Fall 2026 Preview

Now You See Me

How NOW YOU SEE ME LIVE is Bringing Larger-Than-Life Magic to Broadway

Now You See Me Live is coming to Broadway! In BroadwayWorld's interview, Producer Simon Painter reveals how the hit film franchise became a live magic show, what to expect from the Four Horsemen, and more.

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Paranormal Activity

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY's Leads Are Ready to 'Scare the Sh*t' Out of Broadway

Cher Álvarez and Travis A. Knight are making their Broadway debuts starring opposite one another as Lou and James in Paranormal Activity! Read BroadwayWorld's debut of the month feature!

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School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

Class Is in Session! Meet SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY's Four Broadway Newcomers

For Lucia Aremu, Erin Morton, Nia Otchere-Sarfo and Jordan Rice, Broadway is about to become a reality. The four young actresses are making their Broadway debuts in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Jocelyn Bioh's acclaimed comedy, directed by Whitney White. And as the company moves through tech and toward its first Broadway performance, the magnitude of the moment is beginning to sink in.

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The Imaginary Invalid

Bill Irwin & Brandon J. Dirden Are Finding the Heart, Hilarity, and 'Radical Joy' of THE IMAGINARY INVALID

Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid may be more than 350 years old, but for director Brandon J. Dirden and adapter and star Bill Irwin, there is nothing dusty about it. This season, the pair are bringing the classic comedy to Broadway in a new adaptation by Irwin, with Dirden at the helm. And while the play arrives with centuries of history behind it, their approach to the material is decidedly alive: a company of expert comic actors in a room together, testing jokes, pushing physical comedy to its limits and searching beneath the farce for something recognizably human.

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Other Desert Cities

OTHER DESERT CITIES Cast Brings a ‘New and Fresh Attack’ to the Broadway Revival

Director John Benjamin Hickey exclusively tells BroadwayWorld how he assembled an all-star cast for a revival of 'Other Desert Cities' that feels all too relevant in 2026.

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A Few Good Men

A FEW GOOD MEN Director Michael Arden On Finding New Truths In An Aaron Sorkin Classic

For BroadwayWorld’s Fall Preview, Michael Arden discusses the renewed urgency of Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men and directing Bradley Whitford as Colonel Jessup.

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Downstate

K. Todd Freeman Explains Why DOWNSTATE Is Still Shocking: 'It’s a Disruptor'

K. Todd Freeman is back in familiar territory—but he isn't quite stepping into the same play he left behind. The Tony-nominated actor is currently in rehearsals for the Broadway premiere of Bruce Norris' Downstate, returning to a role that he previously played Off-Broadway. This time around, Freeman is one of just two actors, alongside Francis Guinan, returning to the production, meaning that much of the rehearsal process has been about rediscovering the play with an entirely new group of collaborators.

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The Fantasticks

With New ‘Lush’ Orchestrations, THE FANTASTICKS ‘Will Be Touching in Unexpected Ways’

Music supervisor and orchestrator Sam Davis exclusively tells BroadwayWorld how he’s freshening up ‘The Fantasticks’ for Broadway for its first production on the Great White Way.

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Wanted

Angelica Chéri & Ross Baum Explain How WANTED’s 'The Way I Am' Went From a Minor Moment to a Major Song

What goes into making the music of our favorite Broadway shows? How do Broadway composers make our favorite characters sing and our favorite scenes come alive? BroadwayWorld is finding out with Notes on a Score. Today we continue the series with Angelica Chéri (book and lyrics) and Ross Baum (music), who make their Broadway debuts this season with Wanted. Watch as they unpack Mary's (played by Solea Pfeiffer) big Act 1 ballad, 'The Way I Am.'

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Much Ado About Nothing

Mason Alexander Park is MUCH ADO In Her Broadway Debut

Mason Alexander Park is making their Broadway debut as Margaret in Jamie Lloyd’s Much Ado About Nothing. Park talks finding freedom in Shakespeare, reimagining Margaret through music, gender and representation onstage, and bringing the joyful West End production to New York.

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Here There Are Blueberries

Moisés Kaufman & Amanda Gronich Look Beyond the Frame in HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES

After acclaimed runs in New York, across the country and in London, Here There Are Blueberries is headed to Broadway this fall. Ahead of the production’s arrival, BroadwayWorld caught up with co-writers Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich to discuss the remarkable true story behind the play, its unusual theatrical form, and why they believe its questions resonate so strongly today.

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Inter Alia

What Would You Do? Suzie Miller Teases the Moral Dilemmas of INTER ALIA

When Suzie Miller brought Prima Facie to Broadway in 2023, the playwright sparked a conversation that stretched far beyond the walls of the Golden Theatre. Now, she's returning to New York with another play that asks audiences to wrestle with some complicated questions. Inter Alia, Miller's latest work, arrives on Broadway this fall starring Rosamund Pike, following its acclaimed run at London's National Theatre. And this time around, Miller knows a little more about what to expect from New York audiences.

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Galileo

Zoe Sarnak & Michael Weiner Look to the Stars to Find the Sound of GALILEO

What goes into making the music of our favorite Broadway shows? How do Broadway composers make our favorite characters sing and our favorite scenes come alive? BroadwayWorld is finding out with Notes on a Score. Today we continue the series with Zoe Sarnak and Michael Weiner, who wrote the score for Broadway's out of this world new musical, Galileo. Watch as they unpack the title character's big Act 1 anthem, 'Heaven's Changing.'

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