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As Broadway continues to move into a roaring new decade, musicals continue to push boundaries by incorporating innovative technology, as well as taking much needed steps in increasing emphasis on diverse and inclusive storytelling, representing a wider range of cultures, identities, and perspectives on the stage. Study up on the great musicals of the 2020s with a playlist of showtunes of this era (so far).

Derek Klena will be joining the faculty at the prestigious NYC conservatory training program, The Institute for American Musical Theatre (IAMT). Klena will teach Song Interpretation regularly this fall. 

The Golden Age of Broadway, the 1940s and 50s, was an era in which Broadway began flourishing with a crossover between theatre and cinema. The Actors Studio emerged in New York City and inspired artists to work in underground private groups and master classes. While many are nostalgic for that “old studio era” of Broadway, one person, in particular, has made it his mission to bring art back to the stage: Adam Dennis Geiger.

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is helping you pick what to see next by rounding up our top recommended theatre each month. Coming up off-Broadway this August is a world premiere comedy, a gender bent musical adaptation of a Jane Austen novel, and more. 

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, July 31, 2023.

BroadwayWorld.com, the leading online destination for all things theater, is thrilled to unveil its latest innovation – the BroadwayWorld Marketing Hub. This cutting-edge platform has been designed to empower producers and presenters with tools to maximize the impact of their event promotions.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that IATSE Pink contract negotiations continue this week. IATSE Local 798 President Angela Johnson writes: '798 had a long negotiation meeting with the Broadway League and Disney! The committee goes back to the table to continue to bargain on Thursday! Keep the solidarity going!'

Check out our playlist of 80s movies turned musicals and now, 90s movies turned musicals below! Enjoy songs from musicals like: Groundhog Day, Pretty Woman, Mrs. Doubtfire, Ghost, The Wedding Singer, Mr. Saturday Night, The Bridges of Madison County, Sister Act, and many more.

On Saturday July 22, BroadwayCon visitors were treated to a panel titled “Livestreams and Captures and Proshots, Oh My!” moderated by Bonnie Comley, president of the Drama League’s Board of Directors and a co-founder of BroadwayHD, the premier streaming service for live theater.

Brampton’s Own Shakespeare Show returns for its second season touring TWELFTH NIGHT to three outdoor stages around Brampton this summer! Grab a chair, a blanket, pack a picnic, and pick the park nearest you to settle in and enjoy a comedy of mistaken identities and unrequited love triangles.

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, July 24, 2023.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that original 'Val' in A CHORUS LINE, Pamela Blair has died at 73. in Phoenix.

This is the final week to see NEW YORK, NEW YORK, the Tony Award-winning musical (Best Scenic Design of a Musical-Beowulf Boritt) that features music and lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb, a book written by David Thompson, co-written by Sharon Washington, with additional lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.  NEW YORK, NEW YORK will play its final performance Sunday, July 30 at 3pm, having played 33 preview and 110 regular performances.

Sammi Cannold's new staging of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's beloved rock opera is a 'sight to behold' (Edge Boston). Outer Critics Circle nominee Shereen Pimentel delivers an 'electrifying performance in the title role' (BroadwayWorld). Together, they bring a performance that is 'STRIKING...a spectacular new Evita for the present' (On Boston Stage).

There's something for lovers of every art form on the east coat this summer, including world premiere operas, symphony performances, and exciting dance festivals. Check out our roundup of just some of the incredible classical arts performances coming up on the East Coast in Summer 2023.

The Broadway League and Buena Vista Theatrical d/b/a/ Disney Theatrical and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees have reached a tentative agreement for the “Pink Contract'.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is holding a strike authorization vote as talks with the Broadway League and Disney Theatrical Productions hit a roadblock.

The Original Broadway Cast of Legally Blonde the Musical are hoping to reunite for a benefit concert.

A fan of Lea Salonga who snuck backstage to her dressing room with a large group has posted a video of the incident to social media, chronicling the antics which led production security to surround the group and remove them from the theater.

The award-winning Doctuh Mistuh Productions, probably best remembered for its productions of Evil Dead, Heathers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Nevermore, The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, and Silence, The Musical, returns to Austin to present Lizzie, The Musical.