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Video: Watch Highlights from LIBERATION on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - October 28, 2025
Liberation, the new play by Tony Award nominee Bess Wohl, and directed by Tony Award nominee Whitney White, is now running on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Watch highlights of the cast in action in this video!
Stage and Screen Actress Prunella Scales Passes Away at Age 93
by Josh Sharpe - October 28, 2025
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Prunella Scales, a longtime actress of the stage and screen, has passed away at the age of 93. Learn more about the performer here.
Review: AT THIS PERFORMANCE... at The Green Room 42 Celebrates 22 Years
by Alex Del Cueto - October 28, 2025
AT THIS PERFORMANCE... does something few shows manage to pull off: it celebrates the artists who make the magic happen from just beyond the spotlight. The 10/20 installment boasted a lineup of powerhouse voices and honest, heartfelt storytelling.
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE to Stream on Peacock in November
by Josh Sharpe - October 28, 2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the conclusion of the fan-favorite franchise, will make its streaming debut exclusively on Peacock beginning November 7.
Josh Gad, Auli’i Cravalho, & More Broadway Alums Join ZOOTOPIA 2 Voice Cast
by Josh Sharpe - October 28, 2025
Several Broadway alums and Disney Legends have joined the voice cast of Zootopia 2 in cameo roles, including Auliʻi Cravalho, Josh Gad, and Anika Noni Rose, and John Leguizamo.
TV: EL POTOSÍ SUBMARINO inicia ensayos en el Teatro de la Zarzuela
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - October 28, 2025
La zarzuela cómico-fantástica de Emilio Arrieta y Rafael García Santisteban regresa como gran espectáculo en tres actos, con dirección escénica de Rafael R. Villalobos y un destacado reparto encabezado por Manel Esteve, Carolina Moncada y Juan Sancho.
Jessica Vosk & Phillip Johnson Richardson to Depart HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway
by Michael Major - October 28, 2025
Jessica Vosk has announced her final performance as 'Jersey' in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway. Vosk announced her last show through an Instagram video, giving her followers a backstage tour of the Broadway hit.
JECA – UM POVO AINDA HÁ DE VINGAR (Jeca – A People Yet to Rise): A Musical Journey Through Gilberto Gil’s Refazenda Album
by Claudio Erlichman - October 28, 2025
O Grupo 59 de Teatro estreia Jeca – Um Povo Ainda Há de Vingar, um musical original inspirado em Refazenda, o icônico álbum de Gilberto Gil que completa 50 anos. Dirigido por Kleber Montanheiro, com dramaturgia de Lucas Moura da Conceição e poemas cênicos de Marcelino Freire, o espetáculo recria no palco o universo poético e rural de Refazenda, entrelaçando música, memória e identidade brasileira. Com dez atores e quatro músicos em cena, sob direção musical de Marco França, o musical celebra o retorno às raízes e a força do povo brasileiro, em uma jornada cíclica que mistura rito, canção e poesia.
Top 5 musicales más escalofriantes para este Halloween
by MIGUEL DE LA SOTA TOME - October 28, 2025
Esta semana llega la semana más terrorífica del año y Halloween llenará nuestras calles y casas de sustos y disfraces, pero ¿y si lo hace también de musicales?
WICKED: FOR GOOD First Reactions Laud Film as 'Spectacular,' Praise Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
by Josh Sharpe - October 28, 2025
First reactions are in for Wicked: For Good, following early press screenings of the highly anticipated film. Viewers took to X and Instagram to share their thoughts, with many praising the performances, music, and adaptation choices.
Review: Laughter is the Best Medicine: EUREKA DAY at Capital Stage
by Courtney Symes - October 28, 2025
Tackling controversial subjects is nothing new to theatre, and Capital Stage does it with grace in this timely and thought-provoking piece by Jonathan Spector. The Tony Award-winning Eureka Day was commissioned for Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley in 2018, and it has not stopped delighting audiences since.
Review: MAMMA MIA at Lodz Musical Theater
by Natalia Jarczynska - October 28, 2025
We all know ABBA and the Mamma Mia! musical—impossible to ignore, and nothing in the ​​​​​​​world can stop your body from bouncing along. I'm mean it's music by Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus, you could try to resist, but why would you ruin your evening like that? The new Polish version is fun, sunny, and ultra-energetic—the kind of energy that could light up an entire skyscraper at midnight.
Photos: Inside Mount Vernon Arts Consortium Presented FOGHAT
by Jerri Shafer - October 28, 2025
On October 25, 2025, Foghat, the legendary English boogie-rock band famed for hits like “Slow Ride,” performed in the intimate and historic Knox Memorial Theater in Mount Vernon as part of the Knox Memorial 100th Anniversary Season. The audience enjoyed a high-energy evening of stellar slide guitar, hard-driving blues-rock classics, and all the electrifying stage presence that has kept this band rocking since 1971.
Interview: Jon Viktor Corpuz of A DRIVING BEAT at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Jim Munson - October 28, 2025
BroadwayWorld talks to Jon Viktor Corpuz, star of Jordan Ramirez Puckett's 'A Driving Beat' in its world premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley October 29 to November 23 in Mountain View.
Review: BOO! A MUSICAL ADVENTURE at Bayway Arts Center
by Sam Desmond - October 28, 2025
Parents looking to introduce their children to the world of theater patronage should look no further than “Boo! The Musical Adventure” playing at the Bayway Arts Center in East Islip on Saturday and Sunday, November 1 and 2 at 11 am.
Guest Blog: 'We’re On The Cusp Of Losing New Writers': Writer Hannah Doran on Her Papatango Award-Winning Play, THE MEAT KINGS! (INC) OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
by Guest Author - October 28, 2025
I’ve been trying to ‘make it’ as a playwright for a decade. A decade of feverish all-nighters for first drafts, day jobs in retail, hitting brick walls on re-writes, and, of course, rejection after rejection - from writers’ groups, MFA programmes, residencies, awards, and open callouts. Now, in what feels a mind-boggling turn of events, I’m about to open my first professional production, and wondering if this is ‘making it’. And if so, how did I get here?
Photos: BEAU THE MUSICAL Re-Opens at St. Luke’s Theatre
by Jennifer Broski - October 28, 2025
Beau The Musical just celebrated opening night at its new home at The Distillery at St. Luke’s Theatre. For this production of Beau the Musical, St. Luke’s Theatre has been completely transformed into a distillery with a fully functioning bar used throughout the performance. Check out photos from inside the big night here!
Review: HEDDA, Orange Tree Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 28, 2025
There can be a tendancy to eye-roll at the prospect of a new interpretation of a classic play. However, Tanika Gupta's new take on Ibsen's Hedda Gabler at the Orange Tree is a genuinely innovative and fascinating take on the tale of the destructive nature of manipulation and the complexities of marriage.
ANNIE se podrá ver en el Teatro Bellas Artes de Madrid estas Navidades
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - October 28, 2025
El clásico de Broadway llega a Madrid en Navidad con más de 50 jóvenes artistas, música en directo y una iniciativa benéfica a favor de las fundaciones Altius y MCL.
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra Will Perform III: BRAHMS'S SYMPHONY NO. 2
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2025
Known for connecting with audiences through both traditional and contemporary repertoire, Brett Mitchell, will return to the stage for Season XX as guest conductor in this exciting concert.
Don And Ryan Rose Bring Elvis & Soul Tribute To The Avalon Theatre This November
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2025
A powerhouse evening of music and nostalgia hits the Avalon Theatre this fall as father-and-son entertainers Don and Ryan Rose take the stage for A Tribute to the King of Rock-n-Roll & Rock-n-Soul Revue. Learn more!
Dav Pilkey's Dog Man Event Aims for Guinness World Record
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2025
Join Dav Pilkey for a free event celebrating Dog Man and attempt to break a Guinness World Record on December 9th in South Bend!
QUETZALI AND THE COMIC BOOK QUEEN Comes to Pacific Conservatory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2025
Quetzali and the Comic Book Queen vs. the Alebrije of Darkness: Live in the School Cafeteria by Alvaro Saar Rios is coming to Pacific Conservatory Theatre. Learn more here!
DREAM ROLES & MISCASTS Returns to Aspire Community Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2025
Dream Roles & Miscasts is returning for round three! The original showcase was loved so by our audiences (and the performers, too!), it’s back with all new material. The talented cast will share their dream roles from Broadway’s favorites.
Photos: GOOSEBUMPS THE MUSICAL at Victoria Players Children’s Theater
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2025
The Victoria Players Children’s Theater will open the delightfully spooky production of Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium. Check out photos here!

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