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The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

Disney Theatrical Productions and Playhouse Square announced today that tickets for the long-awaited engagement of Disney's Aladdin will go on sale to the public TODAY at 11AM. The hit Broadway musical will begin performances in Cleveland at the KeyBank State Theatre at Playhouse Square on May 2, 2018 for a limited engagement of 4 weeks through May 27th, 2018. The opening night is Friday, May 4th at 7:30PM. Aladdin is part of the KeyBank Broadway Series at Playhouse Square.

Sumptuous costumes and inventive sets entice a new generation down the rabbit hole and into ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND with The Australian Ballet. Christopher Wheeldon's captivating production, with music by Joby Talbot, first commissioned and performed by The Royal Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada, has come to entrance Sydney audiences in The Australian Ballet and The National Ballet of Japan's co-production.

Disney's Aladdin will welcome Arielle Jacobs as Jasmine on Broadway beginning Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Jacobs originated the role in the Australian production in 2016 and is the sister of original Broadway star Adam Jacobs, currently leading the North American tour in the title role. Her previous Broadway credits include Wicked and In the Heights.

Disney Theatrical Productions has announced that original Broadway cast members Adam Jacobs (Aladdin), Michael James Scott (Genie - also original Australian Genie) and Courtney Reed (Jasmine) will reunite for five weeks of the Los Angeles premiere engagement of Disney's ALADDIN, from Saturday, January 13 - Sunday, February 18, 2018.

Grammy and Academy Award Winner Glen Hansard (composer of the film and Broadway productions of ONCE) has shared a new breakup song 'Setting Forth' off his new album 'Between Two Shores,' which will be released January 19th.

The 2017 BroadwayWorld UK Awards honour the best productions from the past year around the country and the best long-running West End shows. Voting is open until midnight on Friday, 8 December, with the winners announced soon afterwards.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

At a ceremony held today at London's Caf de Paris, Aladdin's Trevor Dion Nicholas announced the nominees for the 18th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage which closes 31 January, with the winners announced at the annual Awards ceremony held on 25 February 2018 at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

Gershwin talent is inimitable; in 1932, Of Thee I Sing was the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. George wrote the orchestral piece, An American in Paris, in 1928, inspired by the time he spent in Paris. In 1951, MGM released the musical film An American in Paris. It won Best Picture Oscar. Directed by Vincente Minnelli (Judy Garland's husband), the film featured many tunes of Gershwin, and concluded with an extensive, elaborate dance sequence built around the An American in Paris symphonic poem. The 2015 stage musical, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS won four Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, a Drama League Award, two Theatre World Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, three Fred and Adele Astaire Awards.

The 2017 BroadwayWorld UK Awards honour the best productions from the past year around the country and the best long-running West End shows. Voting is open until Friday, 8 December - just over a week away - with the winners announced soon afterwards.

David Mirvish and Aubrey Dan present AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, the most awarded new musical of 2015 and winner of four Tony Awards. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS will play Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre, for a 5-week engagement March 27 - April 29, 2018.

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, the most awarded new musical of 2015 and winner of four Tony Awards, will play the Detroit Opera House for a two-week engagement November 28 December 10.

Disney Theatrical Productions confirms that Melbourne's Gareth Jacobs, current standby Genie in Disney's Aladdin, will take over the role full-time from Tuesday 19 December 2017. Queensland audiences will conjure this new Genie from 25 February 2018.

Disney Theatrical Productions is delighted to confirm Melbourne's Gareth Jacobs, current standby Genie in Disney's Aladdin, will take over the role full-time from Tuesday 19 December 2017.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, the most awarded new musical of 2015 and winner of four Tony Awards, will play at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center for a one-week engagement February 20 - 25, 2018.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

See the updated standings in the 2017 BroadwayWorld UK Awards, and cast your vote

The most awarded show of the 2015 Broadway theatre season, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, performs in Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall tonight, November 14, through November 19, 2017, and is part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center Series.