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Charlie Sutton, a veteran Broadway performer and director who originated roles has been named Artistic Director of Broadway Dreams. Sutton will guide the nonprofit's artistic programming and mentorship-driven education.

New York City Ballet named dancer and choreographer Tiler Peck to the role of Choreographic Associate, expanding her creative responsibilities with the company.

Tickets are now on sale for Cameron Mackintosh's new production of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, running Feb. 17-28, 2027. The tour features Isaiah Bailey as the Phantom and marks the musical's return to North America.

On September 17th, we lost Duncan Sheik, a major composer and influence on 21st century theatre, whose music for Spring Awakening pushed the art form forward. Sheik was impressively prolific. While the headline of his theatre career may be the impactful Spring Awakening, his career was filled with over a dozen other varied and worthwhile theatrical projects, in addition to his achievements in popular music. He wrote music and sometimes lyrics for an impressive slate of musicals in addition to composing music for plays, and amassed a notable collective of collaborators on his many shows. 

Music supervisor and orchestrator Sam Davis exclusively tells BroadwayWorld how he’s freshening up ‘The Fantasticks’ for Broadway for its first production on the Great White Way.

Jacob's Pillow will present a free global livestream of YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX: FRESH VOICES IN DANCE, showcasing world premieres by nine choreographers from the Marcella Hymowitz Creative Fellowship.

The discourse surrounding reasons for reviving musicals on Broadway is a relatively recent phenomenon. These days, if a show is announced for a revival, a sentence that often follows is: “Why are they reviving it?” 

The Fartiste will return to New York for two performances at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, featuring Kevin Kraft in the title role alongside Joel Blum, and more.

Directed by Jonathan O'Boyle, this production comes from Barn Theatre Cirencester where it was first staged in 2022, revived for a summer run and now transfers with its full Barn company before heading off on a national tour. It arrives as a hastily arranged replacement for the troubled Burlesque that is doing its own circuit of the UK after cancelling what was meant to be its opening run.

Inferno is set to present Bitcoin Bad Boy, a new comedy written by Ben Schiller and directed by Meg Gomez-Campbell, running as part of the Factory Series at the Chain Theatre in Midtown Manhattan for twelve performances.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's revitalized production of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA go on sale for a Des Moines Performing Arts engagement at the Civic Center March 3-14, 2027. The new North American tour features the acclaimed London production direction by Seth Sklar-Heyn.

'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.

Prime Video will premiere Elsie Silver's bestselling romance saga ROSE HILL, produced by Temple Hill, with Siobhan McGroarty, Sophia Reid-Gantzert, West Mulholland, Gigi Zumbado and Curtis Hamilton.

When you go to a show and find out that an understudy is going on for one of the leading roles, you may actually be seeing a future Tony Award winner in the making.

Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will play Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville from February 3-14. Tickets go on sale September 18.

Portland Center Stage celebrates two decades at its historic home with a milestone season featuring new productions and co-productions, as the theater emerges from a financial crisis.

Country music artist Dylan Scott will perform at the Sanford Pentagon with special guests Graham Barham and Cody Lohden. The multi-platinum singer has four No. 1 singles and has toured with Garth Brooks and Luke Bryan.

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.

Complete principal casting has been announced for the Off-Broadway revival of Spring Awakening at Studio Seaview, directed by Danya Taymor and beginning performances November 27, 2026.

Luis Alfaro's world premiere explores Chicano life in California's San Joaquin Valley, centering on a Pentecostal church community in Earlimart facing immigration raids and personal transformation.

Following the departure of Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey, the previously announced London revival of Sunday in the Park With George has been cancelled. Leanrn more here.

Sonia Friedman Productions announced the complete cast for Robert Icke's stage adaptation of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's Oscar-winning film, starring Keira Knightley, Stephen Dillane, and Luke Thompson at the Adelphi Theatre.

Brian S. Brijbag's dark comedy about a mother fighting a corporation over a cartoon frog on her son's gravestone will receive its world premiere at Emerging Artists Theatre's Spark Theatre Festival NYC.

Edward Einhorn directs a new production of Václav Havel's political satire UNVEILING, presented by Untitled Theater Company No. 61 in cooperation with the Czech Center New York and Rehearsal for Truth International Theater Festival.

BroadwayWorld spoke with Fernandes to discuss both projects, early theatrical memories, portraying several characters in a fast-paced farce, playing games with audiences, and his experience as a first-time director with the Shaw Festival.