Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Todrick Hall will direct and choreograph the West End Premiere of Burlesque the Musical at the Savoy Theatre in London. This new musical, based on Steven Antin's film starring Christina Ag…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12AMWednesday, April 2, 2025
A new stage musical based on the 1998 film comedy Waking Ned Devine is being developed with The Color Purple director John Doyle, Come From Away book writer David Hein and Oscar winning Once…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:30AMThursday, March 20, 2025
Lili-Anne Brown is directing the new production of the Tony-winning musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PMWednesday, February 19, 2025
Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner and three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo will host the 78th Annual Tony Awards. This year’s ceremony will take place on June 8 at Radio City Music Hall…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PMThe actress won a Tony Award for “The Color Purple,” and is now nominated for an Oscar for playing Elphaba in the film adaptation of “Wicked.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:03PMTuesday, February 18, 2025
Tony winner Cynthia Erivo will play Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl this summer. The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical will be presented at the venue for three perfo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PMSaturday, February 15, 2025
Enjoy songs from musicals like The Bridges of Madison County, Hadestown, Wicked, Carousel, The Sound of Music, The Color Purple, Aida, West Side Story, The Phantom of the Opera, South Pacifi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMThursday, February 13, 2025
Broadway’s Chicago will welcome Dylis Croman back into the role of Roxie Hart while also welcoming Rema Webb to the role of Matron "Mama" Morton. Taking over the roles from Erika Jayne a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PMThursday, February 6, 2025
NaTasha Yvette Williams, Jenna Bainbridge and Daniel Quadrino will join the Broadway cast of Wicked as Madame Morrible, Nessarose and Boq, respectively. They begin performances at the Ger…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PMSaturday, January 11, 2025
Whether it’s Elphaba in “Wicked” or Celie in “The Color Purple,” the star doesn’t choose parts “frivolously”; she wants roles that stay with viewers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:32AMWednesday, January 8, 2025
Today, we return to our series, Best Songs From Best Scores, in which we take a look at the numbers from a season's Best Original Score Tony nominees. Of course, "best" is in the eye ear …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AMWednesday, November 27, 2024
Cynthia Erivo recently visited The Jennifer Hudson Sho and the two powerhouses came together to deliver a performance of Celie and Shug's song “What About Love?” from The Color Purple.�…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:27AMMonday, November 25, 2024
With the release of her latest single, the soulful and sensual romance “You Know What It’s Like,” Brenda Russell makes a triumphant return to the refined classic blend of adult conte…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AMSaturday, November 16, 2024
Allee Willis, a Tony-nominated songwriter for “The Color Purple,” had trouble getting the gig. “You’ve never written for the theater before, and you’re not Black,” Broadway…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:42AMMonday, November 4, 2024
Heather Headley, the Tony and Grammy Award winning star of Aida, The Color Purple and more, will present an afternoon of song at The 92nd Street Y.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:38PMFriday, November 1, 2024
Adrianna Hicks will return to Broadway’s SIX as Catherine of Aragon, the role she originated on Broadway in 2020. Hicks replaces Khaila Wilcoxon, who plays her final performance at the Le…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AMThursday, October 17, 2024
A Wonderful World stars James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton) as Louis Armstrong. Joining him are Darlesia Cearcy (How to Dance in Ohio) as Lucille Wilson, Kim Exum (The Book of M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PMWednesday, August 21, 2024
Tune in to our Instagram Story today as Adrianna Hicks takes you behind the scenes of Anything Goes at The Muny! She has been seen on Broadway in Some Like It Hot, Six, The Color Purple, an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PMFriday, August 16, 2024
From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In Backstage Bite with Katie Lynch, come into Katie's kitchen with some of Broadway's brightest as they eat, drink and merrily mix it up. See your favorite sta…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:10AMFrom BroadwayWorld's Archive: She's one of Broadway's sassiest new stars and she's making a splash this season as 'Sofia' in the critically acclaimed revival of THE COLOR PURPLE. Danielle …
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:30AMSunday, August 4, 2024
From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Get a first look at The Muny's production of The Color Purple, which began performances August 3rd and runs through August 9th, 2022.
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:20PMFrom BroadwayWorld's Archive: Get a first look at The Muny's production of The Color Purple, which began performances August 3rd and runs through August 9th, 2022.
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:16PMThursday, August 1, 2024
A new musical whodunit based on the anthology series created and hosted by Alfred Hitchcock will have its world premiere at Theatre Royal Bath. Alfred Hitchcock Presents will run March 22 t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:16AMTuesday, July 23, 2024
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival mounts an excellent
production of The Color Purple with acclaimed local director Amina Robinson,
but the show glosses over some of the difficult moments so …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:30PMMonday, July 22, 2024
From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will soon presents the Broadway Center Stage production of Footloose. The cast is led by J. Quinton Johnson (…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:12PMSaturday, July 13, 2024
An innovative production of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge at Long Wharf Theatre and a high-spirited, buoyant production of Summer Stock at Goodspeed Musicals took top honors at th…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 08:20AMTuesday, July 9, 2024
"All the pieces fall together and you go, 'Oh my God,'" says the Tony winner and Oscar nominee, soon to be starring as Elphaba in the screen adaptation of Wicked.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PMFrom BroadwayWorld's Archive: Broadway Sessions had a very sweet season premiere this last week as we welcomed cast members from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We danced Oompa Loompa-st…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06AMThursday, July 4, 2024
From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Cast members from the Tony-nominated revival of The Color Purple made their way to The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Thursday evening for Broadway Sessions. It bec…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:24AMTuesday, July 2, 2024
From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Director John Doyle has taken on his fair share of revivals, but perhaps none have been as stunning as this season's THE COLOR PURPLE, starring Tony nominees Cy…
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:54AMFrom BroadwayWorld's Archive: Below, watch as she tells us all about how she's preparing for her big Broadway return!
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:36AM 
