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The Great American Songbook Foundation has been selected as one of 14 recipients nationwide to receive funding from the GRAMMY Museum Grant Program, which supports research, archiving and preservation initiatives across the United States. 

As Segerstrom Center for the Arts celebrates its 40th anniversary season, the Center has revealed its 2026–2027 Broadway season. This landmark season features 11 productions, including six Orange County premieres.

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Linda Eder with Billy Stritch, Ute Lemper and more. 

In January of 2026, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, Matthew Morrison and many more. 

Two new shows have been added to the 2026 White Claw Summer Concert Series at Indian Ranch in Webster, MA. Rock legends Little Feat bring “The Last Farewell Tour” to the lakeside venue.

The Classic Albums Live series will return to the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in 2026 with performances of ABBEY ROAD, LED ZEPPELIN II, PURPLE RAIN, and RUMOURS.

Diane Keaton made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway production of Hair at the age of 22. The landmark musical started out at the Public Theater off-Broadway in 1967 before transferring to the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway in 1968. Keaton joined the cast for the Broadway run, originating her track in the show.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 6, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the classic comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail will make its debut on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray as part of a special limited edition Steelbook release, hitting shelves on August 26.

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will be inducting Long Island’s own 1960s era seminal rock-soul group, The Hassles, including acclaimed drummer-turned-video-director Jon Small

The new production of Lonne Elder III's play, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, starring Tony, Emmy and SAG Award nominee Norm Lewis, has extended by six weeks. Learn more here!

With the highly anticipated second season of Andor arriving in a few short weeks, we have compiled a list of the most noteworthy Star Wars actors to have graced the Broadway stage over the years.

Next month, 54 BELOW will presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Lorna Luft and Andrea McArdle, Marilyn Maye, and many more. See the full lineup here!

With Disney's new Snow White film now in theaters, come with us as we go back to the first adaptation of the animated film: Snow White at Radio City Music Hall.

Norm Lewis will return to the stage in a new production of Lonnie Elder III's Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, directed by Clinton Turner Davis. Learn more about the show here!

Set your mind to island time and ESCAPE to MARGARITAVILLE! Featuring your favorite Jimmy Buffet classics with book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley. Learn more here!

Park Theatre has unveiled a line up of theatre and comedy in its Summer and Autumn seasons, including shows set in Ireland, Japan and Italy, Edinburgh Festival Fringe hits, shows exploring the lives of artists and opera composers, and comedians performing their final previews in July before hitting the Fringe in August.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Wayne Osmond, one of the members of The Osmond Brothers musical group, has passed away at age 73 from a stroke. 

Take BWW Cabaret's monthly quiz and see how much you know about music stars born in January. If your New Year's Resolution is to learn more about music, here's a fun way to do that for New Year's.

After a public petition and outcry to dim all the lights of Broadway for some recent passings of stage legelends. All Broadway theatres in New York will dim their lights in honor of Adrian Bailey, Gavin Creel, and Maggie Smith.

The Forum Theatre opened their 2024-2025 Season with a bang last week with the groundbreaking Rock Opera, The Who’s Tommy, based on the 1969 rock opera Tommy by The Who. If you have never seen this high-energy musical before, I highly recommend you see it before it closes. It is a unique piece of theatre that is not to be missed.

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.

Westport Country Playhouse To Present THEY MADE IT A MUSICAL!, showcasing the creative journey of turning stories into musicals.

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 Summer 2024 reading list.

The New Jersey Symphony has revealed the composers for the 10th Edward T. Cone Composition Institute. Learn more about them!