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Producer Kevin McCollum announced today that the new musical, Mrs. Doubtfire, will premiere at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre this fall on route to Broadway.  The musical features a book Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell and music and lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick, the Tony Award nominated team behind Something Rotten!  Four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks (Hello, Dolly!) will direct and Lorin Latarro (Waitress) will choreograph.  Ethan Popp (Tina) will serve as Music Supervisor.

BroadwayWorld sat down with Cynthia Onrubia, currently directing JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY at TUTS to talk about recreating this iconic production for a new generation of dancers.

The Blast reports that Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson may release competing new songs for the upcoming CATS film.

At a press conference held May 28 in the Davies Takacs Lobby of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 282 nominations for the 40th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which recognize excellence in professional theatre, dance and opera in Toronto. On Tuesday, June 25 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 49 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, the Silver Ticket Award and the Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award will be presented.

The Toronto production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN, which has recently extended into the fall, will now close early, on July 21st. The production will have played for 20 weeks, including preview performances.

BroadwayWorld has learned that the scheduled Boston run of the Magic Mike musical has been cancelled following the exit of the original creative team. The production had originally announced the musical would go on as scheduled, but today announced the run is no longer set for this fall.

BroadwayWorld has learned Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions with Canadian producer David Mirvish will bring the record-breaking, multiple-award-winning production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to Canada. This Canadian premiere will begin performances autumn 2020 exclusively at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto.

The top growing current Broadway musicals were Hadestown (13.58%), Tootsie The Musical (12.53%), Ain't Too Proud (12.14%), Oklahoma! (8.66%) and Beetlejuice (8.06%). The top growing current Broadway plays were Frankie and Johnny (12.56%), What The Constitution Means to Me (8.55%), Burn This(7.56%), Hillary and Clinton (6.89%) and Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (6.22%).

BroadwayWorld has a first look at The Flamingo Kid at Hartford Stage! Check out exclusive photos from the production below!

Following a performance at the 2019 Stars in the Alley, BroadwayWorld can officially report that Mary Kate Morrisey will be playing Janis on the first national tour of Mean Girls. 

Hello, Carolee Carmello! The Broadway veteran will headline the touring production of the Broadway revival of HELLO, DOLLY! - taking over for Betty Buckley following her departure from the show!

In an interview, Taylor Swift - who will play Bombalurina in the upcoming cinematic adaptation of the hit Broadway musicals CATS, shared a new detail about what went on during the shooting of the project.

Broadway vets Ma-Anne Dionisio (Flower Drum Song) and Louise Pitre (Mamma Mia, Tony Nomination) will appear in the off-Mirvish production of NEXT TO NORMAL, beginning April 26th in Toronto - presented in partnership with The Musical Stage Company who recently presented the professional Toronto premiere of Fun Home.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at a brand new video for Ben Platt's song 'Older' below!

The top growing current Broadway musicals were Oklahoma! (16.10%), Hadestown (8.86%), Tootsie The Musical (5.39%), Ain't Too Proud (4.06%) and BeetleJuice (3.53%). The top growing current Broadway plays were Hillary and Clinton (10.97%), Burn This (9.37%), King Lear (7.95%), What The Constitution Means to Me (6.89%) and Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (4.51%).

The top growing current Broadway musicals were Oklahoma! (33.30%), Tootsie The Musical (7.87%), Hadestown (6.74%), Ain't Too Proud (5.79%) and BeetleJuice (4.71%). The top growing current Broadway plays were King Lear (29.91%), Hillary and Clinton (24.25%), What The Constitution Means to Me (17.45%), Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (6.86%) and Burn This (6.80%).

BroadwayWorld has just learned that at a special CinemaCon event today, Jennifer Hudson performed 'Memory' - Grizabella's soaring second act ballad which convinces the Jellicles to select her to be the cat which is reborn to a new Jellicle life.

With most ticket sales, purchasing decisions, and fan experiences happening online, a Broadway show's digital presence is more important than ever. In this feature, each week I'll analyze our exclusive Broadway Social Media data, highlighting the top growing plays, musicals, and upcoming productions.

Peck and Louise Pitre play Marie  - young and adult, respectively. We sat down with Pitre to talk about creating the role of Adult Marie in the 5th Avenue Theatre production during early previews.

The national tour of 'Finding Neverland' hits the Capitol Center for the Arts (Concord, NH) mainstage on Friday, May 17, 2019 at 8PM. This is a family-friendly show appropriate for ages 6+. This performance is made possible in part by TD Bank.