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Dean Wareham shares the first taste of his new album with the lead single “You Were The Ones I Had To Betray.” Watch the Mary Poppins-inspired video for the track, directed by Sylvie Lake.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater will stage the North American premiere of the new musical 42 Balloons. From the multi-award-winning producers Kevin McCollum (Oh, Mary!, Rent), Andy Barnes and Wendy Barnes (SIX), and Sonia Friedman Productions (Merrily We Roll Along), 42 Balloons is an ‘80s-inspired musical based on the unbelievable true story of Larry Walters' daring lawn chair flight.

The full cast has been announced for The Parent Agency – The Musical. This brand new musical is adapted by comedian and author David Baddiel from his best-selling book.

The Ojai Art Center Theater will open its 2025 season with Agnes of God, a psychological drama written by John Pielmeier and directed by Brian Robert Harris.

Berkeley Playhouse will continue its 2024/25 Season with the musical Jesus Christ Superstar beginning next month. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

The Green Room 42 will present Bligh Voth, Joel de Candio, and Nolan Bonvouloir in 'The Sondheim Sessions'. The popular NYC Sondheim series returns following successful shows in 2023 and 2024.

Mint Theater Company has announced the complete cast for the New York Premiere of Garside's Career by Harold Brighouse (Hobson's Choice), directed by Matt Dickson, beginning performances February 1st for a limited engagement. 

Julie Halston delivered a standout stand-up performance on Monday night, bringing her sardonic wit and high energy to the historic Birdland stage. See photos here! 

On Thurs, Jan. 30, 2025, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin will be celebrated at the fourth annual Recording Academy® Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective at the Fairmont Century Plaza.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Madison Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

The Skeleton Rep(resents) will present the World Premiere of Georgia and the Butch: Adapted from Maria Chabot & Georgia O'Keeffe Correspondence, 1941-1949, at The Tank. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Parthenia, New York's premiere viol consort, will present Continental Connections, a concert at The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.

Death Becomes Her on Broadway has cancelled its January 8 performances due to illness in the company. Learn more about the upcoming performances in the production and see how to purchase tickets.

This winter, Chicago-based dance artists Erin Kilmurray and Kara Brody will present the World Premiere of their ever-morphing, cinematic duet, Knockout as part of Steppenwolf's LookOut Spring 2025 Series. Learn how to purchase tickets.

So tell me, Earnest, have you seen these viral Death Becomes Her TikToks? Performed by Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, and Chistopher Sieber, the song is gaining traction on TikTok. Watch videos from Trisha Paytas, Scott Hoying, and more!

NYC Broadway Week will offer 2-for-1 ticket sales to 27 Broadway shows, including 10 new participants. The twice-yearly program, is a great way to get cheap tickets, will run from this winter January 21-February 9, 2025.

This February, English National Opera will present the first revival of Joe Hill-Gibbins’ production of Mozart’s comic opera, The Marriage of Figaro.

Jim Parsons, who is currently starring on Broadway in Our Town and is most known for starring in the CBS hit The Big Bang Theory, recently received his portrait at Sardi's. BroadwayWorld was there for the unveiling and you can check out photos here!

New York’s annual PROTOTYPE Festival—produced by Beth Morrison Projects and HERE, which has been showcasing visionary, nontraditional opera-theatre and music-theatre pieces since 2013—kicked off its 2025 edition on January 9 followed by BLACK LODGE/BARDO, IN A GROVE, POSITIVE VIBRATION NATION, AROOJ AFTAB: NIGHT REIGN, ART BATH, through January 19.

Actors Theatre of Indiana continues its 2024-2025 Season on January 31 with Whodunit … The Musical by longtime Broadway actor & playwright Ed Dixon and directed by Dr. Julie Lyn Barber, head of Musical Theatre at Purdue Ft. Wayne.