Broadway veteran Stephanie Pope will bring her critically acclaimed show LIVIN' IT UP to Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, directed by Tony winner Ben Vereen, featuring songs from CHICAGO, HADESTOWN, and more.
Grammy-nominated opera producer Beth Morrison and choreographer Moses Pendleton will receive honorary doctorates from Boston Conservatory at Berklee, recognized for their decades of artistic innovation in opera and dance.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 15, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
The complete cast has been revealed for Encores! La Cage Aux Folles. Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins joins the cast as Jacqueline, along with Peter Francis James as Edouard, and Rachel Webb as Anne.
Get a peek behind the scenes of Encores! La Cage Aux Folles with Billy Porter, Director Robert O’Hara, and Guest Music Director Joseph Joubert. Watch as Porter sings Albin’s first big number in the show, “A Little More Mascara,” and talks with Joubert and O’Hara about the process of approaching the music and the character.
Patti LuPone, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cynthia Nixon, Alan Cumming, and several more from the Broadway community have signed a new open letter opposing the proposed merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount.
The official trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping has debuted, featuring Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Maya Hawke, Jesse Plemons, and Ralph Fiennes as President Snow. Watch it now.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 8, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
On a visit to The Kelly Clarkson Show, Billy Porter risked it all by revealing his top five favorite Broadway musicals, which include West Side Story, Hamilton, and Gypsy. Watch the video to find out what the Tony winner considers the very best of Broadway with his all-time favorite musical.
Violinist Jonathan Dinklage and actor Kailee Graham will join MOMS' NIGHT OUT: THE CONCERT SERIES at The Green Room 42 on April 18th at 7pm, alongside a cast that includes performers from HAMILTON, COME FROM AWAY, and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Last seen in the West End in 2019, Cyndi Lauper and Matt Fierstein's uplifting musical Kinky Boots finally struts its way back to London after a national tour. Originating at the Curve Leicester and directed by its artistic director Nikolai Foster, it brings starry sparkle to the stage with the casting of Strictly's Johannes Radebe, but fails to capture the energy and vigour of its previous iteration.
Performances are now underway for August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway! The show recently extended, and will now play through Sunday, July 19. Meet the cast here!
Need a great book to spring into the new season? This spring, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 16 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Spring 2026 reading list.
Vanessa Williams sang 'Children Will Listen' from INTO THE WOODS moments after accepting the 2026 Sondheim Award at Signature Theatre’s annual Gala, and you can watch the video here.
One of the most infamous figures in history, Judas Iscariot, leads a cast of icons in Broadway at Music Circus’ staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar. Kyle Taylor Parker returns to the round as Judas and, under Glenn Casale’s direction, looks forward to entertaining Sacramento beginning March 13th. Parker was last seen at Music Circus in 2024’s Jersey Boys as Hal Miller, and we are so glad he’s back. BroadwayWorld spoke to him about his prolific career, getting into character to play a villain, and what makes this re-imagining of the classic so special.
The one-night-only event celebrating Joe’s Pub & Dr. Justin Vivian Bond featured performances by Bond, Taylor Mac, Bianca Leigh, and more. See photos from the 3/2 night
Anvil Theatre will host a unique musical event, JUST THE 2 OF US, featuring Canadian singer Joëlle Rabu and Nigerian artist Buwa on April 11, 2026, in New Westminster, BC.
Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater held its 2026 Annual Gala on Monday, March 2, honoring Dr. Justin Vivian Bond as this year’s Vanguard Honoree. Check out photos of the production.
New 42, the performing arts nonprofit behind New 42 Studios and New Victory Theater, has added Lilli Cooper, Mandy Gonzalez, Nikki M. James and Betsy Wolfe to the New 42 Artist Council.