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Jordan Fisher appeared on CBS Mornings this morning to discuss returning to Broadway in the title role of Dear Evan Hansen. The actor also touched on his own mental health struggles and how they allow him to connect to the role. Fisher also discussed his personal rules regarding social media and expecting a baby with his wife!

The Johnny Mercer Foundation and the American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University once again seek out the nation's most talented young songwriters and writing teams for the Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project, now in its 17th year. The free weeklong songwriting workshop returns to Northwestern's Evanston campus from June 19-25.

The Telsey Casting Office is searching for a young actress to play a ten-year-old Snow White in the upcoming feature-length, high-budget film. Find out how to submit for the Walt Disney Studios film which will star Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) as Snow White. 

FSCJ Artist Series will welcome a fabulous lineup of entertainment from Broadway and beyond to this Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts in 2022!

Performing Arts Fort Worth, the non-profit owner and operator of Bass Performance Hall, announced today that DEAR EVAN HANSEN, winner of six Tony Awards® including Best Musical, will host a digital ticket lottery offering fans the chance to purchase a limited number of $25 tickets available per performance. The show makes its long-awaited Bass Hall debut in a limited engagement January 4-9 as part of the 2021-2022 Broadway at the Bass season.

Special Offer - 1 Week Left to Enroll in Dear Evan Hansen Songwriters' Online Class

If you’re looking for something festive to do with the family, the national tour of A CHRISTMAS STORY is a fun option. The musical brings the beloved 1983 film to life onstage with music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. While the musical exposes the weakness of the plot of the film, the talented cast make it entertaining nonetheless. 

With the new year just around the corner, many take time during the holiday season to reflect upon this past year as it comes to a close. Although 2021 has been challenging, it becomes clear that there is so much to be grateful for from vaccines to new movie musicals. While Broadway theaters began to open their doors, several streaming services opened their platforms to producing movie musicals. Unlike most years where few if any Broadway musicals were adapted into movies, 2021 was a year like no other with over ten musicals being created for the screen or being adapted from the stage to the screen. In celebration of the past year, here is a list of the best movie musicals from 2021 and where to watch them.

The third year of the record-breaking North American Tour of Dear Evan Hansen relaunched on December 7, 2021 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The tour will stop by more than 30 cities across the US and Canada in the 2021/2022 season.

Performances of DEAR EVAN HANSEN from December 20 through December 26 have been canceled out of an abundance of caution surrounding Covid-19.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced the total revenue collectively raised by theatres across the globe from MTI’s All Together Now! - A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre. 

Broadway welcomed back fan-favorite Dear Evan Hansen back to the Music Box Theatre on December 10th.

Dear Evan Hansen is coming to West Palm Beach’s Kravis Center December 15 through Sunday, December 19. Dear Evan Hansen is coming to West Palm Beach’s Kravis Center December 15 through Sunday, December The production will host a digital ticket lottery offering fans the chance to purchase a limited number of $25 tickets available per performance.

Special Offer - A new online class from the Dear Evan Hansen songwriters

Broadway San Jose, a Nederlander Presentation, announced today that single tickets for the South Bay premiere of Dear Evan Hansen are now on sale. Dear Evan Hansen will play at San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts (255 S. Almaden Blvd.) beginning Wednesday, June 8 and running through Sunday, June 19, 2022.

The Green Room 42 has announced their line-up through the holidays and New Year’s Eve. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway's newest, most spacious, and funkiest cabaret club.

The Town Hall will present the 21st season of Broadway By The Year, created, written, hosted and directed by Scott Siegel. This year, The Town Hall will set a new, exciting standard for its signature series, with each concert highlighting a major musical theater theme.

Ben Platt, ganador de un Tony, un Grammy y un Emmy, protagoniza la película junto con Julianne Moore, Amy Adams y Kaitlyn Denver, entre otros.

Today, Monthly, the online creative learning platform where students build skills in hands-on 30-day classes, released a new class on how to develop your own musical, taught by the Oscar, Grammy, Tony, Olivier and Golden Globe Award-winning songwriting team Benj Pasek & Justin Paul.

Jordan Fisher took to the stage on The View to perform 'Waving Through A Window', the hit song from Dear Evan Hansen. Fisher will return to star as Evan Hansen in the Tony-winning Broadway musical when the production reopens on Broadway. He was also seen in Hamilton on Broadway, Rent Live, and Grease Live.