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The Met celebrates the new year with a new production of Bizet's Carmen by acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell, opening on Sunday, December 31, at 6:30PM. In her highly anticipated Met debut, Cracknell reinvigorates the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to modern day and explores themes that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries.

BrightSide Theatre Presents CHESS In Concert, a professional theatre performance in Naperville's Historic Downtown District. Don't miss this captivating production of Chess in Concert.

Watch Robyn Hurder take her final bow in A Beautiful Noise.

The Met's new production of Bizet's Carmen, directed by Carrie Cracknell, opens on December 31.

Check out new photos for Sweeney Todd on Broadway starring Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster!

Andy Grotelueschen will replace the previously announced Jacob Ming-Trent for the first major New York presentation of Maltby & Shire’s new musical, The Country Wife at Red Bull Theater.

Stephen Sondheim's Manhattan home has been sold to a Sondheim fan!

The Connecticut home of the legendary Stephen Sondheim is now for sale. See details about the home of the late Broadway icon.

Happy Halloween! We asked our readers to tag us in their most creative Broadway-inspired get-ups during the Halloween weekend! Check out costumes below inspired by Little Shop of Horrors, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Six, and many more from theater fans.

Get the latest news on Red Bull Theater's upcoming production of THE COUNTRY WIFE, featuring an incredible cast including Nicholas Christopher, Carson Elrod, Eddie Korbich, Kristolyn Lloyd, Jacob Ming-Trent, Brad Oscar, Jelani Remy, and Lauren Worsham. Don't miss this one-night-only event.

Gaten Matarazzo, who is currently playing Toby in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd, has set his final performance date. As shared on social media, Matarazzo will play his final show on November 5, 2023. A replacement for the role has yet to be announced.

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for their co-production with the Umeda Arts Theater of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Pacific Overtures. 

Merlin was the original Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway. Merlin cast several Stephen Sondheim musicals, including Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Merrily We Roll Along, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Pacific Overtures. She also cast Evita and On the Twentieth Century. She was seen on screen in Fame and Law & Order.

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, October 9, 2023.

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.

Celebrate the extraordinary career of sound designer Abe Jacob as he receives the prestigious Ming Cho Lee Award for Lifetime Achievement in Design at the 59th Annual Henry Hewes Design Awards on October 23.

Tickets are now on sale for The Winter’s Tale at Folger Theatre! The Winter's Tale is Shakespeare romance that takes audiences on an exhilarating journey, weaving together a series of complex relationships.

The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has announced the 2023 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees who will be recognized at the 59th annual ceremony on October 23 in New York. Find out who will be honored here!

The Friday night audience of Sweeney Todd on Broadway attended a different sort of tale this evening as a set malfunction prevented the massive production from proceeding as usual. Learn how the show dealt with the malfunction and went on.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 13, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The new musical Elvis – A Musical Revolution will make it's North American premiere at the Walnut Street Theatre. Directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award-nominated director Jeff Calhoun, the production begins previews October 3, and opens October 11.

Sweeney Todd star Josh Groban will return to the Broadway production of Sondheim's musical classic this week following a brief bout with Covid-19. 

Sweeney Todd star Annaleigh Ashford has tested positive for Covid-19. 

Tony-nominated Sweeney Todd star Josh Groban has tested positive for Covid-19.

Ray of Light Theatre has announced full casting for CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90s MUSICAL, the jukebox musical based on the 1999 cult classic film with a score made up of over 20 hit songs from the '90s. The show launches at the Victoria Theatre in The Mission on September 8th and runs through October 1st.