Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 19, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Performances begin tonight, March 19, at the Longacre Theatre for Lempicka, the new musical celebrating the true story of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka. Meet the cast of Lempicka here!
From the boardroom to the boards! Emmy Award-winning Succession star, Jeremy Strong, stars in Henrik Ibsen’s AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE. Read the reviews!
Playwright and film and TV writer David Seidler has passed away at age 86.
Check out the latest video as THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL takes center stage at the James Earl Jones Theatre.
Fresh off the announcement about his upcoming Broadway residency, Ben Platt appeared on The View to perform his new single. Before the performance, Platt opened up about what inspired his new record, 'Honeymind,' and shared about why he's excited to play his own music on Broadway during the upcoming concert engagement. Watch videos!
Tune in to catch Alan Menken performing the original Hercules tune that evolved into the beloved 'Finally Arrived' in an exciting new video!
You're gonna love her! In a throwback video from the first episode of Celebrity Big Brother, Marisha Wallace treated the live audience to her rendition of 'And I Am Telling You' from Dreamgirls.She starred as Effie White in the recent West End revival of the iconic musical. Watch the video and find out why she was nominated to be evicted this week.
Hadestown stars Lilias White and Lola Tung played their final performance on Sunday, March 17th. Tung stepped into the role of Eurydice on February 9 for a limited run. White became the first woman to play Hermes on September 13, 2022, and has been with the production since.
New cast members have been revealed for the North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning hit musical SIX. See who is starring!
Get a first look at photos of An Enemy of the People on Broadway! See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Dee Roscioli will board the ship of dreams as Céline Dion in Titanique. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Get a first look at the set design for the new production of Sunset Boulevard, led by Sarah Brightman coming to Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. Watch as set designer Morgan Large takes us behind the scenes of the set build and shows the completed set model.
BroadwayWorld spoke with Roslyn Kind to discuss her medley 'The Look of Love' and 'The Island'. The musical artist discusses her career, her philosophy on love, and her new music video in this exclusive interview.
Classic Stage Company has revealed additional performers for Classics Gone Mad!. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Composer Georgia Stitt has released a letter regarding her work with Maestra Music and the process of ratifying Local 802's new Fundraising Service Agreement. Read the letter here!
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, March 18, 2024.
Throughout my career, I’ve tried to stay attuned to the ticket-buying experience. I walk through the process online at the major retailers. I’ll stop by rush lines or in-person lotteries to talk to folks. And, last week, I woke up early a few days to talk to people on/participate in the standing-room-only line for Hadestown.
Ben Platt will play a three-week concert residency at Broadway's recently refurbished Palace Theatre this May, in celebration of the release of his upcoming third album Honeymind. The historic Broadway theatre has now been raised to create space for retail shops underneath. Past residencies at the Palace include Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Bette Mider, and more.
Hell's Kitchen will be performing on the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon this week. Alicia Keys and Maleah Joi Moon are set to appear on the Friday, March 22 episode for a special performance from the highly-anticipated musical. The performance will mark the musical's broadcast television debut.
Today's BroadwayWorld Daily Word Game is now live - can you guess today's word or phrase? The solution can be any theatre related word or phrase - a show title, performer, recognizable lyrical phrase, and more.
The Notebook officially opened at the Schoenfeld Theatre last week. Following the show's opening, the cast celebrated the big night at an after party at Tavern on the Green. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the celebration, and you can check out photos here!
The Notebook officially opened at the Schoenfeld Theatre last week. Opening night was held on March 14th, and BroadwayWorld was there! Check out photos of the VIPs arriving at the big night here!
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 18, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
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. While many of these productions are still in rehearsals, there is still plenty of performance video footage to hold you over until opening night.
Looking to brush up your Shakespeare? Though they were written over 400 years ago, the his plays continue to enthrall readers and theater enthusiasts alike. Let BroadwayWorld be your guide to insights and appreciation for the enduring brilliance of the Bard's literary legacy.
Meryl Streep and Martin Short visited Merrily We Roll Along on Saturday night and stopped backstage after the show. Check out video here!
Steve Harley, lead singer of the band Cockney Rebel, who released a single of Phantom of the Opera with Sarah Brightman, has passed away at the age of 73 from cancer, according to Deadline.
Watch the creative team of THE NOTEBOOK discuss bringing the musical to Broadway on CBS Sunday Morning!
U Guys, this week's BroadwayWorld Recap has all the latest Bway updates! Then I am joined by actor and writer Nik Walker to talk about his amazing career! From performing in two different Broadway productions of Motown The Musical, to playing Otis Williams in Ain't Too Proud, Nik shares about the experience of bringing black stories to the Broadway stage.
The Broadway League's 12th annual High School Broadway Shadowing Program successfully concluded this season as 18 students from across various New York City public high schools participated in this unique behind-the-scenes theatre experience. Learn more about the program here!
Hadestown stars Lilias White and Lola Tung will play their final performance on Sunday, March 17th. Tung stepped into the role of Eurydice on February 9 for a limited run. White became the first woman to play Hermes on September 13, 2022, and has been with the production since.
This season, Broadway welcomes a star-studded revival of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People starring Emmy Award-winners Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, and Victoria Pedretti. Behind the production is powerhouse pair, Tony Award-winning director Sam Gold and acclaimed, award-winning playwright Amy Herzog, a real-life married couple who are making their debut as collaborators on the production. Meet Broadway's newest power couple here!
Theatre Aspen has released photos from their production of Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron’s Drama Desk Award-winning play Love, Loss, and What I Wore, starring Sandy Duncan, Andrea McArdle, Krysta Rodriguez, and more. Check them out here!
Need a great book to spring into the new season? This spring, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 24 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's spring reading list.
Watch Amber Ardolino and Lewberger sing songs from HAMILTON, FUNNY GIRL, MOULIN ROUGE, and more in a new video here!
Watch rehearsal footage featuring tap choreography from THE GREAT GATSBY on Broadway in the video here!
Watch a trailer for Kiss Me Kate, starring Stephanie J. Block, Adrian Dunbar, and more, coming to the Barbican Centre in London this summer!
Check out photos from the New York Pops' Hitsville: Celebrating Motown, featuring guest artists Bryan Terrell Clark and Valisia LeKae here!
A brand new coming of age musical begins performance on Broadway tonight! The Outsiders, the new musical based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton & Francis Ford Coppola’s landmark motion picture, begins previews. To mark the special day, we've rounded up 50 showtunes about growing up, growing old, and gaining perspective.
The Notebook opened at the Schoenfeld Theatre on March 14th, and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the festivities. Check out red-carpet photos of the cast and creative team here!
The Bronx is up, the Battery's down, and Hell's Kitchen is on Broadway this spring. The new musical is the first from music superstar Alicia Keys, who grew up in the titular neighborhood. In this video, watch as she chats more about the creative process and what audiences can expect.
The Broadway premiere of The Outsiders, the new musical based on the novel by S.E. Hinton & Francis Ford Coppola’s film, begins previews tonight, Saturday, March 16. Meet the cast of The Outsiders here!
Get a first look at the cast of LEMPICKA on Broadway in action before performances begin on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Check out video clips from the show's press day including the cast performing the musical numbers, 'Starting Over,' 'Stay,' 'Perfection,' and 'Our Time'.
Run away and join the circus on a budget! The new Broadway musical WATER FOR ELEPHANTS will launch its Digital Ticket Lottery, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Looking for all the latest info on one of Broadway's hottest shows? BroadwayWorld has the full scoop on everything that you need to know about The Notebook on Broadway.
The Metropolitan Opera's revival of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette will be transmitted live as part of the 2023–24 Live in HD season on Saturday, March 23, at 12:55PM ET.
Jeremy Jordan was asked about the changes in The Great Gatsby from its Paper Mill Playhouse run to Broadway. See as he answers!
Hot off the Season 3 debut on Netflix, get a first listen to the soundtrack of the new season of Girls5eva with original songs performed by Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps. The final song, 'The Medium Time,' was written by Bareilles and is performed by the four stars of the series.
Little Shop of Horrors, the 1960 horror comedy that inspired the hit musical, is being rebooted for a new film. Little Shop of Halloween Horrors will launch a new franchise, led by Joe Dante and Roger Corman. Following the original film, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's musical adaptation premiered Off-Broadway in 1982, where the revival now runs.
The Red Buckets of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will return tonight as Broadway Cares’ annual Spring Fundraising Competition begins once more. Learn more!
The critically-acclaimed Second Stage Theater production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate, directed by Lila Neugebauer and starring Sarah Paulson, is transferring to the Belasco Theater. Check out photos of the new marquee!
Enter to win two tickets to PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME! A retrospective of the work of renowned Irish playwright Brian Friel, The Friel Project celebrates Irish Rep’s 35th Anniversary through May 2024.
In spring 2024, Germany's largest theme park will present its newest VR attraction in the heart of the French themed area: “Eurosat Coastiality – The Phantom of the Opera”. Learn more about the attraction!
It was a big night last night at the Schoenfeld Theatre, where The Notebook officially celebrated its opening night. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the festivities and you can check out photos from the curtain call here.
In this video, watch as we take you inside the big night with the full cast and creative team of The Notebook on Broadway!
Watch as Jordan Fisher and John McGinty perform 'Listen' from Dreamgirls at Broadway Backwards!
A new block of tickets has been released for the Broadway musical The Notebook. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!
Marisha Wallace faced two big nominations on Celebrity Big Brother. The Guys & Dolls alum was finally notified about her Olivier Award nomination for her performance as Miss Adelaide in the hit revival of the classic musical. Wallace was then tasked with sharing that she would nominate Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu for eviction. Watch videos from the episode!
Which musical is really the Best Musical of all time? Kick off tournament season with the ultimate March Madness Bracket: Best Musical Edition! Looking back on the last 64 years of Broadway's most acclaimed shows, BroadwayWorld invites YOU to join us and our readers in deciding which show deserves the title of The Ultimate Best Musical!
After over 300 episodes and over one million viewers of The Roundtable on YouTube & The Broadway Podcast Network, The Roundtable begins airing exclusive weekly episodes on BroadwayWorld every Friday.
GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS will release The Gardens of Anuncia (Original Cast Recording) – based on the recent Lincoln Center Theater production – in streaming and digital formats on Friday, March 22. Learn More about the show!
Reneé Rapp, Fellow Travelers, and more received GLAAD Media Awards at last night's Los Angeles ceremony. Nominees included The Color Purple, Rustin, Billy Porter, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and more. Check out the winners from the Los Angeles ceremony now!
Next up from Second Stage Theater is the world premiere of Paula Vogel’s Mother Play, directed by Tina Landau. Check out photos for the Broadway marquee here!
BroadwayWorld has learned that the new non-equity touring productions of Dear Evan Hansen will be produced by Crossroads Live North America. Crossroads entered the US touring market after acquiring longtime North American and International Touring Company Troika, best known for their long-running National Tours of Cats.
In this video, watch as Sky Lakota-Lynch (Johnny Cade) and Brody Grant (Ponyboy Curtis) sing 'Stay Gold', written by Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) and Justin Levine.
Last weekend, Kristin Chenoweth performed at NJPAC in New Jersey, where she debuted the new song 'Caviar Dreams' from the upcoming musical The Queen of Versailles. Check out the video here!
Hillary Clinton and Lin-Manuel Miranda will host a fundraiser for President Biden at an upcoming performance of Suffs.
About halfway through my senior year of high school, after every college and grant application deadline, both of which I confidently passed on, I remember touching base with my academic mentor at the time, my choir teacher.
Rehearsals are now underway for The Heart of Rock and Roll, which is set to begin previews on March 29th, 2024. Check out photos of the Broadway marquee!
Climate change protesters from the group Extinction Rebellion stormed the stage at last night's performance of An Enemy of the People on Broadway. The protesters could be heard shouting 'No theater on a dead planet' as they approached.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 15, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Read reviews for the Broadway premiere of the epic love story, The Notebook, opening on Broadway tonight!
Carrie Coon, who has won audiences with her portrayal of Bertha Russell on HBO's The Gilded Age, wants to see the hit drama come to Broadway as a musical! Watch the video.
BroadwayWorld is wishing a hearty-- in Oz-speak-- Congratulotions to the 'Munchkinland' touring cast of Wicked. The production is currently celebrating its 15th anniversary of making magic across North America.
BroadwayWorld has learned Cynthia Erivo and Michael Bublé will lead the Hollywood Bowl's 2024 Season opening celebration on June 23rd, 2024.
Check out a photo of Whoopi Goldberg visiting Spamalot on Broadway! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Big Brother has reversed its decision and will now inform Marisha Wallace of her Olivier Award nomination. Originally, the Guys & Dolls star would not find out about her Olivier Award nomination until after she leaves the Big Brother house. However, the series has since reversed the decision and Wallace will now find out. Watch a video clip!
The Public’s Annual Gala will take place on Wednesday, May 8 with a special performance of HELL’S KITCHEN on Broadway. Learn more about the gala!
Crank up the volume- Stereophonic by David Adjmi, is getting ready to open on Broadway, following its hit world premiere engagement at Playwrights Horizons. Check out photos of the Broadway marquee!
In an exciting new video of the podcast Survival Jobs, hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo sit down with the exceptionally talented and captivating Sherz Aletaha, currently making her Broadway debut in the highly acclaimed revival of Merrily We Roll Along at the prestigious Hudson Theatre.
Today, Theatre Under The Stars has revealed the shows that make up the musical theatre company’s 2024/25 Season. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.
Wicked film director Jon M. Chu is releasing his new memoir this summer. Chu worked on the project with Jeremy McCarter, who collaborated with Lin-Manuel Miranda on books like Hamilton: the Revolution and In the Heights: Finding Home.
McCarter Theatre Center will present the workshop of its newest commission, I and You: A Musical, a musical adaptation of the acclaimed play by Lauren Gunderson. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Atlantic Records will release The Notebook (Original Broadway Cast Recording). Listen to 'Leave The Light On' now!
Spencer Glass, career coach for actors, explores the subconscious apologetic energy that lives in artists. Glass, an actor himself, has battled the apology voice, and describes how it creeps out during auditions.
Judd Apatow is producing a new documentary about the making of the star-studded original Toronto production of Godspell. The documentary will follow the original cast, which includes Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Paul Shaffer, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas.
The RMS Titanique welcomed some new passengers last month. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Russell Daniels re-boarded as Ruth, and Elliott Mattox joined for his maiden voyage as Victor Garber. In this video, Candace Cordelia checks in with both stars!
Comedy band Lewberger, with bandmates Keith Habersberger, Alex Lewis, & Hughie Stone Fish, were in for a surprise when they visited A Beautiful Noise on Broadway. Watch as the band is invited on stage to sing 'Sweet Caroline' with the cast during curtain call!
Watch a clip of Scott Bakula singing in The Connector at MCC Theater! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
The in-person rush, digital rush, and digital lottery policies have been announced for Lempicka, the new musical celebrating the true story of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka.
Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide stage licensing rights to Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Matthew López and Amber Ruffin’s Some Like It Hot. Learn more about the show here!
Da'Vine Joy Randolph is calling for better pay for theatre artists. The Oscar-winning The Holdovers star looked back at her time in Ghost the Musical and said that she could barely pay her rent while playing a lead in a musical. The Only Murders in the Building star also reveals why she is unsure about returning to Broadway.
Suffs is marching to Broadway! The new original musical will begin performances at the Music Box Theatre on March 26 with an opening night set for April 18. Check out photos fo the marquee
This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 3/14/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.
SiriusXM On Broadway will present an exclusive Town Hall special with the six stars of the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG.
Ahead of its first preview on Broadway this weekend, The Outsiders has announced its Digital Lottery and in person Rush ticketing policies. Find out how to get discounted tickets to The Outsiders on Broadway!
The full cast, band and creative team have been revealed for director Jillian Keiley’s second season of Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s Come From Away, set to run June 28, 2024 - September 1, 2024, at the Joseph R Smallwood Arts & Culture Centre in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.
How are the worst pi(e)s in London made? Sweeney Todd cast member, Mia Pinero, is giving us an inside look today as she takes over BroadwayWorld's Instagram story for Pi Day!
A performing arts school in New York City with many notable alumni has launched a GoFundMe to save its theater program. Learn more about the program and find out how to donate here!
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