Footloose Revival (2006 West End)

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 4, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Derek Hough is back on tour this summer, and you could say the triple-threat superstar doesn’t have to be. But live performance is Hough’s happy place.

For nine years, the Kindling Arts Festival has been bringing audiences together by giving local artists the chance to display their creativity. From July 23rd to the 26th this year, over one hundred and fifty local artists got to perform twenty-two shows spread across eight venues in Nashville.

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

Craig Brewer, director of Dolemite Is My Name and the 2011 remake of Footloose, has been tapped to helm the currently untitled biopic of iconic rapper Snoop Dogg.

Today’s subject Marika Countouris is currently living her theatre life onstage at Signature Theatre as Musical Director/Keyboardist for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The show runs through June 22nd in the ARK.

Annette Tanner is returning home to New Zealand in January 2025 and is bringing a host of Broadway stars and creatives with her once again.

The Broadway League has revealed the three recipients of the 2024 Broadway League Leadership Awards that were presented during the League’s Annual Meeting. Learn more about the honorees here!

Season 10 winner of NBC’s The Voice Alisan Porter, along with some of her most talented friends, will be Home for the Holidays at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood for one show only.

ANASTASIA al TEATRO ARCIMBOLDI DEBUTTO A DICEMBRE 2024 A MILANO PER LA VERSIONE ITALIANA DEL GRANDE SUCCESSO DI BROADWAY

STAGES St. Louis has announced the full cast of their 2024 production of Disney’s NEWSIES, performing July 26- August 25 at The Ross Family Theatre at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. The show will be led by Daniel Marconi as Jack Kelly and Taylor Quick as Katherine. St. Louis’ Matthew Cox will be making his STAGES St. Louis Debut when he takes on the role of Crutchie.   Steve Bebout, immediately off of his St. Louis Theatre Circle win as Best Director of a Comedy for last year’s hit show CLUE, will return to STAGES to direct Disney’s NEWSIES. Bebout’s CLUE set box office records as the best-selling production in the history of STAGES St. Louis. Choreography will be created by STAGES newcomer, Lindsay Joy Lancaster. 

This time, the reader question was: How often have Broadway musicals like The Outsiders been about teenagers?

Atlantic For Kids' EL OTRO OZ Begins Performances Tomorrow - Atlantic Theater Company's production of EL OTRO OZ starts tomorrow.

Find out what's new on Max this January, including the Debut of HBO Original “True Detective: Night Country” and Max Original “On the Roam,” New Seasons Of Max Original “Sort Of,' HBO Original “Real Time with Bill Maher,” And Adult Swim's “Rick and Morty,” And Debut of HBO Original Documentary “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.'

ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY is adding a performance of 'RING OF FIRE: The Music of Johnny Cash' due to overwhelming demand.

Atlantic for Kids has revealed the cast for the new bi-lingual musical El Otro Oz, with a book by Mando Alvarado and Tommy Newman, music & lyrics by Jaime Lozano and Tommy Newman. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Ensemble Theatre Company presents 'Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash' directed by Randy Redd at the New Vic Theatre in Santa Barbara. Don't miss this roof-lifting, crowd-pleasing musical tribute to Johnny Cash.

Derek Hough is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. Check out our interview here!

Get all the latest updates on Berkshire Theatre Group's upcoming production of Copenhagen. Find out who has been cast in the lead roles and when and where you can catch this highly anticipated show. Don't miss this limited engagement - learn more now!

Discover the latest additions to the cast of THE TWIGGY MUSICAL, including Darren Day and Hannah-Jane Fox. Find out when and where this highly anticipated production will be held, and secure your tickets to experience this sensational musical firsthand. Don't miss out - book your seats now!

The 2023 Henry Awards were held on July 24, 2023.  Among the big winners of the evening were The Royale from BETC. Check out the full list of winners here!

GFour Productions has announced the cast of leading ladies for the Madison, Wis., production of the international hit show Menopause The Musical, which will play at Overture Center for three performances

Top stories: inside the 2023 Jimmy Awards, read the reviews and check out footage from the Goodman Theatre's production of The Who's Tommy, and more!

The World Premiere of ALI will be presented in Ali's hometown of Louisville, at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, in Fall 2024. Learn more about the show here!

Heathers the Musical, will be ushering in a new cast from 21st February at The Other Palace, with the show now booking until 3 September 2023.