The Last Five Years finally opened on Broadway earlier this week, a mere 24 years after its original premiere. Jason Robert Brown, who wrote both the music and lyrics, admits in his latest blog post that in addition to expanding on the show's orchestrations (he discusses in full with BroadwayWorld), he had to make several lyrical updates to adjust with the times.
The Bushnell has announced that Broadway's Jeremy Jordan will be heading to The Bushnell's Belding Theater for a memorable afternoon of music on Sunday, October 26, 2025, for one show only at 3:00 PM.
The 92nd Street Y, New York will present An Evening with Alex Newell, showcasing the Tony Award winner in a special solo concert performance. The evening includes such numbers as “Independently Owned” from Shucked and “Mama Will Provide” from Once on This Island.
The first ever Broadway production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS, starring Grammy and Golden Globe Award nominee Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren. Check out what the critics are saying about the production...
Wicked, Mean Girls, Moana 2, and more popular 2024 films have met the ReFrame Stamp criteria for gender-balanced production, according to a new report.
This time, the reader question was: The Last 5 Years makes its Broadway debut this spring… but everyone you know already has the show memorized. How did that happen? Tepper unpacks the history of the beloved show.
This March, BroadwayWorld is excited to spotlight five incredible female theatre-makers who are changing the game from offstage. In this second edition of 'Female Theatremakers' we are catching up with director extraordinaire, Whitney White.
Another Simple Favor, the follow-up to Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor, premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) this past weekend. Members of the star-studded cast of the film were in attendance including Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, and Andrew Rannells. Take a look at photos here!
hile many of them are original concepts or based on plays, 14 are already films or series that you can watch from home now. If you are seeing any of the below productions in 2025, check out how you can study up beforehand or unpack afterwards!
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are back. A teaser trailer and new first-look photos are now available for Another Simple Favor, the highly anticipated follow-up to Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor. Take a look at the photos and trailer here!
The highly anticipated follow-up to director Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor will make its world premiere at the festival on March 7 at the Paramount Theatre.
Jason Robert Brown, one of America’s most celebrated composers and lyricists of this new millennium, is currently enjoying a resurgence with two of his finest musicals. THE LAST FIVE YEARS, an off-Broadway hit that was later adapted into a film starring Anna Kendrick, is making its return to Broadway this year starring Joe Jonas and Adrienne Warren. Meanwhile, PARADE, which originally debuted on Broadway in 1998, had a triumphant revival last year starring Ben Platt and won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
Anna Kendrick stars in the trailer for the new film Woman of the Hour, which also serves as her directorial debut. The movie releases on Netflix October 18th, 2024
Rachel Bloom and Matthew Morrison will join Reefer Madness the Musical. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
The fan-favorite talk show is back! Season 6 of The Kelly Clarkson Show will premiere on Monday, September 23 with a 30 Rock rooftop party. The cast of Wicked will appear in the new season including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, and Jonathan Bailey. Watch the new promo!
Tony and Grammy Award-winning artists Heather Headley and Ben Platt will join three-time Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown for his Carnegie Hall solo concert debut on October 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 9, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Three-time Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown will perform a special concert event at Carnegie Hall on October 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM. Learn more about the concert here!
Steppenwolf Theatre will present Rachel Bloom’s sell-out off-Broadway hit Death, Let Me Do My Show, playing a limited engagement in August. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Still hurting over the end of the Broadway season? BroadwayWorld has just learned that that singer, songwriter and actor Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will return to Broadway to star as 'Jamie' and 'Cathy' in the first ever Broadway production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's beloved THE LAST FIVE YEARS. We have all of the details!
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