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There appeared to be a serious breach of theatre etiquette in the March 17 production of THE OUTSIDERS at Ohio Theatre (37 E. State Street in downtown Columbus).

The final Sundance Film Festival held in Utah was surprisingly filled with connections to live theatre and stage or movie musicals, from films featuring Broadway stars like ONCE ON THIS ISLAND’s Isaac Powell in THE MOMENT to panels and Q&As with performers and filmmakers who are connected to theatre, like HAMILTON’s Daveed Diggs at The Audible Listening Lodge, or who are just simply fans.

Musically and dramatically, THE OUTSIDERS plays like a top-notch chamber version of WEST SIDE STORY: less-heated animosities between the gangs, no symphonic aspirations to the music, and no hormones - none of these Greaser dudes has a girl! But when the music, the jagged choreography, and the special effects get cranked up, the fanaticism of the pre-sold audience is irresistibly contagious.

Not just one but two films featuring controversial original school musicals premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year, and BroadwayWorld was on hand to discuss with the cast members of THE MUSICAL and RUN AMOK on their respective carpets.

Due to high demand, comedian Nikki Glaser will perform an additional show at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on September 20, 2026, as part of her 'THE STUNNING TOUR'.

Comedian Nikki Glaser's The Stunning Tour is making 29 stops across Europe and North America beginning in June. Glaser will perform at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW.

Comedian Nikki Glaser's The Stunning Tour is making 29 stops across Europe and North America beginning in June, including The Kentucky Center in Louisville.

Comedian Nikki Glaser has announced The Stunning Tour, making 29 stops across Europe and North America beginning in June. The tour will make a stop at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Saturday, August 22.

One of the most effective things the musical gains by moving from page to screen to stage is permission to reframe the story without betraying it. By leaning harder into the Curtis brothers as the emotional spine, the musical clarifies a distinction that’s always been present in the text but rarely foregrounded this explicitly: Darry, Soda, and Ponyboy are family by blood, bound by obligation and grief; while the Greasers are family by choice, bound by loyalty and survival.

Sundance has announced the film lineup for the 2026 festival, which features theater titles The Musical and Run Amok, both of which will compete in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category. 

Based on S. E. Hinton’s 1967 novel of the same name as well as Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film adaptation. The Outsiders is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s. The story follows Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade, and their Greaser family of ‘outsiders’ as they battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. Together, the Greasers fight for survival and a quest for purpose in a world that doesn't accept them.

S.E. Hinton was just fifteen years old when she began her now-seminal novel The Outsiders. Inspired by her experiences growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the book became a defining work of young adult literature and has been taught in middle schools across the country for decades.

Grammy and Emmy Award-winning composer and pianist Emily Bear will appear as the featured pianist for Symphony & Sensibility: The Music of Jane Austen in Film, a one-night-only orchestral event at The Town Hall. See how to purchase tickets.

Tony Award winner Will Brill is set to star in The Musical, a new independent dark comedy now filming in Los Angeles. Brill takes on the lead role of a frustrated playwright and middle school theater teacher who spirals into chaos after learning his ex-girlfriend is dating his longtime rival, the school principal, played by Rob Lowe.

Rob Lowe, Gillian Jacobs, and Tony Award winner Will Brill are teaming up for the new independent dark comedy film The Musical, now shooting in Los Angeles.

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble will present the Los Angeles premiere of Just Another Day, a joyous and moving love story about the complex nature of aging. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The Fabulous Fox has revealed a second date is scheduled for comedian and St. Louis native Nikki Glaser’s “Alive and Unwell Tour”. Learn more about Glaser and the tour and see how to attend

Comedian and St. Louis native Nikki Glaser will bring her “Alive and Unwell Tour” to The Fabulous Fox this fall. Learn more about Glaser and the tour and see how to purchase tickets.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Broadway veteran Linda Lavin has died at age 87, following complications from lung cancer. Read Linda Lavin's obituary here.

The Original Mother's will present the return of Elvis Fest in January 2025 to honor the King of Rock ‘n' Roll's 90th birthday. See how to attend.