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Ariana Madix Will Return to CHICAGO in August
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024


TV personality, actress and author Ariana Madix will return in the role as “Roxie Hart' in Chicago on Broadway this August!

Video: Watch the Cast of THE GREAT GATSBY Perform on GMA
by Josh Sharpe - May 06, 2024


On Monday, the cast of The Great Gatsby visited Good Morning America to perform a medley from the show. Included in the medley was the opening number Roaring On performed by the company, and the duet My Green Light, sung by Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada. Watch the performance here!

Video: Mykal Kilgore Performs 'Stars and the Moon' at MISCAST24
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024


Miscast features the biggest stars of stage and screen who take the stage to perform songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast. Check out a video of Mykal Kilgore performing 'Stars and the Moon' here!

Broadway Buying Guide: May 6, 2024- See the Tony-Nominated Shows of 2024
by Team BWW - May 06, 2024


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, May 6, 2024.

Video: Nick Fradiani Receives Neil Diamond's Guitar at A BEAUTIFUL NOISE
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024


Following a recent performance of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, Nick Fradiani received a special unexpected gift! Check out the video here!

Video: The Cast of SWEENEY TODD Takes Their Final Broadway Bows
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024


The Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd played its final Broadway performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on May 5, after 27 previews and 399 regular performances.  Check out a video of the cast taking their final bow!

Video: Inside the Sitzprobe For GALILEO: A ROCK MUSICAL, Starring Raúl Esparza
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024


An all new video has been released from the sitzprobe for GALILEO:  A ROCK MUSICAL, starring  Raúl Esparza, Jeremy Kushnier, and more! Check out the video here!

Video: Kate Baldwin Performs 'Days of Plenty' From LITTLE WOMEN
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024


Connecticut Stage Company continued its inaugural season last month with Little Women in Concert, led by two-time Tony Nominee Kate Baldwin as Marmee and Kennedy Caughell as Jo March. Check out a video of Baldwin performing 'Days of Plenty' here!

Tom Holland Will Open West End ROMEO & JULIET With a Scene on the Theater's Roof
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024


As the Jamie Lloyd Company's production of Romeo & Juliet, starring Tom Holland, gears up to begin performances this week, rumors are circulating about the details of the production, including one stunt that may or may not happen.

Gary Barlow Reveals FINDING NEVERLAND Will Open in the West End in 2025
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024


Gary Barlow has revealed that Finding Neverland is headed to the West End next year! When asked about when fans can expect the musical in London, Barlow exclusively told Amy Hart, host of P&O Cruises Official Podcast, Hart to Heart, that it's coming in 'summer 2025.'

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 6, 2024
by - May 06, 2024


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 6, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The 2024 Lucille Lortel Awards Announced - Updating Live!
by Blair Ingenthron - May 05, 2024


The 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards will be presented at the annual ceremony which will take place tonight, Sunday, May 5, 2024, at NYU Skirball beginning at 7:00pm. See the winners as they come in here!

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys-  Getting WICKED with Dan Micciche
by Jayke Workman - May 05, 2024


I am joined by seasoned Bway performer, music director, conductor, and vocal coach, Dan Micciche! Dan holds the distinction of being the youngest person to ever play the role of Mary Sunshine in Chicago at the age of 22. We talk all about his amazing 6 years with the Broadway, touring, and international companies of Chicago, and what it means to be part of such an iconic show.

SWEENEY TODD Plays Final Broadway Performance
by Nicole Rosky - May 05, 2024


The Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd plays its final Broadway performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre after 27 previews and 399 regular performances. 

Interview: The Kuperman Brothers Discuss the Tony-Nominated Movement of THE OUTSIDERS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 05, 2024


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with the Tony nominate choreographers of The Outsiders on Broadway - brothers Rick and Jeff Kuperman.

SUFFS—Suffragists, Fighting for Women’s Voting Rights—Brings History to Broadway
by Richard Sasanow - May 04, 2024


“A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” according to Disney’s “Mary Poppins.” The same thing seems to go for politics and the arts, if you look at things like the new musical SUFFS, which is being given a bang-up production these days at the Music Box theatre on West 45 off Broadway about the fight for the right to vote, regardless of sex. The other night, the Working People’s Party—which works outside the usual two-party political system with individuals, and partners in unions, community organizations and social movements—held a talkback joined by several of SUFFS' creative team, talking about how theatre and other arts forms are bringing history and current events to a broader audience by being entertaining as well as newsworthy.

Video: Watch the Cast of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Perform 'The Lion Has Got No Teeth'
by Blair Ingenthron - May 04, 2024


Watch Paul Alexander Nolan and the cast of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS perform 'The Lion Has Got No Teeth' in the video here.

Producer Edgar Lansbury Has Passed Away at 94
by Blair Ingenthron - May 04, 2024


Broadway, film, and television producer Edgar Lansbury passed away on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 in his home in Manhattan at the age of 94, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lansbury was the brother of the late Angela Lansbury.

Broadway Jukebox: The Tony-Nominated Shows of 2024
by Sidney Paterra - May 04, 2024


It's Tonys season! The nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards were announced earlier this week and many of this season's most-loved new productions have recently released (or will soon release) cast recordings. Study up on the music from the nominated shows.

THE WHO'S TOMMY Cast Members Join The Next BROADWAY SESSIONS
by A.A. Cristi - May 03, 2024


Join the cast of the Tony-nominated revival of THE WHO'S TOMMY at Ben Cameron's Broadway Sessions at The Green Room 42 on May 9th.

Photos: Tony-Winner David Rockwell Hosts the Broadway Design Celebration at CIVILIAN
by A.A. Cristi - May 03, 2024


Broadway's finest designers and artisans met this week for the Broadway Design Celebration at CIVILIAN Hotel. See photos from the event!

Stars In The House To Livestream THE BROADWAY SITZPROBE EXPERIENCE: SHE LOVES ME On May 6
by A.A. Cristi - May 03, 2024


On May 6, from 7 PM ET to 10 PM ET, Stars in the House, the award-winning streaming variety/fundraising show co-hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson, will livestream The Broadway Sitzprobe Experience: She Loves Me.

Video: Alex Hurt Talks Finding His Footing on Broadway in PATRIOTS
by Robert Bannon - May 03, 2024


This week, talk about an acting dynasty of a family... Alex Hurt is here! He is one of the stars of Patriots now playing at the Barrymore Theatre. His father, Academy Award-winning legend, William Hurt performed Hurly Burly at the Barrymore so things are full circle! What was Alex’s journey to Broadway? Why is this his “proper” Broadway debut? We find out in this video.


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