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HEAD OVER HEELS to Celebrate Cast Recording at Drama Book Shop
by Julie Musbach - Nov 5, 2018

The cast of Head Over Heels will celebrate the release of their Original Broadway Cast Recording, now available digitally and in physical formats via Sony Masterworks Broadway on November 9, with an in-store performance and album signing event at the Drama Book Shop

DEAR EVAN HANSEN, KING KONG to Perform on THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE ON CBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 5, 2018

THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE ON CBS will be anchored by ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT host Kevin Frazier and correspondent Keltie Knight, live from New York City Thursday, Nov. 22 on the CBS Television Network. The parade will be broadcast 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, live ET/8:00-11:00 AM, live CT/7:00-10:00 AM, live MT/1:00 PM-4:00 PM, delayed PT.

Bid to Win Two House Seats to HAMILTON on Broadway!
by Paul Smith - Nov 5, 2018

Bid to win a pair of house seats to the Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation, Hamilton.

Bid to Win Two Tickets To MY FAIR LADY at Lincoln Center Theater, Including a Backstage Tour!
by Paul Smith - Nov 3, 2018

Bid to win 2 tickets to Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center Theater and take a backstage tour after the show!

John Cameron Mitchell Will Bring Origin Of Love Tour to NYC!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2018

John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, the Tony Award winning co-creators of Hedwig & the Angry Inch, are bringing their Origin of Love tour to New York!

BWW Review: The JERSEY BOYS Are Back at Dr. Phillips Center and Holding Their Own
by Aaron Wallace - Nov 3, 2018

As of last fall, JERSEY BOYS has been seen on the stage by more than 25 million people around the world. So, is it really that good? Tough question. My first instinct is to say JERSEY BOYS ain't all that. It's a backstage, jukebox, rise-and-fall musical, a combination that ought to be the broadest, most formulaic thing you've ever seen. Yet, it surprises...

Bid to Win Two Tickets to MEAN GIRLS on Broadway with a Backstage Tour!
by Paul Smith - Nov 3, 2018

Bid to win the chance for you and a guest to enjoy house seating at Mean Girls on Broadway, nominated for 12 Tony Awards! Post-show, head backstage for a tour!

Pittsburgh HAMILTON Tickets on Sale Monday, November 5th
by Dylan Shaffer - Nov 2, 2018

The long-awaited National Tour of Hamilton is coming to Pittsburgh in January 2019, and tickets go on sale this Monday, November 5, 2018 at 9 a.m. Here's the best way to secure your tickets to the hottest event of the winter season:

Photo Flash: First Look at Pascale Armand Starring in NATURAL SHOCKS
by Julie Musbach - Nov 1, 2018

Get a first look below at the world premiere of Natural Shocks starring Tony Nominee Pascale Armand (Eclipsed, The Trip to Bountiful).

Stage Fright: The 20 Scariest Characters of Broadway Past!
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 31, 2018

Halloween has arrived! On this spookiest of days, we are shining a spotlight on some of the creepiest characters of musical theatre past. From chilling to thrilling, outright maniacal to downright diabolical, check out who made out list below!

Photo Flash: You'll Grow Accustomed to Her Face! First Look at Laura Benanti in MY FAIR LADY
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 31, 2018

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti just assumed the role of Eliza Doolittlein its award-winning production of Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady, directed by Bartlett Sher, for a limited engagement through Sunday, February 17.

BWW Review: Steven Levenson's Charming and Funny DAYS OF RAGE Takes a Sentimental Look at Young '60s Activists
by Michael Dale - Oct 31, 2018

'I hate white people,' blurts out a diminutive, small-voiced white teenager, trying to convince the white activist she just met that she would be a valuable addition to his commune. 'I can't help it. I always have.'

BWW Interview: Ryan McCartan Talks Dancing Through His Broadway Debut and the Everlasting Magic of WICKED!
by Julie Musbach - Oct 30, 2018

Ryan McCartan is living the dream making his Broadway debut in the land of Oz as Fiyero in mega-hit Wicked. McCartan hopped in the hot air balloon out of Oz to chat with BroadwayWorld about his tornado of an experience and what it's like to be part of Wicked as it celebrates its landmark 15th anniversary!

MY FAIR LADY Cast Album Will Be Released on Vinyl
by Julie Musbach - Oct 30, 2018

The 2018 Broadway Cast Recording of Lincoln Center Theater's new production of Lerner & Loewe's MY FAIR LADY will be released on vinyl on December 14, 2018.

BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Soara-Joye Ross and Corbin Bleu
by Elliot Lanes - Oct 29, 2018

With the holiday season fast approaching Arena Stage is readying their annual Gold Standard Musical. This year it's the classic ship shape Cole Porter musical from 1934, Anything Goes. The production begins performances on November 2nd and plays through December 23rd in the Fichandler space.

BWW Column: An Apologia for APOLOGIA: Roundabout's New Play Features Complex Female Characters
by Christian Lewis - Oct 29, 2018

Roundabout Theatre Company's latest Off-Broadway play, APOLOGIA, by Alexi Kaye Campbell, opened at the Laura Pels Theatre earlier this month. The play stars Stockard Channing and Hugh Dancy, two beloved actors of stage and screen. But this play is no simple piece - it requires an apologia, an explanation.

Meet Janet McTeer, the Legendary Actress Behind BERNHARDT/HAMLET's Legendary Actress
by Julie Musbach - Oct 28, 2018

Roundabout Theatre Company's Bernhardt/Hamlet tells the story of stage legend Sarah Bernhardt and her battle to take on one of the most sacred roles in theatre canon. Bernhardt was unrivaled in her day and recognized as the epitome of talent. There is no better actress to tackle the inimitable performer than legend in her own right Janet McTeer.

BWW Review: The Flea Presents the World Premiere of Solondz's EMMA AND MAX
by Kristen Morale - Oct 26, 2018

There are many plays that evoke feelings and entertain and do everything that an admirable piece of theater is meant to; I cannot say, though, that these plays are as poignant or as tragically beautiful as Emma and Max: the show I was fortunate to see on its closing night. I can't remember the last time I not only stepped out of a theater in awe of what was just seen, but then brought with me the thoughts and questions that were constantly forming like a never-ending chain; this was to the moment I walked through my front door. It is so hard to come up with the perfect form of praise for everything this show is, without also thinking of how the show affects me, compares to my life and makes me question every decision made in the last twenty-four hours.

Mike Birbiglia's THE NEW ONE Begins Performances Tonight
by Julie Musbach - Oct 25, 2018

The Broadway engagement of Mike Birbiglia's The New One, directed by Seth Barrish, begins performances tomorrow, Thursday, October 25, at the Cort Theatre(138 West 48th Street). The production will celebrate opening night on Sunday, November 11.

Photo Flash: Michael C. Hall Stars in THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING)
by Julie Musbach - Oct 24, 2018

Thom Pain (based on nothing) is now in performances and runs through December 2, 2018 with a Sunday, November 11 opening night on The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Get a first look at the production below!

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