Benj Pasek News

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 14, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Hulu has just released a new trailer for the fourth season of the hit comedy series, Only Murders in the Building. In the new season, the characters will spend some time in Los Angeles as this in-universe movie based on the podcast is being developed. Watch the new trailer!

The winner of 6 Tonys, the Grammy and the Olivier Award for Best Musical, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it. Directed by Tadeu Aguiar, the show can be seen until September 22nd, promising to provide an exciting and unforgettable experience for the audience.

Disney's recent announcement at D23 that The Greatest Showman is being adapted for the stage has sparked widespread excitement among fans. The discussion quickly turned to casting, and by overwhelming demand, Jeremy Jordan emerged as the top choice.

Watch the preview for THE GREATEST SHOWMAN stage adaptation at D23 in the video here!

Watch the teaser trailer for the live-action film of Snow White, starring Rachel Zegler, here!

El anuncio se hizo en D:23, el evento más importante para los fans de Disney.

At the D:23 fan event in Anaheim, California - Disney on Broadway celebrated its 30th anniversary with a thrilling medley of performances and exclusive announcements from its hit stage musicals. Announcements include a stage adaptation of The Greatest Showman, and more.

Tickets for BEETLEJUICE, RENT, Itzhak Perlman, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and more go on sale August 13 at the Lied Center. Don't miss these exciting performances and events.

BroadwayWorld sat down with Emmy-Award nominated songwriters Benj Pasek & Justin Paul and Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman to speak with them about the process of working together on Only Murders in the Building, crafting the patter song for the show, and how they knew Steve Martin could pull it off.

Complete casting has been announced for the new, licensed North American tour of Dear Evan Hansen, which will kick off in Houston, TX this September.  Learn more about the cast here and how to get tickets to the show along with the full tour schedule.

The full line-up has been announced for Elsie Fest 2024 and we have all of the details!

Single tickets to DEAR EVAN HANSEN and MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH ‘THE CHANGE' will go on sale to the public on Friday, Aug. 9 at 10:00 a.m.

Explore the 'Stages of Imagination' exhibition at the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures starting September 20.

With the fifth season now airing, we compiled a list of the Broadway stars who appear across the five seasons of Only Murders in the Building and how you might know them on the stage.

State Theatre New Jersey has announced its 2024-25 Broadway season lineup, featuring a variety of shows and performances now available for ticket purchase.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis' have been working hard on a new concept album, Warriors. The pair has just announced that it will be out everywhere October 18 on Atlantic Records, Executive Produced by Grammy Award winning rapper Nasand produced by Grammy Award-winning musician Mike Elizondo.

Rising star Beau Woodbridge has been announced as the lead in the upcoming Australian tour of Sydney Theatre Company and Michael Cassel Group’s brand-new production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN, premiering at STC’s Roslyn Packer Theatre from 12 October. 

This August, enjoy another month of summer with highly anticipated new seasons of your favorite shows including Only Murders in the Building and Emily in Paris. Take a look here to find out what movies, television, and music you should tune into this month!

Broadway star Nick Cartell – currently headlining as Jean Valjean on the national tour of Les Misérables – has released his new album A Thousand Spotlights on CD and in streaming and digital platforms today, Friday, July 26.