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The production of Into The Woods in the Philippines will extend its run! The production, starring Lea Salonga, has added additional performances due to demand.   Additional show dates will be revealed on March 14.

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will present two concerts celebrating iconic albums this spring: Classic Albums Live: The Beatles' Abbey Road on March 23 and Classic Albums Live: U2's The Joshua Tree on April 4.

A whole lot of feminine energy is heading to the James Earl Jones Theatre just in time for Women's History Month! Real Women Have Curves, a new musical based on the play that inspired the beloved film, is getting ready to begin Broadway previews. Watch in this video as we check in with the cast and watch previews of 'Make It Work,' 'Flying Away,' 'Already Know You,' and the title song.

Film producer Eric Groth and writer/director Andrew Hyatt have announced the new film “Forever And Ever, Amen” about the life of music legend Randy Travis. Hyatt will direct from his own script.

Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black will return for a UK Tour, opening at Storyhouse, Chester on Wednesday 24 September 2025. Learn more about the tour here!

Richmond Shakespeare will bring high-energy hilarity to the stage with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) this month. Learn more about the performance here!

Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre, where Linda Lavin played in Broadway Bound, will dim its lights in March in her honor. Learn more about the life and career of Linda Lavin.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Christian Holder, noted as a dancer, choreographer, actor, teacher, costume designer, writer, painter and singer, has died at age 75.

hile many of them are original concepts or based on plays, 14 are already films or series that you can watch from home now. If you are seeing any of the below productions in 2025, check out how you can study up beforehand or unpack afterwards!

Ready to see your next Broadway show? Of course you are! Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week, starting March 3, 2025. Check out five Broadway shows we recommend that you should snag tickets to!

Stage and screen actor John Lithgow has been cast as Hogwarts Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, in the new Harry Potter series in development at HBO. 

The company of Real Women Have Curves headed to the James Earl Jones Theatre to officially open the box office. Check out photos from the special festivities here.

Direct from her critically acclaimed run in the smash hit Hadestown on Broadway, Tony Award-winner Lillias White will return by popular demand to Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood.

Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced complete casting for the Olivier and Tony Award-winning memory play Dancing at Lughnasa, which begins previews on March 19, 2025.  

Haunted Scouse and Yellow Breck Road writer Gerry Linford returns to Liverpool’s Royal Court with a brand new comedy drama, The Peaceful Hour - a five star, feel good show show that you will fall in love with.

This week, the Real Women Have Curves cast and creative team kicked off rehearsals. Real Women Have Curves is set to begin performances on April 1 at the James Earl Jones Theatre, ahead of an opening night on April 27. Check out rehearsal photos here!

The Cape Ann Symphony's 73rd Concert Season will continue with Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, and Beethoven featuring the return of CAS audience favorite and Boston Symphony Orchestra cellist Owen Young. Learn more!

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Broadway music director, conductor, and arranger, Paul Ford.

Fountain Hills Theater will present Neil Simon's comedy, Broadway Bound. Set in 1949, the third of Neil Simon's autobiographical comedies, Broadway Bound, is the story of brothers, Eugene and Stanley Jerome, who are determined to become professional comedy writers.

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company will present Carlyle Brown's The African Company Presents Richard III, based on a true story. Directed by J.L. Reed, running March 8-30, 2025.

The Discovery Orchestra (TDO), the Emmy Award-nominated and Telly Award-winning orchestra, which has introduced millions around the world to the rewards of classical music listening through its Discovery Concerts, has joined forces with the Manhattan Opera Repertory Ensemble (MORE Opera) to present a special Black History Month performance this month.

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical will host a special event to celebrate their box office opening on Tuesday, February 25 from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM at The James Earl Jones Theatre. Learn how to attend.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame member Jackson Browne has joined the lineup for this year’s Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert.

Discover the star-studded cast of Broadway's OTHELLO as previews launch tonight, February 24, 2025, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Premiere set for March 23.

English punk band Conflict is set to release the new album This Much Remains, the band's first in over two decades. A new single from the album, which will hit shelves on April 25, is available now. Listen to it here.