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BroadwayWorld looks back on the 1981 Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls,' which ran for more than 1,500 performances, and what members of its cast are up to now.

A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

The cast for CATS at Milton Keynes Theatre has been announced ahead of the production's engagement at the venue. Learn more about the upcoming show and the cast here.

HBO Max launches its Halloween hub 'Horror Comes Home,' featuring new releases like Evil Dead Burn plus classics like The Exorcist and The Shining all October long.

Louise Dearman, Alice Fearn and Rachael Wooding will share the role of Grizabella in the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of CATS touring the UK and Ireland.

Broadway Cares' NextGen Spotlight will present emerging performers and Broadway veterans in a one-night concert at The Green Room 42. The fifth annual benefit features Ken Ard, Maria Bilbao, Chris Hayes and others.

MÖTLEY CRÜE marks 45 years with a definitive deluxe limited edition of TOO FAST FOR LOVE, featuring a previously unreleased 1981 demo and music video.

Much has been written about the proliferation of pop singer-songwriters writing new musicals for Broadway and off-Broadway. Less covered is the trend of pop singers performing on Broadway, which has made for a number of memorable appearances in current and recent seasons. 

The 79th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 7, 2026. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize?

These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.

What is a pro-shot and how is it different than an adapted film? Pro-shot is an abbreviation for professionally shot, denoting a stage play that was captured in its native habitat: a theatre. In general, a pro-shot seeks to film the exact experience that audience members would have at a live performance of the show, in contrast with a feature film which actually adapts the piece into a new form, including different locations, the removal of theatrical aesthetic, and changes to make the script work as a film as opposed to as a live theatrical show.

Performances are now underway for  CATS: The Jellicle Ball, which begins preview performances Wednesday, March 18 at the Broadhurst Theatre ahead of a Wednesday, April 7 opening night. Meet the cast here!

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.

The cult BBC comedy series The High Life comes to Scottish stages as a brand-new musical, with Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson teaming up with writer Johnny McKnight and director Andrew Panton.

Actor and beloved drag icon Charles Busch reflects on his long career in cabaret as he prepares for his upcoming New Year’s Eve cabaret on 12/31, 7 pm at 54 Below.

Every once in awhile you go to see a show not knowing what the final product is going to be. The epic musical Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 was one of those musicals that was very specific to its original staging because of it’s tent location. It was totally immersive. When the show moved to Broadway, it didn’t have the same effect.

Broadway World chats to John McGuiness, the musical director for the production, who has been involved in around 30 musicals in various roles. Learn more here!

Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point will present Into the Woods September 25–October 5, 2025. Directed by Phil Pallitto, the production features two casts, introduces Thursday-night performances for the first time, and stars a real-life mother-daughter duo.

This underrated musical romance, from the award-winning composer of The Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard, follows a young English girl who has recently landed in New York.

Bernadette Peters will perform a concert in Australia as part of the Melt Festival of Queer Arts and Culture. An Evening With Bernadette Peters is coming to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

This past season contained a higher than usual amount of Broadway shows involving death; in fact, Operation Mincemeat and Dead Outlaw both specifically revolved around transporting a corpse! And Death Becomes Her leans into the hilarity as two women become gorgeous living corpses before our very eyes, thanks to a touch of magic. But plays and musicals about death and its attendant macabre topics have been a part of the theatre landscape for many decades...

For years, Broadway musicals have spawned multiple film adaptations, from the early days of cinema to Steven Spielberg's remake of West Side Story. Take a look at our list of 15 musicals that have danced their way to the screen more than once!

Whether it’s a bold reimagining of a Broadway classic, a world premiere, or a spotlight on local talent, here are the shows I’m most excited about for Summer 2025—and why you should mark your calendars now.

Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize? BroadwayWorld has rounded up the winners of the Tony Awards, the Drama Desk Awards, the Drama League Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the last fifty years to compare winners year by year.