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Video: Huey Lewis On the History of The Power Of Love
by Lauren Hilton - Apr 12, 2024

The 1985 hit song 'The Power of Love' by #HueyLewis is featured in two musicals currently running on Broadway. Watch as Huey Lewis explains the history and meaning of the chart-topping track.

THE COLOR PURPLE is Now in UK Cinemas; Soundtrack Also Available Now!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2024

The highly-anticipated motion picture The Color Purple has been released today in UK cinemas. A film about empowerment, the film's accompanying soundtrack, ‘The Color Purple (Music From and Inspired By)', is also available now.

Video: Chryssie Whitehead Talks IN MY OWN LITTLE CORNER on CBS News
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2024

Chryssie Whitehead will open In My Own Little Corner: My Work In Progress With Bipolar Disorder off-Broadway this month. Chryssie recently chatted with CBS News about the upcoming production. Watch the interview here!

Listen: THE COLOR PURPLE Musical Film Official Soundtrack is Available Now
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2023

The Official Soundtrack for the forthcoming The Color Purple musical film is available now!  ‘The Color Purple (Music From and Inspired By)' Soundtrack is a powerhouse R&B/Pop album, featuring the film's ensemble cast. Listen to the album here!

Chryssie Whitehead Will Open New Play About Bipolar Disorder Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2023

Chryssie Whitehead will open In My Own Little Corner: My Work In Progress With Bipolar Disorder off-Broadway next year. The play is a striking and deeply personal, but widely relatable new autobiographical production (with music) that chronicles the actress and her late mother's shared stories of mental health – specifically, Bipolar ll Disorder.

Interview: Theatre Life with Jeanine Tesori
by Elliot Lanes - Dec 3, 2023

Today’s subject Jeanine Tesori is a two-time Tony Award winning composer whose work spans the gamut from large scale and chamber musicals for Broadway to grand opera and beyond. Her holiday children’s opera The Lion, The Unicorn and Me premiered ten years ago at Kennedy Center as a commission for Washington National Opera (WNO). The work will be returning to Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater for a one weekend four performance engagement on December 8th through 10th.

JAWS: Behind the Scenes - Fun Facts You Might Not Know About the Blockbuster Movie
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 10, 2023

Dive into the behind-the-scenes story of the making of the iconic movie JAWS with the hilarious Broadway comedy 'The Shark is Broken.' Get ready for a limited 16-week engagement at the Golden Theatre.

Governor Ducey's Office Awards Tucson-Serving Arts Organizations With $2 Million In Recovery Aid
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 5, 2022

Four Arizona performing arts organizations that serve the Tucson community have been awarded grants ranging from $250,000 - $750,000 as part of a $2 million COVID relief funding distribution from Governor Doug Ducey's Office.

George Street Playhouse Education Department Announces New Industry Pro Series
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2022

George Street Playhouse (GSP)--The Center for Professional Learning & New Works The Education Department at George Street Playhouse introduced a new vision for students, educators, the community, and the industry, with a comprehensive line up of new class offerings and programs.

Katharine McPhee & David Foster Come to Staller Center For The Arts, December 1
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2022

In their only New York appearance, 16-time Grammy award-winning musician, composer, and producer David Foster and acclaimed singer, television and Broadway star Katharine McPhee will bring their viral Instagram sensation “The Kat & Dave Show,” direct from their living room to the stage at Staller Center for the Arts for one live show, Thursday, December 1 at 7:00 P.M. 

One-Week Extension Announced for Dominique Morisseau's CONFEDERATES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2022

Signature Theatre has extended the New York premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s Confederates, directed by Stori Ayers to April 24. The production, running in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 W. 42nd Street, New York), opened March 27.

Bebe Neuwirth, Caissie Levy, Ashley Blanchet & More to Star in THE BEDWETTER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2022

Atlantic Theater Company has announced casting for the world premiere production of The Bedwetter, a new musical with a book by Drama Desk Award winner Joshua Harmon and Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman, lyrics by Emmy Award winner Adam Schlesinger and Sarah Silverman.

Film Blerds Podcast is the First to Break the WEST SIDE STORY Film Review
by Gigi Gervais - Dec 1, 2021

New Pod City has announced that Jeff Stewart and Brandon Norwood, hosts of The Film Blerds podcast, have been named the first to break the film review for the upcoming movie West Side Story by Steven Speilberg. Following a special announcement from Stewart and Norwood on their usual Monday post, the West Side Story episode airs at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.

Photo Coverage: Remembering Multi-Platinum Songwriter Allee Willis
by Walter McBride - Dec 26, 2019

Flashback of some of Allee Willis' Broadway memories from her illustrious career with a collection of vintage photos from our archives. 

VIDEO: Ashley Park Joins in R&H Goes Pop with 'Do-Re-Mi'
by Julie Musbach - Jul 22, 2019

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization today released the sixth music video in their YouTube Series, 'R&H Goes Pop!' The video features Ashley Park (Mean Girls, Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I), putting a contemporary spin on the classic tune 'Do-Re-Mi' from The Sound of Music. 

BWW Review: MTW First Regional Look at BRIGHT STAR
by Don Grigware - Oct 23, 2018

Steve Martin's and Edie Brickell's Bright Star played Broadway in 2016. The show fared somewhat well, but did not seem to be an overall critics' choice. On the minus side, it is an all too familiar story about a backwoods pregnant girl and parental abuse in the 1920s, with far-fetched resolutions and a sweet, but for many, saccharine ending. In spite of this, I was delighted with the bluegrass music by Martin and Brickell.

Disney Will Release MARY POPPINS RETURNS Sooner Than Expected
by Tori Hartshorn - Jul 10, 2018

Disney Moves Release Dates For INDIANA JONES 5, MARY POPPINS RETURNS

Film Composer, Arranger and Orchestrator Chris Boardman to Lead Two-Day Score-Com Symposium
by Julie Musbach - May 8, 2018

Internationally known film composer, arranger, orchestrator and music professor Chris Boardman will provide insights on composing music for film during the Nashville Composers Association's annual Score-Com Symposium from June 17-18 (Saturday-Sunday) in Nashville.

BWW Review: Sun Is Gonna Shine for Bright Star at the Ahmanson
by Don Grigware - Oct 23, 2017

Steve Martin's and Edie Brickell's Bright Star played Broadway in 2016, garnering a Tony nomination for Carmen Cusack. The show fared somewhat well, but did not seem to be an overall critics' choice. On the minus side, it is an all too familiar story about a backwoods pregnant girl and parental abuse in the 1920s, with far-fetched resolutions and a sweet, but for many, saccharine ending. In spite of this, I was delighted with the bluegrass music by Martin and Brickell, with Walter Bobbie's fluid staging and with the performances. It's most definitely uplifting and an entertaining evening at the Ahmanson through November 19.

SWEAT at Arena Stage - World Premiere Co-Production with Oregon Shakespeare Festival is Riveting Theater
by Charles Shubow - Jan 25, 2016

Playwright Lynn Nottage notches another feather in her cap of outstanding work.