Sidney is a Contributing Editor at BroadwayWorld and has been a superfan of theatre and all things Broadway for her entire life. She joined the BroadwayWolrd team as an Assistant Editor in 2021. Originally from North Carolina, she currently calls New York City home. When she is not covering the theater beat, you're likely to find her in the yoga studio or hanging with her dog, Hank, in Central Park.
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First Show
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Favorite Show
Les Miserables will always be my favorite musical of all time, but I'm also a huge fan of Anastasia and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
10 Spooky Shows to See in NYC This Halloween - Anyone who knows me knows that Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday! How many of these shows did you check out for spooky season?
Unions of Broadway - I've really enjoyed getting to learn about the unions that make up the varied workers on Broadway. Putting on a Broadway show is about a lot more than what you see onstage.
Best Broadway Shows in 2024; What's Coming! - I'm already excited thinking about all of the new shows that are set to arrive on Broadway next year. It is going to be an amazing season!
The 2024 theatre awards season is quickly approaching, and keeping track of all of the important dates for the many ceremonies and their corresponding nomination announcements is no easy feat.
Between now and the end of the spring season (April 25), seventeen shows will open on Broadway- four new plays, five revivals and a whopping eight new musicals.
Are you still hurting? When the weather is dreary and things aren't going your way, sometimes all it takes is a good cry to get you through the day and BroadwayWorld is here to help with 100 of musical theatre's saddest songs.
Enjoy songs from musicals like: The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Aladdin, Mary Poppins, Newsies, The Little Mermaid, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Aida, and more!
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the death of Broadway producer Ira Bernstein, who passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 21, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
On February 9, 1984, The Rink opened at the Martin Beck Theatre (now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre), where it ran for 29 previews and 204 regular performances.
BroadwayWorld is celebrating all of the Broadway performers who have sang the National Anthem at major sporting events in the past, including Idina Menzel's performance at Super Bowl XLIX.