Tony Awards makes final eligibility determinations for the 2023-2024 Broadway season by Michael Abourizk

The eligibility rulings for 12 productions have been announced.

Video: & JULIET Cast Members Perform the Show's Choreography at a Wedding

Watch as & Juliet Broadway and & Juliet Australia cast members performed the show's choreography at a wedding!

Tony Awards Administration Committee Makes Final Rulings on SUFFS, THE GREAT GATSBY and More

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of 12 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season. Check out the full list of rulings!

Tony Awards Admin Committee Releases Final Rulings of 2023-2024 Season by Logan Culwell-Block

Nominations for this year's awards are set to be revealed April 30.

Actors’ Equity issues deadline for Development Agreement negotiations by Ruthie Fierberg

The union for professional actors and stage managers is currently bargaining with the Broadway League.

You Pick the Nominees! Choose Your Favorites for the 2024 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards by Broadway.com

What was your favorite new musical? Who gave your favorite breakthrough performance? Who was your favorite onstage pair? It's time for you to pick the nominees of the 2024 Broadway.com Audie…

Tony Awards Administration Committee Rules on Eligibility for Suffs, Stereophonic, Illinoise and More by Darryn King

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 26 to confirm the eligibility status of 12 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season. This was the fourth and final time the Tony Aw…

Photos: See Gloria Steinem, Heidi Schreck & More at SUFFS ERA Night

Last night, Suffs hosted ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) Night at The Music Box Theatre! See photos!

Video: On the Red Carpet at MOTHER PLAY Opening Night

Watch as Broadway World's Richard Ridge interviews the company of Mother Play on Broadway!

How to Watch the 2024 Tony Nominations

It's Tonys time! On Tuesday morning, Tony Award winners Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry will announce the 77th Annual Tony Award Nominations. We have all of the details abou…

UNCLE VANYA - Opening Night! by Lincoln Center Theater

Go inside the Opening Night of UNCLE VANYA at Lincoln Center Theater! Chekhov's masterpiece returns to the stage in a new version by Heidi Schreck (What the Constitution Means to Me) and di…

Suffs' Hannah Cruz on the Beauty of Working in a Space With No Men by Talaura Harms

The new Shaina Taub Broadway musical features an all-female and non-binary cast. For its actors, the experience has been revelatory.

On the Red Carpet: How The Great Gatsby on Broadway Foregrounds Its Women by Diep Tran

Plus, see Tony winner Adrienne Warren, Marla Mindelle, the former queens of Six on Broadway, and more out to celebrate the new musical.

Tony Awards Eligibility Decisions Made for Rachel McAdams, Jessica Lange, Steve Carell, and More

The crowd goes wild for The Mystery of Edwin Drood! by Goodspeed Musicals

The crowd goes wild. Every. Time. Who will the next murderer be? You decide... The Mystery of Edwin Drood The Goodspeed, East Haddam April 5 - June 2, 2024 Tickets & Info: https://www.good…

Doris Duke Awards, Guggenheim Fellowships, Reiser Lab, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

Tony Awards Administration Committee Meets For Final Time To Determine Eligibility For the 2023-2024 Season

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the final time to confirm the eligibility status of 12 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season.

The Great Gatsby **1/2, Water for Elephants ***** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 26, 2024: If you’ve never read The Great Gatsby you will probably enjoy the new musical version now at the Broadway Theater after a run at New Jersey’s Paper M…

Video: Watch Highlights From Signature's Hair, Starring Jordan Dobson, Olivia Puckett, Mason Reeves, Amanda Lee, More by Andrew Gans, Logan Culwell-Block

Matthew Gardiner directs the production of the '60s rock musical at the D.C.-area theatre.

Photos: Huma Abedin, Heidi Schreck, Carol Jenkins, Gloria Steinem Talk the Equal Rights Amendment at Broadway's Suffs by Logan Culwell-Block, Meg Masseron

The April 25 performance of the new Broadway musical featured a post-show discussion about Alice Paul's final project, which remains unfulfilled.

MARY JANE Star Rachel McAdams to Appear on GOOD MORNING AMERICA Next Week

Tune in to see Rachel McAdams on Good Morning America next week! On Monday April 29, the Mary Jane star will be on GMA to talk the production, which is currently playing on Broadway. The pr…

Julia Bullock and Davóne Tines On Playing Mary and Joseph in El Niño by Jonathan Minnick

The singers are leading the Metropolitan Opera premiere of John Adams' work.

We went to the new Second City New York theater. Here’s why you need to go by Matt Levy

The mainstage revue show "Ruthless Acts of Kindness" is comedy with Swiss Army knife level precision.

See How Cabaret Renovated the August Wilson Theatre by Diep Tran

The new Broadway show promises an immersive Kit Kat Club, which meant turning the proscenium into an in-the-round space.

Tony Nominee Vanessa Williams Releases New Single 'Legs (Keep Dancing)' by Margaret Hall

The new single marks Williams' return to pop music after 15 years.

Feel Good Friday: Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe Help Lindsay Mendez Get Married by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony winner married her All Rise co-star J. Alex Brinson April 22, and her Merrily We Roll Along costars were there to help.

Photos: Great-Granddaughter of Ida B. Wells Visits SUFFS on Broadway

This past week, Michelle Duster, the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells attended a performance of Suffs at The Music Box Theatre. See photos

Friday dance party 🥳 @fullcircleboys by DanceOn

On the Red Carpet: There Are No Small Roles in Uncle Vanya by Diep Tran

The Broadway revival starring Steve Carell and William Jackson Harper opened April 24. Laurence Fishburne and Edie Falco were among those in attendance.

Tune-In Alert: Art Happens Here With John Lithgow Premieres on PBS April 26 by Talaura Harms

The two-time Tony winner explores arts education at four Los Angeles organizations in the new special.

‘Illinoise’ review: Moving Broadway show is about love, loss — and dance by Johnny Oleksinski

Set to the songs of Sufjan Stevens, it is a transporting and soul-stirring experience.

Broadway revival of ‘The Wiz’ will receive cast album by Michael Abourizk

The production opened in April at the Marquis Theatre.

#MotherPlayBway Opening Night!! by Second Stage Theater

HELL’S KITCHEN by Brittany Crowell

I had the pleasure of witnessing a night full of understudies who really stepped up to the plate.  Gianna Harris stepped into the role of Ali and brought such gumption, brightness and joy t…

‘Forbidden Broadway’ will not play the Main Stem this summer by Michael Abourizk

The musical revue has postponed its Broadway bow.

The Great American Songbook Foundation to Celebrate MGM Musicals With Patricia Ward Kelly and Lorna Luft

The Great American Songbook Foundation will host two special film screening events as part of its StageStruck! Conference to honor the 100th anniversary of MGM. This celebration will featu…

Recipients of Inaugural Dramatists Guild Advocacy Award Revealed by Andrew Gans

The awards will be presented in May at the Guild's annual ceremony at Sony Hall.

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‘Harlequin, Refined by Love’ Review: A French Showman’s First Steps by Laura Cappelle

The revival of a 2006 work by Thomas Jolly, the director masterminding the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, shows his gift for visual flamboyance.

Montage: Scenes from Justin Peck and Sufjan Stevens's Illinoise on Broadway by TheaterMania

A full company of performers brings the original story to life, set to the entirety of Stevens’ album with new arrangements by composer, pianist, and frequent Stevens collaborator Timo And…

Montage: Shaina Taub's Musical Suffs on Broadway by TheaterMania

Following a sold-out, extended run at The Public Theater, Suffs arrives on Broadway next spring — and not a moment too soon. From the singular mind of Shaina Taub, this “remarkable, epic…

Video: Go Inside Opening Night of THE GREAT GATSBY on Broadway

They say the green lights are bright on Broadway. Or at least they are at the Broadway Theatre, where the final musical of the 2023/24 season, The Great Gatsby, just celebrated its opening n…

‘Illinoise’ Review: A Thrilling, Genre-Defying Broadway Musical Brings the Sufjan Stevens Album to Lyrical Life by Gordon Cox

Sufjan Stevens’s indie folk concept album “Illinois” (2005) is whimsical, earnest, and sorrowful; it weaves together events and figures from Illinois history (including UFO sightings, …

Ife Olujobi, Warren Leight & 2023 WGA Strike Captains Receive Dramatists Guild Advocacy Award

The Dramatists Guild of America revealed the recipients of the inaugural Dramatists Guild Advocacy Award. Learn more about the award!

TCG Conference Announces James Rhee as Plenary Speaker by American Theatre Editors

The Ashley Stewart CEO and best-selling author will speak on business models for change at the national convening in Chicago in June.

A Marvelous ILLINOISE Now On Broadway — Review

Theatrely's Broadway review of Illinoise created by Justin Peck, set to the music of Sufjan Steven. The musical is now in performance at the St. James Theatre in New York City.

Teeth by Kendra Jones

“Hands up for Father God.” Teeth is a comical, gross, and over the top production of slashing and gore personifying the mental process and aftermath of freeing oneself from a wrath.

JOCELYN BIOH Knows How To Keep Busy

After a wildly successful run of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding at Manhattan Theatre Club on Broadway earlier this season, Jocelyn Bioh has been hard at work developing projects for the stag…

Reviews: What Do the Critics Think of Sufjan Stevens Dance Musical Illinoise on Broadway? by Margaret Hall

Directed and choreographed by Justin Peck, the show previously played an Off-Broadway premiere at Park Avenue Armory.

Forbidden Broadway Postpones Planned Summer Broadway Run by Logan Culwell-Block, Andrew Gans

The musical theatre parody had been announced to play the Hayes Theater in July.

Round-Up: The 2023-2024 Broadway Season in Reviews by Playbill Staff

As we eagerly await Tony nominations, check in with how this season's 39 new productions fared with critics.

See Who's Starring in Signature Theatre's Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Andrew Gans

Written by The Morning Show's Jeff Augustin, the Virginia production also features music by The Bengsons.

REVIEW: Illinoise by JK

Review of the Wednesday, April 24, 2024 evening performance at the St. James Theatre in New York City. Featuring dancers Benjamin Cook, Gaby Diaz, Jeanette Delgado, Rachel Lockhart, Ahmad Si…

Forbidden Broadway on Broadway Indefinitely Postpones Summer Engagement by Hayley Levitt

The previously announced summer arrival of Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song has been indefinitly postponed. Directed by creator Gerard Alessandrini, performances wer…

STILL by Tulis McCall

Lia Romeo does not let us sit on our laurels and watch the story we expect.  Oh no.  She leads us down the primrose path and pulls the proverbial rug out from under us.  

‘Forbidden Broadway’ To Remain Forbidden A Bit Longer: Satirical Revue Postpones Summer Engagement Due To “Crowded” Broadway Landscape by Greg Evans

Forbidden Broadway on Broadway, the updated iteration of the long-running Off Broadway musical-comedy review, is postponing its scheduled summer Broadway debut at the Hayes Theatre due to wh…

Voyage Theater Company ‘Say Gay Plays’ Event to Benefit Homeless LGBT Youth by American Theatre Editors

Hosted by Peppermint, the event will feature staged readings of 10 short plays that will then be made available for fundraising use across the nation.

Review Roundup: ILLINOISE Arrives on Broadway

The Broadway critics are weighing in for the final time of the 2023/24 season! Illinoise officially opened on Broadway earlier this week at the St. James Theatre, making it eligible for 2024…

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Lesli Margherita, making her Broadway debut as Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda The Musical, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts ...

Playbill: New Study Shows That 67% of Gen Zs and Millennials Are 'Broadway Curious'

I actually do believe that the existence and prevalence of AI in our everyday life will lead to a big resurgence in casual theatregoing.

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Lisa speaks with Antonio Marion (https://www.playbill.com/person/antonio-marion-vault-0000122902) , also known as Tony Marion, the Tony Award ...

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Cancels Broadway Run Due To 'Crowded' Season

Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song has canceled their run at the Hayes Theatre over concerns of an overcrowded Broadway season.

On the Orange Carpet: Celia Keenan-Bolger Is Playing Paula Vogel Onstage in Mother Play by Margaret Hall

Priscilla Lopez, Mary-Louise Parker, and Carla Gugino were among those in attendance for opening night of the new Broadway play.

‘Illinoise’ Theater Review: Justin Peck Transforms Sufjan Stevens’ Concept Album Into a Soaring Rush of Late Adolescent Experience by David Rooney

Co-written with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury, the dance musical is a transcendent distillation of youth in all its pain and glory.

Illinoise: Lots of Good Noise To Dance To by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Choreographer Justin Peck presents a stage adaptation of Sufjan Stevens’ boffo album with total finesse The post Illinoise: Lots of Good Noise To Dance To appeared first on…

Illinoise: Sufjan Stevens’ Popular ‘Illinois’ Sung and Danced to Some Effect by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury adapt, Peck directs and choreographs a game singing and dancing troupe The post Illinoise: Sufjan Stevens’ Popular ‘Illinois’ Sung…

Forbidden Broadway Cancels Summertime Broadway Run

Rachel McAdams Broadway Debut by bwaySHO

Anne Hathaway Talks Her Goal of Performing on Broadway in New Interview

In a new interview with V Magazine, Academy Award winning actress Anne Hathaway discussed her longtime goal of performing on Broadway. Hathaway recently got a taste of Broadway when she made…

‘Forbidden Broadway’ Scraps Summer Broadway Run, Citing Crowded Season by Michael Paulson

The parody show was scheduled to begin performances in July at the Helen Hayes Theater.

Tour the Sartorial Splendor of Broadway’s The Great Gatsby with Costume Designer Linda Cho by Darryn King

In his novel The Great Gatsby, amid intoxicating prose about glowing lights, copious drinks and too-eager laughter, F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates a discerning eye for clothes and what the…

Christopher Ryan Grant, Van Hughes, Patti Murin to Lead The Ballad of Johnny and June at La Jolla by Darryn King

Christopher Ryan Grant, Van Hughes and Patti Murin will lead La Jolla Playhouse's world premiere of the new musical The Ballad of Johnny and June, about the country music stars Johnny Cash a…

Water for Elephants Original Broadway Cast Recording Will be Released in May; Two Songs Now Available by Darryn King

The Original Broadway Cast Recording for Broadway’s Water for Elephants, with a score by the musical collective PigPen Theatre Co., will be released by Ghostlight Records on May 17. Two n…

Step Right Up with Water for Elephants’ Isabelle McCalla, Episode 7: Some Real Talk, and Then a Beyoncé Riff Challenge by Hayley Levitt

Isabelle McCalla has been flying high at the Imperial Theatre where she stars—and trapezes—as Marlena in the new Broadway musical Water for Elephants. Now, she's giving audiences an in…

Immersive Girls Who Walked on Glass Sets Off-Broadway Run by Andrew Gans

Kurt Roediger and Chelsea LeSage will co-direct Gordon Farrell's play.

MAMMA MIA!, Alice in Wonderland, Fiddler on the Roof– Check Out This Week's Top Stage Mags

Each week, we'll be highlighting the top virtual show programs from BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag! Want to create a FREE Stage Mag for your own show? This week includes productions from Coeur d'…

Watch: Cabaret Star Eddie Redmayne Reveals What Went Down the 1st Time Joel Grey Came to See His Emcee by Logan Culwell-Block

The Olivier winner stopped by Live With Kelly and Mark to talk about starring in the new Broadway revival of the Kander and Ebb musical.

‘Mary Jane,’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and More New Broadway Shows by The New York Times

This past week has been jam-packed with openings. Our reviewers think these new shows are worth knowing about even if you’re not planning to see them.

HAMILTON Star Jasmine Cephas Jones Releases New Single 'Come My Way'

EMMY and GRAMMY-award winning singer, songwriter, and actress Jasmine Cephas Jones has unveiled another taste of her forthcoming album as she released her newest single, “Come My Way.” T…

Women or Nothing

Atlantic Theater Company Celebrates Off-Broadway Opening of Ethan Coen’s Women or Nothing

Review: Turning a Dance Spotlight on the Painter Juan de Pareja by Gia Kourlas

Eduardo Vilaro celebrates his 15th year as artistic director of Ballet Hispánico with a premiere exploring the life of the Afro-Hispanic artist.

Scandal‘s Susan Pourfar Talks About Working With a Coen Brother in Atlantic Theater Company’s Women or Nothing

Rachel Maddow and Elizabeth Marvel to Discuss the Work of Tony Kushner as Part of Public Forum’s Drama Club Series

Kristine Nielsen, Michael Park, and More Join NBC's The Sound of Music Live! Broadcast

NYMF 2015: Manuel Versus the Statue of Liberty; Songs for the Fallen; What Do Critics Know?

7 Broadway-Themed Super Bowl Moments to Get Even the Biggest Show Geeks to Watch the Game

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Sufjan Stevens Dance Musical Illinoise On Broadway by Margaret Hall

Directed and choreographed by Justin Peck, the show previously played an Off-Broadway premiere at Park Avenue Armory.

Need Help Taking A Show to the Edinburgh Fringe? FringeMakers is Here to Help by Margaret Hall

FringeMakers can help performers fund the costs associated with travel, accomodation, and marketing through the Fringe.

Watch Joy Woods Belt Out The Notebook's 'My Days' on The Kelly Clarkson Show by Andrew Gans

Composer Ingrid Michaelson also chats with host Clarkson about the new Broadway musical.

‘Bridgerton’ Star Charithra Chandran Calls Out Entertainment Industry Mentality That Pits People Of Color Against Each Other by Max Goldbart

EXCLUSIVE: Charithra Chandran, who broke out playing Edwina Sharma in Netflix’s smash regal series Bridgerton, has spoken out against an entertainment industry mentality that she feels pit…

More Theater Coming Your Way by Sandi Durell

The Welkin-Winesday-Broadway Bares-Oh, Mary! to Broadway-Beautiful:Carole King Musical, PaperMill Playhouse-The Big Gay Jamboree Nine Ounce Productions presents Winesday: The Wine Tasting M…

‘SIX’ North American Tour Breaks Attendance Record in Atlanta by Matthew Herzog

‘Six’ (Boleyn Tour). Photo by Joan Marcus. The North American Tour of SIX broke the 8-performance attendance record for a Broadway show or North American tour with 36,160 audience member…

The Outsiders Director Danya Taymor on What the Musical Taught Her About Leadership by Andrew Gans

The new Broadway musical based on the classic S.E. Hinton novel recently opened at the Jacobs Theatre.

Life Is a ‘Cabaret’: Bebe Neuwirth’s Latest Role Is a High-Stakes Broadway Homecoming by Gordon Cox

Bebe Neuwirth calls herself a “theater rat.” So it’s natural she’d be sitting in an old-school New York diner on Eighth Avenue, on the edge of the Broadway district, right around the…