One of the most exciting new animated series this year is Hazbin Hotel, a Prime Video series from Vivienne Medrano that tells the surreal tale of Charlie Morningstar (voiced by Erika Henningsen), the princess of Hell, who tires of an annual purge whereby angels descend from Heaven to smite demons, …
Read More »Melissa Barrera Is Not Going Anywhere
Melissa Barrera seems remarkably composed for someone navigating one of the most trying periods of their personal and professional lives. You’ve probably seen the headlines: The rising star of Vida, In the Heights, and the Scream films was fired from the horror franchise and falsely branded antisemitic for a series …
Read More »Nicole Scherzinger Sets Broadway Debut as Fame-Hungry Norma Desmond in 'Sunset Boulevard'
Being on Broadway wasn’t one of the goals Nicole Scherzinger set when she was listing off her dreams on the Pussycat Dolls single “When I Grow Up,” but the fame-hungry song is a perfect companion to her latest achievement. When Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s Sunset Boulevard heads to New York from …
Read More »Alicia Keys Musical 'Hell's Kitchen' Headed to Broadway This Spring
Hell’s Kitchen, themusical based loosely on the life of Alicia Keys, is headed to Broadway this spring. The show, with a score written by Keys and a book by Kristoffer Diaz, made its world premiere at the Public Theater on Nov. 19. The show will transfer to the Shubert Theater …
Read More »Inside Betty Who's Broadway Role of a Lifetime
To fans of Betty Who, the queer Australian pop star is one of the music industry’s best-kept secrets — a whirlwind of Eighties pop and synth influences that can captivate festivals and intimate venues alike. Those closer to the singer and artist, who uses she/they pronouns, might be more familiar …
Read More »Save Up to 60% With the Best Broadway and Theater Black Friday Deals in 2023
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Many of you are flooding the city for the holidays. Or perhaps you’re planning your visit early and making the preparations now (brilliant!). If you’re a Broadway fan, …
Read More »'Nothing Like This Has Been Attempted Before': Behind the Buena Vista Social Club Musical
Cuba is roughly 1,300 miles away, but in a rehearsal space in downtown Manhattan, it doesn’t feel all that far. Cradling their percussion instruments, horns, and guitars, a ten-piece band of musicians, some from Latin America, preparing to play a sinuous piece of son Cubano, as a theater crew — …
Read More »Elton John's 'Tammy Faye' Musical Heads to Broadway
Elton John‘s successful musical about Tammy Faye Bakker is heading to Broadway. Producers announced Friday that Tammy Faye will make its way to New York City after a successful run in London for the 2024-2025 season. During the England run, Katie Brayben played Bakker while Andrew Rannells played her first …
Read More »Huey Lewis and the News Musical Will Finally Bring the 'Power of Love' to Broadway
The Heart of Rock and Roll will finally beat on Broadway, with the Huey Lewis and the News musical set to open in New York City next spring. The musical will begin previews on March 29 at the James Earl Jones Theater, with the official opening scheduled for April 22. …
Read More »Britney Spears Fairytale Musical 'Once Upon a One More Time' Is Leaving Broadway
The Britney Spears jukebox musical Once Upon a One More Time will leave Broadway in two weeks. The production, which opened in June, will hold its final performance on Sept. 3, less than three full months after it premiered on opening night at the Marquis Theatre on June 23. “The …
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