In a new clip from Christmas with Andrea Bocelli and Friends: A Grammy® Holiday Special, Andrea Bocelli and Sweeney Todd star Josh Groban reunite for a performance of We Will Meet Once Again. Watch the clip ah…

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…

Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit and his actress fiancée Ericka Yang have welcomed their first child together. "My fiancée Ericka Yang and I welcomed a baby girl in November," Tveit said in a statement to Peopl…

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…

Review of the Saturday, December 7, 2024 matinee performance at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Darren Criss, Helen J. Shen, Marcus Choi, Dez Duron and HwaBoon. Music by Will Aronson. Lyrics by H…

Musicals don’t get much darker than “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 show, based on a 19th-century penny dreadful, reveals the secret life and diabolical dealing…

Luke Brady will play the title role in Disney's Hercules in London’s West End. The stage musical based on the 1997 animated film begins performances at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on June 6, 2025 with an officia…

The 2023 revival of Sweeney Todd is now available at the New York Public Library For the Performing Arts as part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. Learn more about the show and how to view it here!

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford and her husband, actor Joe Tapper, welcomed their second child on October 8. The couple shared exclusive photos of their new family of four with People, featuring Ashford …

Sadie Sink, best known for her role as Max Mayfield in Stranger Things on Netflix, will star in John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway this spring. The play, by Kimberly Belflower, will begin previews at the…

While they were starring in Sweeney Todd on Broadway, Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban took on another classic Broadway romance at MCC Theater's MISCAST23. The pair performed a gender-bent version of 'The Pha…

Josh Groban fans are in luck! The best-selling artist and Tony-nominated performer confirmed that he is working on new music during a recent appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show. Earlier this year, he finishe…

5 Broadway Debuts We Are Looking Forward To This Fall Every season, we are enchanted by the thrilling Broadway debuts of a variety of actors, singers and dancers. Some are debuts by talented individuals who are…

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford completes the Broadway cast of Simon Rich's All In: Comedy About Love, directed by Alex Timbers. Performances begin at the Hudson Theatre on December 11 with a rotating ca…

In 1979, Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece thriller, “Sweeney Todd,” opened on Broadway to critical acclaim, winning eight Tony Awards. More than 40 years after its debut, the musical still ranks not only as…

Three-time Tony nominee Sherie Renee Scott and Nicholas Christopher will be the next Audrey and Seymour to take up residency at the Westside Theatre in Michael Mayer's hit off-Broadway revival of Little Shop o…

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Play It Again: Sweeney Todd's "My Friends" For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several different cast recordings. Wherev…

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford revealed on Instagram that she is expecting her second child with husband Joe Tapper. The two married in July 2013 and had a son, Jack, in September 2016. Ashford's Instagram…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In this video, watch as Sutton Foster and Aaron Tveit chat about their final weeks in the Tony-winning revival of Sweeney Todd.

Play It Again: Oliver!'s "As Long As He Needs Me" For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several different cast recordings.…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In this video, watch highlights from performers: Maria Bilbao, Samantha Pollino, Jonathan Christopher, Raymond J Lee, Michael Kuhn, Lexi Rabadi, Mia Pinero, and Tug Watson with …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In this video, watch as Tony nominee Josh Groban chats more about the importance of Sweeney Todd, why this role was so important to him, and so much more.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: This season of Schmigadoon, creator Cinco Paul is bringing audiences into the world of Schmigaco, parodying the musicals of the '60s and '70s like Hair, Cabaret, Pippin, Sweeney To…

Tony nominee Kate Baldwin and Nicholas Christopher have joined the cast of Love Life at New York City Center, taking on the roles of Susan Cooper and Sam Cooper, respectively. Part of the Encores! series, per…

A new musical whodunit based on the anthology series created and hosted by Alfred Hitchcock will have its world premiere at Theatre Royal Bath. Alfred Hitchcock Presents will run March 22 through April 12, 202…

Two-time Tony winner Michael Cerveris will play Reverend Jerry Falwell in the Elton John musical Tammy Faye on Broadway. The show begins performances at Broadway's Palace Theatre on October 19 with an officia…

Complete casting is set for McNeal, the new Broadway play by Ayad Akhtar, starring Robert Downey Jr. The cast will feature Brittany Bellizeare (Flex), Rafi Gavron (Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born), Melora Ha…

Tony winner Aaron Tveit and actress Ericka Yang are expecting a baby. The pair made the announcement on Instagram with a photograph captioned: “Table for 3.” Judging by the ring on Yang's finger, the pictur…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Today, watch as she (he) recounts her first meeting with John Doyle to talk about his new production of Sweeney Todd. What gave her the edge? Find out!

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Tony winner Aaron Tveit and actress Ericka Hunter are expecting a baby. The pair made the announcement on Instagram with a photograph captioned: “Table for 3.” Judging by the ring on Hunter's finger, the pi…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Episode five of season one of Apple TV+'s The Morning Show features a musical duet performed by Jennifer Aniston and Billy Crudup of 'Not While I'm Around' from Stephen Sondheim's …

Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit and singer Joanna “JoJo” Levesque return to Broadway’s Moulin Rouge!—and to the roles of Christian and Satine, respectively—on July 23. Their limited engagement at the …

By: David Sheward July 11, 2024: A musical centering on the deadly 2016 Pulse Nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida? Well, anything can serve as the basis of a tuner including such unusual examples as the t…

Heartstopper star Joe Locke visited Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday during Kathryn Hahn's tenure as guest host for the show. The two appear together in the upcoming Marvel series Agatha All Along, also featurin…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: It's not long until the launch of the first national tour of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, led by Elizabeth Stanley (On the Town, Million Dollar Quartet) as Francesca and Andrew S…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: It's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow! In this edition, Randy returns to Patti LuPone's autobiography- this time re…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: PRINCE OF BROADWAY, a new musical celebrating the extraordinary six-decade Broadway career of producer-director Harold Prince, plays from October 23-November 22, 2015 at Tokyu Thea…

Not every great work of art is an instant hit – just look at Stephen Sondheim’s Tony-winning Merrily We Roll Along The triumph of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along in last weekend’s Tony awards i…

Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit and singer Joanna “JoJo” Levesque will return to Broadway’s Moulin Rouge!  Tveit, an original cast member, will reprise his performance as Christian with JoJo returning to t…

     This YouTube video was from Feb. 2020 - imagining what we'd guessed could be a real "premium decade" ahead. Then the huge financial success of the "Sweeney Todd" revival, and now the triumph of the "M…

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Abe Jacob accepts his 2024 Special Tony Award. The remarkable career of Abe Jacob has spanned over six decades. He started in Rock and Roll at McCune Sound in San Francisco and went on to create concert sound …

... (Now 6 Time Winner!) Winner Audra McDonald. Playbill•90K views · 12:41 · Go to channel · On the Road with Sweeney Todd's Touring Cast. BroadwayWorld ...

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: BroadwayWorld's own James Sims recently joined actors Judy Kaye, David Hess, Lauren Molina and Edmund Bagnell in the Ahmanson lobby to discover their own visions of Sweeney Todd an…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Join BroadwayWorld.com and Broadway Beat for the countdown to Opening Night of the highly anticipated movie musical adaptation of 'Sweeney Todd.' In this final installment, we trac…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: This week on Broadway Beat catch Opening Night of The Homecoming and a behind-the-scenes look at the motion picture, Sweeney Todd. Learn more: https://www.broadwayworld.com/artic…

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The Moulin Rouge! The Musical Tony winner was recently seen in a limited engagement in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Producers of the Tooting Arts Club production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street just announced that New York audiences can now 'attend the tale' through December 31…

Drama Desk, Pre-Tonys, Hills of California, Etc. By: David Sheward June 5, 2024: The 68th Drama Desk Awards, held on Mon. June 10 at 6:15 pm at NYU's Skirball Hall and hosted by Sutton Foster and Aaron Tvei…

Two-time Tony nominee Josh Groban will host the 15th Annual Jimmy Awards, to be held on June 24 at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre. A showcase of the country's top high school musical theater talent, this year's Ji…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: On July 30, I had a great time backstage at the Sheen Center, interviewing Grammy and Tony-nominated singer/actress Vanessa Williams, Executive Director of The Sheen Center for Tho…

Last week was the official end of the 2023-2024 Broadway season, and it was remarkable, if for nothing else than the sheer quantity of offerings! We envy all of you that got the chance to see all 39 shows. Our …

In 2009, Michael Portantiere sent Stephen Sondheim questions for a book Michael was writing as part of a series of books being published by Hal Leonard Publishing. Michael was covering the topic of the 2007 mov…

The recording is accompanied by a video that, fittingly, premiered on Playbill.com. “From the first time I picked up my Dad's copy of the original ...

The hard rock band is releasing a new EP titled Bleeders, inspired by the Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler classic.

Memorabilia includes his gold record for West Side Story, custom-embroidered asylum coat from Sweeney Todd and more, including antiques of the Victorian and Edwardian as well as early puzzles, games, rebuses, …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The New York Philharmonic's staged production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will be telecast nationally on Live From Lincoln…

Grammy Award winner Nathan Lee Grahamn  (Titaníque, Zoolander), Tony Award nominee Grey Henson   (Mean Girls, Shucked), Grammy Award winner Nicole Zuraitis (2024’s “Best Jazz Vocalist”), Antwayn Hoppe…

Musicals can have many different formats, but the two most prevalent structures these days are the traditional and the jukebox. The traditional (incorporating Sondheim, because his changes are now part of the m…

Once Upon a Mattress, the recent New York City Center Encores! production led by Sutton Foster, will move to Broadway this summer. Directed by Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, the show will have a l…

Tony winner Sutton Foster, hot off “Sweeney Todd,” is coming back to Broadway immediately. Foster will star in a summer revival of “Once Upon a Mattress,” the musical that brought Carol Burnett to fame …

Sutton Foster, just off a run in Sweeney Todd, will star in a musical revival of Once Upon a Mattress on Broadway this summer. The production, a new adaptation by Amy Sherman-Palladino that debuted in a two-wee…

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A re-orchestrated version of A Little Night Music will premiere at Lincoln Center. Tunick says Sweeney Todd is next.

The series co-stars Sweeney Todd's Joe Locke and Kit Connor, set to make his Broadway debut this fall in Romeo + Juliet.

For the week ending May 5, the 35 currently running productions grossed $34,757,296.

Bermudian actor Jonathan Christopher took charge of the Instagram of Playbill – an American website for theatregoers – for the final two-day show ...

The Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd played its final Broadway performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on May 5, after 27 previews and 399 regular performances.  Check out a video of the cast taking their fi…

The Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd plays its final Broadway performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre after 27 previews and 399 regular performances. 

Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster lead the final cast of the Tony-nominated Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical revival.

Christopher, brother to fellow Sweeney cast member Nicholas Christopher, is part of the Sondheim revival's ensemble.

Catherine Zeta Jones in "A Little Night Music." (Photo by Joan Marcus) I'm not sure any Stephen Sondheim show is really underrated anymore—there are passionate partisans for every one, from Anyone Can Whist…

In addition to the album's title track, the record will include a cover of "My Friends" from the Sondheim classic.

A huge, all-star cast will perform the Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical Follies for one night only at Carnegie Hall. The concert, part of Transport Group’s Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series, will take pl…

It’s being an unusually busy theater season this spring with a baker’s dozen of Broadway shows still scheduled to open between now and the end of the month. So it’s no surprise that smaller shows—even v…