The Flynn Center in Vermont will partner with the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize to Women+ on the Edge of Democracy, a civic initiative commissioning 36 prominent women+ playwrights, and counti…
Schmigadoon! will release its original Broadway cast recording on Aug. 21. The album will feature the entire Tony Award-winning score by Cinco Paul and orchestrations and will be available f…
Lincoln Center Theater's four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Ragtime has broken its own house record at the Vivian Beaumont Theater with a gross of $1,625,400.00 for the week en…
Page Six has reported that Randy Weiner, who is the producer of Andrew Lloyd Webber's immersive Masquerade Off-Broadway, would like to take over Cats: The Jellicle Ball, which recently annou…
Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week. Check out the shows we recommend that you should snag tickets to this week, s…
We're spotlighting Broadway's blockbusters this summer, and you don't need to be sorted into Ravenclaw to know that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child belongs on the list. The play began Bro…
Linda Buchwald| The Whole Sky All Diamonds is presented inside a fully realized office environment at Loft Story. ||New York City|Bixby Elliot,Jack Dentinger,The Whole Sky All Diamonds [...…
Zachary Stewart| Tommy Vines debuts her two-person play at the American Mime Theatre. ||Off-Off-Broadway|American Mime Theatre,Breaking Motion,Gwen Trublood,Irene Wang,Jim Vines,Kirsten Kilb…
Broadway News has rounded up a few industry events for the week of July 27, so you never miss your cue. Monday, July 27 “Broad Strokes”What: Opening (Off-Broadway)Where: Lucille LortelWh…
Ogunquit Playhouse is presenting City of Angels, featuring a book by Larry Gelbert, music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by David Zippel. Directed by Hunter Foster, performances will run through …
Jim Parsons, who is currently embodying the avian-encrusted menace, will return to the role on August 17.
Linda Buchwald| We’ve Been Here Before starts performances on August 4 at SoHo Playhouse. ||Off-Broadway|Ben Folds,Lindsey Kraft,We’ve Been Here Before [...] Read More... from Watch Lind…
The show will begin previews on March 12, ahead of an official opening of April 12, 2027 at the Majestic Theatre.
From Patrick Page's ankle boot to behind-the-scenes footage, the live stage film provides a new look at an old tale.
A new seaman is coming on board Titanique on Broadway. Beginning August 1, Russell Daniels will cover the role of Ruth Dewitt Bukater, having previously played the role off-Broadway. Emmy wi…
The purple reign has begun. On the 42nd anniversary of the hit film Purple Rain’s premiere, producers announced plans to bring the new musical Purple Rain to Broadway in Spring 2026, begin…
Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage ada…
Linda Buchwald| Daniels will cover the role of Ruth Dewitt Bukater, usually played by Jim Parsons, for two weeks. ||Broadway|Broadway,Jim Parsons,Russell Daniels,Terrence Williams Jr.,Titani…
The Tony nominee danced for Katherine Dunham and Alvin Ailey, worked often with George C. Wolfe and appeared on the big screen in ‘Basquiat.’
The musical, set to begin previews next March, is an adaptation of the 1984 film about a musician whose talent is threatened by tumult at home and at the club.
Ellison sent the memo as the merger remains paused due to an antitrust suit, telling staffers company business is continuing as usual. "Let's go!," he wrote.
By RUZIBIZA WESLEY, Sebastián Torres, Sonya Armaghanyan. Sonya Armaghanyan and Wesley Ruzibiza are artists from different continents who prove that performance can move us through unfathoma…
Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, and Samantha Pauly took their final bows in The Great Gatsby on Broadway. Pauly, an original cast member, left the show after over two years and 900 performances…
Zachary Stewart| The musical based on the 1984 film and featuring songs by Prince, will begin performances spring of 2027. ||Broadway|Bobby Z,Cookie Jordan,David Zinn,Ebony Williams,Gareth O…
Hunter Foster directs the Tony-winning Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman, and David Zippel musical.
A stage adaptation of “Purple Rain,” the 1984 cult classic film starring Prince, will debut on Broadway in 2027. The musical will run at the Majestic Theatre, with previews beginning on…
The musical has replaced its original creative team adding director Saheem Ali and book writer Peter Duchan.
Purple Rain, the musical adapted from Prince’s 1984 feature film and and Grammy-winning album of the same name, is coming to Broadway in 2027. Producer Orin Wolf said Monday that the produ…
Another icon is headed to 44th Street. Today, 42 years since the legendary film premiered, it has been announced that the stage adaptation of Purple Rain is headed to Broadway. It will premi…
Saheem Ali is now at the helm of the Prince musical, which is also getting a new book by Peter Duchan.
Ms. Clarke was a Tony nominee for choreographing Jelly's Last Jam.
Schmigadoon! star Sara Chase channeled Elaine Strich while recording the musical's original Broadway cast recording. In a new video, Chase parodies Stritch during the iconic recording sessio…
“Dear Evan Hanson” has strong DVM roots. The show’s book is by Steven Levenson with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. It debuted in July of 2015 at DC’s Arena Stage. It…
The Ginger Twinsies star will return to the role of Ruth Dewitt Bukater after playing the part during the musical's Off-Broadway bow.
We’ve Been Here Before: A One-Woman Musical is getting ready to make its New York stage premiere off-Broadway this summer. Created by, written and starring Lindsey Kraft, We’ve Been Here…
Alex Timbers directs the New York premiere of the Edinburgh hit.
Russell Daniels and Terrence Williams, Jr., who appeared in the off-Broadway production of Titanique, will join the Broadway cast of the musical next month. For two weeks only, beginning Sat…
There are some playwrights who get a play open and leave it behind, while there are others who are always iterating a work. Wendy Wasserstein was in the latter group. Well after shows had op…
Hadestown: The Musical has become the second biggest box office opening for a live show capture, nearly surpassing Hamilton's record. Hadestown brought in $9.7 million in its opening weekend…
Whitney Leavitt is headed back to Broadway. Following her record-breaking run as 'Roxie Hart' in Chicago the Musical, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives alum has revealed that she's returning …
All new production photos have been released for Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA CONCERT SPECTACULAR playing at New York’s Radio City Music Hall through August 9. wher…
In a new series, creatives detail how they set the mood for a show using music.
The upcoming festival will stage three new musicals, including Stupid, The Debutantes, and A Life Worth Living.
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony-nominated choreographer and performer Hope Clarke passed away on July 23, 2026 at age 85. Clarke had a long five-decade career across American t…
Eastern Angles’ acclaimed production It Comes In Waves will transfer to London’s Finborough Theatre in spring 2027 following a sell-out tour across the East of England The post It Comes …
Today’s Highlights: Broad Strokes, by Cat Cohen & David Dabbon, directed by Alex Timbers, featuring Catherine Cohen, opens at Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre. **…
Arizona students created an evening full of hope, love, and magic.
The appearance celebrated the July 24 release of the screen-to-stage musical's album from Atlantic Records.
The annual holiday favorite will feature a brand-new scene as well as immersive technology.
The pro-shot of the hit Broadway and West End musical opened to $9.7 million at 1,949 locations.
