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Joy Woods is ready to 'entertain you.' After the acclaimed star of The Notebook was announced as Broadway's next Louise in the upcoming Gypsy revival, her reaction to finding out she got the part was shared on social media. Watch the video now!

Joining Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald and Tony Award Winner Danny Burstein in GYPSY are Joy Woods as “Louise,” Jordan Tyson as “June,” Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita as “Tessie Tura,” Lili Thomas as “Miss Mazeppa,” and Mylinda Hull as “Miss Electra.”

Full casting has been announced for the 2024/2025 UK and Ireland tour of the classic multi award-winning musical MARY POPPINS, opening at Bristol Hippodrome from 4 November 2024, returning to where the magic originally began and marking the 20th anniversary since the musical's world premiere.

Esteemed pianist Michael Stephen Brown will perform in a duo recital presented by Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota. Mr. Brown will be joined by violinist Arnaud Sussmann. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.

The 79th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony will take place on Monday evening, June 2, 2025 beginning at 7:00PM. The awards are the oldest awards given for Outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway Debut Performances.

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, September 23, 2024.

Bright Eyes have released their tenth studio album Five Dice, All Threes via Dead Oceans along with a new music video for “All Threes” (featuring Cat Power). Listen to the album now!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 20, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

I WAS UNBECOMING THEN, a new musical by Lyndsey Bourne and Sam Kaseta, will be featured at the 17th Annual Toronto Fringe Next Stage Theatre Festival from October 16-27, 2024, at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.

One of the most exciting updates to expect from the 2024 revival of GYPSY will be the inclusion of a fully restored score- a project that is being helmed by Musical Supervisor, Director and Conductor Andy Einhorn. He checked in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about the work he and his colleagues are doing to create a Gypsy that hasn't been heard since 1959.

Gypsy has found a Herbie in Tony winner Danny Burstein, who will join previously announced Audra McDonald in the much-anticipated new revival. While we await the start of previews, recap some of his greatest onstage highlights with these videos.

Tony Award Winner Danny Burstein will star as “Herbie” opposite six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald “Rose” in GYPSY. We have all of the details here!

Set in the summer of 2016, when the Brexit referendum had made the division between people starker, this adaptation of Ali Smith's Booker Prize shortlisted state-of-the-nation novel is a story of connections across time and experience.

Beck Center for the Arts, one of the oldest continuously running Youth Theater programs in the nation has announced a creative and inspiring new season lineup.

Cortland Repertory Theatre will present the return of 'JEFFERSON MCDONALD'S GREAT BALLS OF FIRE' as part of their September 'Sounds of Music' concert series. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Check out footage of the reopening of the newly-restored Majestic Theatre!

 The Shubert Organization hosted a reveal of the newly restored Majestic Theatre  on Monday, September 9 after a 16-month restoration process. Check out photos of the newly restored theatre here!

Her music inspired generations… and beginning September 20, Cumberland County Playhouse will present Beautiful: The Carole King Musical!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 10, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.