Hair Revival

That’s both the draw and the danger of Jim Steinman’s music. While it comes with a built-in 50-and-over audience, jukebox musicals run the danger of relying on nostalgia, being underperformed by its actors, and/or having a paper thin plot. BAT OUT OF HELL avoided two of those three pitfalls. As Meat Loaf, the voice behind the two albums of which the show is based, sings “Two out of three ain’t bad.”

Think of the greatest songs you’ve never heard - the soaring melodies, the unexpected anthems, the driving beats, the lyrics that speak to a feeling you didn’t know could be expressed in words. Unlike most straight plays, this opus has its own musical score, and good one by Will Butler. And that is the projected end-product taking shape at the hoped for conclusion/finale of “Stereophonic,” now playing in the gorgeous Muriel Kauffman Opera House through Sunday April 11.

Cynthia Erivo, Viola Davis, Colman Domingo, Angela Bassett, and more took home awards this past weekend at the 57th NAACP Image Awards. Check out the full list of winners now.

The NAACP has announced the full list of “NAACP Image Awards” nominees, with nominees including Wicked: For Good, Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, and more. Check out the full list here.

The stories about the latest entry in the Royal Albert Hall’s Film In Concert series are insane. There was the intense secrecy over that moment, Daniel Craig’s secret cameo, Mark Hamill’s perma-beard and then the issues with Harrison Ford’s long hair and broken foot. With a sky-high budget north of 500 million dollars, the most anticipated movie of 2015 went on to break the $2bn barrier at the box office and JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now the sixth-highest grossing flick ever made. 

The iconic rock musical Hair is back in a bold new Brazilian production directed by Charles Möeller and Claudio Botelho. Opening at São Paulo’s BTG Pactual Hall, the show celebrates the spirit of the 1960s counterculture — peace, love, and rebellion — through powerful anthems like Aquarius and Let the Sunshine In. With a cast of 30 led by Rodrigo Simas and Eduardo Borelli, this vibrant staging fuses rock, poetry, and raw emotion to explore freedom, identity, and protest in a turbulent era. Nearly six decades after its debut, Hair still pulses with youthful defiance and idealism, inviting audiences to sing, reflect, and feel the rhythm of a revolution that never truly ended.

Diane Keaton made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway production of Hair at the age of 22. The landmark musical started out at the Public Theater off-Broadway in 1967 before transferring to the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway in 1968. Keaton joined the cast for the Broadway run, originating her track in the show.

Costello came up with an intriguing mix of crowd favorites, snarling his way through his harder edged material like “The Beat,” “(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea,” and “High Fidelity” and displaying his softer side with ballads like “Almost Blue” and “Poisoned Rose.”

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of acclaimed actor Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of stage and screen. Keaton's death was first reported on Saturday, October 11.

Born into one of Hollywood’s most beloved musical dynasties, with mother Shirley Jones, father Jack Cassidy, and brothers David and Shaun, Patrick Cassidy has long stood out as a star in his own right.

After touring with many incarnations of The Wailers since Bob Marley's passing, Julian “Junior” Marvin has stepped out to front his own unique version of The Wailers.

John Stamos will step into the role of King Herod in the Hollywood Bowl's upcoming Jesus Christ Superstar concert staging., replacing Josh Gad, who withdrew from the production due to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis.

BroadwayWorld and Immortal Icons of Dance invited alumni who’ve been part of A Chorus Line’s history to share personal reflections about how the show shaped their lives and careers. Here we highlight ten of those voices whose intimate stories form a portrait of what this show has meant to those fortunate enough to be a part of it.

Impact Arts will present a one-night only event: Summer Stock Austin 2025 Sneak Peek at the McCullough Theatre. Learn more about what to expect from the event and see how to attend.

Celebrating the fact that the That Delicious Vice album has gone into its second pressing, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds have announced their first shows of 2025 this September, with a run of shows in the Midwest and Canada.

It's an age-old showbiz adage—never work with children or animals. But here that advice is thrown out as the luminaries of the show are a plucky pixie adorned with bright red hair accompanied by a lovable shaggy labradoodle. Hey, in a season of uncertainty, a little schmaltz is appreciated.

The American Theatre Guild will present the iconic Tony Award®-winning musical ANNIE. This production is part of the 24–25 BROADWAY AT PIKES PEAK CENTER Series and will take the Pikes Peak Center stage March 24–26, 2025.

Leapin’ Lizards! An all-new tour of the Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE will play the Lied Center for Performing Arts this month. Learn more about the upcoming engagement here!

Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced complete casting for the Olivier and Tony Award-winning memory play Dancing at Lughnasa, which begins previews on March 19, 2025.  

The 2024-25 tour of the iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE will play Bass Concert Hall from May 2-4, 2025 as part of the Texas Performing Arts Broadway in Austin season.

GREASE, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' most popular show, will return to the Main Stage for the first time in eight years. The original Rock ‘n’ Roll musical, GREASE, opens to a week of preview performances this week.

Harris Center for The Arts will present the Tony Award-Winning musical ANNIE, performing six times, February 14-16, with three evening performances at 6:30pm, and three matinees at 1:30pm. 

The American Theatre Guild will present the iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE. This production is part of the 24–25 AMEREN ILLINOIS BROADWAY IN PEORIA Series and will take the Peoria Civic Center stage Jan. 21–22, 2025.

The iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE will be presented as part of the 24–25 BROADWAY AT THE KING CENTER Series and will take the King Center's L3Harris Technologies Theatre Main Stage Jan. 28–29, 2025.

The majority of Broadway’s Best Musical winners and nominees become some of the most produced shows in America and beyond, for decades to come. But for a small number of the shows to be nominated for Best Musical, Broadway is one of the only places audiences will ever be able to see that piece.