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BWW Q&A: Cadie J. Bryan of The Marriage of Figaro at North Carolina OperaaComedic capers and uproarious antics take center stage as Mozart’s classic opera battle of the sexes and the classes returns to North Carolina Opera. Follow Figaro, the cunning confidant, and Susanna, the sly servant, as they navigate a maze of matrimonial mayhem and mischief. With hilarious hijinks and a sensational score, the “greatest opera ever written” will have you rolling in the aisles!

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is one of the most prestigious honors in American theater, celebrating outstanding works that have made a significant impact on the stage. Here's a closer look at what the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is, how it works, and why it matters.

Signature Theatre will host The Luminary Awards, a Signature Theatre Gala Celebration, next month. The event will honor Signature Theatre Resident Playwrights Dominique Morisseau and Sarah Ruhl.

Marco Island Academy's theatre program is set to make history this spring with the world premiere of Torch: A Musical Tale, an original musical by MIA Theatre Instructor, Christopher Dayett. This production will run from April 4 to April 12, 2025..

State Theatre New Jersey will present George Lopez on Friday, April 18 at 8pm. George Lopez's illustrious and multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, stand-up comedy, and late-night television. 

STUDIO  SEAVIEW's first production will be PENELOPE SKINNER’s critically acclaimed dark comedy ANGRY ALAN, starring  award-winning actor JOHN KRASINSKI. We have all of the details about the off-Broadway run here.

Comedians and podcast hosts Ed Gamble and James Acaster have announced a new set of live dates for 2026 with Off Menu Live: The Tasting Menus. Learn more here!

The American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Award Winner Emily Xu Hall will present a concert performance of her new musical adaptation of Chekhov's CHERRY ORCHARD, starring Tony Award winner Katrina Lenk. We have all of the details here.

The Green Room 42 will present “Gotta Sing with Kenneth Gartman” on Saturday, March 29th at 1:00 pm. Host and Music Director Kenneth Gartman shines a light on some of NYC's best musical theatre talent each month in a cabaret series - Gotta Sing.

Pennsylvania history will come to life in The Return of Benjamin Lay by playwright, screenwriter and poet Naomi Wallace and University of Pittsburgh Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History, Marcus Rediker.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has announced all of the honorees who will be celebrated as part of the upcoming 39th Annual MAC Awards. Learn more here!

Full principal casting has been announced for the upcoming major revival of George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession, directed by Dominic Cooke.

The first U.S. amateur production of Jez Butterworth's Tony Award-winning play, 'The Ferryman,' will open at Hole in the Wall Theater. Learn more about the show here!

Swans, who recently announced their seventeenth studio album, Birthing, arriving May 30, have confirmed their first North American tour in support of the highly-anticipated release, launching on Sept. 4 in Philadelphia.

Planning for Burial has announced its first new album since 2017's Below the House titled It's Closeness, It's Easy. Along with the announcement, PFB shares a first look at the album with the single “A Flowing Field of Green.” Listen to it now.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that the music of Grammy Award Winner James Taylor will be featured in a new stage musical titled FIRE & RAIN, featuring an original story written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award-winner David Cromer. We have all of the details!

The question of ‘Can you separate the Art from the Artist’ is something many have had to wrestle with at one time or another. Social media has granted celebrities platforms that they unfortunately sometimes misuse – leading their fans to struggle not only with a sense of guilt for continuing to support their artistry, but often a sense of betrayal from someone who was once an idol or hero. CJ Capital and Seth Zosky know this pain all too well. Here, they discuss the genesis of their idea to reclaim their love of Kanye West's music while protesting what he stands for.

Playful People Productions will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, a magical musical full of well-loved pop and musical theatre songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Learn more and see how to attend.

The Ravinia Festival has unveiled its 2025 summer lineup, which features more than 100 concerts and 40 artist debuts. Highlights include appearances by Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara. Check out the full lineup!

This time, the reader question was: How often do Broadway musicals change their titles after Broadway? We're unpacking the history of shows that have been renamed.

Full casting has been announced for the RSC's forthcoming production of William Shakespeare's bloodiest of tragedies, Titus Andronicus, directed by Max Webster, which runs in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) will bring G. Bernard Shaw’s masterwork of spiritual, political, and human inquiry, Saint Joan, to the Tabor Stage April 4-19.

A concert version of the new musical Reincarnation Blues, adapted from the cult-hit fantasy novel by Michael Poore, will come to NYC! Learn more about the performance here!

Good Night, and Good Luck is now in previews on Broadway,  The new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, stars Clooney in his Broadway debut. Meet the cast here!

In 2017, when the Me Too movement was sweeping the country, playwright Kimberly Belflower was struck with an idea for her next project. Now, eight years later, that project has become one of the most anticipated new plays of the Spring 2025 Broadway season- John Proctor is the Villain. Belflower took a break from rehearsals to chat with BroadwayWorld about the play's origins, reuniting with director Danya Taymor, and more!