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It's that time of year, and everyone is making their lists. For me, this task is always harder than it probably should be. I wrestle with myself and debate the merits of everything. I worry about who might get their feelings hurt, and whom I may accidentally overlook. So, for 2014, I promised myself to make a simple list of the 10 albums from 2014 that I simply couldn't get enough of. Naturally, that list is actually 15 items long. (Surprise!)

Billboard has named their Top 5 Broadway Cast Albums of 2014.

For one night only, January 26, 2015 at 54 Below, hear the songs of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey as you've never heard them before!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: POCATELLO opens off-Broadway, MR. MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS and 26 PEBBLES benefit good causes, and NOT THE MESSIAH begins tonight at Carnegie Hall!

Idina Menzel was among the honorees at the 2014 Billboard Women in Music Awards, handed out yesterday, Dec. 12 in New York City. The IF/THEN star was honored with the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award, a brand new honor added to the ceremony now in its ninth year - in addition, Menzel honored by members of A BroaderWay Choir, who sang a 'Defying Gravity/Let it Go,' mashup. Check out their performance below!

Tony Award winner Idina Menzel stopped by this morning's LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL to perform the holiday classic 'Do You Hear What I Hear?'.

Tony Award winner Idina Menzel stopped by this morning's LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL to chat about how she sang at bar mitzvahs and weddings in the beginning of career

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week or you're just in the mood for a recap, BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end-of-the-week fix! Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to The West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more. Highlights this week include coverage of James Snyder at 54 Below, the cast recording for SIDE SHOW, opening night of THE ILLUSIONISTS, and more!

54 Below54 Below recently hosted a special press preview featuring upcoming acts, including: Frank Wildhorn (Dec 2-6),Adrienne Warren (Dec 2-6), Laura Osnes (Dec 9-15), Amy Spanger (Jan 6 & 17), James Snyder (Dec 1), Liz Callaway (Dec 22-27) and Charles Busch (Dec 31). BroadwayWorld was there to speak with each of the performers. Click below to hear about their shows, plus watch performance previews!

This December and January 54 BELOW presents an exciting lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Scroll down for details!

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551.

Join James Snyder in an evening of firsts on this First Monday, December 1 at 54 Below. For the first time, Snyder and his family will be celebrating the holiday season in New York, while he co-stars as Josh in the Broadway sensation IF/THEN. Synder recently previewed A FIRST NEW YORK HOLIDAY ROAD WITH FRIENDS, and BroadwayWorld brings you photos below!

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestra's begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven- o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Julie & Julie: Than & Now, James Snyder: A First New York Holiday Road with Friends, Annaleigh Ashford: Lost in the Stars, 54 Below Celebrates Frank Wildhorn, and Matt Doyle & the Whiskey 5.

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week or you're just in the mood for a recap, BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end-of-the-week fix! Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to The West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more. Highlights this week include coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Chicago becoming the second-longest running show in Broadway history, Nene Leakes in CINDERELLA, and more!

54 Below recently hosted a special press preview featuring upcoming acts, including: Frank Wildhorn (Dec 2-6), Adrienne Warren (Dec 2-6), Laura Osnes (Dec 9-15), Amy Spanger (Jan 6 & 17), James Snyder (Dec 1), Liz Callaway (Dec 22-27) and Charles Busch (Dec 31). Check out photos from inside the special event below!

Just last night, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust hosted the 2014 Steinberg Playwright Awards at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater to honor Stephen Adly Guirgis. The event featured readings by Ellen Burstyn, Kevin Corrigan, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Yul Vazquez, Felix Solis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Ron C. Jones and Neil Tyrone Pritchard. BroadwayWorld brings you photos form the special event below!

The Actors Fund presents a very special MUSICAL MONDAY with Michael Childers Presents: ' TRADITION, THE JEWISH LEGACY OF BROADWAY' tonight, November 17, 2014. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at 7 p.m.; performance at 8 p.m., followed by dessert reception with the performers.

TONY Award winner LaChanze stopped by this week's Backstage on Broadway to talk with PIX 11's Tamsen Fadal about starring in the new Broadway musical IF/THEN.

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