May 15, 2015
A new musical play, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, adapted by Billy Elliot author Lee Hall from Alan Warner's 'The Sopranos,' will premiere August 18 at the Edinburgh Traverse Theatre. Vicky Featherstone will direct the co-production between the National Theatre of Scotland and Live Theatre. The show will feature music by Handel, Bach and ELO! with musical supervion Martin Lowe (Once).
April 24, 2015
Director Sam Gold, Lighting Designer Ben Stanton, and Scenic/Costume Designer David Zinn take you behind the scenes (and under the stage) of the new Broadway musical Fun Home.
April 25, 2015
Napier recently chatted with BroadwayWorld about her history with EVITA, the pressures of playing an iconic role and historical figure, her favorite moments in the show, and much more. Check out the full interview below!
April 17, 2015
Sunday night, April 12, Donmar Warehouse's CITY OF ANGELS won the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. Rebecca Trehearn and Rosalie Craig performed What You Don't Know About Women on the live broadcast.
April 14, 2015
The Independent Reviewers of New England announced the winners of the 19th Annual IRNE Awards last night at the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts.
April 14, 2015
The Stage reported that Cameron Mackintosh has criticised the Olivier Awards for not showcasing commercial theatre as it was originally created to do.
April 1, 2015
Actor Peter Sarsgaard recently spoke with The Guardian about his upcoming performance as Hamlet with Classic Stage Company. Scarsgaard admited he had never seen Hamlet until recently, and had had no desire to play the part, even when it was offered to him in the past. 'I almost actively didn't want to play it,' he said.
April 1, 2015
Check out the first episode in ON YOUR FEET!'s new 'The Journey to Broadway' series below to get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to bring this new musical to the Great White Way!
April 1, 2015
Live From Lincoln Center - the pioneering, award-winning performing arts series - continues its 40th anniversary season with 'Billy Porter: Broadway and Soul' Friday, April 3, 2015.
March 27, 2015
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate the musicals of Boublil & Schonberg this weekend, March 27-28 with Do You Hear the People Sing, performed by a cast of talented vocalists led by Tony Award winner Lea Salonga.
March 25, 2015
As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, Actors' Equity is proposing to eliminate the Los Angeles 99-Seat Theater Agreement and instead require that all actors be paid minimum wage (currently $9 an hour in L.A. County) for rehearsals and performances.
March 25, 2015
The Stage reported today that Cameron Mackintosh is launching a new ticket scheme to reward theatregoers who book seats early with lower ticket prices. There will also be no booking fees on any tickets bought online or over the phone.
March 21, 2015
Peterson recently chatted with BroadwayWorld about the creation of When Everything Was Possible, his career and relationship with Victoria, who he would love to work with next, and much more. Check out the full interview below!
March 10, 2015
George and Ira Gershwin's 1931 musical, OF THEE I SING, will have its first ever concert staging for one night only, Friday, July 31 at the Royal Festival Hall.
March 10, 2015
Broadway's Ryan Steele took over the BCEFA Instagram account yesterday to give fans a backstage look at the tenth annual Broadway Backwards!
March 6, 2015
Catch up on the week's biggest stories from Broadway and beyond in BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures,' featuring coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights, and more. Highlights this week include coverage of a performance preview of FINDING NEVERLAND, SYTYCD winner Ricky Ubeda joining the cast of ON THE TOWN, Roundabout Theatre Company's annual Spring Gala celebrating Helen Mirren, and more!
February 27, 2015
Catch up on the week's biggest stories from Broadway and beyond in BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures,' featuring coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights, and more. Highlights this week include coverage of The Oscars, opening night of the West End production of BEAUTIFUL, the cast of HAMILTON celebrating the show's upcoming Broadway transfer, and more!
February 27, 2015
ROCKY the musical, based on the 1976 movie, closed last August after just five months on Broadway. Philly.com entertainment writer Chuck Darrow shared an idea today to bring ROCKY to Philidelphia as a permanent attraction.
February 20, 2015
Catch up on the week's biggest stories from Broadway and beyond in BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures,' featuring coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights, and more. Highlights this week include coverage of Jeremy Jordan and Laura Benanti in PARADE in concert, the opening night of Lin Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON, Sienna Miller's first performance as Sally Bowles in CABARET, and more!
February 6, 2015
Check out this first look at The Sound of Music, now on tour with Danielle Hope and Steven Houghton. This new production of the classic stage musical coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the film version, the best loved and most successful movie musical in history.
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