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Break Dance may be the star attraction of the Paris Olympics this summer but the Edinburgh Fringe is playing host to some of the most innovative and daring work in the genre with the explosive Dance N'Speak Easy at Underbelly.

Sometimes, smaller, dumber and cheaper is a compliment, not a put-down, as in this miniaturized Mel Brooks classic.

Selena Mersey discusses her show MADONNA/WHORE, debuting at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Learn about the themes and inspiration behind this multi-award-winning Brighton artist's latest work.

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Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

It would be difficult to describe Adam Perchard as some shy, self-effacing wallflower. They follow up Bunburying (The Importance of Being Dr Adam Perchard) with another autobiographical show, this time with composer Richard Thomas, co-creator of Jerry Springer: The Opera.

Burlesque Beyond the Beach returns to The Leavitt Theatre June 1, July 19 and August 31, 2024.

PNC Broadway in Kansas City is hosting an event in honor of the 10-time Tony Award®-winning Best Musical MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL on Wednesday, July 10 from 6:00–9:00 p.m. at the Kill Devil Club located in the Power & Light District.

The Assembly of Phantasms will present Grimms' Fairytales, a breathtaking production that promises to enchant audiences with a dark twist on classic tales.

Love's Concordia Bar from New York City based Theater Company della Luna, is burlesque at its most unusual and is coming to the Fringe for the first time. It is immersive, with the theatre decked out as a colourful bar and the audience sitting amongst the full cast, allowing these guests to question their feelings about what love means to them.

Global internet sensation MatPat, an online educator and co-founder of the Theorist YouTube channels with over 45 million subscribers, 9 billion total views, and 120 million monthly views, is to join the new Frank Wildhorn musical Your Lie in April as a Producer.

This immersive experience has suspense, mystery, adventure, and the supernatural, and watching this amazing couple dance will have you illuminating starry-heart eyes even when the lights are out.  

Discover the exciting lineup for the JAW Festival of New Plays, featuring innovative works from emerging playwrights.

LA CLIQUE celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special performance at the Sydney Opera House.

New leadership appointments at Playwrights Horizons and Second Stage signal strategic shifts, while a regionally, new managing directors at STAGES and Creede Repertory Theatre promise fresh visions, the RSC's first London Executive Producer aims to expand its influence.

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, July 1, 2024.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Cynthia Yiru Hu stars in PAPER DAUGHTER and THE STRANGE LIBRARY at The Cell Theatre, part of the Curiosity Cabinet's radio drama festival, featuring music by Whitney E George and direction by Bea Goodwin.

From the dynamic duo who created Bohemia, Seattle Vice, and The Fairy’s Bottom comes a new show that transports us back to the Northwest’s heyday - the 1990s. 

Former Real Housewife and now cabaret star Luann de Lesseps made the scene in Bushwick to catch COMPANY XIV’S hit burlesque show QUEEN OF HEARTS.  After the show, she congratulated the cast members. Check out the photos here!

Riverside Studios has announced the lineup for the Bitesize Festival, running from July 1-28, featuring a diverse range of performances and events.

See photos from inside the record-breaking Broadway Bares: Hit the Strip, which took place on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 26, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

All new photos have been released from the new stage adaptation of Steven Antin’s  Burlesque the Musical which is currently playing  at the Manchester Opera House. Check out the photos here!

The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival will turn 10 years old this summer. This year's festival, from July 26 to Aug. 4, will feature more than 20 shows in downtown Salt Lake City.

Zhang Quan’s Acrobatic Swan Lake is so much more than its title suggests. The show originated in China in 2004 and, in the intervening decades, has travelled the world and was updated in 2019 under director Yan Hongxia. As choreographer and artistic director, Quan has created a work which seamlessly blends the elegance and poetry of ballet with the ability of circus to defy physics and the limits of the human body.