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Blue Note Hawaii will present a September lineup featuring THE FOUR TOPS, Judy Collins, THE RESIDENTS, and Chrisette Michele, alongside jazz, comedy, and Hawaiian music acts in Waikīkī.

Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN will arrive on Broadway. PURPLE RAIN will premiere next spring at the Majestic Theatre, beginning previews on  Friday, March 12, 2027, and officially opening on Monday, April 12, 2027. We have all of the details here!

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

San Francisco Playhouse has revealed the full cast and creative team for Hairspray, the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical featuring songs including “You Can’t Stop the Beat” and “Good Morning Baltimore.”

Performances are now underway  for Lindsey Ferrentino’s new play, The Fear of 13, starring  two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and Golden Globe Award nominee Tessa Thompson. Meet the cast here!

Ebony Repertory Theatre will present AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', starring Grammy-winner Ledisi and NAACP-winner Chester Gregory, from May 21 to June 8, 2026, at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center.

In October of 2025, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Joy Woods, Adrienne Warren and more. Learn more!

Here's my interview with Victoria Lavan, Creator/Director/Producer about THE AGE OF AQUARIUS ’67 TO ’72 concert event filled with music was beautiful, fun, happy and cool, when singers sang from their souls and instrumentalists played like it was their last song. 

New York-based singer, songwriter and producer, MORGAN JAMES brings her love of Nina Simone to The Rose. Enjoy soulful and soaring arrangements backed by the B-Jazzed Orchestra, a 16-piece big band brimming with top-tier talent from Brampton and beyond.

With the critically acclaimed revival of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel currently playing, Artistic Director Tim Sheader and Executive Director Henny Finch has announced three new plays for Autumn 2025/26.

In addition to a two-week run of hit show “Big Sexy: The Fats Waller Revue', the nonprofit arts organization plans to heat things up with its “Sizzlin' Summer Cabaret Series”

Just In Time’s origin story as well as overall conceit has much in common with one of Broadway’s very first jukebox musicals, which was ahead of its time. In 1985, Leader of the Pack, telling the story of pop singer-songwriter Ellie Greenwich, opened at the Ambassador on Broadway. Learn all about pop music bio-musicals here!

Kwame Michael Remy will premiere of his highly anticipated, sold-out performance, 'Swingin' Into Soul,' on April 25, 2025, at HFC Underground, located in the prestigious Hunt & Fish Club.

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.

Dallas/Richardson, TX-The Dallas Street Choir, in collaboration with the Credo Community Choir, The University of Texas at Dallas Choirs, will present Shelter Me: An Original Rock Oratorio.

 Irvine Barclay Theatre, one of Orange County’s top performing arts venues, will kick off its 35th season of bringing top-tier artists to Southern California with a community celebration of music and dance.

Performances are underway for Roundabout Theatre Company's new version of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic, The Pirates of Penzance. Meet the cast of Pirates! The Penzance Musical here.

The American Theatre Guild will present the iconic Tony Award®-winning musical ANNIE. This production is part of the 24–25 BROADWAY AT PIKES PEAK CENTER Series and will take the Pikes Peak Center stage March 24–26, 2025.

Leapin’ Lizards! An all-new tour of the Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE will play the Lied Center for Performing Arts this month. Learn more about the upcoming engagement here!

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts will conclude its 25th anniversary of Composer Portraits with Jessie Montgomery. Taking place Thursday, April 3, 7:30PM at Miller Theatre.

The 2024-25 tour of the iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE will play Bass Concert Hall from May 2-4, 2025 as part of the Texas Performing Arts Broadway in Austin season.

Fresh from playing their 1,000th show, retro musical collective Postmodern Jukebox will bring their new live show to the Fred Kavli Theatre in September. Learn more here!

Harris Center for The Arts will present the Tony Award-Winning musical ANNIE, performing six times, February 14-16, with three evening performances at 6:30pm, and three matinees at 1:30pm. 

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.

A new record label, Joy Machine Records, has launched with a special focus on new musical theater projects and solo projects from new artists. The label is co-founded and run by Broadway music veterans Ian Kagey, Sonny Paladino, Brian Usifer and Will Van Dyke.