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Friendship is nearly always a side element in musicals. From the comic sidekick of the leading character to the backup pals who provide background vocals, friends are part of the fabric of many shows—but rarely are they the main event. 

 Act II Playhouse has announced its slate of 2026-2027 productions.  The season will kick off with “Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground” by Richard Hellesen. Learn more here!

Voting is now open for the second round of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket! Which film is really the Best Movie Musical of all time? Our editors have selected the options, and now BroadwayWorld invites YOU to join us and our readers in deciding which movie musical deserves the title of The Ultimate Best Movie Musical!

Even if you’ve never seen a single production, chances are you’ve at least heard of Swan Lake. Maybe you’re like me and had your first exposure to the story thanks to the 1994 animated movie The Swan Princess.

The Muny has selected the seven teams of directors, choreographers, music directors and lead designers whose creative visions will shape the Tony Award-winning theatre’s 2026 season in Forest Park.

The word legend is tossed around quite a bit when talking about performers. Sometimes it’s true but many times it isn’t. This past Friday evening at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center two true modern day legends of musical theatre took the stage to pay homage to two all-time legends of entertainment.

Tony Award winners Sutton Foster (THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, LITTLE WOMEN, SHREK THE MUSICAL, ANYTHING GOES, THE MUSIC MAN) and Kelli O’Hara (THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, SOUTH PACIFIC, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, THE KING and I) stunned with the Utah Symphony at the Deer Valley Music Festival in Park City on Saturday, July 26.

Tony Award winners Sutton Foster (“Anything Goes,” “Thoroughly Modern Millie”) and Kelli O’Hara (“The King and I”) – each acclaimed as a Broadway performer and song-and-dance artist of the first order – are also known for solo concert appearances.

Broadway favorites come to life in Grand Rapids this summer with Tony Award-winning stars Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara, in a one night show with the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Picnic Pops Series: “A Night of Broadway with Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara”  The celebrated duo will pay homage to icons of stage and screen, including Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett, as well as fan favorites from their Tony Award-winning and nominated shows. This is a show that the Broadway fan will not want to miss, and it is already the buzz in the theatre community!   Broadway World Michigan had the chance to interview the Tony Award winner, Emmy and Grammy-nominated actress Kelli O’Hara, ahead of the show in Grand Rapids, discuss the show, and get a taste of what we might see!

For years, Broadway musicals have spawned multiple film adaptations, from the early days of cinema to Steven Spielberg's remake of West Side Story. Take a look at our list of 15 musicals that have danced their way to the screen more than once!

Brian Wilson, musical genius and founder of the Beach Boys, died today (Wednesday, June 11, 2025), so in honor of him, here is an article of the 40 greatest Beach Boys songs that I wrote for Broadway World two years ago.  Love & Mercy, Brian!

Some of the shows that the Orpheum has been best known for are Stomp, which ran there for an astounding 29 years, from 1994 to 2023, and the original production of Little Shop of Horrors which spent over five years at the theater from 1982 to 1987. 

Audiences are sure to flip over Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre’s production of Hairspray! To provide our readers with a little twist on the usual show interview, wig designer Brandon Miller took some time to talk about one aspect of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into a production.

What did our critic think of THE MUSIC MAN at City Springs Theatre Company?

Written by Richard Beynon and directed by Tim Riessen at Stirling Theatre, The Shifting Heart is set during the 1956 Christmas season and delves into the lives of an Italian immigrant family in Collingwood struggling to find their place, despite prejudice and misunderstanding.

Bergen County Players will take humor back to its roots, combining the time-tested 2,000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville for an all-new production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

The production is frankly unnecessary, too long, and way too slow for what it really is. The characters (publicist Pat Newcomb, actor Peter Lawford and his wife Patricia Kennedy, Marilyn’s psychiatrist and his spouse, her physician, and her housekeeper) go around in circles like Masterson’s revolving stage, beating around the bush until, finally, we find out what the core of the issue is, nearly halfway through the second act. They’re all trying to protect the Kennedys: a scandal would bring down the government at a crucial point in history.

TexARTS Anything Goes Tickets Now on Sale

We talk with Sandy Cox about Anything Goes at TexARTS. Founded in 2005, it has produced 100s of critically acclaimed professional musicals and plays as well as youth theater.  TexARTS Academy has educated 1000s of students, many of whom have gone on to careers in the arts and can be seen on International tours, on cruise ships, in LA, on Broadway and at esteemed educational institutions both on stage and behind the scenes.

Hal Linden and Marilu Henner are set to star in The Journals of Adam and Eve, a new comedy by Ed. Weinberger. See where and when you can catch the new show!

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, May 6, 2024.

The Broadway run of Days of Wine and Roses played its final performance last night, Sunday, March 31, following 25 previews and 73 regular performances. Check out a video of the cast taking their final bows!

The Broadway premiere of Days of Wine and Roses will play its final performance Sunday, March 31, following 25 previews and 73 regular performances, plus 84 performances off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company.

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, March 18, 2024.

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, March 11, 2024.