Goodman's new play, crammed with Chicago details, stars Jenna Fischer and Francis Guinan.

CHICAGO — Oscar speeches come and go. Each year a new batch replaces the old with only a select few penetrating public consciousness enough to make a best-of reel. Fewer still can survive a replay without an …

BRILLIANT. COMPLICATED. DARIN. Get tickets now: justintimebroadway.com Tony Award® winner Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along, Hamilton) is back on Broadway and is “onstage perfection” (Chicago Tribune…

The cast of Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming Off-Broadway production of Queens recently met the press ahead of the show's first performance next month. Martyna Majok’s newly imagined version of Queens will b…

Lee Kirk’s new Chicago-set drama Ashland Avenue is now on stage through October 12 at The Goodman Theatre. The world-premiere production, directed by Walter Artistic Director Susan V. Booth, is the first of T…

Jennifer Lopez will compete in the awards category of Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Aurora/Ingrid Luna in the Kiss of the Spider Woman film, which opens next month. Gold Derby was the first to …

Based in Chicago, the trailblazing and acclaimed Trinity Irish Dance Company celebrates its 35th anniversary this year as the first Irish step dance company to present a full evening in the historic Ted Shawn T…

Deep Dish or thin crust? White Sox or the Cubs? The cast of "Ashland Avenue" weighs in on key Chicago-isms.

Ashland Avenue, by Lee Kirk, runs at the Goodman Theater in Chicago.

Casting is complete for the next leg of the North American tour of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. The tourwill hold technical rehearsals and launch at Lied Center for the Performing Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska on…

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 9/14/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative …

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 9/14/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative …

Special Features From The Office to the Stage: Jenna Fischer on Doing a Play Written By Her Husband Ashland Avenue, by Lee Kirk, runs at the Goodman Theater in Chicago. …

New cast members have been revealed for the continuation of the North American tour of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical. The tour will hold technical rehearsals and launch at Lied Center for the Performing Arts…

The long-running, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.

Three performances by Chicago artists this weekend grow joy and find ways through grief via the body, music, ritual and remembrance.

Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino took her first Broadway bow, making her Broadway debut in the role of “Roxie Hart” in Chicago on Broadway on September 15. Alongside her, Angela Grovey joined the cast as �…

Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino took her first Broadway bow, making her Broadway debut in the role of “Roxie Hart” in Chicago on Broadway on September 15. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out pho…

Go inside the Ambassador Theatre in new photos and video as Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino makes her Broadway debut. Sorvino stepped into the role of Roxie Hart tonight, September 15, in Broadway’s record-…

Casting is complete for the second year of the North American tour of Some Like It Hot. This week, the tour plays the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, with upcoming stops in San Jose, Sarasota, Boston, Toronto a…

Dreamgirls will return to Broadway in the fall of 2026. The first ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical, with a book and lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger, will be directed and cho…

Complete casting has been announced for the musical comedy, 44 – THE MUSICAL, that will play The Daryl Roth Theatre or a limited eight-week engagement beginning on Tuesday, October 14. The musical satire feat…

Complete casting has been announced for the musical comedy, 44 – THE MUSICAL, that will play The Daryl Roth Theatre or a limited eight-week engagement beginning on Tuesday, October 14. The musical satire feat…

The Tony Award-winning musical Dreamgirls will return to New York in the Fall of 2026 in its first-ever newly directed and choreographed Broadway revival. With a book and lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry K…

BroadwayWorld is excited to share an exclusive clip from Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror, the new documentary about the cult classic musical. In the new clip, creator Richard O'Brien sings a renditio…

A magic mansion with major funding enters a city where the art form already flourishes.

The long-running, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.

Oscar winner Mira Sorvino will make her Broadway debut Chicago as Roxie Hart on September 15. Her limited engagement runs through November 2. In a statement last month, Sorvino shared that dancing and sing…

Mira Sorvino is making her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago! The Oscar-winning star of "Mighty Aphrodite" and "Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion" sat down with Paul Wontorek to talk about growing …

Mira Sorvino has an Oscar on her shelf for Mighty Aphrodite and a cult following thanks to Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion. She’s starred in thrillers like Mimic and transformed into Marilyn Mon…

Cameron Mackintosh and LW Entertainment (formerly The Really Useful Group) have announced complete casting for the new North American Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical, The Phantom of the Opera.…

The season preview concert overlapped with Taste of Chicago, creating a sometimes amusing Ivesian auditory collision.

Rennie Harris, praised by The New Yorker as "the most brilliant Hip-hop choreographer in America," returns to The Joyce with the New York premiere of American Street Dancer, a new commission that pays tribute t…

This season marks multiple milestones for the Joffrey Ballet: it’s the company’s seventieth season and also its thirtieth year since it relocated from New York to the Third Coast. With its two-story marquee…

Broadway's Chicago will welcome Angela Grovey to the cast in the role of Matron "Mama" Morton. Grovey replaces Jacqueline B. Arnold in the role, beginning performances at the Ambassador Theatre on September …

The long-running, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.

Chicago will welcome Angela Grovey as “Matron Mama Morton” next week. Grovey will begin performances on Monday, September 15 at the Ambassador Theatre. Angela Grovey has captivated audiences on stage and sc…

The long-running revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.

Deeply Rooted turns thirty, and Hubbard Street brings more Fosse. Now that's a fall season!

BRILLIANT. COMPLICATED. DARIN. Get tickets now: justintimebroadway.com Tony Award® winner Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along, Hamilton) is back on Broadway and is “onstage perfection” (Chicago Tribune…

BRILLIANT. COMPLICATED. DARIN. Stream the Original Broadway Cast Recording on all platforms! Get tickets now: justintimebroadway.com Tony Award® winner Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along, Hamilton) is bac…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, NYC Tourism + Conventions (NYC Tourism), and The Broadway League today presented “Founded By Broadway,” a free live concert to celebrate the 400th anniversary of New York Cit…

Mira Sorvino recently met the press ahead of her turn in Chicago which begins this month. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Chicago will welcome Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino in the role of “Roxie Har…

Lee Kirk's ASHLAND AVENUE is a "deeply personal ode to Chicago." On stage starting September 6, get tickets at GoodmanTheatre.org/Ashland

As Romy to Lisa Kudrow’s Michele, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino made Hollywood cult comedy history in the 1997 film Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion. Now, the actress, gearing up for her Broadway debut in…

With the news that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child just became the third longest-running play in Broadway history, I was curious about other long-running shows. I mean we all know about The Phantom of the Op…

BASED ON THE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY FILMS... James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape the past…but they soon discover that places aren’t haunted, people are. An original story set in the world of t…

A new trailer has been unveiled for the documentary Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror, introduced by creator Richard O'Brien. The film will have a limited theatrical run in over 50 cities starting on S…

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 musical adapt…

New cast members have been announced for the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The new cast will begin performances at New York's Lyric Theatre on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. As previous…

“Ashland Avenue,” the story of a Chicago television salesman, will lead off the Goodman’s centennial season. The play’s world premiere stars Chicago theater favorite Francis Guinan and Jenna Fischer, th…

On his first night as Billy Flynn in Chicago this summer, Tam Mutu eased onto the Ambassador Theatre stage surrounded by those now-famous massive feathers, singing of love while subtly winking at money. It was …

In an age when many dance-based organizations and venues struggle or have gone dark, bright spots remain. One such light in the darkness is Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble which has, as its founder and artistic di…

Wicked will be holding an open call for singers in Chicago for the Broadway and National Touring companies of the show. The open singers call will take place on Monday, September 8, 2025 from 10:30 to 12:30pm a…

Chicago has released new footage of Jacqueline B. Arnold performing "When You're Good to Mama" as Matron 'Mama' Morton. The SMASH alum recently joined the cast, alongside Bianca Marroquín and Tam Mutu. With a …

Following several teases on social media, pop icon Ariana Grande is officially returning to the road. The Wicked star has announced 'the eternal sunshine tour,' kicking off in June 2026 in Oakland, CA. This is …

There's plenty of high spirits and hijinx on Broadway stages right now—and on this week's episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal. Christine Sherrill opens up to Tamsen Fadal about the music of ABBA,…

Recent announcements at major publications have seen critics losing their positions, an ongoing shift that we should all be alarmed by Media layoffs are no longer breaking news; at this point, it’s more of a …

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the stage…

There are a few Broadway theaters that have had shows run so long in them, that those shows are the only ones that have played there during many theater-goers' lifetime. Until recently, there was a generation o…

BRILLIANT. COMPLICATED. DARIN. Stream the Original Broadway Cast Recording on all platforms! Get tickets now: justintimebroadway.com Tony Award® winner Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along, Hamilton) is bac…

Chicago’s stages reach major milestones this year.

McEwan Hall, EdinburghThe sharply dressed quintet perform acrobatics that often complement the 50s chart hits on the jukebox For their fifth season at the fringe, this quintet of Kenyan acrobats are performing …

Nilaja Sun in "No Child..." Two times I week, I update the American Theatre Facebook page with a production photo from a different TCG member theater. Today I happened to upload this photo, from a Gloucester …

Age: 52 Hometown: South Side of Chicago, Illinois Current Role: Cheryl Porter is making her Broadway debut as Angelique, a character inspired by the Nurse in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, in the musical &…

See who will be razzle dazzling cities across the country in the John Kander and Fred Ebb classic.

Chicago is BACK IN TOWN and is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one show stopping song after another and the mos…

The cast has been announced for the forthcoming 2025-26 tour of Chicago. The tour will open in Seattle, WA at The 5th Avenue Theatre on October 22nd after preview performances in Yakima, WA at The Capitol Theat…

Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle will star in the first-ever New York revival of David Auburn’s Proof, directed by Hamilton Tony winner Thomas Kail. The limited engagement will begin previews on March 31, 2026 and…

BRILLIANT. COMPLICATED. DARIN. Stream the Original Broadway Cast Recording on all platforms! Get tickets now: justintimebroadway.com Tony Award® winner Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along, Hamilton) is bac…

The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon is returning to Broadway in Bug, written by her husband Tracy Letts (August: Osage County). Letts’ play heads to Broadway following its 2021 run at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Thea…