DON'T FORGET TO NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITES FOR THE 2026 JKTS READERS CHOICE AWARDS HERE! NOMINATIONS BALLOT CLOSES SUNDAY!5 2026 Tony AwardsSnubs & DisappointmentsEvery year, right after the Tony Awards nomina…

Meet your Tony Awards Nominees from Broadway’s CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL with André De Shields, Qween Jean and more. Go to Broadway.com for tickets to see the Tony-nominated production ⭐️ https://www.br…

While Ragtime, The Rocky Horror Show, and Cats were nominated, Chess and Mamma Mia! were left out. Why?

Nomineed have been revealed for The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics' fourth annual Dorian Theater Awards. The awards celebrate the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway,honoring both mainstream and LGBTQ+-th…

The Broadway Opening Night Actors' Equity Legacy Robe Ceremony honoring Emma Sofia for "CATS: The Jellicle Ball" at the Broadhurst Theatre on April 7, 2026.

The Lost Boys earns eight nominations, while Cats: The Jellicle Ball continues to claw into Ragtime's perceived Musical Revival lead.

The countdown to the 2026 Tony Awards is on. This week on the The Broadway Show, get a deeper look into four Tony-nominated shows: Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Ragtime, Titanique and Cats: The Jellicle Ball. Plu…

This expert is tired of your disdain for these dancing felines, and is setting the record straight once and for all.

This season of the PBS Great Performances series Stagebound has kicked off with a spotlight on Tony-nominated Titaníque cast member and co-creator Marla Mindelle. Each episode of the Webby-nominated series fol…

It’s The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program spotlights exclusive A-list celebrities, the unsung heroes of Broadway and behind-the-scenes stories on Bro…

On Tuesday, May 12, stars Jason Weaver, Jacob Latimore, and Birgundi Baker of Paramount+’s The Chi supported the show's creator, Lena Waithe, with a visit to CATS: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway, produced by W…

Breaking down the choreographic allusions in “Schmigadoon!” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” two gotta-dance, Tony-nominated shows.

Hamilton on Broadway welcomes five new principal cast members to the production beginning May 12: Marcus John as Alexander Hamilton, Lauren Mariasoosay as Eliza Hamilton, Lencia Kebede as Angelica Schuyler, W…

Andrew Lloyd Webber created the sound of CATS. Gillian Lynne created the movement language that brought the Jellicle tribe to life. 45 years later, the choreography, energy and physicality of CATS still feels …

Andrew Lloyd Webber and the original creative team look back on the nerves, uncertainty and excitement of launching a musical unlike anything audiences had seen before. 45 years later, CATS remains one of the …

On this day 45 years ago, Cats officially opened in the West End in 1981 at the New London Theatre, now renamed to be the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Fabian Aloise, winner of this year's Best Theatre Choreographer …

In this season’s must-see Broadway revival, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s feline musical has been joyously reborn as a voguing competition, giving the queer art of ballroom — and many of its legendary practitione…

Breaking down the choreographic allusions in “Schmigadoon” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” two gotta-dance, Tony-nominated shows.

The moment Sydney James Harcourt steps into the spotlight as Rum Tum Tugger in CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL, the temperature inside the Broadhurst Theatre rises. The audience screams and fans clack. Harcourt’s Tug…

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We also break down some surprise inclusions (Richard Thomas in The Balusters) and shocking omissions ("Tempress" Chasity Moore in Cats: The Jellicle Ball).

The New York Drama Critics' Circle celebrated the 2025-2026 season with honors for Little Bear Ridge Road, Ragtime, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and more. BroadwayWorld was inside the event for an exclusive look at…

In the second episode of his series, Harcourt brings the party to the stage door and reminisces about his time in the original cast of Hamilton while walking down Shubert Alley. Speaking of Hamilton, Harcourt a…

Hello, kitty! Hamilton alum Sydney James Harcourt has been bringing the heat as Rum Tum Tugger in Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway, a Ballroom-inspired reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical. T…

The 2026 honorees of the Theatre World Awards, recognizing outstanding debut performances in Broadway or off-Broadway productions, were announced on May 7. The ceremony will take place at the Longacre Theatre o…

The 2026 honorees of the Theatre World Awards, recognizing outstanding debut performances in Broadway or off-Broadway productions, were announced on May 7. The ceremony will take place at the Longacre Theatre o…

The upcoming Broadway revival of Evita has teased a new announcement for tomorrow. In a new Instagram video, an "EVITA" chant is placed over photos from the last year's West End engagement. The word "TOMORROW" …

The 2026 Tony-nominated Cats: The Jellicle Ball co-director is part of the California company's newly announced 2026-2027 season.

CHESS, SCHMIGADOON! CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL, TITANIQUE, GOTTA DANCE! and more were honored at the 2026 Chita Rivera Awards Meet The Nominees Reception in New York City. The ceremony held May 18th celebrates da…

Cats has been radically reimagined in the world of Harlem's queer ballroom culture, and the result is a Broadway lightning strike. Patrick Pacheco talks with co-directors Bill Rauch and Zhailon Levingston about…

May 5, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerWell, the 79th Annual Tony Nominations have just been announced and, as usual, theatre fans all over are reviewing the situation. In a year in which musi…

The Lost Boys, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Ragtime, and Death of a Salesman are expected to be among the most-nominated productions.

For “Tempress” Chasity Moore, stepping into CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL is not simply a performance. It is a culmination of lived experience, cultural legacy, and a long-awaited moment of visibility for a commu…

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join The nominations for the 2026 Tony Awards are being announced today, celebrating the best of th…

 The 2026 Tony Awards:If We Were NominatorsFor us, theater awards season is what it must be like for football fans around Super Bowl time. We get super excited by every announcement, every eligibility notice. …

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For his inaugural episode, Sydney James Harcourt details how the role of Rum Tum Tugger allows him to live his "Gene Kelly fantasy" and gives a pre-show tour of THE JELLICLE BALL's immersive set. Backstage, he …

Hello, kitty! Hamilton alum Sydney James Harcourt has been bringing the heat as Rum Tum Tugger in Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway, a Ballroom-inspired reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical. T…

"You want to surround yourself with as many partners who have the same goal in mind, which is build audiences, sell tickets, run a long time. And TDF is there from the start to do exactly that, and it's been a …

Musicals Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Schmigadoon!, Titaníque also favored for multiple nods, based on the official prediction data.

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road Best Play of the season. No award was given for Best Musical. The selections were made at the organization’s 90th annua…

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road Best Play of the 2025-26 season. No award was given for Best Musical. The Circle bestowed the recently instituted aw…

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CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot Choreographed by Omari Wiles & Arturo Lyons Directed by Zhailow Levingston & Bill Rauch …

Get your dancing shoes on! Nominations have been announced for the 2026 Chita Rivera Awards, honoring the best in dance during the 2025-2026 theater and film seasons. The Chita Rivera Awards will be presented o…

The celebration of choreographic excellence, named for the late Broadway icon, will be held in May.

Linda Buchwald| Ragtime, Titanique, and The Rocky Horror Show also received multiple nominations. ||New York City|2026 Chita Rivera Awards,Aakomon Jones,Ani Taj,Anthony Talauega,Arturo Lyons,Baby Byrne,Cats: Th…

Both “Schmigadoon” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” get lots of love in the nominations for the 2026 Chita Rivera Awards for dance and choreography, on Broadway and the movies, announced this morning. The …

First casting has been announced for the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of The Silence of the Lambs, ahead of the global cultural phenomenon's world premiere play debut. The electrifying new production opens at L…

A remarkable, and in some ways remarkably strange Broadway season is winding down. The number of musicals — new musicals in particular — has been remarkably light. I’ll bet that the producers of last seas…

Live from Mount Olympus, the award-winning podcast for kids and families, has announced that its 7th seaon will be a musical, telling the dramatic stories of divine twins Apollo, god of music, and Artemis, godd…

The specials will follow the cast members of The Rocky Horror Show, Titaníque, and Cats: Jellicle Ball.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has met to confirm the eligibility status of 13 Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season. This was the fourth and final time this season that the Tony Awards Admini…

Zachary Stewart| The committee met today to discuss category eligibility for 13 new Broadway productions. ||Broadway|Andrew Lloyd Webber,Arthur Miller,August Wilson,Becky Shaw,Christopher Abbott,David Wilson,Do…

Jessica Derschowitz| The costume designer breaks down the inspirations behind the show’s 500 looks. ||Broadway|”Tempress” Chasity Moore,Andre De Shields,Bill Rauch,Gladys Bentley,Jellicle Ball,Junior LaBe…

A new season of Stagebound, the Webby-nominated series from PBS’ Great Performances, will premiere this May, offering a behind-the-scenes look at three Broadway musicals and the artists bringing them to the s…

Actress and singer Betty Buckley is best known for the movie Carrie, Cats on Broadway, and Eight Is Enough on television. She has been a star for as long as this writer can remember. (I was fortunate enough to …

The final batch of Broadway’s spring 2026 arrivals opened last week, and while press previews and opening night comps took their toll on some of the week’s grosses, a clearer picture of the season’s stron…

The Tony winner proved she's still a magical cat during a weekend of concerts at the intimate nightspot.

Hello, kitty! Hamilton alum Sydney James Harcourt has been bringing the heat as Rum Tum Tugger in Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway. The Ballroom-inspired reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musica…

The single from Buckley's upcoming album arrives the same day the Cats Tony winner returns to Joe's Pub.

By Christopher Caggiano Two productions set out to reinvent Lloyd Webber’s back catalog. Only one of them succeeds. A confession: I’ve never been a big fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber. I will concede that there�…

South African theatrical technical production specialist, Gearhouse Splitbeam, has invested in 16 new Robe iForte moving lights which are out on a major new GWB Entertainment production of the iconic Andrew Llo…

Some of the leading ladies of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats reflect on playing the pivotal role and singing the musical’s best-known tune.

The artists say that the Broadway mounting of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” is the deeper expression of their goal to merge forms.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 22, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized Story Picks, Click…

The cast of Cats: The Jellicle Ball took center stage on Good Morning America this week with a taste of the reimagined musical. The new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical swaps out the traditiona…

Betty Buckley will return for her yearly residency at Joe’s Pub for six intimate performances, April 24–26, 2026. Buckley offers audiences the chance to experience one of Broadway’s most celebrated voices…

Broadway mainstays and rising stars lit up the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 20, 2026, for Broadway Dream Roles. The lineup shared the songs from roles they’ve never gotten to play on a Broadway stage - u…

The world premiere of Broadway Hits Live played to over 16,000 Broadway fans at the Taipei Music Center. The concert featured music from such stage hits as SIX: The Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Wicked, L…

Cats: The Jellicle Ball took over Good Morning America on Tuesday, with a dance performance from the cast of the ballroom-inspired Broadway revival. Check out photos below from their morning show appearance, wh…

The ballroom-inspired revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is at the Broadhurst.

What's a jellicle cat? The cast of Cats: The Jellicle Ball gave their answer Tuesday morning with a flashy performance from the new revival. The performance opened with a few lines from "Jellicle Songs for Jell…

Betty Buckley will return for her yearly residency at Joe’s Pub for six intimate performances, April 24–26, 2026. Buckley offers audiences the chance to experience one of Broadway’s most celebrated voices…

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Titanique (Broadway), Theater 2020 production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way the the Forum, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Masque…