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After last night's performance of DISASTER!, Laura Bell Bundy, Jackie Hoffman, and Kathy Brier joined Kerry Butler to sing 'Mama I'm A Big Girl Now' to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Check out the video below!

Art Makes You, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, is having its fourth fundraiser to raise money for its summer art camps for under-privileged children in the U.S., Latvia and Ukraine. 

With her smoky yet sunny voice, bottomless well of musical creativity, and inexhaustible charm, Grace McLean makes her triumphant return to Lincoln Center. Known for her performances in Off-Broadway hits Brooklynite, Bedbugs!!!, and Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, the flame-haired star is also an acclaimed composer and solo performer who has been has been praised for her 'electrifying' presence (Huffington Post) and 'whip-smart' songwriting (New York Times). Grace McLean returns to American Songbook after her winning turn at last year's Invest in the Future of American Song powered by Prudential contest. Check out highlights of her performance below!

In an interview with The Stage, Tony Award winning lyricist and book writer Don Black revealed that STEPHEN WARD will be making a reappearance on the stage after being re-worked. The musical has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics and book co-written by Black and Christopher Hampton. The show opened in 2013 in London and ran for almost four months.

Grammy winner Taylor Swift has officially proved she can do more than her signature country pop songs in a new ad for Apple Music. Check out Taylor's rapping skills below!

According to EW, Jessica Henwick will play Colleen Wing in Marvel's upcoming Netflix series IRON FIST. Her character is a martial arts expert who runs her own dojo. She will also be one of Iron Fist's (Finn Jones) key allies as he returns to New York.

A remarkable show and one of the great theatre successes of our time. This is a play-within-a-play, based on Cervantes' 'Don Quixote.' We have a poignant story of a dying old man whose impossible dream takes over his mind. It's All the Same, Dulcinea, I'm Only Thinking of Him, The Impossible Dream, I Really Like Him and Little Bird remain in your soul well after you see the show.                 

Kamau Kenyatta's band will be performing romantic music by Brazilian composers including Chico Buarque, Tito Madi, Radames Gnattali & Ivan Lins as part of North Coast Repertory Theatre's Monday Night Jazz Series on the intimate mainstage Monday, April 18, 2016 at 7:30 pm.

Tony Award-winning director Pam MacKinnon sat down with The Buffalo News for an interview earlier this year at the Metro Diner on the Upper West Side. The article describes the diner as somewhat similar to MacKinnon herself, saying, 'The Metro skips glitz, and so does Pam MacKinnon.'

Emmy Award winner Wayne Brady will end his run in KINKY BOOTS as Lola/Simon today. Brady took over the role in November from Billy Porter, who won a Tony in 2013 for his performance. The actor took to Twitter to post a video commemorating his final performance. Check it out below!

Today is Easter, and what better way to celebrate than make a Broadway-themed Easter egg? There are so many choices, and so little time...let us help you decide which character to make this year! Take the quiz below to find out!

Get inside the rehearsal room of The Old Globe's upcoming world premiere musical RAIN by listening to Jared Zirilli sing 'Some People.'Get inside the rehearsal room of The Old Globe's world premiere musical RAIN by listening to Jared Zirilli sing 'Some People.' RAIN is currently in previews, with an official opening night set for Friday, April 1st. Check out the video below!

Samantha Massell was featured at 54 Below's 'Broadway Princess Party' earlier this month, singing 'God Help the Outcasts' from Disney's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Check out the video here!

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Back From Tour… Remember Us?; Kara Lindsay: Bursting Your Bubble; Emma Howard and Jaidyn Young: Together at Last; Melissa Errico: Funny! I'm a Woman With Children; and Show Biz After Hours With Frank DiLella: Special Guests Orfeh, Andy Karl Mario Cantone & Telly Leung.

Robert X. Modica, Memorial Celebration April 8th 6:30-8:30 at The Players 16 Gramercy Park South, NYC in honor of New York legendary acting teacher who taught the craft to the likes of Broadway legend Marian Seldes and award winning Actors and Directors in Theater, Film and TV, John Turturro, David Duchovny, Bill D'Elia, Louise Lasser, Tyne Daly, Terrence Mann, Rachel Ward, Scott Cohen, Jennifer Beals, Jennifer O'Neill, Ali McGraw, John Doman and Michael Badalucco.

Earlier this week at FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, Conner Wayne Milam with Charlie Meredith, Lexie Dorsett Sharp and Friends performed in 'Dare to Dream: Benefiting The Broadway Dreams Foundation.' Broadway Dreams Foundation Students and Alumni came together for an unforgettable concert to support future Dreamers. Check out select video highlights from the concert below, or click here for the full concert!

The official trailer for THE CONJURING 2 has been officially released. The movie will hit theatres later this year on June 10th. Check out the trailer below!

Michael James Scott joined The Skivvies at 54 Below this week to perform a diva medley, featuring a wide variety of songs, including 'On My Own' from Les Mis, Run the World (Girls), Hello by Adele, and many more. Check out the video below!

Marc Shaiman and his partner Lou Mirabal were married today, at the end of Lieutenant Commander Mirabal's retirement ceremony, honoring his more than 20 years of service to our country. The wedding was officiated by Tom Kirdahy (The Visit, Mother and Sons) in New Jersey. Wedding guests included Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Murney, Nathan Lane, Mark Sendroff, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Darlene Love and many others. Pictures from both ceremonies were uploaded to Instagram earlier today, and you can check them out below!

Good news - Hamilton's digital lottery is officially back for the winter, meaning that fans can enter online daily for a chance to see one of Broadway's biggest hits. Better news - this means that digital #Ham4Ham is back, featuring surprise performances from the cast. Today is a very special day for Hamilton, because it's Jonathan Groff's birthday! Not only that, but Jonathan Groff will also be taking over the Ham4Ham videos next week while Lin-Manuel Miranda is on vacation. Check out the video below!