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CALL ME IZZY Launches 'Izzys Project' Social Impact Campaign
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2025

Call Me Izzy will launch Izzy’s Project, a social impact campaign designed to extend the conversation beyond the stage. Learn more about the campaign here!

Photos: Rachel Dratch, Lilli Cooper, LaChanze, and More at New 42's Annual Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2025

Last night, New 42 - recipient of a 2025 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre - hosted their annual gala at the Plaza Hotel, titled “A Celebration of Joy & Wonder.” See photos here!

Industry Leaders Show Up to Support the Drama League Directors Project
by James Blinken - May 20, 2025

Under the leadership of Bonnie Comley, Bevin Ross, and Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, the 91st Annual Drama League Awards Luncheon transformed the Ziegfeld Ballroom into a vibrant tribute to the power and artistry of live theater. This iconic event, a mainstay of the Broadway and Off-Broadway calendar, once again honored the past season's most compelling productions and performances—an affirmation of theater’s enduring role in American culture.

Rachel Dratch and Lilli Cooper to Host New 42 Gala in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2025

New 42 will present the return of their annual gala at the Plaza Hotel, which will be taking place in June. The event will be Hosted by Rachel Dratch and Lilli Cooper. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Great Performances, New 42, and More Will Receive 2025 Tony Honors
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2025

The Tony Awards Administration Committee will present the 2025 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to four contributors to the Broadway industry. Learn more here!

New 42 Board Elects Henry Tisch As Chairman
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2024

The New 42 Board of Directors has elected Henry Tisch as Chairman of the Board, effective July 1, 2025. Learn more about Tisch and about New 42 as an organization.

Photos: JOB Company Celebrates Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Jul 31, 2024

Job, the new play by Max Wolf Friedlich, opened at the Hayes Theatre on Broadway last night and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the celebration. Check out photos from the after party below here!

Photos: Inside the New 42 Gala Honoring Tom Harris and Rennie Harris
by Jennifer Broski - Jun 4, 2024

Just last night, New 42 presented  their annual gala at the Plaza Hotel, titled Celebrating Times Square: Every Corner Tells a Story and recognizing the vital role that exposure to the performing arts for young people plays in the cultural and economic vibrancy of Times Square and New York City. Check out photos from inside the event here.

JOB, Starring Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon, Will Open on Broadway This Summer
by Nicole Rosky - May 28, 2024

Following two sold-out runs Off-Broadway, JOB, the smash hit play by Max Wolf Friedlich, will open on Broadway this summer starring acclaimed original cast members Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon. We have all of the details!

Listen: HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Cast Recording is Available Digitally Today
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2024

The original Broadway cast recording of the new musical How to Dance in Ohio, is available digitally on all platforms. Listen to the full album here!

Photos: HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Cast and Creative Team Celebrates Opening Night
by Jennifer Broski - Dec 11, 2023

The Belasco Theatre was the place to be as Broadway celebrated the opening of the final musical of 2023. How to Dance in Ohio – inspired by Alexandra Shiva’s Peabody Award-winning documentary of the same name – is now officially open on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos of the company arrivals here!

Ludacris and Paula Abdul Join HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Producing Team
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2023

Multi-Grammy Award winning music icons Ludacris and Paula Abdul have joined P3 Productions, and Tony Award-winning entertainment mini-studio Level Forward, on the producing team of the new Broadway musical How to Dance in Ohio.

HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Will Receive Leader in Adult Autism Award
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2023

The Autism Society of America has announced that the cast and crew of the new Broadway musical, How to Dance in Ohio will be honored with The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Leader in Adult Autism Award for 2023 on December 1st, 2023, at the Belasco Theater in New York City. 

Photos: On the Red Carpet for the Drama League's Embrace the Season Gala
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Nov 14, 2023

Just last night, the Drama League celebrated Embrace The Season: A Drama League Celebration, the venerated gala event amplifying the extraordinary productions gracing stages in New York City each season. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals here.

Photos: See Josh Groban, Rachel Dratch, Julianne Hough & More at New 42's WE ARE FAMILY Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 6, 2023

See photos from New 42's annual gala honoring Josh Groban, Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, and more!

Stevie Walker-Webb to Direct Presentations of New Musical GUN & POWDER in New York City
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2022

Obie Award-winning director and playwright, Stevie Walker-Webb, will helm the new musical Gun & Powder.  Following a sold-out run at Washington D.C.’s Signature Theatre in 2020, reading presentations for the production will take place in New York City on December 15 and 16.

Video: First Look at Wilson Jermaine Heredia & More in HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2022

Syracuse Stage has released a first look at production video of the new musical How to Dance in Ohio, which celebrated the official Opening Night of its world premiere engagement on Friday, September 23. Watch here!

Photos: See Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Haven Burton & More at HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Opening Night
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2022

Syracuse Stage celebrated the official Opening Night of its world premiere engagement of How to Dance in Ohio on Friday, September 23. See opening night photos here!

Creative Team Announced for HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO World Premiere Starring Wilson Jermaine Heredia & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2022

The creative team has been finalized and  tickets are now on sale for the world premiere musical How to Dance in Ohio. The musical is scheduled as the 2022-23 season opener at Syracuse Stage this fall, and will run Sept. 21 – Oct. 9, 2022.

Wilson Jermaine Heredia to Lead World Premiere of HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO at Syracuse Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 16, 2022

Syracuse Stage has announced casting for the world premiere of How to Dance in Ohio, a new musical inspired by Alexandra Shiva’s Peabody Award-winning documentary of the same name. How to Dance in Ohio’s fourteen-member cast includes Tony Award-winning RENT star Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Broadway veterans, and seven autistic actors. Learn all about the production here!