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Just when you thought understudying multiple roles as a swing could be a challenge, try going into a show you haven’t done in a few months. That’s totally expected for a vacation swing.

My name is Charlie Perkins and I am a graduate student at CUNY Baruch pursuing my MA in arts administration. Now, you may be thinking that I sound familiar. That’s because I was a student blogger for BroadwayWorld in 2023. Let me update you.

What did our critic think of SWEE at Milton Theatre?

The last few years have seen a resurgence in the commercial off-Broadway space. Last year saw prominent revivals of Heathers and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and this fall alone will see a revival of Spring Awakening and new musicals Midnight and The Conversation. And that’s before getting into the dozens of commercial off-Broadway plays. The number of shows and the prominence Off-Broadway is gaining certainly seem to suggest a much higher degree of optimism in those spaces compared to the relatively struggling Broadway landscape. But what’s behind that optimism?

There were so many wonders and anxieties I had about managing college and theatre, especially as a freshman. As a senior I can safely say that you can find a routine that works for you, even when it feels difficult!

While reading and seeing Duncan Macmillan's renowned play, Every Brilliant Thing, I felt it was fitting to compile a list of 100 brilliant things about my life as a communications and theatre student in New York City.

Visiting theatres and watching shows such as Operation Mincemeat (PPAC) and The Getaway Driver (Trinity Rep) help me feel that sense of community, as I can see that the art of theatre is shared no matter where I am.

Fredi Shehadi is an Emmy award-winning New York–based guitarist, composer, songwriter and recording artist. His brilliant new Jazz/Americana genre-bending album ‘Bout Time’ just dropped on 9/25.

This is why The Outsiders has endured for generations. Beneath its conflicts and tragedies is a simple truth: the people who stand beside us can become just as important as the family we are born into.

Each semester is a new puzzle to solve. It's quite the task to figure out when you can eat, and when you can be productive, and what order to complete everything in.

Here are a few top picks to consider in NYC this week including the New York Pops annual benefit featuring Deborah Cox, a Jerry Herman tribute, and more.

Watch the full video with Richard Ridge to hear more from Brill about working with Daniel Fish, sharing the stage with Thomas J. Ryan, collaborating with Rob Lowe and Gillian Jacobs, his experience playing Roy Cohn in Fellow Travelers, and the unusual place he keeps his Tony Award!

As the temperature begins to cool, and the days get shorter, we all start to feel a shift in the air. In order to create a routine that lasts, one must start by shifting your mindset from a massive overhaul, to simpler step-by-step adjustments.

Broadway comes together for a new generation in Mr. Anthony & Friends, the new musical children’s series created, hosted and executive produced by singer-songwriter Anthony Nunziata, out 10/10.

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Rupert Young about being a part of Affluenza. We discussed what made him want to be a part of the production, what he hopes audiences take away from the show and even what it is like to be playing an American in London!

In this video, watch as Ben hits the rehearsal room to break down Ani Taj's Tony-nominated choreography for Broadway's The Rocky Horror Show with the help of dance captain Renée Albulario. Can you keep up?

Now You See Me Live is coming to Broadway! In BroadwayWorld's interview, Producer Simon Painter reveals how the hit film franchise became a live magic show, what to expect from the Four Horsemen, and more.

For BroadwayWorld’s Fall Preview, Michael Arden discusses the renewed urgency of Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men and directing Bradley Whitford as Colonel Jessup.

What goes into making the music of our favorite Broadway shows? How do Broadway composers make our favorite characters sing and our favorite scenes come alive? BroadwayWorld is finding out with Notes on a Score. Today we continue the series with Angelica Chéri (book and lyrics) and Ross Baum (music), who make their Broadway debuts this season with Wanted. Watch as they unpack Mary's (played by Solea Pfeiffer) big Act 1 ballad, 'The Way I Am.'

Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid may be more than 350 years old, but for director Brandon J. Dirden and adapter and star Bill Irwin, there is nothing dusty about it. This season, the pair are bringing the classic comedy to Broadway in a new adaptation by Irwin, with Dirden at the helm. And while the play arrives with centuries of history behind it, their approach to the material is decidedly alive: a company of expert comic actors in a room together, testing jokes, pushing physical comedy to its limits and searching beneath the farce for something recognizably human.

Mrs. Lovett has thought of everything. The seaside cottage, the fishing boat, the friends dropping in for dinner… “By the Sea,” her daydream of married life with Sweeney Todd, shows her to be nothing if not accommodating. “Now and then you could do the guest in,” she suggests, between thoughts of kippered herring and bathing dresses.

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?” 

We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2026 reading list.

Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again! There is something fitting about beginning another year of writing for BroadwayWorld with a phrase that feels so familiar, yet somehow carries an entirely different meaning this time around.