Jay A. Johnson News

Jay Armstrong Johnson welcomes a new cast of characters for this year’s Halloween concert-meets-dance-part I Put a Spell on You: The Witches ERA. Learn more about this upcoming concert performance and find out how to get tickets here!

Go inside Broadway's biggest Halloween event of the year, Jay Armstrong Johnson's annual Halloween concert-meets-party, I Put a Spell on You: ALIVE At Sony Hall. See video of the show's Sanderson Sisters performing the title song!

Johnson discusses acts of kindness on Broadway from co-stars like Gavin Creel, joining Parade at New York City Center, his Hocus Pocus-inspired BC/EFA benefit concert I Put A Spell on You and much more.

John Johnson and Very Intensive Productions have announced the release of 35MM: A Musical Exhibition in Focus, an album of commentary, original cast interviews, and track-by-track song breakdowns. The album is available now (March 9) via Spotify, Apple Music, and all streaming platforms.

Ellyn Marsh appears as the iconic comedian Tina Fey, as well as Hornberger portraying all three of the North Shore high 'plastics.'

The Sanderson Sisters are back from the dead, and no one wants to miss their return! Jay Armstrong Johnson, Emily Cates, and Danny Marin bring 'I Put A Spell On You: The Return of the Sanderson Sisters' back by popular demand after three years of sold out shows.

New York City Center today announced casting for the Annual Gala. The 75th Anniversary gala presentation will feature A Chorus Line.

Enjoy 2 Tickets to The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway in New York City! You will also receive a backstage Tour with Vicomte de Chagny, Jay Johnson.

Gingold Theatrical Group concludes its 12th Season of PROJECT SHAW when it presents its 127th concert presentation, a rare staging of Oscar Wilde's spectacularly witty comedy, A Woman of No Importance.

Jay Armstrong Johnson's Not So Scary Halloween Party is back by popular demand after a sold out party in 2016. Conceived, written, and directed by Jay, and backed by an 8 piece band led by Rodney Bush, Jay will be joined by a slew of Broadway talent including Alysha Umphress (On the Town), Major Attaway(Aladdin), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Julia Mattison (Godspell), Danny Quadrino (Wicked), Kerstin Anderson (Sound of Music), Katie Thomson (Giant), and a cast of many more crazy and kooky characters. Get ready for an upbeat and eclectic set of tunes from Broadway to Jazz to Pop to Rock, and COME IN COSTUME! You might just win the costume contest. Throw back some of Winifred's Life Potion and order the fried chicken special made exclusively forJay's Not So Scary Halloween Party, and then party with the cast across the street at Characters after the 9:30pm performance.

The Sanderson Sisters are BACK, and no one wants to miss their return, after a sold out party last year! On October 31, join Jay Armstrong Johnson and his cast of kooky characters at Feinstein's/54 Below for Jay's Not So Scary Halloween Party 2017! Celebrate Halloween Salem style with a rocking 8 piece band led by Rodney Bush. Expect some spooky new tunes and even more surprise guests.

Jay Armstrong Johnson hosted a special Feinstein's/54 Below concert last night, October 30, to celebrate the release of his album. Of course, the actor couldn't resist a good Halloween theme. Watch Johnson perform 'I Put A Spell On You' from HOCUS POCUS below, plus scroll down for close-ups of his amazing costume!

Just last week, Jay Armstrong Johnson (April 27-30); Drama Desk nominated, and Kleban Prize and Jonathan Larson Award Winning songwriter Joe Iconis (April 17); Laura Michelle Kelly (May 2, 16 & 30); Howard McGillin (May 11); and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga (April 15-17) gathered at Feinstein's/54 Below to preview their upcoming solo shows. Check out a photo preview from the big day below!

At the 2016 edition of BROADWAY BACKWARDS, Jay Armstrong Johnson let his inner Marilyn Monroe fly in a glittery rendition of 'Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend' from GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES. Click below to watch the full performance!

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our July 6th SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured Julia Murney paying a visit to Dollywood, SIPs from Broadway's NEWSIES and CINDERELLA, Stratford Festival's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and TOMMY, MAHAL in Chicago and lots of regional shows!

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature intermission shots from Paper Mill Playhouse's THE LITTLE MERMAID, off-Broadway's THE FANTASTICKS, and BERENSTAIN BEARS LIVE, Instagram videos from THE BOOK OF MORMON and Gateway's GREASE, and pics from KINKY BOOTS, PIPPIN, WICKED, TOP HAT, WEST SIDE STORY, Barrington Stage's ON THE TOWN and more!

Broadway's Andrew Keenan Bolger and other outstanding artists from the worlds of Broadway, television, film and other mediums came together on April 22 for the third annual broadwayUNLOCKED (formerly known as 'The Bridge'), a benefit concert celebrating the work of the Crime Victims Treatment Center (CVTC) of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. The event took place at WNYC / New York Public Radio's The Greene Space. Scroll below for photos from the concert!

broadwayUNLOCKED will present a special performance of "I'm Gone" from the Broadway musical HANDS ON A HARDBODY. Allison Case and Jay Armstrong Johnson will perform the song in anticipation of GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS' upcoming Original Broadway Cast Recording, which will be recorded next month and released in June 2013. Broadway's Andrew Keenan Bolger and other outstanding artists from the worlds of Broadway, television, film and other mediums will come together on Monday, April 22, 2013 at 7:30 PM for the third annual broadwayUNLOCKED (formerly known as "The Bridge"), a benefit concert celebrating the work of the Crime Victims Treatment Center (CVTC) of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. The event will take place at WNYC / New York Public Radio's The Greene Space (44 Charlton St. at Varick).

Singer Eva Kantor is making her solo debut in 'The Way I Am,' directed by Eric Michael Gillett at The Laurie Beechman Theatre. Remaining shows are three Sundays, April 7, 14, and 21 at 7pm. Ward Morehouse lll will interview Eva Kantor his TV show Broadway After Dark.

The new American musical Hands on a Hardbody just celebrated opening night on March 21, at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street). Check out photos of Jay Armstrong Johnson in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride below!