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K-pop girl group FIFTY FIFTY has quickly earned attention for their distinct sound and emotional honesty. Blending pop and R&B influences, their music bridges global trends with authentic expression. Since their debut in 2022, the group has shown a rare ability to connect through sincerity and simplicity rather than spectacle. Now, with their latest release “Too Much Part 1,” they are ready to reveal a new side of themselves, capturing the thrill and uncertainty of first love through catchy melodies and confident performances. 

Joining Emmy and Tony Award-winner Billy Crudup and Olivier Award-winner Denise Gough are Billy Howle, Rosa Salazar, Simon Chandler, James Doherty, Misha Handley, Joshua Hill, Jonah Russell, Rebecca Lee and Tim Steed.

Actor/comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome will be among the performers featured at Eat Drink Laugh live comedy showcase on Saturday, November 1st @ Pangea Restaurant-Cabaret in Manhattan’s East Village.

World of Wonder has revealed the troupe of Canadian queens set to compete in Season 6 of “Canada’s Drag Race”. Learn more about the 12 new queens here!

Many Steppenwolf productions have made the jump to Broadway, with three shows transferring in 2025 alone. Learn more about Purpose, Bug, The Minutes, and more!

In June 2016, my mom and I went to New York during Tony Awards weekend. On the day of the telecast, we both walked all the way to the Beacon Theatre (where the ceremony was taking place) while rehearsal was going on

Fresh from an off-Broadway run, Sam Kissajukian's solo show 300 Paintings will come to McCarter Theatre Center. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

As a dramatic soprano, Alexandra LoBianco is accustomed to performing some of the most challenging roles in the repertoire, including Leonore in “Fidelio,” with the Vienna State Opera and North Carolina Opera, Brünnhilde in “Die Walküre,” Minnie in “La fanciulla del West,” with Des Moines Metro Opera, and the title roles in “Turandot,” with Des Moines Metro Opera, Palm Beach Opera, and Maryland Lyric Opera, and “Aida” at Seattle Opera, to name but a few.

Romesh Ranganathan will make his West End stage debut in a new production of Alan Ayckbourn's psychological comedy WOMAN IN MIND in a strictly limited West End run. Learn more here!

I spoke with Jeff Liu about his journey directing Paranormal Inside after The Brothers Paranormal, the difference between the two scripts and the characters’ friendship, his experience working with its original cast members, and any updates on what a spectacular boo-fest the production promises to be.

The Key West Film Festival has announced the recipients of its Golden Key Award for Artistic Excellence, honoring comedian and performer Billy Connolly. The festival also celebrates its tenth annual Golden Key Award for Excellence in Costume Design, honoring Academy Award-winning costume designer Deborah L. Scott.

The North American Tour of SUFFS, the empowering and acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical, is now underway! Read the reviews as they come in here and learn more about the show.

Performances are now underway for Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Meet the cast of Ragtime here and learn all about the starry cast and talented ensemble's bio and credits!

Brett Eldredge has detailed his 12-date Glow Live Tour, with shows in cities including a stop in St. Louis at The Fabulous Fox on Wednesday, December 10 at 8:00 p.m.

This Jess LeProtto, he is a showman.  He is a force of nature.  He is a special kind of performer.

Perhaps no one is more surprised Steve Hackett is doing a retrospective on THE LAMB 50 years after the fact than the guitarist himself. THE LAMB was ranked in the top ten of Rolling Stone magazine’s top 50 progressive rock albums of all time. The BBC called it a “conceptual masterpiece.” Hackett has another word for it: an anomaly.

The Chutzpah! Festival will return for its 25th anniversary with a mix of festival favourites and new discoveries, in a stellar lineup of performances this November. Learn more!

Actors' Equity Association has released a letter signed by more than 1300 actors and stage managers who work on Broadway urging The Broadway League to join them in building a safer, more sustainable and healthier Broadway.

Fresh off its sit-down engagement at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre, the new(-ish) 2022 Broadway jukebox musical & JULIET is finally making its long-awaited pit-stop an hour south of L.A. at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through September 21, 2025. Unabashedly gleeful and quite a broad crowd-pleaser, this fun, empowering, and infectiously giddy musical is, simply put, such an endearing, delightful surprise. Featuring thrilling visuals, a uniformly talented, likable cast, a wonderfully silly yet still aspirational premise, and a long list of ear worm bops that weave seamlessly into its organized mayhem, this entertaining tongue-in-cheek stage show is, hands down, this reviewer’s favorite touring direct-from-Broadway production of 2025 so far by a mile.

Papatango and Park Theatre have announced full casting for the world première of 2024 Papatango New Writing Prize winner Hannah Doran's The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights.

During a recent visit to The Tonight Show, Tony Award-winner David Byrne shared how his American Utopia stage show led him to an unexpected side gig. Watch the interview now!

It is bad for the state if Broadway falters. Broadway will falter if investment dries up. It is as simple as that. (I’m not sure how the “backfill” idea is in keeping with the idea that the credit is designed to stimulate investment, as that investment will have already occurred, but I also see the argument that folks who decided to invest in shows opening later in the fall were expecting the credit, and they may not invest in the future if they feel they were shafted this go round.)

Four-time Best Show nominee Milo Edwards is recording his hit show, 'Sentimental' at Underbelly Boulevard, London on 27th September @ 3pm. Learn more here!

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Paloma Diamond, Chester Gregory, and many more! See the full lineup here.

The Den Theatre today announced upcoming October 2025 shows at the theatre's Wicker Park stages, including Alex Borstein, Janeane Garofalo and more. See the full lineup here!