Sophia Talwalkar, who understudied Marianna Gailus in NEW BORN and Ella Beatty in SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES, earned both her first professional and off-Broadway credit for her performance, and was met with support from a huge group of family and friends. She is telling us all about the experience in the exclusive essay below:
Island City Stage will present Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector's Tony Award-winning comedy about parenting, privilege, and a mumps outbreak at a progressive California school, as the finale to its 14th season in Fort Lauderdale.
SOLT and the Theatre Development Trust awarded Laurence Olivier Bursaries to nine drama school students across the UK, now in its 39th year. Past recipients include Michaela Coel, Ewan McGregor, and Michael Sheen.
The Young Vic announced full casting for the world premiere of THELMA & LOUISE, a new musical adaptation featuring Olivier Award nominees Amy Lennox and Rachel Tucker, with music by Neko Case and direction by Trip Cullman.
Natalie Casey, known for 2.22: A Ghost Story and Legally Blonde The Musical, will play Juliet opposite comedian Russell Kane as Romeo in a reimagining that imagines the star-crossed lovers meeting later in life.
New York, please look after this bear. As BroadwayWorld reported last month, the record-breaking, smash hit, seven-time Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical PADDINGTON The Musical will begin performances Tuesday, March 30, 2027 and officially open Sunday, April 18, 2027 at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
Paddington might be preparing to make his highly-anticipated journey across the pond. Posters featuring the beloved character have been popping up around the New York City theatre district, with the phrase 'Have You Seen This Bear?'
Stranger Things: The First Shadow will extend for a final time, completing its run at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End on December 27, 2026 and at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway on January 3, 2027.
It looks like 'Paddington the Musical' may be coming to Broadway as soon as next season. At one point during the opening, Neil Patrick Harris — who starred in Art this season — brought out a plushie of the beloved Paddington bear, to which Pink responded, “Maybe next season.”
The stars are aligning at Rockefeller Center! That's where the best of Broadway comes together today to walk the red carpet ahead of the 79th Annual Tony Awards- the biggest celebration in the American theatre. BroadwayWorld of course will be on hand at Radio City Music Hall all night to keep you up to speed on what's going on onstage, backstage, and behind the scenes!
OVO's Roman Theatre Open Air Festival will kick off its 12th season with a new adaptation of SHERLOCK HOLMES, directed by RTS award-winner Mark O'Sullivan, featuring four actors playing 25 characters.
The 79th Annual Tony Awards have come and gone! As winners took the stage at the big event, BroadwayWorld brought you full text of all of the acceptance speeches; from the emotional to the humorous, and everything in between.
On the legal and legislative front, a federal judge ordered the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center and temporarily blocked its planned closure, while New York State added $150 million to its theatrical production tax credit program. Broadway closed out its 2025–2026 season with a new all-time box office record of $1.91 billion, and the Broadway League and Actors' Equity announced a new audition initiative called LEAP.
The PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL original cast recording has topped the Official UK Compilation Chart, becoming the fastest-selling physical West End cast recording of the 21st century, recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
The RSC announced full casting for Laura Wade's THE CHERRY ORCHARD, directed by Tamara Harvey. Alfred Enoch, Chumisa Dornford-May, Esther Smith, and Sophie Stone join Kenneth Branagh, Helen Hunt, and Bill Pullman at the Swan Theatre.
Stage One announced partners for its 2026/27 Producer Placement Scheme, offering emerging producers paid year-long placements at London and regional theatres, including Sonia Friedman Productions and Sheffield Theatres.
Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo will make his West End debut as Mark in a new production of RENT, directed by Olivier Award winner Luke Sheppard, at London's Duke of York's Theatre.
Up next at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre is New Born, performed by Marianna Gailus, Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman, and Sepideh Moafi. Let's see what the critics have to say about the new play...
For BroadwayWorld's Debut of the Month, we are featuring Matthew Erick White, who is currently making his Broadway debut as James Hopper Jr. in Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Cherry Lane Theatre will present the North American premier of Shifters, the new romance by Olivier Award-nominated writer Benedict Lombe. Learn more here!
