Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 19, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 19, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
55 Participating Regional Awards Programs Announced For The 16th Annual Jimmy Awards
The Broadway League Foundation has announced 55 participating Regional Awards Programs for the 16th annual Jimmy Awards which will take place on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 7:30pm at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre.
Broadway Advocacy Coalition Calls for Support and Announces Return to 'Original Mission'
Broadway Advocacy Coalition, an organization that was founded in 2016, has just announced an intention to revert to its original mission and is asking for support from the community to keep the doors open.
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/16/25 -WICKED Continues to Lead Top Grossing Shows
Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 2/16/2025.
Video/Photos: Sadie Sink Performs O'DESSA Song in New Music Video; First-Look Photos Released
Explore Sadie Sink’s mesmerizing performance in O'DESSA, the new rock opera from Searchlight Pictures.
COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER Musical In the Works, Starring Sutton Foster
Tthe music and life story of beloved country music icon and legend Loretta Lynn will be celebrated and depicted in a new stage musical, COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER, starring Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster.
National Endowment for the Arts Clarifies America250 Commission, End of Challenge America
The NEA hosted an open webinar covering questions submitted about the new guidelines for Grants for Arts Projects (GAP).
Mary-Louise Parker and David Alan Grier Join ELSBETH Season 2 as Guest Stars
Tony winners Mary-Louise Parker and David Alan Grier are the latest performers to guest star in the CBS crime series, joining an ever-growing list of Broadway alums.
THE LION KING to Welcome Blakely Slaybaugh as Zazu
The Lion King will welcome Blakely Slaybaugh to the company as Zazu, beginning performances in March.
John Cardoza to Play Final MOULIN ROUGE! Performance This Spring
John Cardoza has announced his final performance as Christian in Moulin Rouge.
Video: Solea Pfeiffer Performs 'Firework' From MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL
On a recent visit to Good Day New York, current Moulin Rouge cast member Solea Pfeiffer took the stage to perform Firework, the Katy Perry staple sung by Satine in the musical.
Video: In Rehearsals with the the Cast of SMASH
The bombshell is about to drop! Rehearsals are officially underway for Smash, inspired by the hit NBC television series.
Videos: Paul Tazewell, Nathan Crowley, & Lee Sandales Accept BAFTAs for WICKED Movie
This past weekend, the Wicked movie won Best Costume Design and Production Design at the BAFTA Film Awards.
Photos: Robyn Hurder and the SMASH Cast Meet the Press
The musical Smash, inspired by the hit NBC television series, will begin performances on Broadway.
Video: Inside the BOOP! THE MUSICAL Cast Album Recording With David Foster & More
Get a sneak peek at the recording of the Boop! the Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording! Watch a video from inside the studio with David Foster, Jasmine Amy Rogers, and more ahead of the musical's upcoming Broadway debut.
Video: Lin-Manuel Miranda Shares Only Public Performance of Cut HAMILTON Song
Lin-Manuel Miranda has shared the video of the only public performance of a song cut from Hamilton.
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL to Host Special Box Office Opening Event
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical will host a special event to celebrate their box office opening on Tuesday, February 25 from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM at The James Earl Jones Theatre.
400+ Artists Sign Letter Asking NEA to Reverse 'Prejudicial Changes' to Grant Restrictions
463 artists have signed a letter to the National Endowment for the Arts asking them to roll back the new measures.
Betsy Wolfe Will Lead Off-Broadway Premiere of JOY: A NEW TRUE MUSICAL
Betsy Wolfe will lead the off-Broadway premiere of JOY: A New True Musical, based on the life of trailblazing businesswoman and inventor Joy Mangano.
Photos: Kamala Harris Attends GYPSY and Poses with Audra McDonald and Company
Just yesterday, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff stopped by the Majectic Theatre to attend the critically acclaimed, sold-out hit musical GYPSY starring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald.
ALL IN Creators Will Bring ALL OUT: COMEDY ABOUT LIFE to Broadway Next Season
The producing team that brought All In: Comedy About Love to the stage this Broadway season will return next season with All Out: Comedy About Life, by Simon Rich.
Exclusive: 19 Songs by Jonathan Larson That You Probably Don't Know Yet
Previews are now underway for The Jonathan Larson Project and fans who have checked out the new musical already have intel on the more than 20 undiscovered songs, as audiences are treated to a brief breakdown as they leave the Orpheum Theatre.
Noah Kieserman and Nasia Thomas Join THE LAST FIVE YEARS as Standbys For Jamie and Cathy
The standbys have been announced for the roles of Jamie and Cathy in the first-ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 18, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 18, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Photos: Coldplay's Chris Martin Visits & JULIET
Like so many other artists in popular music today, Chris Martin has connections to & Juliet.
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