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2022 Gene Kelly Award Nominations Announced

Pittsburgh CLO and Dolores Kara are proud to announce the nominees for the 31st Annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. The awards show will take place on Saturday, May 28 at 7:30pm at the Benedum Center in downtown Pittsburgh.

New Cast Announced For HAMILTON in London

Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh, producers of the West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON, have announced new casting for the show who will have their first performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 21 June 2022 where tickets are currently on sale to 1 October 2022.

Jordan Donica, Maree Johnson, and Kanisha Marie Feliciano Join THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Jordan Donica, who made his Broadway debut in PHANTOM playing 'Raoul,' will return to the role beginning Sunday, May 29 for a limited engagement.  Maree Johnson will return to the Broadway cast as 'Madame Giry' on Monday, May 16. The cast will welcome new Ensemble member Kanisha Marie Feliciano, making her PHANTOM debut on Monday, May 9.

Library of Congress Acquires Neil Simon's Papers and Manuscripts

The Library of Congress has acquired the manuscripts and papers of playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, the most commercially successful American playwright of the 20th century.

Washington Stage Guild to Present MEMOIRS OF A FORGOTTEN MAN

The Washington Stage Guild will conclude its 2021-2022 season with Memoirs of a Forgotten Man by D.W. Gregory. The play, which had its world premiere at The Contemporary American Theatre Festival in 2018, takes place in the Stalinist Soviet Union, where a man’s inability to forget those whom the government has “erased” becomes increasingly problematic for him and his family.

American Theater Group Presents New Works/New Voices Playwriting Event

The American Theater Group will present its New Works/New Voices playwriting performance on Monday, May 2nd at 7pm at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy in Elizabeth.  This free event is part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance's Stages Festival, the state's largest annual theater festival, which provides free and discounted theater events for all ages from March through May. 

Photos: Broadway-Bound 1776 Kicks Off Rehearsals!

American Repertory Theater at Harvard University announced today the full cast and creative team of its upcoming revival of 1776 directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus. Go inside the first day of rehearsals!

Cast Announced for Broadway-Bound 1776 at American Repertory Theater

American Repertory Theater at Harvard University announced today the full cast and creative team of its upcoming revival of 1776 directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus. 

Matt Merchant To Join SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY as King George at Musical Theatre West

Musical Theatre West will welcome a familiar face to take on the iconic role of King George for the final weekend of Spamilton: An American Parody.

NJPAC and NJ PBSAnnounce A Cast Full Of Broadway Stars For The Return Of American Songbook

NJPAC (New Jersey Performing Arts Center) and NJ PBS have announced a star-studded line-up for the return of the award-winning American Songbook at NJPAC series.  

VIDEO: HAMILTON Cast Takes a Bow on its Re-Opening Night

Hamilton officially reopened on Broadway last night, September 14! Check out a video of the cast taking their first bow back at the Richard Rodgers Theatre!

VIDEO: Get A First Look At HAMILTON in Sydney

Hamilton is officially underway down under. The production just shared a first look at the show's opening number recorded on stage at Sydney's Lyric Theatre!

VIDEO: Behind the Scenes With the Cast of HAMILTON in Australia

Hamilton officially opened last night in Sydney, Australia at the Lyric Theatre. Go behind the scenes and backstage with the cast as they get ready for their big night in this new video!

VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. & Renée Elise Goldsberry Take Us 'Behind the Scene' of HAMILTON

Actress Renée Elise Goldsberry, who plays Angelica Schuyler, and Leslie Odom Jr., who plays Aaron Burr, take the audience “Behind the Scene” of this show about Alexander Hamilton’s rise from one of the Founding Fathers of the United States to his fatal duel with Aaron Burr.

VIDEO: Daveed Diggs Sings and Raps in Super Bowl DoorDash Commerical

Daveed Diggs was featured in a new musical Super Bowl ad for DoorDash! The Broadway star sings and raps, with the help of some Sesame Street characters including Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Grover, and more.

VIDEO: Daveed Diggs Talks About THE LITTLE MERMAID, Writing a Hanukkah Song on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

Daveed talks about working during the pandemic, celebrating “Meat Fest” with his family and friends, writing a Hanukkah song for kids, being cast as Sebastian the crab in the new live action remake of The Little Mermaid, Lin-Manuel Miranda, his Disney-Pixar movie Soul, and playing in the high school band.

VIDEO: Watch the Music Video For Daveed Diggs' Hanukkah Song, 'Puppy For Hanukkah'

Daveed Diggs, best known to Broadway fans for his role as Thomas Jefferson/Lafayette in Hamilton, has released a Hanukkah song!

VIDEO: Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones Talk HAMILTON on GMA

Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones, who originally played the Schuyler Sisters in the Broadway musical Hamilton, stop by Good Morning America on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming production on Disney+.

VIDEO: Watch the Second All New Trailer For HAMILTON on Disney+

The second trailer has dropped for the upcoming Hamilton film, coming to Disney+ on July 3!

VIDEO: Watch a Clip of 'The Room Where it Happens' From the HAMILTON Film

Get a first look at Leslie Odom, Jr. and the cast of Hamilton performing 'The Room Where it Happens' from the upcoming filmed version of the show coming to Disney+ on July 3!