Lea Michele has given birth to her second child, Emery Sol Reich, with husband Zandy Reich. “Our hearts are so full,” she wrote on Instagram in the birth announcement. Michele made her Broadway debut in 19…

18:55 · Go to channel. Playbill Songwriter Series: The Multi-Lingual Artistry of Spring Awakening's Robi Hager. Playbill•366 views · 4:21 · Go to ...

Swept Away, the new seafaring musical scored by the Avett Brothers, has completed casting for its upcoming Broadway production. Performances will begin at the Longacre Theatre on October 29 ahead of an official…

For their follow-up to 2006’s Spring Awakening, composer Duncan Sheik and librettist and lyricist Steven Sater turned to Lewis Carroll’s children’s classic. Set in a bomb shelter during the London Blitz, …

Elsie Fest, the Broadway-centric music festival co-created and produced by Darren Criss, has announced its lineup, venue and performance details. The event will take place September 8 at The Rooftop at Pier 17…

A whimsical, imaginative story inside a made-up world makes for the perfect musical for a theatre company entirely run by 14-25 year olds. Alice by Heart” was co-written by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik (“S…

Philadelphia-based composer and performer Robi Hager is the latest member of the Playbill Songwriter Series, proving the power of a ...

Philadelphia-based composer and performer Robi Hager is the latest member of the Playbill Songwriter Series, proving the power of a multi-disciplinary theatre artist. A Broadway vet, Hager was a member of the…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Earlier this month, Broadway Records released the world premiere concept recording of SOME LOVERS - a concept recording written by six-time Grammy and three-time Academy Award Wi…

Broadway choreographer and perfomer JoAnn M. Hunter will direct and choreograph the new musical Yasuke: The Black Samurai. According to the exclusive Variety report, the production is aiming to open on Broadwa…

Broadway choreographer and perfomer JoAnn M. Hunter will direct and choreograph the new musical Yasuke: The Black Samurai. According to the exclusive Variety report, the production is aiming to open on Broadwa…

There is something about 19th century German teenagers casually cosplaying as rock stars while singing Duncan Sheik’s pop-infused “Spring Awakening” score that reignites the soul. This strikingly profound…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: BroadwayWorld has a first look at the Cleveland Playhouse production of Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY! Check out a preview below! The body-swapping duo in Cleveland Play House's (CPH) mu…

Cast members of the Broadway-bound Deaf West Theatre production of Spring Awakening — many of whom are deaf or hard of hearing — were in ...

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Deaf West's acclaimed production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's Spring Awakening, directed by Michael Arden and choreographed by Spencer Liff, began rehearsals earlier this mo…

Opening in 1927 as the Royale Theatre, the house was renamed the John Golden for a few years (the John Golden today is one door down now, of course), then back to the Royale for 65 years. That's the name on sev…

The cast of Spring Awakening performs "Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise)" at The 5th Avenue Theatre. Playing June 7-30, 2024 LEARN MORE: https://www.5thavenue.org/shows/2023-2024/spring-awakening/ Spring Awakening i…

The cast of Spring Awakening performs "The Bitch of Living" at The 5th Avenue Theatre. Playing June 7-30, 2024 LEARN MORE: https://www.5thavenue.org/shows/2023-2024/spring-awakening/ Spring Awakening is an el…

Watch the new trailer from Spring Awakening at The 5th Avenue Theatre!

Lauren Drake (Ilse) and Ciara Alyse Harris (Martha) perform "The Dark I Know Well" from Spring Awakening at The 5th Avenue Theatre. Playing June 7-30, 2024 LEARN MORE: https://www.5thavenue.org/shows/2023-2024…

Alexander Kilian (Moritz) and Lauren Drake (Ilse) perform "Don't Do Sadness / Blue Wind" from The 5th Avenue Theatre's production of Spring Awakening. Playing June 7-30, 2024 LEARN MORE: https://www.5thavenue.…

In his Tony acceptance speech this month, Jonathan Groff thanked his role as the gay character Melchior  Gabor sixteen years ago in “Spring Awakening” for inspiring him “to come out of the closet when I…

Swept Away, a new musical scored by the Avett Brothers and previously announced to be headed for Broadway this fall, will take up residency at the Longacre Theatre. Preview performances are scheduled to begin…

The 77th Annual Tony Awards took place at the David H. Koch Theater at New York's Lincoln Center on June 16. The ceremony had its fair share of stunning highlights and quite a few surprises. Here's a selection …

When “Spring Awakening” debuted on Broadway in 2006, it felt new. How does it fare now, nearly 20 years later, on The 5th Avenue Theatre stage?

If you are at all familiar with the film version of The Outsiders, you know that as great as he was, Patrick Swayze had a pretty small role as Darryl Curtis, Ponyboy's oldest brother. So, when I saw the musical…

Watch the new trailer from Spring Awakening at The 5th Avenue Theatre! PLAYING: June 7-30, 2024 LEARN MORE: https://www.5thavenue.org/shows/2023-2024/spring-awakening/ Spring Awakening is an electrifying jour…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Catch this exclusive backstage special feature as BroadwayWorld spends time with Alexandra Socha and Matt Doyle. These two talented ensemble members talk candidly about their audit…

Get a first look at the Broadway Center Stage production of Bye Bye Birdie starring two-time Tony Award® winner Christian Borle (Some Like It Hot, Something Rotten!) as Albert Peterson, Krysta Rodriguez (Into …

Broadway veteran Skylar Astin will host the American Express “Broadway Fanfare” simulcast event on June 16 in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The event will kick off at 6:30 PM EST …

From "Spring Awakening" at the 5th to a another unlikely-but-wonderful musical at the Paramount, here are the shows to see this month.

Actor and singer Skylar Astin will help theater lovers celebrate Broadway’s biggest night. The “Pitch Perfect” star has been tapped to host the American Express “Broadway Fanfare” Tony Awards simulcas…

Jonathan Groff spent two years in the Tony-nominated role of Melchior Gabor in Spring Awakening. Then another role was offered. It was in TV’s Glee, joining his Spring Awakenings co-star, Lea Michele. Groff …

Tickets to the concert raised funds to support original West End producer Imogen Kinchin's cancer treatment prior to her passing in March.

The song of Purple Summer by the cast of SPRING AWAKENING. Playing June 7-30 at The 5th Avenue Theatre!

Listen to the cast of Spring Awakening rehearse "Song of Purple Summer." Spring Awakening runs June 7-30, 2024 at The 5th Avenue Theatre. LEARN MORE: https://www.5thavenue.org/shows/2023-2024/spring-awakening/…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Ellis Island got a little more Broadway last night, as Ragtime was presented in an  invitation-only, one-night-only event, narrated by two-time Tony Award winner and original Ra…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: AMERICAN PSYCHO, the American premiere of a new musical based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis -- which celebrates the 25th anniversary of its publication this March -- began perf…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's Spring Awakening will run through Sunday, January 24 only at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47t…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Drury Lane Productions and Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso (Broadway's Spring Awakening, Rock of Ages) present the pre-Broadway production of Beaches, A New Musical, based on the beloved…

Jazz hands and big ballads are out and ‘writing about real emotions’ is in, as a new wave of musicals exploring body issues, bullying and queer identity hits the capital’s biggest stages. What’s behind …

The musical Swept Away, with music and lyrics by the folksy musical trio the Avett Brothers, is coming to Broadway this fall, starring John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, Adrian Blake Enscoe and Wayne Duvall. The…

We’ve listened to this a thousand times and WE WANT MORE!! What an incredible performance of ‘Mama Who Bore Me’ by the cast of SPRING AWAKENING 🎶 Tickets: https://www.5thavenue.org/shows/2023-2024/spr…

Sneak peak at our read/sing from SPRING AWAKENING!! They’re totally… great!!! Tickets: https://www.5thavenue.org/shows/2023-2024/spring-awakening/

Take a peek into the rehearsal room of Spring Awakening and watch this clip of "Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise)." Performed by Ciara Alyse Harris, Anabel Chacón, Caitlin Sarwono, Lauren Drake, and Anteia DeLaney. …

With his hand raised in the air, EPIC Players’ associate artistic director Travis Burbee called out to the thrum of voices filling up the warmly lit, wood paneled room on the second floor at A.R.T./New York�…

Krysta Rodriguez will reunite with her Spring Awakening co-star Andy Mientus for her performance at Out of the Box Theatrics’ Broadway. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.

Watch Olivia Puckett sing 'Easy to Be Hard' from Signature Theatre's production of the rock musical HAIR in action in this all-new video. Hair has music by Galt MacDermot and book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and…

The Broadway vet is using his writing talents to craft an artistic voice for immigrants and refugees.

Spring Awakening is an electrifying journey through the trials and challenges of adolescence, with music by Duncan Sheik. Winner of eight Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, the story explores the mystery of…

Christopher Ryan Grant, Van Hughes and Patti Murin will lead La Jolla Playhouse's world premiere of the new musical The Ballad of Johnny and June, about the country music stars Johnny Cash and June Carter. Tony…

PLAYING June 7-30, 2024 LEARN MORE: https://www.5thavenue.org/ Spring Awakening is an electrifying journey through the trials and challenges of adolescence, with music by Duncan Sheik. Winner of eight Tony Awa…

Tony nominee Lilli Cooper and husband Paul McLoughlin welcomed their second son, Desi, on April 8—the day of the North American solar eclipse. Cooper announced the news on Instagram. “Desi Charles McLoughl…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about the passing of Christopher Durang. Reviews include Tuesdays with Morrie @ Sea Dog Theater, The Who’s Tommy, Teeth @ Playwrights Horizons, Bryno…

The concert will raise funds to support original West End producer Imogen Kinchin's cancer treatment.

Winner of eight Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, the story explores the mystery of attraction, desire, sex, insecurity, and the highs and lows of navigating the pressures of young adult life. With a score…

Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy-nominated performer Lea Michele has announced that she is expecting her second child with husband Zandy Reich. Michele made the announcement with a series of photos of her baby bu…

Broadway Celebrates Earth Day Concert – Epic Players/Spring Awakening – Extension of 20at20 Off Broadway – Tammy Faye/Palace Theatre – Sunset Blvd/St.James Theatre – Jennifer Hudson/Smash Producer The…

To support its mission of inclusion in the arts, the theatre company features neurodiverse artists in productions, provides classes, and more.

Most of our Broadway favorites have careers beyond the stage; others come to Broadway from TV and/or film. In any case, if we look around enough, they seem to be everywhere. Broadway Games: Where Haven't We Se…

Decca Broadway, a frequent contributor of Broadway cast recordings and movie musical soundtracks, is a subsidary of Universal Music Group, therefore all its releases have been taken off TikTok. This includes Wi…

 Logo lovers, today we offer you two-fer, with a closer look at the logos for the new musical Days of Wine and Roses and the revival of Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. Both shows have some common elements …

Two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez and Tony nominee Ephraim Sykes will star as Albert, Rosie and Conrad Birdie, respectively, in the classic Charles Strouse-Michael Stewart musical Bye…

Casting has been announced for  The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts's Broadway Center Stage production of Bye Bye Birdie. The production will star two-time Tony Award® winner Christian Borle (S…

Initial casting is set for, Gun & Powder, the new musical about 19th-century twin sister outlaws Martha and Mary Clarke. The production will play Paper Mill Playhouse from April 4 through May 5, with an o…

The concert will raise funds to support original West End producer Imogen Kinchin's cancer treatment.

Initial casting for the 15th Anniversary concert of the original West End production of the Tony, Olivier and Grammy award-winning musical Spring Awakening has been announced.

The concert will raise funds to support original West End producer Imogen Kinchin's cancer treatment.

By Douglas Mayo A 15th Anniversary Concert Presentation of Spring Awakening is to be held at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London in June 2024. This post Spring Awakening West End 15th Anniversary Concert announ…

A 15th Anniversary Concert will take place for the original West End production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s Tony, Olivier and Grammy award-winning musical SPRING AWAKENING, based on the play by Frank W…

Mary Kate Morrissey and Alexandra Socha are Wicked’s new Elphaba and Glinda. They will replace Alyssa Fox and McKenzie Kurtz in the roles beginning March 5. Fox and Kurtz are set to play their final performan…

Krysta Rodriguez (Broadway: Spring Awakening, Into the Woods) has joined the lineup for OOTB’s – Out of the Box Theatrics – January 29 launch event, announcing the 2024-2025 mainstage productions and a…

“I’ve made a career playing gay men,” says Gideon Glick, who boasts a resume marked by the memorable queer Broadway characters he introduced in Spring Awakening, Significant Other and, less obviously, To…

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the first decade of the 2000s. You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included here, but how familiar …

How often do you get asked if you know Drake? Jake Epstein’s been “that guy from Degrassi”, starred in the US National Tours of Spring Awakening and American Idiot, played Spider-Man on Broadway, and sta…

The Spring Awakening writers have been working on the musical for two decades.

Reviewed by Socks WhitmoreEast West PlayersThrough Nov 19, 2023 RECOMMENDED As another snowless Los Angeles winter approaches, East West Players is in full bloom with its latest production: the Tony award-winni…

Measure your life in love with the iconic music of RENT! The National Symphony Orchestra presented the world symphonic premiere of the Tony Award®–winning Best Musical. Hits like “Seasons of Love,” “Li…

The Spring Awakening writers have been working on the musical for two decades.