Michael Crawford News

Celebrate The Phantom of the Opera and the best of Broadway as Chris Mann (Star of The Phantom of the Opera and NBC's The Voice) is joined by special “Phantom” co-stars Krista Buccallato (Christine u/s in The Phantom of the Opera) and Adam Machart (The Wick Theatre's Brigadoon) for “Phantom Voices” – a limited, not-to-be-missed concert engagement.

Recovering Child Co-Star from Full House, The Little Rascals, Hey Arnold, Recess, Ragtime the Musical and more! Recently seen on BRAVO's The People's Couch and the series finale of Fuller House! He is also a vocal coach and podcaster!

Skylight Music Theatre announced the full cast for the Wisconsin premiere of Dennis DeYoung’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, running May 20 through June 12, 2022. Performances take place in the beautiful Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward.

On Monday, May 9 at 7:30pm two-time Tony and Olivier Award winner Patti LuPone will return to the Vivian Beaumont Theater to sing SONGS FROM A HAT, a concert to support Lincoln Center Theater’s productions and education programs. 

Darlington Hippodrome has announced that stage, screen and pantomime legend, the one-and-only Christopher Biggins, will be returning to where it all began as he stars in The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan as Mrs Smee this Christmas from Friday 9th December. 

 Museum of the Moving Image has announced See It Big: Sondheim, a ten-film series devoted to the celebrated composer, lyricist, author, artist, and all-around innovator Stephen Sondheim. When Sondheim died last November, he didn’t just leave behind an extraordinary corpus of work—he had exited a world that his art had forever changed.

The highly acclaimed UK tour of Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Emis heading to St Helens Theatre Royal this Summer with a star-studded cast. 

The producers of the highly acclaimed UK tour of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em have announced the casting of Susie Blake returning as Frank's disapproving mother-in-law Mrs Fisher, Moray Treadwell as Mr Luscombe/Mr Worthington, James Paterson as Father O'Hara and Ben Watson as Desmond/Constable.

It has been a long time coming, but this spring The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will welcome the musical Hello, Dolly! to its stage. 

Today's top stories include a confirmed Broadway production of The Kite Runner. The stage adaptation of the book will play July 6 through October 30, 2022 at the Hayes Theatre. Plus, the full casting and dates have been announced for the Broadway premiere of A Strange Loop. 

A big BroadwayWorld birthday wish goes out to Michael Crawford, turns 80 years old. To celebrate, we're sharing an interactive timeline of the star's career - that's featured on his website. Responsible for (amongst other things) inspiring this very web site, created by Robert Diamond in 2003, take a look back through his multi-decade career below!

Celebrate The Phantom of the Opera and the best of Broadway as Chris Mann (Star of The Phantom of the Opera and NBC's The Voice) is joined by special “Phantom” co-stars Krista Buccallato (Christine u/s in The Phantom of the Opera) and Adam Machart (The Wick Theatre's Brigadoon) for “Phantom Voices” – a limited, not-to-be-missed concert engagement.

Richmond Triangle Players launches the New Year by presenting the new musical Chanteuse, created by and starring Alan Palmer in a limited engagement of eight performances only.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present “Still Within the Sound of My Voice: The Songs of Linda Ronstadt,” the award-winning tribute show created by Broadway veteran Elizabeth Ward Land on Sunday, December 12 at 7:00 PM.

In the wake of Stephen Sondheim's passing, there has been an outpouring of grief from the Broadway community and beyond. Read them all here.

Broadway's Lawrence Leritz, Bill McCauley and Stephen Currens will join friends, family and colleagues to salute the life and career of the great ICM literary agent Mitch Douglas on Richard Skipper Celebrates (YouTube) this Saturday evening, November 6th, 2021 at 6PM est.

The wonderful Mandy Gonzalez is taking over our Instagram today, November 3, to give us a look into her two-show day at Hamilton and share more about her #FearlessSquad Backpack Giveaway. Follow along on @officialbroadwayworld on Instagram!

TheatreZone will welcome Kristin Carbone to the role of Francesca Johnson, alongside veteran Broadway performer Larry Alexander as Robert Kincaid, in The Bridges of Madison County (April 21-May 1, 2022).

The Sick Children's Trust is giving one lucky fan a chance to chat with Michael Crawford!

New auction lots and virtual guests have just been announced for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' much-anticipated Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, which returns in person and online Sunday, October 3, 2021.