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THE WIZ will return to Chicago as part of Broadway In Chicago’s touring season with a limited engagement at the James M. Nederlander Theatre. The national tour includes Dana Cimone, Alan Mingo Jr., Sheherazade, Kyla Jade, D. Jerome, Cal Mitchell, and Elijah Ahmad Lewis.

It's time to meet Broadway's best on The Muppet Show tonight! With the new special now streaming, we have rounded up some of the best of Broadway talent during the show's original run.

It's time to meet Broadway's new creatures of the night! Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast for Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, with direction by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton.

SFJAZZ will present a diverse lineup of jazz performances in February 2026, featuring renowned artists and ensembles. The month-long event will take place at the iconic SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco.

Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2025/26 Season will continue with Richard Strauss’s electrifying Salome. Salome returns to Lyric for the first time in 20 years in Sir David McVicar’s production. Get a first look at production photos here!

The Broadway production of Ragtime was a glorious accomplishment, a riveting testament to the original American musical and to all that America itself could be. The show ran for 834 performances at the Ford Center, closing in the final year of the 20th century. It was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, taking home four.

Des Moines Metro Opera has announced the 40 singers selected for the 2026 Frank R. Brownell III Apprentice Artist Program, one of the nation's oldest and most respected professional training programs for emerging opera artists.

The Broadway-bound new musical, The Wanderer, based on the life and music of Dion DiMucci will receive an industry invitation-only reading on Friday, January 23rd in New York City.

One of the best parts of seeing a show in New York City is how there is often a relevant historic spot to visit, just steps away from the show you’re seeing. Here's just a few examples...

Chicago: Teen Edition transports us to the roaring twenties, where Roxie Hart, a chorus girl with big ambitions, murders her unfaithful lover and convinces her devoted husband, Amos, to take the blame—until he realizes the truth. Sent to death row, Roxie encounters fellow “Merry Murderess” Velma Kelly, and the two fierce rivals battle for fame, headlines, and ultimately, freedom.

Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Graham Nash will perform at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater on April 22 and 23, 2026, as part of his Live On Tour 2026.

While different tryout theaters have different relationships to the development of new shows, it’s worth looking at both which commercial rental theaters and which non-profit theaters have had the most Best Musical Tony Award winners come from their stages.

City Theater Company (CTC), now in its 32nd season, will give adiences “the “old razzle-dazzle” this December with Chicago, one of the most popular American musicals of all time. 

Tckets for the Portland, OR engagement of The Wiz will go on sale Monday, October 20 at 10 AM. Learn more about the Portland engagement and see how to purchase tickets here!

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Tony Award-winning hit musical Monty Python’s Spamalot, the first-ever vinyl release of the original Broadway cast recording will be released featuring the never-before-released track, “The Cow Song.”

At Teatro VillaLobos, the Broadway classic takes on a new life under the direction and choreography of Bárbara Guerra, who updates the visuals with large screens and real-time projections without losing the soul of the original, with a fine-tuned cast that delivers moving performances in numbers like 'At the Ballet' and 'What I Did for Love'. Metalinguistic and vibrant, the production celebrates the dreams, pain, and persistence of those who live to dance.

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary Celebration at The Auditorium, Chicago's beloved Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater will launch The Auditorium's 2025-26 Dance Season. Learn more!

This reviewer was completely in awe of the amazing vocals at David Sabella's 9/30 CHICAGO tribute show. The original Mary Sunshine from the 1990s Encores! revival shared details about his journey through the show, and plenty of Kander & Ebb numbers.

On September 22, Vancouver, BC welcomed K-pop girl group, tripleS as their subunit Alphie to The Centre for their TOUR. The North American leg began on September 3 and serves as the group’s third world tour. Eight members of the 24-member collective performed in this unit which included: YooYeon, Kotone, Nien, Lynn, HaYeon, ShiOn, ChaeWon, and JiYeon.

Oak Park Festival Theatre will be honored with a Special Equity Award at the 57th Annual Joseph Jefferson Awards on September 29, 2025. The recognition coincides with the company’s 50th anniversary season, celebrating its historic partnership with the Park District of Oak Park, expanded programming, and doubled attendance since 2022.

A Chorus Line, featuring music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, first opened in 1975 under the direction of Michael Bennett with co-choreographer Bob Avian.

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band, featuring Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Hamish Stuart, Warren Ham, Buck Johnson, and Gregg Bissonette, returns for a third year to The Venetian Resort Las Vegas from Sept. 24-27.

 BrightSide Theatre has announced the cast and production team for THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, the opening production of its 14th season.

Did you know that the Richard Rodgers Theatre, current home of Hamilton, has housed more Best Musical Tony Award winners than any other Broadway house? Since the Tony Awards began in 1947 and began issuing a Best Musical Award in 1949, nine Best Musicals have played the Richard Rodgers Theatre, which used to be named the 46th Street Theatre.

Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her.