Holiday week boosts every Broadway show as industry posts highest-grossing week of the season to date by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending Dec. 31, the 27 currently running productions grossed $45,413,789 — breaking multiple industry records.

To become the 'Maestro,' Bradley Cooper learned to live the music by Terry Gross

In his new biopic Maestro, Cooper was determined not to imitate the legendary Leonard Bernstein. Instead, the actor worked with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin to find his own rhythm.

What is Goodspeed's Festival of New Musicals? by Goodspeed Musicals

Goodspeed's Festival of New Musicals January 12-14, 2024 at the Goodspeed, East Haddam Tickets & info: https://www.goodspeed.org/FNM-2024 Don't miss your chance to see the next big hit at…

See Reneé Rapp in a New Snippet From the Upcoming Mean Girls Movie Musical by Molly Higgins, Logan Culwell-Block

The adaptation hits movie theatres January 12.

Broadway Holiday Receipts Zoomed Up by $12 Million with Several House Records Broken, “Wicked,” “Lion King” Crack $4 Million by Roger Friedman

Broadway went bananas during Christmas week. Total tickets sold were at a stunning $45 million, up dramatically from $33 million before Christmas.

Broadway Grosses: Several Shows Enjoy Highest-Grossing Week. Lion King and Wicked Exceed $4 Million by Andrew Gans

With nine performances instead of the usual eight, it was an especially good week for a host of Broadway shows.

Cast Set for New Musical Christine Jorgensen Show Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The piece tells the life story of Jorgensen, America's first transgender celebrity, and Myles Bell, who helped her create a nightclub act.

The Theatre-Lover's Guide to What's Streaming in January by Talaura Harms

This month is full of thrills, perfect for the chilly weather.

‘The Lion King,’ ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Set New Broadway Box Office Records by Caitlin Huston

The Lion King and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child both set records across the holiday week, with the highest weekly grosses for a musical and play on Broadway, respectively, in history.  …

CURSED CHILD Sets New Sales Record With Best Week For A Play in Broadway History

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning Best Play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has set a new Broadway record for weekly ticket sales for a non-musical play, reporting a gross of $2,718,487…

Video: Watch Reneé Rapp Sing Her Regina George Intro in MEAN GIRLS

Watch a new video clip from the upcoming Mean Girls movie musical, featuring Reneé Rapp as Regina George. In the preview, Rapp is singing part of 'Meet the Plastics,' the first introduction…

See Who's Starring in A Noise Within Staging of Sweeney Todd by Meg Masseron

Julia Rodriguez-Elliott will direct the Stephen Sondheim favorite at the Los Angeles venue.

‘The Book of Mormon’ becomes 12th-longest-running show in Broadway history by Michael Abourizk

The Tony Award-winning musical recently eclipsed longtime titleholder “Jersey Boys.”

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/31/23

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12/31/2023.

The Wizard of Oz (Young Performers' Edition) - June 11 - June 12, 2022 - PLAYBILLder

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“Citizen Brain” Combines Comedy, Genius, Caring—at Club Fugazi by Bdhorwitz

Josh Kornbluth Proves We’re All in This Together! by Barry David Horwitz What a show! What a Genius! “Citizen Brain” is a one man show by the extraordinary solo truthteller Josh Kornb…

Video: Bobby Smith Sings 'Gliding' From RAGTIME at Signature Theatre

Get a first look at Gliding, performed by Bobby Smith and Avery Laina Harris in Signature Theatre's production of Ragtime, on stage through January 7th, 2024 only.

Nicole Parker Will Return to Titanique as Céline Dion... Because You Loved Her by Darryn King

Nicole Parker’s heart will go on… again. The actress will reprise the role of Céline Dion in off-Broadway’s Titanique at the Daryl Roth Theatre, replacing current star Jackie Burns fo…

Amber Ardolino: “Forever in Blue Jeans” by bwaySHO

Amber Ardolino 1st look performing, “Forever in Blue Jeans” with her first SHO as Marcia Murphey tonight!!! Video courtesy of @abeautifulnoisemusical #AmberArdolino #foreverinbluejean…

BWW Exclusive: Broadway's Hugh Panaro Gets an Unexpected Surprise for the New Year (A True Story)

Happy New Year from everyone at BroadwayWorld. Well, here’s a story you won’t find anywhere else after we spoke with Broadway favorite, Hugh Panaro, over the holiday weekend when we hear…

Thirteen ways of looking at a war zone: Poetry as vital pause by Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman was at an artists’ retreat on October 7, 2023, making things with words. She remembers how poetry works, even as atrocities rage.

Sneak Peek at The Improvised Shakespeare Company at DCPA by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Get tickets at https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/the-improvised-shakespeare-company/ FEB 7 – MAR 31, 2024 GARNER GALLERIA THEATRE The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudl…

Video: Josh Gad Reveals How GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! Has a Different Finale Guest Every Night

GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!'s Josh Gad reveals how the show features a different celebrity guest for its finale every night. Find out who has already made surprise appearances.

Nicole Parker Will Return as Céline Dion in Titanique

Frume Halpern’s Blessed Hands, translated by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub by Helen Walsh

Blessed Hands: Stories, a collection of 20th-century writer Frume Halpern translated into English for the first time, is a treat for Yiddish literary scholars, but leaves a general reader st…

Full Cast Announced for Mack & Mabel in Los Angeles

Mack & Mabel in Concert

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Mean Girls Pink Carpet Premiere!!! You’re Invited! by bwaySHO

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Randall’s Island

Puppetry of the Penis

Prymate

Prymate Ends Broadway Run After Five Performances

PHOTO FLASH: Magic Johnson Visits Rehearsal for Broadway’s Magic/Bird

PHOTO FLASH: Broadway Cast of David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish Meets the Press

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One Mo’ Time

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Closes on Broadway After One Performance

Now We Know More About the Les Miserables Film

Tony Nominee Maurice Hines, Choreographer and Dancer on Stage and Screen, Dies at 80 by Darryn King

Dancer, choreographer and actor Maurice Hines died of natural causes at the Actors Fund Home, an assisted living facility in Englewood, New Jersey, on December 29, 2023, according to Variety…

Nathan Lane, David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver Meet Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike on Opening Night

Nicole Parker Returns As Céline Dion In TITANIQUE, Beginning February 9th

Comedian and star of screen & stage Nicole Parker rejoins the cast of Titanique

Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth

Michael Laurence Replaces Erik Jensen in Talk Radio

Spanish Cast Recording of Antonio Banderas and Emilio Aragón’s Godspell Now Available

Meet John Doe, With Heidi Blickenstaff and James Moye, to Receive Cast Recording

Marcia Gay Harden, Alley Theater, et al. Win Texas Medal of Honor Arts Awards

Magic/Bird

Les Miserables Film Grosses $18 Million on Christmas Day

Lauren Lane Has Found God

Lauren Lane, Angela Rawna et al. Set for ZACH’s God of Carnage

Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet by Lincoln Center

Latin GRAMMY Award-winning Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet is one of the most compelling tango ensembles on the scene today. Originally debuted on the Lincoln Center campus in 2015, Giraudo's co…

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (156) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: On the stage you must always be enacting something; action, motion, is the basis of the art, followed by the actor. On the stage it is necess…

Nicole Parker to Return to Off-Broadway's Titanìque by Andrew Gans

The hit send-up of the blockbuster film Titanic continues at the Daryl Roth Theatre.

Andrew Scott forced to halt Hamlet after audience member started working on laptop by Maanya Sachdeva

Scott said there was ‘no way’ he could deliver the famous ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy while they were sending emails

Original Cast Recording of Days of Wine and Roses Is Available Digitally

Nicole Parker to Replace Jackie Burns as Céline Dion in TITANIQUE in February & March

Comedian and screen & stage star Nicole Parker will re-board the ship of dreams for a limited return engagement as Céline Dion, in the 2023 Lortel Award-winning Best Musical Titanique.

Josh Gad Reveals Secret Key to Gutenberg! The Musical! Finale by Margaret Hall

After months of speculation, Gad draws back the curtain to explain just how the Broadway production's all-star guest appearances work.

Homer’s The Iliad, translated by Emily Wilson by Kiran Pandey

Philadelphia-based translator and Penn professor Emily Wilson follows her acclaimed English translation of The Odyssey with a similarly lucid and lean new Iliad. Kiran Pandey reviews.

New Year, New Show: An Original ‘& Juliet’ Star Heads Home by Laura Collins-Hughes

Melanie La Barrie, who brought the role of Angélique from the West End to Broadway, flew back on New Year’s Eve with “Hadestown” on the horizon.

VIDEO: Aaron Tveit Performs 'I'm Just Ken' at 54 Below

Aaron Tveit celebrated the New Year at 54 Below with a concert at 54 Below. In the concert, he performed 'I'm Just Ken' from the Barbie Movie. See the full performance.

A Look Ahead to 2024 by Mirvish Productions

Interview: WONKA Choreographer Christopher Gattelli Says Timothée Chalamet is 'The Real Deal'

In this exclusive interview, choreographer Christopher Gattelli shares insights into his creative process and working on the film 'Wonka.' Discover how Gattelli brought Willy Wonka's world t…

See Aaron Tveit Show Off His 'Kenergy' Performing 'I'm Just Ken' at 54 Below by Meg Masseron

The soon-to-be Sweeney Todd star performed the song from Greta Gerwig's Barbie film during his New Year's Eve concert.

Celebrations, Promotions, and New Goals in Playbill's 2024 January Horoscopes! by Yoanna Nikolova, Jeffrey Vizcaíno

What does this month have in store for you and your Broadway diva star sign twin?

Lend Me a Soprano, Gender-Flipped Production of Ken Ludwig Play, Sets Dates at Olney Theatre Center by Margaret Hall

Casting is complete for the Eleanor Holdridge-directed production.

THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE, HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER By Peter Filichia

No, Henry does not have commitment issues. Clare knows that’s not the reason why the boyfriend who became her husband doesn’t see her for long periods of time. From the outset, she knew …

Claiming Our Places in the Legacy of Latinx Theatre by Mark Valdez, R. Réal Vargas Alanis

By Mark Valdez, R. Réal Vargas Alanis. In this installment of the Latinx Leaders at the Forefront series, artistic directors Mark Valdez and R.

James Cawood and Shay Virk Join Broadway Licensing Global Team by Andrew Gans

The duo will spearhead the company's recently opened London office.

Melissa Errico Joins Formidable! Aznavour Concert at The Town Hall by Meg Masseron

The centennial celebration honors the late French-Armenian singer, songwriter, and actor Charles Aznavour.

JOB Will Return Off-Broadway

JOB will return Off-Broadway this month.

Kennedy Kanagawa Announces Engagement to David Gow

Kennedy Kanagawa, who most recently starred Milky White in Into the Woods on Broadway, is engaged!

Evan Rachel Wood and Darren Criss to Join Little Shop of Horrors by Darryn King

Evan Rachel Wood and Darren Criss are heading to Skid Row. The pair will star in the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors, stepping into the roles of downtrodden flower shop w…

With Musical Swept Away, The Avett Brothers Chart New Waters by Darryn King

In the early 2000s—long before they got the attention of producer Rick Rubin and topped the Billboard charts with “Ain’t No Man”—the Avett Brothers were a scrappy young band forgin…

Get Ready: Interview with Michael Andreaus in AIN’T TOO PROUD by Debra Danese

Michael Andreaus is playing the role of Otis Williams in the national tour of Ain't Too Proud- The Life and Times of The Temptations. The post Get Ready: Interview with Michael Andreaus in A…

JP Ridgard Turns to Obsidian NX4 Console for Lowveld Gin Fest in South Africa by Frank Hammel

JP Ridgard, an avid user of Obsidian Control Systems’ ONYX lighting control platform, turned to the growing brand’s feature-packed NX4 lighting console for the Lowveld Gin Fest in Mbombe…

Lindsay Mendez Announces Engagement to J. Alex Brinson

Tony Award winner Lindsay Mendez has announced her engagement to J. Alex Brinson! 

Evan Rachel Wood as Audrey and Darren Criss as Seymour to star in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Little Shop of Horrors announces both Evan Rachel Wood and Darren Criss will be joining the cast.

Alyse Alan Louis, Will Connolly, Jason Gotay to Star in New Off-Broadway Musical Teeth

The Light in the Piazza Star Aaron Lazar Announces ALS Diagnosis by Margaret Hall

A Broadway mainstay for over two decades, Lazar recently discussed his diagnosis on Matthew Teague Miller's Carefully Taught podcast.

Mischief’s Mind Mangler to End Off-Broadway Run Ahead of West End Premiere

Redeeming Roger Miller by Trav S.D.

Not that Roger Miller (1936-1992) did anything in particular so awful that I know of that requires redemption. His worst sin perhaps was allowing himself to be goofy for the amusement of aud…

Into the Woods' Kennedy Kanagawa Announces Engagement by Margaret Hall

Kanagawa and his long-term partner David Gow announced their engagement New Year's Day.

My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do) Launches First-of-Its-Kind Advance Lottery by Margaret Hall

The new lottery system will allow fans to enter and win tickets nearly two months before the show opens on Broadway, allowing participants outside of New York to participate.

Tony Winner Lindsay Mendez Announces Engagement by Meg Masseron

The Merrily We Roll Along star shared the news in an Instagram post with fiancé J. Alex Brinson.

8 New Musicals Will Be Presented During MTFestUK 2024 by Andrew Gans

Performances will be held at London's The Other Palace and Turbine Theatre.

Il Divo and Tony Award-Winning Guest Performer Heather Headley to Sing Broadway on Broadway This Fall

In Seattle, A Doll’s House is a Family Affair, Literally

INTERVIEW: Broadway Hunk Cheyenne Jackson Mixes Music Videos, Movies, and Mockingbird Lane

Jason Alexander and Tovah Feldshuh to Star in Richard Rodgers’ Two by Two

Johnny Mathis, Brian Stokes Mitchell Set for Zach’s Topfer Theatre Opening Weekend

Judgment at Nuremberg

MY SON'S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) Offers Lottery For $24 Tickets to Preview Performances

Fans of My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) can enter a special, first-of-its-kind digital lottery to win $24 tickets to the new play’s early performances at The Lyceum Theatre. Le…

Amber Ardolino Joins A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL Tonight

Amber Ardolino will join the cast of A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical in the role of ‘Marcia Murphey’, beginning tonight, January 2, at the Broadhurst Theatre.

First Date

Full Cast Announced for Broadway’s Boeing-Boeing

Full Cast Set for Talk Radio

Full Casting, Opening Date Set for David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre

Glenn Close, Amy Sedaris, William Shatner Set for Austin’s Paramount Theatre

Half Way to an EGOT, Eddie Redmayne Has Tony and Oscar Speeches Worth Comparing

Hamilton

If/Then, Starring Idina Menzel, Coming to Broadway Next Spring

MY SON'S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) Announces Special Lottery For Preview Performances

$24 tickets will be available for My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do?) through a digital lottery.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Set for April 13 Talkback for Broadway’s Magic/Bird

Def Poetry Jam on Broadway to Close on May 4

David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver Lead Broadway Transfer of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Complete Cast Announced for Broadway’s Magic/Bird, Opening in April at the Longacre

Come Fly With Me

Chinglish

Cheyenne Jackson, Henry Winkler Set for New Broadway Comedy The Performers

Casting Completed for Broadway Production of Lisa Kron’s Well

Cast Members From Broadway’s Cinderella, Newsies, and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Feature

BROADWAY OPENING: Magic/Bird at the Longacre Theatre

Brian Crawley and Andrew Lippa’s A Little Princess to Be Streamed Live and Receive CD Release

Broadway’s Chinglish to Close on January 29

Broadway Run of Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth Extends Through August 12

Broke-Ology

Broadway’s The Performers to Close on Sunday, November 18 after 7 Performances

Broadway’s Magic/Bird to Hold May 3 Talkback with Cast, Director, and Producers

Broadway’s Magic/Bird to Close May 12

Broadway’s Jason Alexander and Tovah Feldshuh to Star in The York Theatre Company’s Production of Two By Two

Can You Hear the Sound of Hysteria? American Idiot Documentary to Be Released at SXSW

Alicia Silverstone to Join Cheyenne Jackson, Henry Winkler in Broadway’s The Performers

Actor-Writer-Activist Ossie Davis Dies at 87

Amber Ardolino Begins Run in Broadway's A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical January 2 by Talaura Harms

The performer succeeds Tony nominee Robyn Hurder in the role of Diamond's former wife, Marcia Murphey.

A Thousand Clowns

American Theatre Wing Announces 2011 National Theatre Company Grant Winners

An Old Way to Play New Texts (Part II)

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, January 2, 2024 by Susan Grace

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Best Shows of the First Half of the 2023-2024 Season by Joseph Cervelli

Best Shows of the First Half of the 2023-2024 Season By Joseph Cervelli Here are what I consider the best shows I have seen from May till December of this year.  So, here in no particular o…

Album Review: Chilina Kennedy's WILD ABOUT YOU (World Premiere Recording) Debuts A New Show In Development

A little over halfway through, Bobby’s ears felt a bit overtaxed on the ballad/power ballad front and wished there were one or maybe even two more up-tempo songs

Videos: West End Cast of HADESTOWN Performs 'When the Chips are Down' and 'Wedding Song'

Two new videos have been released of the West End cast of Hadestown. The first video features the Fates performing When the Chips are Down and the second is Wedding Song, performed by Grace …

Broadway 2024: What’s Ahead? 2023 In Review. Stageworthy News by New York Theater

How will the “crisis in theater” be addressed? That’s the first of my 5 Major Questions for The Theater in 2024 and Beyond. I also Ring IN The Old in 2024: 16 Broadway veterans in thei…

Marvelous Marilyn Maye Makes Magic New Year’s Eve at Birdland by Sandi Durell

Cabaret Review By Sandi Durell . . . What might the Queen of Cabaret have in store on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2023 for her fans and friends? Just every most requested song she’s eve…

Theater News and Updates by Sandi Durell

Although many shows struggling to sell tickets have closed at the beginning of 2024, it’s no secret that shows face weather conditions, less tourists and local audiences during January and…

Is a January slump inevitable or surmountable? by Naveen Kumar

Charlotte St. Martin, TodayTix’s Tracy Geltman and more discuss why the start of a new year is historically tough for Broadway, what to expect for January 2024 and how shows can weather th…

Livestreaming Insights: January 2, 2024 by Stellar

Exclusive: James Cawood and Shay Virk join Broadway Licensing Global by Michael Abourizk

The pair will lead the theatrical licensing company’s recently established U.K. office.

Some Like It Pop: 2023 Emmy Award Wish, Want, and Will by Matt Tamanini

On this episode of “Some Like It Pop,” Jennifer McHugh and Matt Tamanini break down their thoughts about the 2023 Emmy Awards that were delayed by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The awar…

“The Maids” by Genet: The Logic of the Paradox by Lisa Monde

Dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the first publication and production of Jean Genet’s unique play – The Maids. “I renounce the world that renounces me.” Jean Genet The original v…

Cruel Intentions | 2024 London Rehearsal Trailer by Official London Theatre

From the producers of smash-hit Heathers The Musical… Manipulative step-siblings Sebastian and Kathryn, flushed with their own sexual prowess, engage in a cruel bet: Kathryn goads Sebasti…

When the Chips are Down - West End Cast by Hadestown

Name a more iconic trio... A FIRST LISTEN of our #HadestownUK Fates and 'When The Chips Are Down'.

Wedding Song - West End Cast by Hadestown

It's a tale of love that never dies. We could listen to Grace Hodgett Young and Donal Finn sing all day.

Listen: Aaron Lazar Shares He Has Been Diagnosed With ALS

Broadway veteran Aaron Lazar recently revealed that he has been diagnosed with ALS. Lazar made the announcement during his interview on a recent episode of the Carefully Taught podcast hoste…

Beatles, Dead, Prince, Bowie tributes and more fun things to do this weekend by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Video: Watch Cynthia Erivo's Full New Year's Eve Special, Available to Stream Now

Cynthia Erivo's New Year's Eve PBS special is now available to stream online! Cynthia Ervio & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration also features Broadway veterans Ben Platt and Joaquin…

Comedian Jeff Innocent: ‘Social media has liberated this old bloke’ by Interview By Liam Pape

The standup on the best advice he’s ever been given, performing on the London Eye and becoming a viral sensation How did you get into comedy?I’ve always enjoyed making people laugh and I…

Charity Angél Dawson Joins Broadway's & Juliet January 2 by Meg Masseron

Dawson succeeds Melanie La Barrie in the role of Nurse Angelíque.

Taylor Trensch Concludes Limited Run in Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Off-Broadway January 2 by Meg Masseron

The Monty Python-style send-up of the Bram Stoker classic is currently haunting New World Stages.

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by Sarah Lasko. @saraheleora. NEW PALTZ, NY – In a surprise turn of events, it was announced that actor Cassie Abbott is actually so rare...