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Explore the making of the Liza Minnelli documentary with director Bruce David Klein. Discover insights into Liza's life, Klein's filmmaking approach, and their collaboration.

As the ground-breaking Broadway musical A Chorus Line celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025, Atlanta’s own City Springs Theatre Company (CSTC) will honor that legendary show and some of its original stars at their first-ever Encore Gala, Sunday, February 16th at the Byers Theatre in Sandy Springs.

This time, the reader question was: Other than Old Friends, what are the other Sondheim revues and what makes them different? This marks the theatre world’s fifth major Sondheim revue and the first since the theatre legend passed away in 2021. 

With more than thirty episodes having aired so far across its three seasons, BroadwayWorld has put together an exhaustive list of all the Broadway stars we could find who have appeared in CBS' Elsbeth.

Venamoris will release their sophomore album, To Cross or To Burn, on Feb. 28. Alongside the album announcement, Venamoris unveil “Animal Magnetism,” a striking cover of Scorpions’ 1980 love song, available to listen to now.

Oceanside Countryside is the latest of Neil Young's great “lost” albums to be released as part of his Analog Original Series (AOS). The album was recorded from May to December 1977, preceding the release of Comes A Time in 1978.

The Stylistics have announced their first new album in almost two decades titled 'FALLING IN LOVE WITH MY GIRL,' which will be released worldwide on February 21, 2025.

East West Players has announced its 60th Anniversary Diamond Legacy Season, helmed by recently appointed Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal. Learn more about the lineup here!

Ray of Light Theatre, San Francisco's home of 'musical theater with a bite', revealed its 2025 season featuring shows that celebrate the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Described as 'a raw, euphoric choreography between 3 figures and 75 litres of fake blood' and 'a cyclical feat of endurance and precision', Ocean Hester Stefan Chillingworth's Blood Show is coming to the Battersea Arts Centre from 12-23 November. We asked the artist to fill us in on what they found fascinating about the red stuff. 

The ever-iconic musical Les Misérables is making its way back to Wharton Center this week only, October 8th to 13th. BroadwayWorld Michigan had the pleasure of speaking with Nick Cartell, who plays Jean Valjean in the current national tour of Les Misérables.

After a critically-acclaimed run in Edinburgh, Star Stone's VILLAIN ERA, directed by Ryan Cunningham will return to New York. An autobiographical tale about Stone's own experience facing public-shaming and cancel culture, VILLAIN ERA will play a limited engagement at Off-Broadway's Caveat beginning October 27.

This time, the reader question was: I know sometimes writers perform in their own shows… but How Often Do Writers Play in the Orchestra for Their Own Musicals on Broadway?

Explore the story behind Barney and Betty Hill's 1961 UFO encounter in Lincoln, NH, and learn about Norty Cohen's alien rock opera 'They Came To Rock,' set for an off-Broadway run with Ed Valentine.

Written and directed by T.J. Elliott, HONOR stars Alinca Hamilton (Andrei Serban's Richard III, Julius Caesar at Classic Stage, To All the Black Girls... at Ars Nova), along with John Blaylock (Doctor Frankenstein at West End Theater, The Temple at The Brick, Proof at The Gallery Players), and Ed Altman (Love's Labor's Lost at Theatre Row, Atlantic Pharmaceuticals at The Tank, Jake Shore's Adjust The Procedure).

Barry Primus's new play, SOUP IN THE SECOND ACT, will be presented at Theater for the New City from September 26 to October 6. Learn more about the resident theater production.

The Actors’ Gang audience favorite Topsy Turvy (A Musical Greek Vaudeville), written and directed by Artistic Director Tim Robbins, will return for a limited engagement September 26th to November 16th.

The full cast has been announced for the new production of Seán O'Casey's timeless masterpiece, Juno and the Paycock, directed by Tony and Olivier award-winner Matthew Warchus.

Living in Palm Springs sitting down with Broadway gypsy Joe Giamalva who has played in many arenas from stage to screen as a sought-after actor/dancer/producer. He also entertained several generations of television viewers on Saturday morning children’s classics H.R. PufnStuf, Land Of The Lost, and Disney Channel favorites. Joe is working on a brand new one-man show about his life and career.

Incorporating many elements of traditional puppet shows, Alex and Olmsted's newest piece, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MON AMI, is a miniature adventure in Paree, er, Paris. It tiny, enchanting and exquisite, like a chocolate truffle in a gleaming box. Much of this script is adult-targeted, but it IS suitable for children, even young ones.

Filled with incredible showstoppers, many familiar theatrical staples, and some exquisite singing from an all-star cast of theater vets, this well-curated “greatest hits” concert honoring Boublil and Schonberg was a fitting, glorious celebration of the creative partnership responsible for two of the biggest musical hits in theatrical history.

This year, the musical tandem of Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer, and Alain Boublil, lyricist and librettist, turns golden! The long-running 'Do You Hear the People Sing?' a concert tribute to the legendary duo, looks back at their first musical collaboration, 'La Révolution Française' (1973), and honors their more popular works, 'Les Misérables' (1980) and 'Miss Saigon' (1989).

Viewers of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony heard the people sing as the France-born global musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, took its moment in the spotlight. Check out a segment from the ceremony below that takes viewers inside a battle on the iconic barricades, underscored by the iconic song, 'Do You Hear the People Sing?'.

Franco Ambrosetti releases his second album of ballads with strings, Sweet Caress, arranged by Alan Broadbent and featuring John Scofield, Peter Erskine, Scott Colley, Sara Caswell, and Orchestra. Available August 9, 2024.