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Just yesterday, Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara stepped in as soloist with The New York Pops, replacing the previously announced Laura Benanti, who withdrew from the event due to an exposure to COVID-19 in her family.

BroadwayWorld's new interview series Back on Broadway is taking readers on a journey of Broadway's return to the stage! Next up in the series is Cody Renard Richard, who shared details about reopening Broadway as the stage manager for Pass Over, his current role as production stage manager and asso

Despite robust measures being in place, breakthrough COVID-19 cases have been detected within the Los Angeles company of A Christmas Carol.

Tonight's performance of Company on Broadway was halted when members of the cast came down with a non-Covid related illness and the show was unable to continue.

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown, was among the Broadway shows sidelined this evening.

After announcing the cancellation of tonight's performance of Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway due to the detection of positive COVID test results in the company, the production has just announced that it will also suspend both performances (2 PM and 8 PM) on Saturday December 18.

The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes today made the following announcement regarding its 2021 season coming to an end:

Beetlejuice the Musical will haunt Broadway once more! On Friday, April 8, 2022, BEETLEJUICE will play its first performance at Broadway's Marriott Marquis Theatre!

The Broadway production of Hamilton has announced that the production will suspend performances through Sunday, December 19 as part of an ongoing response to positive Covid-19 tests in the company.

Due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases in the touring production of Pretty Woman: The Musical, all performances through December 19, 2021, at the CIBC Theatre, have been cancelled.

The following performances of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL are being canceled due to the detection of breakthrough COVID cases within the Broadway company: Friday, 12/17 (8pm) Saturday, 12/18 (2pm and 8pm) Sunday, 12/19 (3pm) Monday, 12/20 (8pm).

Disney's latest Marvel series, Hawkeye, featured the fictional Rogers: The Musical, complete with an original song from Tony-winning collaborators Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that Emilie Koutachou will take over the principal role of ‘Christine Daaé’ in the New York production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA on the night that the musical celebrates its unprecedented 34th Anniversary on Wednesday evening,

MJ has cancelled all performances through December 26 due to multiple positive COVID test results within the company.

Apple and A24 just celebrated the LA premiere of Joel Coen's upcoming 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' film, premiering in select theaters on December 25, and globally on Apple TV+ on January 14, 2022.

Christmastime is here at last and BroadwayWorld is continuing our favorite annual tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a 12 Days of Christmas countdown.

Just last night, Stage and screen icon Kathleen Turner returned to the New York stage in a one-woman show for one performance only - Kathleen Turner: Finding My Voice which documents the remarkable behind-the-scenes journey of her astonishing career.

Due to a change in the production schedule, the first preview of the Second Stage Theater production of Richard Greenberg’s Tony Award-winning play, TAKE ME OUT, has been rescheduled for March 10, 2022.

SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky has announced the lineup for his January virtual concert series with Jessica Vosk, Christy Altomare, Ciara Renée, and Ana Gasteyer.

A brand-new studio cast recording of the beloved holiday musical, The Christmas Schooner, featuring Tony Award-winners Jessie Mueller (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical; Waitress) and James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin; Hamilton), will be released in 2022.

Little Girl Blue, a musical inspired by Nina Simone’s life, written by and starring Laiona Michelle (Amazing Grace, Book of Mormon, American Hero), will open for a limited run engagement,  Off-Broadway at the Shubert Organization’s New World Stages (Stage 5) on February 28, 2022.

The highlights video features Kelli O'Hara singing 'Wind Beneath My Wings' and Billy Porter's making a show-stopping entrance.

The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes cancelled the four shows scheduled for today, Friday, December 17 due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases in the production.

Out of an abundance of caution, tonight’s (December 17) performance of Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway has been cancelled due to the detection of positive COVID test results in the company.

Our student bloggers write about how they're coping with the current global health crisis, give insight on their school's performing arts programs, share their opinions on the latest theater news, and so much more.