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The sixth installment of the imaginative concert series What If? will take place at 54 Below on June 1, 2025, bringing together Broadway performers and up-and-coming artists to explore alternate realities in musical theatre.

Let’s take a look back at some of the most unforgettable looks that turned the Tony Awards into a true fashion spectacle. Check out photos of all of our favorite Tony Awards fashions of the 2020s!

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

The award recipients of Broadway In Chicago's 14th Annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA) were announced and presented, in an award ceremony sponsored by NBC 5, celebrating outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre performances at Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place on Monday, May 12.

54 BELOW will present two of the rising stars of contemporary musical theater for a one-off performance of Broadway and West End standards as you’ve never heard them before. Learn how to purchase tickets to Anna Zavelson and Henry Patterson.

Broadway In Chicago has announced the 24 student nominees for Best Performer in an Actor and Actress role, nominees for Best Ensemble, Best Direction, and Best Production, and this year's show sponsor for the 14th Annual Broadway In Chicago Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards.

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.

British singer Henry Patterson and Broadway debutante Anna Zavelson have teamed up to record a jazz-reimagined arrangement of the duet All I Ask of You, from The Phantom of the Opera. Watch the video now!

The full cast has been announced for the world premiere of Radiant Boy at Southwark Playhouse Borough, written by Nancy Netherwood. Joining the previously announced Renée Lamb and Stuart Thompson are Ben Allen and Wendy Nottingham. 

Performances are now underway for Lincoln Center Theater's Broadway premiere of Floyd Collins, a musical with book by Tina Landau, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, additional lyrics by Tina Landau and direction by Tina Landau. Meet the cast of the production!

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced the lineup for its 2025-26 Broadway season featuring eleven productions. Learn more about the full upcoming lineup here!

Broadway in Portland has revealed the 2025-2026 season of Broadway shows at Keller Auditorium. The season will feature touring productions direct from Broadway in addition to some returning all-time classics. Learn more!

Presenter Nederlander National Markets has revealed the line-up for the 2025 - 2026 Broadway In Richmond six-show subscription series, including The Outsiders and more. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

McKenzie Kurtz took to social media to recreate an iconic scene from the popular HBO series Euphoria, during which several of the characters ask Cassie – played by Sydney Sweeney – why she looks like she's auditioning for Oklahoma. Watch the video!

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See the full lineup featuring stars including Joaquina Kalukango, Kerry Ellis and more. Learn more.

First Financial Bank Broadway in Cincinnati will present a highly-anticipated season lineup of shows starting with screen-to-stage success Back To The Future: The Musical, the revolutionary 2016 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical Hamilton, and more.

Rachel Potter is set to release her highly anticipated single, 'Come What May / The I Love You Song,' on January 31, 2025. The track will be available on all digital platforms, with a Moulin Rouge-themed music video debuting on YouTube.

 New Works Provincetown and Shared Experience will present a workshop in London of the new musical Maiden Voyage with book and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and Carmel Dean.

 Illinois Conservatory for the Arts will host its 3rd annual A Night of Broadway benefit Gala & Concert featuring its greatest all-star lineup of Broadway stars to date.

The Notebook, the beloved new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film, is now in its final week of performances on Broadway at the Schoenfeld Theatre. Purchase tickets now!

The Box Café JC is teaming up with OpenRoad Poetry to present the OpenRoad Poetry Spoken Word Celebration in December. Learn more about the event here!

Straight from a twice-extended Broadway run, Chicago Shakespeare Theater will present the Midwest premiere of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

GYPSY is coming back to Broadway, starring Audra McDonald! The production begins previews at Broadway’s newly renovated Majestic Theatre. Meet the cast of GYPSY here!

The Substance, Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror film, will be available to stream exclusively on MUBI beginning October 31, 2024. The movie stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.

Macon Prickett is thrilled to premiere his solo cabaret debut in MACON: His Own Way! at 54 Below on Friday November 11th at 9:30 pm. This cabaret-star-in-the-making promises an evening of show tunes, standards, eleven o’clock numbers, and a little bit of diva worship on the side. Read a conversation with Macon about the show.