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We caught up with songwriter Sam Haft, who shared insights into writing songs for the hit series Hazbin Hotel, discussed the challenges of staging musical numbers that were written for animation, and his unique new musical, The Con.

It is not every day that theaters are willing to be extremely innovative to break the mold on traditionally mounted theater. Lucky for Twin Cities audiences, The Zephyr Theatre in Stillwater is filling that void.

Sandy Rustin's The Cottage tips its hat to the drawing-room comedies of Noël Coward while giving the genre a fresh spin. Set in an English country cottage in 1923, the story begins with Sylvia's decision to tell both her husband and her lover's wife about her affair.

Carrollwood Cultural Center brings the beloved 1970s cartoon series to life in Schoolhouse Rock Live! Director David O’Hara and stage manager Danny Dunderman share how nostalgia, teamwork and creativity shaped the production. Audiences can expect favorite songs, quick pacing and a cast committed to delivering a bright, engaging summer musical.

DPAC’s touring production of The Notebook features outstanding performances and beautiful design that elevate an adaptation whose score never quite reaches the emotional heights of its source material.

The Citadel Theatre rings in its 2026/2027 season with a clever musical comedy: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Packed with sly wordplay and palpable preteen angst, this Tony Award-winner features music and lyrics by William Finn, a dynamic ensemble cast, and surprise guest spellers. 

Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed into a musical mash-up extravaganza. Directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is a theatrical celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom and, above all, Love.

Molly Shannon appeared on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS to discuss her 30-year friendship with Will Ferrell, receiving a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, and her fascination with rats.

Molly Shannon visited LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS to reflect on a favorite SNL sketch with Will Ferrell that never quite landed with audiences.

The late '90s gave us no shortage of teen dramas, but few have remained as deliciously watchable as Cruel Intentions. Mixfit Theatre's production of Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical, playing through July 24 at LUSH Lounge & Theater, captures the film's blend of privilege, manipulation, and guilty-pleasure nostalgia without trying to update what already works.

The series BROADWAY ORIGINALS, presenting notable Broadway performers revisiting and talking about their roles of yore, scores again. Thanks for the memories! (More to come in this series at 54 Below)

Josh Rivera is making his Broadway debut as Rocky in Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. The screen star discusses Sam Pinkleton, finding Rocky's humanity, and why the cult classic still resonates today.

Whether you've been planning to see it since opening night or are just discovering the production, here are 10 reasons why Joe Turner's Come and Gone deserves a spot on your Broadway calendar before the curtain falls.

Every great road trip deserves a great soundtrack, and who better to provide it than Broadway? We've rounded up show tunes inspired by cities, states, countries, and all the adventures in between, so whether you're driving across the country or just across town, your next trip is about to get a whole lot more theatrical. Go on your very own Broadway road trip this summer!

Broadway says goodbye to Proof, which closes at the Booth Theatre, following 15 previews and 109 regular performances. The next tenant for the venue has not yet been announced.

In America, the dance marathon occupies a peculiar place in the cultural imagination. A relic of the Great Depression, it survives less as history than as nostalgic mythology. Greek choreographer Katerina Andreou and the Norwegian dance company Carte Blanche draw on that tradition for How Romantic, now performing at the Festival d'Avignon's La FabricA.

Tony ® Award-winning stage and screen legend Betty Buckley today releases her new live album, Enough, via Palmetto Records. Recorded during her acclaimed 2025 residency at Joe's Pub in 2025, the 13-track collection is now available on all major streaming and digital platforms

Contrary to the place critics occupy in the cultural imagination, I dread the prospect of an artist reading a negative review I have written. I stand by my perceptions of the works I review, yet I also hold to Anton Ego's maxim in Pixar's Ratatouille: 'In the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.'

Looking to escape from the hot sun? Why not check out one of the many intriguing offerings at greater Boston venues where this summer’s vibrant theater scene boasts pre-Broadway productions, national tours, and summer-stock productions of everything from Shakespeare to classic and contemporary plays, musicals, and concerts. Bay State audiences have much to look forward to, including:

What are the binds that tie us? That's the question posed by Muriel Imbach's delightful intergenerational work Nous ou Le Paradoxe du Hérisson, now performing at the Festival d'Avignon's Théâtre Benoît XII.

Since The Lost Boys took Broadway by storm this spring, there has been much chatter about the “vampire curse” on Broadway being lifted. In the early 2000s, Broadway received a string of three vampire musicals, which all closed relatively quickly. Dance of the Vampires (2002), Dracula (2004), and Lestat (2006) each received attention in their own right, but they also received attention as a group, since it was remarkable that they came along in such quick succession. But the early 21st century wasn’t the first time vampires thirsted on Broadway. The play adaptation of Dracula was a hit all the way back in 1927 and an even bigger hit in a 1977 revival. And there have been vampires lurking in the theatre district in all sorts of other projects too…