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A girl achieves her dream of performing on a TV dance show in 1960s Baltimore — and works to integrate the show — in this musical version of the John Waters film. Outside of traditional beauty standards, she faces many prejudices, become an instant celebrity, and fight against racial segregation promoting inclusion of everyone in the city.

The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Board of Trustees voted unanimously on October 10, 2024, to add eight renowned industry leaders, all with a shared commitment to the lifesaving impact of Broadway Cares.

Adirondack Theatre Festival and Proctors Collaborative have entered into a three-year agreement to expand shared services and explore how the two will partner more significantly over the long term. Learn more!

Circa: Human 2.0 is coming to the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, CA Friday, October 18 at 7:30pm and Saturday, October 19 at 2:00pm. 

What did our critic think of MATILDA THE MUSICAL IS MARVELOUS! at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre?

Read BroadwayWorld's review of the national tour of Beetlejuice at the Marcus Center. Learn more about the show and see what our critic thought.

This Halloween season, BroadwayWorld is taking a look at Tim Burton's musical theater connections, both onscreen and onstage, as well as offering some spooky listening to match the vibes of spooky season.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry will present Sea Offerings, Wayang, and Me, a lecture-performance by UConn Puppet Arts Professor Dr. Matthew Cohen, with video by artist Ben Hagari, on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Ballard Institute Theater, located at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs.

Cameron Blakely and Alex Young will join the cast of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, in concert at The London Palladium on Sunday 24 November. 

REDCAT has announced performances by THE WOOSTER GROUP from Oct. 18-20 and 22-23, featuring a reimagined version of Richard Foreman's 1988 play with a multilayered sound and video score.

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.

This show might be up your alley if you are a Beetlejuice superfan, enjoy crude humor or like to have your senses assaulted. In any case, you probably should leave your kids and your epileptic friends at home.

Scarecrow Video, the country’s largest publicly accessible, non-profit video archive, is about to get a whole lot bigger with over 9,700 titles from a private collection being added to their library. The new additions come from 90 countries.

The full casting and creative team have been announced for Hackney Empire's 25th pantomime, Dick Whittington and his Cat. 

COWBOY JUNKIES will celebrate their 40th anniversary with a special performance at NJPAC on February 15, 2025. Fans can look forward to an evening of music spanning their four-decade career.

The Royal Court Theatre has launched The Writers' Card, a new membership at the heart of an expanded package to support playwrights at every stage in their career. 

It's just days until one of the most anticipated events of the season for theater lovers. The Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction is about to take over the Theatre District and we have all info you need to prepare yourself for the big day!

 Broadway Across Canada announced that single tickets for the North American Tour of BEETLEJUICE, the edgy and irreverent Broadway smash hit musical comedy, will go on sale September 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM MT.

The hit Broadway musical BEETLEJUICE announced its Edmonton tour stop with tickets available starting September 23.

In 1988, Tim Burten made the film Beetlejuice and the musical based on it premiered on Broadway in 2019 and now it has its European premiere at the Östgöteatern in Norrköping. Once again, Östgötateatern has found a musical gem and put its mark on it.

Cape Ann Symphony will kick off the 73rd season at 2:00 PM on September, 29 2024 with an Orchestral Spectacular featuring music from Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin and Ottorino Respighi.

This time, the reader question was: I know sometimes writers perform in their own shows… but How Often Do Writers Play in the Orchestra for Their Own Musicals on Broadway?

Is it serendipity or a testament to good writing? A day after the government mandate two thousand prisoners to enjoy an early release a new production of Our Country’s Good premieres: a play about deported British convicts forging a new life in newly colonised Australia couldn’t be timelier.

 The Shubert Organization hosted a reveal of the newly restored Majestic Theatre  on Monday, September 9 after a 16-month restoration process. Check out photos of the newly restored theatre here!

In a new interview, producers Denzel Washington and Todd Black shed some light on their ambitions to adapt the whole of Wilson's American Century Cycle. With three already under their belts, they revealed the next play making the jump from stage to screen.