Cynthia Erivo News

EGOT winner John Legend and Tony and Emmy Award-winning producer Mike Jackson, through their company Get Lifted Film Co. have joined the producing team of CATS: The Jellicle Ball.

A las puertas de los Oscars 2026, revivimos las noches inolvidables en las que Broadway conquistó la gala.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 12, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The first footage of Cynthia Erivo in the West End's one-woman Dracula has been released. Watch the video of her playing 23 roles in the acclaimed London production from Kip Williams.

The winners were announced on March 10 for the 14th annual LGBTQ Queerties Awards. Among the winners were names familiar to Broadway and theatre fans, including Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Cheyenne Jackson, Oh, Mary!, Wicked: For Good, and more.

Performances are now underway for the Broadway run of the Olivier Award-winning hit play Giant, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Nicholas Hytner and written by Mark Rosenblatt. Meet the cast here!

George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) has announced the ARTS by George! benefit event, headlined by acclaimed actor and musician Jeff Goldblum and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra.

Tanglewood has announced three additions to its 2026 Popular Artist Series, with HUGH JACKMAN joining Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, BRANDI CARLILE returning to the venue, and JOHN FOGERTY and STEVE WINWOOD teaming up for a co-headlining concert.

This week's theater news spans triumph and turbulence in equal measure. On the celebratory side, Ann-Margret is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chita Rivera Awards, Broadway dims its marquees to honor luminaries including Robert Duvall and Bret Hanna-Shuford, and the 2026 Olivier Award nominations are in — with Into The Woods and Paddington The Musical leading the pack.

Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Stage Recording Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in theatrical and performance-based recordings released during the 2025 calendar year. Voting is open through Friday, April 3rd, 2026.

English National Opera has announced that Du Yun's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel's Bone will open at the London Coliseum in October, following its UK premiere in Greater Manchester in May, marking a bold expression of ENO's dual-centre model. Angel's Bone opens at Aviva Studios, Manchester, home of Factory International, on 12 May 2026 before arriving at the London Coliseum on 16 October 2026.

Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele bring their Broadway experience and knowledge to a New York classroom in the latest episode of Celebrity Substitute. Check out the full episode to learn Broadway tips from the real-life friends!

John Lithgow, Joe Locke, Ana Gasteyer, Andrew Garfield, and more were honored with Emmys at the Fourth Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, held Monday evening at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York. 

Cynthia Erivo, Viola Davis, Colman Domingo, Angela Bassett, and more took home awards this past weekend at the 57th NAACP Image Awards. Check out the full list of winners now.

The winners of the 30th Annual Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Awards were announced this weekend, with KPop Demon Hunters, Frankenstein, Mid-Century Modern, and more among the honorees.

To mark the arrival of spring, there are plenty of new things for Broadway fans to watch, including the theater series American Classic, Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! and the streaming debuts of Wicked: For Good and Hamnet.

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

Ariana Grande is not expected to attend the 2026 Actor Awards this Sunday due to the rehearsal schedule for her highly anticipated eternal sunshine tour, which kicks off in June.

An Avenue Q reunion will take place next week at the 2026 Children’s & Family Emmy Awards in New York City. Host John Tartaglia will be joined onstage by fellow Avenue Q Broadway cast members Stephanie d’Abruzzo and Jennifer Barnhart to present an award at the ceremony.

Lena Waithe and Cynthia Erivo have joined the producing team of CATS: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway, which will begin performances this spring at the Broadhurst Theatre.