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Paddington is officially Broadway-bound! BroadwayWorld has just learned that the Broadway cast of PADDINGTON The Musical will include Kelvin Dukes, Drew Gehling, Allison Guinn, Tony Hale, James Hameed, J. Quinton Johnson, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, and more!
Steve Carell and John C. Reilly will star in a new Broadway production of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail next year, also starring Laura Benanti, Rob McClure, James Monroe Iglehart, and more.
Pop the champagne! According to Deadline, Tony Award nominee Derek Klena is next in line to play Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby on Broadway. He will assume the role beginning December 5, 2026. Ryan McCartan, who currently plays the title role, will conclude his run on December 4, 2026.
A new musical has officially entered the 2026/27 Broadway season! Inspired by a Clarke family story carried for generations, Wanted is the epic tale of Mary and Martha: sisters, outlaws, legends. Wanted features book and lyrics by Angelica Chéri and music by Ross Baum, with direction by Stevie Walker-Webb and choreography by Chelsey Arce. Check out what the critics are saying...
Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad will reprise their Frozen roles for a new series, currently titled The Real Frozen, presented by National Geographic and Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Presale and general sale dates have been announced for the new Broadway production of Richard Greenberg's Pulitzer Prize finalist THREE DAYS OF RAIN, starring François Arnaud and David Corenswet.
“Shhh! If we don’t listen to the overture, we won’t recognize the musical themes when they come back later.” So says Darryl Philbin to Michael Scott in “Andy’s Play,” an episode of The Office in which the play in question is Sweeney Todd. Darryl, who spends much of the show as warehouse foreman at Dunder Mifflin Scranton, is used to being treated with more than a little disdain by regional manager Michael. His comment above beautifully inverts their usual hierarchy. So, A Funny Thing Happened at the Play with the Foreman.
Alec Baldwin will star as Jonathan Penner in a staged reading of Horror: A Love Story, a new autobiographical play written by Penner, with Hannah Heller as Stacy Title. The reading is directed by Meghan Finn and produced by Aimee Howard, and is intended to introduce the work to potential backers and theaters.
Buena Vista Social Club will play its final Broadway performance at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on January 17, 2027, following 96 weeks and 767 performances. The five-time Tony Award-winning musical will make its West End debut in 2027, with productions also playing in Dallas, Puerto Rico, and Mexico City.
Disney on Broadway has announced the lineup for its 2027 concert series for the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts with Sherie Rene Scott, Adam Pascal, Marisha Wallace, Ryan McCartan, Norm Lewis, Caissie Levy, and more.
Andrew Rannells has responded to a theatergoer who complained that he didn't come out of the stage door following a recent performance of Broadway's 'It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.'
See what critics are saying about Here There Are Blueberries, now open on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre for a limited 10-week engagement.
Producer Orin Wolf announced that actor, producer, and musician JORDAN FISHER will play the leading role of “The Kid” in the highly anticipated Broadway stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN. This marks the first time that Jordan has created a role in a new Broadway musical.
Sarah Paulson turned down a role in Glee to finish her run on Broadway. The Tony Award winner has revealed that she was offered a role in the hit musical series.
Producers Mark Berger and Sam Rockwell announced today the complete cast for the new production of Arthur Miller’s seminal work, A View from the Bridge, directed by Neil Pepe. Erick Betancourt (Mike), Lou Liberatore (Louis), Benj Mirman (Tony), Jordan Lage (1st Immigrant Officer), and Matthew J. Harris (2nd Immigrant Officer), Taylor Dunbar, Allen Tedder, and Carly Zien join the previously announced Rockwell (Eddie Carbone), Carla Gugino (Beatrice), Tony, Olivier, and Emmy Award nominee Alfred Molina (Alfieri), Fred Hechinger (Rodolpho), Tony Award nominee Tom Pecinka (Marco), and Riley Prior (Catherine).
The Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Dundee Rep Theatre production A HISTORY OF PAPER will transfer to Off-Broadway's Stage 42 in New York, with Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson starring. Learn more here.
Take an exclusive look inside the Galileo sitzprobe with Raúl Esparza and Jeremy Kushnier singing 'The Man You Think I Am.' The video gives a look inside the musical Inspired by the life of the groundbreaking astronomer and scientist Galileo Galilei.
Watch the cast of Magic Mike Live dance through iconic New York City locations ahead of the show's January 2027 debut near Times Square. See the video!
DOLLY: A True Original Musical, is opening at the St. James Theatre this winter. You can now get a first look at photos of the company meeting the press!
Matt Smith will lead the world premiere of The Humans, a new play by multi-award-winning playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne. Learn more about the production here.
Tickets are now on sale for Manhattan Concert Productions’ one-night-only concert presentation of The Prince of Egypt in concert, starring Zachary Noah Piser, Ali Louis Bourzgui and more.
La Jolla Playhouse has revealed its 2027/2028 season, the first to be programmed by new Artistic Director Jessica Stone. The 2027/2028 season will feature two world-premiere musicals, including Silver Linings Playbook – A New Musical.
So it’s AUDITION DAY!!!! WOO!! Breathe. No, seriously, breathe. (This is coming from a voice teacher, remember?) While your brain and body might be reacting as if you’re about to be eaten by a tiger, you aren’t! You’re just going to sing a song (that you love!) out loud for other people to hear. What a gift for them! And for you!
Gaten Matarazzo exclusively tells BroadwayWorld that the role of Mark Cohen in the musical ‘Rent’ is ‘difficult to navigate, and he’s hard to get right.’
This week's BroadwayWorld Crossword has 14 answers in a 15x15 grid, from a Shakespeare comedy to a viral stage moment. Free to play, no login needed.
Michelle Visage is set to make her Broadway debut! Best known as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, Visage will join the cast of Schmigadoon! at the Nederlander Theatre.
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Actor Award winner and Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee Jessica Chastain will return to the Broadway stage for 16 weeks in Lost Lear, a new play by playwright Dan Colley. We have all of the details!
You can now check out a first look photo of at the new Broadway musical GALILEO, with Raúl Esparza starring as astronomer Galileo Galilei. The production is beginning performances at the Shubert Theatre.
Emmy Award-winning actor, comedian, and author Jeff Hiller joins Robert Bannon for an exclusive BroadwayWorld conversation! Best known for his beloved portrayal of Joel on HBO's Somebody Somewhere, Hiller is bringing his signature humor and heart back to the New York stage in THE EXHIBITIONIST, a new one-man play by James Hindman, running November 9–21 at SoHo Playhouse. Watch in this video!
Tony nominee Nicholas Christopher is making his return to Broadway as Bobby Darin in JUST IN TIME, beginning tonight, November 10, 2026, at Circle in the Square Theatre. Two-time Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan played his final performance as Bobby Darin and Carrie St. Louis played her final performance as Sandra Dee on Sunday, October 18. Jordan was succeeded by Matthew Morrison, in a limited 3-week return engagement. Check out photos here!
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