Jeanna de Waal

More Than 347,000 Attendees Visit The Muny's 106th Season

The Muny has announced that more than 347,000 audience members attended performances in Forest Park as part of the theatre’s epic 106th season, which ran June 17-Aug. 25.

Video: Jay Armstrong Johnson Performs 'De-Lovely' And More From ANYTHING GOES at The Muny

The Muny in St. Louis has set sail with Anything Goes, running through August 25th, 2024. Get a new look at the production in a new highlight reel featuring Jay Armstrong Johnson's rendition of the classic tune, 'It's De-Lovely'. Watch the video!

Adrianna Hicks from ANYTHING GOES at The Muny Takes Over BroadwayWorld's Instagram Today

Tune in to our Instagram Story today as Adrianna Hicks takes you behind the scenes of Anything Goes at The Muny! She has been seen on Broadway in Some Like It Hot, Six, The Color Purple, and more.

Review: Jeanna De Waal Dazzles in ANYTHING GOES at The Muny

ANYTHING GOES is a perfect production to end the Muny season. It is filled with energetic dancing, superb performances, lots of laughs, and that splendid Cole Porter score. Marcia Milgrom Dodge, her cast, and crew have knocked it out of the park. It’s not just a hit, it’s a home run! 

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 21, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 21, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Photos & Video: ANYTHING GOES at The Muny Starring Jeanna de Waal & More

Check out photos and video of Anything Goes at The Muny! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Video: Inside Rehearsals for ANYTHING GOES at The Muny

Go into the rehearsal studio with Jeanna de Waal (Reno Sweeney), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Billy Crocker), and more as they perform the title song  from Anything Goes at The Muny!

Video: Jeanna de Waal Sings 'I Get a Kick Out of You' from ANYTHING GOES at The Muny

Go into the rehearsal studio with Jeanna deWaal (Reno Sweeney) as she performs a selection from “I Get a Kick Out of You' with accompanist Zach Neumann at The Muny! Check out the video.

Leslie Uggams, Andrea Martin, & More Join THE GILDED AGE Season 3

A slew of new names have joined the third season of HBO's hit drama The Gilded Age. Bill Camp (Broadway's The Crucible), Merritt Wever, Leslie Uggams, and Lisagay Hamilton will all play key roles in Season 3's ensemble. Additionally, Tony Award winner Andrea Martin is set to portray a medium named Madame Dashkova. 

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 9, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 9, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Full Cast Set for ANYTHING GOES at The Muny Starring Jeanna de Waal & More

The full cast has been revealed for Anything Goes at The Muny! See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Exclusive: 'Why Is There Traffic?' From Blake Allen's INSOMNIA Feat. Jeanna de Waal

BroadwayWorld is excited to share an exclusive first listen from the new recording of Blake Allen's INSOMNIA: Sextets for Piano, String Quartet & Voice - Nos. 1 & 2 featuring Broadway Star Jeanna de Waal as “Voice”.

Blake Allen's INSOMNIA to Receive Recording Featuring Jeanna de Waal and Cree Carrico

Allen’s junior full-length record chronicles a night of an insomniac narrator and was inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Sleep and Waking” originally penned in 1934. The two multi-movement works presented on the album, which features Broadway Star Jeanna de Waal as “Voice” (Sweeney Todd, Diana: The Musical), Cree Carrico as “Soprano”, and the acclaimed Argus Quartet conducted by Allen originally premiered in 2022 at Carnegie Hall.

Phylicia Rashad, Brian Stokes Mitchell, & More Join Third Season of THE GILDED AGE

Broadway talent continues to be represented in the hit HBO show The Gilded Age as more stage actors join the upcoming season. According to multiple reports, Phylicia Rashad, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jordan Donica, and Victoria Clark will all be featured in Season 3 of the show.

NEW WRITERS AT 54! to Kick Off in January at 54 Below

54 BELOW will present these new and upcoming writers. Learn more about the event and see how to purchase tickets.

NEWSIES & More Lead BroadwayWorld's St. Louis Summer 2024 Top Picks

The 2024 summer theatre season is already in full swing in St. Louis, Missouri, with three exceptional comedy-dramas opening last week. St. Louis stages opened their 2024 season with STEEL MAGNOLIAS starring a mostly local cast. Broadway World called the Stages St. Louis production “wonderfully funny – creating contagious uncontrollable laughter.”  Albion Theatre opened a terrific production of Alan Ayckbourn’s WOMAN IN MIND with a tour-de-force performance from Emily Baker in the lead role. Baker is on stage the entire production. Stray Dog Theatre had audiences laughing out loud with their production of David Lindsay-Abaire's RIPCORD. All three productions run through the end of June. The most anticipated productions of the remaining summer season include shows at The Muny, Stages St. Louis, and The New Jewish Theatre.

Interview: Austen Danielle Bohmer and Lauren Samuels on Bringing WICKED to Toronto

From June 5th until July 24th, the touring production of the hit Broadway Musical WICKED will be at Mirvish’s Princess of Wales Theatre. For over 20 years now, the songs, comedy, message, and heart of this musical have been captivating audiences with 'The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz.' Broadway World had the opportunity to chat with leads Austen Danielle Bohmer and Lauren Samuels about what it is like joining this juggernaut of a show, adjusting to life on tour, getting to be in WICKED at the same time that the much anticipated movie comes out, and what this show, these characters, and their powerful friendship means to them. 

Jeanna de Waal, Jay Armstrong Johnson, and More Will Lead ANYTHING GOES at the Muny

Jeanna de Waal, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Kevin Chamberlin, George Abud, Kimberly Immanuel, Adrianna Hicks, Ann Harada, Lara Teeter, Eric Jordan Young, Danny Gardner, Spencer Jones and Joe Capstick will star in the Muny production of Anything Goes.

Photos: LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES Opens At the Minetta Lane Theatre

Audible is presenting an encore engagement of Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, starring Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. Check out photos from opening night.

Video: The Cast of SWEENEY TODD Takes Their Final Broadway Bows

The Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd played its final Broadway performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on May 5, after 27 previews and 399 regular performances.  Check out a video of the cast taking their final bow!