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Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 28, 2026: SIX THE MUSICAL To End Its Broadway Reign and More
by - Aug 28, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 28, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Full Cast Announced for BOOP! THE MUSICAL National Tour
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 27, 2026

BOOP! The Musical has just announced the full cast for the upcoming North American Tour.  Joining previously announced Aliya Grace, who will play Betty Boop®, will be Mason Ballard (Dwayne), Ashia Collins (Carol Evans), Michelle Jennings (Valentina), Dan Mason (Grampy), Joshua Woodie (Raymond Demarest), Ashley Calderon (Trisha), Adam Clarke (Pudgy), Kevin W. Egan (Oscar Delacorte), and Kevin Bowman, Christian J. Collins, Leah Faye, Kayla Goins, Eric Gonzalez, Jesse Hanks, Izzy Herz, Anya Katherine Jones, Jaxon Keller, Elie Kuppermann, Helena Elizabeth Laing, Ava Madara, Neema Muteti, Annalise Northway, PJ Palmer, Jame Tomé Rotz, Kenneth Sweeney, Devyn Trondson and Evan Michael Vaughan. 

54 SINGS LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA and More to be Presented at 54 Below Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2026

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including 54 Sings Lin-Manuel Miranda and much more. 

Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and More to Perform at 54 Below for Women's History Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2026

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

Ava Madara is Using Her Time in Quarantine to Perfect Her Craft and Teach Others - Next on Stage: Dance Edition
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Sep 30, 2020

We're down to our top 5 in the Next on Stage competition! Contestant Ava Madara shares more about her charity, the cathartic feeling of being on stage, and creating socially distanced group numbers over the summer!

Meet Our NEXT ON STAGE: DANCE EDITION High School Top 5!
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Sep 25, 2020

You voted, here they are! In no particular order, meet our top 5 in the high school category.

Meet Our NEXT ON STAGE: DANCE EDITION High School Top 8!
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Sep 18, 2020

You voted, here they are! In no particular order, meet our top 8 in the high school category.

Meet Our NEXT ON STAGE: DANCE EDITION High School Top 15!
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Sep 11, 2020

You voted, here they are! In no particular order, meet our top 15 in the high school category.

Premiere Performance Group 'Docs & Dellas' Forms at Dr. Phillips Center
by BWW News Desk - Oct 5, 2017

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces the formation of a new educational initiative: the formation of a premiere performance group entitled Docs & Dellas.

Dr. Phillips Center Florida Hospital School of the Arts Announces 2017 Applause Awards Winners
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2017

Dr. Phillips Center Florida Hospital School of the Arts announces the 2017 recipients of the Applause Awards, boasting a range of students and talent from 32 schools in Central Florida.

The Garden Theatre Opens THE WIZARD OF OZ, 4/19
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 5, 2013

The Garden Theatre will present The Wizard of Oz showing April 19 - May 26 at the Garden Theatre (160 West Plant Street), presented by CenturyLink. Directed by Rob Winn Anderson, The Wizard of Oz has a cast of over 50 children and adults ranging in age from 5-65 as actors, singers, and dancers from across the Central Florida area in this fresh take of the classic musical. Several performances dates will feature celebrity walk-on roles.