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ACW-TV's JAY WATCH Returns For A Second Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2024


ACW-TV’s JAY WATCH returns for a second season, celebrating the Golden Age of Television with classic episodes of iconic shows like The Lucy Show, Burns & Allen, and Dick Van Dyke.

Broadway Classics, Jazz, Black History Month Programing And More Announced At The Smith Center, January �" March 2024
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 4, 2024


Upcoming Shows at The Smith Center featuring Broadway classics, jazz masters, and Black History Month headliners. Tickets on sale now at TheSmithCenter.com.

Jill Paice, John Hillner & More to Star in Industry Readings of BRILLIANCE, Based on the life of Frances Farmer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2024


Musical Brilliance, LLC, will present private industry readings (by invitation only) of Brilliance, a musical based on the life of Frances Farmer, with book by Lance Lewman, music and lyrics by Lance Lewman & Kristan King, and additional music by Gabriel Kane.

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/31/23
by - Jan 2, 2024


Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12/31/2023.

Review: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL is Stealing Our Hearts at Broadway Sacramento
by Courtney Symes - Dec 29, 2023


It came after Christmas, bringing with it good cheer. It even brought Whos and Max the Reindeer. A trailer it pulled, full of sets and bright dresses. Whoville, wrapped presents, and sky-high coiffed tresses. A makeup designer and green fur hairdresser, the Grinch couldn’t wait to sing out and impress her! In true Grinchy fashion, he didn’t take pity on any of the kiddos in our River City. He plotted and schemed and watched his greed grow, until the curtain came up on Broadway Sacramento. Yes, my friends, you’ve read that right! Tonight, and the next night, and a night after that, How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical will steal your hearts in two seconds flat.

Cast & Creative Team Announced For World Premiere Of Dave Malloy's THREE HOUSES
by Joshua Wright - Dec 14, 2023


Signature Theatre announces the cast and creative team for the world premiere production of Dave Malloy's Three Houses, directed and choreographed by Annie Tippe. The musical will feature J.D. Mollison, Mia Pak, Margo Seibert, Henry Stram, Scott Stangland, and Ching Valdes-Aran. Performances begin on April 30, 2024.

Photos: COMPANY National Tour Cast Members Make Their Own Custom Martini Candles
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2023


Cast members from the hit musical comedy, COMPANY, raised a glass by creating their own custom ‘martini’ shaped candles – in honor of the Tony Award-winning, party-themed musical – at Cork & Candles. See photos!

Jenn Freeman and Sonya Tayeh's IS IT THURSDAY YET? to Open Next Week at PAC NYC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2023


Is It Thursday Yet? will open on Tuesday, December 12 at the Perelman Performing Arts Center. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Broadway Actress And America's First Black Soap Opera Star Ellen Holly Has Died
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 7, 2023


Ellen Holly, the first Black person to have a lead role in daytime television, has passed away at 92. She was a theater actress, starred on Broadway, and was a published author. Her autobiography detailed her career and her historic Black family.

Video: Lance Bass Joins GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! as Special Guest
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2023


Tony Award nominees Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells are back onstage at the James Earl Jones Theatre for their eagerly anticipated return to Broadway in Gutenberg! The Musical! written by Tony and Emmy Award nominees Scott Brown and Anthony King, directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers.

Review: COMPANY National Tour Comes to Philadelphia's Forrest Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 30, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's review of the National Tour of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company, currently playing at Philadelphia's Forrest Theatre.

Video: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Joins GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! as Special Guest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 27, 2023


Watch 'Weird Al' Yankovic join Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells as a special guest at Gutenberg! The Musical!

Review: COMPANY at Blumenthal Performing Arts
by Perry Tannenbaum - Nov 27, 2023


Injecting diversity, switching genders pell-mell, and even gifting us with a gay couple, Marianne Elliott's overhaul of Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY isn't more illuminating or revelatory than the 1970 original. But the horseplay and the gay wedding-day shenanigans are wildly entertaining - and the superb score still transcends the George Furth book.

Review: COMPANY at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis
by Jared Fessler - Nov 15, 2023


What did our critic think of COMPANY at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis?

Jeff Cohen's SQUEAKY Will Receive Developmental Readings This Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2023


As part of its new Building the Box Developmental Reading Series, Out of the Box Theatrics will present readings of SQUEAKY, a poignant autobiographical comedy by Drama Desk Award winner Jeff Cohen.

CaixaForum Plus incluye el documental ON BROADWAY en su plataforma
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Nov 6, 2023


La pieza dirigida por Oren Jacoby del 2019 se puede ver ya en streaming.

Review: COMPANY National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - Nov 2, 2023


This COMPANY is a touching portrait of one woman’s attempts to connect with her friends amid a bustling New York City, simultaneously a connecting and isolating place.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld November 2nd, 2023
by - Nov 2, 2023


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 2, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Huey Lewis Musical THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Will Arrive on Broadway in 2024
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 1, 2023


As BroadwayWorld first reported in September, The Heart of Rock and Roll is coming to Broadway! Producers Hunter Arnold, Tyler Mitchell and Kayla Greenspan announced that the new musical inspired by the iconic songs of Huey Lewis and The News, will open on Broadway at The James Earl Jones Theatre.

Best Broadway Shows in 2024; What's Coming!
by Sidney Paterra - Jan 6, 2024


Check out a full list of what's to come on Broadway in 2024 and be sure to check back as more engagements are added to the list!

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