Who Are You Excited to Rub Shoulders With at This Years Tony Awards (Rachel McAdams) theatermania 2024-06-06 | Nominees including Jocelyn Bioh, Whitney White, and Sky Lakota-Lynch tell us who they're most excited to meet: Rachel McAdams. Check it out.
What Advice Do You Have for First Time Tony Award Nominees? theatermania 2024-06-06 | Past Tony nominees Shoshana Bean, Brian d'Arcy James, Roger Bart, and Rick Elice share memorable advice for this year's first-time Tony nominees, including why you shouldn't mix vitamin C and grapefruit juice.
Creating a Chosen Broadway Musical Family Based on S.E. Hintons Beloved The Outsiders theatermania 2024-06-06 | Tony nominated stars Sky Lakota-Lynch and Justin Boone, director Danya Taymor, and more tell us about building a new vocabulary on Broadway with their musical version of The Outsiders.
How Justin Peck Turned Sufjan Stevenss Illinois Into a Tony-Nominated Folk Ballet theatermania 2024-06-06 | Sufjan Stevens's album Illinois is a landmark album for a lot of elder millennials — and director/choreographer Justin Peck is no different. With writer Jackie Sibblies Drury, Peck turned the record into a queer coming-of-age folk ballet called Illinoise, now up for several Tony Awards including Best Musical. Here, Peck and his team tell us about how they made the show come to life.
Will Butler, Amber Gray, John Gallagher Jr. Sing Masquerade from Stereophonic in Concert theatermania 2024-06-05 | Tony Award nominated composer Will Butler announced from the stage at The Bowery Electric, that the hit Broadway play and the most Tony Award-nominated play of all time, Stereophonic by David Adjmi, has been extended by popular demand for 20 additional weeks, through January 5, 2025. Directed by Tony Award nominee Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic was originally scheduled to run for a total of 14 weeks. The concert at The Bowery Electric, where the entire score of Stereophonic was performed, included special performances from Broadway legends Amber Gray and John Gallagher, Jr. Here, they sing "Masquerade" from the Tony-nominated score.
Audra McDonald - GYPSY - Teaser theatermania 2024-05-29 | Six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald will return to Broadway this fall, taking on what is widely regarded as the greatest role in musical theatre, “Rose” in GYPSY.
Theater Gone Wrong: Sarah Paulsons Off-Broadway Costume Debacle theatermania 2024-05-28 | In an off-Broadway play called Still Life, 2024 Tony Award nominee Sarah Paulson once discovered that she had a bit of a costume dilemma. How did she solve this issue? Find out in this new edition of Theater Gone Wrong.
The Making of David Adjmis Stereophonic, the Most Tony-Nominated Broadway Play in History theatermania 2024-05-28 | For years, playwright David Adjmi, director Daniel Aukin, songwriter Will Butler, sound designer Ryan Rumery, and costume designer Enver Chakartash have been developing Stereophonic, a drama about a band in the 1970s setting out to record their new album.After a hit run at Playwrights Horizons last fall, Stereophonic opened on Broadway at the Golden Theatre earlier this spring, and quickly became the most Tony-nominated play in history.How did they do it? Here's the scoop.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow - Trailer for the Hit West End Production theatermania 2024-05-28 | Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries.Young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won’t take his radio show seriously and Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and get the hell out of town. When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn’t so easy… and the shadows of the past have a very long reach.Brought to life by a multi-award-winning creative team, who take theatrical storytelling and stagecraft to a whole new dimension, this gripping new adventure will take you right back to the beginning of the Stranger Things story – and may hold the key to the end.
Jennifer Simard, Megan Hilty, and Christopher Sieber in a Scene From Death Becomes Her theatermania 2024-05-20 | Watch a short clip from this new musical version of the iconic film, now premiering in Chicago.
Youre a 2024 Tony Award Nominee! How Do You Feel? theatermania 2024-05-14 | Lives changed on the morning of April 30, when a group of Broadway artists suddenly became able to add the prefix "Tony Award nominee" to their names. A couple days later, when the Tony class of 2024 met the press at Sofitel, the news still hadn't settled in. One thing's for certain: Whether they believe it or not, these theater talents will never be the same.
How Lempicka Stars Amber Iman and Eden Espinosa Found Out About Their Tony Award Nominations theatermania 2024-05-08 | Some people want to be alone. Amber Iman and Eden Espinosa thought that. Then they realized the pressure was too much. Here, the stars of @LempickaMusical tell us about how they found out they were @tonyawards nominees.
Jeremy Jordan and Frances Mayli McCann in Bonnie & Clyde, Streaming in June theatermania 2024-05-08 | The professionally shot concert film Bonnie & Clyde the Musical: Filmed Live, starring Jeremy Jordan and Frances Mayli McCann, will begin streaming on demand world wide beginning Monday, June 24.Filmed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in January 2022, the film features Jordan as Clyde Barrow, reprising the performance he originated on Broadway in 2011, and McCann, who would go on to star in the musical's West End premiere, as Bonnie Parker.Directed by Nick Winston, the two sold-out concerts led to extended engagements at London's Arts Theatre, before a run at the Garrick. It's currently on a tour of the UK and Ireland. Bonnie and Clyde has a Tony-nominated score by Frank Wildhorn and Don Black, and a book by Ivan Menchell.The concert film also features George Maguire as Buck, Natalie McQueen as Blanche, Trevor Dion Nicholas as Preacher, Liam Tamne as Ted, Casey Al-Shaqsy as Stella, Simon Anthony as Cop/Bud/Archie/Deputy Johnson, Gillian Bevan as Cummie Barrow/Eleanor, Eloise Davies as Trish, Adrian Grove as Henry Barrow, Debbie Kurup as Governor Miriam Ferguson, Matthew Malthouse as Bob Alcorn, Jeremy Secomb as Judge/Sheriff Schmid, Russell Wilcox as Captain Frank Hamer, and Julie Yammanee as Emma Parker.
Montage: Shaina Taubs Musical Suffs on Broadway theatermania 2024-04-26 | Following a sold-out, extended run at The Public Theater, Suffs arrives on Broadway next spring — and not a moment too soon. From the singular mind of Shaina Taub, this “remarkable, epic new musical” (Variety), boldly explores the victories and failures of a struggle for equality that’s far from over.It’s 1913 and the women’s movement is heating up in America, anchored by the suffragists — “Suffs,” as they call themselves — and their relentless pursuit of the right to vote. Reaching across and against generational, racial, and class divides, these brilliant, flawed women entertain and inspire us with the story of their hard-won victory in an ongoing fight. So much has changed since the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment over a century ago, and yet we’re reminded sometimes we need to look back, in order to march fearlessly into the future.
Montage: Scenes from Justin Peck and Sufjan Stevenss Illinoise on Broadway theatermania 2024-04-26 | A full company of performers brings the original story to life, set to the entirety of Stevens’ album with new arrangements by composer, pianist, and frequent Stevens collaborator Timo Andres, ranging in style from DIY folk and indie rock to marching band and ambient electronics, performed live by an 11-member band and three vocalists. ILLINOISE is a “mysterious, deeply moving and unforgettable dance-musical hybrid that explores the hot zone between childhood and adulthood when emotions can be at their most overwhelming.
Trailer for Broadways Alicia Keys Musical Hells Kitchen theatermania 2024-04-26 | That’s Hell’s Kitchen, a new musical created by 15-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys that’s about to make Broadway feel brand new.In the mid 90’s, in an apartment high above the energy and grit of Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, 17-year-old Ali squints toward the horizon until she can just see the Hudson River. Despite the warnings of her protective mother, the symphony of the street calls to her—promising freedom, excitement, and the possibility of love. When a wise piano teacher helps her discover her voice, Ali learns she can make the city her own. She finds herself.Don’t miss this exhilarating, joyful, coming-of-age story filled with that New York Grit about chasing your dreams, honoring your roots, your identity and your voice. Directed by four-time Tony Award® nominee Michael Greif, with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown, a book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristopher Diaz, and featuring Keys’ new original songs and iconic anthems–in a story inspired by her own NY experience–Hell’s Kitchen is the kind of Broadway musical dreams are made of.
Trailer for Patriots on Broadway, Starring Michael Stuhlbarg and Will Keen theatermania 2024-04-26 | In 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the new Russia belongs to its oligarchs — and no one is more powerful than billionaire Boris Berezovsky. When an eventual successor to President Boris Yeltsin is needed, Berezovsky turns to the little-known deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin. But soon Putin’s ruthless rise threatens Berezovsky’s reign, setting off a riveting, near-Shakespearean confrontation between the two powerful, fatally flawed men.Tony and Emmy Award nominee Michael Stuhlbarg stars as Berezovsky and Will Keen reprises his Olivier Award-winning turn as Putin in Patriots, a shockingly timely history play from Peter Morgan, creator of Netflix’s The Crown.
Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young in a Scene From Purlie Victorious theatermania 2024-04-26 | Purlie Victorious is a comedy about a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner. Written by Kennedy Center honoree Ossie Davis with direction by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun), this first Broadway revival was recorded live at the Music Box Theatre and will air on PBS on Friday, May 24.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic from Sting Ballet Message in a Bottle theatermania 2024-04-26 | Initially inspired by Sting’s “Desert Rose” and including “Every Breath You Take,” “Roxanne,” “Fields of Gold,” and 23 more of the artist’s most beloved songs, this dance-theater sensation opened to rave reviews on London’s West End and makes its New York debut here at City Center. Five-time Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince and her company ZooNation have been celebrated for dance-theater hits like Some Like It Hip Hop and Into the Hoods, and Prince received raves for her choreography on Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.In this latest acclaimed work, she weaves Sting’s music together into a story of three siblings driven from their home by war. Featuring powerful athleticism by world-class dancers and new musical arrangements by Alex Lacamoire (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen), this contemporary and street-dance influenced work tells an uplifting tale of humanity and hope.Coming to New York City Center April 30
Montage: Rachel McAdams Makes Broadway Debut in Amy Herzogs Mary Jane theatermania 2024-04-26 | Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams stars in the Broadway premiere of MARY JANE, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog (4000 Miles, the recent Tony-nominated adaptation of A Doll’s House). Captivating, affecting and compassionate, it’s the story of a single mother in an impossible family situation. Faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, Mary Jane relies on unflagging optimism and humor, along with the wisdom of the women around her who have become a makeshift family, to take on each new day. But will inner strength and newfound friendships be enough to see her through?
Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, and The Wiz Cast Take Opening-Night Bows theatermania 2024-04-26 | This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway—from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and finger-snapping 70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world.
Melanie La Barrie and Jon Jon Briones on the Challenges of Playing Hermes in Hadestown theatermania 2024-04-26 | Anaïs Mitchell’s Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown is currently lighting up both sides of the Atlantic, enjoying a record-breaking run at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York (having just celebrated its fifth anniversary there) and a West End premiere at the Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, following its 2018 National Theatre staging.To celebrate the fan-favorite, we’ve paired up two beloved actors who are bringing the character of Hermes to life in the two theatrical capitals of the world. Following in the footsteps of such stage titans as André De Shields (who picked up a Tony for his efforts in 2019) and Lillias White, Melanie La Barrie and Jon Jon Briones have now taken the reigns and are performing as the herald to the Greek gods eight times a week.La Barrie recently made her Broadway debut, reprising her WhatsOnStage Award-nominated role as Angélique in & Juliet in New York, while her other notable UK credits include Dick Whittington (at the National), Wicked, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Lorax, Guys and Dolls, The Wiz, Matilda the Musical, Les Misérables, Mary Poppins and many others.Briones rose to fame thanks to his WhatsOnStage Award-winning portrayal of The Engineer in Miss Saigon. His credits in the Philippines include Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Les Misérables and The Wiz, and he is now starring opposite his daughter, Isa Briones, in Hadestown.
Steve Carell, Anika Noni Rose, Alfred Molina, and More in Uncle Vanya on Broadway theatermania 2024-04-24 | The Lincoln Center Theater production of Anton Chekhov’s UNCLE VANYA, with a new version by Heidi Schreck and directed by Lila Neugebauer is currently in previews and will open Wednesday, April 24 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.UNCLE VANYA features Steve Carell, William Jackson Harper, Jonathan Hadary, Jayne Houdyshell, Spencer Donovan Jones, Mia Katigbak, Alfred Molina, Alison Pill, and Anika Noni Rose. The production has sets by Mimi Lien, costumes by Kaye Voyce, lighting by Lap Chi Chu and Elizabeth Harper, and sound by Mikhail Fiksel and Beth Lake. Charles M. Turner III is the stage manager.
The Outsiders on Broadway: First Footage of the New Musical theatermania 2024-04-11 | ased on the S.E. Hinton young adult novel about a circle of working-class Tulsa “greasers” and their encounters with the bourgeois “socs” of the south side, The Outsiders is currently in previews at Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Opening night is set for April 11.The show features new music by Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) and Justin Levine, Tony Award winner for the orchestrations of Moulin Rouge!The Outsiders cast is led by Brody Grant as Ponyboy Curtis, Sky Lakota-Lynch as Johnny Cade, Joshua Boone as Dallas Winston, Brent Comer as Darrel Curtis, Jason Schmidt as Sodapop Curtis, Emma Pittman as Cherry Valance, Daryl Tofa as Two-Bit, Kevin William Paul as Bob and Dan Berry as Paul. The company also includes Jordan Chin, Milena J. Comeau, Barton Cowperthwaite, Tilly Evans-Krueger, Henry Julián Gendron, RJ Higton, Wonza Johnson, Sean Harrison Jones, Maggie Kuntz, Renni Anthony Magee, SarahGrace Mariani, Melody Rose, Josh Strobl, Victor Carrillo Tracey, Trevor Wayne.
Aladdin Broadway Alumni Join for Special 10th Anniversary Friend Like Me Performance theatermania 2024-03-29 | A special celebratory performance commemorating the 10th anniversary of Aladdin was held Thursday, March 28. Director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw staged a slate of hidden Easter eggs, including cameo appearances by Aladdin’s original stars Adam Jacobs (Aladdin), Courtney Reed (Jasmine), Jonathan Freeman, who indelibly created Jafar in the animated film before originating the role on Broadway, and James Monroe Iglehart, who won a 2014 Tony Award® for the role of Genie. The evening’s surprises culminated in the addition of 20 returning alumni surrounding the audience throughout the house of the New Amsterdam Theatre for the final moments of the show’s signature production number “Friend Like Me.”
The Whos Tommy: Footage From 2024 Broadway Revival - Pinball Wizard, Sensation, and More theatermania 2024-03-28 | The new revival of The Who's Tommy is now running at the Nederlander Theatre.
First Look: Disneys Hercules at Stage Theater Neue Flora Hamburg, Germany theatermania 2024-03-26 | Disney's Hercules is a musical adventure with a score by eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken and Tony-winner David Zippel and a book by Tony Award® winner Robert Horn (Tootsie) and Kwame Kwei-Armah (Artistic Director of London's Young Vic). Hamburg is the first place in the world to see the brand-new musical with new songs written for the stage by the film's Oscar-nominated composer and lyricist.
First Look: Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis in Sunset Boulevard, Coming to Broadway in September theatermania 2024-03-25 | The upcoming Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond, will play the St. James Theatre beginning September 28, producers have announced. Opening night is set for October 20.To coincide with the Broadway run, a cast album recorded live at the Savoy Theatre during the recent West End engagement will be released globally in October via The Other Songs, a label founded by Alastair and Billy Webber, the sons of Sunset Boulevard composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. As previously announced, Scherzinger will be joined by London costars Tom Francis (Joe Gillis), Grace Hodgett-Young (Betty Schaefer), and Olivier winner David Thaxton (Max Von Mayerling). All four actors make their Broadway debuts. Scherzinger and Hodgett-Young received WhatsOnStage Awards for their performances.
Dead Outlaw Trailer: New Off-Broadway Musical From Creators of The Bands Visit theatermania 2024-03-25 | Directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer (The Band’s Visit, Prayer for the French Republic), Dead Outlaw was conceived by Tony Award winner David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and has music and lyrics by Yazbek and Erik Della Penna and a book by Tony Award winner Itamar Moses (The Band’s Visit).Dead Outlaw’s cast will feature Jeb Brown (Beautiful: The Carol King Musical), Eddie Cooper (Parade), Andrew Durand (Shucked), Dashiell Eaves (A Christmas Carol), Julia Knitel (A Letter to Harvey Milk), Ken Marks (Mamma Mia!), Trent Saunders (Hadestown), and Thom Sesma (Pacific Overtures). Understudies include Emily Fink, Austin Ku, George Merrick, and Max Sangerman.The creative team includes Ani Taj (movement direction), Dean Sharenow (music supervisor), Arnulfo Maldonado (scenic design), Sarah Laux (costume design), Heather Gilbert (lighting design), Kai Harada and Josh Millican (sound design), Isabella Curry (soundscape composition), Rebekah Bruce (music director), Erik Della Penna, Dean Sharenow, and David Yazbek (orchestrations), and Faye Armon-Troncoso (properties). Dead Outlaws is based on the true story of Elmer McCurdy, an ambitious, turn-of-the-20th-century outlaw whose death at the hands of a Western posse ended a life of failed crime and alcoholism and began a career as a mummified side-show attraction that travelled the USA for decades. His desiccated body was hanging in a house-of-horrors ride at an amusement park in Southern California, spray-painted a day-glo orange, when a grip for the Six-Million Dollar Man TV show jostled what he thought was “just a dummy” and an arm fell off, revealing a human bone and beginning a hunt for the origins of this enigma.
A 37-Second Montage of Broadways Lempicka, Starring Eden Espinosa theatermania 2024-03-22 | Watch this early footage of Broadway's Lempicka, starring Eden Epinosa in the title role, Amber Iman as Rafaela, Andrew Samonsky as Tadeusz Lempicki, George Abud as Marinetti, Natalie Joy Johnson as Suzy Solidor, Zoe Glick as Kizette, Nathaniel Stampley as the Baron, and Beth Leavel as the Baroness.Featuring book, lyrics, and concept by Carson Kreitzer, and book and music by Matt Gould, Lempicka is directed by Rachel Chavkin and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly. Set amid the Russian Revolution, Lempicka picks up as the title painter, her aristocratic husband, and their daughter flee to Paris. There, she finds a new muse in a prostitute named Rafaela, and Tamara must choose between her old life and a new one filled with possibility and passion.
Water for Elephants Broadway Opening Night Curtain Call theatermania 2024-03-22 | The new musical celebrates its opening night at the Imperial Theatre.
Elton John Previews Katie Brayben in Tammy Faye Musical on Broadway theatermania 2024-03-22 | Olivier winner Katie Brayben and Tony nominee Andrew Rannells will star in the new Broadway musical Tammy Faye, which will be the first full production to play the Palace Theatre since its renovation. Previews begin October 19 in advance of a November 14 opening.Brayben and Rannells reprise their performances as televangelists Tammy Faye Bakker and Jim Bakker, which they originated at the Almeida Theatre in 2022. Bryaben received an Olivier Award for her work; Rannells earned a nomination for his turn.Tammy Faye has a score by legendary musicians Elton John (music) and Jake Shears (lyrics), a book by James Graham, choreography by Lynne Page, and direction by Rupert Goold.The creative team also includes Tom Deering (orchestrations/arrangements/additional music), Mark Dickman (orchestrations), Bunny Christie (sets), Katrina Lindsay (costumes), Neil Austin (lighting), Nick Lidster for Autograph (sound), and Finn Ross (video).
West End Cast of Six Performs Haus of Holbein at Buckingham Palace theatermania 2024-03-21 | A half dozen West End cast members from Six went to the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace for a special performance of “Haus of Holbein,” to coincide with the launch of a new Holbein exhibit at the royal location.The new acoustic arrangement of the number by UK associate musical supervisor Lauren Hopkinson was performed in front of the artist’s works, including portraits of Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and Henry VIII.The six cast members – Nikki Bentley (Catherine of Aragon), Thao Therese Nguyen (Anne Boleyn), Kayleigh McKnight (Jane Seymour), Naomi Alade (Alternate Anna of Cleves), Inez Budd (Katherine Howard) and Janiq Charles (Catherine Parr) performed the song, accompanied by the Ladies in Waiting – Caroline Arnoppon (keys), Kelly Morris (bass), Emma Jemima (guitar) and Alice Angliss (drums).The “Holbein at the Tudor Court” exhibition features over 100 objects from the Royal Collection, including drawings, paintings and miniatures. It is the largest UK exhibition of Holbein’s work in over 15 years, and is open until April 14.
Hadestown - West End Production First Footage theatermania 2024-03-21 | Check out new clips from the London production of Hadestown, now running in the West End.
Sufjan Stevenss Illinoise, Coming to Braodway in April theatermania 2024-03-19 | The new musical feautres the songs of Stevens' album Illinois, with choreography by Justin Peck. Begins performances at the St. James Theatre on April 24.
The Notebook on Broadway: Trailer With Footage theatermania 2024-03-14 | Check out scenes from the new musical by Ingrid Michaelson and Bekah Brunstetter.
Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada Sing My Green Light from The Great Gatsby Musical theatermania 2024-03-13 | The new musical will run at the Broadway Theatre.
Heart of Stone from Six on Broadway theatermania 2024-03-10 | A clip of "Heart of Stone" from Six on Broadway
No Way from Six on Broadway theatermania 2024-03-10 | A clip of "No Way" from the Tony-winning musical Six
The Road Dont Make You Young Music Video from Water for Elephants theatermania 2024-03-10 | A music video of "The Road Don't Make You Young" from the new Broadway show Water for Elephants
The Whos Tommy: Broadway Teaser Trailer theatermania 2024-03-10 | The new revival of The Who's Tommy is now running at the Nederlander Theatre.
Water for Elephants: Grant Gustin and Isabelle McCalla in Wild Music Video theatermania 2024-03-10 | Water for Elephants stars Grant Gustin and Isabella McCalla sing the new song "Wild" by PigPen Theatre Co.
Water for Elephants - Broadway Teaser Trailer theatermania 2024-03-10 | Grant Gustin and Isabelle McCalla star in the new musical at the Imperial Theatre.
Scenes From Doubt on Broadway, Starring Amy Ryan and Liev Schreiber theatermania 2024-02-29 | The first revival of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt: A Parable is currently running on Broadway at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Under the direction of Scott Ellis, the cast include Amy Ryan, Liev Schreiber, Zoe Kazan, and Quincy Tyler Bernstine.
The Heart of Rock and Roll - Broadway Music Video theatermania 2024-02-23 | The Heart of Rock and Roll, the new musical inspired by the iconic songs of Huey Lewis and The News, will open on Broadway at The James Earl Jones Theatre on Monday, April 22, 2024. Set in 1987 and jam-packed with Huey Lewis megahits like “Do You Believe in Love”, “Hip to Be Square” , and “If This Is It,” The Heart of Rock and Roll centers on a couple of twenty-somethings on the cusp of their futures—Bobby, a rock and roller who’s traded his guitar for the corporate ladder and his boss Cassandra who’s always put the family business first. When they both get a second shot at their dreams, it’ll take “The Power of Love” and a little help from their friends — to figure out what kind of life they really want.The cast features Corey Cott, McKenzie Kurtz, Josh Breckenridge, F. Michael Haynie, Zoe Jensen, Tamika Lawrence, Raymond J. Lee, John-Michael Lyles, Orville Mendoza, Billy Harrigan Tighe and John Dossett. The cast also includes Mike Baerga, Tommy Bracco, TyNia René Brandon, Olivia Cece, Taylor Marie Daniel, Lindsay Joan, Ross Lekites, Robin Masella, Kara Menendez, Joe Moeller, Jennifer Noble, Fredric Rodriguez Odgaard, Michael Olaribigbe, Kevin Pariseau, Robert Pendilla and Leah Read. Set in 1987 and jam-packed with Huey Lewis megahits like “Do You Believe in Love”, “Hip to Be Square” , and “If This Is It,” The Heart of Rock and Roll centers on a couple of twenty-somethings on the cusp of their futures—Bobby, a rock and roller who’s traded his guitar for the corporate ladder and his boss Cassandra who’s always put the family business first. When they both get a second shot at their dreams, it’ll take “The Power of Love” and a little help from their friends — to figure out what kind of life they really want.
Jellys Last Jam at New York City Center Encores!: Thats How You Jazz theatermania 2024-02-22 | A montage from the new production, starring Nicholas Christopher, Billy Porter, Joaquina Kalukango, and Leslie Uggams. Video shot by Bardo Arts.
Nicole Scherzinger Gets Teary as She Shares Excitement for Sunset Boulevard on Broadway theatermania 2024-02-19 | The WhatsOnStage Award-winning actress tells us about her Broadway dreams and how thrilled she is about her upcoming debut.
The Devil Wears Prada Musical Reveals Vanessa Williams as Miranda Priestly theatermania 2024-02-19 | Vanessa Williams will play Miranda Priestly in a newly reimagined version of the Devil Wears Prada musical, debuting at the Theatre Royal Plymouth on July 9, 2024 ahead of a West End premiere at the Dominion Theatre beginning October 24.
Lola Tung and Jordan Fisher Sing All Ive Ever Known from Hadestown on Broadway theatermania 2024-02-16 | Tung and Fisher play Eurydice and Orpheus.
