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Photos: Mason Alexander Park and the Cast of OH, MARY! in the West End
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2025


All new photos have been released for the West End premiere of the smash hit comedy OH, MARY! at Trafalgar Theatre. Check out the photos and learn more about the show here!

Tracie Bennett, Barry James, and Liam Tamne Join JO - THE LITTLE WOMEN MUSICAL in Concert
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2025


More star casting has been announced for the world premiere semi-staged concert of Jo - The Little Women Musical in Concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Learn more here!

Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of Jordan Fein's INTO THE WOODS?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 12, 2025


What happens after Happily Ever After, after all? In Sondheim and Lapine’s beloved musical retelling of the Grimm classics, a parade of familiar folktale figures find their way “Into the Woods” and try to get home before dark—under the guidance of Mark Lamos, who dazzled us with A Little Night Music in 2008. What did the critics think of Jordan Fein's revival?

PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL and More Nominated For WhatsOnStage Awards
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025


Nominations have been announced for the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage. Learn more and check out the full list here!

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT Will Embark on Spring UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025


This Spring, audiences are invited on a trip that will transport them back to the euphoria and chaos of Northern England in the 1990s. Learn more about the tour here!

Cast Set For DEEP AZURE at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025


Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the full cast and creative team of Deep Azure in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Learn more about the production and the cast here!

Review: INTO THE WOODS, Bridge Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 12, 2025


Having brought their extraordinary theatrical concepts to the all-conquering Fiddler on The Roof, director Jordan Fein and designer Tom Scutt reunite to bring lucky London audiences a gorgeously dark and heartfelt version of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods. 

Photos: Jo Foster, Katie Brayben and More in INTO THE WOODS at the Bridge Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 10, 2025


You can now get a first look at production photos of London Theatre Company's Into The Woods. The major new production is helmed by director Jordan Fein with set and costume design by Tom Scutt.

Full Cast Set For BARNUM UK and Ireland Tour
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2025


Casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of Barnum, the classic Broadway musical by Cy Coleman (music), Michael Stewart (lyrics) and Mark Bramble (book) that celebrates the life of the world's greatest showman, P.T. Barnum.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 10, 2025- CURSED CHILD Outsells HAMILTON and More
by - Dec 10, 2025


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 10, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Video: Lorna Courtney Passes the Role of 'Veronica' in HEATHERS on to Kuhoo Verma
by Michael Major - Dec 9, 2025


As Lorna Courtney took her final bow as 'Veronica Sawyer' in Heathers the Musical, she 'passed the mallet' to the production's new star, Kuhoo Verma. In a new video, Courtney hands over the croquet mallet to Verma before she joins the company.

Lindsay Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver Will Release 'How to Succeed in Musical Theatre Without Really Dying' Book
by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2025


Lindsay Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver will release a new book 'How to Succeed in Musical Theatre Without Really Dying' in March. Learn more about the book and how to preorder it here!

Musical Con Will Celebrate Fifth Anniversary in 2026 at ExCeL London
by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2025


Musical Con, the world’s biggest musical theatre fan convention, will return to ExCeL London on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October 2026 for a spectacular fifth-anniversary celebration.

Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL at Keystone Theatrics At The Playhouse At Allenberry
by Andrea Stephenson - Dec 9, 2025


On stage December 5-21, the cast and production team of A Christmas Story: The Musical at Keystone Theatrics have created an exciting, energetic, emotional production.

Review: ONCE IN A LIFETIME at 54 Below Aptly Named
by Stephen Mosher - Dec 8, 2025


It's 100 years since Sammy Davis Jr. was born - let the celebration commence!

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 9, 2025- Go Inside BUG with Carrie Coon and More
by - Dec 9, 2025


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 9, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Center Theatre Group Creates New Works Development Pipeline
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2025


Center Theatre Group has in place a new developmental pipeline for plays and musicals, created by Snehal Desai, CTG’s Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director.

BEETLEJUICE Enters Final 4 Weeks of Performances on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2025


Beetlejuice has entered its final four weeks of performances on Broadway. The production will play its final performance at The Palace Theatre.

Video: Darren Criss Discusses the 'Joy' of Returning to MAYBE HAPPY ENDING
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 8, 2025


Darren Criss is back on stage in the hit musical Maybe Happy Ending, once again starring in his Tony Award-winning role of Oliver. On Monday, he joined TODAY with Jenna & Friends to discuss returning to the show, winning a Tony, and more. Watch the interview now.

Photos: NO SUCH THING AS WOLVES at Birmingham Hippodrome
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2025


Birmingham Hippodrome has released all new photos of No Such Thing as Wolves, following its opening in the Patrick Studio. Check out the photos and learn more about the production here!

Review: LAST DAYS, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Alexander Cohen - Dec 8, 2025


We still don’t know what Kurt Cobain did in the days before his suicide in 1994. Gus Van Sant offered one hallucinatory guess in Last Days, refashioned into opera by Oliver Leith and now revived at the Royal Ballet And Opera.

ONCE IN A LIFETIME: A SAMMY DAVIS, JR. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Comes to 54 Below This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 5, 2025


54 Below will present ONCE IN A LIFETIME: A SAMMY DAVIS, JR. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION this Sunday evening. The program will feature an all-star cast performing selections associated with Davis’s career, with music direction by Michael Lavine. The event will be presented live at 54 Below and streamed online.

Lauren Gunderson's ANTHROPOLOGY to be Presented at the Adobe Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 5, 2025


The Adobe Theater presents Lauren Gunderson’s ANTHROPOLOGY. This is a contemporary, “edge of your seat” thriller - a moving intersection of family, technology, and legacy.

Level33 Entertainment Acquires Distribution Rights For Ryan Francis's Futuristic SPEED TRAIN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 5, 2025


Level33 Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the Ryan Francis action-thriller feature film 'Speed Train,' the story of a futuristic train journey that spirals into chaos when a tech genius hacks into the brain implants of passengers.

WICKED: FOR GOOD Receives 7 Critics Choice Award Nominations- Check Out the Full List
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 5, 2025


Wicked: For Good has received 7 nominations at the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards, including Best Picture. Other notable nominees in various categories include Hamnet, Blue Moon, The Testament of Ann Lee, and Kiss of the Spider Woman.

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