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Burton Cummings is celebrating A Few Good Moments with The 60th Anniversary Hits Tour, a wide-ranging North American headline tour. He has just added additional shows in March 2025.

After a public petition and outcry to dim all the lights of Broadway for some recent passings of stage legelends. All Broadway theatres in New York will dim their lights in honor of Adrian Bailey, Gavin Creel, and Maggie Smith.

Citadel Theatre has announced the cast and crew for DAMES AT SEA, running from November 13 to December 15.

Godspell, the beloved musical by Stephen Schwartz, is at FIM Flint Repertory Theatre through November 3rd. The joyous staging and the charming interpretation of Schwartz’s score makes Flint Repertory Theatre’s Godspell a treat for anyone says BroadwayWorld's critic.

The Eagles have announced four additional shows for the band’s residency at SPHERE in Las Vegas, now featuring a total of 24 shows over twelve weekends from Friday, Sept. 20 through Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. 

East West Players announced the cast for the upcoming production of PACIFIC OVERTURES, set to return to the stage. The production will feature a talented ensemble bringing this classic musical to life.

Kenneth Caillat and Steven Stiefel, co-authors of the memoir Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album, have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against playwright David Adjmi, along with the producers of Stereophonic.

Sheffield Theatres has announced its production of DEATH AND THE KING'S HORSEMAN.

To prepare for the big moment of seeing the tale on screen, BroadwayWorld has put together a list of film projects that we think are worth viewing or revisiting before Wicked flies into theaters on November 22.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that country music singer/songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson has died at age 88. Kristofferson also is known for starring in A Star is Born in 1976, alongside Barbra Streisand.

The New York premiere of Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, opened on Broadway tonight, Sunday, September 29th at the Broadhurst Theatre. Check out what the critics had to say here!

Multiple award winners Siân Phillips, Nathaniel Parker and Lolita Chakrabarti lead an ensemble cast directed by James Dacre performing Terence Rattigan’s most personal one act masterpieces Table Number Seven (from Separate Tables) and The Browning Version, which are paired for the first time to capture one quietly momentous evening seventy years ago. Together, they present Rattigan as one of the great twentieth century chroniclers of the paradoxes of the human heart. 

Fleetwood Mac Record Producer Ken Caillat shared his thoughts on the similarities between his book Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album, and Stereophonic on Broadway. Learn more about the Caillat and his story.

John David “JD” Souther, a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee known for his hit collaborations with the Eagles, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt, passed away peacefully in his New Mexico home at the age of 78.

The self-conducted string orchestra Sphinx Virtuosi returns to Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on October 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM in a program titled American Form/s.

Carnegie Hall will present the Sphinx Virtuosi concert in October featuring Curtis Stewart as Composer-in-Residence. The event includes New York premieres by Jannina Norpoth, Derrick Skye, and a world premiere by Stewart. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Boundary-breaking choreographer Twyla Tharp returns to Austin on September 26 with Diamond Jubilee, a special program showcasing two new pieces alongside a revival of one of her renowned classics. This event also celebrates the 60th anniversary of her acclaimed dance company, Twyla Tharp Dance making this a performance you must-see.

EMPIRE: The Musical Original Off-Broadway Cast album will be released this winter. The story is told through the lens of three generations of dreamers and doers spanning New York City in the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and the Bicentennial Year of 1976. Learn more about the show and about the album.

Watcher in the Woods: a new musical opened a showcase production last night, September 12, at Urbanstages (259 West 30th Street) Based on the novel by Florence Engel Randall, the show is written by Douglas Thompson (Book & Lyrics) and Johanna Telander (Score). See photos from the show.

Over half a century since its release and a vital chapter in the band’s story, Queen’s self-titled 1973 debut album has been remixed and restored to sound the way the band always wanted it to. A new tracklisting, alternative takes, demos and live tracks have now been added to create the most complete version of this pivotal work.

Little Red Light theatre will present a staged reading of a new musical comedy: Harry Reems Goes to Hollywood with book, music, and lyrics by John Verderber on Sept 20th and 21st at 8 PM at Ripley Grier performance space.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/5/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

The Muny has announced that more than 347,000 audience members attended performances in Forest Park as part of the theatre’s epic 106th season, which ran June 17-Aug. 25.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 8/29/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

The complete cast has been revealed for the fully staged showcase production of the new musical in development, WATCHER IN THE WOODS. See who is starring and learn more about the production.