Broadway Newsroom

The Broadway critics are weighing in for the final time of the 2023/24 season! Illinoise officially opened on Broadway earlier this week at the St. James Theatre, making it eligible for 2024 Tony Awards consideration, however reviews have been held until today, Friday, April 26. Check out what the critics are saying!

Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song has canceled their run at the Hayes Theatre over concerns of an overcrowded Broadway season.

In a new interview with V Magazine, Academy Award winning actress Anne Hathaway discussed her longtime goal of performing on Broadway. Hathaway recently got a taste of Broadway when she made an appearance as a producer in Gutenberg! The Musical! starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells. In the same interview, Hathaway also discussed the highly anticipated third film in The Princess Diaries franchise.

Each week, we'll be highlighting the top virtual show programs from BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag! Want to create a FREE Stage Mag for your own show? This week includes productions from Coeur d'Alene High School Theatre, Aerial Arts of Rochester, & Newport Performing Arts Center.

EMMY and GRAMMY-award winning singer, songwriter, and actress Jasmine Cephas Jones has unveiled another taste of her forthcoming album as she released her newest single, “Come My Way.” The song’s throwback harmonies, steady claps, and lovestruck vocals instantly transfix as Jasmine sets the scene for a romance-in-motion. Listen to the song here!

Eddie Redmayne joined Live with Kelly and Mark on Thursday to discuss his role in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, which just opened on Broadway. Having previously played the role of the Emcee in London, Redmayne highlighted the difference between American and British audiences and his character to the show. Watch the interview here!

All new photos have been released of the cast of the new Broadway musical Illinoise! Illinoise is now playing at Broadway's St. James Theatre.

Joy Woods stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show on Thursday to perform the song My Days from The Notebook: The Musical, which is currently running on Broadway. Before the performance, writer Ingrid Michaelson and Woods talked about the new show with Kelly Clarkson and Michaelson reminisced about her experience watching the movie for the first time. Watch the full interview and performance here!

The original cast recording of Here We Are, David Ives and Stephen Sondheim’s critically-acclaimed new musical, is now available to preorder and pre-save on digital platforms worldwide ahead of its release on Friday, May 17. Watch the music video for 'Exit Music' here!

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Water for Elephants will be released on Friday, May 17. The first two singles, “Wild” and “Silver Stars,” are available today, Friday, April 26.

And that's a wrap on the 2023/24 Broadway season! The final two shows of the spring officially opened last night, and BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet for The Great Gatsby as the VIP guests arrived at the Broadway Theatre. Check out photos below!

Welcome to Broadway, old sport! The Great Gatsby has officially opened on Broadway! The show held its opening night last night, April 25 at the Broadway Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the snazzy cast and creative team arrivals here

The 2024 cast recording of The Wiz will be released this summer! Learn more about The Wiz here!

Mother Play officially opened on Broadway last night, April 25. We're taking you inside opening night in the all new photos here!

The Great Gatsby has officially opened on Broadway! The show held its opening night last night, April 25 at the Broadway Theatre. Check out photos of the cast taking their opening night bows here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 26, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Welcome to the Jazz Age! The new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby opens on Broadway tonight, starring Jeremy Jordan  and Eva Noblezada! Read the reviews!

Tony Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award winner Jessica Lange, and Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Jim Parsons return to Broadway in the Second Stage's production of Mother Play. Read the reviews!

Damage has been reported to the facade of Paris' Moulin Rouge as the blades of the venue's iconic windmill fell off the structure, taking the first three letters- M O U- on the marquee down in the process.

The latest episode of Survival Jobs features the down to Earth powerhouse Samantha Pauly, who is currently starring as ‘Jordan Baker’  in the hit Broadway production of The Great Gatsby, playing at the Broadway Theatre. Samantha shares not only about a few of her memorable survival jobs early in her journey, but also about the audition process for the show, why originating the role of ‘Katherine Howard’ in the Broadway hit Six was so life changing, and her big smooch with Broadway Legend Patti LuPone!

La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the cast and creative team for its world-premiere musical, The Ballad of Johnny and June. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Tony Award winners Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry will announce the 77th Annual Tony Award Nominations. Learn more!

The Kit Kat Club has taken over the August Wilson Theatre and in this video, watch as the cast and creative team explain how they brought the exciting new revival to life for Broadway.

Following a critically acclaimed Broadway debut on March 21, the composers of Water for Elephants will celebrate their achievement with a two-date residency in New York City. PigPen Theatre Co. will debut “Trunk Songs: PigPen Theatre Co.” at City Winery on May 17, 2024 with a second performance on June 4, 2024. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, April 26th, 2024 at 12pm ET. “Trunk Songs: PigPen Theatre Co.” will feature deep cuts from their two-decade long catalog and debut brand new music.

See photos of the company of Home on Broadway featuring Kenny Leon and more meeting the press!