Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 4/19-4/20/2014

After making us squeal with delight earlier this month by singing 'Seasons of Love', the cast of IF/THEN has blown our minds again, this time with Idina Menzel singing 'Take Me or Leave Me' with lucky audience member, Sarah Elizabeth Smith, at last night's show! (more...)

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Violet, starring Sutton Foster, Colin Donnell,Alexander Gemignani and Joshua Henry, officially opens tonight at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). (more...)

International pop superstar and notable THE VOICE judge Christina Aguilera will essay one of the most iconic musical theatre roles of all time byway of her casting in a new Broadway-themed film experience called BROADWAY 4D - in no less than the role of Eva in EVITA. (more...)

The Michael Grandage Company production ofThe Cripple of Inishmaan, by Martin McDonagh, starring Daniel Radcliffe and the critically acclaimed West End cast opens today at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). (more...)

A brand new stage musical based on the super-successful long-running Japanese anime series SAILOR MOON is set to premiere later this year in Tokyo according to a new post on the official site for the brand. (more...)

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special interview below, Broadway's new bad guy, Will Swenson, talks all things Les Miserables- plus he shares stories about how he got his start in theatre, his past Broadway roles, and more. Check out the full interview below! (more...)

Following the success of the last auction, Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar Alice Ripley has kicked off yet another online auction featuring a wide range of intriguing musical theatre merchandise showcasing many remarkable shows from her long and unique career - NEXT TO NORMAL, KING DAVID and beyond. (more...)

During Saturday's performance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a fan called out to Neil Patrick Harris, saying, 'We Love You Neil!' Harris reportedly responded angrily with, 'I'm doing something up here, ­motherf*cker!' Harris' representative, however, told Gossip Cop that this remark was taken completely out of context. (more...)

In the video, the writers of MURDER FOR TWO play one of the songs they so totally, absolutely wrote from the new Broadway hit, Violet! Check it out below! (more...)

Sirs Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen got together and played The Newlywed Game. The two have been long-time friends; but, even so, they have trouble answering questions about each other. Watch the two hilariously interact in the clip below! (more...)

Today in 2010, American Idiot opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 422 performances. American Idiot is a one-act, through-sung stage musical. The show is an adaptation of punk rock band Green Day's concept album of the same name. The story, expanded from that of the concept album, centers on three disaffected young men, Johnny, Will, and Tunny. Johnny and Tunny flee stifling suburbia and their parents' restrictions. American Idiot won two 2010 Tony Awards: Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Christine Jones, and Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Kevin Adams. It also received a nomination for Best Musical. On February 13, 2011, it won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. (more...)

Sutton Foster gives her best Broadway performance in Leigh Silverman's superlative production. (more...)

In honor of VIOLET's opening on Broadway tonight, BroadwayWorld is highlighting Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster's body of work! (more...)

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Violet, starring Sutton Foster, Colin Donnell, Alexander Gemignani and Joshua Henry, officially opens tonight at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). Check back for more photos, videos, opening night coverage and reviews and LOTS more! (more...)

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our April 19th SIP round-up! Check out part one HERE. (more...)

The Michael Grandage Company production of The Cripple of Inishmaan, by Martin McDonagh, starring Daniel Radcliffe and the critically acclaimed West End cast opens today at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). Check back for more photos, videos, opening night coverage and reviews and LOTS more! (more...)

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 20 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

Nick (Mike Vogel) and Natalie (Katharine McPhee) are the perfect couple, but there are a couple of things blocking their path to romantic bliss. First, they've never actually met, except in their dreams. Second, they have precisely seven days to Turn those sweet dreams into a blissful reality in 'In My Dreams,' the new Hallmark Hall of Fame movie premiering TONIGHT, APRIL 20, 2014 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (more...)