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Review: Reginald Rose's 12 ANGRY MEN Opens the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival
by Peter Nason - Aug 31, 2025


The brilliance of the script is that, although first written in the 1950s, it still has so much relevance to our world today. The audience at the performance I saw was one of the most robust, vocally supportive and emotional audiences I have ever seen. 

Listen: MYSTIC PIZZA Musical Concept Album Available Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 29, 2025


The concept recording of the new musical Mystic Pizza is now available in digital and streaming formats. Listen here and learn more about Mystic Pizza!

Chamber Music Northwest Unveils 2025-26 Season Featuring Six Concerts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 28, 2025


For its 2025/26 Year-Round Season, Chamber Music Northwest will present six decidedly different concerts, plus their 10th music and dance collaboration with BodyVox.

Previews: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY at TheatreFor
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - Aug 28, 2025


Oscar Wilde’s scandalous novel gets a razor-edged revival at TheatreFor, where director Michael Cote and actor Juan Toro pull back the velvet curtain on The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Exclusive: Listen to 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot' from the MYSTIC PIZZA Cast Recording
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 28, 2025


Lively McCabe Entertainment is getting ready to release the concept recording of the new musical Mystic Pizza, available in digital and streaming formats on Friday, August 29. BroadwayWord is very excited to bring you an exclusive first listen of 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot,' performed by Krystina Alabado and Vincent Michael.

CARRIE: THE MUSICAL to be Presented at Arts Bonita Actors Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2025


The Arts Bonita Actors Theater will perform 'Carrie: The Musical' as its fall show for two weekends. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to the performances here!

Wait in the Wings Launches Nonprofit; Will Host First Broadway History Harvest
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 27, 2025


Wait in the Wings, the renowned YouTube channel known for preserving and sharing the untold stories of theater history, is proud to announce the launch of its official partner nonprofit, Friends of Wait in the Wings, a newly established 501(c)(3) organization. 

Off-Broadway Musicals Making a Comeback: Inside the Trend of Revivals
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Sep 7, 2025


Heathers is currently playing to sold out crowds at New World Stages, the off-Broadway complex on 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues. It’s a New York City return for the teen musical with a relatively short turn-around time since the original off-Broadway premiere of Heathers opened in 2014.

Magloire's New Chamber Ballet Comes to the Mark Morris Dance Center
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2025


Miro Magloire's New Chamber Ballet will open its 2025-26 season with a program of premieres: a solo for Rachele Perla and a 50-minute company work to music by Tonia Ko at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn.

Jasmine Amy Rogers Will Host NextGen Spotlight Benefit Concert
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 25, 2025


Witness the next generation of Broadway take center stage when Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ NextGen Spotlight returns to The Green Room 42 on September 29, 2025, hosted by Tony Award nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers. The evening features rising stars sharing songs and stories in an intimate benefit concert, presented by Broadway Cares’ NextGen Advocates.

CINDERELLA Ballet Comes to the New National Theatre, Tokyo
by Stephi Wild - Aug 25, 2025


A much-loved repertoire of the National Ballet of Japan. This production, choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton, is among the best of many 'Cinderella' ballets, and has been performed by the Royal Ballet and other leading ballet companies around the world.

Marion Siéfert’s THE BIG SLEEP to Have New York Premiere at Crossing the Line Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2025


Marion Siéfert’s The Big Sleep (Le Grand Sommeil) will have its New York premiere at the 2025 Crossing the Line Festival on September 17 at L’Alliance New York.

DONT COPY ME (COPY) to Premiere at Dublin Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2025


Gift Horse Theatre will premiere DONT COPY ME (COPY) at Dublin Fringe Festival 2025, September 16–20 at Smock Alley Theatre. The queer, female-led production reimagines Samuel Beckett’s legacy through music, dance, lecture, and playful provocation.

Ali Tahayori Awarded the 2025 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging)
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2025


Artspace and Create NSW have announced that Ali Tahayori is the recipient of the 2025 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) at the official exhibition launch at Artspace.

BEETLEJUICE Cancels Greensboro Tour Stop Ahead of Broadway Return
by Joshua Wright - Aug 21, 2025


In a statement, the Tanger Center has shared that due to unforeseen circumstances, all performances of BEETLEJUICE, September 2nd through September 7th in Greensboro have been canceled.

Roberto Abad Obtiene El Premio Bellas Artes De Narrativa Colima 2025
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2025


La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Literatura (CNL), junto con la Universidad de Colima, otorgaron a Roberto Abad el Premio Bellas Artes de Narrativa Colima 2025 por su obra Umbral.

U.S. Premiere of RED PITCH Opens Olney Theatre's 25-26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2025


Olney Theatre Center will open the 2025-26 season on September 17 with preview performances of the U.S. Premiere of Red Pitch by Tyrell Williams in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab.

From Broadway to DOWNTON ABBEY: A Look at Paul Giamatti's Stage Career
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 29, 2025


A graduate of Yale College and Yale School of Drama, Paul Giamatti is no stranger to the stage. Ahead of his role in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, we are taking a look back at the Oscar nominee's Broadway and theater roles over the years.

Cabaret Roundup: Winter 2025-26- Laura Benanti, Brian Stokes Mitchell and More
by Rebecca Kaplan - Sep 2, 2025


We scoured the cabaret venue listings for the hottest tickets in NYC during the 2025-26 winter season. These shows are likely to sell out months in advance, so if there's a star you want to see, don't miss your chance to get your tickets now.

Two-Week Celebration Of Dance Legend Gerald Arpino Comes to The Joyce
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2025


The Joyce Theater Foundation will continue its fall season with the Arpino Dance Festival, a stirring tribute to choreographer Gerald Arpino, whose creative force helped shape the course of American ballet.

Screen and Stage Actor Terence Stamp Dies at 87
by Stephi Wild - Aug 18, 2025


BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that screen and stage actor  Terence Stamp has died at age 87. Stamp is known best for his work as the villain General Zod in Richard Donner's Superman and subsequent films.

Interview: Brian Stokes Mitchell Talks KEITH LOCKHART 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION at Tanglewood
by R. Scott Reedy - Aug 18, 2025


Brian Stokes Mitchell says he doesn’t recall exactly when it was that he met Keith Lockhart, but he’ll never forget his first impression of the Boston Pops conductor.

Nikki Snelson Will Direct Theatre By The Sea's HEARTBREAK HOTEL
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 16, 2025


 In celebration of 92 years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to present Heartbreak Hotel, the stage musical which celebrates the life and music of Elvis Presley. Heartbreak Hotel will be presented from August 20 – September 14, 2025.

Scott Bakula Joins Ariana DeBose in THE BAKER'S WIFE at Classic Stage Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 14, 2025


Golden Globe winner Scott Bakula will star in The Baker’s Wife at Classic Stage Company as Aimable Castagnet alongside Ariana DeBose. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

LUNGS Comes to STUDIO Theatre, Montecasino
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2025


The Quickening Theatre Company will present LUNGS at STUDIO Theatre, Montecasino. The West End hit by Duncan Macmillan arrives after a successful and acclaimed run at Theatre On The Bay in Cape Town.

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