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Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 2, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The & Juliet cast raised a glass to the Bard when they paid a visit to Judith's School of Spirits in Stratford upon Avon on 29 April. Learn more about the visit here!

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts education department has been selected by Music Theater International (MTI) to produce a pilot production of a junior version of the new Britney Spears musical, “Once Upon a One More Time.”

Jon M. Chu, known for helming the film version of In the Heights and the blockbuster two-part Wicked adaptation, is set to direct a movie adaptation of Split Fiction, the massively popular video game that was released only last month.

Ben Jackson Walker, the original Romeo in the Broadway production of & Juliet, will be revisiting the role in the UK and Ireland tour. Learn more about the show here!

The first national Broadway tour of & Juliet exemplifies an unmatched energy that keeps its audiences invested, rivaling the NYC Broadway company in quality. Rachel Simone Webb is a supernova as Juliet Capulet.

San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will return to BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre for their most powerful event of the year—THE PRIDE CONCERT. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

With book, music, and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, SIX is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII. The show is performed in a pop concert style, with each performer singing about their time with Henry and battling it out to see who suffered more, and can become the group’s lead singer. Therefore not making the plot overly complicated, SIX is a high-energy spectacle that is a good time from start to finish.

“We couldn’t be more excited to share this new season with all our loyal Broadway fans. The season really does represent the last several years of Broadway at its best, freshest, and most creative, alongside two beloved classics.” CAPA President Chad Whittington

So & So's Neighborhood Piano Bar in Hell Kitchen is the perfect night out for anyone looking for live entertainment, a nightcap, or upscale comfort food.

The worldwide premiere of the immersive nightclub musical Club NVRLND is coming to the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a full run at Assembly Checkpoint this August. Learn more!

Global drag icon Sasha Velour has announced summer dates for The Big Reveal Live Show! The one-queen extravaganza inspired by her hit 2023 book will be wrapping up the final leg of its 2-year world tour this year.

Rising Los Angeles-based artist Zoe Ko’s much anticipated sophomore EP, not ur girlfriend, is out now. Ko will be joining Geordie Kieffer for select dates this June, including stops in Chicago, Detroit and Boston. Listen to the EP and check out the tour dates now.

Following shows across the United States and Europe, Berkeley-born global drag icon, visual artist, and author Sasha Velour (HBO’s We’re Here, RuPaul's Drag Race) will bring The Big Reveal Live Show! to Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre. Learn more!

Waltham native Krystal Hernandez made her Broadway debut on February 19, taking over the coveted role of Anna of Cleves, one of the wives of Henry VIII, in the New York production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy “SIX,” now at the Lena Horne Theatre.

SASAMI has released her audacious and epic new album, Blood On the Silver Screen. On it, the polymath combines her classical conservatory-trained skills as a player, producer, and composer for the pop record. Listen to it now!

Disneyland guests were in for a fun surprise earlier this week when Broadway and Disney vet Susan Egan showed up unannounced at a '90s themed event. During the evening, guests caught the star leading attendees in a singalong from Hercules.

Following its sold out season at the 2024 Auckland Fringe Festival, Florence Hartigan (Madam, Shortland Street) is bringing her award-winning, one-woman Y2K comedy to the NZ International Comedy Festival.

Max has opened up a development room for the Crazy Rich Asians television series, with writer Adele Lim and Jon M. Chu returning to the franchise. A sequel film is also in the works.

The UK & Ireland tour of Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical is now underway! Read the reviews for Cruel Intentions and find out more about where to catch the show here!