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The annual Garden of Dreams Talent Show will take place at Radio City Music Hall. The 2025 event will feature performances from more than 150 young people from the tri-state area, all of whom are facing unimaginable obstacles.

Five more headliners joined the burgeoning FAN EXPO Cleveland celebrity roster today as Adam Savage, Brandon Routh, and more. Learn more and see how to attend.

What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at ZACH? JERSEY BOYS is widely regarded as one of the greatest jukebox musicals of all time, praised for its authentic storytelling, strong performances, and iconic music. Typically, I often judge a jukebox musical against my belief that they’re low hanging money making fruit. Some productions of this type of musical are better than others, and some are exceptions. ZACH’s JERSEY BOYS is an exceptional exception. 

Following a remarkable 18-year run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the multi-award-winning Bite-Size Plays returns with an enchanting series of mini theatrical productions this Spring.

 Bristol Riverside Theatre will open their newly-renovated theatre with Anna Deavere Smith’s Fires in the Mirror, directed by BRT’s Amy Kaissar, showing from February 4 to 23. See video highlights from the show.

Hope Mill Theatre will present GLORIOUS! The True Story of The Worst Singer in the World. The show will open at Hope Mill Theatre on 27 February 2025 for a limited run ending on 30 March 2025. Tickets are on-sale. Check out behind the scenes video of star Wendi Peters preparing to bring the iconic Florence Foster Jenkins to life.

Emerging Artists Theatre has revealed the lineup for their Spring Spark Theatre Festival NYC. Over 65 new works will be premiered including new musicals, dance, solo shows, cabaret, and plays in various stages of development. Learn more!

18 years after the debut of ABC's Ugly Betty, co-stars and best friends Michael Urie and Becki Newton are launching an Ugly Betty rewatch video podcast titled Still Ugly, which will premiere in February.

La MaMa will present Coffeehouse Chronicles #178: Dancenoise taking place on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 3PM at Ellen Stewart Theatre @ La MaMa (66 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003).

Writer and director Gerard Alessandrini, the comedy mastermind behind “Forbidden Broadway,” has long taken his own Broadway fandom one step further, though, creating iconic parodies of stars like Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Carol Channing, Liza Minnelli, Yul Brynner, Patti LuPone, Chita Rivera, Mandy Patinkin, and Bernadette Peters and shows including “Hello, Dolly!” “The King & I,”  “Annie,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “The Lion King,” and “Wicked.”

Looking for unique audition songs for kids? Explore our expert list of 20 songs that offer young performers a chance to shine with less common selections in musical theatre. From simple melodies to challenging pieces, find options suitable for different voice types and ages.

Red Bull Theater has announced the cast for the next offering of Revelation Readings season: The Misanthrope by Molière, a version by Martin Crimp, directed by Marc Vietor.

On a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Usher explained that he was in the running to play one of the characters in the 2006 film of Dreamgirls, but ultimately was unable to appear. Watch the full conversation!

Check out production photos for Figaro: An Original Musical receiving its world premiere tonight at the London Palladium. The two fully-staged concert performances take place on Monday 3 February & Tuesday 4 February 2025.

NBC will premiere the landmark 20th season of the hit competition series “America’s Got Talent” on Tuesday, May 27 (8-10 P.M. ET/PT). Mel B, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara will serve as judges.

Discover the full cast and creative team for Broadway's 'Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical,' premiering February 15 at the Golden Theatre. This award-winning show, directed by Robert Hastie, features original West End performers and a star-studded creative team. Learn more about its journey from London to New York.

Idina Menzel has returned to Broadway in Redwood, now playing at the Nederlander Theatre! Menzel famously got her start in Rent on Broadway, and has gone on to star in iconic productions including Wicked, Hair, Aida, The Wild Party, and more.

 Black Box Studios, The Elated System & Deboanir Music Hall will present two nights with Matisyahu, ft. opener DuvBear, at Debonair Music Hall. Learn more here!

The Devil Wears Prada will extend its run once again at the Dominion Theatre, with tickets on sale through 3 January 2026. Learn more about the show here!

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See the full lineup featuring stars including Joaquina Kalukango, Kerry Ellis and more. Learn more.

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will welcome musical theater triple threat Sutton Foster in An Evening with Sutton Foster as part of its Beyond Broadway series. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

BROADWAY BACKWARDS Will Return in March, featuring a lineup of Broadway stars taking on beloved songs in the Broadway canon and transforming them into queer anthems and love ballads.

With the Jamie Lloyd production of Evita in the works, we're revisiting some of the most iconic Evas to grace the stage and screen, from Elaine Paige to Patti LuPone, most recently Auli'i Cravalho, and of course, Madonna.