Cats: The Jellicle Ball will open on Broadway in 2026. The exciting news was reported alongside details of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Really Useful Group's rebrand as LW Entertainment, and its reveal of the comp…

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group today announced a name-change – as expected it’s now LW Entertainment – and a line-up of projects, confirming a Spring 2026 Broadway transfer of the Off Broadwa…

The group manages the EOGT winner's body of work, including The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita.

The Really Useful Group has revealed a new company name as it unveils upcoming plans across the entertainment industry. LW Entertainment will continue to manage Andrew Lloyd Webber’s body of work, expanding a…

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige has got show tunes, movie songs, stage and screen news, big …

Marriott Theatre will present Catch Me If You Can, the delightfully entertaining musical comedy based on the true story about chasing your dreams and not getting caught. JJ Niemann, who currently stars as Charl…

Broadway Quiz: 50 Questions For  50 Years of A Chorus Line 50 years ago, A Chorus Line opened on Broadway and the rest is history. To celebrate, here's a little quiz. There's a bit of something for everyone…

One Performance Wonders: The Moony Shapiro Songbook It was an article on Playbill.com about Brenda Pressley joining the cast of 2025's Tony-winning Best Play, Purpose that put this show back on my radar. I h…

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park announced the full cast and creative team for the US premiere of MYTHIC, a new pop-rock musical comedy with Broadway ambitions. The show runs September 20 - October 19. The cast…

ABBA and the Cold War: The History of Chess the Musical Chapter 1: The Three Knights Over the decades I've spent as a student of my favorite artform, musical theater, I've developed an affinity for ambitious…

Brenda Pressley begins her Broadway run in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose on July 15. She takes over the role of matriarch Claudine Jasper, replacing the produc…

Brenda Pressley will take her first bow as Claudine Jasper in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of PURPOSE tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15. Pressley will appear in the role through the conclusion of the pro…

Today, between is all about the animals- or at least it is in Shubert Alley. Broadway Barks returns for its 27th annual dog and cat adoption event (3-6:30pm) between West 44th and 45th Streets, and between Broa…

Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! Presented by Walmart is coming to the Golden Gate Theatre on September 21. Terrapin Station Entertainment and TEG Life Like Touring, in association with Universal Destinations and Exp…

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD HEY! Having, in the last few weeks, seen revivals of Sunset Boulevard, Cats and…

 Inside the Playbill: Romance/Romance August 1988 Almost 37 years ago, I took a summer trip to the Big Apple, fresh out of college and before putting my new Bachelor's degree to work! Of course, tickets to th…

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD HEY! After many trips to Broadway, we decided to check out some US regional the…

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD HEY! Last month I had made plans to visit Chicago, Illinois for the first …

Frank Loesser (1910–1969).June 29, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler One hundred fifteen years ago today, composer-lyricist Frank Loesser was born on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New Y…

The three-time Tony nominee also co-wrote Starlight Express and Cats.

Broadway conductor and musician Sue Anderson passed away on May 1, 2025 at age 70, following a battle with cancer. Born and raised in Frederic, Wisconsin, Anderson graduated from University of Wisconsin with a …

Brenda Pressley will join the cast of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose at the Hayes Theater. Pressley takes over the role of matriarch Claudine Jasper on July 15, …

Brenda Pressley will join the cast of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose at the Hayes Theater. Pressley takes over the role of matriarch Claudine Jasper on July 15, …

TDF will conclude its 13th season of Autism Friendly Performances with Hamilton, the first time the production has participated in the program. Tailored for families with members on the autism spectrum or with …

It’s Raining Cats and Dogs—and Caterpillars—at Imagination Stage 2025-2026 Season includes Eric Carle, Raymond Briggs, Dav Pilkey and two world premieres BETHESDA, MD (June 17, 2025) – Imagination Stag…

Elaine Paige, best known for her role as Eva Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Evita, will be given Damehood. She will be given the distinction for her work in the music industry, as well as her charity wo…

Campaigners including Arlene Phillips and Matthew Bourne welcome funding for National Dance CATs they say keeps art form from being preserve of elite Campaigners from the world of dance including Arlene Phillip…

Keri Rene Fuller will be joining the cast of Wicked on Broadway as the Elphaba standby! She will join the cast beginning July 1. Fuller is currently starring in The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse Off-Broadway. He…

The Broadway cast of Chicago will welcome next cast members later this month! Joining the cast will be Zach Bravo in the role of “Fred Casely,” James T. Lane in the role of “Harry,” Sean Samuels in the …

John Proctor is the Villain and Cats: The Jellicle Ball received top honors in the group's third annual Dorian Theater Awards. Both productions won three awards each, making them the most awarded shows of the y…

“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” was the most awarded in the Off-Broadway categories.

“Maybe Happy Ending” is continuing its winning streak, as the Dorian Theater Award’s Outstanding Broadway Musical. “John Proctor is the Villain” was voted Outstanding Broadway Play, and its cast Outst…

New York, N.Y. (June 3, 2025): GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ kicked off Pride Month by giving John Proctor is the Villain and Cats: The Jellicle Ball top honors in the group’s thi…

The finale of Casa Mañana’s 2024-25 Broadway Season puts a Texas twist on a Broadway classic. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS is one of the most distinctive and longest-running Broadway musicals of all time. Th…

Watch Jackie Burns sing 'Memory from final production of Casa Mañana's 2024/25 season, which puts a Texas twist on a Broadway classic. Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS is one of the most distinctive and longest-runn…

Earlier this month, The Outer Critics Circle announced the winners for the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2024-2025 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. The awards ceremony was held on Thursday, Ma…

André De Shields accepts his award from the Outer Critics Circle for Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical for Cats: The Jellicle Ball

The Chita Rivera Awards, recognizing outstanding choreography and dance in theater and film, had its 2025 ceremony on May 19 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Buena Vista Social Club picked …

Below is the complete list of 2025 Chita Rivera Awards for dance and choreography, on Broadway, Off-Broadway and the movies, presented Monday night at the NYU Skirball Center. Check out the nominations, New Yor…

A new take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber-T.S. Eliot musical runs at Paramount Theatre through June 15.

Charlotte d’Amboise will return to the role of Roxie Hart in Broadway's Chicago. She takes over the role from Ashley Graham on May 26.  D'Amboise received Tony nominations for A Chorus Line and Jerome Rob…

Chicago will welcome back triple threat Charlotte d’Amboise in the role of “Roxie Hart” beginning Monday, May 26 and Sophie Carmen-Jones extends in the role of “Velma Kelly” through Sunday, August 10 …

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has revealed the nominations for its third annual Dorian Theater Awards, honoring outstanding achievements across Broadway and Off-Broadway during the 2024-202…

Watch a first look at "The Jellicle Ball" in the new circus-inspired production of 'CATS' at the Paramount Theatre! Paramount isn't kitten around, casting its new take on Cats with a contortionist, jugglers, a…

Step right up! The Jellicle Ball goes under the big top as Paramount Theatre presents a circus-themed revival of Cats, running through June 15, 2025. Check out photos of the high-flying production.

Watch a preview of 'Old Gumbie Cat' from the new circus-inspired production of CATS at Illinois' Paramount Theatre! With a tent full of acro-cats, audiences will get swept up in the circus theme while Mungojer…

Watch a preview of "Macavity" from Paramount Theatre's new production of CATS, set inside a circus! With a tent full of acro-cats, audiences will get swept up in the circus theme while Mungojerrie, Bustopher J…

Step right up! The Jellicle Ball goes under the big top as Paramount Theatre presents a circus-themed revival of Cats, running through June 15, 2025. Watch a video preview of "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" now!…

Step right up! The Jellicle Ball goes under the big top as Paramount Theatre presents a circus-themed revival of Cats, running through June 15, 2025. Watch a preview of "Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats" in th…

Watch 'Bustopher Jones' from Paramount Theatre's circus-inspired production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. Paramount Theatre's circus-inspired production of Cats brings aerial silks, acrobatics, and a new visi…

At Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois, the Jellicle Ball has gone airborne. With a new circus-themed revival of Cats now on stage through June 15, director Trent Stork, circus choreographer Sylvia Hernandez-…

A new take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber-T.S. Eliot musical runs at the Illinois theatre through June 15.

The Outer Critics Circle has announced the winners for the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2024-2025 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. The big winners included Maybe Happy Ending, John Proctor is…

Scenes progress, and it becomes clear that nothing which happens in Dick and Jane’s house makes a whole lot of sense, and that’s absolutely the point of Leverett’s witty, clever, and smart play. Giving a …

Step right up! The Jellicle Ball goes under the big top as Paramount Theatre presents a circus-themed revival of Cats, running through June 15, 2025. Check out photos of the high-flying production below. Just p…

Following 2019's Cats, Tom Hooper is returning to the director's chair for his next feature. According to Deadline, Hooper is helming a film adaptation of Anna Ziegler's play Photograph 51, which follows the tr…

The late William Finn, Morgan Jenness, and Linda Lavin are all being added to the Off Broadway Hall of Fame.

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ family drama Purpose Best Play of the 2024-25 season. The announcement took place on May 5, the same day the play was awarded the Pulitzer…

Cole Escola, David Greenspan, and Cats: "The Jellicle Ball" earned special citations.

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The 2025 NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE names their recipients. PURPOSE – BEST PLAY 2024-25 MAYBE HAPPY ENDING – NAMED BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS TO ANDREW SCOTT FOR VANYA…

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose Best Play of the 2024-25 season. The award for Best Musical went to Maybe Happy Ending, book by Will Aronson and Hue Park, music b…

The Tony nominee originated the roles of Bustopher Jones, Asparagus, and Growltiger in the hit musical.

Fast-forward to 2025, and City Center has once again turned to this dependable crowd-pleaser, reportedly as a last-minute substitute for Michael John LaChiusa’s "The Wild Party." The choice makes logistical s…

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Tony-nominated actor Stephen Mo Hanan. Hanan passed away on April 3, 2025 at the age of 78. Hanan is best known to Broadway fans for his portrayal of three cha…

He sang arias on the streets of San Francisco, performed on Broadway and collaborated on a musical about Al Jolson, which he also starred in.

The Tony winner also chats about her two new films and upcoming Joe's Pub concerts, and shares a rare recording.

The nominations for the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards, honoring work on Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway, have been announced. The ceremony, hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess, will take plac…

Kitty lovers started a petition to reclassify cats as necessary to tackle rodents at New York City bodegas.

The 2024-2025 theater season ends on Sunday with the dual openings of the musicals Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves. And I’m exhausted. But it’s the kind of good exhaustion that comes from doing some…

Many of New York's bodegas (convenience stores) feature popular residents -- cats. They help keep vermin out and invite customers in. They are popular on Instagram, but they are not legal.

Nominations have been announced for the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards. Death Becomes Her leads the pack with 12 nominations, followed by Maybe Happy Ending with nine, BOOP! The Musical with eight, and�…

On a recent visit to Late Night with Seth Meyers, Sadie Sink shared details of her and her siblings' home productions of Cats and Mamma Mia! during COVID and performing for high school students in John Procter …

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The Broadway alum's golden vocals brought Old Deuteronomy from Cats and the Lion from The Wiz to life, along with Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Cats: "The Jellicle Ball" co-director Zhailon Levingston is helming the new work by Joriah Kwamé.