Friday, December 12, 2025

Red Bucket Follies 2025 - Waiting for Godot by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Best onstage performance at Red Bucket Follies went to Waiting for Godot for an endearing piece starring the show’s youngest cast members – Zaynn Arora and Eric Williams. Fed up with wai…

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Video: WAITING FOR GODOT's Smallest Stars Win the 2025 RED BUCKET FOLLIES

The Best Onstage Performance honor at this year’s Red Bucket Follies was awarded to Waiting for Godot for a performance featuring the production’s youngest cast members, Zaynn Arora and …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:27PM

Odds and Ends: Jeremy Jordan Honors Jean Smart, Alex Newell Revisits Once on This Island & More by Jonah De Forest

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Mama Will Reprise! Tony winner Alex Newell made their Broadway debut as Asaka in the 2017 revival of Once on This Island and will b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PM
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Red Bucket Follies 2025 Highlights by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

With a whirlwind of songs, skits and dances created by Broadway’s best, this year’s Red Bucket Follies delivered humor, heart and theater magic to the legendary New Amsterdam Theatre. Th…

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Alex Newell to Star in Once on This Island West End Concert by Ben Thomas

Once on This Island will return to London for a special concert staging at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Sunday, February 8, 2026. Tony Award winner Alex Newell is set to reprise their celebra…

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Alex Newell Will Lead Once On This Island Staged Concert On the West End by Meg Masseron

Newell will reprise their critically acclaimed performance as Asaka for one night only.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Alex Newell to Star in Once on This Island In Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane by Staff Writer

Tony Award winner Alex Newell will reprise their acclaimed role as Asaka in a special concert staging of Once on This Island at Theatre Royal Drury Lane The post Alex Newell to Star in Once …

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 09:42AM
Monday, November 17, 2025

Tony Winner Alex Newell Joins Chicago on Broadway Tonight by Alexandra Pierson

Alex Newell is officially back on Broadway, now as Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre. Succeeding Angela Grovey, Newell takes on the role after finishing performances…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48AM
Saturday, October 25, 2025

Playlist: Broadway's Biggest Baddies

Not every character always takes the moral highground. While not all Broadway antagonists are truly evil, many choose to act on deceit, corruption, and plain old bad judgement. This spooky s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PM
Thursday, October 23, 2025

John O'Hurley, Tamyra Gray and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons to Star in THE WONDERFUL WINTER OF OZ

Lythgoe Family Panto will return for the holidays, featuring THE WONDERFUL WINTER OF OZ. The production will star Panto veteran John O’Hurley (NBC’s Seinfeld, Lythgoe Family Panto’s Pe…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:12PM
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Kate Baldwin and Alex Newell to Join Chicago on Broadway by Jamie Kravitz

The name on everybody's lips is gonna be Kate when Chicago welcomes two-time Tony nominee Kate Baldwin as Roxie Hart on November 10. As previously announced, Mira Sorvino plays her final …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

Tony-Winner Alex Newell and Tony-Nominee Kate Baldwin to Join the Cast of CHICAGO On Broadway

Broadway’s record-breaking hit musical Chicago has announced two major new stars joining its cast at the Ambassador Theatre . Two-time Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!, Finia…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:02AM
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Once On This Island Turns 35 by Diep Tran

The fairy-tale musical first opened on Broadway October 18, 1990, starring an up-and-comer named LaChanze.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54AM
Thursday, August 28, 2025

New Ahrens and Flaherty Revue Something Beautiful Begins World Premiere at Barrington Stage Company August 28 by Logan Culwell-Block

Conceived and directed by Jason Danieley, the work contains songs from Ragtime, Once on This Island, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Video: Watch the Trailer For PLAY ON at Signature Theatre

Signature Theatre has released the trailer for Play On!, a musical based on Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night and set to the syncopated soundtrack of Duke Ellington’s greatest hits. Per…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PM
Monday, August 11, 2025

Kate Baldwin, Derek Klena, Kecia Lewis & More To Honor Ahrens & Flaherty At American Songbook Association Gala

The American Songbook Association will host its fifth annual gala, Ahrens and Flaherty: On the Wheels of a Dream, on Monday, October 6, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at New York’s Merkin Hall at the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PM
Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Video: Signature's PLAY ON Cast Rehearses 'Take the A Train'

Signature Theatre has a first look inside rehearsals for Play On!, released a preview of the cast rehearsing "Take The A Train." Play On! is a delightful musical based on Shakespeare’s com…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AM
Sunday, August 3, 2025

Deaf Broadway Brings WAITRESS to Lincoln Center by BroadwayWorld

In just five short years, Deaf Broadway has become synonymous with authentically Deaf musical theater. The organization was founded during the 2020 pandemic in response to artistic director …

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:18AM
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Broadway Actor Michael James Leslie Has Passed Away

BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn of the passing of Broadway actor Michael James Leslie. Leslie's Broadway credits include: Revival of Hair, The Wiz (Lion), Senator Joe, and Little Shop of …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PM

Savy Jackson, Michael Park, Mamie Parris, and More Will Lead MYTHIC at Cincinnati Playhouse

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park announced the full cast and creative team for the US premiere of MYTHIC, a new pop-rock musical comedy with Broadway ambitions. The show runs September 20 - …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AM
Friday, June 27, 2025

Kyla Stone and Roe Hartrampf to Star in ANASTASIA at The Cape Playhouse

The Cape Playhouse will continue its summer season on July 16 with ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL, the epic journey of self-discovery, love, and the quest for home, with book by Terrence McNally, mu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Ep. 62: Big Hair and Big Behind-the-Scenes Stories from Broadway to Hairspray Live by Lauren Van Hemert

This episode of the Beltline to Broadway podcast, hosted by Lauren Van Hemert, spotlights a new production of Hairspray at Thalian Hall in Wilmington, NC. What makes this production unique i…

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Sunday, June 8, 2025

Video: Dane Laffrey and George Reeve Celebrate Tony Win for Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Earlier tonight at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Dane Laffrey and George Reeve took home a Tony Award for 'Best Scenic Design of a Musical' for their outstanding work on Maybe Happy Ending. A…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18PM
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Video: Michelle Williams Talks Meeting Michelle Williams: 'It Was Such a Tender Moment'

Michelle Williams is currently starring on Broadway in the Tony-nominated musical Death Becomes Her, an experience that the actress continues to enjoy more than six months into the run. "It'…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:12PM
Thursday, May 8, 2025

Maybe Happy Ending: Anatomy Of A Scene "Where You Belong" by Maybe Happy Ending The Musical

Maybe Happy Ending: A new musical reminding us that love is never obsolete. Emmy® and Golden Globe Award® winner Darren Criss (Little Shop of Horrors) returns to Broadway alongside Helen…

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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Hailey Kilgore Posts Statement Addressing Swift Hadestown Exit by Margaret Hall

The Once On This Island Tony nominee took to Instagram to share her struggle, and cheer on her replacement KC Dela Cruz.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM
Monday, April 21, 2025

Michael Arden Shares His Broadway Firsts by BroadwayWorld

What are some of the milestone moments that have most impacted our favorite Broadway performers? We're finding out with 'Broadway Firsts'- a series that unpacks the events that shaped the st…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:24PM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Hailey Kilgore Was a Teenage Tony Nominee—Now as an Adult, She Leads Hadestown with No Fear by Hayley Levitt

Hailey Kilgore is accustomed to building a home among the gods. Since January, she’s been cavorting with Greek deities as Hadestown’s Eurydice—her first time back on Broadway since pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:03PM

Maybe Happy Ending: A New Musical on Broadway by Maybe Happy Ending The Musical

Maybe Happy Ending: A new musical reminding us that love is never obsolete. Emmy® and Golden Globe Award® winner Darren Criss (Little Shop of Horrors) returns to Broadway alongside Helen…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:21PM

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