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Step into the enchanted world of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as the beloved Broadway classic returns to the road in a dazzling new North American tour. With Kyra Belle Johnson bringing warmth and grace to Belle and Fergie L. Philippe delivering a powerful, heartfelt Beast, this production captures all the magic, humor, and romance that made it a worldwide phenomenon. Watch in this video!

It’s the eve of Jackson’s Dangerous tour, which is spiralling out of control as he demands more technology and works his dancers to the bone, searching for an elusive perfection that will top anything he’s ever done before while scandal and rumours swirl around him.

The musical in question is The Queen of Versailles, and it's just weeks away from beginning Broadway previews. Lindsey Ferrentino is a huge part of getting it here. As the show's book writer, she has collaborated with director Michael Arden and composer Stephen Schwartz for years, and through an out-of-town tryout in Boston, to make it to this finish line- Broadway. Watch in this video!

You can now get a first look at new production photos of THE OUTSIDERS, now playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Broadway. Learn more and see photos here!

Principal casting has been announced for Jay Armstrong Johnson's tenth anniversary celebration of “I Put a Spell on You,” a fundraiser for the Ali Forney Center, set for next month

What did our critic think of DAMN YANKEES at Fichandler Stage?

Dear Readers, first off there were way too many empty seats at the Paramount last night for the new musical version of “Some Like It Hot”. Where were you all? Do you not like musicals? Do you not like fun? Were you trapped under something heavy? (I will only accept the last answer as a viable excuse.). At any rate, get your tickets and do not let this one get away. Secondly, for our performance we got the added opportunity to see the resilience of theater people and the power of the understudy. But more on that later.

You can now get a first look at Art on Broadway starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris, directed by Scott Ellis opens on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre.

Georgia native Cartreze Tucker returns home as Goldie Wilson and Marvin Berry in the national tour of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL, which is opening production of the 2025 – 2026 Regions Bank Broadway in Atlanta season and plays at The Fox Theatre September 23 - 27.

Fresh off its sit-down engagement at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre, the new(-ish) 2022 Broadway jukebox musical & JULIET is finally making its long-awaited pit-stop an hour south of L.A. at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through September 21, 2025. Unabashedly gleeful and quite a broad crowd-pleaser, this fun, empowering, and infectiously giddy musical is, simply put, such an endearing, delightful surprise. Featuring thrilling visuals, a uniformly talented, likable cast, a wonderfully silly yet still aspirational premise, and a long list of ear worm bops that weave seamlessly into its organized mayhem, this entertaining tongue-in-cheek stage show is, hands down, this reviewer’s favorite touring direct-from-Broadway production of 2025 so far by a mile.

The Criterion Collection, the media label dedicated to spotlighting some of the world's greatest films, will release David Byrne's American Utopia on physical platforms this December.

Tune in to The Tonight Show this Thursday for a special performance from Broadway's Just in Time, led by Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff as Bobby Darin.

Broadway Sacramento’s new season is sizzling with the arrival of the first national tour of Some Like it Hot. Based on the classic 1959 film of the same name, its reimagination on Broadway in 2022 garnered four Tony Award wins out of thirteen nominations. Now, it’s bringing the Golden Age to Sacramento for an unforgettable experience of glitz and glamour.

LES MISERABLES is likely one of the finest touring productions to grace Broadway in Tucson in recent memory. This epic Cameron Mackintosh-produced theatrical event isn't here long, and you'll want to make sure you see it before it leaves.

Ahead of the official theatrical release of Merrily We Roll Along, the filmed capture of the acclaimed 2023 Broadway revival will make its world premiere at the 2025 Hamptons Film Festival as the closing night film.

What did our critic think of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Keller Auditorium?

You can now get a first look at new photos of Matte Martinez in the role of ‘MJ’ in MJ on Broadway. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!

You can now get a first look at photos of the new principal cast of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown on Broadway. Learn more about the cast here!

& JULIET proves rather emphatically that nobody really needs an original idea or song when you can just as easily get folks rocking out to Britney Spears or Katy Perry.

Disney’s The Lion King musical is playing in Vancouver, BC for a limited four-week engagement at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from August 20 to September 14.