Broadway actor and recording artist Desi Oakley has released her new holiday single, “Christmas on the Coast." Written by Dan Diaz and Martin Storrow, the track is a bi-coastal collaboration created between a…

Broadway actor and recording artist Desi Oakley will release her new holiday single, CHRISTMAS ON THE COAST, on Friday, November 21. Written by Dan Diaz and Martin Storrow, the track will mark a bi-coastal coll…

The legendary Chicago theater maker, most known for his work at Goodman Theatre, directs a contemporary and understated version of Peter Shaffer’s "Amadeus."

The study by Mellon Foundation and NORC at the University of Chicago set out to paint a comprehensive portrait of the realities of pursuing work an artist in today’s economy.

The cast of A CHRISTMAS CAROL decides which films can rightfully be watched to get into the holiday spirit. For some, "a Christmas movie is all about the vibe." Catch the vibe of our annual production, on stage…

You can now check out photos from Chicago on Broadway's 29th anniversary performance! This evening’s performance also welcomed Tony Award winner Alex Newell, who joined the company as Matron “Mama” Morton…

Check out a new video from tonight’s 29th anniversary performance of CHICAGO, the longest-running show currently on Broadway. This evening’s performance also welcomed Tony Award winner Alex Newell, who join…

Correspondent Perry Sook chats with associate producer Brett England and casting director Duncan Stewart about keeping CHICAGO's star power fresh and strong. Get tickets to CHICAGO: https://www.broadway.com/sh…

In its 29 years on Broadway, Chicago has never shied away from star power. What other company can count Lisa Rinna, Wendy Williams, Usher and Pamela Anderson as alumni? (And that’s just the tip of the iceberg…

Performances are now underway for the North American Tour of The Phantom of the Opera. The new touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical officially opened at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, MD …

The skill of the company is on full display in a stacked program of mic-drop numbers, old and new.

Discover the hidden layers of your favorite shows! Our new Themes, Symbols & Motifs section reveals the big ideas behind shows such as Into the Woods, Chicago, The Crucible and many, many more— a deeper i…

New stars Alex Newell and Kate Baldwin helped mark the occasion at the November 17 curtain call.

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…

From Chicago to Stan & Ollie, the Oscar-nominated actor has sung on screen for years. Now he arrives on stage – inside a trunk – to serenade the audience In one of Hollywood’s nicer ironies, character…

Hear from new CHICAGO leads Kate Baldwin and Alex Newell as they join the company. Get tickets to CHICAGO: https://www.broadway.com/shows/chicago/

Check out new photos and video from tonight’s 29th anniversary performance of CHICAGO, the longest-running show currently on Broadway. This evening’s performance also welcomed Tony Award winner Alex Newell,…

Chicago has added two new stars to its arsenal. Two-time Tony nominee Kate Baldwin joined the company as Roxie Hart on November 10. Tony winner Alex Newell steps into the role of Matron “Mama” Morton tonigh…

Chicago has been heating up Broadway for 29 years, in no small part due to its fast-paced, razor sharp script adaptation by David Thompson. Thompson sat down with Broadway.com Managing Editor Beth Stevens to di…

Broadway.com Managing Editor Beth Stevens checks in with David Thompson, who adapted the script for CHICAGO. Get tickets to CHICAGO: https://www.broadway.com/shows/chicago/

CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing…

Alex Newell is officially back on Broadway, now as Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre. Succeeding Angela Grovey, Newell takes on the role after finishing performances of Bat Boy: The Mu…

However, like its characters in their narrow world, the play itself—which premiered last year at Chicago’s dynamic Steppenwolf Theatre—seems small and isolated on a Broadway stage, even at the relatively …

By Melissa Griegel… Photos by Melissa Griegel Photography David Sabella, best-known for originating the role of Mary Sunshine in the 1996 revival of Kander and Ebb’s Chicago the Musical on Broadway, is a m…

The Broadway Show host Tamsen Fadal takes viewers inside her one-night-only stint in CHICAGO. Get tickets to CHICAGO: https://www.broadway.com/shows/chicago/

5, 6, 7, 8! Chicago is celebrating 29 years on Broadway, and The Broadway Show host Tamsen Fadal got her Fosse on as she joined the company on stage for one night at the Ambassador Theatre. From the rehearsal r…

Following her triumphant triple-extended New York run, a box office record-breaking run at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and a six-week London run which Dame Judi Dench called “Spectacular” and sold out …

The record-breaking revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.

For Sophie Carmen-Jones, playing Velma Kelly in Chicago on Broadway is an actual dream come true. While an incredible role to play in general, it's one that holds extra significance for Jones, who is Welsh. Whe…

Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek sits down with Sophie Carmen-Jones, who plays the iconic role of Velma Kelly in CHICAGO. Get tickets to CHICAGO: https://www.broadway.com/shows/chicago/

Laurie Metcalf as Sarah and Micah Stock as Ethan in “Little Bear Ridge Road” (photo by Julia Cervantes).November 13, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. In 1984, I attended a performance of …

The concert event featured songs from the record-breaking, Tony-winning revival.

You can now check out photos of the North American Tour of The Phantom of the Opera. The new North American tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera officially opened at the Hippodrome Theatre i…

RiseNY, in a partnership with Playbill, hosted an unforgettable celebration of Chicago's nearly three decades on Broadway! Watch Sophie Carmen-Jones, Rachel Schur, and Nakiya Peterkin perform highlights from …

The longest running musical now playing on Broadway has reached another milestone! On Friday, November 14th, the Tony, Olivier, and Grammy Award-winning smash hit musical Chicago will celebrate its 29th year as…

For “Beard” author Kelly Foster Lundquist, the signs were there. Her husband reminded her of Montgomery Clift (gay), they moved to the rainbow-striped Chicago neighborhood known as Boystown (gay), their cou…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 13, 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 …

Correspondent Charlie Cooper takes a stroll with longtime CHICAGO cast member Jessica Ernest. Get tickets to CHICAGO: https://www.broadway.com/shows/chicago/

Jessica Ernest made her Broadway debut in Chicago as Go-To-Hell Kitty in 2017. As the show comes up on its 29th anniversary, she's one of the longest-running cast members. Eight-and-a-half years in, Ernest refl…

For a century, the Goodman has been more than a theater—it’s been the heartbeat of Chicago. Where stories come alive and move us to dream bigger and feel deeper. Here, art doesn’t just entertain you—it …

Chicago is celebrating 29 years on Broadway, and this week's special episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal is all about the beloved musical. Here's what's in store. Come on babe, why don't we paint the…

The name on everybody's lips is gonna be Kate... and Alex! Broadway’s long-running hit Chicago is getting ready to welcome two new stars- two-time Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin and Tony Award winner Alex Ne…

It’s The Broadway Show, 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 …

The joy and wonder of this year's production of "A Christmas Carol" will be on stage starting November 15. Get a glimpse at the spirited rehearsal process and then get tickets at GoodmanTheatre.org/Carol to exp…

Court Theatre's new artistic director talks theatre classics and joining a Chicago institution.

The record-breaking, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.

If you weren't able to attend the LIVE talkback I moderated after Crystal Skillman's play OPEN at WP Theater in NYC on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, you can watch to the replay here! Hosted by Call Me Adam's Ada…

ATLANTA — Tyler Perry has spread his fictional wings in recent years beyond Atlanta, taking a historical trip to Europe during World War II (Netflix’s “The Six Triple Eight”), tackling White House shena…

Music stores across the country will host official listening parties to celebrate the release of the soundtrack of Wicked: For Good. On November 21, 22 and 23, fans can head to a local music store to listen to …

Kiss of the Spider Woman, the 2025 adaptation of the Broadway musical, will arrive on digital platforms on November 11, 2025. This comes only a month after a short-lived theatrical run in October that grossed $…

Two-time Tony nominee Kate Baldwin goes on as Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway November 10 at the Ambassador Theatre. She succeeds Mira Sorvino in the role, who played her final performance on November 2. Ba…

Mike Nichols and Neil Simon in an empty theatre in the 1960s, eyes forward towards the stage.November 7, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Mike Nichols, born ninety-four years ago on November…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 7, 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 H…

It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times: a new biography of the famously pessimistic philosopher. Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist, by David Bather Wo…

Broadway’s long-running hit Chicago is getting ready to welcome two new stars to the Ambassador Theatre this fall. Two-time Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin steps into the role of Roxie Hart beginning Monday, …

SUFFS is playing at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from October 21–November 9, 2025. BEHIND EVERY POWERFUL WOMAN… ARE MORE POWERFUL WOMEN. Direct from Broadway, comes the acclaimed Tony Award®-winn…

"Tradition is ever evolving." First-time A CHRISTMAS CAROL director and The Goodman's BOLD Artistic Producer, Malkia Stampley, explores what she's learning from this beloved show and what she hopes audiences ga…

Tazewell's work from Hamilton, Wicked, West Side Story, and more will be on display to the public.

Paper Mill Playhouse began rehearsals this week for the beloved musical Disney’s Frozen. The production begins performances Wednesday, November 26 ahead of a Sunday, November 30 opening night. Due to popula…

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 the terrifying Paranormal Activity film fran…

Turns out you don’t have to live in New York to experience an “Empire State of Mind.” Audiences in more than 30 cities can now see Hell’s Kitchen on the North American tour of the Alicia Keys musical.…

If your Thanksgiving plans this year include enjoying a Broadway show, take note that most productions will play a special schedule for the holiday week. While Chicago will play on Thanksgiving Day, many have a…

Wade Schaaf's spinoff of "Romeo and Juliet" follows Lord and Lady Capulet, carrying on clandestine affairs of their own.

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 the terrifying Paranormal Activity film fran…

"Wabash & You" is based on DaSilva’s own brief but memorable romance that began during her third stay in Chicago, beneath the shadow of the El.

From Mozart to the Marx Brothers, November is a vibrant month for Chicago theater.

Talia Suskauer joins The Skivvies (Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley) to perform a mashup of Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers), Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) (Elton John), Hot Patootie (Bless My Soul) …

Emma Hunton joins The Skivvies (Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley) to perform a mashup of Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers), Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) (Elton John), Hot Patootie (Bless My Soul) (Th…

Kiss of the Spider Woman, the big screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical, is finally in theaters. The John Kander and Fred Ebb musical has been directed and adapted by Bill Condon, who is no strang…

By David Sheward October 31, 2025: You would think Samuel D. Hunter would run out of ideas. Every one of his plays takes place in his native Idaho and usually features a gay man struggling with loneliness and…

Broadway’s brightest came together on a rainy evening for Little Bear Ridge Road's opening night. The new play is led by two-time Tony winner Laurie Metcalf and Tony nominee Micah Stock and features John…

The Tracy Letts play is coming to Broadway via Manhattan Theatre Club, transferring from Chicago's Steppenwolf.

Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock are starring after premiering the Samuel D. Hunter play at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre last year.

All the lonely people, where do they all come from? Samuel D. Hunter grapples with this question in his heartfelt one-act drama Little Bear Ridge Road, which opened on Broadway Thursday after a successful run a…

SUFFS is playing at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from October 21–November 9, 2025. BEHIND EVERY POWERFUL WOMAN… ARE MORE POWERFUL WOMEN. Direct from Broadway, comes the acclaimed Tony Award®-winn…

The Chicago theatre is looking back, while forging ahead.

The National Tour of CHICAGO The Musical has released a first look at all new photos from the production. Check out the photos below! The 2025-26 touring cast of CHICAGO features Ellie Roddy in her return to th…