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Mark Minnick directs SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER at Toby's in Columbia through November 2, 2025. The music is most of the Saturday Night Fever album by the incomparable BeeGees. It’s a terrific immersive experience, filled with color and sound. The band is flawless, the vocals impressive, the choreography inspired, and the cast’s commitment to the performance unrestrained.

Townsend Theatre Productions' We Are the Lions, Mr Manager!, written by Neil Gore and directed by Louise Townsend, can be seen at the Scarborough theatre next month.

While a lot has been written about two handers, a term for two-person shows, less has been penned about three-handers. Yet, three-person plays are just as common a genre on Broadway as pieces with only two players. Currently, Art, by Yasmina Reza, is receiving an all-star revival at the Music Box.

Technology plays an ever-present role in the life of every human on earth. As computer technology and social media have begun to heavily impact everyday life, this has gradually been reflected in modern musicals on Broadway.

Perhaps no one is more surprised Steve Hackett is doing a retrospective on THE LAMB 50 years after the fact than the guitarist himself. THE LAMB was ranked in the top ten of Rolling Stone magazine’s top 50 progressive rock albums of all time. The BBC called it a “conceptual masterpiece.” Hackett has another word for it: an anomaly.

The Muppet Show, the beloved variety series originally created by Jim Henson, will officially return next year for a television special celebrating its 50th anniversary.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/18/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

BroadwayWorld is here with your fall 2025 guide to all the shows lighting up New York’s stages. From world premieres to long-awaited revivals, this season’s Off-Broadway lineup delivers something for every kind of theater fan!

Harris Center for the Arts will welcome Foreigner & Rock Orchestra on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at the venue’s main stage (10 College Parkway, Folsom, CA 95630).

Multiple lost Broadway theaters intersect with the Hammerstein family. This follows since Oscar Hammerstein I was a theater owner and builder. In addition to Hammerstein’s which was named after him and is now the Ed Sullivan, and the New Victory which he originally built, there is also the Hammerstein Ballroom. Read more here!

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/11/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Pianist Max Lifchitz will present a recital of piano works by Mexican composers on Sunday, September 14, at 7 PM at the Klavierhaus Auditorium (790 11th Ave, between 54th and 55th Streets, NYC).

With rehearsals underway for the world premiere of PADDINGTON The Musical, almost the full company has been revealed. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Porgy and Bess is a famous 'folk opera' created by George Gershwin, with a libretto by DuBose Heyward and lyrics by DuBose and Ira Gershwin. The work chronicles the life of a Black community on Catfish Row in Charleston and is known for its fusion of operatic elements with American folk music, jazz, and blues. The story focuses on the love between Porgy, a disabled beggar, and Bess, a woman seeking a better life.

Produced by Rainbow Zebra Productions LLC and The Magic Theatre, this free reading – directed by Andrea Gordon - will take place on Monday, September 22, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at The Magic Theatre.

The first single from the upcoming film adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman, starring Jennifer Lopez, has been released. Listen to the title song, sung by Lopez, here!

Behind the scenes images of the Stereophonic cast have been released, showing insight into life behind the on-stage recording studio. See the photos here!

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is closing out 2025 with a spectacular array of Broadway musicals, jazz masters, legendary headliners, and family favorites, offering world-class entertainment for every taste. Tickets are on sale now.

The UNLV Performing Arts Center (UNLV PAC) launches its 2025-26 Season, with Las Vegas’ Cirque Mechanics as they present Tilt!—A Circus Thrill Ride at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 2:00 p.m.

Dorset Theatre Festival has announced a staged reading of the new play Bad Dates: End Game by Theresa Rebeck, directed by John Benjamin Hickey, starring Julie White. The performance will take place September 13, 2025 at the Dorset Playhouse. 

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts will open its 2025-26 Composer Portraits series with Helmut Lachenmann, Complete String Quartets.

The Arts Bonita Actors Theater will perform 'Carrie: The Musical' as its fall show for two weekends. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to the performances here!

In 'The Life of a Showgirl,' Taylor Swift is tapping into a rich history of showbiz and glamor from days gone by. As we prepare for Swift’s new album, which arrives in October, we have compiled a list of some of the brightest Broadway showgirls that Mackie has costumed over the years, from Barbra Streisand to Bernadette Peters.

Before he takes the stage as a part of the Second City’s 65th Anniversary Show Sept. 4 at the Southern Theatre (21 East Main Street in downtown Columbus), Rich Alfonso will go through the same ritual he always does as he prepares to perform.

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere exclusively in Melbourne in August 2026 at The Princess Theatre. The cast will be announced soon!