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The idea of a Celine Dion parody show like TITANIQUE, that started small and (one assumes) is ready to charge Broadway premium prices of whatever the market will bear, is a joy to contemplate for those of us wh…

Joe Kennedy III, JFK’s grandnephew, said he doubted the Trump-Kennedy Center name change was legal The board of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC is moving ahead with a proposal to rename the arts and cultu…

Trafalgar theatre, London Arriving from Broadway with much fanfare, Cole Escola’s play about Mary Todd Lincoln is loaded with obvious jokes and squanders the talents of its cast Oh, my! Mary Todd Lincoln is …

Review: Oh Mary! at Trafalgar Theatre, London “as unpredictable as it is audacious” The post Review: Oh Mary! at Trafalgar Theatre, London appeared first on Theatre Weekly.

Theater on-and off-Broadway, started out quite strong in 2025, but the promise of an exciting fall never really materialized, with a few key exceptions, and instead the biggest box office hit of the Broadway se…

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Review: The Highgate Vampire at Omnibus Theatre “a riotous, razor-sharp comedy that revels in the ridiculous” The post Review: The Highgate Vampire at Omnibus Theatre appeared first on Theatre Weekly.

Interview: Playwright Huw Turnbull has won the prestigious Ambassador PEEL Playwriting Challenge with Venison, a gripping black comedy farce that will premiere as part of Theatre@Sea The post Interview: Huw Tur…

Casting is currently underway for Disney's live-action Tangled, and The Hollywood Reporter has shared several names that have screen-tested for the leading role of Rapunzel in the film. According to the publica…

The famed choreographers also spoke about teaching Jackson's dance style to a new generation.

Sports and theatre are finally uniting.

In a new featurette for Wicked: For Good, Ethan Slater speaks about the dramatic transformation of his character, Boq, as seen in the new movie. Warning: plot spoilers ahead for the film and the stage musical. …

Age: 23 Hometown: Austin, Texas Current Role: Sadie Dickerson made her Broadway debut as Sandra Dee in Just In Time. Credits: Dickerson was in the off-Broadway company of Vladimir at Manhattan Theatre Club.…

The arts institution will be called the Trump-Kennedy Center. The president's press secretary said it comes after a unanimous vote by the center's board, which Trump took over earlier this year.

The San Francisco Giants organization has acquired the city’s historic live theater venue the Curran for an undisclosed amount from owner Carole Shorenstein Hays in a private transaction. The purchase was ann…

The White House announced the name change, though Congressional approval is required to codify it.

Proceeds support The 24 Hour Plays' non-profit activities, including education programming with students from middle school to college.

New photos have been released from the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, held earlier this month in Washington, D.C. The annual tradition honors those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributio…

Two of the best plays I saw this year are closing on Sunday – way too soon, if you ask me. They are reason enough to post this list of shows (seven of them on Broadway) that are closing within the next six we…

The 1961 musical will be part of the company's 2026 season.

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Broadway icons Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin are back together in The Artist, a new murder mystery series that debuted last month. During a visit to The View, the Tony winners spoke about their decades-long f…

The holidays are upon us and BroadwayWorld is continuing our favorite annual tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we are featuring some of our favorit…

Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale, Derek Klena, and more from the 2014 Broadway musical revisited the Jason Robert Brown musical for MCC Theater.

The White House announced the name change Thursday.

Hundreds of festive philanthropical guests turned out to honor local community leaders during Galleria Fort Lauderdale’s inaugural “Spirit of Giving Night” at Dillard’s on December 4. More than $1…

The board overseeing Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted on Thursday to rename the venue the Trump-Kennedy Center, according to the White House. The decision was announced by pre…

The Kennedy Center is being renamed the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” after President Donald Trump ousted the previous Democratic board members and management team and installed himself as chairman. The unanimous…

Wicked, injecting a new backstory onto the classic tale The Wizard of Oz, debuted on Broadway in 2003 and continues to be an audience favorite at the Gershwin Theatre.

Stanley Tucci will make his London stage directing debut with the world premier of Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Nelson’s new play Springwood. The play will run at Hampstead Theatre’s Mainstage from…

Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett will star in Beaches, A New Musical at the Majestic Theatre for a limited New York engagement to launch its multi-city National Tour. Previews begin March 27, with official openin…

Katharine McPhee is putting her renowned voice to good use in The Artist, the new Gilded Age-era murder mystery on The Network streaming service. The performer, known to Broadway audiences as Karen Cartwright i…

The Emmy winner has assumed the Twain mantle from the late Hal Holbrook, and he's going across the country.

A group of influencers and musicians, including Kelsie Watts (Broadway's Six), Brandon Brits, Penelope Road, Four Washington, Marisa McKaye, Nico Annello, Tony and the Kiki, and Fulton Lee, have all teamed up f…

Theatrely chats with Chloe Tucker Caine, star of Owning Manhattan on Netflix

Watch new highlights from Disney’s Frozen, which is currently running at Paper Mill Playhouse. The production stars Mary Kate Morrissey (Wicked) as Elsa and Samantha Williams (Pirates! The Penzance Musical) a…

A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.

MCC Theater presented The Bridges of Madison County: In Concert, an Original Broadway Cast Reunion to benefit MCC Theater. See photos here! This one-night-only event starred Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale a…

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS presented The 24 Hour Plays 25th Annual Gala, which was held Friday, December 12, 2025, at The Space at Irondale. This annual flagship event featured stars from theater, film, TV, music and co…

Today’s new Travalanche post for December 18, 2025 is about pioneering trans icons Boulton and Park. Other earlier Travalanche posts for December 18 (in no particular order) include ones on: For National Twin…

The touring Broadway production of The Notebook - The Musical delivers spectacle without substance, flattening a complex love story into hollow sentimentality.

On December 17, Wicked star Cynthia Erivo joined a London audience during an event celebrating the release of Wicked: For Good. During the evening, the Tony winner took the stage for a special, slowed-down rend…

Millibo Arts Theatre once again serves up its risqué holiday extravaganza

Mason Ballard and Cara Rose DiPietro will lead the company of the Disney musical.

The fashion designer and cabaret favorite will return to the famed cabaret in February 2026.

Tony Award-nominated Broadway performer Melissa Errico has shared her new single, a rendition of Frank Loesser’s 1943 ballad, “Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year,” from her forthcoming American Songbo…

Jennifer Blackmer’s "Predictor" expands a single moment of insight into a sharp examination of authorship and agency. Anchored by Caitlin Kinnunen’s quietly compelling performance as Meg Crane, the producti…

When you make a Playbill with PLAYBILLDER, you can also design your own covers.

On December 17, The Paley Museum hosted the PaleyLive event “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” - An Inside Look at Season 2, featuring a red carpet, screening, and conversation with the cast from the hit Dis…

Notorious criminals and music hall teams both often come in named pairs: Burke and Hare, Leopold and Loeb, and Dick and Perry on the one hand…Harrigan and Hart, Foottit and Chocolat, and Weber and Fields on t…

As his 1981 film is rereleased, the director talks about his Oscar-winning fable about an actor’s Faustian pact with the Nazi party – and its new relevance At the 54th Academy Awards, in 1982, Chariots of F…

Wicked: For Good fans can now read the official screenplay for the blockbuster film, which is currently in theaters. As part of Deadline's Read the Screenplay series, the entertainment outlet has released the e…

Portia Krieger is directing the new musical with choreography by Mayte Natalio.

The comedy will tour the U.K. beginning in May 2026 before heading to London's West End.

Charles Edwards directs a new staging of Bellini's bel canto opera.

Taibi Magar is directing the new musical based on on R.J. Palacio’s bestselling novel of the same title.

The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company has announced that their rights to the musical Do I Have a Waltz? have been revoked and the company will no longer be presenting the production, contrary to previous rep…

The company's upcoming performance for neurodiverse audiences is The Nutcracker on January 4, 2026.

If you're a New York City-based theater lover with experience in video production, BroadwayWorld wants you on our team. We're on the hunt for Broadway-savvy videographers/video content creators to help us cover…

Looking for a job in the theater? BroadwayWorld is here to help! Check out new job listings from the past week, ending 12/18/2025. To catch up on anything that you might have missed, visit our full Classifieds …

The complete cast and design team is set for the world premiere of Chinese Republicans by Alex Lin. The Roundabout Theatre Company production, directed by Chay Yew, will begin performances on February 5, 2026 a…

By Jamie Gahlon. Outgoing HowlRound director Jamie Gahlon reflects on fifteen years of commons-based learning, organizing, discourse, and gathering with HowlRound Theatre Commons.

“Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Clowns” is a happy combination of witty dialogue, lovely Victorian costumes and four-part harmony Christmas caroling, with a touch of Gilbert & Sullivan.

Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Augusta Productions will present a bold new version of Noël Coward’s classic comedy Present Laughter, reimagined by and starring Tracy-Ann Oberman The post Tracy-Ann Oberma…

Dame Maureen Lipman DBE will return to UK stages to star in the world premiere of Allegra The post Dame Maureen Lipman to Star in World Premiere of Allegra on UK Tour Ahead of West End Run appeared first on The…

The hit new musical I WAS A TEENAGE SHE-DEVIL will make its off-West End debut at The Other Palace The post I WAS A TEENAGE SHE-DEVIL Transfers from Edinburgh Fringe to The Other Palace in April 2026 appeared f…

The award-winning cult cabaret An Evening Without Kate Bush will return to London for a limited run at Underbelly Boulevard The post An Evening Without Kate Bush Returns to London at Underbelly Boulevard in Apr…

Earlier this month, Hugh Jackman paid a visit to Milwaukee for the premiere of his new film, Song Sung Blue. While there, he stopped by a local high school's music class to give them the surprise of a lifetime.…

LOS ANGELES — A Gold Rush movie from director Ang Lee and a biopic set in Long Beach and produced by Snoop Dogg are among the 28 films that have been awarded a tax credit for shooting in California, the state…

Actor Carol Kane lives with her 98 year old mother in Manhattan. A new documentary short called "Carol & Joy" spotlights a day in the life of two singular talents as well as touches on the demands of caregi…

By RONALD BLUM NEW YORK (AP) — Christine Baranski was in the playground outside St. Matthew’s Church in Bedford, New York, about three years ago when she came across Matthew Guard, artistic director of the …

Frontmezzjunkies reports:  The Top 25+ Stage Shows of 2025 By Ross Every year, I find myself looking back across stages—big Broadway houses, adventurous Off-Broadway spaces, the bold new work coming out of T…