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Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present NOW MORE THAN EVER: THE SONGS OF BILLY RECCE on July 21 at 9:30pm. In this, an intimate, irreverent evening of story songs from upcoming projects, Recce's music will be sung by a colorful cluster of the country's most talented up-and-comers and Broadway stars, alongside a rocking band.

Second Stage Theater production of Richard Greenberg's Tony Award-winning play, Take Me Out, officially opened at the Hayes Theater! Read all the reviews from the New York Times and more!

The Martha Graham Dance Company's 2022 Season Gala will be held on Thursday, April 7, at 7pm.

Winter is here and what better time of year to stay in and snuggle up with a great book? You're in luck, because this year, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's winter reading list.

BroadwayWorld Stage Door, your one-stop shop for Broadway experiences and training in the comfort of your own home, announced today a lineup of new expanded services from our ensemble of Broadway talent.

Open-Door Playhouse will present the audio play of The Calling, a short comedy play starring Anne Cooper as CSR Rep, and Rosemary Thomas as Lee; written by Greg Jones Ellis, and  directed by Bernadette Armstrong.

Broadway World Cabaret editor Stephen Mosher made some new discoveries in 2021 and his keeping his eye out for them during this next year.

A Broadway Breakup Playlist came to Feinstein's/54 Below on December 2. This was an evening filled with songs that you can cry, laugh, and cheer up to, whether or not you’re lucky in love. Whether you’re “Still Hurting,” saying “I’m Done,” or feeling “So Much Better,” there’s something for everyone.

Benjamin Rauhala musical directs a collective of singing actors to brilliant heights in musical storytelling about heartbreak.

Galvanized by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May of 2020, Cerise Jacobs and her activist opera company, White Snake Projects, developed the virtual opera Death by Life – exploring  the intersection of systemic racism and mass incarceration with texts written by incarcerated writers and their families and a score by five Black composers – to stand as a monument of support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

BroadwayWorld is excited to announce today the new and improved Stage Door platform, featuring an all new design and functionality, allowing for your favorite performers to offer more virtual services including video shout outs, virtual classes, meet & greets and more.

The returning  casts have been announced for all three productions of Dear Evan Hansen, each of them featuring the  acclaimed actors who were performing the title role in March 2020 at the time of the shutdown.

The circle of life continues on Broadway! Tonight, Tuesday, September 14, Broadway gets its razzle dazzle back when four beloved musicals return to the stage. Tune in to BroadwayWorld for this one short day of non-stop coverage!

Correspondent Tracy Smith talked with Maguire and composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and with the original Glinda and Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, about a show that has become a beacon for anyone who doesn't fit a conventional mold.

The company of Broadway's Wicked recently returned to the rehearsal room to prepare for their comeback! Spend one short day behind the scenes of the blockbuster musical with a new video from inside their first day back!

The Broadway blockbuster WICKED will resume performances on Tuesday, September 14 at 7PM at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre (222 West 51st Street). 

Check out our favorite TikToks of the week featuring stars like Ben Platt, Samantha Barks, Jessica Vosk, Tommy Bracco, Larry Owens, JJ Niemann, Amber Riley and many more!

Pittsburgh CLO has announced the launch of an innovative theatrical collaboration project, Songs for a New Year. As a part of its New Works initiative, Pittsburgh CLO reached out to five writing teams to invite them to respond to the turning of the New Year in a commissioned song.

Winners have been announced for the 2020 BroadwayWorld Opera Awards - which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local opera of the past decade!