Jacob Ben-Shmuel

SHITZPROBE To Welcome WICKED Star Natalie Ortega To Improvise A Musical
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2025

Off-Broadway improvised musical hit Shitzprobe will welcome Natalie Ortega (currently playing Nessarose in the Broadway company of Wicked) to the stage to improvise a musical for the very first time.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld November 18, 2024
by - Nov 18, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 18, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

ALADDIN to Welcome Jacob Ben-Shmuel as 'Omar' Beginning Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 15, 2024

Aladdin on Broadway will welcome Jacob Ben-Shmuel as Omar this month. Learn more about the current Broadway cast and the production see how to purchase tickets.

Video: Go Inside the Recording Studio with 'The Match' From RUTKA
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2024

The critically acclaimed RUTKA, a powerful new musical adapted from Rutka's Notebook, has released “The Match,” performed by the show's songwriters Joceyln Mackenzie and Jeremy Lloyd-Styles. “The Match” is available today from Rialto Records on all streaming platforms. Check out video of the show's composers performing the song in the recording studio below.

Cast Set For World Premiere of RUTKA At Cincinnati Playhouse in The Park
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2024

Full casting has been announced for RUTKA, a powerful new indie-rock musical adapted from Rutka's Notebook. The production will have its World Premiere at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park this fall.

Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Shines Bright at Paper Mill Playhouse  
by Marina Kennedy - Jun 12, 2024

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is now on stage at Paper Mill Playhouse through June 30.  Music lovers and many more will be captivated by this production that showcases King’s influence on the music industry and tells her personal story on her rise to stardom.

Photos: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Opens At Paper Mill Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2024

Paper Mill Playhouse has released opening night photos for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

Photos: First Look at Kennedy, Massell, and More in BEAUTIFUL at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 9, 2024

Paper Mill Playhouse has released production photos for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, featuring a book by Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award nominee Douglas McGrath and words and music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil.

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Extended at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2024

Paper Mill Playhouse is extending its production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical due to overwhelming demand. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Kyra Kennedy & More to Star in BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 24, 2024

Paper Mill Playhouse has revealed the full cast and creative team for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Photos: Get a First Look at National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's AMID FALLING WALLS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 15, 2023

Production photos are now available for the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene production of Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent). Check out the photos here!

Performances Begin Tonight for National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's AMID FALLING WALLS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2023

Performances begin tonight for the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene production of Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent).

Steven Skybell, Rachel Zatcoff & More to Star in AMID FALLING WALLS (TSVISHN FALNDIKE VENT)
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2023

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene has revealed the complete cast for Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent).

Review: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is "S'Wonderful" at The Argyle Theater
by Nicholas Pontolillo - Oct 4, 2022

What did our critic think of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS at The Argyle Theater?

Photos: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Opens at The Argyle Theatre
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Sep 19, 2022

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is the final show of the season for Long Island's largest year-round professional theatrical venue, The Argyle Theatre. Check out photos from opening night below!

The Argyle Theatre to Present AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Beginning in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 1, 2022

An American in Paris begins performances on September 15 in advance of its opening night on September 17 and will run through October 23, 2022 at The Argyle Theatre.

Review: Pittsburgh CLO Slightly Reinvents GODSPELL at Benedum Center
by Greg Kerestan - Jul 19, 2022

Pittsburgh's greatest musical theatre creation comes home, in a production that's something old, something new. If you're going to talk about musicals in Pittsburgh, let alone musicals FROM Pittsburgh, the story is ultimately going to revolve around Godspell. Created by bookwriter John-Michael Tebelak as his master's thesis at CMU circa the early 1970s, the musical quickly headed to Off-Broadway, with a brief Broadway run and a historic Toronto production that formed that roots of the seventies sketch comedy scene. Soon, there was a movie, and after that point, the little Jesus-clown musical from Pittsburgh was a worldwide sensation. Pippin, which shares composer Stephen Schwartz, had a similar Pittsburgh-to-Broadway trajectory, but a show as niche and nihilistic as Pippin will never be able to compete with the mix of loose hippie vibes, vaudeville throwbacks and old-time religion that give Godspell its heart.

LISTEN: Bryce Charles, Corey Jones and More Star in One Million Musicals' THE GOOD SHIP ANTIPHONY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2021

One Million Musicals' has announced their sixth production, 'The Good Ship Antiphony'! In the near future, wind-powered sailing vessels venture across the Earth’s polluted oceans in order to rid the sea of filth and debris.

One Million Musicals Presents ELENORA AND THE MOUNTAIN OF LOVE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2021

In a fantastical world of magical magic and mythical monsters, of wondrous wizards and whimsical warriors, one woman sets forth on an epic quest to attain the one desire that has perpetually eluded her: romantic validation of her self-worth.

BWW Interview: Jacob Ben-Shmuel Shares How the ONE MILLION MUSICALS Podcast Creates a New Musical Each Month!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2021

The One Million Musicals podcast has found an exciting, innovative, and creative way to bring the world of musicals directly to you, releasing one brand new audio musical per month... with the ultimate vision being to release one million of them!