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Submissions Are Open For BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage: Season 7
Get your audition book ready and start warming up your vocal cords—your moment in the spotlight is almost here! Next On Stage, BroadwayWorld’s nationwide competition for high school and college students, is back for Season 7, and we’re raising the curtain on our biggest season yet.
Review: HEIST at Constellation Stage & Screen
Heist has a very cinematic feel to it throughout the show with its creative use of digital media.
Nominations Open For The 2026 BroadwayWorld Indianapolis Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2026 BroadwayWorld Indianapolis Awards! The 2026 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
THE LION KING Tour is Coming to Indianapolis' Old National Centre
Casting has been revealed for Disney's THE LION KING at Indianapolis' Old National Centre, featuring Peter Hargrave as Scar and David D'Lancy Wilson as Mufasa, alongside a full ensemble.
Review: EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE MOTHER at Phoenix Theatre
On the surface, it's a play about gay rights, but at its heart it's about supporting the people you love.
THE MUSIC MAN Extends 2026 National Tour
Big League Productions' national tour of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man will resume performances at TUTS in Houston in September with additional tour dates through the end of the year.
DEATH BECOMES HER, HELL'S KITCHEN and More Set for Broadway In Louisville 2027
Broadway in Louisville has revealed its 2027 five-show season premiere package which includes the 2025 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Maybe Happy Ending, Death Becomes Her and more.
Review: RING OF FIRE Brings the Music of Johnny Cash to Life at Beef & Boards
There are few true cultural behemoths in music, but one is undoubtedly Johnny Cash.
Second Year Cast Set For THE OUTSIDERS National Tour
Nolan White will lead THE OUTSIDERS national tour as Ponyboy Curtis when the second year begins September 19 in Denver, with stops including Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Seattle and San Francisco.
Ailey II to Launch 27-City Tour Featuring World Premiere by Francesca Harper
Ailey II will tour 27 US cities from September 22, 2026, to April 11, 2027, presenting a world premiere by Francesca Harper and works by Alvin Ailey and Ronald K.
Kayla Ryan Walsh Joins MAMMA MIA! North American Tour Cast; Rob Hancock to Play 'Harry Bright'
Kayla Ryan Walsh joins the 25th Anniversary Tour of MAMMA MIA! as Rosie, while Rob Hancock moves from ensemble to Harry Bright, alongside returning principal cast members Jessica Crouch and Juliette M.
Photos: MYSTIC PIZZA Tour in Rehearsals; Full Cast Revealed
The complete cast has been announced for Mystic Pizza: A New Musical, with all new rehearsal photos also being released.
GREASE, FROZEN, LES MISÉRABLES and More Set for Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre's 2027 Season
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre has announced its 2027 season, featuring Grease, Disney's Frozen, Les Misérables, South Pacific, Always.
Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from August 2026
In this August 2026 edition, two major national tours are gearing up to hit the road, with the casts of OH, MARY! and JERSEY BOYS offering behind-the-scenes looks at their rehearsal processes, while BroadwayWorld exclusively revealed that Aliya Grace will lead the upcoming BOOP! THE MUSICAL tour lau
EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE MOTHERS to Open at Phoenix Theatre
James Still's new play about PFLAG founder Jeanne Manford will open Phoenix Theatre's season, starring Constance Macy and Jack Ducat in Indianapolis.
John Rubinstein and More Will Join THE NOTEBOOK North American Tour
New casting has been announced for the second year of the North American Tour of THE NOTEBOOK, including John Rubinstein, Angela Birchett, Makena Jackson, and more.
Video: The JERSEY BOYS Tour Cast Is Getting Ready to Hit the Road
Jersey Boys is getting ready to hit the road for its 20th Anniversary North American Tour.
Photos: RING OF FIRE Takes the Stage at Beef & Boards
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis is staging RING OF FIRE, a musical that traces the life and songbook of Johnny Cash through his best-known recordings.
Video: Watch the JERSEY BOYS Tour Cast Perform 'My Boyfriend's Back' in Rehearsals
Jersey Boys is getting redy to hit the road for its 20th Anniversary North American Tour.
Exclusive: New Cast and Dates Announced for THE WIZ National Tour
Crossroads Live North America, producer of the National Tour of THE WIZ, has just announced an all-new cast who will ease on down the road.
Full Cast Announced for BOOP! THE MUSICAL National Tour
BOOP! The Musical has just announced the full cast for the upcoming North American Tour.
MANIA: THE ABBA TRIBUTE Sets US Tour Cast, to Open in Wichita in October
MANIA: The ABBA Tribute has announced full principal casting for its 2026/2027 US National Tour, which will open October 9, 2026, at the Orpheum Theatre in Wichita, Kansas.
Video: Watch the ‘Demented’ Cast of OH, MARY! Get Ready to Hit the Road
Oh, Mary! is hitting the road—and its new company is ready to unleash Mary Todd Lincoln on the rest of America.
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CLUE Tour to Launch Los Angeles Run In September; Tour Dates Announced
The North American tour of CLUE will open its third season at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles September 8-12, 2026, before visiting Memphis, St.
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Memphis The Musical Basile Theatre at the Historic Athenaeum (9/26-9/27) |
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The Rocky Horror Show Ruth N. Halls Theatre (10/23-10/31) |
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The Rocky Horror Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick Old National Centre (10/21-10/21) |
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The ConstelLate Show: Holiday Special Waldron Firebay (12/17-12/27) |
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An Enemy of the People Waldron Arts Center (2/04-2/21) |
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The Wiz Indiana University (1/27-1/27) |
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THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND Fort Wayne Civic Theatre (5/07-5/23) |
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The 2nd Annual Celebration of the Indy Story Slam Storytelling Arts of Indiana (1/10-1/10) |
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Mojo & Jimmy: The Totally Awesome Magic Show Waldron Arts Center (3/26-4/11) |
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Isn't This Nice Wells-Metz Theatre (2/11-2/13) |
