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Arielle Jacobs is set to star in Into The Woods in the Philippines this August, playing Cinderella alongside Lea Salonga as The Witch. The production will be staged at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Makati. Jacobs and Salonga previously starred together in Here Lies Love on Broadway. About starring alongside Salonga, Jacobs shared with Abs-cbn News, "She and I have met before, but getting to hear her as The Witch, singing Sondheim right next to me?... I'm like trying to absorb as much as I can, learn as much as I can. Because there's so much technique, but also the storytelling." She added "It's just incredible. It's so good," Into the Woods first premiered on Broadway in 1987, winning three Tony Awards including Best...

Korean, Japanese and Broadway cast members from "Aladdin," "The Lion King," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Frozen" performed on Good Morning America today to celebrate Aanhpi Heritage Month! Several cast members from various productions gathered to perform "A Whole New World," "Friend Like Me," "Be Our Guest," "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," "Prince Ali," and "Love Is An Open Door." Making cameos in the final section of "A Whole New World" are Aladdin on Broadway alums Adam Jacobs, Courtney Reed, Telly Leung, and Arielle Jacobs. The performance follows the today's Good Morning America segment where Aladdin star Don Darryl Rivera connected with other actors from Aladdin in Seoul and Tokyo, as well as embracing their cultures, from food to entertainment to fashion. Watch...

Last night, producers Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson hosted Concert for America, a bi-coastal Inauguration Day benefit that included musical and comedic performances from the brightest stars of stage and screen, with inspiring stories and messages from those on the front lines, advocating for freedom and justice for all.

The event, which featured live programming from both New York and Los Angeles, raised funds for the California Community Foundation, an organization supporting wildfire recovery efforts to aid those most in need.

Ali Stroker, Anika Larsen, Ann Harada, Arielle Jacobs, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Cecily Strong, Hennessy Winkler, Ingrid Michaelson, Jessica Vosk, Judy Gold, Judy Kuhn, Julia Murney, Julie Benko, Keala Settle, Kelli O’Hara, Lili Thomas, Lilli Cooper, Liz Callaway, Lorna Courtney, Merle Dandridge, Nina West, Norbert Leo Butz, Paul Castree, Pearl Sun, Peppermint, Piper Perabo, Samantha Williams, Shayna Steele, Ta’Nika Gibson, and more appeared live on stage at The Town Hall in New York City,...

Producers Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson announced today that their next Concert for America fundraising event will take place at The Town Hall in New York City at 7:00pm on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025.

First presented on January 20, 2017, Concert for America includes musical and comedic performances from the brightest stars of stage and screen, with inspiring stories and messages from those on the front lines, advocating for freedom and justice for all. This year’s event will feature appearances by Ali Stroker, Anika Larsen, Ann Harada, Arielle Jacobs, Brenda Braxton, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bryce Pinkham, Cecily Strong, Charlotte d’Amboise, Hennessy Winkler, J. Smith-Cameron, Javier Muñoz, Jessica Vosk, Judy Gold, Judy Kuhn, Julie Benko, Keala Settle, Kelli O’Hara, Lili Thomas, Lilli Cooper, Liz Callaway, Merle Dandridge, Nina West, Pearl Sun, Piper Perabo, Rosie Perez, Scarlett Strallen, Shayna Steele, Susie Essman and many more. Tickets are now on sale at www.

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Cecily Strong, J. Smith-Cameron, Javier Muñoz, Rosie Perez and Susie Essman are among the performers of the Broadway stage and screen appearing at this year’s Concert for America fundraising event, set for Inauguration Day, January 20, at New York’s The Town Hall.

Produced by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson (Stars in the House), the concert fundraiser will highlight a number of national organizations working to protect human rights including the Sierra Club, Southern Poverty Law Center, Black Theatre United, The National Immigration Law Center, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and more.

Representatives from each of these groups will participate in the program, sharing their stories and letting audiences know how they can help with easy calls-to-action to do on the day of the event and in the future.

“We did our first Concert for America on Inauguration Day 2017 and we were thrilled,” said Jackson. “Not...

We finally know some details about the upcoming Phineas & Ferb revival series after the cast reunited at New York Comic-Con – Just Jared Jr Jerry Seinfeld admits he was wrong for this – Celebitchy Julie Bowen is talking about aging in Hollywood – Popsugar Disney+ has a new most-watched live-action movie of all time – Just Jared Jr Broadway stars Lorna Courtney, Christopher Jackson, Arielle Jacobs, Ciara Renee, and more are among the talent attached to the world premiere sneak preview of the upcoming musical Next. The in-development project, from co-composers Andrea Daly and Dominic Fallacaro, is getting a one-night-only performance at Joe’s Pub in New York City on November 25. Tickets are on sale now!

Broadway Rallies For Kamala, a special livestream event on Monday, October 14, to support the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz presidential ticket, will feature performances and appearances by a raft of Broadway and Hollywood talent including Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Porter, J. Harrison Ghee and Kelli O’Hara.

The event, to take place at 7:30 p.m. Et in front of an invited audience in New York City and livestreamed nationally for free via BroadwayWorld.com, will be paired with a daytime virtual “Kamala Dial-A-Thon” phone bank staffed by volunteers alongside Broadway and Hollywood talent, in partnership with Swifties for Kamala, Women for Harris, White Dudes for Harris, Musicians for Harris, Queers for Kamala and others.

Organized by Broadway For Harris and produced by James Wesley Jackson, Seth Rudetsky, Bruce Cohen, Robb Nanus and Jeff Metzler, the Broadway Rallies evening event will be directed by Schele Williams with music direction by Rudetsky, the co-creator and co-host with Wesley Jackson of Stars in the House. The evening will include musical performances and “energizing calls-to-action” by celebrities, Broadway leaders and other surrogates.

In addition to the above-named talent, the roster so far also includes Ana Gasteyer, Anne Hathaway, Arielle Jacobs, Chasten Buttigieg, Erika Henningsen, Isabelle McCalla, Judy Kuhn, Lilli Cooper, Rosie Perez, Shaina Taub and Wilson Cruz.

Broadway for Harris is a volunteer, grassroots coalition of industry professionals and theater enthusiasts united to elect Harris, Walz and down-ballot Democratic candidates this November. Its mission is to “increase voter participation in key swing districts, produce fundraising events featuring the talents of the Broadway community and work together toward a brighter, more hopeful, more equitable future for the country under the historic leadership of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.”

With an initial organizing committee of more than 80 industry leaders, including current and former Broadway performers, producers, writers, musicians, directors, choreographers, marketing specialists, artists, stage managers, crew and other professionals from within the Broadway community, Broadway for Harris works to activate the theater community and fans for volunteer activities including phone banking, canvassing, social media outreach and special fundraising events.

To date, Broadway for Harris has rallied hundreds of volunteers and made more than 150,000 calls and knocked on more than 11,000 doors in Pennsylvania swing districts.

Additional organizing events will be announced in the coming weeks.

Broadway is raising its curtains for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

Broadway Rallies for Kamala will take place in New York City on Oct. 14 and features stars of the stage and screen.

The event will include appearances and performances by Whoopi Goldberg, Anne Hathaway, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth, Ana Gasteyer, Audra McDonald, Billy Porter, Wilson Cruz, Arielle Jacobs, Erika Henningsen, Isabelle McCalla, J. Harrison Ghee, Judy Kuhn, Lilli Cooper, Rosie Perez and Shaina Taub.

“Kamala Harris couldn’t have come to a better place than Broadway,” Goldberg told Variety on Wednesday morning. “The people of Broadway are a microcosm of every slice of life in America — so we get who you are and where you need to be.”

The program will take place before a live audience and will be streamed via Broadway World at 7:30 p.m. Et.

The event is produced by James Wesley Jackson, Seth Rudetsky, Bruce Cohen,...

With 36 productions eligible for this year’s Tony Awards, there were plenty of names missing when nominations were announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry on Tuesday morning. Among the most surprising 2024 Tony nominations snubs was “Patriots.” Peter Morgan‘s history play about Russia earned three Olivier Award nominations last year, including Best New Play, Actor (Tom Hollander) and Featured Actor (Will Keen). In New York, it only scored one for Michael Stuhlbarg, who took over the role played by Hollander in the UK; Keen, who reprises his role as Vladimir Putin, did not score a nomination in a category stuffed with “Stereophonic” performers.

The revival of “The Who’s Tommy” also significantly underperformed. Gold Derby users predicted it would land three nominations for Best Musical Revival, Best Actor for Ali Louis Bourzgui and Best Choreographer for Lorin Latarro, but it only earned one bid in the top revival category.

In the two weeks since Gold Derby launched the 2024 Tony Awards nominations predictions center, over 600 users have made their preliminary picks for which shows, performers and creatives will land coveted nominations. This season, 20 musicals and musical revivals will compete for only a handful of slots in each category, making this one of the most competitive seasons in recent memory. Scroll to the bottom of the article for a tally of nominations by show in 10 of the 15 musical categories based on our current combined odds.

In the top category of Best Musical, our savvy users predict three shows are out front: “Suffs,” with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub, “The Notebook,” with score by Ingrid Michaelson and “Here Lies Love,” featuring a score by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim. Rounding out our current top five are “Days of Wine and Roses” by Tony-winning composer Adam Guettel and the incoming “Lempicka,” directed by Tony winner Rachel Chavkin.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the first time during the 2023-2024 Broadway season on November 30, to discuss eligibility of 10 productions for the 77th Annual Tony Awards in 2024.

The productions discussed were: “Grey House,” “Once Upon a One More Time,” “Here Lies Love,” “The Cottage,” “Back to the Future: The Musical,” “The Shark is Broken,” “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch,” “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” “Merrily We Roll Along” and “Gutenberg! The Musical!”

See‘Here We Are’ reviews: Stephen Sondheim’s final musical is ‘enchanting,’ ‘compelling’ with ‘exceptional’ cast

The following determinations were made:

Briga Heelan and Justin Guarini will be considered eligible in the Lead Actress/Actor in a Musical categories for their respective performances in “Once Upon a One More Time.”

Anna Fleischle (scenic design) and Sven Ortel (projection design) will be considered jointly eligible in the Best Scenic Design of a Musical...

Daniel Radcliffe won’t be competing against his Merrily We Roll Along Broadway co-star Jonathan Groff for a Tony Award next June, and the reason has nothing to do with performance quality: The awards administration committee ruled today that Radcliffe will be eligible in the featured performer category, apparently leaving the lead category to Groff.

Lindsay Mendez, who plays Mary Flynn, the musical’s most prominent female character, will, like Radcliffe, who plays Charley Kringas, be eligible in the featured slot (the Tony’s equivalent to Oscar’s “supporting” categories).

While Groff’s character of Franklin Shepard has traditionally been considered the main character of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical, this year’s hit Maria Friedman-directed revival included the three stars’ names above the title, leaving some wiggle room with regard to the category decisions.

Indeed, audience members might be hard-pressed to decide which actor goes where: While...

Twelve musicians will be included in the upcoming Broadway production of the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical Here Lies Love, an agreement reached today in a labor dispute over the use of pre-recorded music tracks.

“After negotiation, we have reached an agreement that will bring live music to Here Lies Love with the inclusion of 12 musicians to the show,” said Tino Gagliardi, president and executive director of Local 802 NYC Musicians Union. “Broadway is a very special place with the best musicians and performances in the world, and we are glad this agreement honors that tradition.”

The musical’s producers said in their own statement, “On behalf of our entire cast, company and creative team, we have reached an agreement with Musicians Union Local 802, per the collective bargaining agreement. We look forward to welcoming audiences to experience the revolutionary musical experience that is Here Lies Love at the Broadway Theatre beginning on Saturday,...

The use of pre-recorded tracks in the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical Here Lies Love is pitting New York City’s musicians’ union against the show’s producers, with the union calling the concept an “existential threat to Broadway” and producers saying the tracks are “part of the karaoke genre inherent to the musical.”

The musical, which received considerable critical acclaim during previous stagings Off Broadway and in London, re-tells the story of former Filipina First Lady Imelda Marcos by setting the tale within a dance club environment. The immersive production will place a segment of the audience seated in a reconstructed section of the Broadway Theatre within the dance club.

Developed and directed by Alex Timbers, Here Lies Love features music by Byrne and Fatboy Slim, with additional music by Tom Gandey and J Pardo. The Broadway production begins previews at the Broadway Theatre on Saturday, June 17, with opening night set for Thursday,...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every other day throughout the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the fantasy adventure Tower of Silence, and you can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Directed by Erik Flynn Patton from a screenplay written by Daniel Patton, Tower of Silence has the following synopsis: When the great sorceress Kae is captured by a mysterious enemy, her young followers devise a plan to rescue her. Whoever wrote that one believed in keeping things short and simple.

The film stars Jenny Sterlin, Brandon Tyler Harris, Taylor Rose, Brandon Gill, Mark Evans, Christopher L. McAllister, Rick Zahn, Melissa Navia, Arielle Jacobs, Sipiwe Moyo,...

A new musical is enchating audiences off-BroadwayBetween the Lines, based on the novel by international bestselling author Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer, is now in performances at the Second Stage'sTony Kiser Theater. In this video, watch as Arielle Jacobs and Jake David Smith check in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to chat about their histories with the show, finally bringing it to life onstage, and so much more...

On the day her new Off Broadway production Between the Lines was set to open, producer Daryl Roth has announced the musical based on the novel by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer will instead make its debut in Spring 2021.

Most of the planned cast will stay on board for the pandemic-postponed production, including Arielle Jacobs, Morgan Siobhan Green (Be More Chill), Vicki Lewis, Will Burton, Jerusha Cavazos (The Prom), Pierre Marais (Aladdin), John Rapson (Les Misérables), Carrie St. Louis, and Julia Murney (Wicked). Due to scheduling conflicts, Jason Gotay, previously announced as Prince Oliver, will cede the throne to Jake David Smith.

Directed by Jeff Calhoun and choreographed by Paul McGill, Between the Lines features a book by Timothy Allen McDonald and music & lyrics by Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson.

Between the Lines follows Delilah, an outsider...

Producer Daryl Roth announced today full casting for the new Off-Broadway musical Between the Lines . The production will star Arielle Jacobs Aladdin, Wicked, Jason Gotay Evita, Bring It On The Musical, Morgan Siobhan Green Be More Chill, Vicki Lewis Damn Yankees, Anastasia, Will Burton Kiss Me, Kate Hello, Dolly, Jerusha Cavazos The Prom, Pierre Marais Aladdin, John Rapson Les Miserables, Carrie St. Louis Kinky Boots, Wicked, and Julia Murney Wicked.

Broadway's very own Princess Jasmine, Arielle Jacobs, won't go speechless. The Aladdin star recently recorded her own version of 'Speechless'- a song written by Alan Menken, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for the new Aladdin film. Check out the brand new music video and read her blog entry, written on the day of the the video shoot below.

Legionnaires of Laughter (Lol) will hold it’s first-ever Legacy Awards on December 10th, 2018 at Cipriani Wall Street in Downtown New York City. The evening will be hosted by comedian Ken Jeong and will include several special performances and special guest appearances.

The inaugural event was founded by the late King of Comedy, to celebrate his peers and honor their efforts and achievements in the comedy arena. The evening will recognize comedians in a number of categories and are voted on by an exclusive group of 130 comedians, inducted by Jerry Lewis as the first Legionnaires in the Lol Academy.

Legionnaires of Laughter’s Legacy Awards are executive produced by Emmy & Grammy Award winning producer, Rikki Hughes; Veteran Entertainment Executive Barry Florence; and Australian film producer, Louise Schultze.

Profits from sponsorship of the evening will be donated to Jerry Lewis' charity, Jerry’s House. Legionnaires of Laughter Legacy Awards is proudly...

“For the First Time in Forever” Frozen’s Elsa and Anna — a.k.a. Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell — will reunite for their first-ever television performance together.

During Disney Parks and ABC’s The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration, the pair will sing “When We’re Together” from the new Disney featurette Olaf’s Frozen Adventure along with a 30-piece choir on the steps of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland Resort in California.

“This performance will combine two of my very favorite things: the holidays and singing alongside my Frozen sister, Idina Menzel,” Bell said in a statement.

It's a happy day for the Jacobs familyBrother and sisterAdam and Arielle Jacobs justsurprised their parents with the news that Arielle will be playing Princess Jasmine in the Australian production ofAladdinopening in Sydney this August. Adam, who stars as the title character on Broadway, helped out with an adorable video to reveal the news to their parents, and you can check it out below...

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Adam Jacobs, currently starring as Aladdin in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway, justreleasedhis debut solo album entitled 'Right Where I Belong,' a compilation of songs by Tony Award and eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Aladdin. Featured on the album are well known tunes such as 'Proud of Your Boy' Aladdin, 'Go The Distance' Hercules, 'Santa Fe' Newsies, and 'Suddenly Seymour' Little Shop of Horrors, in duet with Jacobs' sister Arielle Jacobs, as well as other melodies from Menken's earlier works. He just celebrated the release of the album with some of his Broadway friends, and BroadwayWorld was there for the special night. Watch as Adam and friends talk all things Menken below...

Adam Jacobs, currently starring as Aladdin in Disney'sAladdinon Broadway, is releasing his debut solo album entitled 'Right Where I Belong,' a compilation of songs by Tony Award and eight-time Oscar winnerAlan MenkenBeauty and the Beast,Newsies,Aladdin. Featured on the album will be well known tunes such as 'Proud of Your Boy' Aladdin, 'Go The Distance' Hercules, 'Santa Fe' Newsies, and 'Suddenly Seymour' Little Shop of Horrors, in duet with Jacobs' sister Arielle Jacobs, as well as other melodies from Menken's earlier works.

Ever wonder which Broadway tunes have inspired your favorite performers Check back every Tuesday for On Record- to find out which cast recordings have made an impact on Broadway's brightest stars.In this week's edition, we hear from Arielle Jacobs, who is currently starring as 'Nessarose' in Wicked- playing at the Gershwin Theatre. Read on to find out her top five picks...

Wicked just welcomed Arielle Jacobs in the role of Nessarose and Pj Benjamin, who returns to the Broadway blockbuster in the role of The Wizard. They join a cast which currently includes Caroline Bowman as Elphaba, Kara Lindsay as Glinda, Matt Shingledecker as Fiyero, Kathy Fitzgerald as Madame Morrible,Timothy Britten Parker as Dr. Dillamond andRobin De Jesus as Boq. Check out photos of the duo in action below...

'Arielle Jacobs Back to Free' just played last night, June 30, at Stage 72 The Triad. In her debut solo cabaret, Arielle Jacobs, star of Broadway's In The Heights and Disney's High School Musical, went on a personal journey into the exploration of Freedom wanting it, fighting it, and questioning what it is - through the music of inspiring female artists such as Sara Bareilles, Joni Mitchell, Linda Rondstadt, Ella Fitzgerald, Melissa Etheridge, India Arie and more. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the concert below...

Viva Broadway, an initiative of the Broadway League, in collaboration with 5000 Broadway Productions and the United Palace of Cultural Arts presented In The Heights In Concert, a special, one-night only benefit concert at the United Palace of Cultural Arts in Washington Heights last night, February 11. Cast member Arielle Jacobs filmed the encore, 'Carnaval,' from onstage and you can check out the high-energy finale below...

Chris Isaacson Presents and Upright Cabaret just presented the West Coast debut of up-and-coming Broadway songwriting duo of Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk featuring performances by Sarah Hyland 'Modern Family', Melissa Benoist 'Glee', Barrett Foa 'NCIS-La', Max Ehrich 'Young and The Restless,' Broadway Newsies, Dezmond Meeks 'America's Got Talent', Meghann Fahy 'One Life To Live,' Broadway Next To Normal, Matt Sax 'Clay', Morgan Karr Spring Awakening, Arielle Jacobs In The Heights, Colleen Ballinger 'Miranda Sings', Laura Dickinson 'Disney's Phineas amp Ferb' and more.