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Rehearsals are officially underway for the New York premiere production of The Heart with book and additional lyrics by Kait Kerrigan, music and lyrics by Anne Eisendrath and Ian Eisendrath, music supervision by Ian Eisendrath, choreography by Mandy Moore and direction by Tony Award-winner Christopher Ashley based on Maylis de Kerangal's novel Réparer les vivants. Check out photos here!

Sunny Anderson sits down with a grocery store employee honored as a Drew-Gooder for stepping in to help a customer during a medical emergency.

The 40th annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction moved indoors to Hammerstein Ballroom and raised $1,487,927 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Check out photos and video here.

The full cast for the musical SINGIN' IN THE RAIN has been announced ahead of its engagement at Milton Keynes Theatre. Tickets are on sale through ATG Tickets.

An all new music video has been released featuring Michael Ball OBE performing 'Pure Imagination', from CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. Ball will star as Willy Wonka for the limited run at the London Coliseum in 2027. Check out the video here!

How scary do you like your theater? We ranked 12 Los Angeles Halloween season shows by scare factor—from campy monster musicals to immersive horror that might have you sleeping with the lights on.

In 2025, her songs 'Tequila and Whiskey' and 'Homewrecker' went viral on TikTok. Soon after, Avalon released her debut album, Southern Belle Raisin' Hell, on January 17, 2025. She used her mugshot from a previous arrest for the album's cover. David Lee Murphy is best recognized by his massive hit single “Dust On The Bottle”. But he is also known as one of Country Music’s best songwriters. He has written songs for superstar artists like Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn, Hank Williams, Jr., and others.

Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions have just announced that Evan Alexander Smith (Back to the Future, Merrily We Roll Along) will be taking over the role of “Dr. Brenner” in Tony Award winning Broadway production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW for the final fourteen weeks of the run at the  Marriott Marquis Theatre, beginning performances this evening.  

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 29, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Pluto TV's Halloween Hits collection streams free horror films throughout the month, including 30 titles spanning major franchises, Stephen King adaptations, found-footage films, and box-office hits.

Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week. Check out the shows we recommend that you should snag tickets to this week, starting September 28, 2026.

CASA 0101 Theater will present the world premiere of DIVE BAR, a suspenseful play by Chris Banda set in a Boyle Heights bar where patrons face unexpected danger after a mysterious stranger arrives.

Damn Yankees is heading back to Broadway. Producers Lia Vollack, Haley Swindal, and Julie Boardman announced today that the seven-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning musical will return this spring, starring Tony Award and five-time Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris as Applegate, Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough in her Broadway musical debut as Lola, and Austin Scott (Hamilton) as Young Joe.

A first look has been revealed for the new production of RENT, offering a glimpse at the cast in Jonathan Larson’s landmark musical. Check out the photo below!

UTOPIA PKWY, the new project of John Beckmann from THE MORTAL PROPHETS, released the single 'Nothing is Missing' ahead of its self-titled debut album.

Richmond Americana artist Sunken Man has released his debut album, produced by Matthew E. White and featuring Alan Parker. The project explores themes of heartbreak, longing, and rebuilding after personal loss.

The Cannes Film Festival selection stars Benjamin Lavernhe and Pierre Lottin as an orchestra conductor and cafeteria worker who discover they are brothers. The French comedy has won multiple international film festival audience awards.

Today’s subject Reggie D. White is currently living his theatre life two fold. He is the Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, only the third in the company’s 48 year history. He assumed the position in January of this year. That position is a full time job all by itself, but Reggie is also the director for the company’s current production of Venus. The show is the inaugural production for White’s first season as Artistic Director and plays through Oct 4th.

54 Below will present performances featuring Broadway talent including cast members from Diana The Musical, Heathers, and Illinoise, alongside Tony Award nominees and performers from hit shows.

A new group of performers is ready to do the Time Warp at Studio 54! The Rocky Horror Show recently welcomed a fresh batch of stars to Broadway, and BroadwayWorld caught up with the company to hear how they’re settling into Sam Pinkleton’s wild and wonderfully unconventional production. Watch in this video!

FOREVER NOON: A TWILIGHT MUSICAL PARODY returns to Manhattan's Laurie Beechman Theatre with Imani Russell as Bella Swan and Garrett Poladian as Edward Cullen, along with a full ensemble cast.

Performances are now underway for Other Desert Cities, which will play a 16-week limited engagement at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre. Meet the cast of Other Desert Cities here!

The Los Angeles synth-heavy shoegaze outfit featuring members of Light FM, Wax Idols, Garbage, and ex-Smashing Pumpkins released their new EP WIDOW. The band will perform an EP release show at Gold Diggers with support from Nightjacket and Landroid.

MASQUERADE announced its second annual Le Bal Macabre, a Halloween celebration following the evening performance that will feature music, live performances, and spectacle across multiple floors of the venue.

The world premiere play by Andy Sandberg, starring Noah Schnapp in his stage debut, will extend its limited engagement at Riverside Studios due to early box office demand.