Every year, there are huge hits, big flops, news makers and fan favorites, scandals and groundbreaking ideas in the theater scene. And when we pause to review the year just ending, we always think of things tha…

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Design Elements (6 Categories + 2 Special Citations) We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the sh…

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Writing & Direction (6 Categories) We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the shows we consid…

Watch the ten videos below that were the most viewed in 2024 of those that I’ve posted on my YouTube channel, arranged in order of popularity. Only two were created in 2024 — Sutton Foster singing “Shy�…

'Tammy Faye' and 'Water for Elephants' played their final performances Sunday.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS will play its final performance on Broadway in three weeks. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets to the musical before it closes on Broadway.

Performers included: Marissa Rosen, Brandon Block, Charles South and Gabriel Costa, Philippe Aymard, Matthew Varvar, Taylor Colleton and more. The evening also featured performances by singing actress Emma …

After nine months at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, Water for Elephants plays its final performance on December 8. The musical, based on Sara Gruen's bestselling novel about a Depression-era traveling circus, f…

Watch WATER FOR ELEPHANTS songwriters PigPen Theatre Co. perform “Silver Stars” in the Broadway.com studio. Get tickets to WATER FOR ELEPHANTS: https://www.broadway.com/shows/water-for-elephants/

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the stage…

The WATER FOR ELEPHANTS cast will perform at Broadway Sessions on November 7th at The Green Room 42, following their evening show. Join the 'Musical Theatre Frat Party' for a night of entertainment.

Earlier this morning, Wednesday, October 30, 2024, The New York Stock Exchange welcomed the cast and crew of Broadway's Water for Elephants to the podium. See photos!

Watch hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo chat with the incredibly talented and thoughtful Sean Stack, who is currently starring in the hit Broadway production of Water for Elephants at the Imperial Th…

"The fragility that is present in circus... you could always just not be caught, fall off the wire, fall on your face...It is the ultimate in high stakes," says Jessica Stone, director of Water for Elephants. T…

Network for Victim Recovery DC will host a talkback following an upcoming performance of Water For Elephants.

Broadway Games: One Word Musicals        What's in a name? A lot, when it's doing the heavy lifting of being the title of a big Broadway (or off-Broadway) show! DIRECTIONS: Match the titles with the …

2023 - 2024 Season After tabulating all of your votes, it turned out pretty much as we expected. It was cool that each of the 12 shows from last season had at least one song that made the list. There were some…

Water for Elephants, the Tony-nominated musical currently captivating audiences at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre, has been picked up by Broadway Licensing

The circus-infused musical received seven 2024 Tony Award nominations.

The show was nominated for a Tony for best musical but did not win.

Water for Elephants will play its final performance at the Imperial Theatre on December 8. The circus-infused musical had its first preview on February 24 with an official opening on March 21. The production w…

Water For Elephants, the Jessica Stone-directed musical adaptation of the bestselling Sara Gruen romantic novel, will play its final performance at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre on Sunday, December 8, having pl…

“Water for Elephants” is concluding its Broadway run this winter. The musical will play its final performance at the Imperial Theatre on Dec. 8. At the time of its concluding show, “Water for Elephants”…

The musical, based on the best-selling novel, featured dazzling acrobatics and puppetry. Its final performance will be Dec. 8.

The circus is coming to an end. The Broadway premiere of Water for Elephants will be packing up its tent this December. The musical will play its final performance at the Imperial Theatre on Sunday, December 8,…

Broadway Licensing has acquired rights to the musical, Water For Elephants With music and lyrics by PigPen Theatre Co. and book by Rick Elice, the company has secured worldwide licensing rights to the title.

The musical features a score by PigPen Theatre Co. and a book by Rick Elice.

In this video, Ben is joined by a 'new guard' of leading men- Casey Likes (Back to the Future, Almost Famous), Kyle Selig (Water for Elephants, Mean Girls) and Vincent Jamal Hooper (The Lion King).

Cast Recording Review: Water For Elephants When I reviewed Water For Elephants, I had this to say about the score: "As good as the score is on one hearing as it is happening, I can't wait to get my hands on …

The initiative will aim to welcome students, the underserved and senior audiences.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is launching the Memory Maker Program—a special ticketing initiative with a number of non-profit organizations to help support their missions and efforts. Learn more about the initiative.

As we begin the new Broadway season, and now that we've all had a chance to get familiar with the new, original scores from last season, we are looking to create a countdown of your favorite songs of the 2023 -…

Watch a video of an inside look at the trapeze work in Water For Elephants on Broadway! See cast member Sam Renaud control the rigs for the trapezes while Isabelle McCalla sings 'Easy.' While singing along, Re…

5 Best Costumes Currently on Broadway Mary's Hoop Skirt - Oh, Mary! Costume design by Holly Pierson     Wig design by Leah J. Loukas Move over, Mrs. Anna. Your dance-y hoop skirt may have finally met its …

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS welcomed Broadway’s Kyle Selig to the role of Jacob Jankowski on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. See photos here!

A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), KIMBERLY AKIMBO is the winner of 5 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL. It features Tony Award-winning book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Ab…

Water For Elephants officially welcomed Kyle Selig in the role of Jacob Jankowski beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Check out a behind the scenes video as well as Selig's first curtain call!

Grant Gustin played his final performance as 'Jacob Jankowski' in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on Broadway on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre.  Check out a video of his final curtain call h…

Kyle Selig, best known as Aaron Samuels in Broadway's Mean Girls, returns to the Broadway stage on September 3 as the new Jacob Jankowski in Water for Elephants. He takes over for Grant Gustin, who originate…

Just yesterday, New York's Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue hosted a CD signing for the Water for Elephants: Original Broadway Cast Recording. Check out photos here!

New York's Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue will host a CD signing for the Water for Elephants: Original Broadway Cast Recording. Learn how to attend.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Welcome to another Edition of The Roundtable on BroadwayWorld. This week we are talking about writing the book of a musical with someone who changed the game. Rick Elice is the go-…

Three weeks out from his final performance as Water for Elephants’ circus stowaway Jacob Jankowski, Grant Gustin spent a breathless 48 hours at home in Los Angeles for his daughter’s third birthday. Twenty-…

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the stage…

Aymard will step into the role of Walter, temporarily replacing original star Joe De Paul.

Click below for a music video of “The Road Don’t Make You Young.”

Original Broadway Cast, 2024 (Ghostlight) Under the direction of Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants boasted an inventive set and a variety of entertaining circus acts on stage at the Imperial Theatre. The dazzl…

We continue the series with the three of the seven composers of Water For Elephants: Pigpen Theatre Co.'s Alex Falberg, Matt Nuernberger, and Ryan Melia. Watch as they unpack Jacob's emotional Act 1 ballad, 'S…

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the Broadway musical Water for Elephants, featuring a score by PigPen Theatre Co., is now available on CD! The album is also available in streaming and digital formats. …

2) Kyle Selig to Join 'Water for Elephants' on Broadway Next Month. https://playbill.com/article/mean-girls-kyle-selig-will-return-to-broadway-in ...

Water for Elephants will soon welcome Kyle Selig to the role of Jacob Jankowski beginning Tuesday, September 3, taking over for Grant Gustin. How will he fare in the role? Recap just a few of our favorite Kyl…

BroadwayWorld has just learned that WATER FOR ELEPHANTS will welcome Kyle Selig (Mean Girls) to the role of Jacob Jankowski beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

“I’m calling from Times Square,” said Kyle Selig on a break from rehearsal for Broadway's Water for Elephants—the show he'll be leading beginning September 3. “I haven’t been here in a while.” In…

“I’m calling from Times Square,” said Kyle Selig on a break from rehearsal for Broadway's Water for Elephants—the show he'll be leading beginning September 3. “I haven’t been here in a while.” In…

Selig will take over the role of Jacob Jankowski.

Kyle Selig, last seen on Broadway as the original Aaron Samuels in the musical adaptation of Mean Girls, will take over as Jacob Jankowski in Water for Elephants at the Imperial Theatre. He assumes the role…

Kyle Selig will join Water For Elephants in the role of Jacob Jankowski beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Selig takes over the role from Grant Gustin. 

The Student & Youth Travel Association (SYTA), dedicated to providing life-enhancing travel experiences to students and young people, held their annual conference in New York from August 9 through 13 in New…

In this video, Water For Elephants understudy extraordinaire Marissa Rosen, who is usually onstage eight times a week as Sue, breaks down how she manages her gender-bent understudy track of Walter Wallis the cl…

Watch the official music video for 'The Road Don't Make You Young' from Water for Elephants on Broadway.

... Playbill quoted Schneider as saying. “We are thrilled to now be able to share this dazzling production by Jessica Stone and her creative team with ...

The Gilded Age, Tony nominee Julian Fellowes' HBO drama series about late-19th-century New York City, has announced new cast members for its upcoming third season, including several familiar to Broadway and Ne…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In this video, watch as the company of Water for Elephants meets the press ahead of the start of previews on Broadway.

The cast of ‘Water for Elephants.’ Photo by Matthew Murphy. The critically-acclaimed, award-winning Broadway musical Water for Elephants has announced it will launch its First National Tour in Baltimore, M…

The Museum of Broadway will host events over the next week featuring the cast of Water For Elephants and more. Learn more about all upcoming events at the museum and how to RSVP.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS will launch its First National Tour in Baltimore, MD at the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in the Fall of 2025.

The Tony Award-nominated musical will hit the road.

The traveling-circus musical Water for Elephants, currently playing at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, will launch its national tour in Baltimore in the fall of 2025. The full tour route is yet to be announced.…

Well, the 2024 Summer Olympics are in the history books. Like many of you, I enjoy the Games every time they come around, even though sports really aren't my thing, generally. But this Olympiad had everything t…

Photographer Michael Kushner spent time with Sara Gettelfinger at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway for his Dressing Room Project, a photo series following stars as they prepare to go on. Gettelfinger stars as B…

The seven-member ensemble reveals their unique process of group theatermaking, the references embedded in their “Water for Elephants” music and more.

The musical continues at the Imperial Theatre.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is launching the Tent Talkback Series. Learn more about the series and see how to attend.

Watch Isabelle McCalla and Antoine Boissereau perform 'Easy' from Water for Elephants in the video here.