Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 18, 2024
by - Apr 18, 2024
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 18, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Cast Set for A SECOND CHANCE - A NEW MUSICAL Presentation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2024
You Do It Entertainment LTD with Carter Dixon McGill Productions will present a workshop and industry presentation of Colin Ross Waterson and Ben Hartley original new British musical, A SECOND CHANCE. Learn more about the show!
The Rita Moreno Awards Reveal 2024 Nominees
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2024
The Rita Moreno Awards unveiled the 2024 nominees who will compete in front of a panel of judges on Monday, May 13, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. PT. See the full list of nominees!
LES MISERABLES Wins BroadwayWorld's Ultimate Best Musical Bracket
by Team BWW - Apr 16, 2024
Which musical is really the Best Musical of all time? Over the past month our readers have been voting in our March Madness Bracket: Best Musical Edition! Looking back on the last 64 years of Broadway's most acclaimed shows, BroadwayWorld asked the public which Tony Award-winner deserves the title of The Ultimate Best Musical!
Broadway Jukebox: Songs About NYC
by Sidney Paterra - Apr 20, 2024
Start spreading the news! Hell's Kitchen officially arrives on Broadway, opening at the Shubert Theatre. From the Bronx to the Battery, Broadway has always been all about the city it calls home. Wanna be a part of it? BroadwayWorld has pulled together 75 of our favorite showtunes about New York City and all of its neighborhoods.
New Cast Members to Join MRS. DOUBTFIRE in the West End
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2024
Rehearsals have begun for new cast members who will be joining Mrs. Doubtfire on stage, as the hit family musical enters its second year in the West End. Learn who is joining the cast and see how to purchase tickets!
GODDESS OF THE HUNT Announced At The Fresh Fruit Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 12, 2024
New York's preeminent LGBTQ Arts Festival returns for another season of exciting work on stage - on film - and on the air. THE FRESH FRUIT FESTIVAL 2024 Main-Stage will premiere two dozen new works exploring the LGBTQ experience.
Review: Marilyn Maye Reigns Super-Supreme at 54 Below
by Rob Lester - Apr 12, 2024
Another natural wonder has arrived and is creating a thunderous storm in New York. I refer to the whirlwind known as singer Marilyn Maye and the vociferous reception that greeted her on the opening night of her already extended engagement celebrating her 96th birthday, running through May 6 at 54 Below. She remains sensational and spellbinding.
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals of JERSEY BOYS at La Mirada Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Apr 11, 2024
Go inside rehearsals for 3-D Theatricals in association with La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment's production of JERSEY BOYS, with book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, musical direction by Allen Everman, choreography by Dana Solimando, and direction by T.J. Dawson.
Review: All-Star Cast Shines in A BROADWAY BIRTHDAY Celebrating Sondheim and Lloyd Webber
by Michael Quintos - Apr 10, 2024
A talented collection of Broadway vets led by Tony winner Betty Buckley gathered together for a one-night-only concert 'A BROADWAY BIRTHDAY: SONDHEIM, LLOYD WEBBER, AND FRIENDS' at Segerstrom Concert Hall on March 28, 2024 to celebrate the legacy—and coincidental same birthdate—of musical theater royalty Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim.
Full Cast Set For the RSC'S THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2024
The full cast has been announced for the RSC's forthcoming production of Shakespeare's suburban comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor. Directed by Blanche McIntyre, the show runs in repertoire in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between 5 June – 7 September.
Interview: Marilyn Maye at 54 Below: Still Going Strong at 96!
by Michael Walters - Apr 8, 2024
Marilyn Maye celebrates 96 years of song! Celebrate the iconic singer's birthday by catching one of her string of shows with dates April 9-12, 14, & 16-20, and May 2, 5, & 6, 2024. Read a conversation with Maye about the show, and get your tickets today!