Celebrate the winter holidays with cheer and plenty of good music with these 15 shows. There's something for everyone in this list – family-friendly shows you can take your kids to, queer celebrations, and more.
Prince Faggot and Slam Frank are two of the most talked-about productions of the season so far—and both were initially inspired by tweets on the platform now known as X.
See some of the biggest stars of the stage, screen, jazz, cabaret & Broadway performing at cabaret venues this month at a range of budget points. Tickets to these shows are limited and likely to sell out
54 Below, Broadway’s supper club and private event destination, will present a full month of concerts in December featuring Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch, the 15th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza, Darius de Haas, Norm Lewis, Matthew Morrison, Charles Busch, Joy Woods, and more.
Blue Moon, Richard Linklater's biographical portrait of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart, is now available to rent or purchase on digital platforms including Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, Fandango, and more
54 BELOW will celebrate the happiest time of the year with an incredible lineup of performances by Tony winner Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Darius de Haas, and more.
William Finn seemed to be talking directly to the overflowing audience in 54 Below with his poignant, mischievous and truthful words in a concert performance of his final work. It has one final performance on 11/17. See photos from 11/16.
It's Christmastime in the city and with all of the holiday hustle and bustle comes a whole bunch of yuletide cheer at the theater! Check out a complete list of where you can find holiday entertainment in New York City in 2025!
During his prolific and storied career, Sondheim collaborated with many other artists, from book writers to directors, from actors to musicians. Seeing Sondheim’s regular collaborators, close friends, one-time associates, mentors, and rare connections make appearances in his collection was both moving and illuminating.
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present a New York City twisted holiday tradition celebrating its fifteenth year of putting the “extra” in “extravaganza!”
While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated.
The collection documents songs that made it into Sondheim’s musicals, and it also documents cut or unused songs that were edited out of shows before they opened. Rarest of all, it documents songs that were never finished. These are not the rarities that made it into Marry Me a Little or a Sondheim compilation album. Rather, they are sketches of songs that provide a window into Sondheim’s process while creating a score and show him developing characters and determining the details of what are now iconic musicals.
Ethan Hawke, starring as lyricist Lorenz Hart in the new film Blue Moon, visited Late Night with Seth Meyers for a deep dive into the movie, which explores the partnership between the lyricist and his collaborator Richard Rodgers. Check out the interview here to hear how he's approached playing the character.
In celebration of Blue Moon, BroadwayWorld readers share their favorite Lorenz Hart lyrics, showcasing timeless hits from classic musicals.
While different tryout theaters have different relationships to the development of new shows, it’s worth looking at both which commercial rental theaters and which non-profit theaters have had the most Best Musical Tony Award winners come from their stages.
Earlier this year, it was announced that the Library of Congress had acquired the Stephen Sondheim collection. The legendary composer and lyricist passed away in 2021 at the age of 91 after a long and extraordinary career. His collection at the Library of Congress is in the midst of being catalogued, and this piece shares several highlights from the boxes of Sondheim’s lyric drafts, music manuscripts, rewrite notes, brainstorm pages, song list outlines, and more.
Ethan Hawke reveals his transformation into Lorenz Hart in Blue Moon. Discover the story behind the songwriter and more in our exclusive video.
In this video, watch as Max Klimavicius tells Sardi's story and learn even more about Alex Gard's vintage caricatures from theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper. See stars of yesteryear in Blue Moon, now in theatres.
Diane Keaton made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway production of Hair at the age of 22. The landmark musical started out at the Public Theater off-Broadway in 1967 before transferring to the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway in 1968. Keaton joined the cast for the Broadway run, originating her track in the show.
Located at 234 West 44th Street, the restaurant has been serving the Theater District community since 1921, bearing witness to the rise of true Broadway legends since before the Golden Age. The iconic venue is the setting for Blue Moon, in which lyricist Lorenz Hart takes a seat on opening night of Oklahoma! in 1943. In this video, theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper takes us inside the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to take a closer look.
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