Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals. Check out a guide to each those musicals below, along with musicals that are in development or ones that have not yet made their way to Broadway.
What did our critic think of REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL at Loeb Drama Center? The American Repertory Theater’s world-premiere production of “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical” – at Cambridge’s Loeb Drama Center through January 21 – proves that a serious story about the very real challenges facing undocumented immigrants can also be a funny, spirited, and joyous celebration of the power of family and community.
Join in at the Drama Book Shop for their January events. See who is taking part!
What did our critic think of HAIRSPRAY at Connor Palace? The farcical, yet message-loaded HAIRSPRAY, is the type of musical that in a bad production falls flat, but in a good production the audience gets all-kinds of involved.
THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE announces final extension of Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' starring Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks. Don't miss this critically acclaimed production running through December 23.
Theatre Aspen will present the return of their celebrated cabaret series for its third year. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!
Theatre for a New Audience, responding to demand, will present a two-week extension of its production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, directed by Arin Arbus. Learn how to purchase tickets!
The weather outside might still be frightful for a while, but what better time to stay in and snuggle up with a great Broadway read? Check out our complete Winter 2024 reading list!
Humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris returns to The Soraya on Sun, Nov 19 at 3pm for his sixth visit, this time with a collection of new revelations — tackling subjects ranging from adult braces to America's post-pandemic attempt at normalcy.
Grammy-nominated Vocalist, Emcee, Composer and Social Activist Mumu Fresh brings her engaging and empowering artistry to the August Wilson African American Culture Center’s Soul Sessions. Experience the fusion of hip-hop, jazz, R&B, blues, spoken word, soul, and world music in one incredible performance.
Join Urban Stages for the 15th Annual WINTER RHYTHMS 2023, featuring 22 shows, over 11 days, and more than 100 performers. From cabaret to jazz and everything in between, this award-winning series is a must-see event for music and performance lovers. Don't miss out on this spectacular showcase!
La Jolla Playhouse has unveiled its 2024/2025 season, featuring two world-premiere musicals. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
The Perelman Performing Arts Center will present Is It Thursday Yet?, The March, and Motion/Matter: Street Dance Festival at the new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan.
Detroit Repertory Theatre announces the upcoming production of TOPDOG/UNDERDOG. Don't miss this powerful play opening on October 27, 2023.
International Contemporary Ensemble has released Afterword: An Opera in Two Acts by George Lewis. Lewis's first opera premiered in 2015 and is now available on New Focus Recordings/TUNDRA.
Scott Bakula will star Off-Broadway in the world premiere musical The Connector, conceived and directed by Daisy Prince, featuring music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, and a book by Jonathan Marc Sherman.
James Beaman, a force to reckon with in the cabaret scene of the Nineties, has been quietly working behind the scenes, of late, as a director. Well, he's ready to get back into the spotlight, twenty years after trading in his wigs for some iambic pentameter.
Tony Award-winning Broadway star Kelli O'Hara has established herself as true theater royalty, one of a handful of go-to leading ladies that have amassed a rabid, fanatic following that can elicit frequent deafening kudos from audiences and critics alike. She brings undeniable evidence of this in her recent return engagement to the O.C.
Directed by Gendell Hing-Hernández, CITIZEN opens on October 21. This Word for Word and Z Space production tells the tale of Salvador, born in the U.S. and raised in Mexico, the son of an American Indian mother and a Mexican father.
ALL ROADS THEATRE COMPANY, Los Angeles's brand new Equity Theatre Company, announces principal casting for its fully staged and choreographed presentation of Jerry Herman's and Michael Stewart's beloved musical, MACK & MABEL In Concert, starring Dermot Mulroney and Jenna Lea Rosen as the title characters, with Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel.
Robert L. Boyett, one of Broadway’s most prolific and beloved producers and a creator, writer, and producer of some of the best loved television programs of all time, will receive the honor of a caricature on the hallowed walls of Sardi’s Restaurant. Learn more about Boyett here!
Continuing the yearlong celebration of Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday, UMe has added two additional titles to its extensive vinyl campaign of the legend’s UMG catalog: on November 10 Willie’s beloved 2001 kid-friendly album, Rainbow Connection, will be released on vinyl for the first time ever and his acclaimed It Always Will Be.
City of Fort Lauderdale's Commissioners have declared September 5 as 'Bonnie Clearwater Day' to honor the visionary leadership of Bonnie Clearwater, Director and Chief Curator at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale. This proclamation recognizes her profound impact on the city's artistic landscape and commitment to promoting art accessibility for all.
International Contemporary Ensemble Releases AFTERWORD: AN OPERA IN TWO ACTS By George Lewis on Friday, October 6, 2023 on New Focus Recordings/TUNDRA.
Broadway star Karen Mason celebrates her collaboration with longtime music director Christopher Denny at Chelsea Table + Stage this month.
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2003 | The Hewes Awards | Scenic Design | John Lee Beatty |
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