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Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 15, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Rollerskates, Elaine Page, ducks, puppets, corpses, puppet corpses, and a DJing Andrew Lloyd Webber. Evita Too is worlds away from the Jamie Lloyd hit that swept London this summer, but it has just as much to say, if not more.

Center Stage Records has announced the release of The Lightning Thief: Original London Cast Recording on CD. The album is also available in streaming and digital formats.

Director Will Bonfiglio, Music Director Larry D. Pry, Choreogrpaher Jo Palisoc, and the entire company deserve a lot of credit for their all in committed, peppy, and high-spirited production of a marginal show that is staged as a pet project far too often. There are thousands of musical theater assets that have arguably better books and scores that are rarely produced. Legally Blonde the Musical is like a pink piece of bubblegum. At first it sounds appealing, but the flavor does not last long.

Craftsmanship, creativity, guts, determination and the talent that influences new generations and that creates a lasting legacy –all represented the qualities of the honorees that have been awarded the 48th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (which was taped on December 7, 2025, and will be broadcast on Paramount+ and CBS on December 23, 2025).

M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) in Hong Kong, is presenting Zao Wou-Ki: Master Printmaker. Learn more here!

Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, originally scheduled to run for just 16 weeks on Broadway, announced that its run has been extended for a sixth time.

French theatre company Compagnie le Fils du Grand Réseau brings BIGRE / “Fish Bowl” to the Peacock Theatre, Sadler's Wells' home in the West End, in January 2026 in association with MimeLondon.

All new photos have been released for the West End premiere of the smash hit comedy OH, MARY! at Trafalgar Theatre. Check out the photos and learn more about the show here!

RuPaul's Drag Race UK champion Danny Beard will be joining the cast of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical for the next leg of its UK tour.

London based in the dark experience will return to the capital. The 360° immersive audio event has announced its first performances of the new year at St Andrew's Church in Holborn. 

More star casting has been announced for the world premiere semi-staged concert of Jo - The Little Women Musical in Concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Learn more here!

Incitation to the Dance will have its World Premiere engagement, written and directed by Michael Van Duzer. Performanaces run February 13- March 15, 2026 at Theatre West.

What a remarkable and entertaining night of theatre. 'Be A Lion' was absolutely sensational. Based on a spinoff of The Wizard of Oz/The Wiz, 'Be A Lion' answers the proposed question, 'What happened to the Emerald City after 'The Wizard' left? What an incredible journey with sensational songs and glamourous costumes.

Kean Stage will present An Evening with Eva Noblezada to close out Kean Stage's 2025-2026 season. Two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada brings a set list full of class, quirkiness and heartbreak.

Governor Kathy Hochul today signed first-in-the-nation legislation to protect consumers and boost AI transparency in the film industry. Legislation S.8420-A/A.8887-B requires persons who produce or create an advertisement to identify if it includes AI generated synthetic performers.

John Malkovich will appear with the San Francisco Symphony in Aleksey Igudesman’s The Music Critic, a theatrical concert blending classical music with historic criticism.

In a new featurette for Wicked: For Good, composers Stephen Schwartz and John Powell open up about the music in the film and how the new material was integrated into the story to create an expansive, cinematic version of the stage show. Check it out now.

The Paley Center for Media has announced the first selections for PaleyFest LA 2026, including Nobody Wants This, Shrinking, and The Pitt. The festival will bring television creators and casts together for public conversations, screenings, and special events at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Antonio Díaz, “El Mago Pop”, the most successful illusionist the continent of Europe has ever produced and the highest grossing entertainer in Spain, announced that he will embark on a global stadium tour – the first illusionist in history to conquer this feat

Nominations have been announced for the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage. Learn more and check out the full list here!

Sadler’s Wells brings in the new year with a range of free in-person dance classes and online workshops, widening access to the artform and encouraging the public to get active.

Before Lea Salonga stepped out on the stage of the Strathmore this past Saturday evening, I could feel the anticipation building. Soon, a very savvy orchestra assembled and lightly “tuned up” as the audience awaited the entrance of Lea Salonga, --stage, screen, recording and concert performer par excellence. Ms. Salonga finally appeared to loud applause in a beautifully tuxedoed -tailored, colorful pantsuit.

The full cast has been announced joining the already announced  Mark Addy as Harold Fry, Jenna Russell as Maureen Fry and Noah Mullins as The Balladeer in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.