OLIVER! Cast Unveiled At TheatreZone
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2026
TheatreZone's production of OLIVER! features Actors' Equity performers from New York City alongside Florida favorites, including an 11-year-old in the title role and a Broadway-connected cast bringing Lionel Bart's classic musical to Naples.
Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival Returns in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2026
The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival will celebrate its 21st edition from March 4-15, 2026, featuring a lineup of comedic talents at various venues across the city. This event highlights the vibrant sketch comedy scene in Toronto, showcasing both established and emerging comedians.
Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival Celebrates Its 21st Edition In March 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2026
The 21st annual Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival will take place from March 4-15, 2026, featuring a diverse array of comedic talents in various venues across the city.
Photos: In Rehearsal for THE BOY WHO LOVED BATMAN At Straz Center
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2024
Rehearsals for the world premiere of The Boy Who Loved Batman began last week in New York City. See photos from inside the rehearsal room!
Interview: Dylan Brody of THINKING ALLOWED
by Jeanmarie Simpson - Apr 17, 2024
For decades, the multiple award-winning storyteller, humorist, playwright, and bestselling author, Dylan Brody, has honed his unique voice, blending insightful observations with sharp wit and a touch of the absurd to earn him a devoted following and the respect of comedic legends including the late Robin Williams and George Carlin.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For BILLY ELLIOT at Leicester Curve
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2022
All new rehearsal photos have been released for Curve Leicester's Made at Curve production of Billy Elliot the Musical.
Richard Jay-Alexander Chats With Theatre Legend Albert Poland About His Book STAGES, Judy Garland, The Biz and More
by Robert Diamond - Jun 26, 2020
Getting on the phone with Albert Poland totally swept me away and into the world we love for a glorious 45 minutes...
Photo Flash: Pilot Theatre Presents CRONGTON KNIGHTS
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2020
Following their critically acclaimed adaptation of Malorie Blackman's novel Noughts and Crosses , Pilot Theatre, in co-production with Belgrade Theatre, will stage Emteaz Hussain's exciting new adaptation of Alex Wheatle's award winning young adult novel – Crongton Knights.
Review: Laughs Abound at THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at the Norris Theatre
by Shari Barrett - Sep 16, 2017
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is a hip musical comedy which follows six young people in the throes of puberty, who are overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, as they learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. The musical, featuring emotionally revealing musical selections filled with side-splitting lyrics written by William Finn, chronicles the overachievers' angst of six precocious adolescents who turn out to be the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom the Bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
Photo Flash: Remembering Jerry Lewis
by Walter McBride - Aug 23, 2017
As BroadwayWorld sadly reported earlier this week, comic legend Jerry Lewis died at 91 years old at his home in Las Vegas.
BWW Review: BILLY ELLIOT The Musical Sings and Dances Its Way on the Beck Center Stage
by Roy Berko - Jul 13, 2016
The year is 1984. Margaret Thatcher, the first woman British Prime Minister, declared war on the coal labor unions, closed 20 mines and laid off 20,000 workers in what she called 'the process of bringing the British coal industry up to competitive levels.'
Photo Flash: BILLY ELLIOT Plays Final Performance at Victoria Palace Theatre
by Louisa Brady - Apr 10, 2016
Last night, Saturday 9 April 2016, after 4,600 performances and prior to the theatre's previously announced refurbishment programme, the final Victoria Palace Theatre performance of Billy Elliot The Musical took place in front of a packed house with guests including past and present Billy Elliots, original cast members and members of the show's creative team. The over 1530 strong audience rose to their feet for the curtain call to join the Company in celebrating a very special evening and a phenomenal eleven year run in the West End. Director Stephen Daldry, writer Lee Hall and composer Elton John joined the company on stage accompanied by 32 past and present Billy Elliots (the most Billy Elliots to ever appear on stage together), 24 past Michaels and 18 past Debbies as well as several adult members of the original Company.
Photo Flash: First Look at Greg Graham, Nic Dantes & More in Rehearsal for Maltz Jupiter Theatre's BILLY ELLIOT
by Matt Smith - Dec 17, 2015
Set to soar through December 20 at the award-winning not-for-profit theatre, Maltz Jupiter, the electrifying blockbuster follows the story of Billy, the youngest child of a blue-collar family who discovers his unlikely and extraordinary gift for ballet. Juxtaposed against the backdrop of the UK miners' strike of 1984, Billy's only escape may be the prestigious Royal Ballet School, a place no working-class boy has ever gone.
BWW Review: Delightful REEFER MADNESS at Blank Canvas induces Giggles and Munchies
by Roy Berko - Dec 14, 2015
Even though the movement may have been slowed down by the recent Ohio election, the march toward legalization of marijuana seems on its way in this country.
Photo Flash: First Look at BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL at Maltz Jupiter Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Dec 4, 2015
This December, get excited for the biggest event of the season: the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's much-anticipated Florida regional premiere of BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL! Soaring now through December 20 at the award-winning not-for-profit theatre, the electrifying blockbuster follows the story of Billy, the youngest child of a blue-collar family who discovers his unlikely and extraordinary gift for ballet. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: West End's BILLY ELLIOT Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
by Matt Smith - May 13, 2015
Photo Flash: First Look at Thomas Hazelby and More in West End's BILLY ELLIOT
by Matt Smith - Mar 11, 2015
Thomas Hazelby, 10 years old from Doncaster, today (11 March 2015) joins the cast of Billy Elliot the Musical to play the title role. He becomes the fortieth boy to play the role in London, where in May the internationally award-winning musical celebrates its tenth anniversary. Also joining the cast today to play Billy's best friend Michael is 11 years old Nathan Jones from Prudhoe, Northumberland. Take a first look at the two (and more) in photos from the show below!
Photo Flash: John Stamos Visits FULL HOUSE Location; Fans Don't Notice
by Sally Henry Fuller - Mar 8, 2015
Television heart-throb John Stamos recently visited the location for his most famous show and nearby fans were obvlivious.
Photo Flashback: A Fond Farewell - Remembering The Stars We Lost in 2014
by Walter McBride - Jan 1, 2015
Broadway fans had plenty of reasons to celebrate this year, with dozens of shows having opened since January, hundreds of actors having made their debuts, and many more having returned to the stage for critically acclaimed performances. Not all news was good though, as we also suffered a loss of an incredible amount of talent. Below, BroadwayWorld sends a fond farewell to those who passed away in 2014.
Photo Coverage: New Billy and Debbie Join BILLY ELLIOT!
by Carrie Dunn - Nov 19, 2014
Today, 19 November 2014, eleven year-old Brodie Donougher from Blackpool, gives his first performance in the title role of the internationally award winning Billy Elliot the Musical
Photo Flash: First Look at Brodie Donougher in UK's BILLY ELLIOT
by Matt Smith - Nov 19, 2014
Today, 19 November 2014, eleven year-old Brodie Donougher from Blackpool, gives his first performance in the title role of the internationally award winning Billy Elliot the Musical. Brodie joins a cast lead by Ruthie Henshall who plays Mrs Wilkinson, Billy's dance teacher and Deka Walmsley who plays Billy's dad, and becomes the thirty-ninth boy to perform the iconic role at the Victoria Palace Theatre and the seventy-sixth boy to perform the role worldwide, including Jamie Bell who played Billy Elliot in the award-winning film. Also joining the cast today will be 10 year old Connie Fisher from Northallerton, North Yorkshire, who will play Mrs Wilkinson's daughter Debbie. In addition 19 girls from London and surrounding counties aged 9 - 14 join the cast as Ballet Girls. Billy Elliot the Musical is currently booking at the Victoria Palace Theatre to 19 December 2015.
Photo Flash: John Epperson and More at LYPSINKA! THE TRILOGY Party
by BWW News Desk - Sep 19, 2014
After a 9-year absence, a triple dose of the legendary Lypsinka, John Epperson's iconic creation, will be doled out this fall when the 'Goddess of Showbiz' deigns to grace New York City with her sweeping presence in LYPSINKA! THE TRILOGY. Last night, the company held a cocktail party to celebrate the show, and BroadwayWorld has photos below!
BWW Reviews: Ogunquit Playhouse Mounts Regional Premiere of BILLY ELLIOT
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Jun 29, 2014
Assembling a stellar cast and creative team, the Ogunquit Playhouse has mounted a powerful production of the Elton John-Lee Hall 2005 musical, Billy Elliot. Based on the 2000 film, both directed by Stephen Daldry with original choreography by Peter Darling, Billy Elliot movingly tells the story of a Yorkshire working class boy who discovers his unlikely passion and talent for ballet and who must win his coal miner father's acceptance for his chosen vocation. Set against the background of the bitter 1984 mining strike which pitted the workers' life and death struggle against Margaret Thatcher's push to close the mines, Billy's discovery of his artistic gift becomes his ticket not only to self-fulfillment, but also to escape from his family's bleak existence.
Photo Flash: Bradley Perret and Freddie Butterfield as the New Billy and Michael in BILLY ELLIOT
by Christina Mancuso - Nov 13, 2013
Today, 13 November 2013, 11 year old Bradley Perret from Juan les Pins, France will become the thirty-fifth boy to play Billy Elliot in the West End and the first French-born boy to play the title role. Also joining the cast today will be 11 year old, Freddie Butterfield from West Yorkshire, as Billy's best friend Michael. Check out the photos below!
Photo Coverage: John Judd Stars in Midwest Premiere of Neil LaBute's WRECKS
by Robert Diamond - Oct 5, 2013
Profiles Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with the Midwest premiere of Wrecks by Resident Artist Neil LaBute, directed by Guest Artist Jason Gerace and featuring acclaimed Chicago actor John Judd. The production runs October 3 - November 17, 2013 at The Alley Stage, 4147 N. Broadway.
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