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Tony Award-winner Jeffrey Wright and Academy Award-winner Octavia Spencer will headline a new film adaptation of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, directed and co-adapted by Chinonye Chukwu (Clemency, Till) alongside Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner (Angels in America).
Tickets are now on sale to the general public for Little Bear Ridge Road. Produced by Scott Rudin and Barry Diller, Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road, marking his Broadway debut, will premiere on Broadway for a limited 18-week run this autumn.
Wicked has released footage of NaTasha Yvette Williams singing the opening of 'The Wizard & I' to Lencia Kebede in the Broadway production of the iconic musical. Watch the video now!
The American Theatre Guild will present Birmingham’s most popular musical, WICKED. This return engagement will kick off the 25–26 Broadway In Birmingham Series at The BJCC.
Jenna Bainbridge, who currently stars as Nessarose in Wicked on Broadway, is giving a backstage tour to show how the production is accessible to her as an ambulatory wheelchair user! Watch the video now.
WICKED will return to Proctors this fall. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale Tuesday, July 15. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets!
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) has announced the release of 65 for the 65th, a celebratory publication honoring 65 directors and choreographers whose work has transformed the American theatre.
Carly Augenstein, the standby for Elphaba on the current National Tour of Wicked, recently performed 'Defying Gravity' at an Indiana Fever game, as part of Wicked's partnership with the WNBA! Check out the video here!
Little Bear Ridge Road, the new play by Samuel D. Hunter, marking his Broadway debut, will premiere on Broadway for a limited 18-week run this fall starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock.
Broadway shows 2026 are here! Daniel Radcliffe, Adrien Brody, Taraji P. Henson & more star in an incredible season of plays, musicals & revivals. See the full list!
Wicked recently hosted a special Pride performance on Broadway, honoring members of the LGBTQIA+ community on and off the stage. Watch a video of Brad Oscar – who currently plays the Wizard in the production – delivered a speech.
Wicked will return to Overture Center next month. The show will run in Overture Hall in July 2025. Learn more about Wicked and find out how to get tickets here!
In Celebration of Pride Month, BroadwayWorld chats with Merola Opera Program 2025 Summer Festival's John Churchwell about his role in mentoring young artists to set them on the path to international careers.
Three-time Tony Award nominee Kevin Chamberlin will return to New York with a reprise of his hit show “Finding the Joy” for one show only this month. Learn more here!
The Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) has announced its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management. Learn more here!
Keri Rene Fuller will be joining the cast of Wicked on Broadway as the Elphaba standby! Learn more about Fuller and about the Broadway company of Wicked here!
9 to 5: The Musical is a stage adaptation of the 1980 film of the same name, featuring music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. This outlandish musical comedy features a book by Patricia Resnick, and is based on the screenplay by Resnick and Colin Higgins.
Single tickets to WICKED, Birmingham’s most popular musical, will go on sale to the public on May 30. Learn more about the run of the National Tour and see how to purchase tickets.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 12, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
With 3 Tony Awards and numerous Broadway credits under his belt, Nathan Lane is heading back to Broadway in a new production directed by Joe Mantello.
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