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We know this is a vaudeville production from the start, and the cast revels in the buffoonery. THE 39 STEPS is perfect summer theater fare for fans of silly spies and inventive theatrical staging.

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...

Shenandoah University is bringing back a cast of Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) alumni for a special night of performances to benefit the SSMT Living Legacy Endowment Fund.

Shenandoah University is bringing back a cast of Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre alumni for a special night of performances to benefit the SSMT Living Legacy Endowment Fund. Learn how to attend!

Five of NYC's most iconic dance companies-Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem- will join the BAAND Together Dance Festival.

The Gilded Age is back for Season 3, and with it, a new and returning crop of Broadway talent. The New York-based costume drama is known for its vast array of theater actors, utilizing a total of 163 across its three seasons. Take a look here to see which of your favorite stars appear in the new season!

It’s not out of the ordinary these days for worthwhile musicals that originally premiered off-Broadway and then entered the canon to receive their Broadway debuts decades later. Floyd Collins shares this journey with shows including Assassins, Gutenberg! The Musical!, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Last 5 Years, Little Shop of Horrors, and Violet.

Few honors in entertainment are as coveted—or as rare—as achieving EGOT status. This elite distinction marks a career filled with versatility, longevity, and extraordinary talent across multiple mediums. What does it all mean? We're taking a closer look at the artists who have managed to join one of the industry’s most exclusive clubs.

Rock of Ages, Chris D'Arienzo’s jukebox musical which runs from May 2-18 at the Axelrod Theater, has had many incarnations since its 2005 Los Angeles premiere, including Broadway, the West End, and a brilliant 2012 film starring Tom Cruise.

Based on the 2005 British film of the same name, the musical features music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Mostly inspired by true events, the musical tells the story of Charlie Price, a man who is down on his luck and has just inherited a failing shoe factory from his father. To help save the business, Charlie meets and eventually befriends Lola, a local Cabaret performer and Drag Queen. The two form an unlikely bond and produce a line of high-heeled boots for a certain “niche market.” Through the business venture and unlikely partnership, the two discover they are not so different after all.

A salacious love triangle, secrets and intrigue haunt the modern American tragedy The Dying Gaul by Craig Lucas making its South Florida premiere at Island City Stage.

Anthology Theatre has announced the full cast for the London premiere of Tim Firth's Award-winning musical This Is My Family. Learn more about the upcoming production here.

Blumenthal Arts has announced a lineup for the 2025–2026 season, featuring the best new shows direct from Broadway, including big winners from the 2024 Tony Awards.

This time, the reader question was: There are only three states in America without known Broadway musicals set within their borders. Can you guess which three? WE're breaking it down state by state.

Caroline Santiago Turner joins the cast of Off-Broadway's hit Friends! The Musical Parody, playing the role of Monica Geller. She joins Briana Sky Riley, Devin Pfeiffer, Brett Miller, Hannah Thompson, and Jerry Caviston.

Today’s subject Megan Fairchild has been dancing with New York City Ballet (NYCB) since 2001. She started as an apprentice before joining the company as a member of the corps de ballet. In 2005 she became a principal dancer. NYCB is performing Coppélia week at Kennedy Center in the Opera House and this evening, if you choose to attend as you should, You will see Megan Fairchild perform in the role of Swanilda. If you are unable to attend this evening, the ballet plays through March 30th.

A juke box musical consists of pre-existing songs which are melded into a script to tell a story.  The songs, in contrast to lyrics and music, which are specifically integrated into a traditional musical’s story, don’t always smoothly transition into the juke box tale. 

PAULA, written and performed by Lizzie Short, will be presented as part of the 2025 New York City Fringe Festival with FRIGID New York at the Chain Theatre (312 W 36th St. 4th floor, New York, NY 10018). 

FRIGID New York will present the 2025 New York City Fringe Festival at UNDER St. Marks, wild project and the Chain Theatre. Learn more about the programming and see how to purchase tickets.

CocoRosie, the sister duo of Bianca and Sierra Casady have shared the third track, “Yesterday,” from their upcoming eighth studio album Little Death Wishes. Listen to the track now.

Pianist Sarah Cahill will mark International Women's Day on Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 2-8pm with a six-hour marathon performance of music from her ongoing project The Future is Female presented by MetLiveArts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Avenue), in the European Paintings 1250-1800 Gallery 609.

Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced complete casting for the Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Anna in the Tropics, which begins previews in February.

Pianist Sarah Cahill will mark International Women's Day on Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 2-8pm with a six-hour marathon performance of music from her ongoing project The Future is Female.

Acting tours de force in TheatreZone's Feb. 6-16 production of Kander & Ebbs' The Rink showcase Karen Molnar Danni and Sarah Beth Ganey as a mother and daughter reconnecting after years of estrangement.

FRIGID New York will present the 2025 New York City Fringe Festival at UNDER St. Marks, wild project, and the Chain Theatre this April. Learn more about the festival here!