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Tony Award nominee Susan Egan, the voice of 'Megara' in Disney's animated film 'Hercules,' sang a cut song from the film at the first-ever Broadway Princess Party BRUNCH on January 12, 2020 at Sony Hall.

The music of Bob Dylan is back! Just last week, the best of Broadway gathered to celebrate opening night of Girl from the North Country- a soaring masterwork from playwright Conor McPherson about the dreams we keep close, the people we hold dear, and the place we call home.

As Broadway hunkers down to avoid the spread of COVID-19, theatre fans, performers, crews, and industry professionals prepare for a month of darkness.

Out of an abundance of caution, and in an effort to help limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, all Mirvish theatres will suspend performances, effective from the matinee today through Sunday, April 12.

We're celebrating Pi Day with some Broadway-themed pie recipes!

When Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo recommended that there be no gatherings of more than 250+ people, the Alley Theatre acted immediately and canceled the remaining performances of 1984.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Laura Benanti is asking her high school-aged followers to send videos of them singing songs from their cancelled shows.

Tim Minchin has announced on Twitter that he is postponing his upcoming shows in Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, and Brisbane.

Billy Elliot made a huge splash in London in 2005 before it crossed the Atlantic.

Ray Hair, president of the American Federation of Musicians, has issued a statement calling for government aid for the thousands of musicians and other unemployed entertainment industry workers who have been displaced by the Covid-19 outbreak.

COME FROM AWAY in Melbourne will close a week early due to COVID-19.

Disney has announced that it will make the hit sequel Frozen 2 available on Disney+ three months early!

On World Theatre Day, Friday 27 March 2020 at noon GMT the Royal Court Theatre and The Space will make Cyprus Avenue, the film adaptation, available to watch for free on their website, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages for one month.

Signature Theatre has issued a statement regarding the cancellation of shows and events due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Our brains are actually hard wired to need theatre.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that the off-Broadway musical Emojiland has officially played its final performance at The Duke on 42nd Street in New 42nd Street Studios.

In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and in consideration of the health of its audiences, staff, and artists, Brooklyn Academy of Music will immediately suspend live programming through Sunday, March 29.

Café Carlyle has announced, In an abundance of caution due to COVID-19, all performances from March 24th through May 2nd have been canceled.

PERFECT CRIME and the smash hit comedy THE OFFICE! A MUSICAL PARODY today announced that each show will continue on with an uninterrupted performance schedule.

A day after canceling upcoming performances due to concerns around the coronavirus, the Metropolitan Opera announced that it would stream encore presentations from the award-winning Live in HD series of cinema transmissions on the company website for the duration of the closure.

The Making A Musical podcast is announcing a special series called 'Lights Out.

As Broadway braces for a month of darkness, BroadwayWorld wants to make sure that you still get your theatre fix each and every day until April 13.

Broadway Licensing has secured approvals for live streaming over 400 plays from their Playscripts catalog.

The show must go on a?' until it can't.

Former Evan Hansen Andrew Barth Feldman will be joined by his Broadway friends this evening for a game of Jackbox Party Pack and you can join in the fun via livestream!