MOANA 2 Becomes Best First-Day Animated Ticket Pre-Seller of 2024

Fandango, the online movie ticketing service, has announced that Moana 2 is the best first-day ticket pre-seller for an animated film released in 2024 surpassing Inside Out 2, Despicabl…

How Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Star Darren Criss Makes Robots Human by Embracing the ‘Beep-o-Boop-Bop’ by Gordon Cox

In his latest Broadway project, Emmy winner Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) and his co-star, Helen J. Shen, play retired, robotic “helperbot…

Sunset Boulevard **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg October 29, 2024: If you can’t imagine Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd., head over to the St. James Theatre. This uncanny production—a reimagining…

Sutton Foster was ‘intimidated’ by new beau Hugh Jackman — thought she’d get fired from musical by Sean Mandell

"Oh, stop it!"

Video: Darren Criss Explains Why MAYBE HAPPY ENDING is a Rare Musical

Darren Criss, currently starring in Maybe Happy Ending, visited The Today Show to discuss the show and why he is excited to star in the original musical.

Reaching for the Stars: Emmy Rossum and Zoë Winters Explore the Tensions of Family and Future in Walden by Beth Stevens

In the not-so-distant future, the boundaries between Earth and the cosmos are tested in Walden, a new play by Amy Berryman currently in previews and opening at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Th…

‘Death Becomes Her’ makes strong debut and ‘Job’ exits on a high, while overall box office remains steady by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending Oct. 27, the 36 currently running productions grossed $33,921,069.

Dr Strangelove, Noël Coward Theatre review - an evening of different parts by Rachel Halliburton

Kubrick’s humour doesn't always detonate as it should in Armando Iannucci's version Even by Stanley Kubrick’s standards, Dr Strangelove went through an extraordinary evolutionary process…

Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser, & Bryan Cranston Join David Mamet-Penned Film ASSASSINATION

Tony Award nominee Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser, and Tony-award-winner Bryan Cranston are all set to star in Assassination, the mystery thriller film from director Barry Levinson and pla…

Outer Critics Circle Sets Dates and Timeline for 75th Anniversary Awards

Broadway Box Office: ‘Sunset Blvd’ Builds Momentum, ‘Job’ Goes Out on High by Caitlin Huston

'Job,' a psychological drama about work, played the final week of its limited run on Broadway.

Outer Critics Circle Sets Dates & Eligibility for 75th Anniversary Awards

The Outer Critics Circle has revealed the dates for the 75th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2024-2025 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. Learn more about the Awards!

Bloomingdale's Unveils WICKED Movie Holiday Campaign

Bloomingdale's has announced its Wicked Good Holiday campaign in partnership with Universal Pictures' Wicked. To kick off the celebration, on November 13 Bloomingdale's will present a nigh…

Final Chance to Submit for the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards Worldwide

Submissions close this week for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards Worldwide! Don't miss your chance to submit nominations through October 31st, 2024.

‘Wicked’ Again Tops Broadway Box Office Chart With $2.2 Million Spooky Season Weekly Gross by Greg Evans

The strong (well, some of them) got stronger on Broadway last week even as the overall box office trended slightly downward, with 28 productions on the 36-show roster reporting receipt dips.…

Cynthia Erivo, Alan Cumming, & More Join Disney Jr. Series ROBOGOBO

Broadway stars Cynthia Erivo, Alan Cumming, Ana Gasteyer, and more are all lending their voices to the latest Disney Jr. series RoboGobo.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Honors Betty Buckley’s Grizabella With Ornament

Betty Buckley’s 'Grizabella' Joins Broadway Legends Ornament Collection

This holiday season, “let the memory live again” of Betty Buckley’s Tony Award-winning performance in Cats as her Grizabella joins Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ limited edition …

Photos: ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Celebrates 25th Anniversary Gala

Only Make Believe celebrates its 25th Anniversary Gala at the St James Theatre to recognize those who have shown support through their dedication to philanthropy while raising crucial funds…

The Baltimore Sun Ends Features Section Including Theatre Reviews

The Baltimore Sun has eliminated its features section, reassigning some of its renowned writers to other news departments, the Baltimore Sun Guild announced. The decision marks the end of th…

Now Hiring: Netflix Shakes Up Exec Ranks In Search of Chief Global Affairs Officer by Caitlin Huston

As part of the move, chief communications officer Rachel Whetstone and global public policy VP Dean Garfield are leaving the company. 

Ariana Grande and More on Singing Live in the Wicked Movie by TheaterMania

The stars talk about the importance of doing live vocals.

Jessica Chastain, Kelly Ripa, and more reveal what roles they played in high school. by BroadwayWorld

Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler, Jack Antonoff and More Celebrate Romeo + Juliet's Official Broadway Arrival by Hayley Levitt

"The youth are f**ked" is the tagline for Sam Gold's revival of Romeo + Juliet, which celebrated its Broadway opening on October 24 at Circle in the Square Theatre. Twenty-year-old Kit Con…

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/27/24

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 10/27/2024.

Crazy About You: A Comedy About Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis

Tips For a Mixed-Level Drama Classroom by Kevan Dunkelberg

The drama classroom can be a beautiful hodgepodge of students with a variety of experience and knowledge. Discover how to successfully manage a mixed-level classroom!

Video: Watch Charli D'Amelio in & JULIET on Broadway

Watch a first look at Charli D'Amelio in & Juliet on Broadway! The social media star and Dancing With the Stars champion makes her Broadway debut in the role of Charmian tonight. She wi…

Hillary Clinton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Orfeh, and More Talk About Their First Time in a Playbill by Playbill

Playbill is turning 140. To celebrate, we asked Broadway's brightest about the first time they appeared in a Playbill.

Danny DeVito to be Honored at Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2025 Gala

Roundabout Theatre Company's 2025 Gala will honor Danny DeVito. Mr. DeVito, who most recently starred in Roundabout’s I Need That by Theresa Rebeck, made his Broadway debut in Roundabout�…

Photos: Audra McDonald and the Cast of GYPSY Meet the Press

On Monday, October 28th, the cast and creative team of GYPSY participated in press interviews at New 42 Studios where the upcoming revival is in its fourth week of rehearsals. See photos of …

Angelina Jolie Casts Doubts on Broadway Future Amid MARIA Role

Despite playing legendary opera singer Angelina Jolie in an upcoming biopic, The Outsiders producer doesn't think that performing on Broadway is in her future. 

Exclusive First Look at Charli D'Amelio in & Juliet on Broadway by & Juliet Broadway

Get an exclusive first look at Charli D'Amelio in & Juliet ahead of her Broadway debut TONIGHT! #shorts #broadway #broadwaymusicals #musicaltheatre #andjuliet #charlidamelio & Juliet is the…

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Kristin Chenoweth Rejoicifies After a Screening of the Wicked Film: 'I'm Actually Dead' by Broadway.com

The Wicked movie has received the official stamp of approval from OG Galinda, Kristin Chenoweth. After a screening held in New York City on October 28, Chenoweth gushed from the back seat …

13 Going on 30 - The Musical Sets World Premiere at Manchester Opera House by Hayley Levitt

13 Going on 30 - The Musical, a stage adaptation of the 2004 romantic comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, will have its world premiere at Manchester Opera House in fall 2025.…

Review Roundup: IN THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT at Playwrights Horizons

Playwrights Horizons is now presenting Sarah Mantell’s Susan Smith Blackburn Prize-winning In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play...

LES MISÉRABLES' Adam Pearce Raises Awareness On World Stroke Day

Adam Pearce, currently starring in Les Misérables in London’s West End, is using World Stroke Day to raise awareness about stroke recovery. After surviving a stroke in December 2022, the …

Helen Pickett Brings ‘Crime and Punishment’ to American Ballet Theater by Brian Seibert

“Why can’t ballet be a roller coaster?” Helen Pickett said of her and James Bonas’s full-length work, premiering this week at American Ballet Theater.

Review Roundup: WE LIVE IN CAIRO at New York Theatre Workshop

Next up at New York Theatre Workshop is We Live in Cairo, featuring a book, music & lyrics by Jonathan Larson Grant winners and NYTW Usual Suspects The Lazours. Let's see what the critic…

"If It’s True/Wait for Me" Mashup on Good Morning America by Hadestown

Good Morning America took a trip to the Underground this morning with the Broadway cast of Hadestown!

'Reykjavik' review — Richard Bean's elegiac, eerie drama about trawler fishermen is an unusual catch by Matt Wolf

John Hollingworth gives a movingly indrawn performance in new play from Richard Bean, who wrote "One Man, Two Guvnors"; Emily Burns directs.

Angelina Jolie Cried During First ‘Maria’ Singing Lesson and Thinks She’s ‘Probably’ Not ‘Good Enough’ to Act on Broadway  by Marc Malkin

Angelina Jolie on Broadway? After taking home a Tony in June as a producer on best musical winner “The Outsiders,” Jolie tells me she may be interested in making her Broadway acting debu…

Video: Timothée Chalamet Sings 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' as Bob Dylan

Searchlight Pictures has released a new music video of Timothee Chalamet singing Subterranean Homesick Blues as the iconic musician Bob Dylan. Watch Hear Chalamet's rendition of the influ…

Video: How Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch Balanced Acting and Producing THE DAY OF THE JACKAL

BroadwayWorld sat down with Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch to discuss both acting and producing the new Peacock series, The Day of the Jackal. Watch the exclusive interview now!

‘Ragtime’ Crushed Brandon Uranowitz’s Dream. Now It’s Healing His Wounds. by Erik Piepenburg

Nearly 30 years after being let go from the Broadway-bound show, this Tony Award winner is taking a lead role in a new revival at City Center.

Sonia plays This Or That: 80s Edition | Now That's What I Call A Musical by Official London Theatre

We played This Or That: 80s Edition with Sinitta, currently guest starring in Now That's What I Call A Musical. What do the iconic Now compilation albums and Theatre Tokens have in common? …

Video: Meet the New Stars of the FUNNY GIRL Tour- Hannah Shankman & Stephen Mark Lucas

Hannah Shankman and Stephen Mark Lucas are bringing Fanny Brice and Nick Arnstein to a city near you over the next six months in the national tour of Funny Girl. In this video, watch as th…

Delaware Theatre Company presents Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing by Gail Obenreder

Delaware Theatre Company teams with Charlie DelMarcelle to present the popular one-man show Every Brilliant Thing, a gentle comedy that embraces the audience in its exploration of depression…

Cynthia Erivo Says She 'Probably Should've Called Friends' Over WICKED Poster Frustrations

After voicing her frustration over fan-made edits of the Wicked movie poster, Cynthia Erivo clarifies her stance on the controversy, emphasizing her protective feelings toward Elphaba, with …

13 GOING ON 30 Musical Will Make World Premiere in Manchester, UK

The world premiere production of 13 GOING ON 30 - THE MUSICAL will open at Manchester Opera House in the UK for a limited season beginning 21 September 2025. Get the scoop on this new musica…

Glinda Performers Attend WICKED Screening With Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo & More

Last night, it was a magical affair for Broadway royalty during a private screening of the soon-to-be-released Wicked movie. Cast, crew, and Wicked stars of the stage gathered to watch the f…

Anirban Dasgupta: Polite Provocation review – stealthy subversive satire by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonPoking fun at Indian politicians present and past, and delighting in the UK’s decline, the low-key comic delivers some bulletproof material Anirban Dasgupta has been a …

Small step or a giant leap? What AI means for the dance world by Lyndsey Winship

As a new show co-created by an AI performer opens in France, industry leaders including Wayne McGregor, Tamara Rojo and Jonzi D contemplate the technology’s possibilities and perils ‘I t…

For World Stroke Day, Les Misérables West End Star Adam Pearce Reflects on Personal Recovery

Dramatists Play Service Secures Theatrical Licensing Rights For OH, MARY!

Dramatists Play Service, the play imprint of Broadway Licensing Global, has announced the addition of Oh, Mary!, the critically-acclaimed new play by writer-performer, Cole Escola, to its c…

Video: Randy Rainbow Parodies XANADU With New 'MAGADU' Video

With just one week until the Presidential election, Randy Rainbow has released his latest musical parody video. A spin on 'Xanadu' by Jeff Lynne, 'MAGADU' takes on Donald Trump, JD Vance, i…

Video: Jordan Fisher, Maria Reficco, & HADESTOWN Cast Perform Medley on GOOD MORNING AMERICA

Jordan Fisher, Maria Reficco, and the cast of Broadway's Hadestown took the stage on Good Morning America on Monday to perform a medley from the show. Watch the performance now!

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Video: New Trailer for SPELLBOUND Musical Feat. Rachel Zegler, Nathan Lane, & More

Netflix has released the first full trailer for Spellbound, the animated musical by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater also featuring the voice of Rachel Zegler. Watch it now!

Kamala Harris Calls Newspaper Decisions Not to Endorse “Disappointing” by Caitlin Huston

In an interview with Charlamagne tha God, the Democratic nominee said the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times' moves also speaks to Donald Trump's ties to billionaires.

The Maniacal McMahons: Four Generations of a Wrestling Dynasty by Trav S.D.

October 29 was the birthday of a now obscure sports promoter named Jess McMahon (Roderick James McMahon Sr, 1882-1954). In the final analysis I revile the influence his family has had on thi…

In Conversation with John Douglas Thompson | Black History Month by Jen Dickson-Purdy

This October, Black History Month celebrates its theme Reclaiming Narratives. Throughout the month we’ve been talking to to Black performers and creatives in the theatre industry, asking t…

Cleveland Vlog with Cooper Clack | THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE by A Beautiful Noise Musical

13:02 - Photos by J'Kobe Wallace https://instagram.com/jkobephotography/ https://jkobewallace.com/ Follow Cooper Clack: https://www.instagram.com/cooperclack/ https://www.tiktok.com/@coopcl…

Photos: Inside the Dramatists Guild Foundation's 2024 Gala

Dramatists Guild Foundation just celebrated its 2024 Gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, honoring Tom Kitt and Mindy Rich. Check out photos from inside the big night here!

Feminist Performance Art with Rima Najdi by Marina Johnson, Nabra Nelson, Rima Najdi

By Marina Johnson, Nabra Nelson, Rima Najdi. This episode dives into the performance art of Lebanese artist Rima Najdi.

Exclusive: Broadway Licensing Global acquires licensing rights to ‘Oh, Mary!’ by Michael Abourizk

The comedy by Cole Escola opened at the Lyceum Theatre in July.

Avenue of the Arts: ‘Hamilton’ hits Philly stage with Tyler Fauntleroy leading the charge @ Academy of Music through Nov 24 by A.d. Amorosi

“I’m over the moon to be back in town” says Tyler Fauntleroy who's famous for working with Black playwrights & Black conscious theater experiences: David Harris’ ‘Tambo & Bones’ …

Video: Nicole Scherzinger Talks SUNSET BLVD., Broadway Audiences, and More

Nicole Scherzinger recently appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to talk about her run in Sunset Blvd. on Broadway! Watch the full video here!

“WHAT! YOU HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN ‘MAN OF LA MANCHA’ ONCE?” by Ron Fassler

Advertising used throughout “Man of La Mancha’s” six-year run (1965–1971).October 29, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler As a teenager and developing theatre nerd of …

Wicked’s Elphaba & Fiyero: Movie & Musical Festivations by bwaySHO

I couldn’t be happier talking to Broadway’s Elphaba and Fiyero about the moment Wicked is having on stage & screen!!! Mary Kate Morrissey is defying gravity & Jordan Litz is dancing thr…

Bedtime Fairy Tales: A Review of Kokandy’s “Into the Woods” at The Chopin Studio Theatre by Mary Wisniewski

There is magic in the setting for Kokandy Productions’ fine and intimate telling of Stephen Sondheim’s 1986 musical “Into the Woods”—a tale of wishes, spells and deadly danger.

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ Sets Broadway House, Birbiglia to Bring Show to NY, ‘Ragtime’ Sitzprobe Videos Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podca…

George Clooney-Led Good Night, and Good Luck Finds Broadway Home by Sean McLoughlin

Broadway Welcomes the Stage Adaptation of the Acclaimed Film, Set for March 2025 Premiere New York, NY — The eagerly

A Fanny Brice Finding Aid by Trav S.D.

In celebration of Fanny Brice’s birthday, we inaugurate this new finding aid to help you navigate posts related to the great star of stage, screen, and radio. We hope you find it useful! M…

On the Couch with Shane Anthony

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Last weekend for JPA’s truly memorable ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) Talk about hitting it out of the ballpark. With the Fall Classic being played out in arenas in Los Angeles and in New York, it�…

Video: Kristin Chenoweth Reacts to WICKED Film: 'It Is So Special'

Kristin Chenoweth took to social media to share her thoughts after seeing the upcoming Wicked film. Chenoweth, who starred as Glinda in the original Broadway cast of Wicked, attended a speci…

In storm and blackout, an AP photographer finds a fisherman in a sliver of natural light by The Associated Press

By RAMON ESPINOSA HAVANA (AP) — Ramon Espinosa started working for The Associated Press in 2000 in Spain. Five years later, he was sent to the Dominican Republic and then Haiti. Since 2012…

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer reunites with band on Las Vegas Strip by Tribune News Service

LAS VEGAS — Al Greenwood surveyed the backstage scene at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland and became appreciably star struck. The lifelong rock musician was o…

ROMEO AND JULIET AND MUSICALS By Peter Filichia

It was one of the biggest theatrical hits of the 16th century. And this week, we’ll have the opening of the 36th Broadway revival of a drama that first opened in New York 270 years ago. Wh…

80 Years Ago: Harold Lloyd and Old Gold Comedy Theater by Trav S.D.

Here’s an even more obscure pocket of an already forgotten cul-de-sac of show business history! While there was nearly a decade between Harold Lloyd’s last starring comedy Professor Bewa…

The visual thoughts of René Magritte

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‘You get more confident as the parts run out’: Harriet Walter on her stage career, Succession and Shakespeare’s women by Susannah Clapp

Her acting has seen her as the Roy family matriarch, an assassin in Killing Eve and in no fewer than 21 Shakespeare theatre roles. In her new book she imagines what the Bard’s female chara…

George Smyth obituary by Susanne Henderson-Smyth

My husband, George Smyth, was a teacher and theatre-maker who had an influence on the development of community performing arts in the north-east of England. His innovative work in collaborat…

‘Magicians get emotional about it’: should secrets of magic ever be revealed? by Steven Morris

Study examining highly contested topic of ‘exposure’ looks at when it is acceptable to share tricks of the trade For decades, possibly centuries, magicians have fretted and argued over i…

Laurence Olivier’s Richard III prosthetic nose among hundreds of actor’s items to be auctioned by Dalya Alberge

Exclusive: About 350 props, awards and personal items will be auctioned by his estate and his widow The prosthetic nose that Laurence Olivier wore when portraying Richard III in his classic …

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 29, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 29, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Christmas Actually: The music of Love Actually live onstage

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The film adaptation of Tracy Letts' Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama August: Osage County, starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, ...

On the Couch with Danielle Caruana

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More than $164 million generated for South Australia in Adelaide Festival Centre’s 50th year by Aussie Theatre

Adelaide Festival Centre recorded attendances of over 1 million in its 50th year in 2023, generating more than $164 million

Old Friends Sing Sondheim: A Celebration of Musical Theatre

The post Old Friends Sing Sondheim: A Celebration of Musical Theatre appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Suzie Miller’s THE ELECTION MONOLOGUES one-night-only event by Aussie Theatre

Sydney Theatre Company is proud to present The Election Monologues, a brand-new collection of monologues from internationally acclaimed playwright Suzie

Swept Away Is Ready to Take Broadway by Storm Tonight by Broadway.com

Swept Away, the new seafaring musical scored by the Avett Brothers, begins previews on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre on October 29. The production, directed by Michael Mayer, opens Novemb…

Alison Luff, Liam Pearce, Charli D’Amelio and More Step Into & Juliet on Broadway Tonight by Hayley Levitt

Alison Luff and Liam Pearce take their first bows in the pop-infused world of & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on October 29. The pair join the Broadway cast as Anne Hathawa…

It’s Not The Length Of The Label, Its The Quality Of The Content by Joe Patti

Ruth Hartt had reposted an Observer debating what sort of information and how much makes for a good museum label. It immediately occurred to me that this can be a tall order based on the fac…

OzAsia Festival celebrates record breaking opening week with over 106,000 attendances including 42,000 at Moon Lantern Trail by Aussie Theatre

Adelaide Festival Centre and the Riverbank precinct were abuzz with enthusiastic crowds over the weekend, as OzAsia Festival celebrated record

Benefits of Online Casino: What Will Playing for Money Bring? by Aussie Theatre

The emergence of online casinos has created a sensation in the world of gambling. According to our analysts, the iGaming

What Is Kimberly Akimbo About? by Broadwaysf

KIMBERLY AKIMBO is playing the Curran Theatre in San Francisco from November 5–December 1, 2024. A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), KIMBERLY AKIMBO i…

Hugh Panaro Comes HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS At Walnut Street Theatre

Broadway’s Hugh Panaro, who made his professional debut at the Walnut in 1986, is HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS this December for a one-night event filled with music, memories and holiday cheer.