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MOVIN' RIGHT ALONG showcases four very gifted young people with a love for Henson’s creations. That love is obvious in the show they have created. It is an hour of great fun.

If you’re at all familiar with the plays of Lauren Yee, Dear Readers, then you know of her delightfully odd situations, rich characters and scintillating dialog. People are still talking about last season’s “Cambodian Rock Band” but my favorite was her “King of the Yees”. Her work brings out the good and the bad in relationships and leaves you smiling or even giggling while tragedy strikes. And her latest, “Mother Russia”, with its World Premiere at the Seattle Rep, falls right in line with those other gems.

The Den Theatre has announced its upcoming April 2025 shows at the theatre’s Wicker Park stages including Ashley Hesseltine, Caitlin Cook, Juston McKinney, Jordan Jensen, Vittorio Angelone, and more.

Get ready for a night of timeless grooves and electrifying rhythms as WAR, one of the most influential soul and funk bands of all time, takes the stage at The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts with An Evening With WAR.

International City Theatre (ICT) is opening its 40th Anniversary Season on February 21 with the Los Angeles premiere of the musical comedy Desperate Measures (inspired by Shakespeare's Measure for Measure). The rest of the season features all premieres, something ICT is not usually known to do. I decided to speak with the theater’s Artistic Director caryn desai (sic) (pictured) about that decision and the challenges faced over the years.

Previews are now underway for The Jonathan Larson Project and fans who have checked out the new musical already have intel on the more than 20 undiscovered songs, as audiences are treated to a brief breakdown as they leave the Orpheum Theatre. BroadwayWorld is excited to share an exclusive, in-depth version of the story behind each song, courtesy of the show's conceiver, Jennifer Ashley Tepper.

Some of the shows that the Orpheum has been best known for are Stomp, which ran there for an astounding 29 years, from 1994 to 2023, and the original production of Little Shop of Horrors which spent over five years at the theater from 1982 to 1987. 

On March 28, Dean Wareham will release his 4th solo album, That’s The Price Of Loving Me. Ahead of the album, he has shaded its title track which pulses with conga rhythms and Kramer’s vintage Moog synthesizer solo. Check it out now.

If you’re a baritone or bass singer looking for an expert curated list of musical theatre songs to help you showcase your range and talent to the folks behind the audition table and to wow casting directors.

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.

Dean Wareham shares the first taste of his new album with the lead single “You Were The Ones I Had To Betray.” Watch the Mary Poppins-inspired video for the track, directed by Sylvie Lake.

Experience the nostalgia of Motown at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) with the legendary singing groups The Temptations and The Four Tops on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at 8:00 p.m.

The mixture this time around is entertaining if not the company’s A-game. HOME ALONE-LY HEARTS CLUB, while providing plenty of laughs, feels thin…thin on merriment, thin on satirical edge and certainly thin on script.

Music Theater Works will present its annual gala, the Producers Gala, Luck Be A Lady, at the Michigan Shores Club. Learn more about the event and see how to purchase tickets.

With a score by the iconic John Williams, Home Alone is the ideal film to be set to live music at the Royal Albert Hall as a part of their Christmas season. The 1990 film, written by John Hughes directed by Chris Columbus, follows the adventures of Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), an eight-year-old boy who is left home alone (ba dum tss!) and must defend his home from a pair of robbers known as the Wet Bandits (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern).

The Billboard Music Awards has announced that FOX, Paramount+ and Amazon’s Fire TV Channels will all air the 2024 show in a first-of-its-kind multi-distribution broadcast, bringing access to the star-studded annual event to fans like never before!

​​​​​​​tick, tick…BOOM!: Premiering Off-Broadway in 2001, this production has been performed worldwide in countries such as Japan, the United Kingdom, and Canada. In 2021, it was adapted into a film, earning two Academy Award nominations. The legendary musical composer Jonathan Larson, who created the masterpiece “RENT” but passed away unexpectedly just before its opening night, based this work on his own life. This musical captures Larson’s unyielding passion for his dreams despite outside skepticism, his anxieties about the future, and his inner struggles, all woven together with remarkable music.

Filmmaker Malcolm Washington recently visited CBS Mornings to discuss his new film adaptation of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson and explained why he chose to make this project for his directorial debut.

Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival has revealed its 2025 festival 'Letters and Notes' at the Dimenna Center in New York City. See full programming and see how to purchase tickets.

Jacob's Pillow has announced the opening date of, and artists to perform in, the new Doris Duke Theatre, a landmark international venue for dance and America's only purpose-built new dance theater to open in 2025.

Marc A. Scorca, President/CEO of OPERA America, has announced his retirement after 33 years of leadership.

From Sabrina Carpenter's new Christmas special to musical classics like Albert Finney's Scrooge, find out which holiday streaming titles will bring a Broadway fan some extra joy this year.

Vancouver shoegaze band MOVIELAND released the single 'I Relate' as part of 604 Records' re-release series, 604 Decades.

The beloved story of dreamers and lovers in late ’80s New York is marred by poor sound and a band that drowns the players out.

What did our critic think of A NIGHT FOR BALTIMORE AT THE EVERYMAN at Everyman Theatre?