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MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN：“日本版グラミー賞”の呼び声高い国際音楽賞'MAJ'が、記念すべき第1回を迎えた。日本の音楽業界主要5団体が垣根を越えて創設したこのアワードは、アジア圏最大規模の授賞式として、世界へ向けて音楽文化の多様性と未来を発信する新たな試みである。 初開催の舞台となったのは、歴史と文化が息づく京都・ロームシアター。5月21日のPremiere Ceremonyに加え、5月22日にはノミネートアーティストを中心としたレッドカーペットのほか、Grand Ceremonyでは主要6部門を中心とした最優秀賞発表および授賞式が行われた。 レッドカーペットには国内外から著名なアーティストや業界関係者が集結。授賞式では俳優・菅田将暉がMCを務め、Mrs. GREEN APPLEや矢沢永吉らによる圧巻のライブパフォーマンスが披露され、SNSでも「#MAJ2025」が長時間にわたりトレンド入りを果たすなど、熱狂的な反響を呼んだ。 本記事では、全62部門に及ぶ受賞・ノミネートの中から注目アーティストをピックアップし。現地で二日間にわたり取材した筆者が、レッドカーペット上で...

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN : The inaugural edition of MAJ hailed as the “Japanese Grammy Awards”—marked a groundbreaking moment in the nation’s music history. (Click here to read Review: Music Awards Japan, the Japanese Grammy's Launch with Unprecedented Scale and Spirit) Jointly launched by five major Japanese music industry organizations, the award aims to celebrate the diversity and future of music culture from Japan to the world, establishing itself as one of the largest international music awards i...

Ryo Kamibayashi, currently appearing in Pirates! The Penzance Musical on Broadway, took us backstage at the Todd Haimes Theatre to share some of his favorite backstage moments, pre-show rituals, and more!...

Just a week after he wraps up his final performance in the titular role of FLOYD COLLINS on Broadway—a role that earned him a 2025 Tony Award nomination—musical theater icon Jeremy Jordan will head to Los Angeles to perform his long-running and (as of now) nearly sold-out one-man show at the Segerst...

BroadwayWorld spoke with Lighting Designer Ben Stanton about his work on Maybe Happy Ending! Read the full interview here, and learn more about Stanton and the production!...

Shelby Acosta, currently appearing in Real Women Have Curves on Broadway, took us backstage at the James Earl Jones Theatre to share some of her favorite backstage moments, must-haves, routines, and more!...

Alicia Witt's music has been described as ‘sharply personal, boldly melodic pop originals in the Carole King/Billy Joel vein’. I had the absolute pleasure to chat with the LONGLEGS star ahead of her upcoming show at 54 Below on June 1...

J Savage, currently appearing in SMASH on Broadway, took us backstage at the Imperial Theatre to share some of his favorite backstage moments, pre-show rituals, and more!...

BroadwayWorld caught up with Brandon Victor Dixon to discuss the unique single, what fans can expect from the full album, and finding the right collaborators for the project....

Just last month, Stranger Things: The First Shadow opened at the Marquis Theatre, turning Broadway upside down for a season full of mystery, illusion, and of course, demogorgons. Burke Swanson is along for the ride as 'James Hopper Jr.', the teenage counterpart to the character made famous by David ...

BroadwayWorld spoke with Rob Madge about bringing My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?) to New York during Pride season, how the show has taken on new urgency in today’s political climate, and more. Read the interview here!...

Nihar Duvvuri, currently appearing in John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway, took us backstage at the Booth Theatre to share some of his favorite backstage moments, must-haves, routines, and more!...

BroadwayWorld spoke with Just In Time choreographer Shannon Lewis about working with Jonathan Groff and more. Read the full interview here and learn more about the show....

Jeb Brown is very much alive, as audiences at the Longacre Theatre can attest. This spring he returns to the stage (in his 10th Broadway show) in Dead Outlaw, the weird and wonderful new musical that is shaking up this theatre season. Ahead of opening night Brown checked in with BroadwayWorld to dis...

The indomitable matriarch of Purpose is played by none other than the great LaTanya Richardson Jackson, who returns to the stage after producing last year's Tony-nominated Purlie Victorious and directing the Tony-nominated The Piano Lesson in the previous season. BroadwayWorld checked in with LaTany...

Anthony Michael Lopez, currently appearing in Othello on Broadway, took us backstage at the Barrymore Theatre to share the backstage scoop! Learn more about him here!...

BroadwayWorld spoke with Gabrielle Nevaeh about starring in Stranger Things: The First Shadow! Read Broadwayworld's Debut of the Month feature for April and learn more about the Nevaeh and the Broadway production!...

It's been one hell of year for James Scully. Following a critically acclaimed performance off-Broadway last year, the actor made his Broadway debut in July in the cast of the hottest (and funniest) play of the season- Oh, Mary! This little show that could started as a limited engagement before it ex...

BroadwayWorld spoke with Molly Griggs about starring in John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway, and in Shonda Rhimes' The Residence on Netflix. Read the full interview here!...

Angelica Beliard, currently appearing in Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway, took us backstage to share some of her backstage routines, favorite moments, must-haves and more....

BroadwayWorld spoke with Sydney Lemmon, who starred as Jane in Max Wolf Friedlich's play JOB, which had two successful Off-Broadway runs before making its way to Broadway. Read the full interview here!...

In the same season that Audra McDonald is tackling the behemoth of Rose in “Gypsy;” that Adrienne Warren is Broadway’s first-ever Cathy in “The Last Five Years;” that Lencia Kebede is the first Black woman to play Elphaba full-time in “Wicked” — Rashidra Scott is making history of her own....

BroadwayWorld spoke with Sunset Boulevard Choreographer Fabian Aloise about his collaboration with Jamie Lloyd, Nicole Scherzinger and more. Read the full interview here and learn more about the production!...

Alana Arenas, who is appearing in Purpose on Broadway, took us backstage at the Hayes Theatre to share some of her backstage routines, favorite moments, must-haves and more....

Broadway is preparing to set sail on a thrilling new voyage with PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL, and at the helm is Nicholas Barasch as Frederic. He’s returning to Broadway to co-lead this high-energy revival alongside an all-star crew, including Jinkx Monsoon, Ramin Karimloo, and David Hyde Pierce....

Zoe Roberts, currently starring in Operation Mincemeat on Broadway, took us backstage at the Golden Theatre to share some of her favorite backstage routines, moments, must-haves and more....

Tony winner David Rockwell reunites with Mitchell, a frequent collaborator since the 2000 production of The Rocky Horror Show, as the musical's scenic designer. He is telling BroadwayWorld all about how he gave Max Fleischer's iconic cartoons new life on the Broadway stage and brought Betty into the...

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW will begin performances on Broadway in March. Learn more about what to expect from the show from the production's writer, director, and producer!...

Only heaven knows how Tina Landau's rehearsal schedule goes. The acclaimed director and writer is playing double duty this spring, working on the creative teams of the new musical Redwood and the first major revival (and Broadway premiere) of Floyd Collins. She is telling us all about the process so...

The show that is about to be staged at the Todd Haimes Theatre is not your grandma's The Pirates of Penzance. As evidenced by its new name, Pirates! The Penzance Musical is turning the classic Gilbert and Sullivan operetta on its head with a Louisiana-style reimagining....

BroadwayWorld interviewed Da’von T. Moody and Wesley Wray, who are currently making their Broadway debuts as Young Compay and Young Ibrahim respectively in Buena Vista Social Club! Read the full interview here!...

Just In Time, a new musical about Darin led by Jonathan Groff, is getting ready to open at the Circle in the Square Theatre- a venue very specifically selected by the man at the helm of the project- Tony-winning director Alex Timbers. Learn all about the concept for the new musical here!...

Who run the Broadway world? Girls. This March, BroadwayWorld is excited to spotlight five incredible female theatre-makers who are changing the game from offstage. In this second edition of 'Female Theatremakers' we are catching up with acclaimed playwright Bess Wohl....

With Othello, Kenny Leon returns to the rehearsal room for the third time this season. He brought Samm-Art Williams' Home to Broadway last June and was the mastermind behind the recent revival of Our Town, which opened last fall. How did he land on Shakespeare for his next project?...

The Picture of Dorian Gray is not a modern story- though audiences at the Music Box Theatre might have a hard time believing that this spring. Oscar Wilde's classic tale, written over 130 years ago, will be given fresh life on Broadway this spring when Kip Williams' daring new production begins prev...

Will Suzie Toot make it to the finale? Fans will have to tune in to find out. In the meantime, she checks in with BroadwayWorld to discuss everything from her awesome Rusical performance to her theater roots. ​...

This March, BroadwayWorld is excited to spotlight five incredible female theatre-makers who are changing the game from offstage. In this second edition of 'Female Theatremakers' we are catching up with director extraordinaire, Whitney White....

Glenn Davis had a huge part to play in the Purpose's journey, not only as a cast member in Chicago and now on Broadway, but as Steppenwolf's co-Artistic Director and the person behind pushing along its development in recent years....

BroadwayWorld spoke with Grammy-winning record producer and music supervisor Dean Sharenow about his approach to honoring Buena Vista Social Club’s history, and more about the Broadway production. Read the full interview here....

BroadwayWorld interviewed Jason Robert Brown about creating new orchestrations for the first-ever Broadway production of The Last Five Years, starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren. Read the full interview here!...

For the last two years, casting director David Caparelliotis has been hard at work, piecing together the puzzle that is the ensemble cast of Good Night, and Good Luck. What exactly goes into casting a show with such star-power? Caparelliotis checked in with BroadwayWorld to chat about his process in...

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