John Carney News

Alll new production photos have been released for Once at the Chance Theater. Performances run through March 1. Check out the photos and learn more here!

Power Ballad, the new musical comedy starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, will hold its world premiere this spring at the Dublin International Film Festival, ahead of its forthcoming theatrical release.

​​​​​​​Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theatre company, will open its 2026 season with Once, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. The production features a book by Enda Walsh, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 13, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The new musical Begin Again, inspired by the Academy Award nominated film written and directed by John Carney, will have its pre-Broadway engagement next year.

On The Tonight Show, guest James Corden and host Jimmy Fallon played a game where they were tasked with singing a song from a randomly selected musical. See how each did and who got the most answers right.

Earlier this week, Tony Award winner James Corden visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss his experience in Yasmina Reza’s acclaimed play Art and look back on his prior work on Broadway and as host of The Late Late Show. Watch the interview now.

Next week, Tony Award winner James Corden is set to visit Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss the new revival of the award-winning play ART, Corden's first Broadway run since One Man, Two Guvnors in 2012.

The first-ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning ART by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, is now in previews. Meet the cast of ART here and learn more about the show's stars!

Watch the trailer for Sing Street in London, a new musical based on the 2016 movie of the same name by John Carney. Check out the video preview of the UK premiere of the new musical!

See what the critics are saying about Sing Street at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre! Learn more about the show and read BroadwayWorld's review roundup here.

What did our critic think of SING STREET at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre?

All new photos have been released for the UK premiere of Sing Street, a new musical based on the 2016 movie of the same name by John Carney. Check out the photos here!

Even if you saw the movie, don't miss this rarely performed play at The Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park, New Canaan.

Bobby Cannavale, Tony Award winner and Emmy Award winner James Corden and Tony Award winner and Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris  will lead Yasmina Reza's ART on Broadway. We have all of the details here!

The UK premiere of Sing Street, a new musical based on the 2016 movie of the same name by John Carney will receive its UK premiere at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.  Producers have announced the cast.

NextStop Theatre Company has announced its 2025/26 season—the first fully programmed by Producing Artistic Director, Heather Lanza, who joined the company in the fall of 2024.

The UK premiere of Sing Street, a new musical based on the 2016 movie of the same name by John Carney, will receive its UK premiere at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. Check out a video of an all new song here!

If you’re in the mood for a theatre piece full of atmosphere and passion, make sure you get to Roxy’s Downtown to see their production of Once. It’s heady, intense, and grabs you right in the heart, squeezes hard, and doesn’t let go. It’s quite the existential ride.

Naples’ TheatreZone will kick off its 20th season with its production of Once, the 2012 Tony Award-winning Best Musical. The musical is a romance set in Ireland with a multi-talented cast who are also the show’s on-stage orchestra.