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For more than two decades, magician Steve Cohen, known as “the Millionaires’ Magician”, has performed Chamber Magic inside the the Lotte New York Palace. In this interview, Cohen shares how his work connects to New York’s historic lineage of magicians soon to be honored in the NYPL exhibition The Mystery and Wonder: A Legacy of Golden Age Magicians in New York City.

Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez is coming home to New York and to the music that helped define her career. Read our interview as Everything I Know: Mandy Gonzalez Sings Lin-Manuel Miranda prepares to hit the Carnegie Hall stage.

Broadway’s Jessica Vosk (Wicked, Hell’s Kitchen) performs “Just Another Bum,” an exclusive video from Foxbrier Lane, a new folk-rock musical by Brandon Nicholas Pfeltz and Aitan Shachar.

Playwright Tim Blake Nelson discusses the debut his new play And Then We Were No More, playing now at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, starring Elizabeth Marvel and directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Read our interview!

What happens when a Broadway editor finally takes the plunge into Mamma Mia! after decades of resistance? In this first-person essay, A.A. Cristi recounts her maiden voyage into the world’s most joyful jukebox musical, exploring the show’s cultural legacy, communal spirit, and unabashed fun, she discovers why generations of audiences have made it Broadway’s happiest disco.

Obie winner Michael Chernus (Severance, Orange is the New Black, Spider-Man: Homecoming) returns to the NY stage after 11 years in Bubba Weiler’s debut play WELL, I’LL LET YOU GO. Extended through September 12 at The Space at Irondale. Read our interview.

Dead Outlaw, Audible’s first original musical, reimagines the true story of Elmer McCurdy through immersive sound and Western balladry. Created by David Yazbek, Itamar Moses, and David Cromer, the show explores legacy, death, and storytelling across stage and audio formats.

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper discusses Love is Love, a Pride concert at the Kennedy Center featuring Broadway stars like Javier Muñoz and Ariana DeBose. Co-produced with Jeffrey Seller and fellow senators, the event served as a joyful act of resistance against the Trump-era overhaul of the arts institution. Read the interview!

Thayne Jasperson, the last original cast member of HAMILTON still in the show, shares his journey over a decade with the show, from auditions to the 2025 Tony Awards.

Broadway's biggest night is always a celebration of talent, triumph, and tenacity, but on the 2025 Tony Awards red carpet, fashion took center stage with a showstopping display of individuality, artistry, and unapologetic flair. Check out photos of the most unforgettable looks of the night.

The 78th Annual Tony Awards are here at last! While we are glued to our TVs to find out what will happen next onstage, just as much is going on behind the curtain! All night long, A.A. Cristi will be sharing live updates from backstage at Radio City Music Hall.

The long-rumored Broadway revival of Chess is officially moving forward. A series of newly released Equity casting notices confirm that the cult-favorite musical will return to Broadway in Fall 2025 in a production directed by Tony Award-winner, Michael Mayer (Funny Girl, Spring Awakening).

Welcome to the 2025 BroadwayWorld Phony Awards, our annual celebration of the gloriously niche and criminally overlooked achievements of the 2024-25 Broadway season!

Let’s take a look back at some of the most unforgettable looks that turned the Tony Awards into a true fashion spectacle. Check out photos of all of our favorite Tony Awards fashions of the 2020s!