Three-For-All 1997

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actress Betty McGuire has died at age 100. McGuire appeared in three Broadway productions, including the original productions of Plain and Fancy, Happy Hunting and Oh, Captain!

British pop-soul duo Lighthouse Family will tour the UK and Ireland, revisiting their debut album OCEAN DRIVE and performing greatest hits from their catalogue.

The Old Globe announced the full cast for the world premiere of the fully-staged Spanish-language production of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, directed by James Vásquez and starring Martín Solá as El Grinch.

DreamWrights Center for Community Arts in York, PA announced its 2027 season, featuring eight main productions including THE HOBBIT, PIPPIN, FUN HOME, and THE CRUCIBLE, plus a studio series with cabarets and play readings.

Neal Casal's second advance single from his forthcoming archival collection features 12 previously unreleased home recordings from the late singer-songwriter, restored from original analog tapes.

Chinese-American pianist Taige Wang, 16, won first prize at the Tbilisi International Piano Competition, emerging as the youngest contestant among participants aged 16 to 33.

Banana Ball will host its four-day tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex featuring all six teams. A music-driven documentary will stream on Disney+ and Hulu.

Barbie has released a doll commemorating Céline Dion's 1998 Oscars performance of 'My Heart Will Go On' from Titanic, with details on the collectible shared on TODAY.

DIY punk and post-punk band Dead Air Network, featuring Pat A.V., Dave H., and Blanks 77 drummer Chad Phillips, releases new single drawing on decades of New Jersey punk history.

Vineyard Theatre named Nigerian American playwright Onyekachi Iwu as the recipient of the 2026-2027 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, which includes a cash prize and yearlong residency.

NJPAC announced the top five finalists of the 15th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, selected from over 360 entrants across 38 countries. The finalists will compete at NJPAC in Newark.

Television star Gina Torres took her first bow in Broadway’s BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB. Check out photos of her first Broadway bow! BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, the six-time Tony Award winning musical, plays at the Schoenfeld Theater.

The publication did prove award-worthy itself, though, as the inspiration for the scary and silly “Bat Boy: The Musical” – at Umbrella Arts in Concord through November 8 – which took home the 2001 Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical.

The Broadway musical CHICAGO extends its Ambassador Theatre run with Reece Weaver continuing in the role of Roxie Hart for a final two-week engagement.

All new production photos have been released for The Cherry Orchard which is now playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Learn more and check out the photos here.

Peter Michael Marino presents a solo show about the creation and collapse of his 2007 West End musical DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN, which closed after one month, featuring rare footage from London and Tokyo productions.

There are plenty of musicals about people who feel like outsiders. Few take that idea quite as literally as BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL.

Building Your Best Inc. has announced that New York City stand-up comedian Kalliope Barlis has been named one of Top Ten Finalists in the 2026 Ladies of Laughter National Competition. She will perform before a panel of industry judges at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Before the hit movie-to-musical adaptations Legally Blonde and Heathers, Laurence O’Keefe wrote Bat Boy, a cult classic camp-horror musical about a boy who is half human and half bat.

Bryn Walker demonstrated her versatile acting skills as she portrayed both Miss Nelson and her alter ego, Miss Swamp. Miss Nelson was sweet, kind, and a bit of doormat in the classroom. The children’s unruly behavior force her to do something drastic before the big test. Walker later transforms into Miss Swamp, her mean and callous behavior is a shock to the children.

Alan H. Green, who made his Broadway debut in the original PLAY ON! 29 years ago, discusses returning to the show at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, where he now plays Rev.

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.

Sometimes a musical comes along that perplexes and enchants simultaneously, but whose description may sound off-putting. BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL now playing in a fabulous production by Second Generation Theatre is such a production. Part Marvel comic come to life on stage, it is also a mix of a graphic novel meets SWEENEY TODD , and part ROCKY HORROR SHOW with a smattering of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS sprinkled with FATHER KNOWS BEST.

Jazz pianist David Benoit announced a new album featuring orchestral arrangements of Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts scores, with 2026 tour stops in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., New York, and additional cities.

The Denver Concert Band will present a festive concert program featuring classical favorites, holiday selections, and musical works inspired by paintings and seasonal traditions.