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Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 8, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Darren Criss and his wife, Mia, have welcomed their second child. Brother László Criss was born on June 6. BroadwayWorld congratulates the couple on the new addition to their family!

Awkward Productions are taking their viral sensation Gwyneth Goes Skiing on a UK & Ireland tour this autumn.

The producers of the new romantic musical comedy Maybe Happy Ending have released a new music video of the song “When You’re in Love,” starring Darren Criss (“Oliver”) and Helen J Shen (“Claire”) by Will Aronson and Hue Park, directed by Michael Arden from the upcoming musical. Watch the video!

According to reports, Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Darren Criss will be voicing a character in the next season of the preschool series Gabby's Dollhouse. Criss will be playing Marty the Party Cat, whose magical tail can change the Party Room. He is described as a character who 'loves to sing, dance, play games, and throw confetti.'

Broadway and Vine kicks off its 2024 season on July 9 and 10 at 7:30PM, with Academy Award-winner Ariana DeBose at Carneros Resort Vineyard Lawn.

The ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Fest at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts took place May 14-21 highlighting Music for Film and TV Animation and featuring top creatives in the business. Check out photos here!

Steppenwolf Theatre will present Rachel Bloom’s sell-out off Broadway hit Death, Let Me Do My Show, playing a limited engagement.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 15, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Darren Criss will return to the stage alongside Helen J Shen in the Broadway premiere of the new romantic musical comedy Maybe Happy Ending with music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park and book by both Aronson and Park. We have all of the details!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 24, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Mamet - most recently represented on Broadway with the 2022 revival of American Buffalo starring Darren Criss, Laurence Fishburne, and Sam Rockwell - is making headlines for his opinions on the 'liberal establishment in Hollywood.'

Betty Buckley and Darren Criss will headline Town Hall performances as part of a revived and expanded Broadway music series produced by the Grammy and Emmy Award-winning artist John McDaniel. Find out the full schedule of Broadway stars

The 10th annual Broadway Stage Management Symposium has announced the Broadway stage managers and session topics for the 10th annual conference for stage managers.

Experience the magic of POP SINGS 54, a unique concert featuring New York's top session singers, who've backed John Legend, Shawn Mendes, and Post Malone, performing at 54 Below in aid of Experience Camps for grieving children.

Catch the latest performances by Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch at Bemelmans Bar.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 27, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The second and final performance of Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age took place on March 25. Special guests at the performance included Hugh Jackman, Darren Criss, Julianna Margulies, and more. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!

Little Shop of Horrors, the 1960 horror comedy that inspired the hit musical, is being rebooted for a new film. Little Shop of Halloween Horrors will launch a new franchise, led by Joe Dante and Roger Corman. Following the original film, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's musical adaptation premiered Off-Broadway in 1982, where the revival now runs.