John Cunningham, Character Actor and Broadway Stalwart, Dies at 93 by Richard Sandomir

He was a familiar face from Broadway productions of “Company,” “Titanic” and “Six Degrees of Separation” and numerous film and TV appearances.

Rialto Chatter: Korean Musical LET ME FLY Looking For Broadway Theatres

Producers of the Korean musical Let Me Fly have begun exploring Broadway theaters as part of a broader push to bring South Korean musicals to New York, according to reporting by Gordon Cox i…

Critically Acclaimed Boiler Room Six Embarks on UK Tour to Mark Titanic Anniversary by Staff Writer

Following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and multiple five-star reviews, Tom Foreman Productions has announced its biggest tour yet with Boiler Room Six: A Titanic Story The post Cri…

Shining, Shimmering, Splendid: Rodney Ingram to Join Aladdin in Title Role by Jamie Kravitz

Aladdin on Broadway will welcome Rodney Ingram in the title role beginning February 3. Ainsley Melham will play his final performance on February 1. Ingram made his Broadway debut in the en…

Joshua Colley, J. Harrison Ghee, Jordan Tyson and More to Join HADESTOWN

Hadestown will welcome an all new principal cast to Broadway on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company will feature Disney Channel and Broadway star Joshua Colley as ‘Orpheus,’ television &…

Will Aronson and Hue Park Honored With ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award

The ASCAP Foundation has recognized musical theater writing duo Will Aronson and Hue Park, creators of the Tony Award-winning musical Maybe Happy Ending, with The ASCAP Foundation Richard Ro…

Video: THE LAND OF SOMETIMES Trailer Unveils Star-Studded Animated Musical

The official trailer has been released for The Land of Sometimes, the upcoming animated feature with a star-studded cast and new songs from EGOT-winning songwriter Sir Tim Rice. The movie wi…

Six The Musical Announces New West End Cast by Ben Thomas

SIX the Musical has announced a fresh lineup of queens set to take the stage at the Vaudeville Theatre starting February 24. This record-breaking hit, created by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, w…

Think panto season is behind you? Oh no it isn’t – some haven’t opened yet by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

A trip to the pantomime is a Christmas tradition but they also lift the January gloom and even run later in the year The Christmas decorations have been packed away, kids are back at school …

Hogwarts Express: Backstage at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child With Aidan Close, Episode 4: Heated Wizardry by Jonah De Forest

Aidan Close plays Scorpius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. For six weeks, he’s taking fans backstage at the Lyric Theatre to see where the real magic happens. On …

Anything for the Vlog! Betsy Wolfe to Take Viewers Behind the Violet Curtain of Death Becomes Her on Broadway by Jonah De Forest

Broadway powerhouse Betsy Wolfe is no stranger to the vlogging game, having previously hosted the series “Sugar, Butter, Betsy” for Broadway.com during her stint as Jenna in Waitress. On…

‘Going Bacharach – The Songs of An Icon’ by Alix Cohen

By Alix Cohen Composer Burt Bacharach’s harmonically adventurous pop songs reshaped popular music from the late 1950s onward. Working most famously with lyricist Hal David, he wrote dozens…

James V. Monaco: The Other Ragtime Jimmy by Trav S.D.

January 13 was the birthday of Tin Pan Alley composer James V. Monaco (1885-1945). Monaco was an Italian immigrant who moved to the U.S. with his family when he was six years old. He was rai…

Austin Colburn and Jana Larell Glover Join TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK)

Austin Colburn (Fixing Frankie) and Jana Larell Glover (Six: The Musical) will be joining the company of Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) as standbys for Dougal and Robin. The mu…

JOHN CUNNINGHAM: AN ACTOR’S LIFE by Ron Fassler

John Cunningham (1932–2026) in “Rose” (1981). Photo by Martha Swope.January 12, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. It took me a few days to talk to some people, look …

Keri René Fuller and Emma Flynn to Fly Into Wicked on Broadway This Spring by Beth Stevens

New stars are flying into the Broadway blockbuster Wicked this spring. Keri René Fuller, currently the Elphaba standby, will assume the role full time, and Emma Flynn, who most recently pl…

Keri René Fuller and Emma Flynn to Join WICKED on Broadway

Wicked on Broadway will welcome two new cast members to the Gershwin Theatre this spring. Beginning Tuesday, March 3, Keri René Fuller, who is currently the standby for the role of Elphaba,…

Godspeed at the DCPA by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Jan 30 - Feb 22 Official tickets: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/godspeed/ It’s 1865. Slavery has just been abolished in Texas. And a gunslinger named Godspeed returns to the…

HAMNET Wins Best Drama Film at 2026 Golden Globes

Hamnet, Chloé Zhao's film about William and Agnes Shakespeare, has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. Fellow nominees in the category were Guillermo Del Toro's Fran…

Jessie Buckley Wins First Golden Globe Award for HAMNET

Jessie Buckley has won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for her emotional performance as Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet. This is the first G…

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS' 'Golden' Wins Golden Globe Award for 'Best Original Song'

"Golden," the hit song from the Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters, has received a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, beating out songs from Wicked: For Good, Avatar: Fire and …

John Cunningham Dies: Prolific Broadway Actor, ‘Dead Poets Society’ Dad Was 93 by Greg Evans

John Cunningham, a prolific Broadway actor who appeared in such acclaimed productions as the original stagings of Cabaret, 1776, Company, Six Degrees of Separation and The Sisters Rosensweig…

Broadway and Screen Actor John Cunningham Dies at 93

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor John Cunningham died on Tuesday, January 6 at the age of 93. On Broadway, Cunningham was seen in Amour (2002), in which he ori…

Some Final Word By Carmen de Lavallade by Frank Rizzo

Photos by Frank Rizzo Below is my piece on Carmen de Lavallade for Encore magazine..The great dancer, actor, teacher, choreogr…

John Cunningham, Who Starred in Company, Six Degrees, and Titanic, Dies at 93

Video: ALADDIN Broadway Cast Performs a Medley on TODAY

The Broadway cast of “Aladdin” recently appeared on TODAY to perform a four-song medley of songs from the hit musical as part of the Citi Concert Series. The performance was led by Micha…

Zama Magudulela Joins the North American Tour of Disney's The Lion King as Rafiki by Beth Stevens

Zama Magudulela is joining the North American tour of Disney’s The Lion King as Rafiki. Magudulela will begin performances on January 13 in Sacramento at the Safe Credit Union Performing A…

Zama Magudulela Will Join THE LION KING Tour as Rafiki

The North American tour of Disney’s The Lion King will welcome Zama Magudulela as Rafiki. Magudulela will begin performances on Tuesday, January 13 in Sacramento at the Safe Credit Union P…

Watch Masquerade Star Telly Leung's Acoustic Cover of 'Music of the Night' by Andrew Gans

Leung is one of six actors currently playing the Phantom in the immersive production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Off-Broadway.

Eddie Izzard brings Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” to life at The Montalbán Theatre by Pauline Adamek

Following a triple extended engagement in New York, a box office record-breaking two-week run in Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and a six-week London run—which Dame Judi Dench called ‘…

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/4/26 - 313,513 Total Tickets Sold

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 1/4/2026 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical g…