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BroadwayWorld breaks down the biggest viral moments from the 2025 Tony Awards across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

*UPDATE* As of Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced a reduction in curfew hours for parts of downtown LA. The curfew, previously more restrictive, will now run from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM, specifically affecting areas at the heart of the city’s arts and cultural district.

The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s 2025 Shakespeare in the Park production of Hamlet sets the story in the 1960s, with design elements inspired by Mad Men and an original jazz score performed live.

Interim Artistic Director Jonathan Norton discusses Dallas Theater Center’s 2025–26 season, including his world premiere play Malcolm X & Redd Foxx Washing Dishes, and how the lineup reflects the city’s diversity and artistic future.

Jen Cody discusses her role as Sandy Lester in Tootsie at Maine State Music Theatre, her comedy influences, and why this musical stands out among her extensive Broadway credits.

Joe Brancato discusses the return of Miracle on South Division Street, Penguin Rep Theatre’s 2025 season in Stony Point, and their growing presence in New York City with a new residency at 59E59 Theatres.

Starlight Theatre has been awarded a $150,000 grant from Disney to implement the Disney Musicals in Schools program in Kansas City public elementary schools during the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years.

Tom Felton will make his Broadway debut in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, becoming the first original film cast member to join the stage play. He shared thoughts on the show and the ongoing controversy around J.K. Rowling.

The Metropolitan Opera and the American Guild of Musical Artists have reached a one-year contract agreement with wage increases, including a temporary boost linked to state funding.

Get a first look at Christine Dwyer in North Shore Music Theatre's production of WAITRESS, now playing through Sunday, June 15, 2025. Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis' love story has been a lifetime-in-the-making. Both hailing from Boston's North Shore, they started crossing paths professionally in NYC in 2010 and finally connected as friends in 2015.

The planned 50th anniversary revival of A Chorus Line set to take place in New York City has been canceled, due to the rights being pulled by Concord Theatricals. The production, announced earlier today by KOPCORP, was scheduled to run September 5–27, 2025, with twenty-one site-specific performances in a Manhattan dance studio.

Get a first look at STAGES St. Louis' production of MURDER FOR TWO - now on stage May 30 - June 29, 2025 at The Kirkwood Performing Arts Center.

Get a first look at Chicago Shakespeare Theater's North American premiere of the new musical 42 Balloons in this all-new video. 42 Balloons is an ‘80s-inspired musical based on the unbelievable true story of Larry Walters’ daring lawn chair flight.

Dame Rosemary Squire has called on the theatre industry to shorten show durations, citing modern audience concerns over late-night travel, early workdays, and overall comfort in historic venues.

Get a first look at rehearsals for the North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first North American production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years.  The tour will launch in Schenectady, NY on June 25, before its official opening in Chicago in July.

Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA revealed at SXSW London that he is writing a new musical with the help of AI, calling the technology a valuable creative tool and discussing its role in his latest project with Pophouse Entertainment.

Dallas Children's Theater will scale back its 2025-26 season from five to three mainstage productions due to financial challenges. The revised lineup includes a world premiere and two returning favorites.

The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts will end its performing arts training programs on August 31, 2025. The school will support current students through teach-out and assist new applicants in finding alternative programs.

Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36% compared to 2023, with theater revenue dropping 82%. The decline follows President Donald Trump’s appointment as board chair and Richard Grenell as president.

Broadway’s 2024/2025 season set a box-office record at $1.89 billion, but after adjusting for inflation, real grosses fall short of the $1.83 billion ($2.25 billion in 2025 dollars) from 2018/2019. Attendance of 14.7 million was just under the 14.77 million record, and average ticket prices rose only 4 percent, trailing inflation’s 25 percent gain and lagging 30 percent wage growth.