Alan Menken News

Looking for a show to see in a city near you? Check out our guide of current and upcoming Broadway tours, and learn about each production.

T.3, the viral vocal trio, releases their new EP 'OPTION UP' featuring Broadway special guests SHOSHANA BEAN, MORGAN JAMES, and AISHA JACKSON. Now available on CD.

The NAACP Image Award Nominations have been announced, with The Color Purple leading with a total of 16 nominations, with nods for Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, and more. Check out the full list of nominations now!

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast North American tour is set to premiere in June 2025.

Auli'i Cravalho joins 'Queering The Gala: A benefit for Ring Of Keys' alongside other artists to celebrate the sixth anniversary of Ring Of Keys, a national network of queer women, trans, and gender non-conforming professional artists in musical theatre. The event will take place on January 29th at Joe's Pub in New York and will also be streamed worldwide. The evening will include performances, a silent auction, and testimonials from artists impacted by Ring Of Keys' work. Get your tickets now!

MPAC has announced that its 2024 spring production will be Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Artistic Director Jeffrey Cass and Executive Director Julie Ann Kornak are excited to continue BrightSide Theatre's SEASON 12 – The Season of Passion – with the masterful musical CHESS IN CONCERT.

iTheatrics and Junior Theater Group are celebrating a record-breaking Junior Theater Festival Atlanta.

Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, pays homage to Vonnegut's witty humor and energetic dialogue with an infectious score by the Oscar-winning team of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman.

Music Theater Works has announced single tickets for its 2024 season of productions at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 12 p.m.

Celebrate Valentine's Day at 54 Below with Countess Luann, Alton Fitzgerald White, A Broadway Valentine's Day, and more! Learn how to purchase tickets!

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, January 22, 2024.

The Winter Park Playhouse, Central Florida's professional musical theatre, has revealed their 2024-2025 Mainstage Series of musical productions! 

The American Dance Guild Festival returns to Ailey Citigroup from Feb. 22-25, featuring works by 30 contemporary choreographers and honoring Joan Miller, Ron K. Brown/Evidence, and Celia Ipiotis/Eye on Dance. Don't miss this special event celebrating modern dance innovators.

Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals. Check out a guide to each those musicals below, along with musicals that are in development or ones that have not yet made their way to Broadway.

5-STAR THEATRICALS has revealed its 2024 season of shows!  All of 5-Star’s productions are locally produced, auditioned and rehearsed in Southern California, and this year, will perform in both the Kavli and Scherr Forum Theatres at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center.  

Elton John is now an EGOT. He won a Tony Award in 2000 for Best Original Score for Aida with Tim Rice. He was awarded with his first Oscar in 1995 for 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' from the Lion King. Other EGOT winners include Viola Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Marvin Hamlisch, Helen Hayes, Alan Menken, Rita Moreno, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and more.

Get ready to laugh with 'SISTER ACT'! Slow Burn Theatre presents this hilarious musical comedy in February.

The new immersive electro-swing musical Whisper Darkly – the first musical written in the retro-inspired genre – will release a concept cast album on Friday, February 23. Learn more about how to pre-save the music here!

Little Shop of Horrors is coming soon to Sing'theatre! Performances run from 12 to 28 April 2024, at SOTA Drama Theatre. Learn more about the show here!