Becky Ann Baker News

Roundabout Theatre Company hosted its 2026 Gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, honoring Emmy Award-winner Jean Smart. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos below!

Following its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, Our Hero, Balthazar will receive a North American theatrical release beginning March 27 in New York at Regal Union Square, followed by a Los Angeles opening on April 3 at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown LA, with additional cities to follow. 

20th Century Studios’ Ella McCay will arrive on Digital, including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, on January 27, before streaming exclusively on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ starting February 5.

Tony Award nominee and Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, received his iconic caricature at Sardi’s on Thursday, December 4. Check out photos here.

Becky Ann Baker, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jim Parsons, and Roslyn Ruff will be joined by playwrights James Ijames and Sarah Ruhl, writer and poet Jacqueline Woodson, commentator Chris Hayes, and Tappan Wilder for a reading of The Long Christmas Dinner.

Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Punch, by James Graham, celebrated opening night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre just last week. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals Special guests included Bernadette Peters, Josh Radnor, Norbert Leo Butz, Zosia Mamet, Bonnie Milligan, Margaret Colin, and many more. 

Punch is here! Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Punch, by James Graham, celebrated opening night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre just last week. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from inside the after party here!

Hosted by The Voice of the Mets Colin Cosell, The 24 Hour Musicals were just held yesterday, June 16, at the Lynn F. Angelson Theatre. This intensive theatrical endeavor lets artists write, rehearse and perform four new musicals in just 24 hours. Check out photos from inside the big night!  

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS has revealed additional artists scheduled to participate in this year’s The 24 Hour Musicals, including Rachel Dratch and more. See who is starring and learn how to attend!

As we welcome SMASH to the stage for the first time, we're taking a look back on the iconic television show that started it all. Take a look back on the Broadway names who appeared on SMASH!

Oscar and Emmy Award winner James L. Brooks will receive this year’s CinemaCon Cinema Vérité Award.  Brooks will be presented with this special honor as part of The Walt Disney Studios presentation taking place on the afternoon of Thursday, April 3, in The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. 

With more than twenty episodes having aired so far across its two seasons, BroadwayWorld has put together an exhaustive list of all the Broadway stars we could find who have appeared in CBS' Elsbeth.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 17, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, is now officially open on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there at opening night and you can check out photos from the red carpet here!

The Williamstown Theatre Festival’s world premiere of Pamela Palmer by Tony Award nominee David Ives, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie opens on July 25. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Williamstown Theatre Festival reveals casting and creative teams for three new productions and announces the extension of Alex Edelman's stand-up set.

According to a new report, Utkarsh Ambudkar will be alongside Rachael Leigh Cook in a new film loosely based on her own experiences as a young actress in Hollywood. Ambudkar plays Molly(Cook)'s high school sweetheart Advay, who she leaves when she makes it big time as a star in a major 90s romcom. 25 years later, Molly returns to her hometown and reunites with Advay.

Mother Play officially opened on Broadway on April 25 at the Hayes Theater. Check out photos of the cast and VIPs at the after party here!

Mary Jane, led by Rachel McAdams, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog, officially opened on Broadway last night, April 23. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the opening night red carpet here!

Check out photos from opening night of Corruption at Lincoln Center Theater!