Second Stage News

EMMY ROSSUM and ZOË WINTERS are set to star in Amy Berryman’s play, WALDEN, directed by Whitney White. Find out more about the new play here!

The Carbonell Awards have announced four new judges. They will bring the total number of Carbonell judges to 46, including 18 in Broward County, 11 in Miami-Dade, and 17 in Palm Beach County.

In an all new panel discussion, cast and creative team members talked about Next to Normal, which is now in production at Barrington Stage. The panel delves into the themes of mental health and family dynamics presented in Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s musical. Check out the video here!

Tongs and Bones, Shakespeare: Tempestuous Amusements, Interludes, Noises, and Drollery, written by Bob Shuman and directed by Frank Farrell will run as part of the Dream Up Festival from August 25-September 15, 2024.

Circle Theatre will present The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, by Obie Award-winning playwright Kristoffer Diaz from October 3 through 26th.

Dramatists Guild Foundation has announced that it will honor orchestrator, and arranger Tom Kitt, the Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning Composer, Orchestrator, and Arranger; and producer Mindy Rich, Chairman at Rich Holdings Inc., Executive Chair at Rich Entertainment Group (REG), and Producing Partner at Grove Entertainment.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts revealed the complete cast and creative team for the Broadway Center Stage production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. See who is starring!

Tony and Grammy Award-winning artists Heather Headley and Ben Platt will join three-time Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown for his Carnegie Hall solo concert debut on October 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM.

Watch & Juliet star Betsy Wolfe sing the National Anthem at a New York Mets game in the video here!

This time, the reader question was: How often do Broadway theatre names change? 

SpeakEasy Stage Company opens its 34th season with LAUGHS IN SPANISH, a cafecito –infused comedy about mothers, daughters, art, and success by award-winning Boston playwright Alexis Scheer.

Paula Vogel’s play MOTHER PLAY has been acquired by Concord Theatricals for licensing. Learn more about MOTHER PLAY!

54 Below will welcome back Hadestown’s Lillias White from March 26 - 29 at 7pm.

We spoke to Natalie Joy Johnson, most recently seen on Broadway in Lempicka about starring in Barrington Stage's Next to Normal, directed by  Artistic Director Alan Paul, in a co-production with Round House Theatre in Washington, DC. 

For more than two decades, DjangoFest Northwest (DFNW) has brought the beauty of Django music to Whidbey Island. This year’s festival, which will take place at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) September 18-22, will be no different.

Marquette Theatre has announced its 2024-25 schedule of performances, highlighted by the world premiere of “In the Cities of Refuge,” its first-ever commissioned work, and “Bright Star,” a musical written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell.

Broadwayworld had the pleasure of interviewing playwright, Chisa Hutchinson about her career and 'The Bleeding Class' at 59E59 Theaters.

Left on Tenth has announced the full creative team for the new Broadway play.  The production is set to begin performances at The James Earl Jones Theatre on September 26, with its official opening on October 23.

Actors Training Center in Wilmette, Ill. honors Tony Award Winner JJ Maley with its inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award at the 2024 Gala: I See Stars, celebrating alumni achievements and contributions.

The Young Players revealed their 2024-25 season featuring two Broadway Junior shows and three full-length productions. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.