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James Marais and Monique Cassells will bring the 70s vs 80s Tribute to The Drama Factory, paying tribute to artists including Queen, ABBA, Tina Turner, and Bruce Springsteen in a 120-minute live music show.

MAMMA MIA! has extended its booking period to 13 March 2027 at London's Novello Theatre. The West End production, celebrating its 27th birthday on 6 April 2026, has been seen by over 11 million people in London.

Home of boundary-pushing performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, arts charity and year-round cultural hub Summerhall Arts has announced 36 more shows of the 2026 instalment of its renowned festival programme.

Check out new production photos for the 25th Anniversary North American Tour of MAMMA MIA!. Fresh off a historic and hugely successful six-month return to its original Broadway home at the Winter Garden Theatre, the celebrated and beloved musical officially relaunched at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Center in March.

With Ariana Grande returning to the stage in Sunday in the Park with George, here is our roundup of theater “kids” who we would love to see return to their stage roots!

Cher, Paul Simon, Whitney Houston, and more will be honored during the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony on Jan. 31, 2026. The event will celebrate the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustee Award and Technical Grammy Award recipients at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. 

Bowen Yang, who stars as Pfannee in the two-part film adaptation of Wicked, will be leaving Saturday Night Live after seven seasons. His final SNL show as a cast member will take place Saturday, December 20.

Single tickets for the upcoming engagement of MAMMA MIA! in Portland will go on sale in December. Since premiering in London in 1999 and on Broadway in 2001, the musical has captured the hearts of millions around the globe.

Single tickets for the upcoming engagement of MAMMA MIA! in Edmonton at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, will go on sale. The 25th Anniversary production of MAMMA MIA! made a return to Broadway in August 2025 for a limited six-month run.

The American Theatre Guild has announced that single tickets to the 25th Anniversary tour of MAMMA MIA! will go on sale to the public on Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. Learnm ore here!

What did our critic think of THE CHER SHOW at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre?

Cher has released her concert album, The Farewell Tour, on streaming platforms for the first time ever. The newly remastered collection features three tracks: “Save Up All Your Tears,” “We All Sleep Alone,” and “Different Kind of Love Song.” Listen to it now!

MAMMA MIA! will embark on a new UK tour from 24 October 2025 and has announced further dates and venues. Learn more about where to catch the show here!

Full casting has been announced for the sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! which embarks on a new UK tour beginning next month. Learn more about the tour here!

Marking the 50th anniversary of the musical’s Broadway debut and the release of the classic film, this fully staged, immersive production invites audiences to unleash their inner creatures of the night in a run of sci-fi, seduction, and rebellion.

The new London cast has been announced of the global hit musical MAMMA MIA! Plus, the show's booking period has extended at London’s Novello Theatre. Learn more here!

​Broadway In Chicago is inviting high schools across the State of Illinois to participate in the 15th Annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards. Learn how to apply!

In 'The Life of a Showgirl,' Taylor Swift is tapping into a rich history of showbiz and glamor from days gone by. As we prepare for Swift’s new album, which arrives in October, we have compiled a list of some of the brightest Broadway showgirls that Mackie has costumed over the years, from Barbra Streisand to Bernadette Peters.

Cher will release her classic concert album, The Farewell Tour, on 2LP Vinyl and streaming platforms for the first time ever on September 26, 2025. Listen to a track from the album now.

xHere we go again! In just weeks, Mamma Mia! will make its long-awaited return to Broadway, and it’s finally time to get back into the Dancing Queen spirit. It's been almost a decade since the beloved musical concluded its initial run on Broadway and we're here to help you brush up your Mamma Mia! knowhow with this ultimate pre-show watchlist...

Here we go again! MAMMA MIA! will embark on a new UK tour from 24 October 2025 and announced further additional dates and venues. We have all of the details here!

Get a first look at Christine Dwyer in North Shore Music Theatre's production of WAITRESS, now playing through Sunday, June 15, 2025. Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis' love story has been a lifetime-in-the-making. Both hailing from Boston's North Shore, they started crossing paths professionally in NYC in 2010 and finally connected as friends in 2015.

In honor of Hamilton's upcoming 10th anniversary Tony performance, we're looking back on the careers of the original cast of Hamilton, and checking out everything they have been up to since!

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Tracie Thoms, Jenn Colella and more. See the full lineup here!

The award recipients of Broadway In Chicago's 14th Annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA) were announced and presented, in an award ceremony sponsored by NBC 5, celebrating outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre performances at Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place on Monday, May 12.