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Creating a successful show on Broadway has a myriad of factors that all need to go right. There’s a strength of material that’s necessary, as well as strength of performances. Awards voters and critics need to respond well to it. But to quote the Commercial Theatre Institute “the only thing that will keep your show going for a long run is word of mouth”. But what does that mean?

Steven Huynh and Claire Kwon will reprise their Broadway roles as the MAYBE HAPPY ENDING North American tour launches in Baltimore on September 13, 2026, with over 30 additional cities to follow.

To quote Skaespeare, 'I have had a most rare vision.' In this vision, I saw a day where the Nashville Shakespeare Festival's annual Shakespeare in the Park productions would return to Centennial Park. Funnily enough, the last time the company had performed there was my first time seeing Shakespeare in the Park.

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Schuyler Iona Press, Ryan James Monroe, Project Runway All Stars’ Isaac Mizrahi, Wicked;s Allison Bailey and more.

Broadway in Columbus will welcome the Tony Award winning Best Musical Maybe Happy Ending by Tony Award winners and Grammy Award nominees Will Aronson and Hue Park directed by Tony Award winner Michael Arden for eight shows. Tickets are on sale!

What does it feel like when doves cry? Broadway is about to find out! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, 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 later this season. While we await its arrival, catch up on everything there is to know so far!

RAWdance will name Jocelyn Reyes of REYES Dance as the CONCEPT series' first guest curator, ahead of performances featuring five Bay Area choreographers in San Francisco.

Emily Johnson / Catalyst will premiere OVERFLOW RADIO, a performance, skill-share, and radio transmission housed in a large quilt installation, at Northrop, University of Minnesota.

The Tank will present the New York premiere of VERY BLUE LIGHT by Daphne Silbiger, following two women reuniting with a childhood friend in Marfa, Texas amid shifting politics and technology.

The Gilmore in Kalamazoo will present five emerging classical and jazz pianists in solo recitals as part of its Rising Stars Series, including Sophia Liu and Aristo Sham.

The Orchard Project announced the writers and projects selected for its upcoming Episodic Lab, a summer residency for television, film, and audio storytelling held at Skidmore College.

Pianist and arts administrator Carla McElhaney will lead Chorus Austin as its new Executive Director, while Lilly Boessen returns to the organization as Assistant Conductor.

Playhouse Square announced tickets will go on sale for touring Broadway productions of HADESTOWN and CLUE, both set to play the Cleveland venue this fall.

The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra announced its 48th and final season, led by Benjamin Zander, with four BPO programs and three Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra concerts at Symphony Hall.

The Boston Philharmonic will close its 48th season with four orchestra programs and three youth orchestra programs at Symphony Hall, all led by Benjamin Zander.

NBC has started production on THE VOICE: CELEBRITY, a special edition featuring famous competitors, with Keke Palmer hosting and Joe Jonas joining coaches Queen Latifah and Riley Green.

Mickey White is about to realize one of his career dreams – playing the title role in “Dear Evan Hansen,” the 2016 Tony Award winner for Best Musical.

“I enjoy getting to decide who the Leading Player is for me and what this character's motivations are. It’s fun to play someone the opposite of who I'd like to show up as in life.” Amber Knicole

Indonesia has a long history of theatrical forms that integrate musical elements to the performance. From traditional art forms such as Lenong and Ludruk, to the birth of Komedie Stamboel during the colonial era, up to the modern influence of American musical theater, thespians throughout the nation have always been exploring how music can add another layer to theatrical works. 

GRAMMY-winning, Tony and Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles has released a new song, “Still Crying.' Bareilles appears in the video alongside her Girls5eva co-star Renée Elise Goldsberry, John Lutz, Daniel Breaker, Joe Tippett, and more.

Sara Bareilles released the single and video for STILL CRYING ahead of her album GOOD GRIEF, due August 28, and will head out on a North American headline tour this fall.

Beyond The Valley announced its 11th edition lineup, with John Summit leading the New Year's Eve countdown and Black Eyed Peas set for an exclusive Australian performance at Barunah Plains.

Here are my interviews with director Melissa Chalsma, composer David Melville, and actor Carene Rose Mekertichyan on COMEDY OF ERRORS presented by Independent Shakespeare Company outdoors in Griffith Park this summer.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, Wisconsin, has announced individual ticket onsale dates for its Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across America Fox Cities Series, featuring HADESTOWN, THE SOUND OF MUSIC and MAYBE HAPPY ENDING.

First Flight Theatre Company will present DECLARATION, a musical based on the Declaration of Independence, at the Hermitage Museum in Ho Ho Kus, New Jersey, marking America's 250th anniversary.