The next generation of Helperbots have arrived! Zachary Noah Piser and Hannah Kevitt are set to lead the Broadway's Maybe Happy Ending in the roles of Oliver and Claire. Piser will replace Tony winner Darren C…

Enter to win tickets to the biggest party on Broadway! BroadwayWorld is giving away two tickets to The Great Gatsby on Broadway, along with limited edition show merchandise. Submissions are open now through Apr…

The legendary West End publicist Peter Thompson, who's work includes the publicity for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and more, has passed away at 81. Thompson also led publicity for C…

Peter Thompson, who was the foremost West End stage publicist for four decades, and the man who orchestrated publicity for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and his other hits, has died. …

Using state-of-the-art animatronics to bring Paddington to life, the new musical has wowed critics and delighted audiences since it opened in December Paddington has become the first new West End musical to lan…

Eva Noblezada, who originated the role of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby on Broadway, returns to the production on March 4, 2026. She will briefly reunite with her former co-star Jeremy Jordan, who origi…

Film, television, and stage star Corbin Bleu (High School Musical franchise, Kiss Me Kate) will join the Broadway company as Nick Carraway after playing the role in the West End production last year. Bleu joins…

Cameron Mackintosh and Michael Harrison's production will play a limited engagement at the Prince Edward.

Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed new production of Miss Saigon, currently selling out across its UK and Ireland tour, will return to London for a strictly limited West End season The post Miss Saigon Announces …

Eva Noblezada has postponed her previously announced return to The Great Gatsby as she is currently recovering from a vocal injury. She will now step back into the role of Daisy Buchanan on March 4, 2026. �…

Happy holidays friends, readers and theater lovers! No matter how you celebrate, we wish you and yours the very best of the season and the new year!  Are you still on the hunt for the perfect gift for the the…

Initial casting has been announced for the Manila stop of Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE WORLD TOUR SPECTACULAR, coming to The Theatre at Solaire from 20 January to 1 March 2026. The cast includ…

Michael Harrison, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, has released stunning production photography for the thrilling new UK tour of Miss Saigon The post Production Images Released for Miss Saigon as Manches…

Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga has joined the voice cast of Forgotten Island, a new animated comedy from DreamWorks Animation. The movie, featuring a cast that also includes H.E.R. (The Color Purple) and Liza So…

Beauty and the Beast and The Hobbit star Luke Evans will make his Broadway debut as Frank-N-Furter in Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show. Directed by Oh, Mary! Tony winner Sam Pinkleton, the productio…

ABBA and the Cold War: The History of Chess the Musical Chapter 3: The Endgame NOTE: Our look at Chapter 2 can be found HERE. And as the title of this last "chapter" suggests, the genesis of Chess comes t…

Miss Saigon on The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Tony winner Aaron Tveit and actress Ericka Yang, who announced their engagement in July 2024 and welcomed a baby girl in November 2024, are now married. The ceremony and reception took place on June 22 at The M…

David Harris is set to return to Moulin Rouge! in the role of The Duke of Monroth. He takes over from Taye Diggs, who will play his final performance at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on September 28. Harris o…

Starting next month, legendary actress and singer Lea Salonga – best known for roles including voicing Disney's Jasmine and Mulan – will begin the North American tour of her new Stage, Screen and Everything…

Disney's Aladdin is set to surpass Miss Saigon as the 14th longest-running Broadway show in history on August 6. Since its opening on March 20, 2014, the show will have welcomed more than 6.5 million guests …

West End and Broadway star Peter Jöback, known to London audiences for his performances in shows such as Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, and Les Misérables, has released this year’s official Pride an…

Tonight, Wednesday, August 6, Disney's Aladdin will officially surpass Miss Saigon to become the 14th longest-running production in Broadway history, celebrating its 4,092nd performance at the New Amsterdam The…

By Samuel Leiter July 25, 2025: The Vietnam war and the theatre have not exactly been strangers, although nowhere near as many shows, especially good ones, have taken their cue from it as they have from World…

Madeline Brewer, Emmy-nominated actress best known for her role on The Handmaid's Tale, and Nicholas Christopher, set to star this fall in the Broadway revival of Chess, will lead Little Shop of Horrors at …

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Lea Salonga Honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame Tony and Olivier Award-winning singer, actress and Disney voice legend Lea Salonga will be honored with a…

Age: 27 Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand Current Role: Myra Molloy plays Eurydice in Hadestown, the 2019 Tony Award-winning Best Musical. Credits: Molloy started her career as the winner of Thailand’s Got Talen…

The Broadway and West End favorite is a Tony and Olivier winner for her performance leading the original company of Miss Saigon.

Tony and Olivier Award-winning singer and actress Lea Salonga will be honored with a star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in theater. The performer, who just finished her run in Stephen Sondhe…

Eva Noblezada is the latest Sally Bowles to take the mic at the Kit Kat Club—also known as the August Wilson Theatre where Rebecca Frecknall's revival of Cabaret is in its second year on Broadway. Audiences…

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Lea Salonga to Perform Songs from Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Disney and More Across North America Tony and Olivier winner Lea Salonga (and current …

In this play inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized doppelgänger protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. This Obi…

Stage, Screen and Everything In Between will feature songs from Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, Miss Saigon, Mulan, and more.

Beloved by audiences across generations and continents, Tony and Olivier Award-winner Lea Salonga is set to return to stages across North America with her highly acclaimed concert experience Stage, Screen and E…

The cast of the West End production of Oliver! recently took the stage during a semi-finals episode of the popular UK series Britain's Got Talent. The performance opened with the company singing Consider Yourse…

There are 22 days left until the 2025 Tony Awards, which means there is still time to see a few shows before the winners are revealed!  It has been a banner year for Broadway, with a beautifully diverse mix of…

From the ages of 18 to 30, Sarah Hyland played Modern Family’s Haley Dunphy—the flirty cool girl of the ABC sitcom’s mostly uncool clan. Before becoming a familiar face on television through the show's su…

Cast members of The Great Gatsby in London perform "New Money," led by choreographer Dominique Kelley. The video was recorded at Claridges Hotel, where The Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald was a frequent…

When Broadway.com came on the scene 25 years ago, long-running hits like Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera and Miss Saigon were neighbors with new musicals like Aida, Contact and The Wild Party. So muc…

Through July 20th, see trailblazing country music star Orville Peck as Emcee and two-time Tony Award® nominee Eva Noblezada (Hadestown, Miss Saigon) as Sally Bowles. Experience this groundbreaking musical li…

Through July 20th, see trailblazing country music star Orville Peck as Emcee and two-time Tony Award® nominee Eva Noblezada (Hadestown, Miss Saigon) as Sally Bowles. Experience this groundbreaking musical li…

PBS has shared a clip from the upcoming Great Performances broadcast of David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face, which ran on Broadway in 2024. In the new clip, David Henry Hwang (played by Daniel Dae Kim) shares a p…

Ali Louis Bourzgui and Myra Molloy join Broadway's Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre in the roles of Orpheus and Eurydice, respectively, on May 6.  Bourzgui starred as Tommy in the recent Broadway reviv…

Carrie St. Louis, Katie Rose Clarke and Quinn Titcomb will be the trio of actors to star as Dolly Parton in Dolly: An Original Musical, having its pre-Broadway world premiere at the Fisher Center in Nashvill…

New highlights been released of the West End cast of The Great Gatsby. The new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark novel began previews at the London Coliseum on Friday 11 April and will play u…

Spring may be in full bloom, but two new stars are heading way down underground. Broadway’s Hadestown is welcoming Ali Louis Bourzgui and Myra Molloy in the roles of Orpheus and Eurydice, respectively. The w…

Country music star Orville Peck and two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada begin their Broadway engagements as the Emcee and Sally Bowles in the Broadway revival of Cabaret on March 31. They take over …

Broadway Games: Quiz: Divas in the News These days the news comes fast and furious and Broadway is not immune! Recently, there have been several news reports involving our beloved divas. Have you been paying …

It all started with a one night only concert in London, which turned into a West End run. And now it is a Broadway musical. Of course, given its subject - the songs of the late, great Stephen Sondheim - how co…

Dana Costello joins the pod squad to discuss how performing in Suffs built her confidence on and off the stage, the importance of regional theater, and her long-running involvement with the upcoming musical Joy…

David Henry Hwang was already a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his comedy Yellow Face back in 2007, but the acclaimed play only just landed on Broadway this season courtesy of Roundabout Theater Company. The plot …

Michael Harrison, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, announces new dates for a major UK tour of MISS SAIGON, following huge public demand as Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn

Lea Salonga and Arielle Jacobs are set to star in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Into the Woods in the Philippines. Salonga will play the Witch and Jacobs will play Cinderella in the production at t…

In this clip from the Season 11 premiere of PBS's 'Finding Your Roots,' Tony-winner Lea Salonga reflects on the pivotal decision to take the lead role in the original production of Miss Saigon. Watch it now!

Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit and his actress fiancée Ericka Yang have welcomed their first child together. "My fiancée Ericka Yang and I welcomed a baby girl in November," Tveit said in a statement to Peopl…

Long before Britani Bateman was seen on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, she was doing musical theatre like Miss Saigon, Little Mermaid, and more. Read the interview now where she talks Broadway, Bronwyn …

Eva Noblezada puts a fascinating spin on “golden girl” Daisy Buchanan in the ultra-luxe Broadway musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. This is no meek heiress, torn between the mys…

Emmy and Tony winner Billy Porter and two-time Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace will star as the Emcee and Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at London’s Playhouse Theatre. Porter and Wallace…

The party's roaring on at The Great Gatsby, and Eva Noblezada leads the revelry as F. Scott Fitzgerald's "beautiful little fool," Daisy Buchanan. Eight performances a week, you can find the two-time Tony-nomin…

Fans of musical theatre are in for a treat as Miss Saigon gears up for a grand return with a

Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh will present a new touring production of the global stage sensation, MISS SAIGON, as Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City audiences know Britani Bateman for her on and off relationship with Jared Osmond and feud with Mary Cosby, but not her musical theatre past. Watch videos of her singing Sondhe…

Social media sensations Sam Tsui and Casey Breves have unveiled their latest musical endeavor, a song cycle titled 'Eight Immortals', which draws inspiration from a series of popular Chinese myths. The powerhou…

Richard C. Huggins, Founder of Theatre Magic and SFX Design, Inc. has sadly passed away. He was 78 years old. Jason Reberski, a mentee of Huggins wrote an In Memoriam for Huggins, who designed and created hundr…

Yellow Face, David Henry Hwang's 2008 Pulitzer Prize finalist, is having its Broadway premiere at Roundabout Theatre Company's Todd Haimes Theatre, directed by Leigh Silverman. Daniel Dae Kim stars as DHH, a s…

Yellow Face—David Henry Hwang's semi-autobiographical satire inspired by the playwright's protest of yellow face in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon and his subsequent 1993 flop, Face Value—opened on…

Francis Jue’s stage career has been happily entwined with the works of David Henry Hwang for 35 years, since Jue understudied the title role in M. Butterfly. Although they look nothing alike, Jue played Hwang…

A revival of David Henry Hwang’s semi-autobiographical fantasia dealing with the “Miss Saigon” casting controversy and conflicts with his immigrant father. The post Yellow Face appeared first on Theatersc…

Inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized doppelgänger protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. Get tickets & learn …

Three-time Tony nominee Sherie Renee Scott and Nicholas Christopher will be the next Audrey and Seymour to take up residency at the Westside Theatre in Michael Mayer's hit off-Broadway revival of Little Shop o…

In David Henry Hwang’s Pulitzer finalist play inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized doppelgänger protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the A…

The cast is set for the world premiere of the My Best Friend's Wedding musical. The new musical adaptation of the Julia Roberts-led 1997 romantic comedy, set to the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David and di…

Discover YELLOW FACE, playwright David Henry Hwang’s hilarious is-he-or-isn’t-he comedy of identity, show business, and (perhaps) autobiography as it arrives on Broadway. In this video, Roundabout Theatre C…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Regardless of how you know her, you probably love her for it. Since her broadway debut in 1991, Lea Salonga has been melting the hearts of audiences all over the world with her sta…

Tony Award® winner and three-time Pulitzer finalist David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) will make his Roundabout debut with the Broadway premiere of Yellow Face, his hilarious is-he-or-isn’t-he comedy of identi…

Tony nominee Kate Baldwin and Nicholas Christopher have joined the cast of Love Life at New York City Center, taking on the roles of Susan Cooper and Sam Cooper, respectively. Part of the Encores! series, per…

The complete cast is set for David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face, starring Daniel Dae Kim. The play, opening Roundabout’s 2024-25 Broadway season, begins performances at the Todd Haimes Theatre on September 13,…

Tony winner Aaron Tveit and actress Ericka Yang are expecting a baby. The pair made the announcement on Instagram with a photograph captioned: “Table for 3.” Judging by the ring on Yang's finger, the pictur…

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