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It's a musical every day in Schmigadoon!, Broadway's newest musical, now playing at Nederlander Theatre! See what the critics are saying in our review roundup! Schmigadoon! stars Alex Brightman and Sara Chase …

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Creator Cinco Paul and director-choreographer Christopher Gattelli rigorously built this Broadway musical to be a true original.

Schmigadoon! is celebrating its opening night at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre! Check out video from inside opening night as the cast takes their celebratory curtain call. Schmigadoon! stars Alex Brightman…

MIX, MATCH, AND MAKE IT UP An intergenerational troupe turns audience ideas into live musical theater Here’s a special recipe for success and entertainment. It’s all in the mixing and blending and combining…

★★★★☆ A townful of creatives, working in easy harmony, fuels a warm homage to musicals and those who love them The post Schmigadoon!: Talent’s Bustin’ Out All Over appeared first on New York Stage…

If the new Broadway musical is an ode to Golden Age classics, why does it make them seem so cloying and stupid?

Schmigadoon!, a celebration and send-up of classic Broadway musicals that streamed for two seasons on Apple TV, has now made the inevitable if unnecessary transfer to the stage. Unlike last season’s misbegott…

Titaníque is more outlandish (and funnier), Something Rotten! was sharper (and funnier) and Smash, well, Smash was none of those. Taking a comfortable, crowd-satisfying spot somewhere in the middle of recent (…

It’s tempting to argue on principle that “Schmigadoon!” is everything that’s wrong with Broadway: a double-baked potato of familiar IP that relies on affection for a TV series, which itself relies on af…

★★★★☆ Alex Brightman leads a dandy company through a salute to musicals like they don’t make them anymore The post Schmigadoon!: Doin’ Nicely Nicely By the Classics appeared first on New York Stag…

With its spot-on, affectionate parodies of the most beloved Broadway musicals from the Golden Age, “Schmigadoon” felt like just the right TV series for theatergoers who had to go without live theater; the f…

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Leianna Weaver (Lydia) and Ryan Stajmiger (Beetlejuice). Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2026. A spectacular season awaits as the nonprofit Midland Center for the Arts today announces its 2026/27 season. Featuring the…

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THE LAST FOOL A master’s final shrug lands with surprising weight Verdi was seventy-nine when Falstaff premiered at La Scala in 1893. He had not written a comic opera since Un giorno di regno in 1840, a failu…

NO SNOOZE BUTTON HERE Coronado’s Drowsy Chaperone keeps the laughs coming The Coronado Playhouse is reviving the musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone, hoping to repeat the popularity of the show’s success in…

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Sankoff & Hein’s Musical Turns Crisis into Connection by Isa S. Chu A sign in the lobby informs us that our “layover” is 100 minutes long. Suitcases and pet carriers line the front of the stage, and p…

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Welcome to Schmigadoon—the magical town where every day is a musical. Everybody has a song for everything, the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye, and the only bridge out of town leads nowhere. When one c…

The Cinco Paul musical opens April 20 at the Nederlander Theatre.

A sendup of musicals needs to fulfill three major requirements: It must know its stuff inside out, it must be precisely crafted, and of course, it must be funny. Let’s just dispense with the suspense: Cinco P…

Regional – Milwaukee, WI: Skylight Music Theatre: 158 North Broadway. April 19-April 26, 2026. Musical. Music: Eric Svejcar. Book and lyrics: William Shakespeare; Conceived by Michael Unger. Director: Michael…

While some may toss Schmigadoon! aside as a frivolous night out, Paul has created a world deeply rich in humanity, charm, and musical theatre heritage. Go do yourself a favor and get trapped in Schmigadoon, I t…

Schmigadoon! as a TV show was a gift to musical theater buffs whose greatest joy will forever be Leslie Uggams’ musical stylings on June’s bejeepers. Paul, the stage show’s sole author and composer, has m…

If you watched the TV series, you’ll recognize some of these moments – along with others such as the fan-favorite celebration of “Corn Puddin!” – but what you might miss is the inherent strangeness of…

The effervescent stage show, from creator Cinco Paul and director-choreographer Christoper Gattelli, is all but irresistible — a giddy love letter to the form that’s enough to turn even the most skeptical c…

Director and choreographer Christopher Gattelli (who just adapted Death Becomes Her for Broadway last year) makes the absolute most of the medium his show skewers so deliciously. The post The Broadway adaptatio…

Under the protective cover of parody, Schmigadoon! is free to deliver real pleasures of old-school American musical comedy: catchy melodies with clever lyrics, laughs on the regular, a little romance and a larg…

Schmigadoon! replicates much of the golden-age façade while seeming afraid of those shows’ political shadows. The show gestures at the classic targets of old-timey sexism, small-mindedness, and nativism—mu…

Melissa and Josh are ready to leave Schmigadoon. And so are we. I walked away contemplating if somewhere buried in there is a smart, hilarious musical that questions, and not so sappily, the point of old musica…

★★★★★ Joyce DiDonato appears in Finnish composer Kaijja Saariaho's harrowing opera about a school shooting The post Innocence: Operatic Wrestling with Demons Past and Present appeared first on New Yor…

Theatrely's Broadway review of Schmigadoon! by Cinco Paul and starring Alex Brightman and Sara Chase at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City.

A partnership among Solas Nua and Cork Midsummer Festival and The Everyman in Cork. “Tales of Two Cities” offers a fully funded professional development and exchange program for theatre artists based in Cor…

Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13 and one of the vocabulary words prison inmate Nick Yarris learned during the years he was on Death Row. It is also the name of his memoir – The Fear of 13: Survi…

Honoring Broadway and Off-Broadway achievements, 2026 Drama League Awards Nominees were announced by Tony Award Winner Natalie Venetia Belcon and film, television, and stage star Corbin Bleu at the official ann…

The precursor ceremony could have big implications for the 2026 Tony race.

As the theater world emerges from the abyss of the Covid years, Portland's festival of new works features 80-plus projects – among them plays by Dylan Hankins, Lisa Collins, and Niels Truman.

Award-winning performer Taraji P. Henson is making her Broadway debut in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, a new production of the August Wilson play helmed by renowned director and performer Debbie Allen. Though t…

As you may have read, a lot of critics are saying that “attention must be paid” to the sixth Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman," Arthur Miller’s 1949 “tragedy of the common man,” innovatively d…

Photo by Joan Marcus Originally published on Vogue.comView this story onlineBeing pulled across the stage by a phone cord while dressed in a floo…

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Star of stage, film, and TV, Mandy Gonzalez, joins Darnelle Radford in the virtual studio for an in-depth conversation ahead of her April 25 concert of Lin-Manuel Miranda songs at Marian Anderson Hall.

Betty Buckley will return for her yearly residency at Joe’s Pub for six intimate performances, April 24–26, 2026. Buckley offers audiences the chance to experience one of Broadway’s most celebrated voices…

Matt goes through the major reviews for the Broadway revival of ‘Fallen Angels’ Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@broadwa…

Kimberly Belflower’s play will appear for a limited run at Wyndham’s Theatre.

Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week. Check out the shows we recommend that you should snag tickets to this week, starting April 20, 20…

MCC Theater has revealed additional performers for Miscast26, the one-night-only musical spectacular featuring Broadway stars performing songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast! Miscas…

Check out photos and video from the celebration that also included the presentation of a special citation from the New York City Mayor's office.

The event, which features stage stars singing songs from roles for which they would not traditionally be cast in, will also stream free worldwide.

Broadway nominees include “Ragtime,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Proof” and “The Lost Boys.”

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The new version of the Russian dramatist's final play has been adapted by Olivier-winning playwright Laura Wade.

I was blown away by Conversa (part 1 of Joanna Castle Miller’s autobiographical trilogy) and couldn’t wait to see part 2, INFERNA, another Theatre Lab world premiere that’s now also the featured opener of…

Company – HAMILTON National Tour (Angelica). Photo: Joan Marcus. The Best of Broadway series returns to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center with an exciting and diverse 2026–2027 season, bringing a …

The Tony-winning musical recently postponed its closing date at the Hirschfeld.

The NYC Songwriter is celebrating his fourth album and offering a sneak peek of his debut musical Dust and Shadow.

Broadway News has rounded up a few industry events for the week of April 20, so you never miss your cue.

Megan Thee Stallion, who has been lighting up the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in her Broadway debut as “Zidler” in Moulin Rouge! The Musical since March 24, is now in her final four weeks of performances. She wil…

The reduced season at the New Jersey venue will coincide with the conclusion of the theatre's multi-year renovation.

In honor of the upcoming Janice Jam: Broadway For Breast Cancer concert, three performers open up about their cancer journeys.

At the summit of art, Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih delivered a deeply moving recital that transformed music into memory and tribute. Their artistry invited audiences to explore profound emotional spheres. Se…

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Spaceballs star Bill Pullman will make his Royal Shakespeare Company debut, joining the already-announced Kenneth Branagh and Helen Hunt in a new adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orch…

Dancer Nia Sioux will return to the Off-Broadway stage to join viral dance duo Austin and Marideth Telenko (Cost n' Mayor), in the cast of 11 To Midnight! Nia will have a strictly limited 3-week engagement, wit…

The Drama League has announced the 2026 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, O…

The annual event, honoring the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway, will be held May 16 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.

The reality star-dancer will play a three-week limited engagement in the Cost n' Mayor dance show.

Celebrated actors Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri are both making their Broadway debuts in Proof, which opened last week at the Booth Theatre. CBS Sunday Morning dedicated a segment to this production, interviewing…

Baltimore’s beloved Charm City Fringe is back. The 2026 edition of the festival features 12 shows supported by the work of more than 30 performing artists whose work spans performance genres including dance, …

Below are the nominations for the 92nd annual Drama League Awards announced this morning. The awards will be held May 15th at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. Want to know what other New York theater awards are coming up…

“Let the joyous news be spread!” The Children’s Theatre of Southern Maryland is currently presenting “The Wizard of Oz” (featuring young performers ages 8-18) and what a wondrous show it is! This clas…

The Drama League unveiled their nominations for the 92nd Annual Drama League Awards this morning at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The announcement was delivered by Tony Award Winner Natal…

On Sunday, April 19, the green carpet was rolled out at Jazz at Lincoln Center for the New York Premiere of The Sheep Detectives, the comedic mystery film starring Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman. In attendan…

Christopher Abbott, Jon Bernthal, Rose Byrne, Carrie Coon, Ayo Edebiri, Alden Ehrenreich, Luke Evans, Daniel Radcliffe, Laurie Metcalf and Lea Michele are just a sampling of the big-name performers nominated to…

Black Broadway Men will offer free master classes in association with Black Theatre Coalition and La Pope May 30.