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Simon Burke AO will be playing the role of the Wizard during the Melbourne season of the spectacular musical WICKED.

Five new recordings have earned nominations for Best Musical Theatre Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards, including: Kimberly Akimbo, Parade, Shucked, Some Like It Hot, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Listen to all of them here!

THE APIARY, a world premiere play by Kate Douglas, begins previews tonight at Second Stage Theater's Tony Kiser Theater. Directed by Kate Whoriskey.

WICKED will welcome new cast members to the Gershwin Theatre this spring. Check out which five actors will step into Oz soon!

An additional preview was announced today for the upcoming Melbourne season of the spectacular musical WICKED, on Saturday 2 March at 7:30pm at the Regent Theatre. This will be the first chance for fans to see the much-anticipated Broadway Blockbuster in Melbourne. All tickets for this special preview will cost only $20.00 and go on sale at 8am on Wednesday 7 February at the Regent Theatre.

'WICKED' celebrated its 12 millionth visitor at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre. Get all the details!

KIMBERLY AKIMBO, winner of the 2023 Tony Award for Best Musical, has announced its final Broadway performance and we have all the details.

Due to huge demand, three Special Priced Previews have been announced for the Melbourne season of WICKED at the Regent Theatre.

Nimene Wureh will join the cast of Kate Douglas’ THE APIARY, directed by Kate Whoriskey at Second Stage Theater.

Second Stage Theater will present a one-night-only reading of the new musical EIGHTY-SIXED, which will kick off the NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL on January 16, 2024 at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater.

Kristin Caskey, Executive Vice President, Content and Creative at Ambassador Theatre Group, has been elected Chair of the Board of The Broadway League. Learn more about Casey here!

WICKED, Memphis' most popular musical, will return to Memphis' Orpheum Theatre April 3-21, 2024. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale Friday, December 8 at 10am.  

The production flies back to the Edinburgh Playhouse from Thursday 7 December 2023 to Sunday 14 January 2024.

Initial productions have been announced for the 2024 season at Barrington Stage Compapny, which will also mark BSC’s 30th anniversary. Learn more about the lineup here!

WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, will welcome Michael Fenton Stevens (The Wizard), Graham Kent (Doctor Dillamond), and welcome back former cast member Laura Harrison (Standby for Elphaba) to London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre from Tuesday 12 March 2024.

The critically acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of the Broadway musical Next to Normal – which sold every seat at every performance across its season at Donmar Warehouse, where the production made its long-awaited UK Premiere – is to transfer to London's West End.

All new photos have been released of the 2023/5 UK tour cast of Wicked, led by Laura Pick (Elphaba) and Sarah O’Connor (Glinda). Check out the photos here!

Wicked, Austin’s most popular musical, will return to Bass Concert Hall March 13 – 31, 2024, as part of Texas Performing Arts Broadway in Austin series. Single tickets will go on sale Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at 10 am. 

One of Broadway's best, Tony Award-winner LaChanze, has broken the fourth wall and crossing the footlights to perform a new role- producer. Read our interview with this theatrical legend!

The nominations for the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album are out! Discover the nominees for Best Musical Theatre Album at the 2024 GRAMMY Awards, including SWEENEY TODD, PARADE, and more. Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and more were also nominated for GRAMMYS.