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Tckets for the Portland, OR engagement of The Wiz will go on sale Monday, October 20 at 10 AM. Learn more about the Portland engagement and see how to purchase tickets here!

Part romance novel, part heartbreak story of the ravages of Alzheimer's, Nicholas Sparks' novel THE NOTEBOOK is now a Broadway musical. No, not of  the glitzy  singing and dancing stage spectacular variety, but moreso a stage drama with music. The excellent National Touring production opened at Shea's last night, and even the most stoic of souls would be hard pressed not to feel one or more of the complex emotions that the cast works so hard to convey

Broadway In Chicago has announced that The Wiz, Les Misérables, and Chicago will return to the city in 2026. The new national tours will play at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, the Cadillac Palace Theatre, and the Auditorium Theatre.

The CRR Scholarship Program will continue to distribute $100,000 amongst 10 recipients and will offer the cohort various online work sessions focused on leadership, community building, social justice, mentorship, professional growth, and more.

See photos from inside the Black Theatre United 2025 Gala. The evening was directed by (for the third year) by Jerry Dixon with musical direction by Joseph Joubert. 

Broadway In Chicago has revealed the full season line up for the next Broadway In Chicago Subscription Series, featuring The Notebook and more. See the full lineup here!

Experience The Notebook at The Fabulous Fox, November 4-16. Join Allie and Noah in this timeless tale of love and memory.

The National Tour of THE NOTEBOOK is now underway! The tour launched on September 6, 2025, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH. Read the reviews here!

The Notebook the Musical tells the heart warming, and often heartbreaking life-long love story, of Allie and Noah. See here for more details on the show!

The North American tour for The Notebook has officially kicked off in Cleveland, OH! See the video here of the cast on opening night at Playhouse Square. 

Get a first look as the cast of THE NOTEBOOK on tour, which kicks off this week in Cleveland, hears the orchestra for the first time at the theater. 

The Prince Fellowship has revealed that Giuliana Carullo has received The Prince Fellowship and Miranda Gohh has received The Prince/TTLP Fellowship. Learn more about the awards here!

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced that tickets for THE WIZ and additional performances of ’TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE… BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL will go on sale to the public Friday, August 29 at 10:00 a.m..

What did our critic think of THE WIZ at Citizens Opera House?

The Notebook, a new musical based on the best-selling novel and iconic film, will play eight performances at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre from October 7–12, 2025, as part of the Five Star Bank Broadway Season.

The Adrienne Arsht Center will open its 2025–26 Broadway in Miami series with the South Florida premiere of THE WIZ, running October 7–12. The 50th anniversary revival will star Dana Cimone, Alan Mingo Jr., and Miami native Amitria Fanae’ in a high-energy, all-Black reimagining of The Wizard of Oz.

The Wiz is an all-Black musical reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 classic children’s novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The story follows Dorothy, a young girl who lives on a farm in Kansas, until a cyclone arrives, picks up her house, and blows her away to the fantastical land of Oz.

Single tickets are on sale now for the 2025 performances in the Fabulous Fox’s 2025-2026 Broadway Series. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets!

The full cast and 2025-26 tour route have been announced for the upcoming tour of THE NOTEBOOK, which kicks off this September. Learn more about the show here!

Producers Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch, along with The Bushnell, have announced that THE NOTEBOOK, a new musical based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, will play the Hartford venue.