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There are more than 7 billion people in the world. Only 2.2% of them are smart enough to be called "Genius". This is not a show about those people. "Almost Genius" is a self-contained, half-hour comedy series that celebrates the people, places and things that try so hard to succeed but come up just a bit short. Hosted by April Richardson and Chris Fairbanks, the show features comedians and performers digitally inserted into viral videos to comment on and congratulate people for their bravery and ingenuity in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. But Almost Genius doesn't mock, because as everyone knows, almost is awesome... and genius.

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BROADWAY FOR SELF HELP AFRICA Raises Funds This Week Photo BROADWAY FOR SELF HELP AFRICA Raises Funds This Week
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2024

Ninth annual Broadway for Self Help Africa concert was held on Monday, April 15 at 7 PM at The Cutting Room in NYC. The successful event brought together a slew of Broadway's brightest stars raising their voices, raising the roof, and raising vital funds for Self Help Africa!...
Zac Brown Band Releases 'Beautiful Drug (Ft. Avicii) - Remix' Photo Zac Brown Band Releases 'Beautiful Drug (Ft. Avicii) - Remix'
by Michael Major - February 16, 2024

Multi-platinum, GRAMMY Award-winning Zac Brown Band has shared a special remix of their Jekyll + Hyde song “Beautiful Drug” from late icon Avicii. The band announced earlier this week that they will be playing in Cape Town, South Africa in October. ZBB will be playing over 20 cities this year, many ...
2024 Queerly Festival to Take Place This Summer At UNDER St. Marks Photo 2024 Queerly Festival to Take Place This Summer At UNDER St. Marks
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2024

Join the 2024 Queerly Festival at UNDER St. Marks this summer. Learn more about the programming and see how to purchase tickets....
Review: POTUS at CVRep Photo Review: POTUS at CVRep
by Kay Kudukis - March 01, 2024

What did our critic think of POTUS at CVRep? POTUS or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive, now playing at CVRep, premiered on Broadway at The Schubert Theatre in 2022. I...
Review: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at Court Theatre Photo Review: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at Court Theatre
by Zac Thriffiley - April 09, 2024

Charles Newell's final project as Court Theatre's artistic director offers audiences a hilarious exploration of what makes us human as well as a stunning reminder of his keen dramaturgical instincts. The production has already been extended through April 28 due to critical acclaim and popular demand...
Louis Cole to Release 'nothing' (Brainfeeder)' LP with the Metropole Orkest Photo Louis Cole to Release 'nothing' (Brainfeeder)' LP with the Metropole Orkest
by Josh Sharpe - April 25, 2024

Taken from Cole’s live performances with the Orkest, nothing fuses breath-taking classical orchestration with dance music, pop, and jazz sensibilities. Cole will return to Germany and the Netherlands this fall to perform nothing alongside the Orkest and Buckley. To herald the announcement, Cole shar...
Celebrity Series of Boston Reveals 2024/25 Season Photo Celebrity Series of Boston Reveals 2024/25 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 07, 2024

Celebrity Series of Boston has announced its 2024/25 season, marking 86 years of bringing world-class touring and local performing artists to Boston. Learn more about the season lineup here!...
Review: SPIRITED AWAY, London Coliseum Photo Review: SPIRITED AWAY, London Coliseum
by Cindy Marcolina - May 09, 2024

Hayao Miyazaki’s legacy is one for the ages. The co-founder of Studio Ghibli revolutionised the Western consumption of anime and set a new standard for Japanese animated films. London isn’t a stranger to the stage adaptations of his creations: a major example is My Neighbour Totoro, which took up sh...
Review: AMADEUS at Theatre On The Bay Photo Review: AMADEUS at Theatre On The Bay
by Faeron Wheeler - April 28, 2024

AMADEUS by Peter Shaffer is widely regarded as an absolute classic play from the 20th century. The words flow off the page with a rise and fall that can mimic great music - exactly what is needed to tell the story of the rivalry between Mozart and Salieri. What I loved most about this offering from ...
Alfie Boe, Killian Donnelly, Michael Ball & Bradley Jaden to Lead LES MISERABLES Aren Photo Alfie Boe, Killian Donnelly, Michael Ball & Bradley Jaden to Lead LES MISERABLES Arena Tour
by Stephi Wild - February 12, 2024

Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly will share the role of Jean Valjean and Michael Ball and Bradley Jaden will share the role of Javert in the UK, leading a cast and orchestra of over 65 in the forthcoming World Tour of LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA SPECTACULAR. Learn more about the tour here including more ...
Interview: Betty Buckley on Adding IMAGINARY to Her Horror Film Résumé Photo Interview: Betty Buckley on Adding IMAGINARY to Her Horror Film Résumé
by Michael Major - March 08, 2024

Since her film debut in Carrie, Betty Buckley has carved out a lengthy history with horror movies. BroadwayWorld caught up with Buckley to discuss working with Jason Blum on her new film, Imaginary, how she got her start in horror films with Carrie, and how she created her new short film, The Mayfly...
Mark MacKillop to Present Fourth Edition of DUETS at Chelsea Table + Stage Photo Mark MacKillop to Present Fourth Edition of DUETS at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 15, 2024

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present the return of Mark MacKillop, star of West Side Story, Anastasia and Dirty Dancing, with the fourth installment of his “Duets” series. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...
Interview: Theatre Life with Nora Palka Photo Interview: Theatre Life with Nora Palka
by Elliot Lanes - May 02, 2024

Today’s subject Nora Palka is currently living her theatre life at Signature Theatre playing Jeanie in their current production of Hair. The production runs through July seventh in the MAX. Hair is a homecoming for Nora to be sure. She grew up in the DC area and as you will read, credits Signature ...
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, BEAUTIFUL, and More Set For Geva Theatre's 2024-25 Season Photo YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, BEAUTIFUL, and More Set For Geva Theatre's 2024-25 Season
by Stephi Wild - March 29, 2024

Geva Theatre has announced its 24/25 Season, kicking off this September. Learn more about the full lineup here!...
Review: HIR, Park Theatre Photo Review: HIR, Park Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - February 22, 2024

In its basic premise and form, Hir is a very traditional piece of theatre. It follows a typical two-act structure and the whole play takes place in one room with the same four characters. Within this familiar form, however, Mac wreaks havoc on the notion of the nuclear family, exploring what takes p...
Interview: Simon Godwin on How MACBETH Can Connect to Audiences Today Photo Interview: Simon Godwin on How MACBETH Can Connect to Audiences Today
by Josh Sharpe - April 29, 2024

Simon Godwin is no stranger to the work of Shakespeare. Until May 5, his production of Macbeth is playing in D.C. with a cast led by Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma. The film version of this same production will hit theaters on May 2. BroadwayWorld sat down with Godwin to discuss his take on Shakespe...
Review: Broadway's Jessica Vosk Honors the Songwriters of Laurel Canyon at OC's Seger Photo Review: Broadway's Jessica Vosk Honors the Songwriters of Laurel Canyon at OC's Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - January 30, 2024

A spectacular one-night-only concert at OC's Segerstrom Center starring one of Broadway's most acclaimed stars, Jessica Vosk's 'California Dreamin'' is a rousing, informative tribute to the incredible singer/songwriters that populated the Laurel Canyon artists community in Los Angeles that included ...
FRIGID New York Reveals Performance Schedule For 2024 Queerly Festival Photo FRIGID New York Reveals Performance Schedule For 2024 Queerly Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2024

Join the celebration of the LGBTQ+ community at the 2024 Queerly Festival, presented by FRIGID New York at UNDER St. Marks. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets....
The Friday Five (+1): The Cast of Street Theatre Company's THE TRAIL TO OREGON Photo The Friday Five (+1): The Cast of Street Theatre Company's THE TRAIL TO OREGON
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 08, 2024

Originally written and produced by Team Starkid (of A Very Potter Musical fame), The Trail to Oregon! parodies the video game The Oregon Trail, which follows a pioneer family on their journey westward to make a new life for themselves. Described as “hilarious and ‘edu-macational’ musical comedy,” th...
Curtis Institute of Music to Celebrate New Music Month with Concerts in March and Apr Photo Curtis Institute of Music to Celebrate New Music Month with Concerts in March and April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 15, 2024

Curtis Institute of Music will present New Music Month, a celebration of musical innovation and ingenuity featuring four exciting contemporary classical music concerts. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets....
Review Roundup: STEREOPHONIC Opens On Broadway Photo Review Roundup: STEREOPHONIC Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2024

The new rock n' roll-centric play Stereophonic brings the drama of the recording studio to life at Broadway’s Golden Theatre, opening tonight! See what the critics had to say!...
Review: BRUSHSTROKE at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble Photo Review: BRUSHSTROKE at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
by Evan Henerson - February 12, 2024

John Ross Bowie’s Cold War comedy BRUSHSTROKE considers the role of 'art' from a bunch of different angles and fashions a very nifty play around it....
Review Roundup: MOTHER PLAY Opens On Broadway, Starring Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons & Photo Review Roundup: MOTHER PLAY Opens On Broadway, Starring Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons & Celia Keenan-Bolger
by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2024

Tony Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award winner Jessica Lange, and Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Jim Parsons return to Broadway in the Second Stage's production of Mother Play. Read the reviews!...
Interview: Kristen Adele Calhoun Excitedly World Premieres Her BLACK CYPRESS BAYOU Photo Interview: Kristen Adele Calhoun Excitedly World Premieres Her BLACK CYPRESS BAYOU
by Gil Kaan - February 20, 2024

The world premiere of Kristen Adele Calhoun’s Black Cypress Bayou has already begun at the Geffen Playhouse. Tiffany Nichole Greene directs the cast of: Amber Chardae Robinson, Brandee Evans, Angela Lewis and Kimberly Scott. After a successful opening weekend, Kristen managed to find some time to an...
Review: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE at Kennedy Center Opera House Photo Review: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE at Kennedy Center Opera House
by Emily Berger - April 13, 2024

Message in a Bottle, a narrative dance work set to music by Sting, with choreography by Kate Prince ranging from hip hop to break dancing to contemporary, is sometimes maddening but often exhilarating....




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