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As The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical gets set to embark on a UK tour this autumn, the team behind the show have announced that they are holding open auditions as they look for their company of demigods for the UK tour.

Menier Chocolate Factory and Kindred Partners have announced that Anoushka Lucas' Elephant will run at the Menier in a reimagined new production for a limited season.

In Reservations for Two, veteran chanteuse Sue Matsuki and musical director/pianist Gregory Toroian celebrate an extraordinary 31-year artistic partnership with a performance brimming with polish, playfulness, and mutual respect.

Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company's first main stage production for 2025 is the world premiere of a new work, Thirst, written by Western Australian playwright, artist and academic Barbara Hostalek.

The Driehaus Museum and Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced a partnership on a new three-part chamber concert series in the historic Murphy Auditorium. Learn more here!

ARCOS Presents: Short Form will be performed at CRASHBOX (5305 Bolm Rd Unit 12, Austin, TX 78721) Thursday-Saturday, April 17-19, 2025 at 7:30pm.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a full slate of nightly performances all April long. See the full lineup, including Nicole Henry and more, and learn how to purchase tickets.

Music icon Ricky Martin has announced his much-anticipated return to Australia this November 2025 with very special guest Rita Ora. The tour marks Martin's first Australian performances since his sold-out shows in 2015.

Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are Britain’s most prestigious stage honours. Leading the way this year is Tom Scutt's Fiddler on the Roof which matches Hamilton's record-breaking 13 nominations, represented in every acting and creative category.

BWW Q&A: Cadie J. Bryan of The Marriage of Figaro at North Carolina OperaaComedic capers and uproarious antics take center stage as Mozart’s classic opera battle of the sexes and the classes returns to North Carolina Opera. Follow Figaro, the cunning confidant, and Susanna, the sly servant, as they navigate a maze of matrimonial mayhem and mischief. With hilarious hijinks and a sensational score, the “greatest opera ever written” will have you rolling in the aisles!

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is one of the most prestigious honors in American theater, celebrating outstanding works that have made a significant impact on the stage. Here's a closer look at what the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is, how it works, and why it matters.

Navigating any relationship is difficult enough. But what happens when you factor in politics and rising prejudice? Such is the storyline in One Jewish Boy by British playwright Stephen Laughton who I decided to speak with about his biting, bittersweet story of two young people in love confronted with the world's unpredictable cruelty.

The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham has announced that its 2025/26 pantomime will be the legendary tale of Robin Hood and His Merry Men! Learn more here!

Noel Leon and Mickey Gooch, Jr. have announced their new film A Comedy of Errors. The gritty New York story features an award-winning ensemble cast including Siobhan Hogan Fallon, Brian O’Halloran, Luke Null, Andy Dick, and more.

Collective Soul and +LIVE+ have announced their 2025 co-headlining Summer Unity Tour. The 30-date tour kicks off on Tuesday, July 8 in Auburn, WA at White River Amphitheatre, with additional stops across the U.S. in Bend, Salt Lake City, and more.

Kev Sherry, lead singer for the cult, critically acclaimed Scottish indie-rock four-piece Attic Lights has released his second album 'Wrath Of Can.' Listen to it now.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 13, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

BroadwayWorld chats with Pearl Ong about 'Night Driver,' her solo show about leaving behind her cosseted Hong Kong childhood to drive a cab at night in wild and crazy late 70s San Francisco, running through April 5 at The Marsh.

The Bitter End will welcome Hannah Bakke and a slew of Broadway and bluegrass legends on June 16th at 6pm to play songs from her upcoming album The Garden: A New Folk Musical, which will be released the same day. Learn more!

Izzy Pereira is a professional dancer currently based in New York City, originally from Toronto, Canada. Izzy recently graduated from Pace University with a BFA in commercial dance. Professionally, Izzy has been in a national commercial for Snapchat, was in a short film with NYC’s Wolf and Swan Company and most recently she was the rehearsal director and the assistant to choreographer KingChris for pop artist Tash Blake’s European tour.

Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations hit Broadway in 2019, earning 11 Tony nominations and one win for Sergio Trujillo’s choreography. Though it was cut short by COVID in March 2020, the show returned in May 2021 and ran until January 2022. It now lives on through its national tour, reaching 24 U.S. cities. The current tour is notable for being supervised by the original director, Des McAnuff, and Trujillo. I spoke with Bryce Valle, the tour's dance captain and the lead actor portraying Paul Williams of The Temptations.

BroadwayWorld talks with veteran director Sammi Cannold, who will direct RENT IN CONCERT at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts March 15.

In 2017, when the Me Too movement was sweeping the country, playwright Kimberly Belflower was struck with an idea for her next project. Now, eight years later, that project has become one of the most anticipated new plays of the Spring 2025 Broadway season- John Proctor is the Villain. Belflower took a break from rehearsals to chat with BroadwayWorld about the play's origins, reuniting with director Danya Taymor, and more!

Multi-award-winning dance artist and cultural innovator Ivan Michael Blackstock presents the return of TRAPLORD, a dance performance meditating on life, death and rebirth, in the opening programme of Sadler’s Wells East.

Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet continues to enjoy endless popularity, this being its third run by the Royal Ballet since 2019, but when the results are as good, there’s no reason why not. The depth and quality in the ranks was evident as the cast relished the challenges of the Covent Garden signature work.