Operation Mincemeat Star Jak Malone to Make Solo NYC Cabaret Debut on New Year's Eve by Andrew Gans

The evening at the Beechman with the 2025 Tony winner will benefit Broadway Cares.

Labelle, New Rock Opera Based on Famed Singing Group, in Development by Andrew Gans

Labelle’s Nona Hendryx is collaborating with Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage on the new production.

Debbie Wileman Will Bring Her Judy Garland Across the Country in We Need a Little Christmas by Andrew Gans

The Garland tribute artist has also released a new holiday album.

Who Is Dorothy in Wicked: For Good? by Margaret Hall

After years of secrecy, the identity of the blue-gingham frocked actress has been revealed.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Will Run in London's West End in 2026 by Meg Masseron

The new musical tells the true story of William Kamkwamba.

Taylor Mac's Holiday Sauce Will Play The Town Hall Next Month by Meg Masseron

The annual holiday extravaganza will return to NYC for one-night-only.

Edinburgh Fringe Hits Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story and Gwyneth Goes Skiing Will Premiere in NYC, LA Next Year by Meg Masseron

The two hits from Linus Karp and Joseph Martin received rave reviews in their respective Fringe runs in 2023 and 2024.

The William F. Buckley Centennial by Trav S.D.

Author, editor, and television presenter William F. Buckley (1925-2008) was born 100 years ago today. Having now done posts on Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, James Baldwin, and Truman Capote, of…

Leadership Changes at ACT, La Jolla, Golden Thread, and More by American Theatre Editors

Big changes at California theatres and other comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.

Listen: Jennifer Hudson Shares Extended Edition of 'The Gift Of Love' Holiday Album

EGOT-winner Jennifer Hudson has released an extended holiday edition of her 2024 Grammy-nominated album The Gift of Love. The new edition includes two new bonus tracks: “Mary, Did You Know…

Liberation, Initiative, Cold War Choir Practice Nominated for Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

Off-Broadway Review: “The Seat of Our Pants” at the Public’s Newman Theater (Through Sunday, December 7, 2025) by Lars Koudal

Thornton Wilder wrote “The Skin of Our Teeth” in 1942 as the world burned. Ethan Lipton’s musical adaptation “The Seat of Our Pants,” now at the Public Theater, arrives as history …

Review Roundup: GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES Opens Off-Broadway

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries is back on the New York stage in a new production starring three-time Emmy Award nominee Nicholas Braun and two-time Ton…

Ruth Stage to Present Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo by Meg Masseron

The Asbury Park company will kick off the new year with the acclaimed play.

Dan Lauria's Just Another Day Sets Bow at New Jersey Repertory Company by Meg Masseron

Eric Krebs will direct the work following a comedy writer and a poet in their 70s.

Elaine Hendrix, Leigh Silverman, Ruby Cruz Join 24 Hour Plays Gala Lineup by Meg Masseron

Proceeds from the event support The 24 Hour Plays' non-profit activities throughout the year, including education programming with students from middle school to college.

Pedro Pascal Reveals 2025 Finalists of Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by Meg Masseron

The honor is the largest and oldest award recognizing women+ playwrights.

FROST MY LIFE! A Christmas Movie Parody Musical

Drunk Christmas Carol: A Boozy Holiday Comedy

Frosty and Flirty: A Christmas Extravaganza by Nocturna

A Christmas Carol Cocktail Experience – Boca Raton

The Ultimate Broadway Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Gifts for Theatre Fans, TheaterMakers, and Wicked Lovers Alike by Ken Davenport

If you’ve walked into any store lately and been blinded... The post The Ultimate Broadway Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Gifts for Theatre Fans, TheaterMakers, and Wicked Lovers Alike first appe…

WICKED: FOR GOOD Achieves Biggest Opening for Broadway Musical Film Adaptation

Wicked: For Good has broken a new record. The film, which officially hit theaters on Friday, opened with $226 million at the global box office, making it the biggest ever opening for a Broad…

LABELLE Rock Opera in Development From Nona Hendryx and Lynn Nottage

Labelle, a new rock opera inspired by the trio of the same name, is currently in development. Written by Labelle’s own Nona Hendryx, in collaboration with two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning…

Hot Tickets of the Week: BEETLEJUICE, STRANGER THINGS & More

Ready to see your next Broadway show? Of course you are! Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week, starting November 24…

See Jonathan Bailey, Billy Porter, LaChanze, More at the Opening of Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) on Broadway by Meg Masseron

Bailey personally endorsed the new musical in a red carpet interview.

Go Inside the Opening Night of Gruesome Playground Injuries Off-Broadway by Meg Masseron

The star-studded evening was attended by a number of stars from stage and screen.

Find the Perfect Present for the Broadway Fan in Your Life With Playbill's 2025 Holiday Gift Guide by Playbill Staff

Order by December 15 to get your gifts in time to put them under the tree.

WICKED: FOR GOOD Blu-ray Pre-Orders Now Available Including Exclusive Gift Set

With Wicked: For Good finally in theaters, pre-orders for physical copies of the film have officially opened. Newly released listings are previewing the home video release for the movie, whi…

Tatsuya Nakadai obituary by Phil Hoad

One of the greatest actors of Japanese cinema best known for Ran, the 1985 film adaptation of King Lear Though he had the well-appointed bone structure of the 1950s matinee idol, it was Tats…

From Wicked: For Good to Stranger Things: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead by Guardian Staff

Ariana Grande sparkles in the concluding part of the Wicked Witch tale, and the first batch of final episodes of the retro sci-fi juggernaut are unleashed Wicked: For GoodOut nowWas the deci…

Can’t tech a joke: AI does not understand puns, study finds by Steven Morris

Researchers say results underline large language models’ poor grasp of humour, empathy and cultural nuance Comedians who rely on clever wordplay and writers of witty headlines can rest a l…

‘The world is such a nice thing!’: Matt Maltese, the songwriter for pop’s A-list … and Shakespeare by Shaun Curran

After getting dropped by a major label, the Leonard Cohen-influenced south Londoner kept going, and has now won fans in Rosalía, Sabrina Carpenter and more. But writing for the Bard is the …

Interview: Sarah Brightman Previews Holiday Tour & Reflects on SUNSET BOULEVARD

This holiday season, global performing artist Sarah Brightman is hitting the road for her acclaimed holiday show, A Winter Symphony. Known to musical theater fans everywhere as the original …

The Making of ‘Wicked: For Good’ With Flying, Belting and a “Wonderful” Ride by Caitlin Huston

The cast and creative team on the second 'Wicked' film talk about the decision to split the films into two, live singing on set and how they shot the final song.

This ‘All My Sons’ Is Tragedy Done Right by Houman Barekat

Arthur Miller and Ivo van Hove are a perfect match again, in a new production starring Bryan Cranston and Paapa Essiedu.

Andrea Chénier, The Nutcracker, and More: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Find out what’s happening in the opera, concert, and dance scene this week.

SIX Cast Will Perform on CNN's 'Thanksgiving In America'

The cast of SIX, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss's Tony Award-winning musical, will appear on CNN's “Thanksgiving in America” this Thanksgiving. Their performance of “Ex-Wives” will air on…

Bradley Stryker, Tripp Taylor, and More Join JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE

Additional casting has been announced for August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone which will play Broadway's Barrymore Theatre. Directed by Golden Globe Award and four-time Emmy Award win…

Will Brill and Thomas Jay Ryan Will Play Larry Kramer and Dr. Anthony Fauci in New Drama

Broadway cast of ‘SIX’ to perform on CNN’s ‘Thanksgiving in America’ by Andy Lefkowitz

The musical’s performance of “Ex-Wives” will air on Nov. 27.

Update on the Broadway Tax Credit - Deadline Shifts and How Non-Profits are Qualifying

There has been a lot of press about the NYC Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit, but so much remains unclear. I continue to get regular questions about it, months after any major ne…

David Oyelowo, Rachel Brosnahan, Cynthia Erivo to Star in Othello Film

Today on Broadway: Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 by Matt Tamanini

‘Wicked: For Good’ to set box office records, Kramer and Fauci play to hit New York, country version of ‘For Good’ from former ‘Wicked’ witches Since 2016, “Today on Broadway�…

All My Sons, Wyndham's Theatre review - ruthless reappraisal of early Arthur Miller by Matt Wolf

Ivo van Hove returns to form with his blistering revival of Arthur Miller's 1947 play, here starring a pitch-perfect Bryan Cranston and Paapa Essiedu as father and son

'Ride the Cyclone' review — this strange but sweet new musical is one of the giddiest delights of the year by Matt Wolf

Grace Galloway and Damon Gould are amongst the terrific cast in the European premiere of this quirky, sweet Off Broadway hit, seen originally in Canada; Lizzie Gee directs and choreographs.

Kathryn Hunter, Malachi Kirby and Indra Ové Named New Ambassadors for Intermission Youth by Staff Writer

Intermission Youth has announced three acclaimed actors as its newest ambassadors: Olivier Award-winner Kathryn Hunter, BAFTA-winning Malachi Kirby and stage and screen star Indra Ové The p…

From Where We Sat: The Longacre Theatre by JK

Today, we have the next in our series of seating articles based on many of your emails requests and questions, namely "how were your seats?" Sure, I'm aware of another website that provides …

Capturing Demand in a Fragmented Landscape: YouTube’s Full-Funnel Power by Situation

Living, Breathing, Seeing and Teaching Theater by Elisabeth Vincentelli

James Bundy leads the theater program at Yale while directing his own revival of “Hedda Gabler.” He told us about a week in his cultural life.

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Musicals

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal.

James Norton Backs Propel, A New Creative Careers Programme at Stephen Joseph Theatre by Staff Writer

Actor James Norton is supporting Propel, an innovative new programme from the Stephen Joseph Theatre (SJT) aimed at young people aged 15 to 17 in the Scarborough area The post James Norton B…

A Public Address Announced for Battersea Arts Centre as Part of Wandsworth’s London Borough of Culture by Staff Writer

The full programme has been revealed for A Public Address, a major takeover by award-winning Manchester theatre collective Quarantine at Battersea Arts Centre The post A Public Address Annou…

‘Jazz Island’ at Ailey Will Revive an Old-School Theatrical Style by Brian Seibert

Maija García’s “Jazz Island” is a full-company narrative of a kind that Ailey hasn’t done in a while. And it features an Afro-Caribbean score by Etienne Charles.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld November 24, 2025- TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) Opens On Broadway and More

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 24, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized St…

Jack and the Beanstalk review – sass, sparkle and fee-fi-fo fun sock it to the baddies by Anya Ryan

Lyric Hammersmith, London A sinister giant computer and a meat-eating headmaster have a sinister plan for shy Jack and his schoolfriends. Meanwhile, the Fairy Godfather has the hots for the …

Review: Jack and the Beanstalk at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre by Oliver Valentine

Review: Jack and the Beanstalk at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre "It is in the second half where this production really comes to life" The post Review: Jack and the Beanstalk at Lyric Hammersmith…

LA Opera’s “La Bohème” reviewed by Pauline Adamek

Vive la France! Possibly one of the most romantic and beloved operas of all time, Giacomo Puccini’s grand Parisian romance La Bohème is once again given the classic treatment in LA Opera�…

Teal Wicks Joins & Juliet on Broadway November 24 by Andrew Gans

The long-running Max Martin jukebox musical continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

Gruesome Playground Injuries by Jack Quinn

In Neil Pepe’s stark revival of Rajiv Joseph’s "Gruesome Playground Injuries," Nicholas Braun and Kara Young trace three decades of bruised connection. Childhood scars, teenage volatilit…

Ariana DeBose and Scott Bakula Break—and Mend—Hearts in Schwartz’s Lush Revival Of The Baker’s Wife by Suzanna Bowling

Classic Stage Company delivers a gently heart-wrenching, beautifully sung revival of The Baker’s Wife, Stephen Schwartz’s long-revered cult musical with a score as warm and aching as fre…