Michael Jackson News

As THE WIZ celebrates its 50th anniversary, few performers embody its legacy and evolution quite like Alan Mingo Jr., who originated the title role on the pre-Broadway tour, lit up the Broadway stage and now brings his bold, reimagined Wiz to audiences across the country.

MJ THE MUSICAL, the Olivier and four-time Tony Award-winning musical, will play in Melbourne at Her Majesty's Theatre from September 2025. Tickets for the Melbourne season will be available for pre-sale from Monday 26 May 2025, with Melburnians encouraged to join the waitlist.

After lighting up arenas across North America on The Serenade 2024 Tour, Grammy-winning artist Maxwell has announced The Silent Serenade Ensemble, a limited run of intimate, reimagined performances on the East Coast

The Best of Broadway series will present DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (September 16 – 21, 2025) and THE SOUND OF MUSIC (November 4 – 9, 2025) as part of the 2025 – 2026 Best of Broadway season at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center.

Broadway alum Colman Domingo and Demi Moore will star in the new film, Strange Arrivals, based on the true story of a couple who claimed they were abducted by aliens in 1961.

State Theatre New Jersey will present An Intimate Evening with David Foster & Katharine McPhee this month. Learn more about the upcoming event and how to get tickets here!

Melvin Gray Jr. will join the National Tour Company of the four-time Tony Award-winning musical, MJ, alternating in the title role twice a week beginning in May. Learn more about the company here!

The Empire Strips Back has docked at Hammersmith’s Riverside Studios. With over two hours of themed fun based on the original Star Wars film trilogy, it bills itself tautologically as “a burlesque parody” (the word burlesque comes from the Italian burla meaning a joke or ridicule). 

Jerry Harrison doesn’t have too many regrets in his musical career. The Talking Heads’ keyboardist, who was in town to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s landmark film STOP MAKING SENSE May 4 at the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main Street in downtown Columbus), is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his bandmates in 2002 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 2021.

The first-of-its-kind exhibition, “Stories from Backstage: Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas,' has been extended due to popular demand through July 17 at Las Vegas City Hall’s Grand Gallery.

Just weeks after the debut of Boop! The Musical, David Foster has announced The Hitman Cruise, a luxurious musical vacation blending five-star travel with the iconic songs of a generation.

Vocal powerhouse Ryan Shaw and acclaimed pianist/composer/arranger Ray Angry (The Roots) have teamed up for Off Broadway, a new studio album featuring R&B, soul, jazz, rock, reggae, house, and classical-inspired takes on classic Broadway hits. Listen to it now!

Broadway Across Canada has unveiled its 2025 - 2026 Broadway season at Edmonton’s prestigious Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Learn more and see how to attend!

D. Jerome is originally from North Carolina and is described as a formidable triple threat; many of his past shows indicate that. Broadway World writer Brett Cullum got to catch up with him, right before he hits the stage as the Tin Man!

Poynton Rotary and Cheshire Concerts are marking 20 years of Party in the Park in 2025 with the June festival-in-a-day promising to be the biggest and best yet. Learn more about the upcoming event here!

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall has announced the Broadway Series lineup for the 2025-2026 season. The season will include seven Sarasota Premieres and ten Broadway hits.

TRW Production, a new development, investment, and producing entity headed by Executive Producers Michael McFadden and Katy Lipson, has been announced. Learn more here!

SPRING SWING on May 2nd fuses the timeless vocal stylings of The Andrews Sisters with pop hits for a springtime celebration, making a 'vocally stunning and comedically brilliant' (Broadway World) nostalgia-filled evening.

Peace Center has revealed a 10-show lineup for the 2025-2026 Peace Broadway Season, featuring The Outsiders and more! See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Andrea McArdle will return to the Beechman stage for two nights only this spring. Learn more about the original Annie on Broadway and about the upcoming performances here!