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Musical theatre composer Lauryn Gaffney discusses her journey from 'Big Shot' to her new show 'Jilted,' exploring heartbreak, self-love, and the collaboration between Irish and American performers at 54 Below.

Award-winning Malaysian artist Heerraa Ravindran discusses her musical journey, upcoming 54 Below show on April 26, and mission of 'Changing The World With Music' through diverse genres and uplifting lyrics.

Patricia Ward Kelly, wife and biographer of the late Hollywood legend Gene Kelly brought her acclaimed show, Gene Kelly - A Life in Music to Auckland, New Zealand this week for a special show with the Auckland Philharmonia orchestra. Audiences were treated to an additional surprise when international star Michael Crawford made a surprise appearance. Long before he created the lead role of The Phantom of the Opera, Crawford was directed as Cornelius Hackl, by Gene Kelly in the film adaptation of the musical Hello, Dolly!, opposite Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau. 

Paying tribute to the Judson Church choreographers who pushed the boundaries of what dance could be, New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) will present Legends & Visionaries: Postmodern Dance at Judson Church.

The title role in Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy Hamlet is on the bucket list for many actors wishing to challenge their range of emotions while offering their own interpretation of the iconic role. And in his new solo play, Hamlet (Solus), creator and performer David Melville (pictured), co-founder of Independent Shakespeare Co., plays all the roles while intertwining the text with original songs. I decided to speak with David about his interpretation of the role he has played many times, including why he decided to stress the grief in the story as well as making (the skull of) Yorick an important character, and how the production evolved.

The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago has announced 16 by Red Clay Dance Company for three performances only, April 17-19, 2025, featuring Founding Artistic Director and CEO Vershawn Sanders-Ward.

Following its sold out season at the 2024 Auckland Fringe Festival, Florence Hartigan (Madam, Shortland Street) is bringing her award-winning, one-woman Y2K comedy to the NZ International Comedy Festival.

From now through Sunday, March 9th, the recent acclaimed revival of the Broadway musical Parade will be featured at the Fisher Theatre. Parade made its Broadway debut in 1998, originally winning Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical at the 1999 Tony Awards. Then, in 2023, Parade was revived on Broadway and won Best Revival of a Musical as well as Best Direction of a Musical. The production currently in Detroit is fresh from Broadway, with Detroit being one of the first engagements on their tour. 

As Broadway prepares to reckon with the effect of McCarthyism on journalism in the new drama, Good Night and Good Luck, go deeper into the history of the Red Scare and its long-lasting implications for artists on Broadway and beyond.

'Channing/Tatum' at The Green Room 42 delivers a hilarious meta musical featuring Nina West as Carol Channing's ghost mentoring Dan Amboyer's Channing Tatum. Broadway meets Hollywood in this sharp comedy about authenticity, stardom, and finding your inner 'snazz.'

BroadwayWorld talks with 'The Gilded Age' and 'Sunday in the Park with George' actor Claybourne Elder about his nonprofit, City of Strangers, which gives away Broadway tickets to people who can’t afford them.

Doechii is not throwing away her shot at Broadway. After taking home her first Grammy for Best Rap Album on Sunday night, a video has resurfaced of the rapper dancing to a mashup of of her song 'Catfish' and 'My Shot' from Hamilton.

After revealing videos from the auditions of Christopher Jackson and Philippa Soo, Lin-Manuel Miranda has now gone all the way back to 2008 – when In the Heights had just opened on Broadway – when he first emailed Hamilton biographer Ron Chernow.

Hugh Jackman's Radio City concert was saved when Lauren Blackman stepped in to sing a crucial song. When the performer who sings 'Never Enough' fell ill the day after opening night, Blackman performed the beloved Greatest Showman song in a new video.

Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical, this quirky musical comedy with an intentionally-diffused serious undertone continues performances at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through February 2, 2025. A generally entertaining show with lots of laughs in spite of its title character’s fatal ailment, KIMBERL AKIMBO is a thematically zig-zagging new musical that is at once intentionally endearing but also surprisingly (and amusingly) chaotic. The show is ultimately winning thanks mostly to the wonderful performances of its two leads, three-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello and her adorable co-star Miguel Gil.

The Scott Dunn Orchestra has its inaugural concert The Hollywood Modernists - the Second Golden Age of Film Scoring on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 7:30pm at the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. 

Broadway Sacramento is kicking off the new year with a bang with the much-anticipated, multi-Tony Award-winning phenomenon, Kimberly Akimbo. David Lindsay-Abaire’s book and lyrics, based on his 2001 play, are accompanied by Jeanine Tesori’s beautiful score in this hilariously dazzling take on love and loss.

From the long-awaited Wicked movie to a blood-soaked Nicole Scherzinger to Trisha Paytas, here are the viral moments that captured the attention of Broadway fans this year. See videos and photos now!

Long before Britani Bateman was seen on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, she was doing musical theatre like Miss Saigon, Little Mermaid, and more. Read the interview now where she talks Broadway, Bronwyn Newport's allegations, and more.

East West Players has announced its 60th Anniversary Diamond Legacy Season, helmed by recently appointed Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal. Learn more about the lineup here!

BroadwayWorld chats with Bay Area native Sophie Oda about her return to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley after 20 years to appear in 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley' playing through December 29th in Palo Alto.

Catalyst Theater's 'Bat Boy: The Musical' shines with Nick Rubano (Edgar), Tracey Lynne Haskell (Meredith), Beth Siegling (Shelley), and Scott McGowan (Dr. Parker) leading a powerful exploration of acceptance and humanity in this intimate production about a journey of love and prejudice.

Dances With Films NYC 2024 announced its film lineup, featuring numerous world, North American, and US premieres, showcasing a diverse range of storytelling and cinematic innovation.

Natalie Palamides: WEER tells the story of Mark and Christina, a couple who meet in 1996 and fall in love. We see their love story starting from the end on New Year’s Eve in 1999, using flashbacks to show how the pair became a couple and what led to their tragic end. It’s your classic 90s rom-drom (romantic dramedy), but here’s the thing that makes it a little bit different - Palamides is playing both Mark and Christina, with her costume and makeup done in halves to show each side of the couple.

Dances With Films NYC will return in December, showcasing 141 films, including world premieres like PEAS AND CARROTS and HERE'S YIANNI! Experience a diverse lineup of narratives, documentaries, and shorts.