott Schneider. Follow a quintet of New Yorkers as they confront the realities of seeking love, losing love and enduring relationships in a time of personal and political chaos.

BWW Review: Savion Glover Directs/Choreographs Micki Grant's Landmark DON'T BOTHER ME, I CAN'T COPE
by Michael Dale - Jul 28, 2018

Coming in at the heels of landmark musicals like AIN'T SUPPOSED TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH and INNER CITY, composer/lyricist Micki Grant's DON'T BOTHER ME, I CAN'T COPE was an important part of the early 1970s surge of Broadway musicals that were not only about African-American experiences but were written and directed by African-Americans as well.

TV: Watch Highlights from Savion Glover-Helmed DON'T BOTHER ME, I CAN'T COPE at Encores! Off-Center
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 25, 2018

Encores! Off-Center will close out its 2018 season this week (July 25 - 28) at New York City Center with Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, starring Rheaume Crenshaw, Dayna Dantzler, Aisha de Haas, James T. Lane, and Wayne Pretlow. The ensemble includes Alexandria Bradley, Marshall L. Davis Jr., CK Edwards, Jeffry Foote, Shonica Gooden, Nina Hudson, Marla McReynolds, and Amber Barbee Pickens.