Chicago 1979

On September 18 and 19, master Dietrich interpreter Ute Lemper tells Marlene’s story, along with singing her fabulous songs from all the chapters of her life. See photos from the show by Conor Weiss

'Evita' is making its way back to Broadway, but it’s been more than four decades since Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Tony Award-winning musical first arrived in New York City. BroadwayWorld looks back at the original cast.

The Hip Hop Nutcracker will launch its 20-city national tour, featuring hip hop pioneer Kurtis Blow and Da Brat as special guest MCs. Da Brat will make her debut with the production in Washington, D.C. and Chicago.

Maximum Entertainment Productions announced a 20-city national tour of THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER starting November 14 in Purchase, New York. Hip hop pioneer Kurtis Blow returns as special guest MC, while Da Brat joins the production for Washington, D.C. and Chicago performances.

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Write Out Loud, Michael Cerveris and more. 

Natural Talent Productions will present Stephen Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Community Baptist Church in Warrenville, featuring local performers in the tale of a vengeful barber and a meat pie shop owner in Victorian London.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present the second part of its virtual feedback lab for musical theater writers and producers, focusing on songs that express conflict, character turnarounds, and plot complications.

It's official! Downstate will make its Broadway premiere this fall, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. Learn more about the show here!

54 Below will host a lineup of performers including Britani Bateman with Lagoona Bloo, Claybourne Elder, Charles Busch, Ute Lemper, Linda Eder, Orfeh, and Jeanna de Waal, alongside a Frank Sinatra tribute concert and other cabaret acts.

Mickey White is about to realize one of his career dreams – playing the title role in “Dear Evan Hansen,” the 2016 Tony Award winner for Best Musical.

 More than four decades after Klaus Nomi's singular voice transformed the downtown music scene, a new stage musical inspired by his life will receive its first public presentation on Sunday, August 30 (1pm) at the Green Room 42, in a benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. 

TAPA announced the recipients of the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards at a ceremony at Meridian Hall in Toronto, with multiple wins going to THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD, THE DIVISION, and NARNIA, among others.

Wharton Arts announced the appointment of Carol Chickering Burden as President and CEO, bringing over two decades of leadership in arts, education, and youth development to the New Jersey organization.

North Coast Repertory Theatre has announced the passing of Marty Burnett, the company's longtime Resident Set Designer and Technical Director, who died on his 72nd birthday, following a sudden cardiac event.

The Harlem Jazz Series will present a summer lineup of performances at a Harlem venue, featuring trumpeter Eddie Allen, pianist Eli Yamin, Sonelius Smith, Reggie Nicholson, and saxophonist Jordan Young.

A new documentary spotlighting playwright Luis Valdez has set a theatrical run this summer. American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, directed by David Alvarado, will begin its theatrical run on July 17 in New York exclusively at the Film Forum. 

The recipients have been revealed for the 2026 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, which aim to support creators of concert music ranging in age from 13 to 30.

Much has been written about the proliferation of pop singer-songwriters writing new musicals for Broadway and off-Broadway. Less covered is the trend of pop singers performing on Broadway, which has made for a number of memorable appearances in current and recent seasons. 

Deep Flight Productions will present an encore engagement of WHO WE BECOME, a program of rarely produced Lanford Wilson one-acts, at Factory Series at the Chain Studio Theatre in New York.

Broadway’s original cast album of “Chicago” is among the selections joining the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2026. Learn more about the full list here!

Laurie Metcalf is back on Broadway! The actress of stage and screen is back in New York, starring in Death of a Salesman. As Metcalf takes her next Broadway bow, we're looking back on some of her many iconic roles.

The lineup has been announced for the 33rd edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF), spotlighting 14 contemporary and classic feature films and 25 short films.

The Driehaus Museum will host the spring activation of IN THE ROUND, an engaging installation by artist Brendan Fernandes. The event promises to blend contemporary art with historical context, offering visitors a unique cultural experience in a historic setting.

The renowned guitar duo Sérgio & Odair Assad will perform their final concert at 92nd Street Y, New York, marking the end of their farewell tour with a special program of Brazilian and Latin American music.

 Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, the Evanston theatre company that has been thrilling audiences with stories of the Black American and African diaspora experience since 1979, has announced its programming for the 2026 season.