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2022 has marked a momentous year for the musical phenomenon that is ''The Lion King''. The New York production " the third longest-running show in Broadway history after ''The Phantom of the…
Joaquina Kalukango, Tony winner for Paradise Square, brings down the house with this Sondheim tune in the Broadway revival of Into the Woods at the St. James Theatre.
Neil Diamond surprised the audience on opening night of his Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise with an impromptu performance of "Sweet Caroline." The song marked his first performance in New…
Ben Platt stars in New York City Center's revival of Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's musical Parade, directed by Michael Arden. Here, he sings "This Is Not Over Yet."
Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's Tony-winning musical Parade is currently being presented by New York City Center, in a new production starring Ben Platt and Michaela Diamond. Here is a …
Hear Will Swenson sing the classic Neil Diamond song "Cracklin' Rosie" from the new Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise.
The new musical Sing Street is currently in performances at the Huntington Theatre in Boston. Here, the cast performs the song "Up," written by Gary Clark and John Carney.
Tony winner Lillias White joined the cast of Hadestown on September 13. Here's a sneak peek at her performance as Hermes during "Road to Hell."
Chicago welcomed actor/activist Angelica Ross and Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon to the cast on Monday, September 12, and here is there first curtain call. Ross makes history as the first…
The Shubert Organization has renamed Broadway's Cort Theater after stage and screen icon James Earl Jones. While Jones was not present at a formal ceremony held on Monday, September 12, a fe…
On August 25, Olivia Rodrigo joined Billy Joel on stage at Madison Square Garden in a surprise appearance where they performed her song "Deja Vu," which famously mentions Joel and his song "…
What's it like to be an old cow starring in a Broadway musical? We went backstage at the St. James to find out. That's where Milky White (and breakout star puppeteer Kennedy Kanagawa) are ap…
Since its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego in 2015, ''Come From Away'' has skyrocketed to success and warmed the hearts of countless theatregoers across the globe.
The show…
A scene from the Broadway return of Beetlejuice, featuring star Elizabeth Teeter (Lydia) singing "Dead Mom."
The new musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada is coming to Chicago this summer. Here, composer Elton John talks about putting the show together and offers a preview of his brand new sc…
The new Broadway revival of Into the Woods began previews at the St. James. Theatre on June 28, with a cast led by Sara Bareilles (Baker's Wife), Brian d'Arcy James (Baker), Patina Miller (t…
On June 21, Neil Diamond was in attendance of the first preview of the world premiere of A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical. Diamond received a boisterous standing ovation upon arri…
Welcome to a new edition of West End vs Broadway as we delve deep inside the world of Dear Evan Hansen.
Having first premiered in Washington, D.C. back in the summer of 2015, the show becam…
With Hugh Jackman ill with Covid, standby Max Clayton saved the day on Tuesday, June 14 and played Harold Hill in The Music Man on Broadway for the first time. At curtain call, costar Sutton…
The glitz! The glamour! The Tony Awards! We were on the scene at the 2022 Tonys, talking with nominees, winners, and guests. They were all excited to be back, and here's what they had to say.
Good times never seemed so good! Neil Diamond's life and music is coming to Broadway in the new musical A Beautiful Noise. Before it takes the stage at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston…
The Broadway production of Funny Girl has released a montage of scenes from the new revival at the August Wilson Theatre. Check it out here.
Beanie Feldstein stars as Fanny Brice, a girl fr…
Don't Lose Ur Heads, queendom, but yes, it's finally time for our West End vs Broadway series to visit musical theatre's favourite Tudors!
For this month's edition, we've paired up London's…
Now more than ever, the job of understudy, swing, or standby is vital. We recently asked some of this year's Tony nominees to tell us why, and to shout out their onstage covers.
Tony Award winner André De Shields played his final performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre in Hadestown on May 29. The emotional evening culminated in New York City Mayor Eric Adams coming …
