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Sadie Reynolds, an 11-year-old Los Angeles resident has been cast as Mary Lennox, the adventurous 10-year-old lead in “The Secret Garden'. Sadie has been added to the previously announced Drama Desk and Drama League nominee Sierra Boggess, with more casting to be announced at a later date.

Photographer Dianna Bush lends Broadway World Cabaret her lovely photos of Sean Patrick Murtagh's album release.

Random Access Music, under the Artistic Direction of Thomas Piercy, presents masterpieces from 20th century Japanese avant-garde composers Yoshio Hachimura, Toru Takemitsu, and Joji Yuasa.

Get a first look at Urban Stages' world premiere of Eleanor and Alice – Conversations Between Two Remarkable Roosevelts by Ellen Abrams.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society announced the recipient and finalist for its annual Zelda Fichandler Award.

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Global leader in comedy, Just For Laughs, in collaboration with leading live entertainment company, AEG Presents, and The O2, the world's most popular music, leisure and entertainment venue, have shared details of the first slate of programming to be added to the first-ever edition of Just For Laughs LONDON.

Multi-awarded playwright-director Floy Quintos breaks away from his self-imposed retirement from the theater to usher in Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas's 45th theatrical season with his one-act play 'The Reconciliation Dinner.'

See photos of Urban Stages unveiling their new production with a special preview performance. Eleanor and Alice: Conversations between Two Roosevelts written by Ellen Abrams will be playing at Urban Stages 259 West 30th Street through December 4th.

Mint Theater Company returns to New York City Ce nter Stage II with the American premiere of Noël Coward’s The Rat Trap, directed by Alexander Lass, opening Monday November 21st (7pm) at New York City Center Stage II for a limited Off-Broadway engagement through December 10th only. 

Multi-awarded playwright-director Floy Quintos breaks away from his self-imposed retirement from the theater to usher in Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas’s 45th theatrical season with his one-act play 'The Reconciliation Dinner.'

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Performances of the West Coast premiere of Emma Rice's critically acclaimed Wuthering Heights—a reimagined version of Emily Brontë's gothic masterpiece with live music, dance, passion, hope, and a dash of impish irreverence, creating an intoxicating revenge tragedy for today—begin this Friday, November 18 at Berkeley Repertory Theater's Roda Theatre (2015 Addison St., Berkeley).

With support from the Rosenthal Family Foundation, the critically acclaimed 2018 Los Angeles production of The Diary of Anne Frank will return for a special limited engagement at Burbank's Colony Theatre. The revival, which garnered international attention with its predominately LatinX cast, will run for three performances January 19 & 20, 2023.

Tipping Point Theatre (TPT) launches its 15th theatrical season on November 17 at 8 p.m. with Joe Landry's adaptation of It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.

Muskegon, MI Muskegon Civic Theatre kicks off its holiday celebration with a revival production of 'Inspecting Carol' by Daniel Sullivan and the Seattle Repertory Company. This seasonal farce was first performed in 2002 and is dedicated to Tom Harryman the original production's director.

See photos of Tony, Oscar, Grammy and Emmy winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice joining the wall of drawings at Sardi’s! 

The Museum of Broadway officially opened yesterday, November 13, ahead of its official public opening tomorrow. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the red carpet event here! Among the stars in attendance were Shoshana Bean, Jason Robert Brown, Jane Krakowski, Anthony Rapp, Telly Leung, and many more!

Tiefe Blicke, zaghafte Berührungen und erste gemeinsame Schritte, die sich nach einem unbeholfenen Start zum atemberaubend leidenschaftlichen Tanz entwickeln: Dirty Dancing, die bezaubernde Liebesgeschichte zwischen der behüteten Teenagerin Francis „Baby“ Houseman und dem umschwärmten Tänzer Johnny Castle zieht das Publikum nach wie vor magisch in ihren Bann.

Transport Group will present a one-night-only benefit performance of the Frank Capra holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life, directed by Artistic Director Jack Cummings III, on Monday, December 12 at 8pm at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, 18 Elizabeth Street. Donna Lynne Champlin (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) stars in the role of George Bailey.