Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 5/16-5/17/2015

Anna Kendrick stopped by last night's LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS to talk about her new film 'Pitch Perfect 2,' and of course to perform. After Anna Kendrick got word James was boasting he's the best acapella sing in town, she challenges him to a riff-off with some help from The Filharmonics. Check out their riff-off below! (more...)

Dame Angela deigns the cast of Something Rotten! with a visit! (more...)

Star welcomes mentor at ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY! (more...)

Earlier this month, The New York Pops marked its 32nd birthday with a grand gala evening celebrating the work of Music Honorees Kathleen Marshall and Rob Marshall and Corporate Honoree Carrie and Ted Pryor, Greenwich Harbor Partners. The event began with a concert at Carnegie Hall, featuring a spectacular lineup of guest artists under the baton of Music Director Steven Reineke. The performance highlighted the Marshalls' work on stage and screen. Queen Latifahjoined Broadway stars Laura Benanti, Alan Cumming, Sutton Foster, Victor Garber, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bebe Neuwirth, Kelli O'Hara, Margo Seibert, James Snyder, and Rachel York. Check out highlights of the big night below! (more...)

dick clark productions and Billboard announced today that Hozier, Nick Jonas, and Sam Smith will all perform on the "2015 Billboard Music Awards." (more...)

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our May 16 #SIP round-up! Check out Part 1 HERE. (more...)

The BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS just got a little bit FROZEN! (more...)

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured the cast of It Shoulda Been You (Sierra Boggess, David Burtka,Montego Glover, Harriet Harris, Lisa Howardand Chip Zien) moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge. watch to find out how things are going at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, their individual journeys with the new musical, and so much more. Check out the full interview below! (more...)

We are yet another day closer to the biggest night on every theatre-lover's calendar- the 69th Annual Tony Awards, which will be co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming on Sunday, June 7 (8PM on CBS). Earlier this month, the 2015 Tony nominees gathered to meet the press and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big day. Below, we bring you an exclusive interview with Bradley Cooper, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play nominee for The Elephant Man. (more...)

Sara Ramirez picked the right night to attend THE AUDIENCE. (more...)

The 81st Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon was held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in the Broadway Ballroom (1535 Broadway) on Friday, May 15, 2015 where our winners were announced. The ceremony was hosted by Hand To God star, Steven Boyer and Tyrone. Awards were presented by Zachary Quinto and Neil Patrick Harris. BroadwayWorld was on the scene to snap pics of those in attendance, so check them out below! (more...)

Voting runs through May 31, 2015 for the 12th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards! Here are the current standings as of 5/17 with just 13 days to go in voting! (more...)

?Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner issued a challenge to the graduates of Ithaca College at their 120th Commencement ceremony, where he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree. (more...)

The 81st Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon was held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in the Broadway Ballroom (1535 Broadway) on Friday, May 15, 2015 where our winners were announced. The ceremony was hosted by Hand To God star, Steven Boyer and Tyrone. Awards were presented by Zachary Quinto and Neil Patrick Harris. BroadwayWorld was on the scene to snap pics of those in attendance, so check out the ladies below! (more...)

Back by popular demand, March's SIDE SHOW: ADDED ATTRACTIONS concert returned to 54 Below this week. Packing in two more performances, the Monday evening show celebrated the short lived Broadway run of the revival of Side Show, the March concert, and the upcoming release of Broadway Records' SIDE SHOW: ADDED ATTRACTIONS - Live at 54 Below. (more...)

Acclaimed North American composer Scott Alan makes his Spanish Concert debut in Barcelona alongside more than twenty performers, in a unique evening that will have Daniel Angles as an artistic director. Check out the performance from Elena Medina below! (more...)

'The younger generation has not had a chance to witness the impact of the movie 'Saturday Night Fever' made in the '70s. I'd be great to see a new generation of theatergoers dancing in the aisles to the timeless tunes of The Bee Gees,' says Patrick Bywalski, deputy chairman of Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd., which co-presents the upcoming Asian Tour of the hit West End and Broadway dance musical SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER alongside Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group (ATEG) and Ten Bridges Media Corp. (more...)

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: James Monroe Iglehart: How the Heck Did I Get Here?; Jason Kravits: I...A Life; Melba Moore; Brady vs. Partridge: The Bardy Bunch; and 54 Sings Grand Hotel: The 25th Anniversary Concert at 54 Below. (more...)

The BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS just got FROZEN! (more...)

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 17 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)