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Michael R. Jackson's WHITE GIRL IN DANGER will begin previews on March 15, 2023 and will officially open on April 10, 2023 at Second Stage’s Off-Broadway home, the Tony Kiser Theater. The limited 8-week run will play through Sunday, May 21, 2023.

Diversionary Theatre has announced its 2022/2023 season: the legacy revival The Mystery of Irma Vep (December 2022), by Charles Ludlam and directed by Matt M. Morrow; the American Premiere of The High Table (February/March 2023), by Temi Wilkey, directed by Bibi Mama; and more.

The criteria are that these shows have been nominated for Best Musical from the 3rd Tony Awards (the ceremony that started the Best Musical category) in 1949 to the nominations of what will now be the 74th Tony Awards in 2021. I will be determining their signs based upon their Broadway premiere date. With those rules in mind, here we go!

Feel like you've started to run out of things to watch? We here at BroadwayWorld have you covered! We all have our favorite musicals and plays, but what about the stories behind those shows? Luckily, over the years, many documentaries have been made about some of your favorite shows!

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best musical theatre characters from 1940-2020; see if your favorites are on our list of the best characters from Broadway musicals.

How do we make a list of the 101 greatest show tunes from the past 100 years? Well, we did the near-impossible task.  Check out our full list here! 

Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County today announced that the penultimate presentation of the 15th season of the popular series CULTURE & COCKTAILS will be next month at The Colony Hotel Coral Ballroom, located at 155 Hammon Avenue in Palm Beach.

HEAD OVER HEELS is the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with American Idiot, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening. Conceived by Jeff Whitty, with an original book by Whitty, adapted by James Magruder, originally directed by Michael Mayer, and set to the music of the iconic 1980s all-girl rock band The Go-Go's, this high-octane, laugh-out-loud love story includes hit songs like, a?oeWe Got the Beat,a?? a?oeOur Lips Are Sealed,a?? a?oeVacation,a?? a?oeHeaven is a Place on Eartha?? and a?oeMad About You.a??

Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County today announced the 2019-2020 season of the popular series CULTURE & COCKTAILS. For the 15th season in a row, from November 2019 through April 2020, five fascinating conversations will be held at The Colony Hotel's Coral Ballroom, located at 155 Hammon Avenue in Palm Beach.

Lopez and Marx's three time Tony - award winning Avenue Q stops at the King's Theatre, Glasgow on its latest UK tour.

This Month, FEINSTEIN'S54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.comFeinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

"Complicated," "Sk8er Boi," "When You're Gone," "Girlfriend," "My Happy Ending" - the music of eight-time Grammy Award-nominated singersongwriter and Rolling Stone's 2002 Influential Woman of the Year, Avril Lavigne, comes to Feinstein's54 Below for one night only!

The League of Professional Theatre Women, an organization which has been leading the gender parity conversation and championing women in the professional theatre for over 35 years, presented an Oral History Project event with six-time Emmy and Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh on Monday, May 6 at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (111 Amsterdam Avenue at 65th Street). Ms. Feldshuh discussed her life and prolific career with award-winning drama critic Linda Winer.

LA Community Theatre's Avenue Q is now on stage! Check out the photos below! This puppet-filled comedy, with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty, Avenue Q is an 'autobiographical and biographical' coming-of-age parable, addressing the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood. Winner of the Tony 'Triple Crown' for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is 'part flesh, part felt, and packed with heart.'

The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, a program within the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University, is thrilled to honor Michigan native and Tony Award-winning producer of 'Hamilton,' Jeffrey Seller, with the 2019 Apple Award on Wednesday, March 27 at the Fisher Theatre. A private, pre-show reception with Mr. Seller will be held at the Fisher Theatre before guests attend 'Hamilton' that evening at 8 p.m.

Alabama-based husband-and-wife folk/rock duo Martha's Trouble (aka Rob and Jen Slocumb) will be setting sail October 6 through October 13, 2019 on their first-ever concert cruise.  Fans of the pair's music are encouraged to purchase a cabin and join them for a very special, exclusive music experience on the high seas on board the Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas. Fans must purchase a cabin through the duo's site on Fan Club Cruises (https://fanclubcruises.com/event/mathas-trouble-concert-cruise) in order to partake in three Martha's Trouble concerts, a meet-and-greet, and a very special Q&A storytelling session during the course of the cruise.  The fan club offering is limited to 50 cabins, so the shows and special Martha's Trouble events on-board the ship will be intimate and personal for fans who join the fun. Departing from Port Canaveral, Florida, the cruise will visit Labadee in Haiti, San Juan in Puerto Rico, and Phillipsburg in St. Maarten, before returning to Florida.  

Director Paul G. Caron has announced the cast for the upcoming CLT production of the hit musical comedy Avenue Q. This puppet-filled comedy, with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty, Avenue Q is an 'autobiographical and biographical' coming-of-age parable, addressing the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood. Winner of the Tony 'Triple Crown' for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is 'part flesh, part felt, and packed with heart.'

The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018 Craig Noel Awards. Now in its 17th year, the Craig Noel Awards honor the achievements of professional theaters in San Diego County.

Zoetic Stage and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County present THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, Simon Stephens' Tony Award-winning adaptation based on Mark Haddon's best-selling novel.

Zoetic Stage and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County present THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, Simon Stephens' Tony Award-winning adaptation based on Mark Haddon's best-selling novel.

The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle has announced the nominations for its 2018 Craig Noel Awards. Now in its 17th year, the Craig Noel Awards honor the achievements of professional theaters in San Diego County. The nominees are chosen by a nine-member body of professional critics who write for San Diego newspapers, magazines, online publications and blogs.

Equality, inclusion and joy permeated the performances at this year's poignant and record-breaking Red Bucket Follies. The show celebrated six weeks of enthusiastic fundraising by 67 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring shows for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) and Theater of the Apes invite you to a very special holiday party, to herald their 10th anniversary co-production of The Truth About Santa, an apocalyptic holiday comedy by Greg Kotis (Winner of 2002 Tony Award, 2001 Drama Desk Award, and 2001 Obie Award for Urinetown). Join us for this FREE celebration at The Drama Bookshop (250 West 49th Street between 7th and 8th Avenue) on Today, November 28 from 5pm-7pm to indulge in some complimentary holiday cheer, witness a live taping of the Tanked podcast, and pick up some autographed scripts of The Truth About Santa, Urinetown (The Musical), Pig Farm, and Eat the Taste for your favorite theater lovers' stockings. Admission is FREE and open to the public. 

AILEEN PASSLOFF,  STEPPING FORWARD: One Foot (in front of the other) A program of dances by Aileen Passloff  with reconstructions of the choreographies of James Waring and Remy Charlip  And screenings of excerpts from two of Marta Renzi's films   Sunday January 13 at 3 PM 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue Tickets: $25 in advance; $35 at the door Reservations: 212.415.5500  or  www.92y.org/event/dig-dance-aileen-passloff  

The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) and Theater of the Apes invite you to a very special holiday party, to herald their 10th anniversary co-production of The Truth About Santa, an apocalyptic holiday comedy by Greg Kotis (Winner of 2002 Tony Award, 2001 Drama Desk Award, and 2001 Obie Award for Urinetown). Join us for this FREE celebration at The Drama Bookshop (250 West 49th Street between 7th and 8th Avenue) on Wednesday, November 28 from 5pm-7pm to indulge in some complimentary holiday cheer, witness a live taping of the Tanked podcast, and pick up some autographed scripts of The Truth About Santa, Urinetown (The Musical), Pig Farm, and Eat the Taste for your favorite theater lovers' stockings. Admission is FREE and open to the public.