Barbra Streisand News

Now and Forever, indeed! Producers The Shubert Organization and The Nederlander Organization announced this morning that CATS, one of the biggest hits in theatrical history, will return to Broadway this summer at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street). Preview performances will begin July 14, with an official opening set for August 2, 2016.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) is looking forward to two upcoming winter shows packed with Broadway talent: West Side Story to Wicked: Broadway with the Callaways and Simply Streisand?.

There's a new Dolly coming to town, but how does the original star feel about it? BroadwayWorld has just checked in with Carol Channing, who is thrilled about this morning's news. Channing said, 'Bette will be brilliant! Dolly is the kind of character that everyone should be blessed to play. Dolly is an institution- the American musical equivalent to Hamlet.'

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest illustration of Bette Midler in the just-announced Broadway revival of HELLO, DOLLY!

Dolly is a great comic role, but it requires a great foil playing opposite her.

UPDATE: Bette Midler has announced on Twitter that she will indeed be making her return to Broadway next year in Jerry Herman & Michael Stewart's Tony-winning musical HELLO DOLLY!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Kelsey Grammer flies back to Neverland, SKELETON CREW opens at the Atlantic and more!

1964 erlebt Jule Stynes Musical FUNNY GIRL am Broadway seine Urauffuhrung, an deren Erfolg Barbra Streisand maßgeblich beteiligt ist. Vier Jahre spater wird sie, an der Seite von Omar Sharif, fur die Verfilmung des Musicals mit einem Oscar ausgezeichnet. Als Grazer Erstauffuhrung ist „Funny Girl' in Stefan Hubers Inszenierung zu erleben, die dank ihrer schwungvollen Tanz und Stepp-Szenen sowie prachtigen Ausstattung bereits das Publikum in Dortmund, Nurnberg und Chemnitz begeistert hat. Diese Inszenierung von FUNNY GIRL ist nun erstmals in Graz zu sehen. Die Premiere fand am vergangenen Samstag statt. Wir haben Pressestimmen und Produktionsfotos fur euch zusammengestellt:

The opening night performance of Fine Arts Center's Buyer & Cellar comes at the conclusion of a week that saw several public figures pass from this life, including iconic performers David Bowie and Alan Rickman. For the past several days, social media has been filled with people expressing sorrow and fond memories for people that, in the most part, they had never actually met. Such is the power of celebrity, to create the illusion of connection and intimacy with a remote star.

In honor of Broadway Inspirational Voices' upcoming event, McElroy took a moment to reflect on five performances he finds personally inspirational. BroadwayWorld brings you his selections, from Barbra Streisand to Lady Gaga, below!

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest illustration of Al Pacino in CHINA DOLL!

Jerry Herman's classic musical comedy, Hello Dolly! opens in a lavish production by Scottsdale Musical Theater Company February 3-6, 2016 at Tempe Center for the Arts.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening Celrating Barbra Streisand. In this celebration of all things Babs, some of the finest voices from Broadway and Manhattan cabarets celebrate the music of a legend, from Funny Girl and The Way We Were to little gems from A Star Is Born and Yentl.

Leapin' lizards! With more than 400 performances under her belt, the new U.S. National Tour of ANNIE will play the National Theatre for one week only, March 15 - 20, 2016. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin for the 19th time, this production of ANNIE is a brand new physical incarnation of the iconic 1977 Tony Award-winning original.

THE MEETING* hosted by Justin Sayre, the acclaimed comedy/variety show, will return to Joe's Pub at The Public to launch the Winter/Spring 2016 season on Sunday, January 24 at 9:30 PM. This season will include tributes to Eartha Kitt (January 24 at 9:30 PM), the musical Cabaret (February 21 at 9:30 PM), Elton John (March 20 at 9:30 PM), Barbra Streisand (April 17 at 9:30 PM) and George Michael (May 22 at 7:00 PM). Special guests for each show will be announced.

Guitar Center is proud to announce the upcoming induction of Grammy Award-winning country music legend Vince Gill into the retailer's historic RockWalk.

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest illustration of  Ana Villafane and Josh Segarra in ON YOUR FEET!

CABARET, the musical masterpiece, returns direct from Broadway!

?Barbra Streisand will be a part of the Wednesday night line-up on ABC this week. She just announced that fans will 'hear' her on the latest episode of Modern Family.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical Cats, starring Beverley Knight as Grizabella, will complete its strictly limited 11 week season at the London Palladium on 2 January 2016 as previously announced.  Check out the photos below!