Broadway Newsroom

In the aftermath of one of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, show business legend Bette Midler is spotlighting one talented family finding hope among the ashes. Watch the video!

This week, the cast of the world premiere play Dakar 2000 by Rajiv Joseph at Manhattan Theatre Club met the press! Check out photos from the event here!

2025 is here at last! What better time than the start of a new year to try to be your best self? Whether its sage advice for the body, mind, or spirit, there's nothing better than a good, old-fashioned makeover song to get you motivated.

The Great Gatsby's Dan Rosales is taking over our Instagram today! Follow along on our Instagram Story to see a behind-the-scenes look at the hit Broadway musical. 

Check out this week's top virtual show programs from BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag! This week includes productions from Corvallis School District Theaters, Interact Theatre Company, and Liberty Middle School Drama Club.

WOW Presents Plus has revealed the trailer for the second season of hit comedy show, Sketchy Queens. The series sees Jinkx Monsoon showcase a whole new collection of wild characters alongside her comedy partner Liam Krug and some special guest stars. Watch the trailer now!

The National Tour of Mean Girls has found its new Cady Heron! Katie Yeomans, formerly the standby for Cady on tour, has taken over the role full-time for the remainder of the 2024/25 tour.

Find out what critics think of Better Man, the new Robbie Williams biopic directed by The Greatest Showman's Michael Gracey. The film, which depicts Williams as a monkey version of the British superstar, is now in theaters nationwide.

All new photos have been released of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aidy Bryant, Nick Kroll, and Andrew Rannells in rehearsals for Broadway’s All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich. Check out the photos here!

On Late Night with Seth Meyers, Auli'i Cravalho discussed her recognizable voice as Moana, being the youngest person to play Sally Bowles in Cabaret, and more. Watch her interview now!

A Louis Armstrong pop-up exhibit is running in tandem with the Broadway production of A Wonderful World. The exhibit, titled The Wonderful World of Jazz, is now on at Wild Geese Gallery on Manhattan's Upper West Side. 

Kinky Boots will hit the road on an all new tour, launching in the Fall of 2025. Cities and casting will be announced in the coming months. Learn more here!

Rehearsals for Matthew Lombardo’s new off-Broadway comedy, Conversations with Mother, starring Caroline Aaron and Matt Doyle, will begin next week. Find out who has joined the creative team here!

Beetlejuice alum Sean McManus is taking his Patti LuPone impression to new heights. In a new social media video, McManus dressed up like LuPone to get a choreography lesson from Broadway's Jessica Lee Goldyn.

WRITE OUT LOUD has announced the release of its sixth studio EP, streaming everywhere now! In tandem with the album, Write Out Loud is releasing behind the scenes music videos of the four winning songs.

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical has released a special acoustic performance video of the song “Flying Away,” from the new musical, performed by Grammy Award-winning artist Joy Huerta.

The Broadway cast of New York City Center Encores! revival of Once Upon a Mattress, directed by Lear deBessonet, will go into the studio to record the Cast Album of their production at the end of January.

Swept Away will release an original Broadway cast recording on February 7th. An all new single has now been released from the album, “No Hard Feelings,” sung by Adrian Blake Enscoe and Stark Sands. Listen here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 10, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of performer and mentor John A. Waddell. He passed away on January 1 at the age of 83. Based in Bloomington, IL, Waddell was a trailblazing African American vocalist with an illustrious operatic career.

Tonight's performance of WICKED (January 9th, 2025 at 7:30 PM) in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre has been cancelled due to extreme winds and fire conditions. 

Watch a video of Michael Fabisch performing 'Waving Through A Window' on the national tour of Dear Evan Hansen. The tour has stops scheduled in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, Colorado, and more in 2025.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater will stage the North American premiere of the new musical 42 Balloons. From the multi-award-winning producers Kevin McCollum (Oh, Mary!, Rent), Andy Barnes and Wendy Barnes (SIX), and Sonia Friedman Productions (Merrily We Roll Along), 42 Balloons is an ‘80s-inspired musical based on the unbelievable true story of Larry Walters' daring lawn chair flight.

Tony Award nominee Daniel Breaker and BAFTA winner and SAG Award and Grammy Award nominee Merle Dandridge will join the cast of the Tony® and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown, on Broadway beginning Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

On an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Pamela Anderson shared how her run as Roxie Hart in Broadway's Chicago prepared her for her role in the new film The Last Showgirl. Watch the interview now!