Broadway actor and recording artist Desi Oakley will release her new holiday single, CHRISTMAS ON THE COAST, on Friday, November 21. Written by Dan Diaz and Martin Storrow, the track will mark a bi-coastal coll…

I told you yesterday that the Kennedy Center’s holiday show, “Noel: jesus is Born!” was a dud at the box office. This afternoon, there are 1,350 seats available for December 17th. The show is in less than…

With the right word of mouth, the goofy, touching, and winningly performed rom-com musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), opening tonight at the Longacre Theatre, may just find the sweet spot tha…

The Paley Museum will present new additions to its December PaleyLive lineup, including The Beatles on The Beatles: A Special Screening of “Anthology: Episode One” on December 2 at 6:30 p.m. and Percy Jacks…

ABSURD, TRANSCENDENT, JOYFUL        Forget Ancient Greece and the films inspired by the suitors of royal Parthenope, this is Handel in comic-opera mood (one can’t always be writing Zadok or Messiah). He h…

By Paulanne Simmons November 20, 2025: The story of Oedipus has terrified and troubled people for generations. But it has never been more troubling and terrifying than in Robert Icke’s adaptation. There’s …

The world premiere of an ambitious new musical is being produced at Theatre Horizon, and it’s not to be missed. Wishing to Grow Up Brightly is a brand new musical created by some of the Philadelphia area’…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on November 20 to confirm the eligibility status of nine Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season. This was the first time this season that the committee met to…

Taub plays Emma Goldman in the musical revival produced by Lincoln Center Theater.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee held its first eligibility meeting of the 2025-26 Broadway season.

Category determinations were made for a number of shows, including “Liberation,” “Mamma Mia!” and “Ragtime.”

The actor-writer has experienced a miscarriage, and is now raising funds for women in need of reproductive healthcare.

The Tony Administration Committee issued decisions on Ragtime, Punch, The Queen of Versailles, and more.

Picture a small blonde tornado – bursting with energy and dressed in hot pink wearing high heels. That’s Kristen Chenoweth portraying the real-life Jackie Siegel in The Queen of Versailles. Chenoweth stars …

Awkward Productions are bringing their viral shows, “Gwyneth Goes Skiing” and “Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story,” to select U.S. cities in 2026. “Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story,” which follows…

The April 2026 event at Carnegie Hall will feature a starry concert of some of the Wicked songwriter's greatest hits.

How MasterVoices inspired Craig Carnelia and John Guare to revisit the short-lived musical they wrote with Marvin Hamlisch.

The recently extended Off-Broadway production of the cult-hit musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, is officially open at New World Stages! See photos from the opening night photo booth here! The…

 It's the 100th heavenly birthday of Kaye Ballard, who was the first person to record "Fly Me to the Moon" - which is one of my favorite songs ever to parody.   This is my Newark Airport security scanner take…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met to confirm the eligibility status of nine Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season. This was the first time this season that the Tony Awards Administration Comm…

Spin Master’s Swedish-based digital games studio, Toca Boca, is partnering with Wicked: For Good on a new limited-time “Be You, For Good” experience, offering new ways for players to explore Wicked's them…

For the past year, Grammy winner Michelle Williams has been casting a spell on Broadway as the Swarovski-clad sorceress Viola Van Horn in Death Becomes Her. The Destiny’s Child singer sat down with The Broad…

Off-Broadway's Pen Pals is extending for the fourth and final time. The play will now continue its run through March 15, 2026 at the DR2 Theatre. Written by Michael Griffo and directed by SuzAnne Barabas, the s…

PHILADELPHIA — The Delco crime thriller "Task," starring Mark Ruffalo, will be getting a second season, HBO announced on Thursday. From "Mare of Easttown" creator and Berwyn native Brad Ingelsby, the first se…

DETROIT — Comedian and Metro Detroit native Tim Robinson's character may or may not get to the bottom of the central mystery of "The Chair Company" before the show's eight-episode first season wraps on Nov. 3…

Masquerade – 18 November 2025 Masquerade is an immersive reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera in which a small number of audience members are guided through a fully realized production that is a deferen…

Shaina Taub has revealed that she will be taking a leave of absence from Ragtime. The Tony-winner took to Instagram to reveal that while playing Emma Goldman in the production "is a childhood dream come true," …

Today’s new Travalanche posts for November 20, 2025 are about Norman Greenbaum (singer of “Spirit in the Sky”), and the Eastern Band of Cherokee. Also it’s World Children’s Day: you may want to check …

Grammy-winning gospel icon Yolanda Adams is heading to Broadway! The four-time Grammy Award winner will step into the role of Miss Liza Jane in Hell’s Kitchen, the Alicia Keys–inspired musical now playing a…

The world premiere of This World of Tomorrow starring Academy Award winner Tom Hanks and Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara is now running Off-Broadway at The Shed at Hudson Yards. See photos of Meryl Streep, Mar…

The world premiere of This World of Tomorrow starring Academy Award winner Tom Hanks and Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara is now running Off-Broadway at The Shed at Hudson Yards. See photos from their opening n…

Moulin Rouge! The Musical welcomed Meg Donnelly as Satine on November 11, joining current cast members Christian Douglas as Christian, Robert Petkoff as Harold Zidler (Bob The Drag Queen will take over the role…

Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly, who have starred alongside each other in the Zombies franchise, reunited backstage at Moulin Rouge! The Musical, where Donnelly is currently starring as Satine. The cast of Moulin…

Last week, BroadwayWorld reported a moment from the Wicked: For Good Singapore premiere when Cynthia Erivo shielded her co-star Ariana Grande from a fan who jumped over barricades to get to the actress on the y…

BAM has revealed the full company for What to wear with creative direction by Paul Lazar and Annie-B Parson at the BAM Harvey Theater from January 15—18, 2026. The multi-Grammy winning musician, singer, and s…

Watch the stars of Brazil's non-replica production of Wicked perform "For Good" in new production footage. The video features Myra Ruiz as Elphaba and Fabi Bang as Glinda. The cast also includes Baccic, Karin H…

Although known largely for her comic roles, actress Jeni Hacker conveys anger, laughter and sadness as the quirky mother “Anne” in playwright Florian Zeller’s one act drama with comic overtones titled “…

The winners of the 16th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) were announced on November 19 during a star-studded ceremony at The Avalon in Hollywood, California. The HMMAs showcase and honor the most m…

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

Senate Democrats have begun to investigate Kennedy Center deals with Trump allies. After new leadership took over the iconic arts venue, Democrats on the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee are st…

The painting shows Kahlo asleep in a bed with a skeleton above her.

Marjorie Prime, Jordan Harrison’s sci-fi-infused family drama, stars legendary actress June Squibb, two-time Tony winner Cynthia Nixon, Tony winner Danny Burstein and Christopher Lowell. The production, d…

Ahead of its opening on Broadway tonight, November 20, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) released new production photos featuring the original musical comedy's stars, Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts. …

Heather A. Hitchens, president and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, examines why the recurring narrative that “the Broadway musical is in trouble” misses the larger transformation underway. Drawing on thre…

After many months of speculation, it has officially been revealed who dons the iconic gingham dress in Wicked: For Good. Screen newcomer Bethany Weaver, who primarily works as a choreographer in the UK, is cred…

Playwright Jordan Tannahill got rejections when he tried to get the play produced in London. Now it's a hit in New York.

Playwright Bess Wohl and director Whitney White lead a majority female cast on Broadway.

Son Cashel gets very high marks indeed for the next stop on our travel itinerary, the Eastern Band of Cherokee’s Qualla Boundary, which was definitely on my Bucket List, though I hadn’t thought to include i…

Get ready for a spellbinding sneak peek as Cynthia Erivo’s take on No Good Deed from Wicked: For Good has been unveiled. Cynthia brings her incredible voice to Elphaba in a moment that teeters between heartbr…

Charlotte's play dramatizes the famed court case of the famed comic and his lawyer, Martin Garbus.

The classic class comedy will play at Hunter College's Kaye Playhouse in January.

By PAN PYLAS LONDON (AP) — Gary Mounfield, the former bass player of the Stone Roses and Primal Scream, two of the most influential British rock bands of the past four decades, has died. He was 63. His former…

(from France24, 11/20.) In this episode of Arts 24, we look at “Fall of Freedom” – a nationwide wave of performances, readings and public art events as artists across the United States mobilise against mo…

What went in to making the book to Chess 'work'? The Chess revival's book writer Danny Strong shares how he began his deep dive into Chess, and what it looked like to rewrite the book that famously never quite …

Husbands and producing partners Sean Nyberg and Paul Danforth are collaborating on nearly three dozen productions in on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in London's West End, and more. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge sat …

On Wednesday, Jonathan Bailey stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss Wicked: For Good, which opens in theaters on Friday. In the second half of the interview, the Olivier Award winner was joined by c…

By Ellis Nassour November 20: Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson is co-starring opposite Tom Hanks and Kelli O’Hara in Hanks and James Glossman’s This World of Tomorrow. The world premiere science fiction …

  Music director Robert Spano conducts Mozart’s comic opera, “The Marriage of Figaro” (“Le nozze di Figaro),” as it returns to The Kennedy Center Opera House with a powerhouse cast. “‘The Marriag…

The HBO Max chief said he told employees in a town hall to focus on their jobs, and to not worry about the things they can't control.

TDF is offering free one-year TDF Memberships to all graduating seniors from NYC public and charter high schools for the third year in a row. A TDF Membership provides access to the performing arts in New York …

Diyan Zora will direct the new play starring Anastasia Hille and Erin Kellyman.

Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph's play is at the Lucille Lortel.

The Tony-winning musical continues at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

The Paddington character is one of the most popular children's characters of all time.

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

Currently on tour in Hell's Kitchen, Caughell will release the single November 21 to celebrate Wicked: For Good in movie theatres.

You can now get a first look at photos of the new musical comedy Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) which opens on Broadway tonight, Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Longacre Theatre. Direct from its e…

Despite recently losing her voice, Cynthia Erivo didn't let that get in the way of a scheduled visit to The Tonight Show on Wednesday. During her appearance, the Tony winner talked about all things Wicked, alon…