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The Broadway League has resumed the traditional reporting of weekly Broadway sales totals starting today, March 22, 2022. This is a return to the pre-pandemic practice of releasing individual Broadway show grosses on a weekly basis.

Over the weekend, cast members at Mill Mountain Theatre were told they were being let go after bringing to leadership complaints of whitewashing of the role of Vanessa in the production.

Russia continued its attacks on Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Mariupol on Wednesday. The Mariupol city government has confirmed that the Donetsk Regional Drama Theatre, which was being used as a civilian shelter, was destroyed by Russian bombing.

BroadwayWorld has learned that a workshop was held today for SOME LIKE IT HOT, a brand-new Broadway musical comedy which was postponed due to the pandemic.

Elena Kovalskaya, the Director of Moscow’s Vsevolod Meyerhold State Theater and Cultural Center has resigned in protest of Russia's invasion in Ukraine.

BroadwayWorld is seeking passionate members of the South Africa theater community and theatergoers to join our team of theatre enthusiasts.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at the West Coast premiere of playwright Jeremy O. Harris' unflinching new work 'Slave Play' in Los Angeles at the Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum now through March 13, 2022.

BroadwayWorld is seeking passionate members of the Chicago theater community and theatergoers to join our team of theatre enthusiasts.

BroadwayWorld is seeking passionate members of the Kansas City theater community and theatergoers to join our team of theatre enthusiasts.

Get a first look at Drury Lane's production of Evita! This Tony Award-winning musical features lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and was originally directed by Harold Prince.

Broken Nose Theatre, one of Chicago’s premier Pay-What-You-Can theatre companies, is pleased to welcome back live audiences this winter with the world premiere of Eric Reyes Loo’s drama This Is Only a Test, directed by Toma Tavares Langston.

BroadwayWorld is seeking passionate members of the Baltimore theater community and theatergoers to join our team of theatre enthusiasts.

BroadwayWorld is seeking passionate members of the Minneapolis theater community and theatergoers to join our team of theatre enthusiasts.

BroadwayWorld is seeking passionate members of the Miami theater community and theatergoers to join our team of theatre enthusiasts.

Three unions have called into question practices at Casa Mañana for their production of Matilda the Musical relating to the compensation and hiring of directors, actors, and musicians.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Olney Theatre Center's world premiere of A.D. 16, now on stage through March 6, 2022. The new musical is by writers Cinco Paul (co-creator of Despicable Me and Schmigadoon!) and Bekah Brunstetter (producer and writer on This Is Us).

Casa Mañana has violated their contract with the local chapter of the American Federation of Musicians, per the union, for presenting their mainstage production of Matilda the Musical with pre-recorded music.

All new rehearsal photos have been released for The Merchant of Venice, performed in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, directed by Abigail Graham and designed by Sarah Beaton.

Pioneer Theatre Company has cast Broadway actress, and Emmy-nominated television host, PAIGE DAVIS as Dolly Gallagher Levi in the upcoming musical production HELLO, DOLLY!. The record-setting Broadway musical will be the professional regional theatre's closing musical for the current season, and will run from May 13 through May 28, 2022.