From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In this episode, Katie is joined in the kitchen by George Salazar, who steps out of the bathroom and into the kitchen! Check out the recipe for Katie's Be More Chill Mochi below.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Tickets are now on-sale for the New York Premiere of the new musical comedy Broadway Bounty Hunter, opening Off-Broadway this summer at Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow Street). …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Below, watch as Will Roland performs Jeremy's Act 1 closer, 'Loser Geek Whatever.'

Running June 27-July 3, Dreamgirls at the Muny featured Tiffany Mann (Be More Chill) as Effie Melody White, Aisha Jackson (Frozen) as Deena Jones, Courtnee Carter (Once on This Island) as Lorrell Robinson, Char…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Broadway has officially gotten an upgrade with the opening of Be More Chill at the Lyceum Theatre! All throughout opening night, cast member Katlyn Carlson showed BroadwayWorld beh…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Michael did not spend this party in the bathroom. Just last night the company of the cult hit Be More Chill, featuring music and lyrics by Joe Iconis, a book byJoe Tracz , directio…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Rehearsals are underway for the UK premiere of viral hit musical Be More Chill. BroadwayWorld UK reporter Jamie Body attended a very special press rehearsal, where he got to chat w…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The highly anticipated musical Be More Chill is now running through September 23 at The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street, NYC). We'…

Joe Tracz, writer of Be More Chill and The Lightning Thief musical, has joined the second season of the Netflix series One Piece. Tracz will be working with Matt Owens, co-showrunner and writer of Season 1, as …

Be More Chill composer Joe Iconis and writer/actress Lauren Marcus have welcomed their first child!

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included here, but how familia…

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included here, but how familiar …

Drum roll, please 🥁 Introducing the newest cast members for JELLY’S LAST JAM! Feb 21 – Mar 3 – Book by George C. Wolfe, music by Jelly Roll Morton, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead at NYC Center. Nicholas…

Nicholas Christopher, Leslie Uggams, John Clay III and Tiffany Mann have joined the cast of the New York City Center Encores! presentation of Jelly’s Last Jam. The show, directed by Robert O’Hara, will …

40 Years of Broadway: Creative Influencers: The Designers I've been so fortunate to see some of the greatest stage designs of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Many of the master influencers of their t…

40 Years of Broadway: 5 Things I've Learned Slave Play and Be More Chill Learn some history. Sorry, young readers out there, but musical theater did not start with Be More Chill, and there were centuri…

It’s a busy summer for the ever-prolific musical theater writer, concert performer, and fan favorite Joe Iconis. The Long Island native – a recipient of the Ed Kleban, Jonathan Larson, and Richard Rodgers A…

George Salazar, who sang the show-stopper “Michael in the Bathroom” in “Be More Chill” on Broadway, was one of more than two dozen performers to join the Tony-nominated composer of “Be More Chill,” …

By Sandi Durell . . . Once again, pop culture contemporary composer/lyricist Joe Iconis, the great purveyor of all things humanity, sets the record on a path of understanding life and all its flaws. Iconis is t…

Broadway Celebrates Earth Day! Broadway stars are taking the stage at the crossroads of the world to demand climate action this Earth Day. The second annual Broadway Celebrates Earth Day concert takes over Time…

Broadway Celebrates Earth Day! Broadway stars are taking the stage at the crossroads of the world to demand climate action this Earth Day. The second annual Broadway Celebrates Earth Day concert takes over Time…

Broadway alums David Byrne and Stephanie Hsu united to perform 'This Is A Life' from 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' with Son Lux at the 95th Oscars. Byrne was the founding member, lead singer and guita…

Oscar®-winning multihyphenate David Byrne, Oscar-nominated Broadway alum Stephanie Hsu and music trio Son Lux will perform the Oscar-nominated song “This Is A Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Onc…

Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were revealed on January 24, and many Broadway alums made the list. Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the ceremony on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. …

Before she was rocking green and belting out show-stoppers like "Defying Gravity" as Elphaba in Wicked, Florida native Talia Suskauer was a fan of the hit musical. The star sat down with Tamsen Fadal at citizen…

Nominations have been announced for the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Broadway alums were among those honored. Winners will be announced on February 26 when the event is streamed on Netflix's You…

In-person shows have been back for over a year now, but sometimes we want to get our theatre fix at home. Thankfully, there are still wonderful stage performances to watch online. Our carefully curated list spo…

The full cast is set for the world premiere of Michael R. Jackson's White Girl in Danger. The show, a co-production between the Vineyard Theatre and Second Stage, will begin performances at the Tony Kiser The…

See photos of George Salazar (Be More Chill) as Tommy, Janet Dacal (The Band’s Visit) as Mrs. Walker, Mauricio Martinez (On Your Feet!) as Captain Walker, Paul Whitty (Once) as Uncle Ernie, Jeremiah P…

The release from the Be More Chill songwriter includes 11 spooky tracks with performances from George Salazar, Andrew Rannells, Taylor Trensch, and more.

We're back LIVE baby! Play along as Will Roland (@actually_will_roland - Dear Evan Hansen, Be More Chill), Andrew Barth Feldman (@andrewbfeldman_ - Dear Evan Hansen), and Lesli Margherita (@queenlesli

Playbill - The musical by Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz will run in Tokyo before continuing to Fukuoka and Osaka. Ready to get squipped?

The musical by Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz will run in Tokyo before continuing to Fukuoka and Osaka.

The musical by Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz will run in Tokyo before continuing to Fukuoka and Osaka.

Be More Chill made its Asian premiere this summer on July 25 at the New National Theatre Playhouse, in Tokyo, and will follow with performances in Fukuoka and Osaka. Be More Chill is directed by Tony Award-…

Pop star Yabu Kota leads the Japanese production of the Joe Iconis musical.

By Andrew Poretz … Joe Iconis is a prodigious songwriter and playwright primarily known for his successful, campy musical plays, notably Be More Chill, and funny, if not silly, story-based songs.  For many y…

Fresh off a series of concerts with Joe Iconis & Family last week at 54 Below, sessions at this month’s BroadwayCon, and his long-pandemic-delayed June wedding, NYC native Will Roland (Be More Chill; Dear…

The Panic of ‘29 at 59E59 Theaters presented by Less Than Rent Theatre,written by Graham Techler (The Moderators) and directed by Max Friedman (Midnight at the Never Get), begins previews July 23, 2…

To celebrate last month’s release of Album on Ghostlight Records, Tony-nominated writer and performer Joe Iconis (Be More Chill) and a massive mega-talented group of his collaborators and friends from the NYC…

The Broadway favorite will reunite with her Everything Everywhere All At Once costar Michelle Yeoh.

A previously canceled production of Joe Iconis' teen sci-fi musical, Be More Chill, has been reinstated at Turlock High School in California.

It's good to see them, isn't it? A slew of new cast members are set to join Broadway's Wicked on May 24. Talia Suskauer will assume the role of Elphaba along with Tony winner Cleavant Derricks as The Wizar…

The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop officially opens on Broadway April 26 after a COVID-delayed start of performances starting April 14 at the Lyceum Theatre. The musical, which had its world prem…

The Be More Chill creator's 44-track album will debut June 17.

Broadway's Stephanie Hsu seems to be everywhere, and her new film Everything Everywhere All at Once is proving why. The film, written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, is a mind-bending, sci-fi …

We caught the Thoughts of Broadway's A Strange Loop just as they were readying to take their first Broadway bow (the musical starts at the Lyceum Theatre April 12) to get their... well, thoughts on a wide range…

Turlock High School was set to perform Joe Iconis' hit musical Be More Chill from this Thursday, April 7th through today, Sunday, April 10th. Outcry from the site administration caused the school district to ca…

Lin-Manuel Miranda, George Salazar, Krysta Rodriguez, and more are featured on the upcoming release from the Be More Chill creator.

Broadway Games: True or False This week's game is pretty straightforward. Which statements are true and which are false? 1. KPop will star an actual KPop star. 2. The Plaza Suite website includes a "Meet Nei…

Learn the classic songs, artists, and stories that went into the writing of this new musical from the Be More Chill songwriter.

How well do you know significant (and not so significant) moments in Broadway history? Better yet, do you know when they happened? This week's game asks you to test that knowledge. Good luck! Broadway Games: H…

Tony Award-nominated writer and performer Joe Iconis (Be More Chill) isn’t just one of the most supremely talented people in NYC, he’s also one of the busiest and most prolific. Most recently, his jukebox m…

While in-person theatre is back in NYC, there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 13, for free or at low cost…

To My Girls, a new play by JC Lee, begins performances March 15 at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater. The play centers on a friend group of gay men enjoying a post-pandemic vacation in Palm Springs who, after…

To My Girls, a new play by JC Lee, begins performances March 15 at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater. The play centers on a friend group of gay men enjoying a post-pandemic vacation in Palm Springs who, after…

By Melissa Griegel . . . Jonathan Larson Award Winner Joe Iconis (Be More Chill, Love in Hate Nation) has amassed a “family” of actors that he collaborates with over and over again and seeing the composer/l…

While in-person theatre is back in NYC, there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, February 25 to Sunday, February 27, for free or at lo…

The cast of Broadway By The Year: The New Wave will include Joe Iconis' whose musical Be More Chill was catapulted to Broadway though social media and ...

A nerdy teenager struggling with being an outsider takes a pill with a dangerous computer that advises him on dealing with high school hell in Area Stage Company's intriguing but flawed sci-fi fantasy musical B…

So the groundhog saw his shadow, and six more weeks of winter are on the way. A lot of us have had more than our share of winter weather already, right? Well, this week's game embraces the cold! Broadway Games…

Peter Andre will make his West End debut playing the role of Vince Fontaine at certain performances in a new production of Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s iconic musical GREASE opening at the Dominion Theatre on …

Second Stage Theater has announced casting for the world premiere of JC Lee’s To My Girls, directed by Stephen Brackett. The comedy will begin performances on March 15 and open on April 12 at the Tony Kiser…

Hello, theater fans! It's February 2nd, and that means today is 2/2/22! Let's celebrate the numerical day with a game! How many Broadway "two"s do you know? BROADWAY GAMES: The Terrible Twos! 1. This Richard …

By: Iris Wiener             February 1, 2022: Joe Iconis musicals have typically demonstrated the songwriter’s innate, brilliant knack for storytelling through song (see Be More Chill, Love in …

'10 Years of 54 Below' will begin performances in January of 2022 with the club’s Creative and Programming Director, 'Be More Chill' producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper, overseeing the lineup. The post Feinstei…

Prime Video has released the fourth new teaser trailer for the fourth season of the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel! The cast includes Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shaloub, Alex Borstein, Marin Hinkle, and more. Watch the new…

Miracle Chance / @miraclechance Miracle is currently on West End as Christine Canigula in Be More Chill. She grew up in a very artistic home with her parents, which igniter her love and passion for music

This mashup proves to be both too convoluted and too long at two hours and 20 minutes. Beane has, however, given the play a top flight send off with a starry cast of some of the most distinctive and unique acto…

EXCLUSIVE Stage director and choreographer Chase Brock, who choreographed the Broadway productions of Be More Chill and Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, has signed with Verve for representation in all areas. Broc…

Travis Kent joins The Skivvies (Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley) to perform a medley of Waving Through A Window (Dear Evan Hansen), The Wizard and I (Wicked), and Michael in the Bathroom (Be More Chill). Piano:…

They got the beat! Casting is set for the previously announced reimagined Head Over Heels production at California's Pasadena Playhouse. The musical comedy, featuring the hits of The Go-Go's, will run from Nove…

Pasadena Playhouse has announced initial casting for its production of HEAD OVER HEELS. Leading the cast will be Alaska 5000 (RuPaul's Drag Race), Lea DeLaria (Orange is the New Black), Yurel Echezarreta (Steve…

Wicked has shared a sneak peek from this weekend's Wicked in Concert! In the clip, Stephanie Hsu (Spongebob Squarepants, Be More Chill) performs a rendition of I'm Not That Girl, a song Elphaba sings in Act 1.

Come September, in-person theatre will be back in full force. But during these dog days of summer as venues prepare to reopen, you can still stream lots of fabulous shows at home. Below are performances you can…

Watch the full interview here: https://bway.world/BurningManBL Richard Ridge chats with Max Crumm and Tally Sessions, who star in Burning Man: The Musical- a new musical comedy, available on Broadway on Demand…