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Billy Porter is now playing the Emcee in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and, ahead of opening night, the Tony-winner stopped by TODAY to share his thoughts on joining the production. Watch the interview!

From July 24 through August 5, the nonprofit Classic American Tales (CAT) will present four different events in two different Cape May locations: The historic Dormer House B&B and The Cape May Public Library. 

Bobby Flay is cooking up a Broadway show. On a visit to The Tonight Show, the prolific chef shared that his long-running cooking show, Beat Bobby Flay, will be heading to a Broadway stage at some point in the future.

This summer Irish Rep brings back The Weir by Conor McPherson, directed by Ciarán O’Reilly. A longtime Irish Rep favorite, this marks the company’s fourth staging of The Weir, following acclaimed runs in 2013 and 2015, and a 2020 digital adaptation. Read reviews for the production.

Taye Diggs is making his return to Broadway in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Ahead of his debut in the hit musical, the Rent star visited TODAY to talk about coming back to the Broadway stage after a ten-year hiatus. Watch the interview now!

Creative Cauldron has announced its 2025-26 Season — the first full season in its stunning new home at Broad & Washington. Featuring a dynamic mix of beloved favorites and exciting new musicals, this season promises unforgettable productions that will captivate and inspire.

Broadway favorites come to life in Grand Rapids this summer with Tony Award-winning stars Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara, in a one night show with the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Picnic Pops Series: “A Night of Broadway with Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara”  The celebrated duo will pay homage to icons of stage and screen, including Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett, as well as fan favorites from their Tony Award-winning and nominated shows. This is a show that the Broadway fan will not want to miss, and it is already the buzz in the theatre community!   Broadway World Michigan had the chance to interview the Tony Award winner, Emmy and Grammy-nominated actress Kelli O’Hara, ahead of the show in Grand Rapids, discuss the show, and get a taste of what we might see!

Break out your chokers and wide leg jeans - The Play That Goes Wrong is celebrating our 2,000th performance at New World Stages Y2K style! Learn more and see how to attend the celebration!

This past season contained a higher than usual amount of Broadway shows involving death; in fact, Operation Mincemeat and Dead Outlaw both specifically revolved around transporting a corpse! And Death Becomes Her leans into the hilarity as two women become gorgeous living corpses before our very eyes, thanks to a touch of magic. But plays and musicals about death and its attendant macabre topics have been a part of the theatre landscape for many decades...

The seventeenth annual festival will include performances by eminent Bharatanatyam artists and several US based dance companies. Learn more about the event here!

If you want to have an evening or afternoon of hilarity, go see The Play That Goes Wrong now playing at Roxy’s through August 10th, 2025. The team at Roxy’s has created a carefully rehearsed farcical romp to delight their audiences.

It’s the end of the 2025 Toronto Fringe, which has entertained audiences for the past 12 days with more than 100 shows in 22 venues. Which was your favourite?

From Mr Smiths, With Love will transform Time Square into one giant, open-air dancefloor on Friday, 18 July, bringing the venue back to life through club anthems and the stories of the people who danced there.

Owen Robertson, Executive Producer says, '... Coming to our event, supporting LAB is saying that you believe that Tampa can be a place for new works to be nurtured and grown, that new artists are welcome in our community and be given a safe place to explore their work and step into the spotlight as professional theater artists.”

An improvised choose-your-own adventure, featuring actors, a cute robot host and AI, where the audience controls the show! By award-winning Improbotics who created Artificial Intelligence Improvisation.

Nick Fradiani will continue as the title role for the second year of the national tour of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL. Learn more about the show here!

Five powerhouse performers take the stage in a bold new revival of Stephen Adly Guirgis' electrifying play, The Motherf**cker with the Hat at Odyssey Theatre. Learn more!

Individual tickets for the smash-hit musical, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL will go on sale this week. Learn more about the upcoming production here!

Shark Week is making its annual return to the off-Broadway comedy smash The Play That Goes Wrong! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase discounted tickets here!

Individual tickets for A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, are on sale now. A BEAUTIFUL NOISE makes its East Lansing premiere at Wharton Center for Performing Arts. Learn more!

It’s so satisfying to see a musical that resonates emotionally with an audience, and Waitress is one of those musicals. From the writing to the performance, the entire audience was held rapt for the entire 2 1/2 hours, staying right with the performers as they traversed this well told story. There were gasps, applause, and exclamations of support, and a well deserved standing ovation at the end of it all. MTWichita told this story exceedingly well.

Eleanor O'Brien is on a mission - to spread the word of Plan V! In this one-women feminist comedy extravaganza, O'Brien plays Mama V - the quintessential southern church lady, imagine the love child between Richard Simmons and Dr. Ruth, but she's here to preach about the power and the wisdom cradled within the vagina. Of course, this spectacle is not just for those born with vaginas but for all who appreciate the power of the V. Together, we can save the world one ground-shaking orgasm at a time. 

Beatrix Is Invisible, a new short film led by Little Shop of Horrors alum Ellen Greene, has won the Audience Award for Best Live Action Short following the film's premiere at the Palm Springs International Shortfest. 

The Sauk, Hillsdale County's Community Theatre, is dedicated to developing new theatrical works. The Sauk's eleventh annual 'Plays-in-Development' includes two plays written by local youth. Learn more!

WAITRESS was originally a small indie film with a big heart. Written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, the 2007 movie told the story of Jenna, a Southern diner waitress with a knack for pie-making and a longing for a better life. The film quietly built a loyal following, beloved for its quirky charm, honest emotion, and bittersweet tone.