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Summer 2019 - Nellie Beavers was 20th in line sitting on the sidewalk outside the Walter Kerr Theatre at five AM. She'd been there since before dawn, waiting for rush tickets to Hadestown. If it won the Tony, as she suspected it would, she'd never be able to afford a ticket. She had Empanada Mama's delivered to her on the sidewalk, and she was catching up on MasterChef Junior when it hit her, 'I'm an adult with a credit card! Why am I sitting on the ground?'

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that accomplished orchestrator, composer, conductor, record producer and arranger Harold Wheeler passed away on June 24, 2026. He was 82 years old.

The American Repertory Theater announced the complete cast and creative team for RHINOCEROS, directed by Diane Paulus at the Loeb Drama Center, starring Paul Giamatti, John Turturro, and Tatiana Maslany.

Music City just celebrated its opening night at St. Luke’s Theatre. The show features original and existing songs by multi-platinum songwriter J.T. Harding, including showstoppers “Smile,” “Sangria,” and “Somewhere In My Car,” written for such artists as Darius Rucker, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Uncle Kracker, Dierks Bently, and Florida Georgia Line, an original book by playwright Peter Zinn (Rumspringa, Somewhere With You), and is directed by BEDLAM’s artistic director Eric Tucker. Let's see what the critics are saying about the return production...

All new production photos have been released for the new production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Atri Banerjee. Check out the photos here!

Florida Studio Theatre will present Songbirds of the Seventies: From Woodstock to Soft Rock, a cabaret tribute to artists like Stevie Nicks, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell, running in FST's Court Cabaret in Sarasota.

Natalia Osipova has withdrawn from her scheduled American Ballet Theatre performance of DON QUIXOTE at the Metropolitan Opera House due to injury. Principal Dancers Catherine Hurlin and Daniel Camargo will perform the roles of Kitri and Basilio.

Triple Lutz Productions will present the UK premiere of Christie Spessard's dark comedy DEAR MICHELLE KWAN at theSpace Triplex during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following a New York run at 59E59 Theatre.

The new show Penelope is set to release its next single this week. The one-woman musical stars Broadway's Grace McLean. BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at McLean performing the song 'Lose My Mind.' Check out the video here.

Warner Theatre announced its participation in Northwest Corner Gives 2026, an online giving campaign hosted by the Northwest CT Community Foundation, where donations are matched dollar-for-dollar to support the theatre's general operating budget.

Disney Theatrical Group and Broadway in Indianapolis announced tickets are on sale for THE LION KING's return engagement at Old National Centre, with a three-week limited run featuring multiple weekly performances.

West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall will release her new memoir, The Showgirl and the Prince, detailed her secret relationship with Prince Edward in the 1980s. Learn more here.

Written and performed by Emma Tsoi, the one-woman show HE WANTS KIDS, SHE DOESN'T will make its European premiere at Just The Tonic at The Subway during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, following a sold-out Hong Kong run.

Deaf artist Jamie Rea and actor-musician Dylan Wood lead the cast of THE SINGER, a new gig theatre piece written and directed by Cora Bissett with songs by KT Tunstall, premiering at Edinburgh Festival Fringe before touring Scotland.

Actor-director Tony Goldwyn joins host Ben Mankiewicz on TALKING PICTURES PODCAST to discuss his Hollywood legacy, career highs and lows, and how he almost turned down the role that revitalized his career.

A new clip from THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL finds Steffy overwhelmed by family secrets, corporate power struggles, and mounting frustrations as she fights to protect Forrester Creations.

Morgan Stewart McGraw, Tinx & Jack McCann dish on Million Dollar Nannies—sex scandals, ghosting drama, and a shocking firing on Hulu's GET REAL.

The Giggly Squad meets Wes Dryden in a new Not Suitable for Work clip. The series is streaming now on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.

Ahead of its world premiere at the National Theatre, all new photos have been released from the new musical Pride. Learn more and check out the photos here!

Edmond Rostand’s classic comes back to the West End with a new adaptation by Simon Evans and Debris Stevenson. This is a drastically different approach from the last time we saw Cyrano on a commercial stage. If Jamie Llloyd redefined the story in 2019, Evans grounds it back to its roots in an open-hearted celebration of emotion, language, and empathy. With Cyrano, Rostand explores the timeless relation between inner and outer beauty. Adrian Lester shines as the big-schnozzed poet, joined by the remarkable Susannah Fielding as Roxane.

Theatre industry professionals Lil Lambley and Sam Julyan have announced the launch of Act Two Entertainment, a new production company that will develop and produce distinctive theatre alongside consultancy services.

Music Director Designate Tarmo Peltokoski will lead the Hong Kong Philharmonic in Vaughan Williams's A SEA SYMPHONY, featuring soprano Chen Reiss, bass-baritone André Schuen, and over 100 singers from three choruses.

New Diorama Theatre has announced its upcoming Autumn Season, unveiling three productions, The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media), STUFFED, and Orlando: A Pornobiography. Learn more about the season here.

DIASPORA CALLING! has completed its UK debut lineup, adding Erykah Badu, Giggs, Fireboy DML, and Dave Chappelle as host alongside headliner Ms. Lauryn Hill at Milton Keynes National Bowl.

Marking the 30th anniversary of Grid Iron, Mayflies will be staged at the Brown's of Leith, a former metal works. Learn more about the production and the cast here.