#Musical Theater
Set Designer Laura Jellinek on “Oklahoma!” and Her Tony Nomination
If you take a look at Laura Jellinek’s current list of projects, you’ll wonder how she does it all. The Tony Award and Drama Desk nominee recently designed the sets for Broadway’s...
Broadway Star Ariana DeBose Talks Portraying Donna Summer in the Age of #TimesUp
Ariana DeBose’s life has certainly changed a lot since appearing in Broadway’s breakout hit “Hamilton.” First, she had a lead role in “A Bronx Tale,” and now she is in the spotlight...
Musical Adaptation of “Amelie” Heading to Broadway Starring Phillipa Soo
A musical adaptation of the French film “Amelie” will hit Broadway in April, 2017 with “Hamilton’s” Phillipa Soo in the lead role, Variety reports. The musical will open at the Walter...
“Frozen” Writer Kristen Anderson-Lopez Making Broadway Debut with “In Transit”
“Frozen” co-writer Kristen Anderson-Lopez is taking her talent to Broadway. The writer will make her stage debut with “In Transit,” the Great White Way’s first a capella musical. It was...
Jennifer Lopez to Headline Live “Bye Bye Birdie” for NBC’s 2017 Holiday Musical
Continuing NBC’s trend of putting a live musical production on television during the holiday season, The Hollywood Reporter details that their 2017 selection will be a production of “Bye Bye...
Glenn Close Bringing “Sunset Boulevard” Back to Broadway
Glenn Close is returning to Broadway in the role that won her a Tony. As Variety reports, a new production of “Sunset Boulevard” will hit the Great White Way in February 2017 with Close...
“Fun Home” Writers Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron on Saying Goodbye to Broadway
Gabriella Pizzolo and Michael Cerveris in “Fun Home”: Joan Marcus Musicals take many years to develop, and when that development results in a successful Broadway run, saying goodbye can be...
The Revolutionary “Fun Home” Ends Its Broadway Run
The Original Broadway Cast of “Fun Home”: Joan Marcus Many will feel the loss when “Fun Home,” 2015’s Tony Award winner for Best Musical, closes on Saturday. I know I will. For roughly 17...
Pat Benatar Musical Heading to Broadway
A new musical based on the music of Pat Benatar is heading to the stage. According to Deadline, the musical will focus on the professional and personal accomplishments of Benatar and her...
Rosa Parks Musical in the Works in London
A new musical based on the life of civil rights icon Rosa Parks is in the works in London, Playbill reports. The show was written by Victoria Gimby (book and lyrics) and Stuart Matthew Price (music...