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In January of 2026, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, Matthew Morrison and many more. 

Fairfield Center Stage, a community theater group, will present a production of the Tony award-winning musical comedy THE DROWSY CHAPERONE. Learn more here!

Grand Hotel is a reminder that even in the most gilded rooms, behind the velvet curtains and crystal chandeliers, the true drama lies in the lives of those passing through—and in what they leave behind. #ATXTheatre #BWW

'It’s full of satire, especially of the musicals of the 1920s before they had figured out story structure, character development, or basically anything else Rodgers and Hammerstein figured out in OKLAHOMA.' Jeremy Blaustein

The Drowsy Chaperone is the winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score and is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.

This time, the reader question was: There are only three states in America without known Broadway musicals set within their borders. Can you guess which three? WE're breaking it down state by state.

An American in Paris will be shown on The Park Theatre’s Big Screen, Saturday, April 26, at 7 pm. Winner of 6 Oscars, the film is a glorious, Technicolor paean to the golden age of the Hollywood musical. 

Cal State's Fullerton's Department of Theatre and Dance will present celebrated Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca's “Blood Wedding.”

You have to hand it to Musical Theatre Southwest – most community theaters play it safe, filling their calendar with Mamma Mia, Shrek and at least one production from the Golden Age of Musicals (Rogers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Lowe, etc.); MTS continues to dip their toes deeper into the repertoire with shows such as Next To Normal and Carrie: The Musical. Playwright Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party falls into this category. See it now through October 19.

Pasadena Symphony has announced the launch of its 97th season with the debut of new Music Director Brett Mitchell on October 26 at Ambassador Auditorium.

Do you need a laugh? Come see The Drowsy Chaperone!

Legacy Films Center STG announced the 2024/25 Silent Movie Mondays lineup at The Paramount, featuring classic silent films with live musical accompaniment. The series aims to celebrate the art of silent cinema.

She was a woman of resilience and a very strong personality who fought for everything that she had! She is this woman who just came through a lot but loved her music and loved her family. She was resilient beyond belief and could live to see the flowers given to her. She's a whole lot of woman!

Troupe, in association with Park Theatre, has announced the full cast for the world première of a new stage adaptation of John Galsworthy’s seminal work, The Forsyte Saga.

Haines City Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning sensation, The Drowsy Chaperone! Opening September 6th, this uproarious musical comedy run Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM through September 29th.

Musical Theatre Guild's 2024-2025 season puts music front and center, by presenting two shows that won Tony Awards for their glorious and tuneful musical scores. Learn more about the lineup here!

Pasadena Symphony will launch a bold new era with the announcement of its 2024-25 season, the first to be programmed and led by recently appointed Music Director Brett Mitchell, who is only the sixth conductor to helm the orchestra since it was founded in 1928.

London Theatre Week is the West End’s biggest promotion, giving you the chance to see over 50 amazing award-winning musicals and stunning plays with tickets from £15, £25 or £35

Mitski, Eboni Booth, and Whitney White have been announced as the newest additions to the creative team of the Broadway production, THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT. Learn more about these talented individuals and how they will contribute to the success of the show.

West Hartford Community Theater has revealed its fall show, The Drowsy Chaperone by Lisa Lambert, Don McKellar, Bob Martin and Greg Morrison.

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced additional casting for the special Benefit Reading of Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels, directed by Scott Ellis. Check out who will join previously announced Kelli O'Hara and Rose Byrne.

Roundabout Theatre Company will present a special Benefit Reading of Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels, directed by Scott Ellis starring Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Learn how Sondheim made Sweeney sing and how Mr. Todd made his mark on mass media in Part 2 of SWEENEY TODD, A History.

Good Night, Oscar starring Sean Hayes, announced that Marchánt Davis (Ain’t No Mo’), Alex Wyse (Waitress), Sam Bell-Gurwitz (Good Night, Oscar in Chicago), Postell Pringle (A Free Man of Color), and Max Roll (Mrs. Warren’s Profession) will be joining the company on Broadway.

The holidays have arrived and the troops are falling in line for the first stop on their tour of Opera Orlando's production of All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914. In just four days, this beautifully moving and critically-acclaimed work will be presented on the historic Polk Theatre stage marking Opera Orlando's first production ever presented in Lakeland.