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Hadestown, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will return to Philadelphia. Learn more about the December 2025 return!

Dramatists Guild Foundation has named musical theater composer and lyricist Madeline Myers as the 2025 recipient of the Stephen Schwartz Award. Learn more here!

Two-time Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris (Fun Home, Sweeney Todd) will make his PAC NYC debut playing “Ebenezer Scrooge” in the New York return of Matthew Warchus’ A Christmas Carol. Learn more!

Join us as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory sails on Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas, bringing magic and fun to the high seas!

Performances are now underway for the Broadway premiere of The Queen of Versailles. Previews begin on October 8. Meet the cast of The Queen of Versailles here and read bios of the show's stars and cast!

Social justice theatre company ARTISTS RISE UP LOS ANGELES will present a very special benefit afternoon, VOICES OF JUSTICE. Learn more and see how to attend!

Discover the Freeform schedule for '30 Days of Disney' this November, packed with beloved Disney films and holiday favorites. Don't miss out!

Rising young Israeli pianist, 26-year-old Alon Kariv has won the Kissinger Sommer Internationales Musikfestival's KlavierOlymp 2025. Learn more about him here!

As the fight for women to have equal rights and opportunities has evolved, so has the presence of plays telling these stories. When I wrote my book, Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy that the History Books Left Out, the first-ever book about female musical theatre writers, I researched many musicals that are in this genre as well.

New country musical Under the Mersey Moon will return to the Floral Pavilion in the New Year – and producers have announced the talented cast of actors and musicians who will entertain audiences.

John Stillwaggon and Carolyn Dellinger will return to the stage in a special private presentation of Bernard J. Taylor’s Tennessee Williams: Portrait of a Gay Icon on Monday, November 3, 2025, at the Jerry Orbach Theatre (210 West 50th Street).

Northern Kentucky University has been named the future home of the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts, an annual three-week intensive summer arts residency program for Kentucky high school sophomores and juniors.

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Jasmine Cephas Jones and more. See the full lineup here!

Initial casting and full tour dates have been revealed for the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL. Learn more about the show here!

The Key West Film Festival has announced the recipients of its Golden Key Award for Artistic Excellence, honoring comedian and performer Billy Connolly. The festival also celebrates its tenth annual Golden Key Award for Excellence in Costume Design, honoring Academy Award-winning costume designer Deborah L. Scott.

Susan and Lloyd Ecker, producers of the Broadway-aimed Last Of The Red Hot Mamas, pitched their new product, the 'Snorinator,' on a recent episode of Shark Tank. Watch a clip from the episode now.

THE CHOIR OF MAN, the Olivier award-nominated international hit musical, have announced an inaugural UK Tour for 2026. Learn more about the upcoming tour here!

Bated Breath Theatre Company will present the World Premiere of DIRTY BOOKS, an immersive look at censorship and book banning. Learn more about the production here.

Dennis Watkins is poised to launch his third year in the custom magic theater in the heart of the Loop by introducing the most robust slate of programming yet at The Magic Parlour. Learn more!

Chris Rivera's new supernatural comedic play The Literal Demon I Summoned to Get My Ex-Boyfriend Back will receive a staged industry reading at Intar Theatre. Learn more!

While a lot has been written about two handers, a term for two-person shows, less has been penned about three-handers. Yet, three-person plays are just as common a genre on Broadway as pieces with only two players. Currently, Art, by Yasmina Reza, is receiving an all-star revival at the Music Box.

Technology plays an ever-present role in the life of every human on earth. As computer technology and social media have begun to heavily impact everyday life, this has gradually been reflected in modern musicals on Broadway.

We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2025 reading list.

Broadway shows 2026 are here! Daniel Radcliffe, Adrien Brody, Taraji P. Henson & more star in an incredible season of plays, musicals & revivals. See the full list!