The first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS officially opened at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre last night, Sunday, November 16. Check out a video from curtain call, featuring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas …

The first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS officially opened at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre last night, Sunday, November 16. Check out a video from curtain call, featuring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas …

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 25, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized Story Picks, Click …

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Begin Again Musical Gets Train on Board It's about to begin again, again. A new musical inspired by the 2013 film starring Keira Knightley and Mark Ruf…

BEGIN AGAIN, inspired by the Academy Award-nominated film written and directed by John Carney (Once), will make its world premiere at The Old Globe in San Diego as part of its 2026 season with performances from…

The new musical Begin Again, inspired by the Academy Award nominated film written and directed by John Carney, will have its pre-Broadway engagement next year. With an original score by Pat Monahan of the Gramm…

Get a first look at Leo Roberts singing 'The Song of Roland' from the new musical Huzzah!, with book, music, and lyrics by Olivier Award winners and Tony Award nominees Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde, Mean Girls…

Here is the second 3-peater in our new series, Broadway 3-peats, which recognizes theater folk who have made a big impression on us three times in a row. This young man has taken the New York theater scene by s…

Book, music, and lyric writers Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe join The Old Globe's Kim Heil to discuss Huzzah!. Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with an opportunity to closely …

Season 7 of "Theater: All the Moving Parts" comes to a close with a look back at three unforgettable productions. “Liberation”—a play we featured earlier this year—is transferring to Broadway this fall …

Ana Gasteyer, Mary Louise Parker, Richard Kind, Darlesia Cearcy, Ethan Slater, Tamika Lawrence, and more will take part in Broadway in Battery Park City, a one-night-only concert featuring showtunes celebrating…

Happy 50th, A Chorus Line "The characters portrayed in A CHORUS LINE are, for the most part, based upon the lives of Broadway dancers. This show is dedicated to anyone who has ever danced in a chorus or march…

5 Favorite One Act Musical Flops 5. Glory Days (2008 - 1 performance) Yes, I actually saw this show - prior to Broadway - and I really enjoyed it. The performances were solid, including that of Andrew C. Call…

Just last month, Broadway dancers united at the 2025 Chita Rivera Awards, celebrating dance and choreographic excellence, while promoting high standards in dance education and investing in the next generation. …

 Editors' Choice, Part Two Yesterday, we presented the first part of our 2025 JKTS  Awards honoring those theater people - new faces and familiar faces - that made the 2024-2025 Broadway season the special o…

Editors' Choice, Part One Last week, you had your say with The 2025 JKTS Readers' Choice Awards (HERE). Now it is our turn! Today, we offer up our more serious awards, honoring those theater people - new faces…

Now for the second half of my predictions for Sunday’s Tony Awards honoring the best of the 2024-25 Broadway season — which ended at the end of April . It was indeed one of the richest and most competitiv…

In a male-dominated field, Rachel Hauck has made a name for herself with wildly ambitious stage designs, including her huge, Tony-nominated ship at the heart of the musical “Swept Away.”

What makes a great Broadway musical? The 2025 Tony nominees for Best Sound Design, Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design, and Best Costume Design have some idea! Watch as we chat with: Dane Laffrey, George R…

Earlier this month, the Broadway community turned out in dazzling force for The Janice Jam: Broadway for Breast Cancer, an unforgettable evening of performance, remembrance, and action held at Sony Hall in the …

When a violent storm sinks their whaling ship off the coast of New Bedford, Mass., the four survivors face a reckoning: how far will they go to stay alive? And can they live with the consequences? With music an…

Winners for the 2025 Chita Rivera Awards have been announced! This year's winners included the choreographers and ensemble of Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway, SMASH star Robyn Hurder and more! See photos fr…

Winners for the 2025 Chita Rivera Awards have been announced! This year's winners included the choreographers and ensemble of Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway, SMASH star Robyn Hurder and more! See the full …

Additional performances have been revealed for the 2025 Chita Rivera Awards, taking place this evening, Monday May 19 at 7:30pm at NYU Skirball. Limited tickets still available. Savion Glover will perform a tri…

Tony Award-nominated scenic designer Rachel Hauck describes the creation of the musical’s set.

Although we have not previously shown great acuity in Tony prediction, here we are again. Hope springs eternal! This year’s list of Tony nominees reveals a healthy, exciting season. Looking at who wasn’t no…

ALL ARTS TV has debuted the first episode of Broadway Sandwich Season 4, featuring Broadway's John Gallagher, Jr. In the episode, the Tony Award-winner takes viewers backstage at Swept Away, and embarks with ho…

Dive into Broadway’s ‘Swept Away’ with John Gallagher, Jr. Actor John Gallagher, Jr. charts his career and his time aboard the musical “Swept Away” on the season premiere of “Broadway Sandwich.” W…

60 seconds with Broadway’s John Gallagher, Jr. What can you learn about a Broadway star in 60 seconds? John Gallagher, Jr. answers questions over the course of a minute. BROADWAY SANDWICH “Broadway Sandwich…

Neumann is the Tony nominated choreographer behind Hadestown and Swept Away.

David Neumann, who choreographed this season’s Swept Away on Broadway, and won the Chita Rivera Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for choreographing Hadestown, will receive the Douglas and Ethel Watt…

With so many great musicals, plays and revivals this season, there is simply no way that every deserving person and production could make the cut. I am glad I'm not on the nominating committee! But still, there…

The 2025 Tony Awards:  If We Were Nominators This year, Mike and I still have several Tony-eligible shows to see before the nominations are announced tomorrow. So, instead of our typical list of informed pred…

... 5:34 · Go to channel. Anika Noni Rose, Aisha Jackson Perform "Conga" and "A Little Bit in Love" From "Wonderful Town". Playbill New 2.4K views.

John Gallagher, Jr. of Broadway’s SWEPT AWAY sings the musical’s finale “The Once and Future Carpenter” backstage at the musical’s reunion concert downtown with the original Broadway cast. Recorded …

The star of this season’s shipwrecked Avett Brothers musical reflects on the show's brief, brilliant voyage—and how its dark depths rescued his first love.

A pair of sold-out reunion concerts of Broadway's Avett Brothers musical, Swept Away, was held April 28 at Bowery Ballroom. The concerts featured the full original Broadway cast, led by Tony winner John Gallagh…

The Avett Brothers musical played a brief Broadway run last year.

Last night, a sold-out Swept Away Reunion Concert took place at Bowery Ballroom. Check out photos and video from the concert here, featuring the show's original Broadway cast!

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…

The maritime-set Avett Brothers musical bowed on Broadway in 2024.

The Avett Brothers musical played a brief Broadway run last year.

Theatrical Rights Worldwide has acquired Swept Away, written by John Logan with music from folk-rock group The Avett Brothers’ catalogue. Learn more about the show here!

This bilingual musical and The New York Times Critic’s Pick by Mando Alvarado, Tommy Newman, and Jaime Lozano, returns in a reimagined production! Click your heels together tres veces and take a transformativ…

A second (late-night) show has been added to Broadway’s Swept Away reunion concert. Learn more about the upcoming concerts and see how to purchase tickets.

If you didn't get enough of Swept Away during its Broadway run last year, good news. The cast is reuniting at The Bowery Ballroom.

The original Broadway cast of Swept Away will perform a reunion concert next month! The one-night-only performance will feature the cast performing songs from the production.

Director Christopher Betts discusses his vision for Ragtime, playing at Goodspeed Musicals April 25 - June 15, 2025. "It's going to be a fresh take...You'll be able to feel the big sweeping songs, but you'll a…

'Swept Away', the much-talked-about Broadway musical, based on the album, Mignonette by American folk-rock band The Avett Brothers, was inspired by the true story of the shipwreck of a British yacht in 1884. It…

Brian Usifer, Chris Miller, Will Van Dyke, and Gigi Pritzker released the Swept Away (Original Broadway Cast Recording), featuring music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers. Find out where you can stream it…

Michael Mayer grew up with a fascination with ancient Egypt, and it's an interest he is putting to good use this winter. Following his acclaimed work just last year on Broadway's Swept Away, Mayer has moved upt…

Michael Mayer grew up with a fascination with ancient Egypt, and it's an interest he is putting to good use this winter. Following his acclaimed work just last year on Broadway's Swept Away, Mayer has moved upt…

An all new single has been released from the forthcoming Original Broadway Cast Recording of Swept Away. “Satan Pulls the Strings' is sung by John Gallagher, Jr., featuring music and lyrics by The Avett Bro…

Michael Mayer grew up with a fascination with ancient Egypt, and it's an interest he is putting to good use this winter. Following his acclaimed work just last year on Broadway's Swept Away, Mayer has moved upt…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met yesterday to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. This was the second time this season that the Tony Awards Administrati…

Join the sailor boys from Swept Away Sunday nights at Hurley’s

Swept Away will release an original Broadway cast recording on February 7th. An all new single has now been released from the album, “No Hard Feelings,” sung by Adrian Blake Enscoe and Stark Sands. List…

One of today's most creative and acclaimed scenic designers, Rachel Hauck seems to just be getting started. And yet, she's been a fixture off-Broadway, regionally and internationally, as well as a highly creden…

Join @bwaySHO & friends as they jam out to the Swept Away sailor boys, @BanditsOnTheRun & special guests! Join us at Hurley’s for the 2nd rendition of The Saloon Sessions February 23rd and donate now to The…

Measure a year in Broadway shows. Take a look back on the Broadway shows of 2024, including: Prayer for the French Republic, Days of Wine and Roses, Doubt, The Notebook, An Enemy of the People, Water for Elepha…

On December 29, Swept Away played its final performance at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Check out photos from the show's final curtain call here!

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Performances We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the shows we considered in all categories fo…

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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…

Scott Avett, Seth Avett and Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers surprised the audience at the curtain call of Swept Away for a post-show performance of “We Are Loved” and “Ain‘t No Man,” ahead o…

Meet Gigi Pritzker and Jamie Forshaw, two producing powerhouses behind Madison Wells Live. Some of their credits include Swept Away, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Hadestown, Shucked, Company, We Live in Cairo…

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…

Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers joined the cast of Swept Away on stage for a surprise post-show performance of “Tear Down the House” and “Untitled #4” this weekend, in celebration of the show’s …

See photos of Aubrey Plaza visiting The Avett Brothers musical Swept Away on Broadway. Learn more about the Broadway production and learn how to purchase tickets!

From Broadway’s Swept Away to creating a viral sound with Um Nessa from Wicked, Hunter Brown chats with @bwaySHO about the juxtaposition of going viral and finding out his Broadway musical was closing.

Scenes from the new Avett Brothers musical on Broadway.

Tony winner Lauren Patten (Jagged Little Pill) joins Swept Away cast member John Gallagher, Jr. for a rendition of “Morning Song” by The Avett Brothers.

Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers joined the cast of Swept Away on stage for a surprise post-show performance of “Tear Down the House” and “Untitled #4” this weekend, in celebration of the show’s Broad…

Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers joined the cast of Swept Away on stage for a surprise post-show performance of “Tear Down the House” and “Untitled #4” this weekend. Check out photos and video here…