Julie Taymor News

THE LION KING & More Lead Orlando's April 2025 Top Theatre Shows

by Team BWW — March 28, 2025

Orlando is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings.

New Subscriptions Available for 2025-26 Broadway at The Paramount Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 24, 2025

New subscriptions packages are availalbe for Broadway at The Paramount's 2025-26 season.

Eddie Izzard's HAMLET Extends at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 20, 2025

Tony Award-nominated Eddie Izzard’s solo performance of Hamlet will extend its San Francisco engagement.

Previews: THE LION KING at Straz Center

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — March 20, 2025

Returning to Straz Center from April 2-20 is the Broadway sensation The Lion King, winner of six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical.

Stephenson Ardern-Sodje Joins THE LION KING in London as Simba

by Stephi Wild — March 20, 2025

Stephenson Ardern-Sodje will return as the King of Pride Rock in Disney's THE LION KING as he takes over the role of Simba in the London production of The Lion King.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and More Set for Broadway in Portland 2025-26 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 18, 2025

Broadway in Portland has revealed the 2025-2026 season of Broadway shows at Keller Auditorium.

La MaMa To Present ABOVE GROUND - NOT EXACTLY A COMEDY, A Reflection On Aging By Ten Actors Age 74-98

by A.A. Cristi — March 7, 2025

In 'Above Ground - Not Exactly a Comedy,' ten senior actors reflect on how they deal with the undeniable fact of getting old, regaling the audience with improvised personal experiences of maturity, illness and loss mixed with childhood memories.

Mujeres que han dejado huella en el teatro musical

by Juan Cano — March 7, 2025

Detrás de cada gran producción hay mujeres extraordinarias que hacen posible la magia del teatro musical.

SHUCKED and More Set for Broadway in Norfolk 2025-26 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 27, 2025

The lineup has been revealed for the 2025-2026 Broadway in Norfolk season at Chrysler Hall featuring weeklong engagements of six hit musicals, including five Norfolk debuts.

Rainelle Krause Will Make Metropolitan Opera Debut in THE MAGIC FLUTE

by Stephi Wild — February 26, 2025

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the company debut of soprano Rainelle Krause as the Queen of the Night in Mozart's beloved opera The Magic Flute.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, & JULIET And More Set for Broadway Grand Rapids 2025-26 Season

by A.A. Cristi — February 24, 2025

Broadway Grand Rapids has announced the 2025-2026 season, featuring seven spectacular productions, including Water for Elephants, & Juliet, and The Great Gatsby—all making their Michigan premieres.

Bartlett Sher and Timothy A. Wilkins to be Honored at The Acting Company 2025 Gala

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 24, 2025

The Acting Company will present “From Great Expectations, What Dreams May Come” honoring Bartlett Sher and Timothy A.

PHANTOM, HAMILTON, and THE LION KING Announced As Broadway In Detroit Season Extras

by A.A. Cristi — February 21, 2025

Broadway In Detroit has announced three blockbuster hit shows coming to Detroit as season extras in the 2025 – 26 season including the highly anticipated new tour of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and more.

The Metropolitan Opera Reveals 2025-26 Season Featuring Met Premieres and More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 19, 2025

The Metropolitan Opera has revealed its 2025–26 season, the company’s 142nd year, featuring six new productions—three of which are Met premieres—and 12 revivals.

Yara Arts Group To Bring THE MAGIC OF LIGHT To La MaMa In March

by A.A. Cristi — February 14, 2025

From March 7 to 16, La MaMa and Yara Arts Group will present Yara's 'The Magic of Light,' an innovative theater piece that interweaves puppetry, languages, music and poetry to illustrate the cultural and spiritual awakening of an artist in the 1870s.

SUFFS, SHUCKED, HELL'S KITCHEN, and More Set For The Smith Center's 2025-2026 Season

by Stephi Wild — February 12, 2025

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts has announced its latest lineup of Broadway productions as part of the 2025-2026 season.

Interview: Heather Headley Looks Back on 30 Years of THE LION KING

by Josh Sharpe — February 12, 2025

BroadwayWorld sat down with Heather Headley to discuss the new Lion King concert on Disney+, the ongoing Broadway production, and the legacy of the franchise.

THE LION KING to Open in Sydney in 2026

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 6, 2025

Disney’s The Lion King will return to Australia, premiering in Sydney in April 2026.

La MaMa Presents IN THROUGH THE DOORWAY OUT

by A.A. Cristi — February 3, 2025

IN THROUGH THE DOORWAY OUT will be presented at LaMaMa Experimental Theatre, Community Art Space.

HELL'S KITCHEN, THE NOTEBOOK And More Announced For Broadway In Cincinnati's 2025/26 Season

by A.A. Cristi — January 30, 2025

First Financial Bank Broadway in Cincinnati will present a highly-anticipated season lineup of shows starting with screen-to-stage success Back To The Future: The Musical, the revolutionary 2016 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical Hamilton, and more.