While many may consider musical theatre to be rather niche (and it is compared to a lot of other mainstream entertainment, don’t get me wrong), it might surprise them just how popular many of the more mainstream musicals are.

In this article, I am going to look at some shows that might have had a short run on Broadway but were influential in other ways. Both of the shows I am going to be talking about started out as flops, with horrible reviews but then were revamped and became a part of pop culture today. 

The New York-based theatre company, founded and led by immigrant women, is slowly making its mark on the New York arts scene by telling its own stories.

Leah spoke with associate artistic and casting director of Olney Theatre Center, Jenna Duncan!

At the end of the year last year, I felt good. I was super confident in coming back here. I thought it was the best choice. I missed my friends, I missed theatre, I missed going to actual classes instead of opening my laptop in my room. 

This Black History Month, celebrate the work of Black artists while expanding your knowledge of theatre history.

The snow is piling up in Cleveland, so I’m lucky to have a warm dorm room to ignore homework and connect with my favorite artists.

One of the most difficult parts of trying to be actively successful in theatre is the recurring rejection. Rejection is one of the least talked about topics when discussing the industry.

Before “Valentine’s Month” comes to a close, I wanted to rank my top ten Musical Love stories. Well,  some of my favorite love stories. This is a pretty wide category so I had to be pretty selective, and I’m  definitely forgetting a few just because of how general this style is. I’m very prepared for you to disagree  on a few – but let me know what you think! 

It’s a balance, people. And one day all the weight will tip to the right side.

To get a better idea of Kara-Lynn’s thought process behind “In Search of The Sublime,” we hopped on a Zoom call. 

We’re all different people with different lives, different voices, and different stories. There will be times where we find ourselves in a place where we didn’t make the cut, or didn’t fit or match the directors vision. But we should refrain from jumping to the conclusion that we aren’t good enough.

I think we can all agree that we have probably watched more series in the past year than we have in our lifetimes. Well, I have at least. Since the one-year anniversary of being home is approaching I thought I would look back on all the shows I have discovered and rediscovered during these troublesome times.

This is a small list of things I wish I was told during my college auditions. Hopefully it helps. 

I want to share some thoughts and practices that I have been implementing in my every day to feel good.

There are only certain musicals that really allow me to get truly lost in the music. A set of lyrics that allow me to fall into my own world, allow myself to live in that theatrical world, lose the reality of this world and get lost in another. Some of these might just be entire musicals, some of them might just be specific songs. 

I have no doubt you’ll soon hear his name in the industry (maybe playing one of his dream roles as the Genie in Aladdin or Hercules Mulligan in Hamilton). But for now, you can listen to his podcast and follow his very inspirational Instagram page!

Student blogger Kyle Morales got to chat with Smash cast member Jaime Cepero about his time on the show, his hopes for the Broadway production, his ongoing activism work, and more!

Our student bloggers write about how they're coping with the current global health crisis, give insight on their school's performing arts programs, share their opinions on the latest theater news, and so much more.

I wanted to talk a little bit about what I thought about the show and what I think will transfer well, my dream cast, and some of the differences between a film adaptation and a proshot. 

“Play for the version of you that you left behind,” she says.

Will anime be the next venture into the unknown for theatre? We've had Ratatouille, TikTok is developing a Bridgerton musical I hear... maybe we'll see a real-life theatrical production of Avatar the Last Airbender a la the Ember Island Players one day!

I myself am a hopeless romantic, so for my BWW February post, it only seemed right to make a playlist of all my favorite happy and sad romantic songs from musicals.

If I thought back to one year ago, there is no way that I would picture myself where I am currently at