Sutton Foster Wants You Drunk, Adele Dazeem Plays the Triangle & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

What a week! More Broadway shows were announced, a giant ape decided not to climb the Empire State Building after all, and the world was introduced to the Wicked-ly talented, one and only&nb…

Odds & Ends: Kristin! The Phantom Visits the Queen! Pippin's Orion Griffiths Will Inspire You! by Broadway.com

Here's your daily guide to all the "odds and ends" buzz that's going on in and around the Great White Way! The Phantom of Windsor Castle: Original Phantom of the Opera s…

Photo Flash: First Look - Martyn Ellis as The Wizard in West End's WICKED by BroadwayWorld

WICKED, the multi award-winning musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to release the first pictures of Martyn Ellis as 'The Wizard' at London's Apol…

Weekend Poll: Which Pop Star Should Play Fiyero in the Wicked Movie? by Broadway.com

OK, guys, we get it. We know you want Aaron Tveit or Derek Klena or Kyle Dean Massey to play Fiyero in the Wicked movie. We know. But you also know as well as we do that sometimes, in order …

This week's new dance by Judith Mackrell

Juncture | Pilobolus Dance TheatreJuncture, LeedsThis festival operates on the borders of dance, theatre and art, and this year it's programmed by the inventive Wendy Houstoun. Events includ…

Theatre News: Kristin Chenoweth performs one-off concert at Albert Hall in July

The Wicked and Glee star will stop off at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 July as part of her current tour

Theatre News: Exclusive: First production photos of Wicked's new Wizard, Martyn Ellis

A first look photo at the new Wizard in town

Dreams Come True! Les Miserables Star Caissie Levy Is Taking Your Questions by Lindsay Champion

You dreamed a dream, and now it’s becoming a reality! Les Miserables star Caissie Levy will be the next star to take a seat on the comfy Broadway.com couch to answer your questions. Af…

Theater News: An Interview With Aladdin's Genie, the Songs of Beautiful, and More Featured in the TheaterMania Magazine

New (and old) Idina Menzel fans can learn more about the actress's career, from Wicked to If/Then, in our special retrospective.

Harry Styles and Lea Michele top of cast wishlist for Wicked film by Nancy Groves

One Direction singer and Glee actor linked to screen adaptation of hit musical, along with Billy Elliot's Stephen DaldryA Wicked fan, a One Direction fan and a Glee fan walk into a cinema ..…

Sweeney Todd review – a silky, brassy Emma Thompson joins Bryn Terfel's monstrous barber by Kayla Epstein

This mostly pitch-perfect musical from the New York Philharmonic shows why it's time to put proper orchestras behind shows againStaging musicals as concerts is a tricky business but the New …

Bistro Awards – The Perfect Cabaret by Glenn Quentin

Award shows are innately lengthy. Most drag on and on, making you regret saying ‘yes’ to your invite.  The 29th Annual Bistro Awards, however, were delightful and engaging.  Ho…

Features: Dream casting: Wicked the Movie

With the date for the release of the movie musical set for 29 October 2015, we take a look at who we'd like to see in the lead roles

Best Idea Ever? One Direction's Harry Styles Eyes Fiyero in Wicked Movie by Imogen Lloyd Webber

We always knew he was a little Wicked (and would look amazing in tight white pants). Now Harry Styles could be dancing through life in the big-screen adaptation of Broadway blockbuster …

Gossip: Harry Styles to play Fiyero in Wicked the movie?

Is a new direction on the cards for the One Direction heartthrob?

How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? Andrew Rannells & Stephanie J. Block Will Tell You! by Lindsay Champion

They’re both Tony nominees, they’re both hilarious, and now Andrew Rannells and Stephanie J. Block have something else in common: They’re headlining the New York Pops&rsquo…

Tony Winner Norbert Leo Butz to Become a Big Fish at Netflix by Broadway.com

Norbert Leo Butz has found his silver lining to the premature closing of Broadway’s Big Fish. According to Deadline, the Tony winner has boarded Netflix’s psychological thriller …

Frozen's Queen Is Back Where She Belongs! If/Then, Starring Idina Menzel, Starts Broadway Previews by Broadway.com

We haven't seen her on Broadway since Wicked, but the wait is finally over. If/Then, starring Tony winner Idina Menzel, begins performances on March 5. Directed by Michael Greif, th…

New Short Film RECURSION with Rob McClure Premieres Tonight at Queens World Film Festival by BroadwayWorld

Recursion, a new short film starring Tony Award Nominee Rob McClure Chaplin, Honeymoon in Vegas makes its New York debut at the Queens World Film Festival tonight at the Museum of Moving Ima…

Theater News: Former Wicked Stars Teal Wicks and Alli Mauzey Join the Cast of Unsung Carolyn Leigh

The Lincoln Center American Songbook concert will celebrate the lesser-known work of Broadway lyricist Carolyn Leigh.

Theater News: Former ''Wicked'' Stars Teal Wicks and Alli Mauzey Join the Cast of ''Unsung Carolyn Leigh'' by Hayley Levitt

Stephen Schwartz & Dee Dee Bridgewater Present at Bistro Awards Honoring Ben Vereen Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The 29th Annual Bistro Awards gala, set to take place tonight, March 4, has announced two new presenters. Stephen Schwartz, the Oscar, Tony, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning composerlyricist…

Green goes Blue: ‘Wicked’ becomes Beyondblue’s First Arts Partner by Bethany Simons

The Honourable Jeff Kennett is chirpy and for good reason. It was announced on Monday that the world-wide musical hit Wicked has named Beyondblue as the official charity for its return Melbo…

Hold Her in Your Heart! Jeanna de Waal Begins Performances in Kinky Boots by Broadway.com

Raise her up! Jeanna de Waal begins performances as Lauren in the Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award-winning musical Kinky Boots on March 4. She replaces Annaleigh Ashford, who…

The Numbers Game, March 3-March 9, 2014 by David Lefkowitz

One aspect of commercial Broadway theater that isn’t really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-offi…

NEVER TRY THIS AT HOME Birmingham Rep & touring by Libby Purves

PIES, PRATFALLS AND POLE-DANCING:  SATURDAYS AND THE SEVENTIES (NOT A CHILDREN’S SHOW…BEWARE..)   Oh, the wicked 1970’s!    Sexist, racist, rapist:  gropey DJs in the Bee…

Broadway Grosses: Aladdin & Les Miz Immediately Fly High on Broadway by Broadway.com

Aladdin and Les Miz both began previews on Broadway this week and turns out everyone wanted to see a carpet fly and how Ramin Karimloo would do on his Main Stem debut—both shows played…

FROZEN Meets WICKED! West End Elphaba Willemijn Verkaik Astonishes With 'Let It Go' Snow Extravaganza by Pat Cerasaro

While the worlds of Disney's hit animated movie musical blockbuster FROZEN and that of international stage staple WICKED both share iconic female heroines with memorable showstopping songs, …

Can't Get Enough of Idina Menzel? Let’s Worship the Frozen Diva with These Six Videos by Beth Stevens

Look, we know you know Idina Menzel. Like us, you have been obsessed with her since way before Frozen took over the world. OK, maybe we’re a weensy bit older than you and (like Andrew …

Review: Something Amiss by Michael Block

One of the great aspects of the theatrical process is diving into a script and exploring all aspects of character and their text. But you can only go so far with limited time. When a charact…

Review: Everybody's Favorite BFFs by Michael Block

Origin stories are so in these days. From that green girl on Broadway to Norman Bates and Hannibal Lector on TV, the list goes on. But ever wonder what the "SNL"’s bffs were like before th…