Let the Right One In

Stage and screen star Erica Piccininni, known to Broadway audiences for her role as Lorraine in the original cast of Jersey Boys, is leading the independent film TƎMPEST, which premieres in June at the Dances with Films LA Festival.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn of the passing of playwright and performer Andy Halliday. Halliday passed away at age 73, and was known for his work Off-Broadway, and with longtime friend Charles Busch.

Center Theatre Group has added ten new members to its Board of Directors: Stephen Cheung, Nancy Dennis, Sutton Foster, Jennifer Lewis, and more, bringing the number up to 56.

For BroadwayWorld's Debut of the Month, we are featuring Esteban Andres Cruz, who is currently making their Broadway debut in Dog Day Afternoon, opposite Jon Berthal. Read the full interview with Esteban here!

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the 2026-2027 season on Broadway and Off-Broadway marking Roundabout’s 60th Season. The  season includes two world premieres, three revivals, and two musicals, including The Heart and The Full Monty. We have all of the details!

Learn more Darnell Abraham as he shares his experience as a performer on the National and International Tours of Hamilton, as well as the National Tour of The Lion King. Additionally, learn about his new work as a Voice and Speech Professor at Manhattanville University.

Performances are now underway for Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. Meet the cast of The Balusters here!

GRAMMY Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs will join the Cleveland Orchestra for a series of performances featuring POULENC’S ORGAN CONCERTO. Scheduled for April 2026, these concerts mark a notable return of Jacobs, who is renowned for his mastery in organ music. The event promises to showcase his exceptional skills alongside one of the most respected orchestras in the world, offering audiences a profound musical experience.

The Broadway premiere of Duncan MacMillan’s EVERY BRILLIANT THING, starring Tony Award winner Daniel Radcliffe opens at Broadway's Hudson Theatre tonight. Read the reviews!

The Stanford Jazz Workshop has announced the 54th annual Stanford Jazz Festival at Stanford University. This year's festival will feature a diverse lineup including jazz legends and contemporary artists across various genres.

Birdland Jazz Club will present a lineup of performances from February 23 to March 8, featuring renowned artists and ensembles in the heart of New York City.

Following her show last year at Charring Cross Theatre and her summer season in New York and Provincetown, join Sister for a new fun filled show of singing, comedy, silliness, showtunes, some surprises and a few games.

The Met’s new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s I PURITANI made its debut on New Year’s Eve, but I caught up with it at its third performance on January 6. I was glad I did--because it offered a cast with staggering singing abilities in four major roles that offered major demands, along with at least one minor one and the brilliant Met chorus under Tilman Michael. Simply put, soprano Lisette Oropesa, tenor Lawrence Brownlee, baritone Artur Rucinski and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn sang the pants off their roles, with Marco Armiliato conducting the fearless Met orchestra.

Marjorie Prime, the existential drama from Jordan Harrison is now playing at the Helen Hayes Theater, directed by Anne Kauffman. The production stars Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell, Cynthia Nixon, and June Squibb in the title role of Marjorie Prime. 

BroadwayWorld chats with Bay Area favorite Heather Orth who is appearing as Cinderella's Stepmother in Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine's 'Into the Woods' at San Francisco Playhouse through January 17th.

Sharpe Dunaway is no stranger to being in the spotlight, whether it be behind a microphone, behind the drums, or behind the video camera. And though he’s enjoyed his success and attention, he beams with pride when he talks about his children, father to Quint, Grey, and London (the youngest one who is taking great strides in the same vein as her father). In a free-wheeling conversation with Broadway World, Sharpe and his daughter London—a budding music journalist, concert photographer, and frontwoman in the making—dig into craft, community, and the power of doing the work. 

The first national tour of THE OUTSIDERS, fresh off its acclaimed Broadway run and Tony wins, is coming to The Fox Theatre as part of the 2025/2026 Regions Bank Broadway in Atlanta season November 25 – 30. I caught up with Travis Roy Rogers, who makes his professional debut as Darrel Curtis in the production, to talk about his journey from Burbank to Broadway, the heart of the show, and what it means to bring this story to Atlanta audiences.

The University of South Carolina's Betsy Blackmon Dance Company will present its Fall Concert the Koger Center for the Arts. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Drag culture in La Cage aux Folles isn’t just the “bold face” of the gay community; it’s a celebration of visibility itself, a way of inviting even those on the periphery to understand more deeply what it means to live authentically, unbothered, and unashamed.

It's about a man with Asperger's and his, what I like to say, his dogged determination to learn to dance, because he has a very public, potentially horrifying public event coming up, an awards dinner.

Ahead of its theatrical release later this month, we caught up with director Andreas Zerr to discuss the genesis of his new Rocky Horror documentary, how the interviews shaped the final product, and his eye-opening experience making the film.​​​​​​​

Just weeks before returning to Broadway as Aaron Burr in Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr. talks to BroadwayWorld about his solo show, reuniting with the original cast, and how he’s a lot more than just “Burr, sir.”

The music from major new Scottish folk musical Ballad Lines will be released as an ambitious 18 track concept album on 12th September, bringing together leading female folk and theatre artists from both sides of the Atlantic.

The brand new recordings feature an all-star cast of guest artists including Gaelic Singer of the Year Kim Carnie, JUNO Award-winning banjo player Kaia Kater and four-time BBC Alba Scots Singer of the Year Siobhan Miller alongside top musical theatre talent including Olivier Award-winner Rebecca Trehearn and CATS Award-winner Kirsty Findlay.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist, Peter Frampton, will continue his extensive Let's Do It Again! headline tour. The tour also includes a stop at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets!