The Broadway League has announced the current closure of Broadway theaters will now extend to September 6, 2020. With the ongoing suspension of Broadway performances due to COVID-19 continuing until further notice,…
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Award-Winning 2015 Production of ‘The King And I’ Streaming Free Tonight
Lincoln Center Theatre will stream (for free!) it’s Tony Award-winning 2015 production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I (2015) tonight, May 8, at 8PM ET on BroadwayHD. Directed by Bartlett…
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Out Music: Billy Porter Covers Classic Protest Song ‘For What It’s Worth’
Grammy/Emmy/Tony Award winner Billy Porter releases his latest single, a cover of Stephen Stills’ Buffalo Springfield classic, “For What It’s Worth.” “I decided to record ‘For What It’s Worth’ because I wanted…
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Funny: 16-Year-Old Offers Clever Coronavirus Parody “I Dreamed A Dream”
Well, give it up for 16-year-old Nick offering this clever coronavirus parody of “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables. Apparently this was recorded before the quarantine kicked in where Nick and…
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Musical Goodness: Disney Stars Perform Stunning Virtual “Go The Distance”
Please stop and enjoy the musical goodness… From Good Morning America, nine current and former Disney on Broadway cast members virtually perform Alan Menken’s “Go the Distance” to honor food bank workers,…
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Funny: Broadway Shows Reimagined Under Quarantine
Creative brothers Jeremy and Jeffrey West tapped into their love of musical theater during the COVID-19 threat to come up with re-imagined Broadway musical titles and posters, a project they dubbed #QuarantineAMusical.…
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Good Night: Ben Platt & Casts Of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Sing “You Will Be Found”
Hey, folks. I usually end the day with my News Round-Ups, but this feels a little better tonight. Tonight, The Late Late Show with James Corden closed with Tony Award-winner Ben Platt…
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Rosie O’Donnell’s ‘Broadway-Palooza’ Raises $500k For Actor’s Fund
Rosie O’Donnell offered up a heaping helping of Broadway stars (all from the comfort of their own homes) during a 3+ hour streaming revival of her eponymous talk-show on Sunday evening. From…
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‘The Rosie O’Donnell Show’ Returns For One-Night-Only Streaming Event
Rosie O’Donnell is bringing her talk-show back for a one-night-only special fundraiser to benefit The Actors Fund to help the theater community during the ongoing coronavirus threat. All Broadway theaters are currently…
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Sunday Showtunes: Liz Callaway ‘On & Off Broadway’
So, a few months ago, hubby Michael and I caught Broadway/cabaret performers Liz Callaway and sister Ann Hampton Callaway in concert here in Las Vegas and I was reminded how much I…
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Danny Tidwell, Of ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ Dead At 35
Acclaimed dancer and choreographer Danny Tidwell, who first came to the national spotlight as the runner-up of Season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance, has passed away. He was 35.…
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Highlights: Ramin Karimloo & Samantha Barks in CHESS
Ramin Karimloo and Samantha Barks star in CHESS in Osaka. #perfection I loved working with Samantha in CHICAGO in LA at the Hollywood Bowl. What a knockout talent! And the most down-to-earth…
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Broadway Legend Jerry Herman (Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage Aux Folles) Dead At 88
Broadway legend Jerry Herman, who wrote blockbuster musicals including Mame, La Cage aux Folles, and Hello, Dolly!, has passed away at the age of 88. The Associated Press reports Herman was taken…
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Trailer: Broadway Musical ‘In The Heights’ Heads To The Silver Screen
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical In The Heights has made it to Hollywood and we finally get the official trailer. Set in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood, the musical…
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Four Evan Hansens Sing “For Forever”
Today, the London production of Dear Evan Hansen begins performances officially launching the fourth company of the Tony Award-winning musical to date. To commemorate the occasion, the producers released this never-before-heard arrangement…
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Tony Award Winner, Oscar Nominee Diahann Carroll Passes Away At 84
Actress, singer, and trailblazer Diahann Carroll has passed away at the age of 84 due to cancer. The first African-American actress to win a Tony Award (in 1962 for her starring role…