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Bernadette Peters is  has a guest starring role this season on The CW's series Katy. Peters' first episode is tonight, Thursday, February 20th at 8pm Eastern (7pm central). 

The national tour of HELLO, DOLLY! will play at PPAC Tuesday, March 3 through Sunday, March 8. The National Tour stars Carolee Carmello as a?oeDolly Gallagher Levi.a??

Need help figuring out what to do with your boo this Valentine's Day in Atlanta? Here are 14 'Dinner and a Show' date ideas to help make your date night memorable and full of good theatre!

New York City Center today announced complete casting for the Encores! production of Mack & Mabel. Joining previously announced cast members Douglas Sills as Mack Sennett and Alexandra Socha as Mabel Normand are Major Attaway (Fatty Arbuckle), Michael Berresse (William Desmond Taylor), Lilli Cooper (Lottie Ames), Ben Fankhauser (Frank Wyman), Jordan Gelber (Mr. Kessel), Evan Kasprzak (Freddy), Raymond J. Lee (Andy), Kevin Ligon (Eddie), Janet Noh (Ella), and Allen Lewis Rickman (Mr. Bauman).

This morning, BroadwayWorld was deeply saddened to report that legendary Tony Award winning composer and lyricist Jerry Herman has passed away. Take a look back on his life with a roundup of flashback videos, from past Tony Awards, clips from his shows, interviews, and much more!

Performing Arts Fort Worth welcomes the national touring Broadway production of the acclaimed musical HELLO, DOLLY! to Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth January 14-19. The show is a part of Performing Arts Fort Worth's Broadway at the Bass series. Tickets are on sale now!

El próximo jueves 14 de noviembre llega a Yelmo Cines de toda España por una sola noche la versión del West End de 42nd STREET, una grabación en directo desde Londres de este legendario musical con casi 90 años de historia que podremos disfrutar como nunca antes lo habíamos visto.

The producers of HELLO, DOLLY!, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, and Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati presented by TriHealth announced today that single tickets for the National Tour starring Carolee Carmello will go on sale Friday, October 11 at 9:00AM. Tickets will be available at the Aronoff Center box office downtown at 650 Walnut Street, by visiting CincinnatiArts.org, or by calling 513.621.2787. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 513.369.4363.

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA has announced that three-time Tony award recipient and Golden Globe winning actress Bernadette Peters will accept the distinguished Prince Rainier III Award for her outstanding artistry and exemplary philanthropic give-back. The 37th Annual Princess Grace Awards Gala will be held on November 25, 2019 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

Bernadette Peters has joined the cast of the upcoming CW series Katy Keene, according to Deadline. The Riverdale spin-off series stars Lucy Hale as the titular character.

The red velvet curtain rises on about a dozen pairs of feet tapping up a storm, but there are a few hundred more dancing their way out of the Umbrella Community Arts Center after they pay a visit to 42ND STREET, the blockbuster grand opening production of the Umbrella Stage Company, Greater Boston's newest professional theater in Concord. The 344-seat, state-of-the-art main stage is airy and comfortable, with a generous rake to provide unobstructed viewing from every row. Kicking off the season with the quintessential backstage musical is a stroke of genius that celebrates the performing arts and generates excitement for the Umbrella.

This Fall DO40 is saluting and celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and the 100th birthday of DO40 Advisory Board member Marge Champion. 

The producers of HELLO, DOLLY!, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, and the Orpheum Theatre announced today that single tickets for the National Tour starring Carolee Carmello will go on sale Friday, September 27 at 10am. Tickets will be available at the Orpheum box office (203 S. Main St), Ticketmaster, by visiting orpheum-memphis.com or by calling 901.525.3000. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 901.529.4226.

Tickets for the National Tour of Hello, Dolly! starring Carolee Carmello are on sale now. Tickets are available at the Starlight Theatre box office (4700 Starlight Road, Kansas City, MO, 64132), by visiting kcstarlight.com, or by calling 816-363-STAR (7827). Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 816-997-1137.

This Fall DO40 is saluting and celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and the 100th birthday of DO40 Advisory Board member Marge Champion. Special guests and performances from the Joseph cast include Bill Hutton (Joseph), Gordon Stanley (Jacob), Conductor David Friedman, along with Stephen McNaughton, Stephen Hope, Lorraine Barrett, Philip Carruba, Jonni Masella, Dorothy Dybisz, Katharine Buffaloe-Harris, Barry Tarallo, Michael Deane and Karen Bogan. There will be representation from the BAM production as well as Broadway. And, musical accompaniment by the always great Steven Webber.

The producers of HELLO, DOLLY!, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, and Starlight Theatre are excited to announce that single tickets for the National Tour starring Carolee Carmello are on sale now. Tickets are available at the Starlight Theatre box office (4700 Starlight Road, Kansas City, MO, 64132), by visiting kcstarlight.com, or by calling 816-363-STAR (7827). Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 816-997-1137. 

Great Performances returns with its third annual a?oeBroadway's Besta?? lineup of acclaimed theatrical productions, premiering Fridays, November 1-29 at 9 p.m. on PBS(check local listings), pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app. This fall's lineup spotlights musicals, comedy and drama: a?oe42nd Street,a?? the Broadway fable of a star-struck chorus girl dreaming of her big break; a?oeRodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I,a?? Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award-winning revival of the beloved musical classic starring Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe; a?oeKinky Boots,a?? the Broadway blockbuster featuring music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper and a book by Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein; a?oeReda?? the Tony Award-winning drama starring Alfred Molina as painter Mark Rothko; and Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon's modern interpretation of a?oeMuch Ado About Nothing,a?? the first Public Theater production recorded live at Free Shakespeare in the Park by Great Performances in over four decades.

The producers of HELLO, DOLLY!, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, and Broadway In Detroit announced today that single tickets for the National Tour appearing at Detroit's Fisher Theatre, November 19 a?" December 1, starring Carolee Carmello, will go on sale Sunday, August 25. 

Sometimes all you need to lift your spirits is a good old-fashioned star-driven musical comedy, and, boy, does the national tour of HELLO, DOLLY! with Betty Buckley deliver. Keeping all of the Tony Award-winning revival's energy and joyful spirit intact, this high-stepping celebration of life, love and second chances grabs the audience's heart with the first notes of the overture and never lets go till the final bow.

42nd Street is now open at the Ordway! What did the critics have to say? Read all the reviews!