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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Will Swenson Sings Neil Diamond's "Cracklin' Rosie" From A Beautiful Noise Broadway Musical by TheaterMania

Hear Will Swenson sing the classic Neil Diamond song "Cracklin' Rosie" from the new Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

New Cast of Sing Street Performs "Up" by TheaterMania

The new musical Sing Street is currently in performances at the Huntington Theatre in Boston. Here, the cast performs the song "Up," written by Gary Clark and John Carney.

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Lillias White's First Night as Hermes in Hadestown by TheaterMania

Tony winner Lillias White joined the cast of Hadestown on September 13. Here's a sneak peek at her performance as Hermes during "Road to Hell."

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Angelica Ross and Brandon Victor Dixon Take First bows in Chicago on Broadway by TheaterMania

Chicago welcomed actor/activist Angelica Ross and Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon to the cast on Monday, September 12, and here is there first curtain call. Ross makes history as the first…

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James Earl Jones Sees His New Broadway Theater for the First Time by TheaterMania

The Shubert Organization has renamed Broadway's Cort Theater after stage and screen icon James Earl Jones. While Jones was not present at a formal ceremony held on Monday, September 12, a fe…

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Olivia Rodrigo Sings "Deja Vu" With Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden by TheaterMania

On August 25, Olivia Rodrigo joined Billy Joel on stage at Madison Square Garden in a surprise appearance where they performed her song "Deja Vu," which famously mentions Joel and his song "…

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Monday, August 22, 2022

A Day With Into the Woods Star Milky White - Go Backstage with Broadway's Most Famous Heifer by TheaterMania

What's it like to be an old cow starring in a Broadway musical? We went backstage at the St. James to find out. That's where Milky White (and breakout star puppeteer Kennedy Kanagawa) are ap…

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

West End vs. Broadway: Alice Fearn and Jenn Colella Discuss Come From Away by TheaterMania

Since its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego in 2015, ''Come From Away'' has skyrocketed to success and warmed the hearts of countless theatregoers across the globe. The show…

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Watch Elizabeth Teeter Sing "Dead Mom" From Beetlejuice on Broadway by TheaterMania

A scene from the Broadway return of Beetlejuice, featuring star Elizabeth Teeter (Lydia) singing "Dead Mom."

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Elton John Preview His and Shaina Taub's Score For the Devil Wears Prada Musical by TheaterMania

The new musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada is coming to Chicago this summer. Here, composer Elton John talks about putting the show together and offers a preview of his brand new sc…

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Sara Bareilles, Patina Miller, Phillipa Soo, and More Take First Into the Woods Bows on Broadway by TheaterMania

The new Broadway revival of Into the Woods began previews at the St. James. Theatre on June 28, with a cast led by Sara Bareilles (Baker's Wife), Brian d'Arcy James (Baker), Patina Miller (t…

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Neil Diamond Gets Standing Ovation at First Preview of His Musical A Beautiful Noise by TheaterMania

On June 21, Neil Diamond was in attendance of the first preview of the world premiere of A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical. Diamond received a boisterous standing ovation upon arri…

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

West End Vs. Broadway: Sam Tutty and Zachary Noah Piser on All Things Dear Evan Hansen by TheaterMania

Welcome to a new edition of West End vs Broadway as we delve deep inside the world of Dear Evan Hansen. Having first premiered in Washington, D.C. back in the summer of 2015, the show becam…

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Watch Hugh Jackman's Standby, Max Clayton, Take First Bows as Harold Hill in The Music Man by TheaterMania

With Hugh Jackman ill with Covid, standby Max Clayton saved the day on Tuesday, June 14 and played Harold Hill in The Music Man on Broadway for the first time. At curtain call, costar Sutton…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:24AM
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

On the Scene at the 2022 Tony Awards: Winners, Nominees Tell Us How Happy They Are to Be Back by TheaterMania

The glitz! The glamour! The Tony Awards! We were on the scene at the 2022 Tonys, talking with nominees, winners, and guests. They were all excited to be back, and here's what they had to say.

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Monday, June 13, 2022

Exclusive: See the Cast of Neil Diamond Musical A Beautiful Noise in Rehearsal by TheaterMania

Good times never seemed so good! Neil Diamond's life and music is coming to Broadway in the new musical A Beautiful Noise. Before it takes the stage at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston…

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Watch Beanie Feldstein, Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch, Jared Grimes in Funny Girl on Broadway by TheaterMania

The Broadway production of Funny Girl has released a montage of scenes from the new revival at the August Wilson Theatre. Check it out here. Beanie Feldstein stars as Fanny Brice, a girl fr…

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

West End Vs. Broadway: The Queens of SIX by TheaterMania

Don't Lose Ur Heads, queendom, but yes, it's finally time for our West End vs Broadway series to visit musical theatre's favourite Tudors! For this month's edition, we've paired up London's…

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Monday, May 30, 2022

2022 Tony Award Nominees Salute Their Understudies by TheaterMania

Now more than ever, the job of understudy, swing, or standby is vital. We recently asked some of this year's Tony nominees to tell us why, and to shout out their onstage covers.

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Inside André De Shields's Final Performance in Hadestown on Broadway by TheaterMania

Tony Award winner André De Shields played his final performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre in Hadestown on May 29. The emotional evening culminated in New York City Mayor Eric Adams coming …

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Tony Nominated Michael Jackson Musical Team Talks Their Thriller of a Show by TheaterMania

Michael Jackson fans should "Beat It" to the Neil Simon Theatre, where Broadway's MJ is up and running and nominated for 10 Tony Awards this year. Here, the nominees behind the show - book w…

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Friday, May 13, 2022

Designing The Skin of Our Teeth on Broadway by TheaterMania

Lileana Blain-Cruz's Lincoln Center Theater production of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth is enormous. There's a three-story fun slide, a life-sized dinosaur puppet, a cast of 28, hu…

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Bernadette Peters, Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton, Petula Clark in Sondheim's Old Friends Concert by TheaterMania

An all-star cast came together Tuesday, May 3 in London’s West End for a thrilling, joyous celebration of the extraordinary talents and legacy of composer & lyricist Stephen Sondheim at th…

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

See Billy Crystal in the New Broadway Musical Mr. Saturday Night by TheaterMania

Billy Crystal is back on Broadway in the new musical Mr. Saturday Night at the Nederlander Theatre. The show also stars Randy Graff, David Paymer, Shoshana Bean, Chasten Harmon, Mylinda Hull…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:37AM

Check Out "Inner White Girl" From A Strange Loop on Broadway by TheaterMania

Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-winning A Strange Loop is on Broadway. Here is a look at star Jaquel Spivey and the cast singing "Inner White Girl."

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Check Out Footage from the National Tour of SIX! by TheaterMania

The hit musical SIX is on the road, debuting in Chicago through July 3. Here's a look at the tour cast in action, featuring Khaila Wilcoxon as Catherine of Aragon, Storm Lever as Anne Boleyn…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:36AM

Aisha Jawando and Nkeki Obi-Melekwe on Playing Tina Turner in the West End and Broadway by TheaterMania

It's time for "Simply The Best" edition of ''West End vs Broadway'' we've ever produced (sorry, we couldn't resist)! West End TINA star Aisha Jawando and Broadway's Nkeki Obi-Melekwe go hea…

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Watch Broadway's Aladdin Cast Celebrate the Life of Gilbert Gottfried, the Original Iago by TheaterMania

The Broadway cast of Aladdin came together on April 12 to celebrate the life of legendary comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who died earlier that day. Gottfried famously voiced the role of parrot …

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:48AM

Watch Pamela Anderson's First Broadway Curtain Call as Roxie in Chicago by TheaterMania

Pamela Anderson is a Broadway star! The media icon has officially made her debut as Roxie in Chicago, and here's the first footage of her celebratory curtain call.

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:48AM
Saturday, April 9, 2022

Watch the Full Opening Number From Beetlejuice's First Night Back on Broadway by TheaterMania

Did someone say his name three times? BEETLEJUICE is back on Broadway, and the production has provided us with this video of the full opening number, "The Whole Being Dead Thing," with some …

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:12PM
Thursday, April 7, 2022

West End vs. Broadway: Lucy St. Louis & Emilie Kouatchou on Making History in PHANTOM by TheaterMania

Following on from our inaugural edition of West End vs. Broadway, we have once again teamed up with our London sister site WhatsOnStage, but this time we're bringing you two trailblazers of …

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime