Jonathan Larson News

Goodspeed Musicals has revealed that Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie, award-winning writers of Goodspeed’s upcoming world premiere production of The Snow Goose, are recipients of the 2025 Jonathan Larson Grant.

In WICKED, Eden Espinosa’s skin was green. In LEMPICKA, the Tony-nominated actress had to age from 19 to 85 in a musical. On Feb. 28, Espinosa gets to perform in the skin she feels the most comfortable – her own.

Bucks County Playhouse will present a new masterclass series for 2026 with a lineup of adult education classes at Lambertville Hall in Lambertville, NJ, open to all ages and levels of experience.

Each person/duo will be awarded a $20,000 unrestricted grant in addition to a $2,500 Saw Island Foundation Recording Grant to support the production of new demo recordings that better represent the artist’s vision.

Step inside rehearsals for the world premiere production of Monte Cristo, the musical adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel The Count of Monte Cristo. This exclusive video clip features Tony Winner Karen Ziemba, who plays Carconte/Lucrezia Borgia.

Grace Mouat performed 'Love Heals' from The Jonathan Larson Project in a new video posted by Southwark Playhouse. Check out the video and learn more about the show here!

Joey Contreras' new musical In Pieces, will make its London premiere this spring, with an exclusive one night only concert at The Other Palace on Monday 30 March.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 19, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The American Theatre Wing has revealed the recipients of the 2025 Jonathan Larson Grant, the annual prize awarded to exceptional emerging musical theatre composers, lyricists, and librettists, or writing teams.

Film, television, and stage star Corbin Bleu will join the Broadway company as Nick Carraway after playing the role in the West End production last year. Bleu joins the company with Broadway favorite John Behlmann

I saw RENT opening night at the Virginia Samford Theatre this past Thursday, and honestly, it’s exactly what the Birmingham theatre scene needs right now. There’s something about the VST’s intimate setup that just works for this show—it strips away the 'big touring production' polish and leaves you with something that feels raw, loud, and incredibly immediate.

The Great Gatsby's Morgan Harrison is taking over our Instagram today! Follow along here as Harrison takes our Instagram followers behind-the-scenes of the hit Broadway musical.

In this BroadwayWorld Exclusive chat, we sit down with Tim Weil, the original music director of Rent, to talk about his powerful new book, Making Rent: The Story Behind the Music That Changed Broadway. Watch in this video.

Broadway Grand Rapids has announced that tickets for the Michigan premiere of THE GREAT GATSBY, based on the beloved novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, will go on sale Thursday, February 12, 2026 at noon for eight performances.

The North American Tour is underway for THE GREAT GATSBY, a new musical. The tour began performances in Baltimore, MD at The Hippodrome Theatre on January 31, 2026, before playing in various cities across North America. Check out the reviews here!

The North American tour of The Great Gatsby officially hit the road last week. To mark the opening, you can now watch a studio performance recording of “My Green Light,” featuring two of the tour’s stars.

First, we dive into all the latest bway news in the BroadwayWorld Recap, brought to you by BroadwayWorld.com! Then, Tim Weil, a renowned composer and music director, discusses his journey in the world of Broadway, particularly focusing on his upcoming book 'Making Rent'.

Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen, Parade), will make his Menier stage debut in Midnight at The Never Get with book music and lyrics by Golden Globe® and Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Mark Sonnenblick (“Golden”, KPop Demon Hunters).

The Great Gatsby North American tour is now open in Baltimore! Watch a video of their opening night curtain call, featuring a first look at the company in costume. It stars Jake David Smith as Jay Gatsby, Senzel Ahmady as Daisy Buchanan, and more.

Prospect Musicals announced the return of the IGNITE Concert Festival of work-in-process musicals and related events, launching with musicalized book reading of Alexandra Silber’s After Anatevka, and concluding with a concert of the genre-bending new pop musical Proud Marys, presented in partnership with National Asian Artists Project.