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URINETOWN Comes to Cal State Fullerton This Spring
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2024


Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Urinetown the Musical.” With music by Mark Hollmann and lyrics by Greg Kotis,“Urinetown” is directed by Collette Rutherford, with musical direction by Michelle Do and choreography by Tula B. Strong.

Barrett Wilbert Weed and Andrew Durand Join THE TROUBLE WITH DEAD BOYFRIENDS In Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2024


Broadway stars Barrett Wilbert Weed and Andrew Durand have joined the concert version of THE TROUBLE WITH DEAD BOYFRIENDS.

Krysta Rodriguez & More to Perform at Signature Theatre Gala Honoring Nathan Lane
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2024


On April 29, 2024, Signature Theatre will honor icon of stage and screen Nathan Lane with the company’s thirteenth Stephen Sondheim Award. Learn more!

Meet the Cast of THE WIZ, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2024


The Wiz is beginning previews on Broadway tonight, March 29, following its pre-Broadway national tour! Meet the cast of The Wiz here!

Meet the Cast of CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2024


The Kit Kat Club is now open! Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, starring Academy Award and Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne and introducing Gayle Rankin, begins previews tonight, April 1, at the August Wilson Theatre. Meet the cast of Cabaret here!

Meet the Cast of PATRIOTS, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2024


The Almeida Theatre production of Patriots officially begins previews on Broadway tonight, April 1. Meet the cast of Patriots here!

Meet the Cast of THE GREAT GATSBY, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2024


The Great Gatsby begins previews tonight, March 29, 2024, and is set to open on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at The Broadway Theatre. Meet the cast of The Great Gatsby here!

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld March 27, 2024
by - Mar 27, 2024


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 27, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

BWW Q&A: Rob Fisher on SWEENEY TODD at Virginia Arts Festival
by Joshua Wright - Mar 26, 2024


Virginia Arts Festival has cast one of Broadway’s leading lights in the role of a new, key position at the Festival: The Goode Family Artistic Advisor for Musical Theater and American Songbook.

BWW Q&A: John-Andrew Morrison of A STRANGE LOOP at American Conservatory Theater
by Joshua Wright - Mar 26, 2024


John-Andrew Morrison is a Tony Award nominee and a Lucille Lortel and Obie Award winner for his work in A Strange Loop (Broadway and Off Broadway).

Larry Owens to Direct Sherie Rene Scott & More in THE DYING GAUL Staged Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 26, 2024


Co-Founders Patrick Reilly and Tucker Aust have launched The Queer Ensemble. The collective's inaugural event will be a staged reading of Craig Lucas' The Dying Gaul. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Meet the Cast of HELL'S KITCHEN, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2024


Hell's Kitchen, the new musical conceived by Alicia Keys, begins previews tonight, March 28, with an opening night set for Saturday, April 20 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Meet the cast of Hell's Kitchen here!

Blessed Unrest Presents LA MUSICA DEUXIÈME By Marguerite Duras
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2024


Blessed Unrest, New York City's award-winning subversive physical theater ensemble for an adventurous audience, presents La Musica Deuxième, written by revolutionary, communist, and feminist Marguerite Duras.

Musical Theatre Factory to Honor John-Michael Lyles & More 10th Anniversary Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2024


Celebrate the 10th anniversary of MUSICAL THEATRE FACTORY at The Factory Function. Learn more about the event and see how to purchase tickets.

The Lark Playwrights Workshop To Continue As Part of Second Stage Theater's NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2024


Second Stage Theater which became the new home for the Lark Playwrights Workshop in 2022, will conclude this year’s program on March 26th. Learn more about the program!

THE HELLO GIRLS to Play the Kennedy Center & Symphony Space This May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2024


Prospect Theater Company's production of The Hello Girls will play Washington, DC for one night only on Tuesday, May 7th at 7:30pm in the Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

ARC to Present Fundraiser Reading of THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT in May
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 24, 2024


The Actors' Reading Collective (ARC) will present a live reading of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis' hilarious, poignant, thought-provoking work The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot, to raise funds for ARC's first fully-produced, in-person production of The Antipodes by Annie Baker.

Westport Country Playhouse to Present KAYFABE as Part of the Barnstormer Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2024


“Kayfabe,” where table-top puppetry meets pro wrestling meets a rock show, will launch Westport Country Playhouse’s new Barnstormer Series. Learn more about the series.

Review: Claybourne Elder at SLAC is a Distinctive Experience
by Tyler Hinton - Mar 22, 2024


CLAYBOURNE ELDER: I WANT TO BE BAD is a one-man concert and comedy show from the Utah native and Broadway star that entertains, draws you in, and ultimately pulls at the heartstrings. It runs for five shows through Sunday, March 24 at Salt Lake Acting Company as part of the theatre’s Making Space for Artists program.

Julianna Marguiles and Peter Gallagher To Lead LEFT ON TENTH On Broadway; Susan Stroman To Direct
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 22, 2024


Left On Tenth, a new play by author and screenwriter, Delia Ephron, based on her New York Times best-selling memoir, is slated to open on Broadway this fall starring Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild award winner Julianna Margulies as Delia and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award winner Peter Gallagher as Peter. Susan Stroman is set to direct, with theater and dates to be announced.

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