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Next month, 54 BELOW will presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Lorna Luft and Andrea McArdle, Marilyn Maye, and many more. See the full lineup here!

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is one of the most prestigious honors in American theater, celebrating outstanding works that have made a significant impact on the stage. Here's a closer look at what the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is, how it works, and why it matters.

Four iconic artists join the 2025 Tanglewood Popular Artist Series, which each year brings a star-studded lineup of musicians and performers to Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed. See the lineup and learn more!

When my 8th grade English class read Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens’ exposé of the cruel and unjust treatment of the poor in Victorian London, I never dreamed it would become Lionel Bart’s poignant, award-winning 1960 musical Oliver. Alas, Broadway Theatricals’ delightful production just ended its March 7 to 9, 2025, run at the Rancho Mirage Amphitheater.

Barbra Streisand's 1993 album Back to Broadway almost featured a trio rendition of the Annie Get Your Gun staple 'Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better' with Madonna and Bette Midler. Find out more about the unrecorded track here!

The Minnesota Orchestra and Music Director Thomas Søndergård have announced plans for the Orchestra’s 2025-26 season, a year which includes performances by star artists from cellist Yo-Yo Ma to violinist Leila Josefowicz.

Giffords Circus will celebrate its 25th anniversary year with Laguna Bay with a new show from acclaimed director Cal McCrystal, featuring the return of Tweedy the Clown. Giffords Circus produces shows worthy of the West End but staged in a 600-seat Big Top in the green fields of the Cotswolds and beyond. Laguna Bay will tour from 17th April - 28th September.

SFJAZZ has announced the lineup of upcoming arts for April 2025. Performances will be held at SFJAZZ, either in the Joe Henderson Lab or Miner Auditorium.

What did our critic think of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at Roberts Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion At Boston Center For The Arts?

Broadway Inspirational Voices has announced its annual fundraiser concert, honoring 30 years of support and strengthening communities in need through arts, education and outreach programming.

Vivid Stage's Artistic Director Laura Ekstrand celebrates 30 years of ensemble theater, from humble beginnings to establishing a permanent home that prioritizes actor relationships and community-focused storytelling.

Capital Repertory Theatre has announced that starting Sept. 1, 2025, Miriam Weisfeld will be its new Producing Artistic Director. Weisfeld will succeed Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill who served in the role since 1995.

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Paulo Szot and more. Learn how to purchase tickets!

TDF will celebrate 50 years of its exceptional Costume Collection with a glamorous party, Costumes & Cocktails, on Monday, April 7 at Tao Downtown. Learn more about the awardees for the TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards here!

TDF will celebrate 50 years of its exceptional Costume Collection with a glamorous party, Costumes & Cocktails, on Monday, April 7 at Tao Downtown (92 Ninth Avenue).

Fans of Whitney Houston traveled from around the country and the world to attend the New York City premiere of The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration, the highly anticipated concert event, this past weekend.

Previews are now underway for The Jonathan Larson Project and fans who have checked out the new musical already have intel on the more than 20 undiscovered songs, as audiences are treated to a brief breakdown as they leave the Orpheum Theatre. BroadwayWorld is excited to share an exclusive, in-depth version of the story behind each song, courtesy of the show's conceiver, Jennifer Ashley Tepper.

It's hard to imagine a more potent combination of blues and gospel talent than The Blind Boys of Alabama and Shemekia Copeland, who will join forces on February 22 at Soka Performing Arts Center.

The tale as old as time is hitting the road and bringing some new stars along with it! Kyra Belle Johnson will play Belle and Fergie L. Philippe will play the Beast in the eagerly-anticipated tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Meet the stars in a new video giving fans a behind the scenes look at the tour.

After a sold-out season of My Fair Lady at Artscape, Cape Town Opera (CTO), Africa's leading opera company, will host Shorts: A Festival of SHORT Operas!  at The Wave theatre.

The Folk Collective has announced its second cohort of artists. Building on the success of its inaugural cohort, this program continues to connect audiences throughout New England with a fuller, more honest reflection of folk music's enduring and multifaceted heritage.

For two weekends in a row in January 2025, Segerstrom Center for the Arts presented some powerhouse talents from the world of Broadway to their enjoyable Cabaret Series. First up was the returning Jason Robert Brown, the Tony Award-winning composer of musicals such as PARADE and THE LAST FIVE YEARS joined by a new special guest, Tony Award-winner Anika Noni Rose. The following weekend, the Samueli Theatre then opened its doors to Tony nominee Kerry Butler’s hilarious one-woman comedy cabaret 'Breaking Broadway.'

BroadwayWorld sat down with Heather Headley to discuss the new Lion King concert on Disney+, the ongoing Broadway production, and the legacy of the franchise.

Some of the shows that the Orpheum has been best known for are Stomp, which ran there for an astounding 29 years, from 1994 to 2023, and the original production of Little Shop of Horrors which spent over five years at the theater from 1982 to 1987. 

JUST IN TIME FOR JULE STYNE at Dizzy's was another 'Songbook Sundays' soiree celebrating a Great American Songbook writer. A night of Jule Styne's music curated by Deborah Grace Winer 'makes someone happy.'