John Legend and Lynn Nottage’s Imitation of Life Musical to Premiere at The Shed This Fall by Paul Wontorek

The musical adaptation of Imitation of Life will premiere at The Shed in New York City this fall. The project features a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, whose Broadwa…

Heartbreak Hotel and The Exhibitionist to Arrive Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Both productions will play strictly limited engagements at the DR2 Theatre via Occasional Drawl.

The Tempest, Sweeney Todd, and More Creative PLAYBILLDER Covers From Around the Country by Natan Zamansky

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

Noah J. Ricketts, Analise Scarpaci, Khaila Wilcoxon, Corey Mach, More Set for Charming Musical Reading by Andrew Gans

Kenneth Ferrone will direct the reading of the new work from PARKWILD, AJ Smith, Addison Pia, and Sandy Comstock.

Get a Sneak Peek at Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) From the Rehearsal Room by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The world-premiere play by Anna Ziegler will run at the Public Theater Off-Broadway.

Get a 1st Look at Amber Davies, Hannah Lowther, More in Legally Blonde Tour by Andrew Gans

Nikolai Foster is directing the U.K. and Ireland tour of the Broadway hit.

Video: Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Anthony Kelly Talk Working with Stage Stars in LOVE STORY

Stereophonic’s Sarah Pidgeon and newcomer Paul Anthony Kelly are entering the circle of New York socialities in FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette. In the new seri…

Your Travalanche Daily Digest for February 12, 2026 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for February 12, 2026 are about Joseph Kearns (Mr. Wilson from Dennis the Menace); French ventriloquist Robert Lamouret; little person actor Nabil Shaban; the…

SUFFS Filmed Recording Sets Spring Premiere on PBS Great Performances

As previously reported, Great Performances will air a filmed recording of Suffs, the Broadway musical from Tony Award winner Shaina Taub. Now, it has been revealed that the capture will air …

Alison Jaye on Finding Her Own Joyce in Stranger Things: The First Shadow by Jamie Kravitz

"At the same time, it feels in moments like we've just begun and in moments like I've only ever done this my entire life," Alison Jaye tells The Broadway Show host Tamsen Fadal about Strange…

Ricky Rojas on Returning to Moulin Rouge! The Musical as Santiago: 'It’s Like Coming Home' by Jamie Kravitz

In 2018, Ricky Rojas created the role of Santiago in Moulin Rouge! The Musical in Boston, before debuting the character as part of the original Broadway cast in 2019. Many stage actors will …

The Great Gatsby Director Marc Bruni on Subverting Expectations in the Broadway Musical by Jonah De Forest

Is anything more associated with Jazz Age decadence than The Great Gatsby? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel is so ingrained in the public imagination that the intricacies of its actual co…

Jennifer Hudson Joins Dreamgirls Broadway Revival as Producer by Jamie Kravitz

EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson will join the producing team for Dreamgirls, returning to New York this fall in its first-ever newly directed and choreographed Broadway revival. Hudson won the A…

This Week on The Broadway Show: Christiani Pitts, Dylan Mulvaney, Stranger Things & More by Jamie Kravitz

Love is in the air, and this week's episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal features relationships of all kinds. Celebrate friendship with a performance of "For Good" filmed live in t…

See Whitney Leavitt in New Photos From Chicago on Broadway by Jamie Kravitz

The name on everybody's lips is gonna be Whitney—er, Roxie. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star and Dancing With the Stars alum Whitney Leavitt is still making headlines. Leavitt made he…

Jisel Soleil Ayon Serves Strength and Sass as Angelica in Hamilton on Broadway by Jamie Kravitz

Age: 27 Hometown: Long Beach, California Current role: Jisel Soleil Ayon plays Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton on Broadway. (Work!) This marks her Broadway debut. Previous roles: Ayon playe…

What Are the Reviews For The Other Place Off-Broadway, Starring House of the Dragon's Emma D’Arcy? by Margaret Hall

The Alexander Zeldin play follows two sisters who reunite at the family home to mark the anniversary of their father’s death.

Did Reviews Flip for Viral Dance Show 11 to Midnight Off-Broadway? by Logan Culwell-Block

TikTok stars Cost n' Mayor have assembled a cast of dancers all found from social media for their new show at the Orpheum.

Maleah Joi Moon, Shoshana Bean Will Reunite at Final Encore Sessions Alicia Keys Concert at Hell's Kitchen by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Current star Brandon Victor Dixon will also join for the post-show performance on Broadway.

Shaina Taub's Suffs to Air on PBS' Great Performances in May by Diep Tran

The broadcaster will also air Kathleen Marshall's staging of the Irving Berlin musical Top Hat.

Ben Jacoby and Brent Thiessen Join Beaches Broadway Musical by Margaret Hall

The musical based on Dart's novel (also the source material of the 1988 film of the same name) will debut on Broadway before embarking on a national tour.

Read the Reviews for Ngozi Anyanwu's The Monsters Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Okieriete Onaodowan and Aigner Mizzelle star in the Manhattan Theatre Club, Two River Theatre co-production.

Review: The Other Place Rises From the Ashes of Antigone

THE WHO’S TOMMY Will Launch North American Tour in Cleveland

The rock opera sensation The Who’s TOMMY will launch its North American tour in Cleveland, OH at Playhouse Square in the fall of 2026 in an all-new production. The tour will make stops acr…

Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy: Chapter Two – Paducah

XXX by Nocturna

The Dungeon Cocktail Experience – Chicago

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Musical Sets German Premiere

Stage Entertainment has announced that THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA – The Musical will have its German premiere in December 2026 at Stage Theater Neue Flora in Hamburg. Tickets go on sale toda…

Before Dawson’s Creek, James Van Der Beek Built His Career in Theater

Video: Sarah Pidgeon Stars in New Trailer for FX's LOVE STORY: JOHN F. KENNEDY JR. & CAROLYN BESSETTE

A new trailer has been released for FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, the new limited series exploring the high-profile courtship and marriage of the infamous co…

Ben Jacoby and Brent Thiessen Join Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett in BEACHES on Broadway

Ben Jacoby (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and Brent Thiessen (Thoroughly Modern Millie Canadian Premiere) will join stars Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett in the Broadway production of t…

BroadwayWorld Classifieds 2/12/2026; Jobs In Marketing, Casting, and More

Looking for a job in the theater? BroadwayWorld is here to help! Check out new job listings from the past week, ending 2/12/2026. To catch up on anything that you might have missed, visit o…

Stephen Jacobs, classical guitar

The Irish…and How They Got That Way

Windborne’s The Music of Queen

Reading of New Work at DOBAMA THEATRE

Our House

Noël Coward’s Waiting in the Wings

FIT FOR LOVE : A MIXTAPE RITUAL

“No Turning Back: 3 One Act Plays” written and directed by Laurence C. Schwartz

Photos: Inside Opening Night of THE DANCE OF DEATH at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Now running at Steppenwolf Theatre Company is August Strindberg’s The Dance of Death, adapted by Conor McPherson, directed by ensemble member Yasen Peyankov, and featuring an all-ensemble …

Six Star Kelsie Watts Will Join Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical recently announced it will play its final performance at the Hirschfeld in July.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical Welcomes Kelsie Watts as Satine Beginning March 24 by Jamie Kravitz

Kelsie Watts will take on the role of Satine in Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway beginning March 24, 2026 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. As previously announced, Meg Donnelly plays her …

EVERY BRILLIANT THING Moves Up First Broadway Preview

Broadway previews of Every Brilliant Thing will now begin earlier than scheduled with a matinee performance on Saturday, February 21st at 2:00 PM at the Hudson Theatre. Ticket holders fo…

Photos: HEATHERS Celebrates 250th Performance

As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, Heathers The Musical just celebrated its 250th performance with the news that it will extend its record-breaking run for the third time. The production w…

Kelsie Watts To Join MOULIN ROUGE! On Broadway As 'Satine'

The Tony Award-winning, record-breaking Broadway production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical will welcome recording artist and Broadway sensation Kelsie Watts in the role of “Satine” beginni…

Noah Diamond’s “Pintele” Launches Today! by Trav S.D.

Well, the day has finally arrived! I’ve been waiting for friend and frequent collaborator Noah Diamond’s podcast series Pintele for months, literally, now and here it is, episode one. I …

New Musical From John Legend and Lynn Nottage, Imitation of Life, Will Premiere at The Shed This Fall by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

It is based on Fannie Hurst's novel and the Universal Pictures film.

Jennifer Holliday, Bernadette Peters, Andrew Rannells, More Revealed For 2026 Broadway Backwards Lineup by Meg Masseron, Andrew Gans

The annual Broadway Cares event celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Music Theatre International Adds New Chamber Revision of Jane Eyre for Licensing by Logan Culwell-Block

The reimagined version of Paul Gordon and John Caird's musical premiered in 2024 at North Carolina's Theatre Raleigh.

‘Imitation Of Life’ Stage Musical With John Legend Score Set For Off Broadway Premiere by Greg Evans

A new stage adaptation of the Fannie Hurst novel Imitation of Life, featuring music and lyrics by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner John Legend and a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Ly…

Sweet Mambo review – Pina Bausch’s funny valentine is the stuff of dreams by Chris Wiegand

Sadler’s Wells, LondonTanztheater Wuppertal’s dancers treat the audience like lovers in an entrancing show of seductive elegance Pina Bausch had a pair of secret weapons in Matthias Burk…

Bernadette Peters, Jennifer Holliday, Andrew Rannells & More Will Take Part in Broadway Backwards

For one night only, Broadway’s buzziest stars and legendary icons will flip the script on beloved show tunes, reimagining them as powerful stories of LGBTQ+ love and pride when Broadway Ba…

John Legend & Lynn Nottage Musical IMITATION OF LIFE To Premiere At The Shed This Fall

IMITATION OF LIFE, a new musical with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, music and lyrics by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner John Legend, and directed by multi-award-win…

John Legend and Lynn Nottage’s Imitation of Life Musical Sets World Premiere

‘Imitation of Life’ Musical Set For Off-Broadway With Score By John Legend by Caitlin Huston

Lynn Nottage will write the book for the musical, which is set for The Shed this fall.

‘ENGLISH ONLY’ PLAY SHOWS CONFLICT OVER BILINGUALISM IN MIAMI AND ITS CONSEQUENCES by Marvin Glassman

Playwright Nicholas Griffin refreshed South Floridians, especially those residing in Miami-Dade County, on the conflicting times in 1980 in his one act drama “English Only”, a Miami New …

‘Crime 101’ review: Ensemble shines in neo-noir love letter to Los Angeles by Tribune News Service

Going into the new cops-and-crooks thriller “Crime 101,” you may be expecting a drama about a mentor offering a protege an introductory college-level course of sorts from one side of the…

In the producer’s office: Brian and Dayna Lee on selling theater in a screen-driven world, expanding audiences and producing with a distinct mission by Ruthie Fierberg

From co-producing the “Angels in America” revival to leading the Broadway debut of “Giant,” Brian and Dayna Lee redefine the producer’s toolkit for their generation.

Long-running Shows I Still Haven't Seen by JK

If you follow this site regularly, you know that like most avid theater fans, I have, over the years, lamented missing certain shows. You can catch all of those I've discussed HERE. But it i…

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish Brings Its Quiet Revelation to Toronto by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Anatevka Arrives at the Elgin: Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish By Ross The internationally celebrated revival of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, performed with Engli…

‘Utterly hilarious’: Simon McBurney on how the great clown Philippe Gaulier changed his life by Simon McBurney

The Complicité founder remembers his teacher’s wicked laughter, provocative demands and infinite generosity • Philippe Gaulier dies aged 82 Many speak of a teacher in their childhood wh…

Macbeth review – just an everyday couple crazed by poisonous power by Mark Fisher

Hull TruckIn a stark modern staging, Mark Babych frames the tragedy as a story of ordinary lives spiralling into catastrophe For a play that ends so bloodily, Macbeth starts like an improvis…

New Version of JANE EYRE Is Now Available to License

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced that a new version of the Broadway musical Jane Eyre is now available for licensing. Since its publication in 1847, th…

R.I.P. Nabil Shaban by Trav S.D.

Today would have been the 73rd birthday of Nabil Shaban (1953-2025); the actor passed away back in October. Shaban was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease. The Jordani…

The Drunkard, or The Fallen Saved by Trav S.D.

February 12, 1844 marked the premiere of the temperance melodrama The Drunkard, or The Fallen Saved. We’ve previously written about this play in our review of The Metropolitan Playhouse’…

‘The Monsters’ Review: A Redemptive Sibling Rivalry by Brittani Samuel

Ngozi Anyanwu’s searing two-hander follows a brother and sister who train in boxing, side by side.

Taylor Stanley Makes Their Presence Known in NYCB’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by Gia Kourlas

Taylor Stanley debuts as Carabosse, the glamorous, evil fairy in “The Sleeping Beauty.” He is the first male-identifying person to take the role at New York City Ballet.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 12, 2026- THE LOST BOYS Debuts A New Song and More

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 12, 2026 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, Personal…

Joseph Kearns: The Original Mr. Wilson by Trav S.D.

Tribute today to radio, tv, film, and cartoon voice-over actor Joseph Kearns (1907-1962). Kearns was of Salt Lake City Mormon stock. He first went into show business in a vaudeville kiddie a…

The curtain may be falling for some Pittsburgh theaters. Here are the stakes by Jeremy Reynolds / For The Post-Gazette

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Dropkick Murphys, Step Afrika!, PBR bull riding and more to do this weekend by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Robert Lamouret and Dudule by Trav S.D.

February 12 was the birthday of French singer, comedian, and ventriloquist Robert Lamouret (1912-1959). Lamouret’s “partner” was a talking duck in a sailor suit named “Dudule”. Jus…

The Monocle review – sultry celebration of Paris’s secret Sapphic society by Lyndsey Winship

The Corn Exchange, NewburyThere are quirky, characterful dances, bodies melting together and understated charisma in this story of a famed 1920s lesbian club Le Monocle was a famed lesbian c…

Who You Think It Is For by Joe Patti

A decade ago when Nina Simon mentioned in a talk she did that not all the programming at a museum was necessarily for everyone, and that is alright, it was an eye opening moment for me. It h…

Personal Stories: Reunion!!

SOUTH ASIAN SONGBOOK

EGGY

DOGS IN A PILE

From Off-off to Broadway: An Evening with Alex Timbers

ConcertoFest

Junior Cosmos Study Club Extravaganza

The Jordan & Avery Show – In Concert

Don Jovi: Bon Jovi Tribute

Marion Palace Theatre

Holy Mother of Bingo

May Pavilion Marion Palace Theatre

2026 Guys & Dolls: A Musical Fable of Broadway

ABBA: The Music Still Goes On

Nygel D. Robinson & Friends – In Concert

AKSHARA

After Anatevka – In Concert

Pete & Cara’s Living Room

How to Find an Ideal Husband  by Jacqueline Parker

Step 1 – Hurry over to the Storm Theatre Company’s current production of the Oscar Wilde classic play.  Step 2 – Laugh yourself silly as you marvel at the wit, wisdom and artistry of …