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The world premiere pre-Broadway production of DEATH BECOMES HER officially opened this weekend at Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre after recently announcing their upcoming Broadway run. We sat down with the production's leading ladies to talk about bringing the cult-classic film to the stage.

See photos of the celebrities that paid a visit to The Wiz on Broadway!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 23, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Go inside the studio with the cast of The Outsiders as Jason Schmidt, Brent Comer, and Brody Grant record 'Throwing in the Towel.'

Nairobi-born, Adelaide-based singer, rapper and producer Elsy Wameyo has announced her debut album, Saint Sinner, due out July 26th.Lead single “Umva” is a blistering and compelling testament to her strengths as an MC, writer and producer. On the single she shares, “There’s a comfortability that comes with understanding one’s greatness. Respectfully, in this game I know I run laps around most so it’s easy to say and do whatever I want. I know exactly who I am and have nothing to prove...' Listen to the single now!

An all new trailer has been released, giving fans a first look at the critically acclaimed world première production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Check out the video here!

MUSE/IQUE’s next show of their 2024 season is The Judas of Folk – Dylan Plugs In,tracing the progression of folk music from its traditional roots to its role as the music of movements and protests; to Dylan’s bold swing, and beyond. 

PITCHBLACK Immersive Experiences, in association with Radio Drama Network, is set to launch its upgraded production of Odd Man Out, bringing audiences on an exciting journey as they “travel” from New York to Buenos Aires in a 360-degree sensory experience.

The search for the new Dragon Warrior is on! Po learns he must face his biggest villain yet and embarks on a hilarious mission with his new team of misfits in KUNG FU PANDA 4, available with over an hour of extras on Digital, 4K UHD, Blu-rayTM and DVD May 28, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Yola will make her Broadway debut in the role of Persephone in Hadestown beginning this summer! She will take over the role beginning July 2.

The Barbican Theatre Plymouth has announced its Autumn programme of theatre, comedy, music and the world premiere of the theatre's Christmas show The Plymuff Players Present: Ciderella with local comedians Suzy Bennett, Edward Trip and actor Sam Crawley. Learn more about the full lineup here!

The Donmar Warehouse production of the Broadway musical Next To Normal has announce its full company ahead of its transfer to the West End’s Wyndham’s Theatre this summer. Learn more about the cast here!

Political and punchy, the Book Grace is an incredibly powerful piece of theatre.

Tamika Lawrence, one of the stars of the new musical The Heart of Rock and Roll, stopped by the New York Liberty women's basketball game for a roof-raising rendition of the national anthem.  Check out video of her performance!

Check out video of Pigpen Theatre Company, composers of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on Broadway, perform ‘The Road Don’t Make You Young’.

These formerly incarcerated individuals working at an insignificant truck stop sandwich shop, grapple with their pasts and seek to rebuild their lives. Their evolution, and the work of the actors embodying them, invites us to expand our understanding of the potential for personal growth and appreciation for what some might see as “the other.” We are resilient. We are courageous. We are complex and unique. And we are all worthy of freedom. As much as I fear Clyde would stifle my “five-star-would-recommend” review, I can’t stop myself. Go see this show. It’s got all the perfect ingredients.

Read the reviews for the pre-Broadway World Premiere of Death Becomes Her, now playing in Chicago.

It's a rollicking, raucous, adrenaline-pumping, soulful and yet sometimes sad affair

Back by popular demand for a limited time is the multiple Tony and Grammy Awards winning new musical Hadestown - music, lyrics, and book by Anaïs Mitchell, directed by Rachel Chavkin - for a limited run at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre until May 26. This modern, politically relevant tale combines two classic Greek legends - the stories of Hades and Persephone; and Orpheus and Eurydice - that is sure to lure in audiences like a siren song.