Audra McDonald News

Black Women on Broadway announced its 2026 honorees, recognizing the contributions of Black women to the Broadway community. Learn more about the honorees here!

BroadwayWorld Omaha representative Analisa Swerczek sat down with Grant Reynolds, currently starring as Sky in the Mamma Mia! tour arriving in Omaha this week, to talk about his Chicago roots, life on the road, and all things Mamma Mia!

It’s not every season that features two voices so deeply woven into the fabric of American theater. This fall, Vivo Performing Arts welcomes LaChanze, the original Celie in The Color Purple, whose electrifying cabaret artistry has earned raves from BroadwayWorld and audiences alike. In spring 2027, six‑time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald returns to Symphony Hall for an intimate evening of song and storytelling.

Broadway veteran Will Blum, currently starring in Papermill Playhouse's 1776, will join the cast of INTO THE WOODS as the Baker at Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre in Missouri.

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present An Evening with Adrienne Warren, a one-night-only event featuring songs from her Tony Award-winning performance as Tina Turner, musical theater favorites, pop covers and storytelling.

McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert announced its 2026-27 season, featuring Broadway productions including & JULIET, THE WIZ, and MAMMA MIA!, alongside concerts with Idina Menzel, Patti LuPone, and Audra McDonald, plus dance, comedy, and community events.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 27, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Carnegie Hall will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its “Concert of the Century” with another once-in-a-lifetime convening of musical all-stars including Renée Fleming, Audra McDonald and many more.

Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations next week. Learn more about the upcoming event and the awards ceremony here!

Performances are now underway for the Broadway production of Beaches, A New Musical. Audra McDonald and Bonnie Milligan recently paid a visit to the show, and posed with the cast backstage after the performance. Check out photos here!

GQ (Gentlemen's Quartet) will perform genre-blending arrangements at Feinstein's at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel, IN. The four musicians have collectively performed over 10,000 shows alongside artists like Audra McDonald and Paul McCartney.

Later this month, an extended version of Audra McDonald's London Palladium concert will be available to stream on National Theatre at Home. Watch a new trailer for the recording now.

Theatre Tulsa invites audiences to experience one of the greatest musicals ever written as Gypsy takes the stage at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center April 24 through May 3. 

BroadwayWorld has your first look at the A-list lineup set to appear at The Broadway Festival this summer. Check out videos from today's preview featuring Tony Award-winnerAlex Newell, Talia Suskauer, and Tony-nominee Jenn Colella performing selections from stage and popular music.

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has revealed the Beyond Broadway 2026-2027 season. Beginning October 2026, the fourth season will include Tituss Burgess, Norbert Leo Butz, and Audra McDonald.

Taye Diggs, Aiko Nakasone, and Mitch Wood will join the star-studded line-up for The Festival, the three-day outdoor event taking place at Kingston’s historic Hutton Brickyards.

Ragtime will host a special post-show panel, titled “The Black Experience in RAGTIME” next week. Producer Lamar Richardson will moderate the conversation, featuring original RAGTIME stars Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

New casting has been announced for the West End production of CABARET at the KIT KAT CLUB. West End star and Olivier Award nominee Jamie Muscato will play Emcee and Tony and Grammy Award nominated Broadway star Joy Woods will play Sally Bowles.

Grammy nominee Jordan Tyson, currently starring in HADESTOWN on Broadway, will perform her first solo concert at Chelsea Table & Stage in New York, with in-person and livestream tickets available.

Three-time Tony nominee Joshua Henry will open Kean Stage's 2026-2027 season with two performances of Get Up, Stand Up! on September 13 at Enlow Recital Hall in Hillside, N.J.