Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Your Travalanche Daily Digest for December 24, 2025 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche post for December 24, 2025 is about Eugène Scribe and the Well Made Play. In honor of the season, here are some highlights of the Christmas section of Travalanche:…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:06PM

Adrian Blake Enscoe, Gerianne Pérez, Amanda Jill Robinson, Sam Hartley, More Join Saloon Sessions by Margaret Hall

The series features Broadway artists performing their favorite songs outside of the showtune genre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Watch Entire Sarah Brightman Concert, A Christmas Symphony by Andrew Gans

The Phantom of the Opera star is joined by guests Andrew Lloyd Webber, Aled Jones, and the Gregorian choir.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Former THE LION KING Star Imani Dia Smith Has Died at 25

Imani Dia Smith, who previously starred as Young Nala on Broadway in Disney’s Lion King, has died at the age of 25. Smith was killed by her boyfriend, Jordan Jackson-Small, who has been ch…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AM

Former The Lion King Child Star Imani Dia Smith Has Died at 25 by Margaret Hall

Ms. Smith played Young Nala in the long-running production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

Watch Highlights From D.C. Guys and Dolls, Starring Julie Benko, Jacob Dickey, Kyle Taylor Parker by Andrew Gans

Francesca Zambello is directing the classic musical at the Shakespeare Theatre Company with choreography by Joshua Bergasse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AM
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke to Star in Benefit Reading of ‘All the President’s Men’ (Exclusive) by Caitlin Huston

The reading is a benefit for the Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theatre and honors the legacy of Stella Adler.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:45AM

Interview: Debra Batton on Decades With Circus Oz and Bringing MERRY MAYHEM to New York

Melbourne, Australia’s Circus Oz is performing at New York's New Victory Theater this holiday season! Featuring jaw-dropping stunts, slapstick comedy, live music, and a multi-generational …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AM

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 24, 2025- MAMMA MIA! Posts Its Highest Grosses Yet and More

Merry Christmas Eve, BroadwayWorld! It is December 24, 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, Persona…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AM

Christmas Dream... by Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals

A little bit of a Christmas Dream from ALW.

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:18AM

New Tour of Les Miz at Broward Center Reassures You That Goodness Still Exists by Bill Hirschman

The newly-reimagined national E quity tour of Les Misérables at the Broward Center is alternately spectacle and moving theater. Even after multiple viewings, this beloved mega-musical reas…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:12AM

Go Backstage at Mamma Mia! With Dancing Queen Jalynn Steele by Jonah De Forest

Mamma Mia! has audiences dancing in their seats at the Winter Garden Theatre to ABBA's greatest hits. The fabulous Jalynn Steele plays Tanya, who raises the roof with her second act showsto…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12AM

Why Community Connection Matters More Than Ever for Regional Theater

I love the theater. Wherever I travel around the country, I look to see what regional theater is playing there. I touch base with regional theater leaders in those areas. I want to see the q…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07AM

Theatre in Review: NIGHT STORIES (The Wild Project) by David Barbour

What Sutzkever has to say is important, possibly priceless.

SOURCE: www.lightingandsoundamerica.com at 10:03AM

Eugène Scribe and the Well Made Play by Trav S.D.

Well, if you’re named “Scribe”, you had better be a writer. Eugène Scribe (1791-1861) was to be one of the most prolific and influential playwrights in theatrical history. He turned o…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:02AM
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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"Happy Holiday" from Goodspeed's White Christmas #broadway #musicaltheatre #christmas by Goodspeed Musicals

"Happy Holidays" to you! Irving Berlin's White Christmas Nov 14 - Dec 31, 2025 Goodspeed Musicals East, Haddam, CT Learn More: https://www.goodspeed.org/shows/white-christmas Directed by …

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:18AM

Birth + Carnage by Holli Harms

By Holli Harms Birth + Carnage is the story of the life of celestial stars, from conception to growth to destruction and what happens after that cataclysm. It is truly one of the most gorgeo…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:08AM
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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“Does It Hurt?” Love and Injury in Off-Broadway’s “Gruesome Playground Injuries” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Review: Gruesome Playground Injuries By Ross “What happened to your face?” It’s a simple question, asked by an eight-year-old girl in a school nurse’s office, but it…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 07:36AM

‘Anaconda’ review: Snake-filled homage to 1997 original is silly fun by Tribune News Service

There are movies that you watch because they add to humanity’s great history of finding life’s meaning through art, and then there are movies that you watch because it’s fun to hear so…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Broadway show forces audiences to lock away their phones - and watch nudity by Jocelyn Noveck

‘Liberation’ is prompting spontaneous applause, raw emotion and an unusual social rule that forces audiences to fully surrender to the moment

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 07:18AM
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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A daring scene on Broadway this season has audiences talking, in more ways than one by The Associated Press

By JOCELYN NOVECK NEW YORK (AP) — On any given evening as the lights come up on Act 2 of “Liberation,” Bess Wohl’s intergenerational Broadway play about a women’s consciousness-rai…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:05AM

A Look Ahead At London’s West End In 2026: Cynthia Erivo, Josh O’Connor, Tilda Swinton & Gary Oldman Among Stars Returning To The Theater by Baz Bamigboye

More and more screen stars will return to their theatrical roots in 2026 to give their stage muscles a workout. Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo is back after a 12-year absence to the West End, as D…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:00AM
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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‘Tartuffe’ Gets a Colorfully Modern Makeover by Tim Teeman

With its profanity-laced script, Lucas Hnath’s Molière adaptation, starring Matthew Broderick, is a mischievous clash of the old and the new.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM

12 Days of Christmas: Theatreland edition 🎭🎄 by Official London Theatre

On the eve of Christmas, theatre gave to me, all my favourite shows in the #OLTNewYearSale! 🎭 Book now: https://bit.ly/4rZapgG Official London Theatre is the number one site to get thea…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:00AM
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Nights to remember: Tristram Kenton’s best theatre and dance shots of 2025 – in pictures by All Photographs By Tristram Kenton

The National Theatre’s Hamlet, Northern Ballet’s Merlin and the musical Scissorhandz are among the highlights of the Guardian photographer’s stage spectaculars Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AM
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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‘Tis The Season For Ticket Scams by Joe Patti

Yes, ’tis the season for ticket scams I am afraid. My venue often sees an uptick in complaints around the holidays. We often attribute it to the fact we have people attending events at our…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:48AM

Richard Grenell: "It's Truly Amazing" | Kennedy Center Honors by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors The 48th Kennedy Center Honors will premiere on CBS and Paramount+ Tue., Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT.) The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual ho…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:06AM

Kari Lake: "I May Be the Biggest Fan of George Strait" | Kennedy Center Honors by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors The 48th Kennedy Center Honors will premiere on CBS and Paramount+ Tue., Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT.) The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual ho…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:06AM

Michael Crawford on Receiving a Kennedy Center Honor by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors Tony Award-winning stage and screen actor Michael Crawford reacts to receiving a Kennedy Center Honor. Watch the Kennedy Center Honors stream…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:06AM

George Strait on Receiving a Kennedy Center Honor by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors Country music legend George Strait reacts to receiving a Kennedy Center Honor. Watch the Kennedy Center Honors streaming on Paramount+. The …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:06AM

KISS on Receiving a Kennedy Center Honor by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors Legendary rock band KISS (Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley) reacts to receiving a Kennedy Center Honor. Watch the Kennedy…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:06AM

Sylvester Stallone on Receiving a Kennedy Center Honor by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors Blockbuster film powerhouse and Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone reacts to receiving a Kennedy Center Honor. Watch the Kennedy Center Honors…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:06AM

Donald Trump: "I Think This is Unparalleled" | Kennedy Center Honors by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors The 48th Kennedy Center Honors will premiere on CBS and Paramount+ Tue., Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT.) The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual ho…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:06AM

Gloria Gaynor on Receiving a Kennedy Center Honor by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors Disco and gospel music icon Gloria Gaynor reacts to receiving a Kennedy Center Honor. Watch the Kennedy Center Honors streaming on Paramount+…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:06AM

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