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America's favorite holiday tradition will once again kick off the season of joy as the 89th Annual MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE returns to march down the streets of New York on Thursday, November 26.

Just yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama called upon producer Harvey Weinstein to create 'Broadway at the White House,' an all day symposium on careers in the theater created especially for deserving high school students. The day was hosted by Matthew Morrison, currently starring in Broadway's Finding Neverland and Tony-winner Kristin Chenoweth and included such Broadway stars as Andrew Lloyd Webber, Whoopi Goldberg, Gloria Estefan, Christian Borle, Cicely Tyson, Laura Michelle Kelly and performances by the casts of Finding Neverland, Fun Home, An American in Paris, On Your Feet!, School of Rockand Something Rotten. Check out highlights from teh special day below!

The inaugural BROADWAY'S GOT GUTS event was a spectacular evening of wonderful entertainment by Broadway's brightest singing the wonderful standards and hits sung by the late, great Nancy LaMott with proceeds supporting the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's on November 2, 2015 at the Friars Club. Scroll down for photos!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: SCHOOL OF ROCK is now in session on Broadway, LOST GIRLS opens off-Broadway and more!

This past Monday, twenty of the brightest talents on Broadway were featured in BROADWAY SINGS SARA BAREILLES, the latest concert in the Broadway Sings concert series. Scroll down for photos from the concert!

A slew of Broadway performers are set for the next installment of the 'Broadway Sings' concert series honoring Sara Bareilles. A cast of 20 Broadway stars will sing completely new arrangements of the singer-songwriter's greatest hits, including cast members from the pre-Broadway run of Bareilles' musical Waitress at American Repertory Theatre. The performers will be accompanied by a string orchestra playing original orchestrations, tonight, November 2, at the Highline Ballroom.

Today, the Broadway vet chats exclusively with BWW and explains why joining FINDING NEVERLAND was like 'jumping onto a speeding train'. The actor also gives us a preview of his next exciting project, the stage adaptation of TUCK EVERLASTING, heading to Broadway next April.

Yesterday afternoon, October 22nd, Alan Alda, Candice Bergen, Elaine May, and Diane Sawyer hosted a theatrical lunch at La Grenouille in celebration of CLEVER LITTLE LIES journey from George Street Playhouse in 2013, to East Hampton's Guild Hall last summer, and now to off-Broadway this fall. Scroll down for photos!

More stars have joined BROADWAY'S GOT GUTS to celebrate the memory of Nancy LaMott on the 20th anniversary of her death to benefit the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America on Monday, November 2, 2015 at 6 PM at the Friars Club, 57 East 55th Street, New York City.

The full lineup of Broadway performers has now been announced for the next installment of theBroadway Sings concert series honoring Sara Bareilles. A cast of 20 Broadway stars will sing completely new arrangements of the singer-songwriter's greatest hits, including cast members from the pre-Broadway run of Bareilles' musical Waitress at American Repertory Theatre. The performers will be accompanied by a string orchestra playing original orchestrations.

In the next edition of NYC-ARTS, THIRTEEN's weekly arts and culture multi-platform showcase for the tri-state area, viewers will be treated to a behind-the-scenes peek at the musical FINDING NEVERLAND.

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that beginning Tuesday, November 3, the new hit musical, Finding Neverland, will change its performance schedule by adding a Sunday evening performance, which will replace the current Wednesday evening performance.

Broadway fans celebrated the 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction by bidding on and buying everything from tickets to a bevy of opening night performances to custom-made music mixes, from autographed musical phrases to once-in-a-lifetime theatrical experiences. The result: a record $756,655 was raised for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

BC/EFA's 2015 Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction was held just yesterday, September 27, with more than 60 tables full of Broadway memorabilia, collectible Playbills and one-of-a-kind gems from us here at BroadwayWorld and all your favorite shows. Below, BroadwayWorld is happy to take you inside the special day with photo coverage from backstage, the autograph tables and more!

BC/EFA's 2015 Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction was held just yesterday, September 27, with more than 60 tables full of Broadway memorabilia, collectible Playbills and one-of-a-kind gems from us here at BroadwayWorld and all your favorite shows.  Below, BroadwayWorld is happy to take you inside the special day with photo coverage  of the merchandise tables!

Are you ready for this weekend's main event? BC/EFA's 2015 Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction on Sunday, September 27, will take over the Theatre District with more than 60 tables full of Broadway memorabilia, collectible Playbills and one-of-a-kind gems from us here at BroadwayWorld and all your favorite shows. With so many things to do, see and buy, we thought you might like a detailed map of the market. Scroll down to plan your route ahead of time!

After today's news that Carolee Carmello will be reprising her role as 'Mae Tuck' in the Broadway run of TUCK EVERLASTING, the actress took to Twitter to assuage fans' fears of her imminent departure from Finding Neverland.

Gary Barlow (front-man of UK pop sensation Take That) and Eliot Kennedy (Grammy-winning producer), the award-winning composers of Broadway's smash hit musical Finding Neverland, treated ticket holders of the Wednesday, September 16th evening performance with an exclusive concert at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Check out highlights from the special event below!

Initial performers have been announced for the next installment of the Broadway Sings concert series at the Highline Ballroom. Broadway Sings Sara Bareilles will feature Finding Neverland star Laura Michelle Kelly, Alysha Umphress from On the Town, Beautiful's Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Drew Gehling, currently starring in Bareilles' Broadway-Bound musical Waitress at American Repertory Theatre. A cast of 15 Broadway stars will sing completely new arrangements of the singer-songwriter's greatest hits, accompanied by a string orchestra playing original orchestrations. Previous shows in the series included Adele, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, Amy Winehouse, Justin Timberlake, and P!NK.

BroadwayWorld has just learned  that Broadway veteran Terrence Mann (Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserable) will take over the roles of "Charles Frohman" and "Captain Hook" in the smash hit musical Finding Neverland beginning Tuesday, September 29. Anthony Warlow, Neverland's current Frohman/Hook, will play his final performance on Sunday, September 27.