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The Olivier Awards 2025 were held at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. We have the full list of winners here!

Theater To Go will bring the timeless and beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof to the stage at Kelsey Theatre in West Windsor NJ from June 6-15, 2025.

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced that the recipient of its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award is playwright David Henry Hwang. The award will be presented at the Guild’s annual awards ceremony on Monday, April 28. 

Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are Britain’s most prestigious stage honours. Leading the way this year is Tom Scutt's Fiddler on the Roof which matches Hamilton's record-breaking 13 nominations, represented in every acting and creative category.

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is one of the most prestigious honors in American theater, celebrating outstanding works that have made a significant impact on the stage. Here's a closer look at what the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is, how it works, and why it matters.

Skylight Music Theatre has announced 2025-26 season, marking the company's 66th year of bringing exceptional music theatre to Milwaukee audiences.

Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced its new, expanded 2025-2026 season.

Charter Oak Cultural Center and Congregation Beth Israel has announced a one-night-only performance of A Jewish Journey Through Broadway: Part 1 (1920-1980). This cabaret-style concert will feature songs by Jewish giants of the musical theatre including songs by Sondheim, Bernstein, Gershwin, Kern, and more performed by an accomplished cast.

The nominations have been announced for the Olivier Awards 2025. Among the nominees are Fiddler on the Roof, Giants, and The Years. Check out the full list of nominees here!

For two days in March, Opera Saratoga will hold local auditions for the 2025 Summer Festival Season and beyond, in order to create a local roster of affiliated singers, actors and pianists.

A.C.T. (A Contemporary Theatre) of Connecticut has released production photos of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, directed by A.C.T. of CT's Grammy nominated Artistic Directed Daniel C. Levine.

Considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written, She Loves Me is a warm romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old-world elegance. Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks Amalia and Georg, who, more often than not, don't see eye to eye. After both respond to a 'lonely hearts advertisement' in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remains unknown. Join Amalia and Georg to discover the identity of their true loves... and all the twists and turns along the way!

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actress Olga James, star of the film adaptation of Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones, has passed away at 95 years old. 

O’Hara has approached the entire evening with such severe gravitas and humble respect that familiar messages seem to land fresh on even jaded ears. How else are we meant to keep singing right now?

What a pleasure to see Fiddler On The Roof performed with a live orchestra. It’s one of my favorites, and it’s being performed by the Wichita Community Theatre. You have one more weekend left to see it, as it runs until February 2nd. Forty people volunteered to bring the show to the stage. This large cast made me cry as I recalled the many memories I had performing in this much loved musical.

Music Theater Works has revealed that single tickets for its 2025 season of productions at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts will go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 12 p.m. Learn more about this season's productions.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Jules Feiffer, the cartoonist and playwright, has passed away at 95 from congestive heart failure. He is survived by his wife JZ Holden.

Wichita Community Theatre continues its 2024-2025 season with Fiddler on the Roof, with a Book by Joseph Stein, and Music by Kevin Connors, and directed by Misty Maynard.

Bucks County Playhouse has revealed plans for its 2025 season, which includes six productions, and features the expansion of its mainstage programming. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Ari Axelrod will release his new album A Place for Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway on Friday, January 17. We have your exclusive first listen to the track 'Migratory V', written by Adam Guettel for Myths & Hymns.