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New York Theatre Ballet will open its first season under Antonia Franceschi with performances at Danspace Project, featuring UNCAGED+, the American premiere of HOMAGE, and SHORT RIDE OUT.

The Altadena Music Theatre (AMT) production of Grease opened at the Mountain View Mausoleum, 2300 Marengo Avenue in Altadena. A celebration of teenage dreams, rebellious hearts, and the magic of first love. Check out the photos!

Rosie O'Donnell reveals that a proposed Wizard of Oz parody was shot down by ABC. As she prepares to step in for Jimmy Kimmel on his talk show while he's on a break, she reveals that she wanted to sing 'If He Only Had A Brain' as a Trump diss track.

Rosie O'Donnell stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss her move to Ireland, the inspiration behind her new Off-Broadway solo show Common Knowledge, and the unexpected way she landed a larger role in A League of Their Own. Watch the video.

Rosie O'Donnell officially opened her new Off-Broadway solo show, Common Knowledge, at the Daryl Roth Theatre this week. See photos from the opening night celebration as O'Donnell is joined by celebrity guests including Cyndi Lauper, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, Orfeh, Jerry Mitchell, and more.

Theatrical Press Agent, award-wining Author (Jameson Currier), Independent Publisher devoted to gay literature and later an Artist, died of a sudden heart attack at his home in in Chatham Center, New York.

Ready or not, here comes Rosie! Stage and screen superstar Rosie O'Donnell is returning to the New York City stage with her solo show, Common Knowledge, premiering Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre on July 22. Watch in this video as Rosie chats more about what audiences can expect from the new show.

Altadena Music Theatre will present GREASE, featuring Broadway's Ruby Lewis as Sandy and Bryce Ryness as Vince Fontaine, at the Mountain View Mausoleum in Altadena.

Altadena Music Theatre announced its 2026 summer season with productions of GREASE and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, performed at a temporary outdoor venue at the Mountain View Mausoleum after the Eaton Fire displaced the company.

What’s happening Off-Broadway in July? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this season, including one-person shows by celebrities, world premiere plays, musical revivals and more.

Stages St. Louis has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of Guys & Dolls. Directed by James Monroe Iglehart, the classic musical will run July 24 through August 23 at The Ross Family Theatre.

Rosie O'Donnell is returning to the New York City stage with her solo show, Common Knowledge. The Emmy and Tony Award winner's new show will reflect on her move to her newly adopted hometown of Dublin, Ireland, and her youngest child, Clay.

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. 

Goodman Theatre announced the full cast for ICEBOY!, a new musical comedy starring Emmy winners Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, alongside Grey Henson, Sarah Stiles, and Cedric Yarbrough, directed by Marc Bruni.

Dear Readers, “Grease” may be the word at Village Theatre right now, but don’t expect to hear that song from the movie, as the movie does stray from the original stage show from Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. But we’ll get into that in a bit.

All new footage has been released for the UK and Ireland tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. The musical will then be touring the UK and Ireland until July. Check out the video here!

It’s… Hairspray! BroadwayWorld is taking a look back at what the cast of this beloved musical has been up to since the show first graced the Broadway stage!

Take a trip down memory lane with our 40 favorite parade performances of years gone by! The Parade is known for bringing may of our favorite Broadway shows and performances to the small screen and our editors have battled it out to pick their favorites. 

The full cast has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour Priscilla Queen of the Desert, including Kevin Clifton, Nick Hayes, and more. Learn more about the show here!

When “Grease” premiered in 1971, the Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey musical about working-class teenagers at a Midwestern high school in the late 1950s was a gritty satire, first performed at a Chicago nightclub.

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Beth Leavel, Casey Likes, Joe Iconis and more. See the full month of programming here! 

Stage veterans Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing are set to reprise their roles as the eccentric witch aunts, Bridget and Frances Owens, in Practical Magic 2.

Get a first look at Christine Dwyer in North Shore Music Theatre's production of WAITRESS, now playing through Sunday, June 15, 2025. Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis' love story has been a lifetime-in-the-making. Both hailing from Boston's North Shore, they started crossing paths professionally in NYC in 2010 and finally connected as friends in 2015.

This time, the reader question was: How often do legit Broadway plays and musicals include live animals in their companies? Can you name some recent examples of animals in Broadway shows?