Fred Ebb News

Kiss of the Spider Woman, the much-anticipated movie musical, has officially landed a release date. It will hit U.S. theaters on October 10th from Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and LD Entertainment.

Award-winning concert and Broadway star Karen Mason will return to Wicker Park's Davenport's for the Chicago premiere of her celebrated show Just in Styne: Karen Sings Jule. Learn more!

The Pompano Players fifth production of their inaugural season, The World Goes ‘Round – a musical retrospective of the work of the award-winning composer and lyricist duo John Kander and Fred Ebb will open on April 25th at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center and run through May 4th.

The 2025 iteration of Classic Stage Company's Classics Gone Mad!, a benefit event hosted by stage and screen star Nina West took place this week. See photos from the event here!

On a recent visit to CBS Mornings, supermodel Ashley Graham discussed making her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago and how she wrote down her Broadway goals on her vision board in 2019. Watch the interview now!

The acclaimed Broadway and cabaret singer - still going strong at 100 – celebrated her birthday with 4/1 and 4/2 shows at Don't Tell Mama featuring hits of the Great American Songbook, guest stars and plenty of fun.

The American Theatre Wing, under the direction of President and CEO Heather Hitchens, held a special concert reception honoring the 2024 winners of the coveted Jonathan Larson Grant at Joe’s Pub. See photos here!

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced that the recipient of its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award is playwright David Henry Hwang. The award will be presented at the Guild’s annual awards ceremony on Monday, April 28. 

Once upon a time, Fort Smith was considered the gateway to the Wild West (Indian Territory—present-day Oklahoma), and in turn, it had a very wild history to go with it. So, it is fitting that the first show I saw with The Community School of the Arts and Institute for the Creative Arts is Chicago: Teen Edition, performed March 13-16 in the beautiful King Opera House in Van Buren, which is just next door.

The first production photos of trailblazing country music star Orville Peck as ‘Emcee’ and two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada as ‘Sally Bowles’ have been unveiled in the Tony Award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.

Enjoy CHICAGO on Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall stage this spring. Learn more about Broadway's long-running musical and see how to purchase tickets to the tour.

Broadway's Rachel Potter will released a new album, 'Stages' under the label Joy Machine Records. The album will be released in streaming and digital formats and on CD next month.

Next month, 54 BELOW will presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Lorna Luft and Andrea McArdle, Marilyn Maye, and many more. See the full lineup here!

The 5th Avenue Theatre Company and Seattle Theatre Group are launching a new strategic alliance that will strengthen and preserve the musical company’s role in staging award-winning locally produced live theater. Learn more about the 25/26 season!

The Green-Wood Cemetery has revealed its spring and summer 2025 programming. From thought-provoking death education programs to historic tours, live performances, and community events, Green-Wood offers compelling ways to experience the Cemetery's beauty and history. 

American Theater Group will present the premiere reading of King of the Hollywood Fixers by Douglas J. Cohen as part of its free Monday Night Play Reading Series. Learn how to attend.

West End leading man Dan Burton and West End and TV star Darren Day will return to share the role of Billy Flynn, alongside international recording artist and pop star Sinitta as Mama Morton, in the UK and Ireland tour of CHICAGO. Learn ore!

Kiss of the Spider Woman, the much-anticipated movie musical, has officially landed a distributor and release date. The film is expected to hit theaters this fall in conjunction with awards season.

The late Chita Rivera's house in Blauvelt, NY has been put on the market. In a new real estate listing, the property was 'lovingly maintained' by the Tony-winning Broadway legend.

The Kiss of the Spider Woman film is in final talks to be distributed by Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and LD Entertainment in the U.S. This news comes after the movie made its world premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival.