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Stephen Sondheim has made a return to his Instagram account, with his second ever post.

While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out yesterday's highlights from some of your favorites, including Leslie Odom, Jr.

Congratulations to Katharine McPhee, who is expecting her first child with husband David Foster! 

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Maurice Edwards, opera and stage director and actor, has died at age 97 due to COVID-19.

The album of music from Netflix's film Over the Moon will be released on October 23.

Andrew Lloyd Webber returned to the church-turned-theatre that The Phantom of the Opera premiered in, in honor of the show's 34th birthday.

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with a Knots Landing TV Cast Reunion with Michele Lee, Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Ted Shackleford and David Jacobs.

In honor of the 34th birthday of The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber caught up with original Phantom Michael Crawford for a video chat conversation!

The current production of The Last Five Years now playing at Southwark Playhouse until 14 November confirms it has been filmed and will be released worldwide over 5 days via new platform stream.

THE SHOWS MUST GO ON is officially back this week with the birthday of Andrew Lloyd Webber's masterpiece The Phantom of The Opera.

Today's top stories: the Broadway shutdown extends through May, The Tony Awards announce a nomination date, and more!

The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, opened on this day in 2014!

NBC New York reports that The Broadway League will announce tomorrow another extension of the Broadway shutdown in New York City.

Broadway may be closed, but your favorite stars are more active than ever, donating their time a?" virtually a?" to raise funds for important non-profit causes.

Loading Dock TheatreDevelopm a?" the multi-Drama Desk Award-nominated Brooklyn theater company that produces emotional, character-driven plays with an experimental edge a?" has announced two new projects for its fourth annual Forklift New Play ent season.

Featuring the cast of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown, 'If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album' offers both solace and celebration as we head into a winter season like no other.

Next on Stage returns TONIGHT! Tune in tonight at 8pm ET for the announcement of our college top 30 in season 2 of our online musical theatre singing competition sponsored by Broadway Records.

Join BWW and the original producers of the cult hit bare: a pop opera for a month-long virtual celebration of the critically acclaimed coming-of-age musical from Jon Hartmere and the late Damon Intrabartolo.

The official trailer has been released for Yellow Rose, the upcoming film starring Eva Noblezada and Lea Salonga.

Actors' Equity Association released a statement regarding SAG-AFTRA, which has undercut contracts and cost Equity members $154,000 in health fund contributions during the pandemic.

This year the BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! Eligibility is for productions which opened between 2011 and September 30th, 2020.

CLI Studios, founded by Emmy nominated choreographers Teddy Forance and Allison Holker, and choreographer, dancer and producer, Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, will present their first-ever virtual performance, 'A New Stage,' curated and starring renowned New York City Ballet Principal Dancer, Tiler Peck.

On Monday October 5th, MONDAYS For BIDEN, a group created by Broadway Veteran Jeffrey Schecter, held DANCING For DEMOCRACY, a virtual fundraiser to benefit the Biden Victory Fund.

Deadline has reported that Actors' Equity executive director Mary McColl today deniedSAG-AFTRAa??s claim that Equity had asked for a a?oewaivera?? to represent actors who perform in filmed stage productions during the pandemic.

Today (October 8) in live streaming: Next on Stage is Back for Season 2, Beth Leavel visits Backstage Live, and so much more!