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Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) has dazzled the world with her matchless talent. This fall, she makes her long-awaited Broadway debut in the joyous and triumphant musical The Color Purple. This unforgettable and intensely moving new production mesmerized audiences when it premiered in London. Click below to prep for the show's debut on the Great White Way with scenes from the Meiner Chocolate Factory production!

As a part of Dramatists Guild Fund's Traveling Masters Program, Andrew Lippa recently visited Saginaw, Michigan, to talk to students and early-career writers about the craft and business of being a dramatist. Click below to watch highlights from and interviews about his experience!

The Spice Kids, featuring cast members from the Broadway companies of A CHRISTMAS STORY, MATILDA and ANNIE, recently performed a catchy medley of songs by The Spice Girls as part of PUTTIN' ON THE BRITS to benefit BC/EFA at the Laurie Beechman. Check it out below!

Kansas City Repertory Theatre concludes its 50th anniversary season with a developmental production of Stillwater, a new rock musical staged by the Rep's Artistic Director Eric Rosen. Performances run May 13th through 24th, presented in a one-of-a-kind performance space - the first ever production inside the Spencer Theatre Scene Shop. Click below to go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team!

The incomparable Cathy Rigby stopped by 5 MINUTE CALL with CESSALEE STOVAL to offer insight about her life from international gymnastics star to PETER PAN! After more than 30 years in the business, Rigby shares her thoughts about how to perfect your craft...and talks about what scared her more than flying Click below to watch the interview!

Oregon Children's Theatre presents Ramona Quimby, Portland's favorite local heroine, based on the book by Beverly Cleary and adapted by Len Jenkin. Directed by Betsy Richard, the production runs today, May 9-31, 2015. Click below to meet Ramona and her family!

Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts will close the spring 2015 season with the marvelous mischievous musical 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels', running May 8-23, 2015. Click below to watch highlights from the show!

'Immediate Family,' a biting new comedy written by Paul Oakley Stovall and directed by Phylicia Rashad, opened at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum on Sunday, May 3. Performances continue through June 7, 2015. Click below to go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team!

Oregon Children's Theatre presents Ramona Quimby, Portland's favorite local heroine, based on the book by Beverly Cleary and adapted by Len Jenkin. Directed by Betsy Richard, the production runs May 9-31, 2015. Click below to meet Ramona and her family!

There's just one week left for the 2015 MEMPHIS National Tour, so in honor of the musical and it being the first day of May, the full tour cast, crew and band put together a music video to Michael Jackson's 'Black Or White' to promote equality and acceptance. Check it out below!

Audra McDonald brought her Broadway prowess to Carnegie Hall last night, April 29, 2015 and performed 'Rainbow High' from Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA -- a role she first took on at the age of 16 in Fresno, Calif. Watch a clip of her fierce performance below!

Broadway's LES MISERABLES found a perfect, albeit slightly more youthful 'Jean Valjean' as part of its number at BC/EFA's 2015 Easter Bonnet Competition. 13-year-old Joshua Colley (who sometimes plays 'Gavroche') stunned the audience with his pro-level performance of 'The Confrontation' with current 'Javert' understudy John Rapson. Click below to watch the duet!

Manatee PlayersThe Manatee Players, Inc.'s production of Monty Python's SPAMALOT opens in Stone Hall at the Manatee Performing Arts Center tonight, April 30 and plays through Sunday May 17. Click below to watch highlights from the show!

glory|struck productions presents an immersive, environmental staging of AMERICAN IDIOT, to be vibrantly brought to life in a yet-to-be-disclosed warehouse venue of Downtown Los Angeles' Arts District. Performances begin May 15th. Lindsay Pearce (soon to be on ABC Family's upcoming show 'Recovery Road,' and of 'Glee' fame) and Payson Lewis (bare, 'The Sing Off') recorded a cover of Green Day's 'Basket Case' (off of their Dookie album) in promotion of tickets going on sale for the show. Check it out below, and click here for a peek at the cast in costume!

Just after the official announcement that he and fellow Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth would be hosting the 2015 TONY AWARDS, Alan Cumming posted a special video message on Twitter. Check it out below!

NBC TODAY's Samantha Guthrie was joined on stage by IF/THEN's Idina Menzel and Ryann Redmond singing karaoke for a good cause.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, at a recent performance of HAMILTON, SMASH star and Broadway vet Megan Hilty and her husband Brian Gallagher won a BC/EFA auction for a customized outgoing message by the show's composer and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Click below to hear Hilty talk about the experience, plus hear the improvised voice mail below!

On April 23, 2015, an historic event took place at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. Around midday, 926 people with guitars packed the orchestra level of the theatre and together with cast members of ONCE performed the show's Oscar-winning song, 'Falling Slowly.' Click below to watch the magical moment!

From the creator of The Awesome 80s Prom comes New York's newest interactive sensation -- THAT BACHELORETTE SHOW. AndrewAndrew, the identically dressed, always fashionable NYC tastemaking DJ / Design duo, serves as guest DJs. Created by Ken Davenport, THAT BACHELORETTE SHOW! is a brand-new interactive parody of America's favorite reality romance shows. THAT BACHELORETTE SHOW! plays every Saturday evening at 8 p.m. at 42West (514 W. 42nd St.). Opening night is tomorrow, April 25 at 8 p.m. Click below to watch highlights from the show!

Broadway's IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU gained another plot twist at today's matinee (April 22) when audience member Sam proposed to his girlfriend Chelsea onstage. Watch the touching moment below!