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Ariana Grande attended the WICKED: FOR GOOD screening in NYC. Check out exclusive photos of her and other Broadway stars at the event.

Marissa Bode has won the Christopher Reeve Acting Award at the Media Access Awards for starring as Nessarose in Wicked. Bode is notable as the first wheelchair user to play the character, taking on the role in both films.

To celebrate the release of Wicked: For Good, Dunkin' is partnering with Universal on new themed products at the popular breakfast chain. Check out a new Wicked-themed commercial featuring Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey.

BOOP! The Musical will embark on a North American Tour, opening for its 50-week run in Rochester, NY at the West Herr Auditorium Theatre. Additional tour cities, dates, and casting for the North American Tour will be announced soon.

Celebrated cabaret performer Michael Kirk Lane will return to The Laurie Beechman Theatre for an encore performance of his newest show, Right Where I Belong, on Thursday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m..

The Americas, the 10-part NBC series narrated by Tom Hanks, will arrive on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on November 18. The release also includes an exclusive bonus feature, taking viewers behind the scenes with an in-depth documentary.

Ensemble Theatre Company has appointed six community and business leaders to its Board of Directors: Adam Berger, Dan Burnham, Dan Cerf, Gary Justice, Ellen Robinson, and Helene Segal.

Due to flight issues, Ariana Grande will no longer be in attendance at the first stop on the Wicked: For Good press tour, taking place in São Paulo, Brazil.

M+ has announced that its critically acclaimed Special Exhibition I. M. Pei: Life Is Architecture has opened at ALRIWAQ in Doha, the capital of Qatar. 

On Monday's episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon partnered with PEOPLE to reveal 2025's Sexiest Man Alive, none other than our beloved Fiyero, Jonathan Bailey. Check out the interview and a brand-new clip from Wicked: For Good.

Eleanor Lang, Chief Executive of Shaftesbury Theatre, the largest independent theatre in the West End, has announced the next phase of scheduled refurbishment which will begin from February 2026 through to early 2027.

Comedy, TV and musical theatre icon Jason Manford will make his return to the stage next summer in the award-winning comedy musical Something Rotten! Learn more here!

Musical Theatre West (MTW) announced its selections for its Fifth Annual New Works Reading Festival. The two new musicals will have their pieces featured as part of the invite-only reading festival in Long Beach, CA.

Marin Theatre in Mill Valley will present the West Coast Premiere of Sally & Tom by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, running October 30–November 23, 2025. See photos of the production.

Boston Court Pasadena will present the West Coast premiere of Mariology, a new play written and directed by Nancy Keystone and developed with Critical Mass Performance Group, beginning November 8, 2025.

Messy White Gays, the brutal new satire from the mind of Drew Droege, celebrated its opening night at The Duke on 42nd Street, followed by a party at the West Bank Café. See photos here!

Joel Harper-Jackson, who recently starred in Standing At The Sky's Edge at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, is widely recognised for his work across stage and screen. His theatre credits include Cock (Ambassador's Theatre), Kinky Boots (Adelphi Theatre), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Aldwych Theatre), La Cage aux Folles (UK Tour), Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), and Les Misérables (Queen’s Theatre), among others. On screen, he has appeared in ITV’s Doctor Who, Pieces of Her for Netflix, and the feature film The Colour Room.

Enter to win tickets to the WICKED: FOR GOOD premiere in NYC! Share your story and join the celebration of this anticipated film on November 17.

Watch Susan Egan, the original Meg from Hercules, perform in a Disney villain medley featuring songs from Tangled and more!

Get a first look at rehearsals for the new Canadian production of the international smash-hit musical comedy & Juliet.  & Juliet will play a limited run at the historic Royal Alexandra Theatre, December 3, 2025 through March 22, 2026. 

As rehearsals begin for the West End production, casting has been announced for Paranormal Activity. Melissa James will reprise her Leeds Playhouse role as ‘Lou' alongside fellow Playhouse performers Pippa Winslow as ‘Carolanne' and Jackie Morrison as ‘Etheline Cotgrave'.

M+, Asia's global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) in Hong Kong, has announced that its critically acclaimed Special Exhibition I. M. Pei: Life Is Architecture has opened at ALRIWAQ in Doha.

Director Tom Morris has been busy running the Bristol Old Vic, but now returns to the capital to start a five year partnership with Chris Harper Productions to direct Shakespeare plays for the West End. His Othello looks impressive, is well acted, thoughtful and glossy, but lacking in sufficient darkness.

WICKED, the West End stage musical phenomenon that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, has become the ninth longest-running production in West End history, following the completion of Saturday's matinee performance.

PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL announced an extension of its run on the West End, along with photos and a video giving a first look at the titular Paddington Bear.