The Phantom of the Opera

2010 Olivier Award Nominations Released; Spring Awakening & Night Music Lead Pack

The next Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Maury Yeston Sing's Clips from NINE on Theater Talk

This week, Maury Yeston, the Tony Award winning composer of classics scores for Broadway's NINE, TITANIC, GRAND HOTEL, in addition to The Royal Family, sat down with The New York Post's Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins on Theater Talk. Theater Talk, the series devoted to the world of the stage, is co-hosted by Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post and series producer Susan Haskins. Watch Yeston perform a song from NINE in the clip below! (more...)

Photo Coverage: A Broadway Baby Trail, Memories from New York City

"For a recent assignment for BroadwayWorld.com, New York's premier online resource for theatre-related news, I had to hop on a plane, and find my way to the Big Apple. This Broadway baby was New York-bound for work and leisure, for the very first time..." (more...)

Photo Flash: PHANTOM Tour Becomes First to Reach 7,000 Performances

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, is set to reach another unprecedented milestone. (more...)

Photo Flash: Northlight Theatre Presents AWAKE AND SING

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 35th Season with Awake and Sing!, Clifford Odets' Tony Award-winning play, directed by Amy Morton. The production runs January 21- February 28, 2010, at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: LOVE NEVER DIES Cast Dishes On Their Rehearsal Highlights

The Love Never Dies cast talks about their favorite moments in rehearsals and how things are going so far. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: In Rehearsal with Jerry Mitchell & The Cast of LOVE NEVER DIES

Choreographer Jerry Mitchell received a birthday surprise at the end of a rehearsal for the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 'Love Never Dies'. The video features Mitchell talking about turning 50 and choreographing his "very Lloyd Webber musical", as well as interviews with the creative team of the musical, including its director Jack O'Brien. (more...)

CHICAGO Becomes the 6th Longest Running Show in Broadway History

On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, the internationally acclaimed revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Tony Award-winning musical CHICAGO reached yet another major milestone when it becomes the sixth-longest running production in Broadway history, surpassing Beauty and the Beast with a total of 5,462 performances! (more...)

A Little Bit of Broadway In Brazil

FROM MY FAIR LADY TO SPRING AWAKENING FOUR DECADES OF BROADWAY MUSICALS IN BRAZIL. (more...)

BWW's Top 40 Theatre Stories of 2009!

Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles from 2009 - it's been quite a year. Here's a look at 40 of BroadwayWorld.com's most popular stories of the year in date order. Catch up below on anything that you might have missed from the past year on BroadwayWorld.com! (more...)

Michael Crawford Pens Foreword for New Children's Book

Tony and Olivier-award winner Michael Crawford has penned the foreword to a new children's book, "The Bravehearts of Bluebell Woods" hitting shelves in January to raise funds for the Bluebell Wood's Children's Hospice in North Aniston, England. (more...)

THE BROADWAY LOCAL - Marcy Harriell Sponsored by WORLD MasterCard

From the soaring melodies of classic revivals to the hottest dramas playing today - there is no experience like "Broadway." And part of what makes Broadway so exciting is that it's located right smack dab in the middle of New York City! With "THE BROADWAY LOCAL", World MasterCard celebrates the creative theatre professionals who bring their talents to the city's Broadway stages and call the Big Apple home. (more...)

BWW REVIEWS: REVIEW: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY CHRISTMAS Makes Christmas Funny at The Gem Theatre

After setting a record for the Gem Theatre's best holiday show in 2007, A Forbidden Broadway Christmas cracks up audiences again at the Gem Nov. 24 - New Year's Eve. (more...)

Full Cast Announced For LOVE NEVER DIES Premiere

Niamh Perry and Liz Robertson join Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess and Summer Strallen in the cast for the long-awaited show. (more...)

GYPSY OF THE YEAR 2009 Sets Records! Winners and Totals Are...

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presented the 21st Annual GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION over a two day event yesterday, December 7 and today, December 8 at the Palace Theatre on Broadway. The proceeds from the event benefit BC/EFA. This year's event raised more than $4,639,000 dollars. And the winners are in! (more...)

BWW INTERVIEW: 'Burke on Burke,' Simon Burke Talks Joining Toronto's The Sound of Music

The long-running and award-winning Canadian Production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Sound of Music enters its final weeks at The Princess of Wales Theatre this month. Joining the cast for the last four weeks is esteemed theatre veteran Simon Burke, who sat down to talk with BWW to talk about joining the show and about spending Christmas in Canada! (more...)

Celebrate the Holidays at Carnegie Hall with Sandi Patty and The New York Pops 12/18, 12/19

The New York Pops will celebrate the holiday season this year with two evenings of timeless carols and seasonal favorites at Carnegie Hall. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: LOVE NEVER DIES - Creating The Phantom's New Look

On Thursday 8 October, Andrew Lloyd Webber unveiled his brand new production "LOVE NEVER DIES" at a global launch in London. Andrew Lloyd Webber's long awaited new show will have its World Premiere in London at the Adelphi Theatre on Tuesday 9 March 2010 followed by New York on Thursday 11 November and in Australia in 2011. Go behind the scenes in this video as star Ramin Karimloo is put through the process of having the makeup team create the new look of "The Phantom." (more...)

STAGE TUBE: John Barrowman Dances 'Single Ladies'

Stage and screen star John Barrowman has hit YouTube with his re-enactment of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" video. You can watch the funny little clip right here on STAGE TUBE! (more...)

Photo Flash: Laura Michelle Kelly and Christian Borle Star In MARY POPPINS

Broadway's perfectly magical musical MARY POPPINS welcomed the West End's original 'Mary', Olivier Award winner Laura Michelle Kelly, and Tony® Award nominee Christian Borle (Broadway's Legally Blonde) on Monday, October 12th. (more...)

Review - Idiot Savant and After Miss Julie

Ladies and gentlemen. In the course of this evening's performance, the following physical objects will appear onstage: a boxing bag, four golf clubs, a newspaper, two small targets, an oversized golf ball plus snake, a bloody towel, a duck mask, a white spider with spots, a watering can, three boulders wrapped in twine, a yellow suit, two imitation row boats, one tray of fruit, one rolling table, six highball glasses, two white pillows, one large roll of plastic tape, a jeweled wristwatch, one package, gift-wrapped, one jeweled container, plus one blank container, three mirrors with numbers painted on the reverse side, two bows and arrows, one duck in a small cage, one stuffed small mouth plug. (more...)