Cats: The Jellicle Ball arrives to Broadway following its triumphant run at PAC NYC last year. Watch in this video as the company gives a special sneak peek inside rehearsals!
The Broadway Advocacy Coalition has named director and activist Zhailon Levingston as its new Board Chair. A co-creator of the Theater of Change course at Columbia Law School, Levingston steps into leadership as the Tony Award-winning nonprofit expands its arts-based advocacy programs.
BTC and Broadway stage manager and producer Cody Renard Richard has revealed the next cohort of The Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program. The program is dedicated to building a bridge into the industry for emerging theatrical leaders of color working behind the scenes.
Complete casting has been announced for CATS: The Jellicle Ball at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) coming to Broadway this Spring. Learn more about the full cast here!
The jellicles are coming! CATS: The Jellicle Ball will begin Broadway previews at the Broadhurst Theatre on Wednesday, March 18 ahead of a Tuesday, April 7 opening night. The theatre was most recently home to Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets, which closed on November 16, 2025. Check out photos of the new marquee here!
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Exclusive “Runway Seating” at the Broadhurst Theatre are on sale now for the new Broadway production of CATS: The Jellicle Ball. Learn more about the runway seats here.
Works & Process at the Guggenheim will present a special preview of CATS: The Jellicle Ball, featuring Bill Rauch, Omari Wiles, and Arturo Lyons. This event offers a unique glimpse into the Broadway-bound production.
Straighten Your Crown Productions introduces the Producing Change Initiative alongside the premiere of LITTLE MISS PERFECT at Olney Theatre Center. Learn more here!
Throughout spring 2026, Works & Process will present a full slate of dynamic programs at Guggenheim New York, along with a special Martha Graham Dance Company performance at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice on May 8, coinciding with the opening of the Venice Biennale.
Olney Theatre Center will present the world premiere of Little Miss Perfect, a new musical, on the Roberts Mainstage. Leanne Antonio stars as Noelle Sanders.
Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries is back on the New York stage, and recently celebrated its gala opening for its off-Broadway run. Check out photos from the opening night here!
A new industry reading of HALF ME, HALF YOU will take place in New York on November 23 and 24, directed by Broadway’s Zhailon Levingston. The cast will include Jennifer Fouché, Liane Grant, Nadia Brown, Pooya Mohseni, and Torée Alexandre.
The fervor of a given audience – kind of its own character in this play - probably helps distract from the fact that, its sweet vibes aside, there’s not a lot of there in Lyons’ play. It’s a good time, but it’s light as a spritz of air freshener.
Table 17, written by Douglas Lyons and directed Zhalion Levingston is now playing at Geffen Playhouse. Get a first look at production photos.
Watch Douglas Lyons and Zhailon Levingston discuss the production of Lyons' Table 17 at Geffen Playhouse.
Join Norm Lewis and Michael Urie in a special reading of Chicken & Biscuits at Queens Theatre on November 24, 2025. Get your tickets now!
Happy Halloween, BroadwayWorld! It is October 31, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
SDCF has revealed the recipients of the 2024–2025 Joe A. Callaway Awards: Zhailon Levingston, recognized for Excellence in Direction for Table 17, and Darrell Grand Moultrie, recognized for Excellence in Choreography for Goddess.
Emmy-winning comedian, actor, and one of the most global voices in stand-up comedy, Vir Das, will begin performances of Vir Das: Hey Stranger at the Claire Tow Theater. See a photo here!
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