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Stephen Schwartz will be the 2025 recipient of the esteemed Johnny Mercer Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala slated for Thursday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Sentinel Theatre, a newly established 501c3 non-profit organization, will present its inaugural production, DOGFIGHT, from April 4 through 12 at the Valentine Theater in American Fork, Utah. From the creators of THE GREATEST SHOWMAN and DEAR EVAN HANSEN, this new musical tells the romantic and heartbreaking story of a Marine on the eve of his deployment and the awkward and idealistic waitress who changes his life.

Ballet Theatre of Maryland has announced the repertory for its 47th season at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. Opening with Giselle in October, BTM then debuts its Annapolis-themed production of The Nutcracker in December. In the new year, BTM shares world-premiering works in February's Momentum: A Mixed Bill followed by the Maryland premiere of La Esmeralda in April.

The musical Smash, inspired by the hit NBC television series, will begin previews tonight, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, and officially open Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. Meet the cast here!

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has unveiled details of its 2025/26 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the last in which legendary maestro, Gustavo Dudamel, will serve in his current role.

The limited engagement of these animated classics will run from March 10 through March 14. Click here to get all the details and to purchase tickets.

Martin Redhe Nord is one of Swedens greatest and best musical artists with roles such as Quasimodo in The Hunchback in Notre Dame at the Gothenburg Opera and Michael in The Wichtes of Eastwick at Cirkus on his CV.

Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC), a beloved institution in the city, continues their season with a hilarious favorite, Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. After the success of The Producers, Brooks decided to adapt another of his films to the stage. Young Frankenstein, which premiered on Broadway in 2007, continues the monstrous saga of Mary Shelley’s famous tale after Victor Frankenstein dies and leaves his estate to his grandson, Frederick. Frederick must leave his home and fiancée to go to Transylvania, where he meets a loyal hunchback, Igor, and buxom lab assistant, Inga. Igor convinces Frederick to pick up where his grandfather left off, and what ensues is madcap hilarity as the Monster is unleashed.

Highland Park Players will present The Hunchback of Notre Dame in CONCERT, running March 28th through March 30th at the McGrath Family Performing Arts Center.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 28, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Algonquin Arts Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its latest musical, Footloose, set to begin performances next month. Learn more about the show here!

Blake Jenner, star of Glee and the Netflix series What/If, has been set to lead the cast of The Wedding Singer, the musical comedy, at The Colony Theatre. Learn more about the production.

Internationally recognized for his portrayal as Josh Chan on the CW’s Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award-winning comedy-drama series 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,' Vincent Rodriguez III is making his homecoming to the Philippines.

CATS…Now and Forever. That catchphrase of marketing served the blockbuster Broadway musical well. The show ran for over 18 years, and although often maligned, is indelibly chiseled into the canon of classic musicals. It introduced countless tourists to an immersive theatrical experience, never seen before. In 1982 the Winter Garden Theatre was literally transformed into a larger than life sized back alley, with actors dressed as cats crawling through the audience and climbing across the mezzanine rails. The hit song “Memory” earned Betty Buckley a TONY Award for her portrayal of Grizabella, and Andrew Lloyd Weber cemented his role as blockbuster composer. He was fresh off of the success of EVITA and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA would be his next huge hit.

The musical stage adaptation of the beloved Disney classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame will have its UK professional premiere with two concert performances at the Prince Edward Theatre.

The tale as old as time is hitting the road and bringing some new stars along with it! Kyra Belle Johnson will play Belle and Fergie L. Philippe will play the Beast in the eagerly-anticipated tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Meet the stars in a new video giving fans a behind the scenes look at the tour.

Madison Lyric Stage has announced that its 2025 season will feature: Marc Deaton’s original play A Memory of Truth? in May; We’ve Got Magic to Do: The Music of Stephen Schwartz in June; and more!

Michael Fabisch, 23, talks to BroadwayWorld about how he got started in theater, what it's like to take on Evan's emotional turmoil night after night—and how his biggest challenge may actually be tying his tie on stage every show. 

The Colony Theatre has announced a new production of The Wedding Singer, the musical comedy. There will be preview performances beginning in June. Learn more here!

Skylight Music Theatre has announced the cast of its upcoming production, Frankenstein: The Musical, based on the classic novel by Mary Shelley. Leading the cast is Milwaukee native, Seth K. Hale, who will be taking on the role of Dr. Victor Frankenstein.

Algonquin Arts Theatre  has just announced the cast and creative team for its winter play, The Diary of Anne Frank. Check out who has joined the cast!

The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be 'Out There,' observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful Romani woman, Esmeralda.

With more than thirty episodes having aired so far across its three seasons, BroadwayWorld has put together an exhaustive list of all the Broadway stars we could find who have appeared in CBS' Elsbeth.

Jason Robert Brown, one of America’s most celebrated composers and lyricists of this new millennium, is currently enjoying a resurgence with two of his finest musicals. THE LAST FIVE YEARS, an off-Broadway hit that was later adapted into a film starring Anna Kendrick, is making its return to Broadway this year starring Joe Jonas and Adrienne Warren. Meanwhile, PARADE, which originally debuted on Broadway in 1998, had a triumphant revival last year starring Ben Platt and won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

Welcome to my 2024 Broadway World Year in Review. It’s been a busy year, and I’m having a great time. This year I’ve written 174 articles (175 counting this one), which is up 30 articles from last year. Thank you for allowing me into your world and entertaining me.