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2026 Tony Awards Drinking Game
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 5, 2026

What is a Tonys party without some celebratory toasting to the Great White Way? Well we think you should take it a step further this year with our 2026 Tony Awards Drinking Game! Play along with our rules below on the big night. Bottoms up!

Review: Last Call Theatre Invites You to Discover The Liminary
by Shari Barrett - Apr 27, 2026

Be ready to play your part to find out who can you trust and who wants to destroy The Liminary. Depending on the questions asked and information gathered via audience participation, the process and ending will be different at each of the performances.

Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL JR at The Royal Theatre in Benton
by Theresa Bertram - Apr 2, 2026

SomeBODY once told me that Shrek The Musical Jr. would be a fun night at the theatre, but what I experienced at The Royal Theatre in Benton was a joyful, high-energy celebration of young talent, teamwork, and the kind of storytelling that reminds us all why we fell in love with theatre in the first place.

Interview: Charles Busch Rings in the New Year at 54 Below
by Gregory Fletcher - Dec 16, 2025

Actor and beloved drag icon Charles Busch reflects on his long career in cabaret as he prepares for his upcoming New Year’s Eve cabaret on 12/31, 7 pm at 54 Below.

Concord Theatricals Acquires INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS By Ryan Spahn
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 1, 2025

Concord Theatricals has acquired Ryan Spahn’s play Inspired by True Events. Learn more about Inspired by True Events, and learn and about Concord Theatricals here!

Review: REP BOOK ROULETTE at The Green Room 42 Is Packed with Surprises
by Alex Del Cueto - Sep 9, 2025

On September 2, Rep Book Roulette returned to The Green Room 42 with its fifteenth edition, giving the audience control of the setlist. The night was packed with surprises, powerhouse vocals, and the thrill of never knowing what song would come next.

SQUID GAME: THE EXPERIENCE in NYC through 9/1-Make Plans to Play
by Marina Kennedy - Aug 25, 2025

Squid Game: The Experience leaves Midtown Manhattan on Monday, September 1st, so fans of the series and many more should make plans to be there! 

Review: TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW ROUNDUP 2 at Toronto Fringe
by Ilana Lucas - Jul 9, 2025

The Toronto Fringe is in full swing, and if you're not seeing any of the 100+ shows available from now to Sunday, what are you doing with your life? BroadwayWorld continues its coverage with reviews of WHO DRINKS MOCKTAILS ON THE BEACH?, MILK MILK LEMONADE, and DON'T FALL IN.

Review: WAITRESS at Beck Center For The Arts
by Roy Berko - Feb 22, 2025

What did our critic think of WAITRESS at Beck Center For The Arts?

Renaissance Theaterworks To Produce BUYER & CELLAR, by Jonathan Tolins
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2025

Renaissance Theaterworks will conclude their 32nd season with a one-actor comedy, BUYER & CELLAR by Jonathan Tolins, March 23rd - April 13th with preview performances on March 21st and 22nd.

Interview: Mai Le And Alexandra Szeto-Joe of THE HEART SELLERS at STAGES
by Armando Urdiales - Feb 10, 2025

In The Heart Sellers, playwright Lloyd Suh crafts a poignant and deeply human story of friendship, identity, and belonging. Set on Thanksgiving in the 1970s, the play follows Luna and Jane—two immigrant women, one from the Philippines and the other from Hong Kong—who form an unexpected bond as they navigate life in a country that often makes them feel like outsiders. It’s a story about connection, resilience, and finding home in each other.

Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at 4th Wall Theatre Company
by Brett Cullum - Nov 29, 2024

I feel like this company, at this point in time, is simply happy to be here doing this show, and I can say the feeling is infectious. It’s not your typical holiday offering, but you can never be wrong with the wit of Christopher Durang and the magic of invoking the spirit of Maggie Smith. I’m thankful this season for companies like 4th WALL, which produce plays that offer the joy of what theater is all about.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld September 23, 2024
by - Sep 23, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 23, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Meet the Four Young Stars of THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 20, 2024

Just last week, the four youngest stars from one of the most buzzed-about new plays of the season packed a suitcase and headed west to make their Broadway dreams come true. Lara McDonnell, Nicola Turner, Sophia Ally, and Nancy Allsop are telling us all about their Broadway debuts!

Jonathan Bailey Talks Longtime Love of WICKED: 'Something About It Just Grabbed Me'
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 21, 2024

Jonathan Bailey is as big a Wicked fan as the rest of us. In a new feature, Ariana Grande interviewed her Wicked co-star who discussed some of his current projects, including the highly anticipated film.

Renaissance Theaterworks Announces Casting for THE MOORS, THE NETHER, and BUYER & CELLAR
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2024

Renaissance Theaterworks has announced casting of their 2024-2025 season offerings: The Moors by Jen Silverman, The Nether by Jennifer Haley and Buyer & Cellar by Jonathan Tolins.

New Improv Classes for Adults Come to Vivid Stage this Fall
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2024

Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is offering a new season of improv classes for adults this fall.

SWEETEST SEASON, A GATHERING OF INDIGENOUS CREATIVITY Returns to The Goodman This Weekend
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 26, 2024

Together in partnership with the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Goodman Theatre will host a one-of-a-kind celebration of local Indigenous artists and scholars in the third annual Sweetest Season: A Gathering of Indigenous Creativity.

Photos: INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS Celebrates Opening Night
by Jennifer Broski - Jul 18, 2024

Out of the Box Theatrics just celebrated opening night of Inspired by True Events, a new play by actor/writer Ryan Spahn, directed by Knud Adams. Check out photos from opening night here!

Photos: INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS World Premiere At Out of the Box Theatrics
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 10, 2024

Out of the Box Theatrics will present the world premiere production of Inspired by True Events, a new play by actor/writer Ryan Spahn (Playwright: Nora Highland, Conversations with the Other Side; Actor, TV: “American Horror Story,” “Succession”), directed by Knud Adams (Off-Broadway: Primary Trust, English). See photos from the show.