Theater like this is especially crucial at a time of destructive national division: it is explicitly aimed at intergenerational audiences, it takes on issues that confront family and community, and it makes the…

5 Completely Original Musicals I Love! (21st Century Edition) With the announcement of the new musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), a completely original show, it got me to thinking about othe…

Tony Award winners Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom) and Jessie Mueller (Beautiful, Waitress) will star in Classic Stage Company's one-night-only benefit concert performance of THE RINK, the 1984 mus…

Smash is officially the first post-Tonys casualty of 2025. The Tony nominated new Broadway musical comedy will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, June 22, 2025 after 32 previews and 84 regular perfo…

By LOU HARRY I caught the first performance of The Prom, produced by Summer Stock Stage, a unique company that fuses the talents of established performers with early career actors. It’s now a resident company…

Carla R. Stewart and Keenan Barrett. All production photos are by Greg Mooney The show: “Millions,” a new musical receiving its world premie…

During a recent episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show, the Oscar-winning host shared an exclusive clip of Robyn Hurder and the cast of Smash performing "Let's Be Bad," from the Broadway musical. Check it out now!…

She's a star! On a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Robyn Hurder and the cast of Broadway's Smash took the stage to perform the show's opening number, "Let Me Be Your Star." Watch it now! Directed by …

Robyn Hurder and the cast of the Tony-nominated musical SMASH joined The View on Friday for a performance of the song I Never Met A Wolf Who Didn't Love To Howl. Watch the performance, and check out the full ca…

First look footage of Caroline Bowman performing "They Just Keep Moving The Line" in SMASH the Musical has been released! The beloved Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman song – first sung by Megan Hilty in the fan…

Tune in to The View next week to see a special performance from Broadway's Smash! Cast from the Tony-nominated Broadway musical will join the daytime talk show on Friday, May 16 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. EDT. The Vi…

As part of the the Alliance Theatre's MILLIONS preview event, Behind the Musical, cast member Yair Keydar performed the heartfelt song "Childish Things." In the number, Anthony (Keydar, recently seen in Off Bro…

As part of the Alliance's MILLIONS preview event, Behind the Musical, cast members Keenan Barrett and Brad Raymond performed the funny and heartfelt song "St. Who?" where Damian (Barrett) works to convince St. …

Ana Gasteyer calls Brooks Ashmanskas “the funniest man on Broadway,” and who are we to argue? In a 30-year career on and off-Broadway, Ashmanskas has lent his comic expertise to farces (The Ritz), sketch re…

Bob Martin burst onto the Broadway scene back in 2006 with The Drowsy Chaperone, a loving send-up of Broadway musicals that ran for 674 performances, was nominated for 13 Tony awards and won five of them includ…

It’s not that the musical all goes wrong, exactly. With a cast as good as this one – Robyn Hurder, The Prom‘s Brooks Ashmanskas, Krysta Rodriguez, John Behlmann and the invaluable Kristine Nielsen, just f…

Following on the high heels of the 2023 hit film “Barbie,” “Boop! The Musical” likewise aims to remake and rebrand another dated pop character for contemporary times and audiences. Unlike Barbie, who ha…

Jacobs & Casey Have Us Dancing in Our Seats  by Lynne Stevens When I was in high school a boy who took auto shop classes and was rumored to have been in “juvie” asked me to the prom. He had the requisi…

The 23rd annual WATCH (Washington Area Theatre Community Honors) Awards were held Monday, March 24, 2025 at the Birchmere with Master of Ceremonies John Dickson Wakefield at the helm. The show opened with a spi…

Tony nominee and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose is in talks to lead Jamie Lloyd's revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita. As previously announced, the production will play the London Palla…

Chad Beguelin knows how to make you fall in love with a character. Whether it’s redeeming The Prom’s self-absorbed Broadway diva Dee Dee Allen or preserving the innocent magic of beloved heroes like Aladdin…

By: David Sheward October 27, 2024: Two upcoming Broadway shows, Smash and Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, have announced specific details on dates, theaters and cast members. Smash, the musical based on the…

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, the upcoming Broadway revue of the great composer’s classics starring the previously announced Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, will also feature cast members Ja…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Since The Prom opened on Broadway last November, audience members from all over have been struck by its universal message, wrapped in a small town story. The impact the show has a…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The number 13 might have an infamous reputation amongst the superstitious, but 2019 Tony nominee Beth Leavel is all about it this Tonys season. Not only has it been 13 years since…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Barry Glickman might be going to prom, but Brooks Ashmankas is going to the Tonys. On June 9th, the star of the seven-time Tony-nominated The Prom will take a seat at Radio City Mu…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The Prom is still changing lives at the Longacre Theatre, where it will soon celebrate its 200th Broadway performance. As the cast and creative team dance towards another major mil…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In this latest episode, Ben learns to love his neighbor with choreography from The Prom, with the help of Jack Sippel. Can you keep up?

The Sharon Playhouse is currently presenting The Prom through August 11th. Watch the company perform the show's finale It's Time To Dance in this all-new video.

Check out photos from The Sharon Playhouse's production of The Prom, starring Kate Baldwin and more, here!

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will soon presents the Broadway Center Stage production of Footloose. The cast is led by J. Quinton Johnson (Choir Boy, Hamilton,…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Casey Nicholaw picked up his eleventh Tony nomination for The Prom! Watch as tells us why this one is so special.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge has been covering the Broadway beat for 27 years. From rehearsals to curtain calls, dressing rooms to awards shows, he's been around for it all…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Caitlin Kinnunen just picked up her first Tony nomination for her performance in The Prom! Find out why she couldn't be happier!

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: What happens when one of Broadway's funniest actors decides to interview one of Broadway's funniest actors? You're about to find out, because The Prom star Josh Lamon is getting th…

Making life-altering decisions is no small matter, especially for the characters in “Choice,” Winnie Holzman’s provocative but imperfect play, which just completed a run at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Eight times a week at the Longacre Theatre, the cast of The Prom takes a nostalgic journey back to days of high school past when they dance their way through prom night. Below, wat…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Put on your dancing shoes! The Prom is coming to Broadway. The new musical is set to officially open at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) on Thursday, November 15, 2018…

"The Prom" is another strong summer musical choice for Playhouse on Park, and the final show of the theater’s 2023-24 season.

The musical follows Broadway performers looking to get some notoriety by helping a gay teenager who's been barred from attending her prom.

The LGBTQ-themed musical comedy "The Prom" is the summer musical offering at Playhouse on Park. The show was a hit on Broadway in 2018 and was made into a movie in 2020.

With the school year winding down, social media accounts are flooded with pictures of graduating seniors. It’s impossible not to feel nostalgic about adolescent rites of passage: summer jobs, learner’s perm…

The Sharon Playhouse, the historic arts and entertainment venue in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut has announced casting for the 2024 season. 

The company is also staging productions of Rock of Ages, Steel Magnolias, and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Formal attire requested! The Prom is now in performances at Broadway's Longacre Theatre and officially open tonight, November 15, 2018! Check out highlights of the cast in action b…

At Town Hall, the musical has a little something for everyone The post ‘The Prom’ dances into Littleton in a high-octane production appeared first on OnStage Colorado.

One afternoon in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s, a 15-year-old student at Will Rogers High School named Susan Hinton—her close friends called her Suzie—witnessed a friend being attacked by a gang of boys on h…

The world-premiere musical Millions, inspired by Frank Cottrell Boyce’s 2004 novel and film, will be the final production of the Alliance Theatre's 2024-25 season. Described as a modern-day fable, the music…

There’s an easy way to unleash the positive power of social media: Post a photo of Beth Leavel. “Icon,” “Queen” and, simply, “Mother” flood the comments, along with heart and crown emojis, in trib…

Replying to @michaeljoseph97 From The Prom to Lempicka, Beth Leavel hails at The Longacre Theatre as: THE LESBIAN PROTECTOR 💥💥💥 #bethleavel #lesbians #lempicka #theprom #bwaysho #seeyouatthesho

Playbill and Broadway's upcoming new musical The Prom want to know how you celebrate the Tony® Awards! ... The new musical doesn't open until the fall, ...

Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose will host the 77th Annual Tony Awards, celebrating the 2023-24 Broadway season. She will also serve as producer and choreograph the show's opening number. De…

By Oline H.  Cogdill The Prom is for everyone — straight couples, same-sex couples, those attending in a group, those attending solo or with just a friend or two are all welcomed — as Slow Burn Theatre Com…

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) New Orleans audiences have long been enamored of local comedy genius Ricky Graham, but thanks to the regional premiere of The Prom, they are now bec…

First it was cancelled, then it wasn't, then the students couldn't talk about it. Now that the show actually went on, it's worth asking: Were this school district's precautions about safety or silencing?

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included here, but how familia…

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included here, but how familiar …

Tony nominee John-Andrew Morrison (A Strange Loop) and Angie Schworer (Some Like It Hot, The Prom,) lead the cast of Salem, a new musical comedy.

I am joined by Broadway star, Jay Armstrong Johnson, to talk all things Bway! Jay is a true triple threat, from singing incredible scores like Phantom, to dancing Michael Bennett's original choreography in A …

RGoing (or not going) to the big dance has been an irresistible storyline for musicals from “Oklahoma!” to “The Prom.” The set-up inherently inspires social stress, romantic anxiety, comic potential and…

Going (or not going) to the big dance has been an irresistible storyline for musicals from “Oklahoma!” to “The Prom.” The set-up inherently inspires social stress, romantic anxiety, comic potential and,…

Five years ago today, on November 15, 2018, The Prom opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre, where it ran for 309 performances. Check out some videos to celebrate the show's time on Broadway!

For Isabelle McCalla, starring as the spirited heroine Maizy in Shucked has been “a riot and a hoot.” She says the puntastic musical set in fictional Cob County is the funniest show she’s ever been a part…

Grant Gustin, the star of the CW’s long-running The Flash, will make his Broadway debut in the new musical Water For Elephants, producers announced today. Gustin, who also appeared in the TV series Glee, will…

... Playbill. In HSPVA's production, Emma Nolan (played beautifully by Aubrey Scarcella) wants to attend her high school prom — but she wants to take ...

Will Nunziata directs the new musical based on a true story of student activists in Nazi Germany

Students and alumni of a Algonquin, Illinois area High School are fighting to save a prom, but not the one you're thinking of. They've taken to social media to try and save a canceled production of The Prom, a…

40 Years of Broadway: Creative Influencers: The Designers I've been so fortunate to see some of the greatest stage designs of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Many of the master influencers of their t…

Isabelle McCalla, who has originated roles in The Prom, Hercules, and Water For Elephants, will begin performances as ‘Maizy,’ the small-town girl with medium-sized city dreams, in Shucked, Broadway’s…

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Hear what Amy Spanger has to say about steping into the role of Dee Dee Allen in the Theatre Raleigh production of THE PROM. The post A Conversation with Amy Spanger (THE PROM) appeared first on Beltline to Bro…

Hear what Amy Spanger has to say about playing Dee Dee Allen in the Theatre Raleigh production of THE PROM. THE PROM runs through August 13.LinksAmy Spanger's WebsiteTheatre Raleigh WebsiteConnect with UsFacebo…

The Prom original Broadway cast member Isabelle McCalla will join Shucked as Maizy beginning September 8.

Isabelle McCalla has been announced to take over the role of Maizy in the Tony Award-nominated musical Shucked. McCalla will join the production on September 8, replacing the role’s originator, Caroline Inner…

A veteran of Broadway's The Prom, McCalla will be the corn-y musical's new Maizy.

Isabelle McCalla, who has originated roles in The Prom, Hercules, and Water For Elephants, will begin performances as ‘Maizy,’ the small-town girl with medium-sized city dreams, in Shucked. Learn how to…

What happens when four has-been actors decide to take on a social cause in a small Indiana town?  A lot of laughter, a lot of drama, and a dinner at Applebee’s. The Drama Desk Award-winning “The Prom” is…