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Theatre Pro Rata is producing By the Bog of Cats written by Marina Carr at The Crane Theater this March under the direction of Amber Bjork.

A developmental reading of Slippin’ Through the Cracks, the new musical about the legendary bluesman, Bobby Rush, will be presented to an invitation-only industry audience in New York City in March. See who is starring!

Broadway Grand Rapids has announced the 2023-2024 season. BGR will be celebrating its 35th anniversary with an incredible show lineup which includes the Michigan premieres of Broadway’s most Tony Award-winning new show of the season MJ and the musical comedy revival of Funny Girl. Audiences will also experience the magic of Disney’s Aladdin, the electrifying TINA- The Tina Turner Musical, and the critically acclaimed new play, Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. Rounding out the anniversary season, patrons will have the option to add the ever-popular Les Misérables and Wicked. 

Zoetic Stage and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County present the world premiere of #GRACED by Vanessa Garcia, in collaboration with Abre Camino Collective.

The terrifying New York premiere of Grey House by Levi Holloway, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, is coming to Broadway. We have all the details on who will star and when it will arrive.

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre has announced the World Premiere of HOOPS adapted by Eliana Pipes with original music by B~Free from the HOOPS Project portrait series by Nicole Acosta.

Truist Broadway's new season will bring the hottest productions direct from New York and brand-new national tours to the Triangle.  The new season features seven incredible productions, including the show of a lifetime – Disney's THE LION KING and the most electrifying new musical direct from New York, MJ THE MUSICAL.  

PNC Broadway in Kansas City unveils its highly anticipated 23-24 Season for Music Hall and the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The Season will include the following Broadway touring productions: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, MAMMA MIA!, CLUE, MJ, and MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL. 

Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center announced the full 2023-2024 Season lineup featuring four Houston premieres and the return of audience favorites.

Playwrights Horizons has announced a schedule of performances of its next two productions—Agnes Borinsky's The Trees, directed by Tina Satter and co-produced with Page 73 Productions, and Julia Izumi's Regretfully, So the Birds Are, directed by Jenny Koons and co-produced with WP Theater—for which it will provide various accessibility services.

Get a first look at footage of Disney's Hercules at Paper Mill Playhouse, starring Bradley Gibson, Shuler Hensley, Isabelle McCalla and James Monroe Iglehart.

The Broadway League has announced the 21 Broadway shows participating in the 2023 spring season of Broadway Bridges, including Camelot, A Beautiful Noise and many more.

Tonight, February 5, the 65th GRAMMY Awards air on CBS, and of the 86 categories, Broadway fans care about just one- Best Musical Theater Album. Lucky for us, the winner has been announced ahead of the broadcast, as a part of the Premiere Ceremony hosted by Randy Rainbow. Listen to the Grammy-winning album now!

As BroadwayWorld reported in November, six new recordings have earned nominations for Best Musical Theatre Album at the 2023 Grammy Awards, including Caroline, Or Change, Into The Woods, MJ The Musical, Mr. Saturday Night, Six: Live On Opening Night, and A Strange Loop. Take a listen to all six of the nominated albums!

Tony and Grammy nominee Shoshana Bean will be performing during the Premiere Ceremony of the Grammy Awards this Sunday, February 5. As previously reported, Randy Rainbow will host the event with MJ the Musical star and current GRAMMY nominee Myles Frost presenting one of the first awards.

Premera Blue Cross Broadway at The Paramount has announced its 2023/2024 season of Broadway shows at The Paramount Theatre!  The season brings extraordinary entertainment with a cache of highly anticipated touring productions direct from Broadway in addition to some returning crowd-pleasing favorites.

Actor Jonas Barranca has the role of Tommy Leroy in the romantic comedy feature film 'Townhouse Confidential,' which has a limited theatrical run beginning January 20, 2023, at The Village East by Angelika, 181-189 2nd Avenue in NYC. The film will be released through digital outlets on January 31, 2023, and on DVD, with distribution by Vision Films.

Rye Myers, “Your Broadway & Entertainment BFF!” and Host of the popular two-time BroadwayWorld Award-nominated in-person Broadway talk show Live with Rye & Friends on Broadway, will welcome Katy Geraghty as his special guest at this week's talk show!

Across the album’s ten tracks the band builds a shrine to minutiae. Half-funny, half-tragic dispatches from North Carolina unfurling somewhere between the wailing skuzz of Nineties shoegaze and classic country twang, with distorted pedal steel and Karly Hartzman’s voice slicing through the din.

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.

Myles Frost, who won a Tony Award for playing Michael Jackson in “MJ The Musical,” spoke about how he approached the role and meeting Michael Jackson’s son, Prince. Frost also gave an exclusive performance of “Billie Jean.' Watch video clips from the episode now!

Full casting and the creative team have been announced for the all-new musical production of Disney's Hercules at Paper Mill Playhouse. Learn more about who will be starring in the production here!

Broadway in Atlanta has announced its upcoming 2023-24 season. The season kicks off in October with MJ, and continues with hits including Hamilton, Beetlejuice, Funny Girl, and more!

George Street Playhouse has announced the full cast and creative team as rehearsals kick-off for Clyde's the lightning- charged comedy by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage. 

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including solo performances from Tony Award-winners Patti LuPone and  John Lloyd Young and Tony-nominee Tony Yazbeck. See the full lineup below!