Benj Pasek News

At The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, numerous Broadway performers and creatives were nominated for awards for their work in television- from acting accolades to recognition for excellence in writing. Several Broadway alums took home awards including Alex Edelman, Billy Crudup, and Jean Smart. Take a look at the notable winners and nominees here!

The Lied Center announced that DEAR EVAN HANSEN will open the 2024-2025 Broadway season in Lincoln, bringing the Tony Award-winning musical to local audiences.

Get a first look at the new 2024/2025 North American tour of Dear Evan Hansen, which kicked off performances last week in Texas. Watch the company perform 'You Will Be Fround' in this all new montage.

Ucross has announced 57 fellowships for Fall 2024, offering visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, and interdisciplinary artists uninterrupted time to work on creative projects at its Wyoming ranch.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis have unveiled the fifth group of voices for the star-studded cast of the concept album, WARRIORS. Busta Rhymes joins the cast as the voice of Brooklyn as well as THE BIZZIES: featuring Stephen Sanchez as Cal, Joshua Henry as Wanya, Timothy Hughes as Lance, and Daniel Jikal as Joon. 

The UK Tour of DEAR EVAN HANSEN will perform three numbers from the new production on TikTok Live, offering fans a preview of the show.

Get a first look at the new 2024/2025 North American tour of Dear Evan Hansen, which kicked off performances last week in Houston, Texas.

The Television Academy has announced the night two winners for the 76th Creative Arts Emmy® Awards.

Along with Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics for their work in Only Murders in the Building. They won for the viral patter song 'Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?' sung by Steve Martin in season three of the acclaimed series. Find out how the pair earned their awards.

Watch Billy Porter discuss Broadway for Harris on MSNBC's The Weekend in the video here!

BROADWAY FOR HARRIS announced weekly phone banks and multiple canvassing trips to Pennsylvania featuring Broadway talent, aiming to engage the community and support the Harris campaign.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis have unveiled the fourth group of voices for the star-studded cast of the concept album, WARRIORS and we've got the scoop.

Only Murders in the Building will be back for a fifth season, according to multiple reports. The news comes following the Season 4 premiere of the Hulu series last week. Like previous seasons, it will have a total of ten episodes.

BroadwaySF, an ATG Entertainment company,  will welcome the return of TheaterWorksUSA’s NY Times Critic’s Pick, Dog Man: The Musical based on the popular book series by Dav Pilkey. Dog Man: The Musical will be presented January 4 & 5, 2025 at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre.

Universal will release the movie musical on May 9, 2025, which features new songs written by Pharrell Williams and Tony Award-winning songwriting team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis unveil the third group of voices for the star-studded cast of the concept album, WARRIORS, which includes Colman Domingo, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, and Cam’ron.

At the D:23 fan event in Anaheim, California - Disney on Broadway celebrated its 30th anniversary with a performance of 'The Greatest Show' featuring Ryan Vasquez, Aisha Jackson, Josh Strickland, Mykal Kilgore, Anastasia Talley, and Hannah Corneau. Watch in this video!

Just in time for the fourth season, we compiled a list of the Broadway stars that appear across the first three seasons- and announced cast for the fourth- and how you might know them on the stage.

The best of Broadway came together for the Broadway for Harris Community Launch Call- giving theater makers and fans an opportunity to learn more about how they can get involved in supporting the Harris-Walz campaign and other Democrats between now and the election. Check out what went down at the big meeting here!

DEAR EVAN HANSEN, the Tony and Grammy-winning musical, will be at Kalamazoo’s Miller Auditorium from November 14-15, 2024.