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Read our interview with Brian Jucha of LOVE BOMB at Catastrophic Theatre.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this November with a full slate of nightly performances. Learn more about the November 2024 lineup, featuring a diverse array of performances from renowned jazz musicians and emerging artists.

Every Broadway theatre will dim its lights in Maggie Smith's honor. An iconic performer cherished by theatregoers and admired by colleagues around the world, Smith passed away on September 27, 2024, at the age of 89.  

​GREASE is the word, as the title song goes from the Blockbuster movie musical that had an all star cast including Olivia Newton John, John Travolta, and Stockard Channing. Next weekend  STARRING BUFFALO presents  the stage version in it's signature concert, semi staged style. And some of Broadway's newest rising stars  come to town for 3 performances of beloved 50's High School musical.

A sold out two-night engagement at Feinstein’s at the Nikko was a testament to the enduring draw power of veteran actor/director/song stylist Lucie Arnaz. Those in attendance were treated to a reprise of her well-crafted, autobiographical concert performed and recorded live at the Purple Room in Palm Springs last year.

Jobsite Theater once again dives headfirst into a world only they know how to portray. A world reveling in the strange, the unorthodox, and yet proving to be a masterclass of all things twisted and warped. This production which harkens back to their production of Shockheaded Peter, a few seasons back, once again dives into a little unfamiliar territory than we normally witness in the area, but an area so well known to Jobsite and its followers. Perfectly demented and, perfectly placed this deranged grouping of child-like tales have a bleak ending for most of the characters involved.

Tickets for the Boston engagement of THE WIZ are currently on sale.  THE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new Broadway tour, the first one in 40 years. 

Esteemed American playwrights Cherríe Moraga and Richard Wesley have been announced as the 2024 recipients of the Legacy Playwright Awards. Learn more about the playwrights and about the awards.

Avon Players’ season will continue with a bittersweet story of three women coming home and reconciling the trajectory of their messy lives with their small-town upbringing in Crimes of the Heart, running November 8-23.

Joyce Carol Oates and Bill Connington will present a special event at the New York Society Library. The event will feature discussions and readings, offering insights into their creative processes.

I Am Harvey Milk, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, will be making its European premiere at Cadogan Hall on 27 October. Joel Harper-Jackson will star alongside Sierra Boggess. The work, part choral and part theatre piece, tells the story of Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist and politician in the United States who was assassinated.

I AM HARVEY MILK, based on the life of American LGBTQ+ activist, will see the West End’s Joel Harper-Jackson and Broadway’s Sierra Boggess lead a 50 strong choir and 26-piece orchestra for two special performances of Andrew Lippa’s oratorio at Cadogan Hall on Sunday 27 October 2024. 

The Huntington will kick off the nine-play Ufot Family Cycle and has announced the cast and creative team of Sojourners, the moving and heartfelt play written by Mfoniso Udofia and directed by Dawn M. Simmons.

East West Players announced the cast for the upcoming production of PACIFIC OVERTURES, set to return to the stage. The production will feature a talented ensemble bringing this classic musical to life.

Michael Rider's encore performance of This 'Ol House at The Green Room 42 will benefit SAGE, featuring country/rock songs, Broadway classics, and American Songbook titles. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Start spreading the news! The 78th Annual Tony Awards Nominations will be announced live on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

To prepare for the big moment of seeing the tale on screen, BroadwayWorld has put together a list of film projects that we think are worth viewing or revisiting before Wicked flies into theaters on November 22.

The marquee lights of The Royal Alexandra Theatre will be dimmed on Tuesday, October 1 to honour Dame Maggie Smith, one of the greatest actors of her generation, who died at the age of 89 in London today. Learn more about Smith's life and career.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actress Dame Maggie Smith has died at age 89. Perhaps best known for her screen roles in the Harry Potter film series and Downton Abbey, Smith also had several stage credits to her name, and won a Tony Award in 1990.

Check out a just-released music video from Avery Wilson and the cast of The Wiz as they perform 'You Can't Win', which was first performed by Michael Jackson in the 1978 film. Watch it in full here!

Broadway theatres will dim their lights to honor the memory of James Earl Jones, four-time nominated and two-time Tony Award®-winning actor and recipient of the 2017 Special Tony Award® for Lifetime Achievement, whose career spanned almost seven decades on Broadway.

The 78th Annual Tony Awards will return to the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City, broadcasting live to both coasts, Sunday, June 8, 2025. We have all of the details on the next Tonys ceremony!

In a recent interview on Sway's Universe, Stephanie Mills discussed the backlash to The Wiz on Broadway, and why she didn't play the role in the film due to 'politics.'

The producers of the hit Broadway musical revival of The Wiz has announced that tickets for the limited engagement at The Bushnell in Hartford, Connecticut will go on sale Friday, September 27 at 10 AM.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of HAIRSPRAY, the original Tracy, Penny, and Amber - Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler and Laura Bell Bundy - reunite for Mama I’m a Big Girl Now at The Wallis September 26, 2024. Got a chance to ask a few queries of Laura.