Reese Witherspoon & Kacey Musgraves Featured in Apple TV+ Country Music Competition Series
by Michael Major - January 13, 2023 CMA New Artist of the Year Jimmie Allen, four-time Grammy nominee Mickey Guyton and critically acclaimed songwriter, country recording artist and activist Orville Peck join the groundbreaking new music competition series, “My Kind of Country,” as scouts searching the globe to find talented artists a...
BWW Exclusive: Watch the AIN'T TOO PROUD Cast Honor Berry Gordy at the Kennedy Center Honors
by Michael Major - December 16, 2021 The cast of Ain't Too Proud took to the stage at the Kennedy Center Honors to honor Berry Gordy. The cast, consisting of Nik Walker, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Matt Manuel, and Jelani Remy, performed 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me' and 'Ain't Too Proud to Beg'. Watch an exclusive clip of the per...
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to Attend 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 29, 2022 President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 4....
Bid on Two Tickets to the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 09, 2023 The Kennedy Center Honors is offering a pair of its coveted tickets to this year's event to raise funds for Playwrights Horizons....
Wake Up With BWW 12/20: ALADDIN, MOULIN ROUGE!, and MORNING SUN Cancel Performances, and More
by - December 20, 2021 Today's top stories include more cancelled performances this weekend, including Aladdin, Moulin Rouge!, and Morning Sun. Learn more here. Plus, watch Andrew Barth Feldman and Seth Rudetsky rehearse for their streaming concert, and more!...
VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Plays Disney Song Game on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Marissa Tomeo - January 29, 2022 Lin-Manuel Miranda stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night. In honor of the recent release of Disney's Encanto, which Miranda wrote the music for, he and Jimmy played a Disney-themed game, One-Second Disney Songs....
Sting Joins The San Francisco Symphony Performing His Most Celebrated Hits Reimagined For Orchestra This February
by A.A. Cristi - October 10, 2023 Sting joins SF Symphony for two concerts, performing his most celebrated hits reimagined for orchestra. Don't miss this incredible musical experience on Feb 14 & 15, 2024....
The Eagles Extend HOTEL CALIFORNIA 2022 Tour
by Marissa Tomeo - January 08, 2022 The Eagles - Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill –have extended the “Hotel California” 2022 Tour with concerts being added in Cleveland, OH; Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Detroit, MI; Pittsburgh, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Columbus, OH; Buffalo, NY; Belmont Park...
Lin-Manuel Miranda to Play Hermes in PERCY JACKSON Disney+ Series
by Michael Major - November 07, 2022 Lin-Manuel Miranda will guest star in the new Disney+ series based on Percy Jackson & the Olympians. Miranda will play Hermes, the messenger god who is always on the lookout for travelers and theives. The series will also feature Megan Mullally, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Timm Sharp, Walker Sco...
Bette Midler To Be Honored With The Distinguished Collaborator Award At The 25th CDGA
by Michael Major - February 07, 2023 Midler is the latest honoree who will be joined by Academy Award® nominee Angela Bassett who will be honored with the Spotlight Award, followed by Academy Award® winner Deborah L. Scott who will be recognized with the Career Achievement Award, and Emmy-nominated costume designer Rachael M. Stanley w...
VIDEO: Billy Porter, Kelli O'Hara & More Honor Bette Midler in Kennedy Center Honors Preview
by Michael Major - December 17, 2021 The highlights video features Kelli O'Hara singing 'Wind Beneath My Wings' and Billy Porter's making a show-stopping entrance. The tribute to Midler will also feature performances by Beanie Feldstein and Kate Baldwin. Watch the new preview, which also features Chita Rivera, Jimmy Fallon, Amy Poehler...
VIDEO: Ariana DeBose Honors Gladys Knight at the Kennedy Center Honors
by Michael Major - December 16, 2022 CBS has released a preview of Ariana DeBose performing 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine' during a tribute to Gladys Knight at the Kennedy Center Honors. The other honorees this year were George Clooney, Amy Grant, Tania León, and U2 (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr.). Watch the vi...
Matthew Morrison, Alex Joseph Grayson, Liz Callaway & More Will Celebrate Sondheim & Webber On Their Shared Birthday
by Joshua Wright - December 13, 2023 One of the strangest coincidences of modern musical theatre is the fact that its two foremost composers, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Stephen Sondheim, share a birthday, March 22. To honor these men and their unparalleled contributions to the Great White Way, an array of Broadway’s brightest stars will...
VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo, Rachel Zegler, Ben Platt & Leslie Odom Jr. Sing Sondheim For the GRAMMYs In Memoriam
by Michael Major - April 04, 2022 Cynthia Erivo, Rachel Zegler, Ben Platt, and Leslie Odom Jr. took to the stage at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards to sing the music of Stephen Sondheim for the In Memoriam. The medley performance included 'Not a Day Goes By,' 'Send in the Clowns,' and 'Somewhere.' Watch the complete performance now!...
Rialto Chatter: Lin-Manuel Miranda Working On Musical Adaptation Of THE WARRIORS
by Joshua Wright - August 03, 2023 Lin-Manuel Miranda is reportedly in the process of creating a new Broadway musical based on Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel The Warriors. The novel delves into violent gang confrontations in New York City during the 1960s....
Jazz Legend Diane Schuur Makes Her Lied Center Debut
by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2022 Regarded as one of contemporary jazz's leading vocalists, Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. Schuur was blind from birth but gifted with perfect pitch and three-and-a-half-octave vocal range. With a recording career that spans over three decades and includes two GRAMMY Awards, Schuur's...
Diana Ross Comes to the Fox in September
by Stephi Wild - June 27, 2023 Fox Concerts will present Diana Ross on Friday, September 15 at 8 p.m. at the Fabulous Fox Theatre....
Lin-Manuel Miranda to Play Hermes in PERCY JACKSON Disney+ Series
by Michael Major - November 07, 2022 Lin-Manuel Miranda will guest star in the new Disney+ series based on Percy Jackson & the Olympians. Miranda will play Hermes, the messenger god who is always on the lookout for travelers and theives. The series will also feature Megan Mullally, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Timm Sharp, Walker Sco...
VIDEO: Patti LaBelle on Presenting to Gladys Knight Backstage at the Kennedy Center Honors
by Stephi Wild - December 22, 2022 Patti LaBelle recently appeared as part of the Kennedy Center honors, where she presented to honoree Gladys Knight. Watch a video of the special tribute! ...
Lily Tomlin to Receive AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards Career Achievement Honor
by Michael Major - January 19, 2022 AARP The Magazine announced that Lily Tomlin will receive this year’s Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. Tomlin is the recipient of eight Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Grammy Award, and more. She will be honored at the 20th Anniversary Special of the annual Movies for Grownups® (MFG) Aw...
VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Appeared on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Marissa Tomeo - January 29, 2022 Lin-Manuel Miranda stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night. He talked about writing the music for the new Disney film Encanto, his hit song 'We Don't Talk About Bruno,' directing tick, tick...BOOM!, and more!...
Kennedy Center Honors Sets CBS Air Date In December
by Michael Major - November 14, 2023 The Honorees include actor and comedian Billy Crystal; acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming; British singer-songwriter, producer, and Bee Gees member Barry Gibb; rapper, singer, and actress Queen Latifah; and singer Dionne Warwick. Additionally, former Kennedy Center Honoree (2017) Gloria Estefan returns...
Sting Joins The San Francisco Symphony Performing His Most Celebrated Hits Reimagined For Orchestra This February
by A.A. Cristi - October 10, 2023 Sting joins SF Symphony for two concerts, performing his most celebrated hits reimagined for orchestra. Don't miss this incredible musical experience on Feb 14 & 15, 2024....
Bid on Two Tickets to the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 09, 2023 The Kennedy Center Honors is offering a pair of its coveted tickets to this year's event to raise funds for Playwrights Horizons....
Actor and Singer Harry Belafonte Dies at 96
by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2023 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actor and singer Harry Belafonte has died at age 96. Belafonte was an American singer, songwriter, activist, and actor. He is one of the most successful Jamaican-American pop stars in history.... |