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Tony Award nominee Darren Criss and Tony and Grammy Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry will host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a live pre-show on June 8. We have all of the details about the broadcast here!

Canton Ballet has revealed the details of its 2025–2026 60th anniversary season, Legacy in Motion. This extraordinary lineup includes Peter & the Wolf on October 11, 2025, the beloved classic The Nutcracker from December 5-7, 2025, and The Greatest of All Time on April 24 & 25, 2026.

Winner of the 1978 Tony Award for Best Musical, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' is Coming to Le Petit Theatre in June. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Hello, Dolly!, featuring an all-star cast of Tony Award winners and nominees, will be the eleventh presentation in the Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series—for one night only. Learn how to attend!

A retrospective of the short but extraordinary movie career of actor John Cazale, whose five films–THE GODFATHER, THE GODFATHER PART II, THE CONVERSATION, THE DEER HUNTER, DOG DAY AFTERNOON–were all Oscar Best Picture winners or nominees, will run at Film Forum from Friday, June 13 to Thursday, June 19.

Few honors in entertainment are as coveted—or as rare—as achieving EGOT status. This elite distinction marks a career filled with versatility, longevity, and extraordinary talent across multiple mediums. What does it all mean? We're taking a closer look at the artists who have managed to join one of the industry’s most exclusive clubs.

The Estate of Whitney E. Houston has announced the upcoming The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration North America Fall tour, kicking off with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

The Morgan-Wixson Theatre will present its 2025 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL: THE LA CHAPTERS to Santa Monica for two weeks only, presenting nine original short-plays all about the diverse stories that make up the Los Angeles community.

Playwrights Foundation will present a public reading of Driving the Girls, a new play by Resident Playwright Cat Brooks on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

The new musical Goddess can currently be seen in its New York premiere production at the Public Theater on Lafayette Street. Directed by the Public’s associate artistic director and resident director Saheem Ali, who is currently Tony Award-nominated for directing Buena Vista Social Club, Goddess is playing at the Public’s largest space by capacity, the Newman Theatre.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of director and writer Robert Benton at the age of 92. In addition to his many films, he and his writing partner David Newman wrote the Broadway musical It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman.

This time, the reader question was: Who Are the Most Tony-Nominated People of All Time? Audra McDonald now holds the record for the most-nominated performer, but do you know who has the most ever?

On Saturday, May 10th, I had the pleasure of seeing SISTER ACT as performed by Fairfield Center Stage in Fairfield, CT, at Wakeman Hall inside First Church Congregational of Fairfield.

Two of the most famous lawyers in modern history are Ross Cellino Jr. and Steve Barnes. A hilarious dark comedy about the law partners, titled Cellino v. Barnes, has been running off-Broadway since last summer, starring Eric William Morris and Noah Weisberg and written by Mike B. Breen and David Rafailedes. 

The Board of Directors of National Dinner Theatre Association (NDTA) has announced the appointment of Laura J. Martin, Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater, to the position of President.

The Board of Directors of National Dinner Theatre Association has appointed Laura J. Martin, Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater, to the position of President. Learn more!

National Geographic Documentary Films has released the trailer, a new film that honors the life of Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space. Watch it here!

Vincent Victoria is a playwright, director, filmmaker, actor, and fashion icon who has been producing work in the Houston Community for at least the last ten years, probably more. He has written scripts for his theatrical and film company that strive to bring historical figures of the black community alive in plays and movies.

D. Jerome is originally from North Carolina and is described as a formidable triple threat; many of his past shows indicate that. Broadway World writer Brett Cullum got to catch up with him, right before he hits the stage as the Tin Man!

Sarasota Opera has announced the return of its popular summer movie  series: Classic Movies at the Opera House and HD at the Opera House, celebrating the  Sarasota Opera House's cinematic roots and vibrant cultural legacy.

Tickets for the pre-Broadway world premiere stage adaptation of Prince's legendary film and album, PURPLE RAIN, will go on sale on Friday, May 9 at 10 a.m..

History Theatre has announced its 2025-26 Theater season, featuring a world premiere about the Minneapolis jazz singer Doris Hines; an adventurous new musical about the world of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival; and more.

Craft Latino will release the first-ever vinyl reissue of Strikes Back, the GRAMMY®-nominated 10th solo album from legendary singer Héctor “El Cantante” Lavoe.

What did our critic think of GREASE at Broadway Rose?

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of two groundbreaking, iconic musicals CHICAGO and A CHORUS LINE, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in association with Spot-On Entertainment presented a one-nigh-only star-studded concert featuring the music of John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Marvin Hamlisch. The lineup included Tony Award nominees Tony Yazbeck and OC native Eden Espinosa, plus Max Clayton, Jason Graae, and original A CHORUS LINE cast member Kay Cole. The event was hosted by Scott Coulter and featured pianist John Boswell and the Fabulous 50 orchestra under the direction of Rob Istad.