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Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at BROADWAY SAN JOSE
by Linda Hodges - Oct 22, 2025

San Jose is turning up the heat with SOME LIKE IT HOT! It bursts onto the stage in a blaze of jazz, joy and unapologetic flair. With dazzling choreography, comedy, and a story that balances the 1930s Prohibition era with 21st-century heart, this Broadway tour redefines what musical comedy can be.

Interview: Devin Cortez of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Segerstrom Center For The Arts
by Melissa Heckscher - Oct 15, 2025

Huntington Beach native Devin Cortez talks about his full-circle journey home with the national tour of Some Like It Hot, playing at Segerstrom Center through October 19.

Review: Tony-Winning SOME LIKE IT HOT Musical Adaptation Amuses at Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - Oct 14, 2025

Nominated for 13 Tony Awards, the 2022 musical adaptation SOME LIKE IT HOT is a surprisingly delightful, hilariously fun, and gleefully silly musical comedy that also has an endearingly open-minded new twist that re-contextualizes the movie's main raison d'être into something more empowering and thoughtful. The infectiously joyful show's marvelous touring production—directed and choreographed with rousing, kinetic energy by Casey Nicholaw direct from its Broadway origins—continues performances at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA through October 19, 2025.

Glenn Close Details Opening Scene of SUNSET BOULEVARD Movie Musical
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 10, 2025

Though the recent Nicole Scherzinger-led revival of Sunset Boulevard has concluded its run on Broadway, Glenn Close remains eager to bring her version of the character back to life on the big screen. Read as she shares how the film would open.

Mischa Barton to Make UK Stage Debut in DOUBLE INDEMNITY UK and Ireland Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2025

Mischa Barton (The O.C.) will make her UK stage debut as the ultimate femme fatale in Double Indemnity. Learn more about the UK and Ireland Tour here!

MAME Actress and Hit Recording Artist Jane Morgan Passes Away at 101
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 7, 2025

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the death of singer and Broadway performer Jane Morgan. She passed away in her sleep on August 4 at her home in Naples, Florida, at the age of 101.

Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at Hollywood Pantages Theatre
by Harker Jones - Aug 2, 2025

It’s clever and smart but not smirking. It’s romantic and sweet, but never saccharine. Everything about SOME LIKE IT HOT fires on all cylinders, gleaming like a brass band.

Video: Watch Nicole Scherzinger Hold a 29-Second Note During the Final SUNSET BLVD Performance
by Michael Major - Jul 30, 2025

Nicole Scherzinger ended her Sunset Blvd. run in a big way. On July 20, the Tony-winning Norma Desmond played her final performance in the acclaimed revival, which included a 29-second note in 'As If We Never Said Goodbye.'

Video: Nicole Scherzinger & Jamie Lloyd Speak at Final SUNSET BLVD Performance
by Michael Major - Jul 21, 2025

Sunset Boulevard played its final performance on Broadway yesterday. Watch a video of Nicole Scherzinger, Pierre Marais, Sydney Jones, Jordan Donica, and more take their final bows, followed by a curtain speech from director Jamie Lloyd!

Video: Nicole Scherzinger & SUNSET BLVD Cast Perform 'Buttons' at Closing Night Party
by Michael Major - Jul 21, 2025

Nicole Scherzinger and the cast of Sunset Blvd. loosened up their buttons after their final performance. Watch a video of the company reprising their Broadway Bares choreography to perform the Pussycat Dolls classic at the after party.

Photos: Nicole Scherzinger and the Cast of SUNSET BLVD. Take Final Bow on Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - Jul 21, 2025

Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd. played its final performance on July 20, at the St. James Theatre. Check out photos of the curtain call, featuring the show's Tony Award-winning star, Nicole Scherzinger, here!

SUNSET BLVD. Plays Final Broadway Performance
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 20, 2025

Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd. closes at the St. James Theatre following 20 previews and 312 regular performances. The venue will soon be home to The Queen of versailles, starring Kristin Chenoweth.

Video: Mandy Gonzalez Performs 'With One Look' From SUNSET BLVD.
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 3, 2025

On Wednesday, June 18, Broadway's Mandy Gonzalez took the stage to perform 'With One Look' from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Blvd. at Stonewall Community Foundation's 2025 Vision Awards. Watch her performance now!

Video: Mandy Gonzalez Takes Final Bow as 'Norma Desmond' in SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Michael Major - Jul 2, 2025

Mandy Gonzalez took her final bow as 'Norma Desmond' in Sunset Blvd. on Broadway last night. The performance was followed by a speech from Tom Francis, who congratulated her on her run as the guest star. See videos!

Video: Tom Francis Reveals the Easter Eggs in SUNSET BOULEVARD's Entr'acte
by Michael Major - Jun 26, 2025

Tom Francis is breaking down the Easter Eggs seen in Sunset Boulevard's entr'acte, including nods to the original film and Broadway production. In the new video, he describes small moment shown in the 'walkaround.'

Tom Francis Will Depart SUNSET BLVD. Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 18, 2025

After almost two years of starring as ‘Joe Gillis’ in director Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd., Tom Francis will play his final performance next month.

Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - Jun 18, 2025

Based on Billy Wilder’s 1959 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, Some Like It Hot follows two musicians, Joe & Jerry, who are forced to flee Chicago after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they’re on the run as the newest members of the swingingest big band ever to cross the country…disguised as Josephine & Daphne. This is the second musicalization of the classic comedy following the 1972 Tony-nominated Sugar.

Nicole Scherzinger Wants to Do a Movie Musical
by Michael Major - Jun 11, 2025

Tony-winner Nicole Scherzinger is opening up about what she wants to do after her acclaimed performance as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, including films, music, and a movie musical.

SUNSET BLVD.'s Nicole Scherzinger Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
by - Jun 9, 2025

Nicole Scherzinger has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for SUNSET BLVD.

SUNSET BLVD. Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
by - Jun 9, 2025

Sunset Blvd. has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.