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Just in!  A BroadwayWorld Exclusive!  We have a first look at Cleveland Play House's (CPH)humorous and heartfelt production of Little Shop of Horrors. Hearkening back to its very first productions in 1915 that featured sophisticated marionettes, CPH is bringing the cheeky and blood-thirsty plant Audrey II to life in a production that will be every vocal coach's dream - and every hemophobic's worst nightmare!  Check out the cast in action below!

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Today in 2008, The Little Mermaid opened at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre, where it ran for 685 performances. The Little Mermaid is based on the animated 1989 Disney film of the same name and the classic story of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. The musical's book is by Doug Wright, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman (written for the film) and new lyrics by Glenn Slater. The musical had a pre-Broadway tryout in Denver, Colorado in July through early September 2007. The original cast featured Sierra Boggess in the title role of Ariel, Sean Palmer as Prince Eric, Brian D'Addario and Trevor Braun alternate as Flounder, Norm Lewis as King Triton, Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula, Tituss Burgess as Sebastian, Tyler Maynard as Flotsam, Derrick Baskin as Jetsam, Jonathan Freeman as Grimsby, and John Treacy Egan as Chef Louis.

A Pulitzer Prize award-winning classic musical, a suspenseful stage adaptation from the story that inspired a legendary Hitchcock film, the hysterical recipient of the 2013 Tony award for Best Play, and one of the most popular musical comedies ever written make up the 2016 Huron Playhouse season.

Squeals of delight and blood-curdling screams of fright will fill the Allen Theatre as Cleveland Play House's (CPH) Centennial Season continues with a humorous and heartfelt production of Little Shop of Horrors. Hearkening back to its very first productions in 1915 that featured sophisticated marionettes, CPH is bringing the cheeky and blood-thirsty plant Audrey II to life in a production that will be every vocal coach's dream - and every hemophobic's worst nightmare!

Broadway Star Adam Jacobs was part of an epic new medley featuring the Broadway casts of ALADDIN and THE LION KING.

The cast of Broadway's The Lion King and ALADDIN joined forces on this morning's Good Morning America to perform an epic brand new medley. Check out the appearance in full below!

Broadway is appearing all over morning shows this season, and we love it! Catch Disney's hit Broadway productions of ALADDIN and THE LION KING performing a brand new medley of songs from both shows on 'Good Morning America' tomorrow, Friday, January 8th, 2016. Be sure to set your DVR, and BWW will bring you clips as soon as we have them!

Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre is proud to present Disney's The Little Mermaid with Book by Doug Wright, Music by  Alan Menken, and Lyrics by  Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater.

The magic of Disney continues this season at the Saenger Theatre with the pinnacle tale of enchantment BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. This classic fairy tale makes a return to New Orleans, closing out 2015 with the ultimate "tale as old as time."

NEWSIES alum and current star of SUPERGIRL on CBS, Jeremy Jordan, along with his wife, fellow stage star Ashley Spencer, attended Disney's Aladdin, the Tony Award-winning new musical comedy based on the Academy Award-winning animated film, on Broadway last night. Check out a photo from their visit below!

Trevor Dion Nicholas, who will soon star as The Genie in ALADDIN in London, takes a stroll through Times Square for a new video wishing fans a Merry Christmas. Check it out below!

Popular Broadway Youtube personality, Tyler Mount, recently welcomed Aladdin's RODNEY INGRAM, for the latest episode of his web series, THE TYLER MOUNT VLOG. Below, catch the well mannered and hysterical professional discuss the day he found out he would be making his Broadway debut, his guilty pleasure app, and of course, all of the secrets buried in his cell phone.

Broadway's ALADDIN stars Courtney Reed, Nathan Lucrezio, Jaz Sealey and Angelo Soriano put together a medley of all your favorite Christmas songs. Warm your heart for the holidays and watch the clever video below!

Squeals of delight and blood-curdling screams of fright will fill the Allen Theatre as Cleveland Play House's (CPH) Centennial Season continues with a humorous and heartfelt production of Little Shop of Horrors. Hearkening back to its very first productions in 1915 that featured sophisticated marionettes, CPH is bringing the cheeky and blood-thirsty plant Audrey II to life in a production that will be every vocal coach's dream - and every hemophobic's worst nightmare!

Disney Theatrical Productions recently announced a multi-city open casting call across North America for its current and future productions of the award-winning musicals ALADDIN and THE LION KING. Casting representatives from both productions will hold open auditions for local singers, dancers, actors and children (for THE LION KING only) in Atlanta on December 12 and 13, 2015.

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, currently playing at Georgetown's Palace Theatre exhibits some truly wonderful performances from many of the actors, unfortunately it is the technical aspects of the show that are less than stellar.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to Seattle as part of the KeyBank Broadway at The Paramount series. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at The Paramount Theatre from December 11 - 13. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

Four critically-acclaimed plays and musicals - "The Cripple of Inishmaan" by Martin McDonagh, "The Last Five Years" by Jason Robert Brown, "Little Shop of Horrors" by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, and "Dead Man's Cell Phone" by Sarah Ruhl - make up Sierra Stages' eighth season of presenting quality local theatre in western Nevada County.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to Boise as part of the 2015-2016 Broadway in Boise series. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Morrison Center today and tomorrow, December 8-9, 2015.