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Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler will lead a concert of THE LAST FIVE YEARS in London. Don't miss this iconic musical's 25th anniversary celebration!

Rufus Wainwright has shared “Lost in the Stars (feat. Metropole Orkest),” the latest offering from his upcoming tribute album exploring the songbook of German-American composer Kurt Weill. Listen to the track now.

While different tryout theaters have different relationships to the development of new shows, it’s worth looking at both which commercial rental theaters and which non-profit theaters have had the most Best Musical Tony Award winners come from their stages.

Heathers The Musical announces cast changes, including Kuhoo Verma as Veronica. Discover the latest updates and performance details!

In partnership with the UCSD MFA Playwriting Program, the commission supports Cygnet's commitment to new theatrical works, written by groundbreaking local and nationally recognized playwrights.

Many Steppenwolf productions have made the jump to Broadway, with three shows transferring in 2025 alone. Learn more about Purpose, Bug, The Minutes, and more!

Stella Cole has released her fresh take on the Carpenters' 'Merry Christmas, Darling' via Decca Records US. Listen here!

Chess is back on Broadway! Previews for Chess begin Wednesday, October 15 at the Imperial Theatre. The production officially opens Sunday, November 16. Meet the cast of Chess below!

Actors Theatre of Indiana will perform Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN October 24 - November 9. If you like good music, like to laugh and like Mel Brooks, then you'll love this show!

Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael and Indianapolis Monthlyhave partnered to bring you just that with a new Dinner Series: Afterglow! Learn more about the series here!

The Ensemble Theatre | CJ Emmons, [Jk] Creativ, and Silambam Houston have been carefully selected as the 2025-2026 season residency recipients. Single tickets as well as three-show ticket packages on sale now and are available.

Rufus Wainwright and the Pacific Jazz Orchestra have detailed I’m a Stranger Here Myself – Wainwright Does Weill, a new tribute album exploring the songbook of German-American composer Kurt Weill. Check out a new rendition of Weill’s “Mack the Knife' now.

In Dada Teen Musical: The Play Annabelle is 17. She is the only high school student in the world whose Harvard application is an act of rebellion (she comes from a Yale family.)

Performances are now underway for Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Meet the cast of Ragtime here and learn all about the starry cast and talented ensemble's bio and credits!

Next week, 54 BELOW will present Ann Hampton Callaway, Broadway's Next Hit Musical and more. Learn more about next week's programming here and see how to purchase tickets.

Beatrice Rana will embark on a North American recital tour from October 29, 2025 to November 12, 2025, with appearances at Bourgie Hall at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Carnegie Hall, and more.

Joanna Pickering's play Misty and Rover has been selected for The Spark Theater Festival, with a special performance on Sunday, September 21st at 5:00 PM at the Chain Theater in New York City.

For one night only on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 7:30 pm, international cabaret star Adrienne Haan will perform Adrienne Haan Sings Kurt Weill at the York Theatre Company. We spoke with Haan about the show.

BIGFOOT!, a new musical comedy by Amber Ruffin, David A. Schmoll, and Kevin Sciretta will premiere off-Broadway this spring at New York City Center Stage I.

For the 2025 Paley Honors Fall Gala, The Paley Center for Media will pay tribute to transformative leader Ynon Kreiz, renowned storyteller Bill Lawrence, and entertainment icon and Broadway alum Reba McEntire.

SHUCKED opened last night at BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre and let me just say—the show popped! The story begins in the idyllic and insulated, corn-reliant town of Cob County, where a wedding is about to take place—until the corn suddenly begins to wither, threatening the town’s very existence.

Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael and Indianapolis Monthly have partnered to bring you a fantastic new Dinner Series: Afterglow. Learn more about the performance here!

It is bad for the state if Broadway falters. Broadway will falter if investment dries up. It is as simple as that. (I’m not sure how the “backfill” idea is in keeping with the idea that the credit is designed to stimulate investment, as that investment will have already occurred, but I also see the argument that folks who decided to invest in shows opening later in the fall were expecting the credit, and they may not invest in the future if they feel they were shafted this go round.)

Pointy Scissors will have its World Premiere, Written and directed by Clara Rodriguez and produced for the Theatre West Writers-in-Residence Series by Bonnie Kalisher Dukes.

BroadwayWorld has just learned the complete cast for the first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS. Find out who will join previously announced Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit, Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher. We have all of the details!