In this week’s newsletter: Once the preserve of backslapping celebrity interviews and inoffensive segments, late-night TV is now in Trump’s sights – giving its hosts unprecedented political weight If noth…

Blue Moon, Richard Linklater's new biographical portrait of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart, will be featured as the opening night title at NewFest37, the 2025 edition of the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival. The in…

LONDON REPORT: “THE PRODUCERS” IS BACK — JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT! Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin as Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom in “The Producers” (2025).September 11, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and To…

The Doo Wop Project, comprised of Broadway veterans Charl Brown, Dwayne Cooper, John Dias, Russell Fischer & Dominic Nolfi, will release their new full-length album, Echoes of the Street, on October 10th. T…

Housso Sémon, most recently seen on Broadway in Suffs and The Lion King, has released her debut single Lover across all major streaming platforms. Produced by Noah Evan Wilson, Lover is Sémon’s first origin…

The wild grandeur of a choreographer just starting out is a breath of fresh air. It’s no secret. Blue just picked up an Emmy and an MTV Video Music Award.

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Cabaret Shares Performance Schedule for Replacement Emcees Cabaret has announced the performance schedule for Marty Lauter and David Merino, the two ac…

It’s likely, the playwright suggests, that Americans are incapable of getting out of their own way long enough to cooperate in ways that do anything about the challenges that we face as a society and a countr…

The wild grandeur of a choreographer just starting out is a breath of fresh air. It’s no secret. Blue just picked up an Emmy and a Video Music Award.

Inspired by a real story and co-starring Kate Hudson, the film is adapted from a 2008 documentary.

An all new trailer has been released for Song Sung Blue, the new film starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, featuring the music of Neil Diamond. The movie, written and directed by Craig Brewer, tells the inspi…

9 years ago today (September 8), Blue's Clues premiered on Nickelodeon! Check out this clip from my 2025 interview with Steve Burns, the original host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, where he talks about what i…

Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD HEY! This week, I had the exciting opportunity to attend the opening night of HE…

Frontmezzjunkies reports on Day One at TIFF By Ross It’s the first day at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the rain poured down on me as I made my way to the TIFF Lightbox Theatre on King Street W…

Ahead of the official theatrical release of Merrily We Roll Along, the filmed capture of the acclaimed 2023 Broadway revival will make its world premiere at the 2025 Hamptons Film Festival as the closing night …

Oh, Mary!'s Michael Urie will play the title role in a new version of Shakespeare’s Richard II set in 1980s Manhattan. Adapted and directed by Craig Baldwin, performances will begin at the Astor Place Theat…

MINNEAPOLIS — When Bill Engvall announced his retirement from stand-up comedy in 2022, he meant it. But after 42 years of churning out sitcoms, being part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour and filling theaters o…

Day 4 of the U.S. Open Championship took place on Wednesday, August 27, with several Broadway stars in attendance. Original Hamilton cast members Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jasmine Cephas Jones reunited on the blue…

Housso Sémon, most recently seen on Broadway in Suffs and The Lion King, will release her debut single Lover on September 5 across all major streaming platforms. Produced by Noah Evan Wilson, Lover is Sémon�…

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere exclusively in Melbourne in August 2026 at The Princess Theatre. The production will be presented by producers Ken Davenport, Bob Ga…

In honor of another "Wicked Wednesday", Universal has dropped two brand new character posters for Wicked: For Good, highlighting Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. The poster for Glinda sees …

Greenwich Theatre has revealed the cast for its upcoming 25th anniversary revival of Blue/Orange, the Olivier and Evening Standard Award-winning play by Joe Penhall The post Cast Announced for 25th Anniversary…

After spending nearly two years on the road, the new production of Mamma Mia! has come back home to Broadway. The show celebrated its opening night at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre on August 14, with the w…

After the loss of their Pierson Playhouse in this January’s firestorm, Theatre Palisades is pleased to announce its second production of 2025, “The Wisdom of Eve” by Mary Orr, the timeless tale of decepti…

Former & Juliet co-stars, Lorna Courtney and Betsy Wolfe, reunited at Betsy's current show, Joy, Off-Broadway! See photos of Courtney and Wolfe here! Based on the life of trailblazing businesswoman and inve…

Known for his “heartbreak blue eyes,” he starred in “Billy Budd” and “The Collector,” and had a memorable role in “Superman” and “Superman II.”

This year’s Edinburgh festival is full of creepy shows, from a jaw-clenching haunting to sci-fi terror. Our writer braves the darkness in Auld Reekie’s fringe venues for a day of fear I am a wimp. When my f…

Summerhall, EdinburghTrumpeter Jay Phelps plays a devotee of Benjamin Akintuyosi’s Miles Davis in this reverential tribute Celebrity biographical dramas are ten a penny but it takes audacity for a performer t…

Mamma Mia! is back on Broadway—catchy tunes, eye-searing spandex, towering platform boots and all—and celebrated its opening night on August 14. The cast features Christine Sherrill as Donna, Amy Weaver…

LOS ANGELES— Are we in for a new age of scripted basic cable television? Given the successes of the old age, which threaded its way between broadcast and premium cable TV, a little bolder than the former, les…

“Mamma Mia,” reopening today on Broadway after a ten-year absence, is much the same confection: same silly plot, same disco-era earworms by the Swedish pop group ABBA, same high-energy choreography, same ou…

We all know how much hard work goes into the performances that audiences see eight times a week on Broadway. When they're not giving it their all onstage, most performers are backstage doing what it takes to st…

Blue Moon, Richard Linklater's new biographical portrait of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart, will be featured as a Spotlight selection at the 63rd New York Film Festival this September. This marks the New York pr…

Epic productions. Intimate performances. All for FREE or Choose-What-You-Pay! The Lincoln Center Presents 2025–26 Season brings together bold artists from around the world for a year of opera, dance, music,…

The Cape Playhouse has announced its initial casting for JOAN, a new play written by Daniel Goldstein as the final show of their 2025 summer season. Directed by Tye Blue, with Melissa Rivers as Executive Produc…

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIssy Knowles considers the phenomenon of sex as a competitive sport with a portrait of a fictional OnlyFans star and her balaclava-clad followers ‘I would love you to rearrange m…

Miles Davis comes back to life through an encounter with current trumpeter Jay Phelps in this play that inventively mixes live music, biography, history, even musicology, to illuminate the storied if rarely lik…

Bubba Weiler’s quietly absorbing new play, directed by Jack Serio, is a showcase for a blue-chip cast that includes Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Michael Chernus.

The Broadway cast album of Floyd Collins will be released in digital formats on August 8 and on CD September 5 and BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first listen of the anticipated record. Listen below as star J…

Rob Lowe, Gillian Jacobs, and Tony Award winner Will Brill are teaming up for the new independent dark comedy film The Musical, now shooting in Los Angeles. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new movie is…

Funko has unveiled its full collection of new Pop! figures to coincide with the conclusion of the Wicked movie, Wicked: For Good. The lineup includes new figures of Glinda and Elphaba (adding to those released …

Frontmezzjunkies reports: #TIFF50 PROGRAMMING ALERT TIFF’s 2025 Centrepiece programme celebrates the best of international cinema Presenting works from celebrated filmmakers, including Mathieu Denis’ “Cos…

Today is National Underwear Day! Did you know that Steve Burns, the original host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, also wrote the theme song to Young Sheldon? Check out this clip from my 2025 interview where St…

Traverse theatre, EdinburghPanto dame Dorothy Blawna-Gale is sharp-tongued and lovable but the hilarity is underpinned by creator Johnny McKnight’s personal story She stands before us in a blue gingham frock,…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 30, 2025 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 Here…

Andrew Scott co-stars as composer Richard Rodgers in the film about the "The Lady Is a Tramp" and "My Funny Valentine" lyricist.

The first official trailer has arrived for Blue Moon, the new biographical portrait of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart. The movie, which stars Ethan Hawke as the renowned lyricist, will be released in theaters on…

By SARAH JONES-SMITH “Who they came to see?” Beyoncé asks as she performs her 2023 single “My House” during the Cowboy Carter tour. For many, the answer has been Blue Ivy. Blue Ivy Carter, the Grammy-w…

Steve Burns, the original host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, is currently making his solo Off-Broadway debut in "Steve Burns Alive!" In my recent 2025 interview with Steve Burns, I asked him to tell us about …

Blue Back Square is hosting its second Block Party today, July 24 from 6 to 8 p.m., according to a release.

The company at the Laura Pels Theatre just welcomed a very special guest! Television personality Hoda Kotb stopped by to check out JOY: A New True Musical and posed with the cast after the show. Based on the li…

Steve Burns, the original host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, is currently making his solo Off-Broadway debut in "Steve Burns Alive!" In my recent 2025 interview with Steve Burns, I asked him, "How do you hope…

What is an aloney sandwich? Find out in this clip from my recent 2025 interview with Steve Burns, the original host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, who is currently making his solo Off Broadway debut in "Steve …

Immerse yourself in the sultry, swingin’ Jazz Age of the Harlem Renaissance, where the Cotton Club is the place to be! Infused with the iconic tunes of Duke Ellington, Dorothy Fields, Harold Arlen, and more, …

Steve Burns, the original host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, is about to make his solo Off-Broadway debut tonight (July 23)! In my recent 2025 interview with Steve Burns, Steve opened up to me about his battl…

Steve Burns, the original host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, is about to make his solo Off-Broadway debut tomorrow night (July 23)! In my recent 2025 interview with Steve Burns, I asked him, "What did you lea…

Who is the real Steve Burns? Find out in this clip from my recent 2025 interview with Steve Burns, the original host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues! Full Interview on my Entertainment Platform! Steve Burns Al…

In this clip from my recent 2025 interview with Steve Burns, the original host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, Steve shares why he felt now was the right time to premiere his show #SteveBurnsAlive. Full Intervi…

JOY: A New True Musical, starring Tony Award nominee Betsy Wolfe as 'Joy,' is now playing off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. The show officially opened…

Driving through Manchester one Sunday, at the wheel of a Nissan Micra, Foot suddenly woke from decades of anxiety, anger and misery. He talks about the friends who tried to help him, and the forgiveness he stru…

All photos by John Cournoyer The show: ”Angry Alan” by Penelope Skinner at off-Broadway’s new Studio Seaview (formerly Second Stage’s Ton…

SMOOTH AS VELVET, SHOT WITH GILT AND GUILT Ahhh I do  love a well-made play from the 1920s (remember The Deep Blue Sea , just lately!).  This one too deals with adultery and hidden pain among the well-to-d…

From the balcony of the London Palladium to streaming platforms, Rachel Zegler's "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" will be released this Friday! On July 11, Zegler's version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic will b…

Roger is the first to tell you, he’s a good guy. The main character and narrator of Penelope Skinner’s play Angry Alan makes his child support payments to his ex-wife on time, even though he was unfairly fi…

"Lowcountry" by Abby Rosebrock, author of 'Blue Ridge" seen at Atlantic Theater Company in 2019, has a great deal going for it: a fine cast, a play told in real time, scenic design in keeping with the milieu an…

Donmar Warehouse, LondonSamira Wiley is superb as a corset-maker who embroiders dreams for herself and others in Lynette Linton’s tremendous production Lynn Nottage’s 2003 play explores what you hold close …

Our cast is shakin’ things up in dress rehearsal and we couldn't wait to give you a little taste! All Shook Up begins performances tomorrow, so put on your blue suede shoes and come on down to Goodspeed! All…

From marshmallow tosses to toilet papers wars, readers share their favorite memories as Blue Man Group ends its decades-long Boston run July 6. The post Blue Man Group is leaving Boston. Here’s what fans reme…