Beauty and the Beast

Performer and creator Christina Pecce teams up with music director/pianist Matthew Stephens, bassist Sean Murphy, and drummer/percussionist Kevin McNaughton to celebrate the highly anticipated return of WITCHES, BITCHES, AND DIVAS!

The team of Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Zippel, and Emerald Fennell have created a new version of Cinderella that's actually quite fun, sometimes lovely, and consistently catchy.

The Music of Disney on Broadway: A Live Concert at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, celebrating the reopening of Shea’s Buffalo Theatre will treat audiences to the most-beloved hit songs from Disney’s Broadway shows – including “Beauty and the Beast,” “A Whole New World,” “Circle of Life” and “Let it Go”.

Tickets are on sale to Gold and above Members from Monday 12 July. Tickets will be on sale to Bronze and Silver Members from Monday 19 July, and on general sale from Monday 26 July. Learn more about ticketing options here!

Back for a second year, the PORCH PERFORMANCES series adds exceptional new talents to this year's lineup.

The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names 'Audrey II' - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out of this world origins and intent towards global domination.

Find out all we know about the upcoming production, and watch the video here!

Next week, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

The 2021-2022 Mercury Theater Chicago season has been announced. Mercury Theater Chicago welcomes audiences back in November to its beautiful home in the Southport Corridor with the feel-good blockbuster hit SISTER ACT directed by Reneisha Jenkins, featuring Chicago favorites Alexis J. Roston and Hollis Resnik. 

Mallory King, currently starring as Babette and Lily St. Regis in Tuacahn Center for the Arts' productions of Annie and Beauty and the Beast, took over our Instagram story on July 8 and gave us incredible behind-the-scenes looks at both shows, plus rehearsals for their upcoming productions of The Count of Monte Cristo and School of Rock.

Tickets are now on sale at the Downey Theatre box office or by calling (562) 861-8211. Learn more about the productions, and how to purchase tickets, here.

Centenary Stage Company's NextStage Repertory's annual summer musical theatre series returns with Stuart Ross' Forever Plaid. Performances run July 8through 18 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ.  Ticket prices range from $18.00 to $29.50 with discounts available on select performances.  For more information or to purchase tickets visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 – 0900.

With the pandemic (hopefully) coming to an end and a recent loss in my family, here is a reflection upon how life can be taken away in an instant. You should always live in the moment because life can and will pass you by before you can even blink.

Ms. Champlin, who co-hosted the Late Night Cabaret in 2019, returns to TBTS with her new show On the Funny Side of the Street. Mr. Rodriguez, who will be making his debut at the historic barn theatre, will perform his latest concert, All is Fair in Love, which features an evening of love songs.

The Groner Group, a marketing and strategic consulting firm announced today that it is changing its name to “MICHELE GRONER x BRAND NEXUS”. The name change reflects the company’s evolution over the last several years, both in terms of the clients they serve and the changing needs of their existing client base. Along with this name change, a new website and logo have been revealed at brand-nexus.com.

Learn all about the upcoming series, the COVID-19 protocols in place, who is performing, and how to attend!

Actor, presenter and winner of Strictly Come Dancing Ore Oduba (Curtains / Grease) will star as Brad Majors. Joining Ore and returning to the cast of The Rocky Horror Show as Frank is Stephen Webb (Jersey Boys / Legally Blonde), alongside Philip Franks (The Darling Buds of May) as The Narrator. They will be joined by fan favourite Haley Flaherty (Mamma Mia / Chicago) as Janet.

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, continues Moonlight Stage Productions’ 40th anniversary summer season with performances scheduled July 21 through August 7 at 8 p.m. at the Moonlight Amphitheatre.

It was another beautiful night in Andover, Kansas. The temperature was in the mid-80’s, there was a slight breeze, and not a rain cloud in sight. Many in the crowd were purchasing snacks from the food trucks parked behind the audience. Golf carts were transporting the super annuated and folx with mobility issues from the parking areas to the audience area. The VIP area was humming, and the atmosphere was super festive.

Located in the historic Carriage Hall on Floral Street, this is the third time that Disney Theatrical Productions, working with Covent Garden, will create a unique space that is a celebration of the very best of Disney in the West End, across the UK and on Broadway.

Tickets for the upcoming season will be on sale from Wednesday 7 July at midday. Learn more about the productions and how to get tickets here!

I am the target audience for Disney+’s “High School Musical The Musical The Series.” I’m a musical theatre major, participated in the high school theatre, and repeatedly watched the behind-the-scenes dance tutorials on the original High School Musical DVD when I was seven years old- but I still haven’t watched the series completely.

The Belmont Theatre, located in York, PA, has re-opened their doors after being closed since March of 2020. 

This month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Award winning independent company Australian Contemporary Opera Co celebrates a return to the Melbourne main-stage with the revival of Gale Edwards' brilliant and acclaimed festival production of the London and New York hit, The Enchanted Pig. This heartwarming, uplifting, tuneful family show has all the hallmarks of The Princess Bride, Beauty  and the Beast and Cinderella — with sophisticated appeal for all ages.  

Randy Rainbow will bring The Pink Glasses Tour to The Brown Theatre, Friday, October 15, 2021, 7:30 p.m..

Today's top stories: watch an all new Cinderella trailer starring Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, & Idina Menzel, Trevor the Musical announced a virtual casting call, and more!

Alexa finds herself back in her home country for the first time in years, and can’t help herself when she is asked to look into a bizarre unsolved murder. Exciting new guest stars in the upcoming season of its original New Zealand mystery series My Life Is Murder, starring award-winning Kiwi actress Lucy Lawless

Revival Theatre Company has announced the performers appearing Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Orchestra Iowa's 'Brucemorchestra XIV: An Evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein' performed on the front lawn of the historic Brucemore mansion in Cedar Rapids.

The Sauk, Hillsdale County's community theatre, will reopen at full capacity with 'Peter and the Starcatcher' in August. The cast has been announced and rehearsals are underway. In 'Peter and the Starcatcher,' a young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff.

The Fulton Theatre has announced the schedule of its inaugural in person playwriting festival. “Stories of Diversity,” July 16 – July 18, 2021. The festival will feature three distinct and diverse plays that will engage the Lancaster community in much needed conversation.

“She wanted them the way she needed the earth and the flowers and the sky and the sea from her tower room and food and sleep and warmth and light and nights by the fire and poetry and the stories of going out in the world and almost being destroyed by it and returning to find comfort and the real meaning of freak.” -an excerpt from SNOW from THE ROSE and THE BEAST Throughout the last year, freeFall Theatre who is no stranger to inventive staging found a way to make use of their performance space by providing Outdoor Musical Revues. Allowing the company to recoup some lost revenue due to the global shutdown, freeFall took to the streets so-to-speak and provided the surrounding community with joy through song. By implementing a Drive-In aspect to live performance a stage was constructed in the parking lot adjacent to the courtyard, and patrons could purchase tickets or a “parking spot” and by dialing in on their car radio be able to hear what was being presented on stage.

Barrington Stage Company has announced extensions for the first four productions of the theatre's 2021 season: Who Could Ask for Anything More? The Songs of George Gershwin, Chester Bailey, Eleanor and Boca.

This group of ballet stars discuss their careers, inspirations and share tales of their time at Yorkshire Ballet Seminars exclusively on Saturday 24 July at 7:00pm (BST). Tickets are available to buy online now!

While it might not yet be quite Broadway-ready, Dutch Apple’s production is still a good time.

When 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' dropped, we didn't know what to expect. When season one first aired, it was everything. So why does season two feel like it is missing the charm as the last one? Am I the only one that feels this?

Theatre By The Sea's owner and producer Bill Hanney, who recently announced the reopening of Theatre By The Sea after a 21-month intermission, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, will open the 2021 Summer Concert Series with Rhode Island's own Nicolas King on Friday, July 9 and Saturday, July 10 at 8:00 pm.

This week, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW will be presenting some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. The line-up includes Derrick Baskin, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz and many more.

BroadwayWorld had the pleasure of speaking to Andrew and Olivia about their new roles, 'that' viral video, and what it means to work on such an exciting series in the middle of a pandemic. 

After a year of virtual programming and socially distanced art, Loveland Opera Theatre will finally return to stage for “Songs from the Castle,” a multi-genre fairytale concert, July 18 at 5:00 p.m., at Foote Lagoon Amphitheater, Loveland, Colo.

The Milwaukee Ballet will return to live performances at the Marcus Performing Arts Center October 28 through 31, performing four of their upcoming season's programs in Uihlein Hall.

If you’re hungry for connection, if you’re tired of Netflix and want to be a part of something fierce and new, or if you’re just really excited to get out of the house and back in the community, they can’t wait to see you at their summer outdoor performances and their MainStage season.

The Theatre World Awards Board of Directors announced today, as a departure from the annual awards ceremony, will present a one-night only virtual event to honor Broadways best with a Special Gala Award Benefit to help raise funds for the prestigious Theatre World Awards.

Watch as he chats with Broadway favorite Kate Reinders, who is currently starring as Miss Jenn in the second season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+.

Learn about how the production came together amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and what it means for future productions at the school.

The one and only Randy Rainbow hits the road with his new Pink Glasses Tour, making his Sarasota debut at the Van Wezel on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 25 at 12 p.m. 

Syracuse Stage today announced plans to resume live and in person performance in the 2021/2022 season.

Beginning March 12, 2021 members of the cast and crew officially arrived at the Tuacahn Amphitheatre, bringing an energy and excitement that was almost palpable.  

Summer is here and Gulfshore Playhouse Education's STAR Academy is bringing to life a fun and entertaining student musical perfect for the entire family. “Junie B. Jones Jr. – The Musical,” based on the Broadway adaptation of author Barbara Park's best-selling book series about the fun-loving Junie B. Jones, tells the tale of the adventurous character as she begins first grade.

The Houston Symphony is announcing program details for Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s final season as music director, including the five 2021–22 concert weeks he will conduct, and the full Bank of American POPS Series lineup under the direction of Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke.