Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Video: Lorna Courtney & Casey Likes Rehearse For HEATHERS Outside of Radio City

If you happen to be walking by Radio City Music Hall, you just might get a glimpse into rehearsals for Heathers the Musical! Casey Likes has shared a fun video of himself and Lorna Courtney …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PM
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

People You Should Know . . . Kendal Hartse by Zack Calhoon

Kendal Hartse has appeared on Broadway in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. She toured the country as Iris i…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:32AM
Friday, June 6, 2025

Photos: HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Cast Meets the Press

Heathers The Musical is gearing up to make its Off-Broadway return! Featuring book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe, the show will start performances on June 22, 202…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:24AM
Monday, May 19, 2025

Kerry Butler and More Join Cast of HEATHERS Off-Broadway Return

The complete cast and creative team have been announced for Heathers The Musical. Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler, a veteran of 12 Broadway shows including Hairspray, Xanadu, Mean Girls, and…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AM
Wednesday, May 14, 2025

McKenzie Kurtz, Olivia Hardy, and Elizabeth Teeter Will Play the Heathers in HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL

Casting has been announced for the three Heathers, in the off-Broadway return of Heathers: The Musical! McKenzie Kurtz (Broadway: Frozen, The Heart of Rock and Roll, Wicked; Kennedy Center: …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

‘Just in Time’ Review: Jonathan Groff Plays Bobby Darin in a Lackluster Bio-Jukebox on Broadway by Gordon Cox

It might be time to call it quits on biographical jukebox musicals. “Jersey Boys” ignited a trend, but its many spawn have been mostly ill-conceived. Recently we’ve had “Summer: The …

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM
Monday, January 6, 2025

Will Ariana DeBose Lead Jamie Lloyd's Evita in London? by Hayley Levitt

Tony nominee and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose is in talks to lead Jamie Lloyd's revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita. As previously announced, the production will p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Norwegian Cruise Lines Is Leaning Away from Broadway-Style Shows in Entertainment Overhaul

Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Harry Sommer revealed that the company is leaning away from Broadway-style performances moving forward. Following the closure of cruise adaptations of Summer: The D…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:31PM
Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Review Roundup: Critics Sound Off On THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY AND JUNE at La Jolla Playhouse

La Jolla Playhouse world-premiere musical, The Ballad of Johnny and June is now on stage! The new musical has book by Robert Cary (SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical) and Playhouse Director Em…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AM
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Donna Discos to Broadway! Highlights from SUMMER by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical opens tonight at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre! The three actresses who play the role of musical icon Donna Summer are Tony Award…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:12PM
Friday, April 19, 2024

Broadway Games: Where Haven't We Seen You Before II by JK

 Broadway Games: Where Haven't We Seen You Before: This week's game asks you to pick the one show each Broadway luminary below didn't work on. 1. Jason Robert Brown A. Broadway: The La…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AM
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Ariana DeBose Will Host the Tony Awards for the Third Time by Darryn King

Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose will host the 77th Annual Tony Awards, celebrating the 2023-24 Broadway season. She will also serve as producer and choreograph the show's…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00PM
Friday, January 26, 2024

Oscar and Tony Nominee Colman Domingo to Play Nat King Cole and Michael Jackson’s Father by Darryn King

Tony and Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo will play singer Nat King Cole in a new movie musical. Domingo co-wrote the screenplay and will also helm, in his feature film directing debut. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AM
Monday, November 13, 2023

LaChanze’s Plans for the Next Generation Are Painted All Over Broadway’s Marquees by Hayley Levitt

A lot of artists, especially the ones working in live theater, made big pandemic career pivots. Only for LaChanze could such a pivot summon two Tony Awards. LaChanze—an award-winning stag…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:02AM
Monday, October 23, 2023

SIX Announces New Queens by Ruthie Fierberg

SIX has found its newest set of royals. Khaila Wilcoxon, Storm Lever, Jasmine Forsberg, Olivia Donalson, Didi Romero and Gabriela Carillo will join the Broadway production as the six ex-wive…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:07PM
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Ariana DeBose Will Return to Host the 2023 Tony Awards by Caitlin Hornik

Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose has signed on to host the 76th annual Tony Awards, celebrating the 2022-2023 Broadway season. DeBose first emceed the ceremony in 2022. A…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:54PM

Ariana DeBose will return to host the 2023 Tony Awards by Caitlin Hornik

Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose has signed on to host the 76th annual Tony Awards, celebrating the 2022-2023 Broadway season. DeBose first emceed the ceremony in 2022. A …

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:02PM

Ariana DeBose To Host 76th Annual Tony Awards by Greg Evans

Ariana DeBose will return to host this year’s Tony Awards, the ceremony’s producers announced today. DeBose, an Oscar winner (West Side Story) and Tony nominee (Summer: The Donna Summer …

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00AM
Monday, July 25, 2022

Kimberley Locke to Star in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical on Norwegian Prima

The Broadway biomusical opens at sea this summer.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:03PM

Kimberley Locke to Set Sail for Summer: The Donna Summer Musical on Norwegian Cruise Line by Leah Putnam

See who’s joining the American Idol star in the Tony-nominated jukebox biomusical at sea.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PM
Thursday, July 14, 2022

A Conversation with Paradise Square's Kayla Pecchioni by Lauren Van Hemert

About the Guests Kayla Pecchioni - National Tour: The Book of Mormon (Nabulungi), SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical (Duckling Donna). International Tour: Dreamgirls (South Korea). NYC:�…

SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 04:00AM
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Broadway’s Jessica Rush (feat. Jessica Rush) by Automatic Episode Import

We are IN THE ROOM with Jessica Rush (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Jersey Boys, Gypsy!) Happy Mother’s Day Month ya’ll! To celebrat…

SOURCE: broadwaypodcastnetwork.com at 11:01AM
Thursday, May 5, 2022

Academy Award Winner Ariana DeBose to Host the Tony Awards by Billy McEntee

The Tony Awards announced this week that Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee, Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), will host the 75th Annual… The …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:24PM
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Ariana DeBose Will Host the 2022 Tony Awards

The Tony Awards announced today that Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee, Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical) will host the 75th Annual Tony Awards from…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM

Ariana DeBose Will Host Tony Awards by Sandi Durell

The Tony Awards announced today that Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee, Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical) will host the 75th Annual Tony Awards…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:13AM

Ariana DeBose To Host 2022 Tony Awards by Greg Evans

Ariana DeBose will host this year’s Tony Awards, organizers announced today. DeBose, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar this year for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00AM
Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Ariana DeBose On Portraying 'West Side Story's' Anita On Her Own Terms - ELLE

Back in 2018, Ariana DeBose was browsing theatre magazine Playbill during some downtime between shows of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, ...

SOURCE: Google at 10:54PM
Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Episode 90: SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL by Automatic Episode Import

From ducking to diva, this musical tells the story of Donna Summer’s final performance…her Last Dance you could say. See what I did there? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho…

SOURCE: broadwaypodcastnetwork.com at 01:02AM
Monday, February 21, 2022

'Summer: The Donna Summer Musical' brings legendary singer back to Boston - WBUR

Tiziana Deaing, Sarah Leeson. "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" comes to Boston starting Feb. 22. (Courtesy of Broadway in Boston).

SOURCE: Google at 08:08PM

Theatre Review: ‘SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical’ at the Hippodrome Theatre by Lynne Menefee

The Queen of Disco is paying a visit to Baltimore this week in the form of the jukebox musical, “SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical” at the Hippodrome Theatre. Sadly we lost Summer too ear…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:04AM
Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Hadestown's Kim Steele on Why Dancing Makes Her Feel 'Extraterrestrial' by Caitlin Moynihan

Kim Steele made her Broadway debut in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical and recently helped usher the underground world of Hadestown back to Broadway. Here, Steele talks about being inspired…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:48PM