The March-April cover for Encore Monthly, featuring actor Bradley Gibson (The Lion King, A Bronx Tale), was revealed today, announcing the publication’s second issue that will hit mailboxes soon.

The issue’s cover story takes readers into the wings with photographer Michael Kushner’s The Dressing Room Project, sharing an inside look at Broadway actors’ backstage rituals (including Gibson and others). Other features include:

• Interviews with some of Broadway’s top composers (Tom Kitt, Jason Robert Brown, Maury Yeston, and more) about what they’ve been working on during the pandemic.
• A deeply moving personal story from actor and radio personality Christine Pedi.
• An analysis of Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical’s crowd-sourced success and how social media may be shaping the future of musical theater.
• A look at how college theater programs are pivoting during the COVID era.
• A road trip-inspired survey of famous musical locations that readers can visit.
• And more!

Encore Monthly is the new and only national consumer lifestyle magazine focused solely on celebrating the American theatre. The print publication is available exclusively in the United States by mail subscription at the special “intermission” rate of $29.95/year. International readers can purchase an online subscription package. Subscribe now at http://www.encoremonthly.com.

Launching on an initial bimonthly schedule, Encore Monthly will move into monthly print releases later in 2021 when Broadway theatres are expected to reopen. Veteran magazine publishers Louis Doucette and Brantley Manderson helm the publication, with Editor in Chief Robert Viagas leading an experienced editorial team.

ABOUT ENCORE MONTHLY

Encore Monthly is a new theatre magazine for the 21^st Century. It celebrates everything we love about American theatre, whether it’s happening on the stages on Broadway or the pages we follow on social media.

With its distinctive voice and contributions from both established and emerging writers, Encore Monthly offers a unique and intimate view of the world of the American stage. Its exclusive content takes readers into the wings, behind the scenes and to all the places theatre people come together. It also takes a close look at the lifestyle of theatre lovers, getting inside their living rooms to examine how they spend their time when they’re not sitting in their orchestra seats. It covers everything from food, wine, fashion, travel and much, much more—but all from a theatre lover’s specific point of view. Encore Monthly goes far beyond the experience of seeing a show: it illustrates how that experience can shape our lives forever.