The Audience (i)

Interview: JOE ICONIS & FAMILY Are Back With Another Blowout at 54 Below
by Rebecca Kaplan - Jul 25, 2024

Joe Iconis, one of the songwriters behind hit musical Be More Chill is returning to 54 Below. Joe Iconis & Family is back for a blow-out run that promises to be their biggest shows yet. Shows run nightly from July 30th through August 3rd. Expect to hear classic tunes from Joe’s musicals and works-in-progress.

Q&A: EDINBURGH 2024: Matt Hale on TOP FUN! 80S SPECTACULAR - REMIX
by Kat Mokrynski - Jul 24, 2024

BWW caught up with Matt Hale about bringing Top Fun! 80s Spectacular - Remix to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Student Blog: 18 Shows?! Finding Energy in a Long Run
by Student Blogger: Ava Karlstad - Jul 22, 2024

Broadway performers do 8 shows a week and I always hear actors talking about finding a continuous appreciation for performing a show many times, but I never actually got it. Currently, I am performing in Oklahoma! and am conquering 18 performances over 4 weeks. It has tested my endurance, but I am thankful to have such a different experience.

Review: NATIONAL YOUTH DANCE COMPANY: WALL - OONA DOHERTY, Sadler's Wells
by Matthew Paluch - Jul 15, 2024

National Youth Dance Company has been running since 2013, and acts as “England’s Flagship youth dance company”, the brainchild of, and run by Sadler’s Wells. The (Guest) Artistic Directors read like a who’s who of present day contemporary dance royalty, and 23/24 sees Oona Doherty take up the prestigious role.

Nathaniel Curtis, Mariam Haque and Anthony Howell Lead THE REAL ONES At Bush Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 12, 2024

Casting for THE REAL ONES, Waleed Akhtar's world premiere at Bush Theatre, has been announced. The play explores themes of identity and belonging, featuring a diverse and talented cast.

Review: A Stunning WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THAT BEAUTY? at Contemporary American Theater Festival
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Jul 10, 2024

This is an important play, to be considered a peer of Angels in America and The Inheritance, a sweeping two-play multigeneration account of the impact of AIDS on the American gay community -- with the difference that this one focuses on men and women of color. It may suffer from some lack of restraint and melodrama, but it makes up for it with the depth and breadth of its consideration, the power of the acting, and the force of its polemic concerning the beauty of the gay community and its members, the care shown by its caretakers, and the importance of creating records. You could feel the love in the play, and fall in love with the characters.

Classical Music Lineup Set For The Glasshouse in 2024/25
by Stephi Wild - Jun 18, 2024

A new season of concerts by Royal Northern Sinfonia, a brilliant line-up of visiting artists, orchestras and ensembles, and a large-scale opportunity for singers and musicians from across the North East are set to fill The Glasshouse International Centre for Music with fantastically talented musicians and a huge array of music as the venue marks its 20th anniversary.

Broadway By Design: THE GREAT GATSBY
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 15, 2024

We continue with the creatives from The Great Gatsby- Scenic and Projection Designer Paul Tate dePoo III, Lighting Designer Cory Pattak, Sound Designer Brian Ronan, and Costume Designer Linda Cho.

TheaterWorks Hartford Extends SANDRA
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2024

TheaterWorks Hartford has announced an extension of their season closer SANDRA written by David Cale, with original music by Matthew Dean Marsh, which will now close on Thursday, June 27, 2024. 

Interview: Debra Lyman of PINEAPPLE AND OTHER OPTIONS at Arizona Theatre Matters
by Jeanie Bishop - Jun 9, 2024

'...why not produce more plays with inclusion of older women in roles and older people in the story line? Instead the majority of theatres in my community constantly hit “replay” of plays done over and over and are always producing musicals again and again like worn out shoes.'

Review: JINKX MONSOON & MAJOR SCALES TOGETHER AGAIN, AGAIN! at The Seattle Rep
by Jay Irwin - Jun 6, 2024

I was excited for this one. And if the show had been 30 minutes, it would have been great. At an hour, it would have been good. But at 90 plus minutes, the dead horse was severely beaten, and I found myself repeatedly looking at my watch.

Melissa McCarthy Hopes to Return to the Stage After Investing in SUFFS
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 6, 2024

In a new interview, actress and comedian Melissa McCarthy discussed the Broadway musical Suffs (for which she serves as an investor), the power of live theater, and her hopes to return to stage work in the future. Though this is the first time McCarthy has invested in a Broadway show, the actress has a background in theater. She started her acting career onstage and revealed that she hopes to return to her theater roots.

Interview: Kiki Ball-Change Mines Her Southern Roots in HOE DOWN! at Joe's Pub
by Rebecca Kaplan - Jun 3, 2024

Drag queen Kiki Ball-Change is returning to Joe's Pub on September 4th with an all-new country cabaret, Hoe Down! Ball-Change will sing country favorites from Shania Twain to Dolly Parton in between 'entertaining anecdotes of her Southern upbringing in the Bible Belt of the Florida panhandle.' Read our conversation about the upcoming show.

Interview: Malachi McCaskil's Bursting on the Ahmanson Stage as Usher in A STRANGE LOOP
by Gil Kaan - May 28, 2024

Michael R. Jackson’s 2020 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning A Strange Loop opens June 5, 2024; at the Ahmanson. A co-production of Center Theatrer Gtoup and American Conservatory Theatre, Stephen Brackett  directs the cast led by  Malachi McCaskil as Usher with Dave J. Abrams, Angela Alise, Jordan Barbour, J. Cameron Barnett, Carlis Shane Clark, Alvis Green Jr., Albert Hodge, Avionce Hoyles, Tarra Conner Jones, Jamari Johnson Williams and John-Andrew Morrison. I was able to chat Malachi after he finished his West Coast premiere at A.C.T.

Los Angeles Comedy Improvisors Holy Shit Improv Are Coming To Edinburgh Fringe 2024
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2024

After performing more than 100 shows for 10,000+ audience members in Los Angeles and hundreds more worldwide, Holy Shit Improv is finally coming to Edinburgh Fringe 2024!

Review: COWARDY, COWARDY CUSTARD at The Arch, Holden Street Theatres
by Barry Lenny - May 17, 2024

What did our critic think of COWARDY, COWARDY, CUSTARD at The Arch, Holden Street Theatres?

Interview: Mengjun Chen & Tess Lane of Smuin Contemporary Ballet in Celebration of AAPI Heritage Month
by Jim Munson - May 14, 2024

In celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Broadway World checks in with Smuin Contemporary Ballet's Mengjun Chen and Tess Lane.

Interview: Steve Landes of RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES at Dr. Phillips Center on May 5
by Joseph Harrison - Apr 25, 2024

When the opening chords of a familiar Beatles tune drifts out of the doors of the Walt Disney Theater on May 5th, guests might just think they stepped back in time 50+ years to the iconic eras of Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour and all your favorite hits. And if they come see RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles presented by the Dr. Phillips Center, they might just succeed in that time travel. RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles, a show that has been called 'the next best thing to seeing The Beatles,' boasts a repertoire of nearly 200 Beatles favorites, ranging from such beloved songs as 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and 'Hey Jude' to classic hits including 'Revolution' and 'Come Together.'  Leading many of those familiar songs, in the iconic shoes of John Lennon is Steve Landes, and actor/singer/musician that has been performing Beatles-songs for most of his adult life and will be a part of the show when it arrives in Orlando. I had the privilege of speaking with Steve a number of years ago to learn a little more about his journey and our conversation still resonates today. Below is a re-sharing of our interview from 2009  (one of my first as a writer for BroadwayWorld!)

Hideki Noda and Noda Map Return to the UK With LOVE IN ACTION
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024

Acclaimed Japanese theatre maker Hideki Noda and his production company NODA MAP will return to London this October with another re-telling of a literary masterpiece following their take on Romeo & Juliet set to the songs of Queen two years ago. 

Review Roundup: LEMPICKA Opens on Broadway
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 15, 2024

Lempicka, the new musical portrait of artist Tamara de Lempicka, opened on Broadway tonight, Sunday, April 14 at the Longacre Theatre. See what the critics had to say here!