Olivia Hardy News

The complete cast and creative team have been announced for Heathers The Musical, including Kerry Butler and more. Learn more about the full cast and the show here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 15, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

the cast for the off-Broadway return of Heathers is coming together. How will this new cast fare? Let's recap some of their recent work. Watch in these videos!

Casting has been announced for the three Heathers, in the off-Broadway return of Heathers: The Musical! The show begins performances next month and wll play a limited engagement through at New World Stages, Stage I.

The cast and creative team has been revealed for the concert performance of PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK at Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium. See who is starring and learn how to attend.

Pallatroni and Gage will present a concert set in collaboration with Breaking Sound NYC publicly premiering seven never-before-heard songs from Measure Up at the Pink Frog Cafe in Brooklyn.

Art Lab will present a private industry reading of The King's Critique, a new musical with music and lyrics by Nat Zegree and a book and lyrics by Eric Holmes.

There are galas and there are galas and, then, there was what Black Theatre United pulled off last night, September 30th, celebrating GENERATIONS OF EXCELLENCE at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. From the moment you walked in to the moment you left, the love, respect, admiration and warmth throughout the evening was palpable.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor Ken Page has died at age 70. Page is best known for his Broadway roles in The Wiz, Ain't Misbehavin', Cats, and more.

Wasia Project, the musical duo formed by siblings Will Gao and Olivia Hardy, release their highly anticipated new EP Isotope. Isotope follows the release of  the stunning baroque-pop first single “Is This What Love Is?,” and the tender and existential ballad “Takes Me Back Home. Watch the short film based on the album here!

Wasia Project, the British musical duo formed by siblings Will Gao and Olivia Hardy, are sharing a new single “Takes Me Back Home.” Formed in 2019, Wasia Project’s mixed British-Asian heritage and classical training have inspired them to have a global approach to pop, which dynamically melds styles and influences that cut across genre lines. Listen to the new single!

This reviewer left the theater this night with the phenomenal music still humming in my head. The show continues its run on June 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13 at 54 Below with different guests each night, including Marc Shaiman, Alice Ripley, Will Swenson, Seth Rudetsky, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Nova Payton and Kimberly Akimbo’s Olivia Hardy.

Next week 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

Join Norm Lewis for a spectacular summer show featuring special guests Melba Moore, Stephen Schwartz, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and more at 54 Below.

The new musical RUNAWAY HOME, with book & lyrics by Darren J. Butler and music & lyrics by Judy Rodman, will present industry readings on Thursday, September 21st at 2pm & Friday, September 22nd at 2pm, at Theatre Row.

The new musical 'Runaway Home' with book/lyrics by Darren J. Butler and music/lyrics by Judy Rodman will receive a 2-week developmental staged reading at NYC's Theatre Row this fall. Directed by Emma Denson and music directed by EMMY-winner Sean P. Pallatroni, the piece will be presented by an award-winning cast and creative team.

On May 21 of this year, BroadwayWorld threw a big party at Sony Hall in the heart of the theatre district, celebrating our 20th anniversary year online and in the community. It's an evening that I won't soon forget, and it all benefitted our longtime friends and collaborators at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. And the venue itself, Sony Hall, couldn't have been nicer to us or more cooperative. 

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Today's performances The Book of Mormon, Kimberly Akimbo, Some Like It Hot, and Wicked take the stage at Broadway at Bryant Park! See photos from today's show below!

See photos from SiriusXM On Broadway's hour-long special featuring a panel discussion and live performances with the cast of KIMBERLY AKIMBO!