Titaníque's Background Vocalists are taking over our Instagram today! Tune in to our Story to go backstage at the Tony-nominated musical with Sara Gallo, Polanco Jones, and Kristina Leopold. See what goes on d…

The new Broadway musical Titanique has extended its limited Broadway engagement. The comedy, powered by the songs of pop icon Céline Dion, will now continue performances at the historic St. James Theatre throu…

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The new Broadway musical Titanique has extended its limited Broadway engagement. The comedy, powered by the songs of pop icon Céline Dion, will now continue performances at the historic St. James Theatre throu…

Trading Places, the Broadway-bound new musical based on the Paramount motion picture written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod, will have workshop presentations in New York City on May 14 and May 15. The …

The McCallum Theatre has announced its 2026–2027 season, with programming spanning Broadway tours, concerts, dance, and comedy. Tickets will go on sale to McCallum Annual Members beginning May 18, with a publ…

EXCLUSIVE: Nichelle Lewis, a star of Broadway’s hit musical revival Ragtime, has signed with Rebel Creative Group for management. Lewis is currently starring as Sarah in Ragtime. She made her Broadway debut s…

PBS is celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month in April with the new one-hour special, International Jazz Day from Abu Dhabi, featuring performances from artists across 14 countries, including The Wiz star Dee Dee …

Playing April 4 through May 3, 2026. Find tickets at https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/26-season/august-wilson-fences August Wilson's Fences Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-w…

Associate Artistic Director Kim Heil discusses August Wilson's Fences with Director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg. Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with an opportunity to closely con…

What becomes a legend most? The answer may lie in the extraordinary careers of André De Shields, Ken Ard and Junior LaBeija, who star in Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway as Old Deuteronomy, DJ Griddlebon…

A dazzling revival of "The Wiz" has landed at the National Theatre with electrifying energy, reintroducing audiences to a beloved classic through a fresh, contemporary lens. Rooted in the familiar journey of Do…

Nichelle Lewis gets chills from scenes in Ragtime, too. Night after night at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lewis tells the story of a woman who "begins in the lowest place you could possibly be." He…

Students in grades 5 through 12 took a trip to Oz at their Philadelphia school

Cats, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's feline frenzy of a musical, rightfully earned its tagline "now and forever" after a combined 39 years in the West End and on Broadway. Twenty-five years later, Cats: The Jell…

Before Titanique officially has its opening night on April 12, buy merch from the new Broadway production! The show is offering a variety of apparel, a mug, tote bag, stress toy, hat, magnet, and more. The c…

Juliette M. Ojeda (Sophie Sheridan), and the Company of MAMMA MIA! 25th Anniversary Tour. Photo by Joan Marcus. Broadway in Columbia has announced their 2026/2027 season lineup, presented by Bank of America. 20…

From The Wonderful Wizard, to The Wiz, to Wicked, the journey to Oz and its band of characters is an American fairytale that has been reimagined time and time again, representing the underdog and radical hope i…

Before returning to Broadway in Cats: The Jellicle Ball, the Tony-winning legend reflects on his career, from The Wiz, to The Full Monty, to Hadestown.

When André De Shields first moved to New York City, his first job was as a cat sitter: "I had a friend who was doing Jesus Christ Superstar who said to me, 'You can couch surf in my apartment while I'm workin…

THE NOTEBOOK is playing the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from February 10"March 1, 2026. Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both …

The full cast has been announced for Titanique on Broadway. Sara Gallo (1776), Polanco Jones (The Wiz) and Kristina Leopold (SIX) join as the background vocalists, and Tess Marshall (Titanique off-Broadway),…

The full cast has been announced for the upcoming Broadway production of Titanique, coming to the stage this spring. Sara Gallo (1776), Polanco Jones (The Wiz), and Kristina Leopold (SIX) join as the Background…

THE NOTEBOOK is playing the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from February 10"March 1, 2026. Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both …

Amber Ruffin is currently on the talk show circuit for Bigfoot! A New Musical, which is now in previews off-Broadway at New York City Center. The show has been in development for over a decade and marks Ruffin'…

THE NOTEBOOK is playing the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from February 10"March 1, 2026. Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both …

THE NOTEBOOK is playing the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from February 10"March 1, 2026. Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both …

For Jackson, this concert marked her Carnegie Hall debut, and it was a thrilling one. Known to Broadway audiences for her luminous Daisy Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby" and for a career that moves fluidly …

Fifty years ago, Junior LaBeija couldn't afford to see André De Shields in "The Wiz." Now, they're starring together in a reimagining of "Cats."

Grammy Award winner and Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee Kandi Burruss has returned to the stage, appearing in the Broadway musical & Juliet. Check out photos of Bravo stars visitng Burruss backstage here!…

As the Broadway tour eases down the road to Portland, veteran Alan Mingo, Jr. talks about relishing his role as The Wiz, and newcomer Dana Cimone plays Dorothy.

On February 2, Broadway's Chicago will welcome M. Kilgore to the cast as Mary Sunshine, along with new ensemble members Austin Dunn, Danielle Marie Gonzalez, Christopher Kelley and Jeff Sullivan. Also returning…

Tony winning performer and producer LaChanze a song from The Wiz Click https://newyorktheater.me/2026/01/10/lachanze-on-her-journey-to-broadway-producer/ to read excerpts from her talk about her journey in the…

The Broadway transfer of Titanique has announced some of its cast! Alongside Olivier & Lortel Award winner Marla Mindelle, who will lead the Broadway company as Celine Dion, are: four-time Emmy Award winner…

Audiences around the globe can marvel at Paul Tazewell's talent as a costume designer, thanks to the recent home entertainment release of Wicked: For Good. But Broadway fans have been privy to Tazewell's creati…

Before joining the cast of Hell's Kitchen as Davis, Ne-Yo didn't have Broadway aspirations. The three-time Grammy winner played the Tin Man in NBC's The Wiz Live! in 2015 and was involved in conversations about…

Kandi's in the building- the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, that is! Grammy Award winner and Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee Kandi Burruss has returned to the stage, appearing in the Broadway musical & Juliet. Bur…

Due to a schedule conflict, Aisha Jackson (Broadway's The Great Gatsby, The Notebook, Waitress, Frozen) will replace previously announced guest artist Maleah Joi Moon in The New York Pops' upcoming concert If I…

Grammy Award winner and Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee Kandi Burruss has returned to the stage, appearing in the Broadway musical & Juliet. Burruss is taking on the role of 'Angélique' for a limited eng…

Ne-Yo officially made his Broadway debut last night in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway. Nearly a decade after he appeared as The Tin Man in NBC's "The Wiz Live!," the hit recording artist officially took over the ro…

Three-time Grammy winner Ne-Yo is stepping into the spotlight for his Broadway debut in Hell's Kitchen tonight. The "Miss Independent" singer is succeeding Durrell "Tank" Babbs in the role of Davis. Ne-Yo's fir…

Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull t…

Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer Ne-Yo will make his Broadway debut in Hell's Kitchen on December 4. Almost a decade after the recording artist won audiences over as The Tin Man in NBC's The Wiz Live!, Ne…

Ne-Yo will make his Broadway debut in Hell's Kitchen beginning Thursday, December 4, 2025. Nearly a decade after the recording artist won audiences over as The Tin Man in NBC's "The Wiz Live!," Ne-Yo steps onto…

Fifty years after The Wiz premiered on Broadway, a new short film is revisiting the landmark musical through the voices of two of its original cast members. Director Samira Fuller-Farquhar's If You Believe brin…

Today's new Travalanche posts for October 25, 2025 are about The Wiz (just turned 50); Johann Strauss II (for his 200th birthday) along with some other Strausses; and silent screen comedian Eddie Barry. Today i…

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 season, we're explori…

October 23 was the birthday of Charlie Smalls (1943-1987), best remembered as the composer of the songs in The Wiz. Smalls was a child piano prodigy (or "whiz", if you prefer) who was already playing for audien…

The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts opened its 2025"2026 Broadway season on Tuesday, October 21, with The Wiz, a spirited revival of the beloved 1975 musical that reimagines The Wizard of Oz through a dis…

Broadway's Kristin Chenoweth, Lea Michele, and Nichelle Lewis all came together for a new edition of ELLE's 'Three Generations.' During the conversation, the trio discussed a variety of theater-releated topics …

By David Sheward October 19, 2025: For an intimate and raucous evening with a slightly modern twist, you can't do much better than the current revival of Tartuffe, Moliere's classic comedy satirizing religious…

THE NOTEBOOK is coming to the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from February 10"March 1, 2026. Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, bot…

All over social media in recent weeks have been complaints about the fact that Actors' Equity members in Mamma Mia! and Beetlejuice are not getting paid Broadway minimum. This started even before the news that …

Two cast members on the national tour of "The Wiz" at the Adrienne Arsht Cente are performing on a stage where, as youngsters, they watched from the seats. Amitria Fanae', who plays Addaperle, The Good Witch o…

Twenty year old actress Dana Cimone was captivating as the lead character "Dorothy" in the 2025 national tour of "The Wiz", an energetic show that featured joyous singing and dancing in the two act, two hour an…

Grammy winner, Tony and Emmy nominee Kandi Burruss returns to the Broadway stage in & Juliet for a limited engagement this winter. Burruss will play Angélique beginning December 11, through March 8, 202…

Grammy Award winner and Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee Kandi Burruss will return to the stage this winter in the hit Broadway musical & Juliet. Burruss will join the cast as 'Angélique' for a limited en…

Grammy Award winner and Tony Award & Emmy Award nominee Kandi Burruss has joined the producing team of August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone directed by Golden Globe Award and four-time Emmy Award winn…

Cooper and Kravits complete 'Spelling Bee' cast, Grace on 'Nightmare Before Christmas' at NY Botanical Garden, Matt on 'The Wiz' tour in Orlando Since 2016, "Today on Broadway" has been the first and only daily…

We know them as Benny, Lola, Fiyero, The Wiz and more- but how well do Wayne Brady and Taye Diggs know those characters? We're putting them to the test in the latest edition of BroadwayWorld's Line Please! In t…

We know them as Benny, Lola, Fiyero, The Wiz and more- but how well do Wayne Brady and Taye Diggs know those characters? We're putting them to the test in the latest edition of BroadwayWorld's Line Please! In t…

We know them as Benny, Lola, Fiyero, The Wiz and more- but how well do Wayne Brady and Taye Diggs know those characters? We're putting them to the test in the latest edition of BroadwayWorld's Line Please! In t…

The Wiz star is preparing to play Sarah in the Ahrens and Flaherty musical at Lincoln Center Theater.

To celebrate the opening of "The Wiz" on Broadway, the writer and comedian put a ring on it.

Get a first look at Marriott Theatre's Catch Me If You Can, the delightfully entertaining musical comedy based on the true story about chasing your dreams and not getting caught. JJ Niemann make his Marriott Th…

Wayne Brady, who is currently appearing as the Duke of Monroth in Moulin Rouge! through November 9, has a busy fall. The actor will make his West End debut in two concert performances of a new music…

Jalisa Williams has been seen across the DMV in Signature's The Color Purple, Ford's Theatre's Shout Sister Shout! and ArtsCentric's The Wiz. Now she appears as Vy, the aspiring songwriter who disguises herself…

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Experience the soulful sound of Gëtte (Kaiyla Gross), an R&B and Soul artist from Maryland. A Strathmore AIR alum and…

Go inside rehearsals for Marriott Theatre's Catch Me If You Can, the delightfully entertaining musical comedy based on the true story about chasing your dreams and not getting caught. JJ Niemann will make his M…

With shows like "The Wiz," "Mamma Mia!" and "Beetlejuice" including Main Stem engagements in their tours, the closer integration of the road and the Rialto has been a boon for both markets.

The Tony Award®-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back!  The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and Broadway Across America are proud to launch the 20…

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 Horrors (2003 Reviva…

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the death of Broadway veteran Michael James Leslie. A native of Brielle, New Jersey, Leslie was a graduate of Rutgers College and Cornell Law School. He made his theatrical d…

The Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring veteran acted in Hair, Little Shop of Horrors, The Wiz, and more.

Taye Diggs and Wayne Brady return to Broadway in Moulin Rouge! beginning July 22 as the Duke of Monroth and Harold Zidler, respectively. Both will play limited engagements at the Al Hirschfeld…

Following his 2024 performance in The Wiz, Wayne Brady is making his highly anticipated return to Broadway as the showman Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Ahead of his limited run in the show, which …

Today, between is all about the animals- or at least it is in Shubert Alley. Broadway Barks returns for its 27th annual dog and cat adoption event (3-6:30pm) between West 44th and 45th Streets, and between Broa…

Watch highlights from Guys and Dolls, now running at Ogunquit Playhouse through July 19, 2025. The star-studded production is directed and choreographed by Emmy Award winner Al Blackstone. The video features Bi…