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Only Make Believe will present its Annual Gala, marking the joyous culmination of its 25th Anniversary year. This year’s evening will be hosted by multi-Emmy Award-winning host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver. Learn how to attend!

The New York Historical will host The Guggenheim Fellowship at 100 from August 29–November 30, 2025, featuring letters, photos, and artifacts from a century of iconic Guggenheim Fellows including James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, and Martha Graham.

Ahead of the conclusion of And Just Like That, airing later this month, series star and Tony-nominee Christopher Jackson visited Live with Kelly and Mark to chat about shooting the latest season in New York and appearing with fellow Broadway stars in the show. Watch the interview!

From a new study showing Gen Z’s growing impact on Broadway ticket sales to a casting controversy that has sparked conversations around representation, audiences and creators alike are redefining engagement. Meanwhile, institutions across the U.S. and U.K. confront critical operational issues—from artist housing and staffing changes to emergency funding and infrastructure upgrades. Alongside moments of investment and renewal, the community also mourns the tragic loss of a production manager at Jacob’s Pillow.

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Leonard about taking on the role of Pierre Peters. We discussed how he first got started in the world of theatre, what it’s like to perform in a new piece of theatre versus a revival of a classic work and what he thinks audiences will be talking about on the way home after the show.

An incredible true story of the 7,000 stranded passengers forced to land in a small town in Newfoundland due to the emergency closure of US airspace on 9/11/2001.

AT THIS PERFORMANCE… returns to The Green Room 42 featuring Standbys, Understudies and Alternates from MAYBE HAPPY ENDING; PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL; SUNSET BOULEVARD; MOULIN ROUGE!; BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB and REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL.

Oakland Theater Project will continue its 2025 Season with a bold new production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, directed by OTP Executive Director Michael Socrates Moran, at Marin Shakespeare Company’s indoor theater in San Rafael from September 5—21.

Come see Broadway’s Basement turn into Broadway’s Backyard as 54 Below celebrates the hit songs from everyone’s favorite TV Show about two step brothers who have built a rocket, fought a mummy, and climbed the Eiffel Tower.

Recasting a star who is above the title of a musical is a tricky endeavor. That balance of someone who artistically fulfills the role and someone who can sell enough tickets to be worthy of the above-the-title placement is a complex one, and it seems to becoming a more and more common trend recently for shows, particularly star-driven revivals, to not do a second casting, even if they are financially successful.

Ben Joyce, Zachary James, Christine Allado, Dex Lee and Adam Strong will lead an onstage company of over 50 in the UK professional premiere of The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Prince Edward Theatre. Learn more!

Joz Norris is an enthusiastic lover of fun, concerned with elevating joy and embracing his inner weird. With a blend of surreal storytelling, gentle earthy chaos and endearing self-awareness, Norris draws the audience into a world where logic is irrelevant. 

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 1, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours

Helen J Shen has released a statement regarding the recent backlash in response to the casting of Andrew Barth Feldman in Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway. Read the statement here!

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Beth Leavel, Casey Likes, Joe Iconis and more. See the full month of programming here! 

In the week since the casting of Andrew Barth Feldman in the role of Oliver in Maybe Happy Ending, the decision has sparked backlash. Now, the writers of Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park, have spoken out about this backlash.

Twelve members of the cast of the production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which will be playing a Summer Season at Sadlers Wells, made a special visit to St. Pancras International's International Concourse last week

Sylvia Young, the founder of the Sylvia Young Theatre School and a leading figure in British performing arts education, has died at the age of 85. Her death was confirmed by her daughters Alison and Frances, who shared that she passed away “peacefully” on Wednesday morning.

You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for the community production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet co-produced with Sadler’s Wells. Learn more!

Actor Darren Criss and composer Will Aronson, both of whom won Tony Awards for their work on Maybe Happy Ending, were recently featured on PBS NewsHour's CANVAS series to discuss the acclaimed musical. Check out the segment now!

Goodspeed Musicals will welcome A Chorus Line as its third production of the 2025 season. The groundbreaking backstage musical about the hopes and dreams of Broadway dancers makes its Goodspeed debut.

Due to huge demand, new January performances have been added today for the Brisbane season of the new Australian production of the ever-popular Broadway musical Annie.

The cast has been announced for the return of Bluey’s Big Play, the live stage adaptation of the Emmy Award-winning children’s television series. The production will stop at Bradford Live from December 5–7, 2025.

Laura Whitmore will take centre stage at The Everyman this August, starring as Rachel Watson in the smash-hit Wiltshire Creative production of The Girl on the Train.