Back to Nubia: Stories from the Making of AIDA After 25 Years
by Caitlin Hornik - Dec 6, 2025
In honor of the Aida’s 25th anniversary, BroadwayWorld spoke to stars Heather Headley (Aida), Adam Pascal (Radames), Sherie Rene Scott (Amneris), Schele Williams (Nehebka), as Thomas Schumacher (original producer and Disney Theatrical Group chief for its first three decades), lyricist Tim Rice, and book writer David Henry Hwang to compile an oral history of the show’s early days, transition to Broadway, and legacy beyond the boards.
BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA: AN INTERWOVEN HISTORY Series Coming to PBS
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 4, 2025
PBS and WETA will release Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History, a new four-part docuseries that explores the complex relationship between Black Americans and Jewish Americans from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Notable participants include actor Billy Crystal, playwright Tony Kushner, and more.
Review: ANASTASIA at The Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company
by Sam Desmond - Dec 3, 2025
In the perennially winter tale of “Anastasia,” a musical about the young Russian woman with claims to be being the lone survivor of the royal Romanov family’s massacre, The Lighthouse Repertory captured the magic and warmth of a Christmas-time story while creating great dramatic tension.
Review: HIGH FIDELITY at Don't Tell Mama Feels Like a Lover Letter
by Alex Del Cueto - Dec 2, 2025
On November 21, Fidelity Theatricals brought things full circle at Don’t Tell Mama with their latest concert staging of High Fidelity, the very show that inspired the company’s name. It felt like a love letter to the this lesser-known musical.
Review: Disney's FROZEN in Tokyo
by Ayaka Ozaki - Nov 30, 2025
Based on the 2013 animated feature Frozen — one of the most beloved films in the history of Walt Disney Animation Studios — the stage musical premiered on Broadway in 2018 and opened in Japan in 2021 at JR East Shiki Theatre [HARU].
Review: CAROL at State Theatre Centre
by David Bravos - Nov 30, 2025
Tis the season, it seems. Whilst your normal Christmas show may gloss over the uglier side of Christmas, CAROL leans into it, allowing the festive season to be anything but. A belligerent Santa, a family that can’t be held together with any amount of wrapping tape, and a life falling apart, all come to the fore, with a backdrop of a Christmas that may not be pretty, but is certainly quite familiar to many. With some cheeky humour and warmth to rival a scorching summer, CAROL is the Christmas present you didn’t know you wanted.
Review: Play It Again, Orpheus! HADESTOWN at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
by Albert Gutierrez - Nov 29, 2025
This new approach to the storytelling of Hadestown helped make me appreciate some of the compromises on the tour. And to further appreciate what they still maintained from the first tour and Broadway production. The set’s slightly modified (Hades’ door is more centered, for one), but we get to keep the band onstage. We get that dingy café feeling through the layout. We hold on to the iconic props – the rose, the candle, the guitar, the lamps – as well as the steampunk design of the costumes. The Workers are still a core five that inhabit both worlds and create their own, unspoken storylines through their movement and couplings. And the characters themselves are still the same, timeless figures that make Hadestown always feel like a new experience every time.
Robyn Hurder Will Return to CHICAGO Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 26, 2025
Tony Award nominee Robyn Hurder is set to return to the cell block! Hurder will return to the role of “Velma Kelly” in the Broadway cast of Chicago next month. Learn more here!
Video: Debbie Allen Previews Broadway's JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 25, 2025
Entertainment icon Debbie Allen, who is directing the forthcoming Broadway revival of Joe Turner's Come and Gone, recently visited Sherri to talk about her wide-spanning career. During the conversation, she previewed the new Broadway production and the August Wilson play shared how it came together. Watch the interview now.