Marc Acito's New Film MAD/WOMAN to Debut at QUEENS WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 31, 2022
Inspired by the songs of indie-rocker Storm Large, Marc Acito wrote and directed the new film MAD/WOMAN “to show how movie musicals can be made affordably.” The 15-minute film musical will have its New York premiere Wednesday, November 2 at the Queens World Film Festival
New Cast Members Join 45th Anniversary Production of NIGHTCLUB CANTATA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2022
With performances beginning April 23rd, Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre and Nightclub Cantata LLC, by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals, will present Elizabeth Swados’ 1977 breakout sensation Nightclub Cantata, a provocative, eclectic and heralded theatrical creation rarely seen since its inception decades ago.
The Green Room 42 Announces January Line-Up
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2022
he Green Room 42 has announced their January line-up for in-person performances in addition to launching reWINEd, a new streaming series where you can rewatch some favorite recent shows paired with at-home drink recommendations from each artist.
WHO'S MATTHEW LIU??? Comes to The Green Room 42 Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Dec 27, 2021
Fresh from music directing in Mandarin for Nederlander Worldwide in China, Juilliard grad Matthew Liu makes the leap from orchestra pit to the spotlight with a concert of original songs, hot takes on pop music and stories about being a bit too Chinese for America, a bit too 'colorful' for China, too cabaret for conservatory and just enough of all of them to be a lot of fun.
DARKNIGHTS AND DAYDREAMS Will Aim for Broadway Run in 2022-23
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 3, 2021
Bob Nederlander Jr. and Nederlander Worldwide Productions, LLC announced today their plan to bring Darknights and Daydreams (working title), a new play adapted by Michael Uslan from his inspiring memoir, The Boy Who Loved Batman, to Broadway during the 2022 / 2023 season.
First Chinese Musical to Hit Broadway Scheduled for 2019 Arrival
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 21, 2017
The theatrical firm Shanghai Heng Yuan Xiang Drama Development Company has inked a memorandum of understanding with Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment (not a part of the well-known Nederlander Organization) to export the first open-ended Chinese musical to Broadway. Performances are set to begin in 2019.
VIDEO: Watch Highlights from PARADE at Finger Lakes!
by Alan Henry - Jul 6, 2017
The Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival (FLMTF) presents Jason Robert Brown's Tony Award winning musical drama, Parade. The show runs now through July 26 at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn, N.Y.'s Emerson Park. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
J. Robert Spencer and Erikka Walsh to Star in Staged Reading of BREAKING THE SHAKESPEARE CODE
by Ashlee Latimer - Oct 9, 2016
Sometimes the words we speak become a secret code for what we really feel. Shortly before an audition for her first professional Shakespeare play, gifted and entitled young actor Anna arrives in a college rehearsal hall expecting help from brilliant, bitter acting instructor Curt. When their work together leads to professional success but personal misery, they must decide whether or not to break their Shakespeare code and uncover how they really feel about each other.
WAKE UP with BWW 11/25/14 - NeNe Leakes Joins CINDERELLA and More!
by Jessica Showers - Nov 25, 2014
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: NeNe Leakes takes the stage, A CHRISTMAS MEMORY starts previews, David Burtka comes to 54 Below and more!