Seth Rudetsky News

On March 24, the nine graduating seniors from Oberlin's Music Theater program performed for industry professionals at New York’s Alvin Ailey Studios and to a sold-out crowd at the iconic 54 Below, booking over 100 appointments with agents.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has announced its 2026–27 season. The lineup includes Little Women, White Christmas, and And Then There Were None. The season celebrates the theatre’s 60th anniversary.

The 5th Annual Broadway Celebrates Earth Day concert will take place Saturday, April 25 from 11am–3pm in Times Square’s Duffy Square in front of the iconic red steps. The event will feature a lineup of Broadway stars.

Fresh off their 13-wins at last night’s St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announces their upcoming season celebrating their Diamond Anniversary at The Rep. This season, 60-years in the making, include five mainstage performances, three productions in the Steve Woolf Studio Series, and launches their new Diamond Concert Series.

Liz Callaway took to the stage at 54 Below this past week to celebrate the release of her new album, The Wizard and I: Liz Callaway Sings Stephen Schwartz. Performances took place on March 18, 20, and 21. Check out photos here!

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Linda Eder with Billy Stritch, The First Annual 54 Below Gala and more. 

New Jersey Performing Arts Center will celebrate Broadway with SiriusXM radio host, acclaimed pianist, and Broadway expert Seth Rudetsky, who will be performing in Newark as part of his well-known Broadway concert series.

Audra McDonald, Megan Hilty, Bianca Del Rio, Cheyenne Jackson, Marilyn Maye, Melissa Errico, Alyssa Edwards, and more are set to take park in the latest star-studded music and comedy season for the summer of 2026 at Provincetown’s Town Hall.

Reeve Carney, Alex Newell, JJ Niemann, and five new members of the RENT original Broadway company have joined the star-studded line-up for The Festival, the first-of-its-kind three-day outdoor celebration.

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

The Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College will present Disaster!, the musical comedy packed with '70s hits, outrageous calamities, and over-the-top fun.

Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.

The Festival, a first-of-its-kind three-day outdoor celebration of Broadway’s greatest hits and brightest stars, will come to the Hudson River waterfront, featuring Audra McDonald, Kelli O’Hara and more.

On Monday, Feb. 2 from 6-8 PM, The Library for the Performing Arts will host the first public screening in New York City of Common Denominator in partnership with mental health advocacy group Two Bridges.

Check out a video of highlights from Seth Rudetsky & Friends' November 25 Molloy University and Cap 21 Carnegie Hall performance, featuring Broadway favorites.

The Smith Center has announced its early 2026 performance calendar, featuring Broadway tours, concerts, dance, and family programming across multiple venues.

The David Posnack Jewish Community Center's The Overlap has announced that tickets are on sale for Speaking Up in Every Key: A Musical Celebration featuring Broadway stars Seth Rudetsky, Lillias White, and Arielle Jacobs.

The Off-Broadway musical parody Vape! The Grease Parody has been retitled DON’T VAPE! The Grease Parody. The production is currently playing a limited engagement at Theater 555.

The show is proving to be hugely popular with those that lu-huv’ed those summer nights as well as those fond of pointing out its inconsistencies and continuity challenges. A large group of Berkshire County residents traveled down to see VAPE together recently. You too can enjoy “Green Lightning”, “Hopelessly Gaslighted by You”, “Look at Me in Agony”, and more in VAPE: The Grease Parody at Theatre 555 in New York City where it continues with performances through January 4. Visit: https://vapethemusical.com for tickets and more information.

This year’s Red Bucket Follies took place at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The annual variety show celebrated 55 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies that participated in the fall #RedBuckets.