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Super Duper: Adapted From Mel Brooks's Cult Movie, Musical O JOVEM FRANKENSTEIN (Young Frankenstein) It's Alive! in Brazil
by Claudio Erlichman - Jan 31, 2024


From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation – Young Frankenstein!

Odyssey Opera Performs THE VOYAGE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE in April
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2024


Odyssey Opera, in partnership with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), presents the New England premiere of Dominick Argento’s opera The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe, on Friday, April 5, 2024, in Poe’s birthplace of Boston.

Dutch National Opera Reveals Lineup For OPERA FORWARD FESTIVAL
by Stephi Wild - Dec 28, 2023


Dutch National Opera has announced the Opera Forward Festival lineup. The festival will kick off in March 2024. Learn more about the festival and find out how to attend here!

Wagner's LOHENGRIN Comes to San Francisco Opera in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2023


San Francisco Opera presents Richard Wagner's Lohengrin from October 15–November 1 in director David Alden's staging, a co-production of London's Royal Opera, Covent Garden and Antwerp's Opera Vlaanderen. Learn more about the opera here!

BEATRIX CENCI Comes to Teatr Wielki in May 2024
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2023


BEATRIX CENCI Comes to Teatr Wielki in May 2024. Learn more about the opera and how to get tickets here!

REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Hamavand Engineer Shares His Thoughts on RAZOR GANG WARS
by Jade Kops - Sep 6, 2023


Based on the real life story of when the razor gangs battled for supremacy on the streets of Sydney in the 1920’s, RAZOR GANG WARS is staged in the unique setting of a 200-year-old sandstone crypt beneath St James’ Church in Sydney

BEATRIC CENCI Comes to Teatr Wielki in 2024
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2023


In the 2021/2022 season, Barbara Radziwiłł took command of the stage of the Polish National Opera by virtue of the concert performance of Henryk Jarecki’s opera about that Polish queen.

Dutch National Opera & Ballet Sets 2023/24 Season Featuring World Premieres & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2023


Dutch National Opera & Ballet will present a multifaceted 2023/2024 season. The new small theatre, Studio Boekman, opens its doors, the Dutch National Ballet's Junior Company celebrates its tenth anniversary and the Dutch National Opera Studio its fifth.

Nathan Lane to Moderate Live Evening With Steve Martin and Harry Bliss at The Town Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2022


The Town Hall has announced that stage and screen star Nathan Lane will moderate a special evening with Hollywood icon Steve Martin and artist Harry Bliss, as they reflect on their new book Number One Is Walking - My Life In the Movies and Other Diversions (Celadon Books). The live evening will take place on November 15 at 8pm at The Town Hall.

CHICAGO, A History- Part 2: A Modern Classic Makes A Bang On Stage and Screen
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2022


Discover the story behind one of the greatest musicals in history as we dive deep into the history of Broadway's longest-running American musical, John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse's, 'Chicago.'

Actress Eileen Ryan Passes Away at 94
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2022


Actress Eileen Ryan (born Eileen Annucci 10/16/1927), wife to actor and director Leo Penn and mother to composer and songwriter Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Christopher Penn, died at her home on October 9th.

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Announces Lineup for 31st Edition
by Michael Major - Sep 20, 2022


Screenings will kick off with the Opening Night presentation of Mark Fletcher’s Patrick and the Whale, followed by the Centerpiece Selections of Ben Klein and Violet Columbus’ The Exiles and Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes, with Kathlyn Horan’s The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile screening on Closing Night.

DEADHOUSE, The Immersive True Crime Experience, Returns This Year
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2022


After two sell-out seasons in 2018 and 2019, DEADHOUSE: Tales of Sydney Morgue returns this Spring for a chilling third season featuring two stories from writer/director Liviu Monsted: The Razor Gang Wars: The Rise of Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh, followed by Simmonds & Newcombe: The Deadly Run.

BWW Review: ANASTASIA North American Tour Journeys to Philadelphia's Merriam Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2021


The North American Tour of Anastasia-the sweeping, alternate-history/fairytale musical based on the animated 1997 film-journeyed to Philadelphia's Merriam Theater last night. Anastasia features a book by theatre luminary Terrence McNally, and a score by the Tony Award -winning team of Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics).

BWW Review: Star-Studded RAGTIME Heralds Nashville Repertory Theatre's Return to Live Performance
by Jeffrey Ellis - Nov 11, 2021


Ragtime, the Tony Award-winning musical about life in these United States during the very early years of the 20th century, is a richly drawn and evocatively told rumination on the pursuit of the American dream seen from the perspective of a diverse, multi-ethnic cast of characters. Now onstage through Sunday at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s James K. Polk Theatre, in a glittering and sumptuous revival from Nashville Repertory Theatre, Ragtime proves an ambitious choice for the company’s return to live performance after more than 18 months of darkness due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

BWW Review: Street Theater Company Comes Roaring Back With LIZZIE: THE MUSICAL at Darkhorse Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - Oct 24, 2021


Lizzie Borden, who maintained her innocence of the axe murders of her father and stepmother until the day she died in 1927, was very possibly the progenitor of every piece of tabloid journalism that continues to titillate readers to this very day. Who better than she then to become the protagonist in a provocative work of musical theater that lays bare all the rumors that surrounded her in life and which gives her agency over her own story almost a hundred years after her death?

129 Musicals & Shows You Can Stream From Home in 2021
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 21, 2020


BroadwayWorld put together a list of all the live action musicals you can stream on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, BroadwayHD, and Disney Plus. Are you looking for something to get your mind off… all of this? So are we. Because everyone needs some escape,

The 101 Greatest Showtunes from 1920-2020
by Peter Nason - Mar 19, 2020


How do we make a list of the 101 greatest show tunes from the past 100 years? Well, we did the near-impossible task.  Check out our full list here! 

130+ Musicals That You Can Stream Now!
by Team BWW - Apr 4, 2021


Visit our list of the best musicals & shows you can watch from home! We've got you covered with all the must-sees on streaming sites including Tony-award winners, favorite stars and top performances.

Rare INVISIBLE MAN Poster to Disappear in Heritage Auctions Movie Posters Auction
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 9, 2020


One of just a handful of this style poster released to promote Universal's 1933 monster classic The Invisible Man may bring as much as $125,000 in Heritage Auctions' Movie Poster auction March 21-22. The sale is filled with first-time offerings ranging from stone litho masterpieces to early War and advertising posters.

The Montalbán Celebrates Ricardo Montalbán's 100th Birthday with Diversity and Inclusion
by Abigail Charpentier - Jan 31, 2020


In celebration of what would be legendary film and television icon Ricardo Montalbán's 100th birthday in 2020, the historic Hollywood theatre, The Montalbán, whose moniker is “where entertainment begins,” is unveiling new plans to fulfill Ricardo Montalbán's dream of diversity and inclusion. This year, the owners of The Montalbán, Ricardo's son in law and President of The Montalbán Company, LLC, Gilbert Smith, and daughter Anita, have plans to expand the theatre's musical performances, beginning with The Company Men on February 21 and 22; and The Soul of Broadway Starring Terron Brooks on February 28 and 29.

Frances Fisher and Gregory Harrison Will Lead Laguna Playhouse's THE LION IN WINTER
by Julie Musbach - Oct 25, 2019


Laguna Playhouse announces the final cast and creative team to join acclaimed film, TV and theatre veterans Frances Fisher (a?oeTitanic,a?? Native Gardens, Barbeque), as a?oeQueen Eleanora?? and Gregory Harrison (a?oeTrapper John, M.D.,a?? Broadway's Chicago, Steel Pier), as a?oeKing Henry IIa?? in THE LION IN WINTER

Miss Marple Hunts a Killer In Peninsula Players' A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 17, 2019


Now on stage at Peninsula Players Theatre through July 28 is Agatha Christie's endearing, yet shrewd detective, Miss Marple, who is on the hunt for a crafty killer in 'A Murder is Announced,' by Leslie Darbon. Miss Marple is making her debut at America's oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County's theatrical icon.  Christie introduced Miss Marple to readers in 1927 when The Royal Magazine published her short story "The Tuesday Night Club," in which three people are poisoned at dinner and one dies.

Camden People's Theatre Announce Autumn 2018 Season
by Julie Musbach - Jul 16, 2018


With two new festivals, three extensive runs of brand new shows and a host of new and returning artists.  Camden People's Theatre's Autumn season promises to deliver some of the best experimental theatre tackling some of the most pertinent and topical issues of the day.

Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Reveal Autumn Winter 2018 Season Ahead Of Public Sale
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2018


Following the announcement of The Lovely Bones, A Christmas Carol and Everyman rock 'n' roll panto The Snow Queen earlier this year, the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse has revealed its full programme for Autumn Winter 2018. Book adaptations, comedians, music, familiar faces and new collaborations to join their in-house productions for the season.

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