Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 5/2-5/3/2015

Garry Lake and Jon Smith have just announced that LIKE ME - THE SOCIAL MEDIA MUSICAL will be presented on Broadway to an invited audience of potential investors and production partners, July 2015. (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 2015 Tony nominee Kristin Chenoweth, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge. watch to find out how things are going at On the Twentieth Century, how she looks back on some of her past shows like Wicked and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, and so much more. Check out the full interview below! (more...)

Today we are talking to a phenomenally talented two-time Tony Award nominee all about his brand new 54 Below show #TheStruggleIsReal premiering early next week at the NYC cabaret hotspot as well as touching upon some of his most notable past work, such as his charismatic turn in the theatre-themed movie musical CAMP as well as his recent stint in long-running smash hit WICKED. (more...)

The world premiere production of Hamilton, inspired by the book 'Alexander Hamilton' by Ron Chernow, with book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and directed by Thomas Kail opened February 17, 2015 at the Public Theater. It has hosted an unprecedented number of A-list celebrity attendees from Jimmy Fallon to First Lady Michelle Obama. The latest to join the line-up of Hamilton visitors are actors Paul Rudd and Meg Ryan. Check out photos of the stars with the cast, below! (more...)

Voting runs through May 31, 2015 for the 12th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards! Here are the current standings as of 5/3 with just 27 days to go in voting! (more...)

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

The 2015 theatre awards season is quickly approaching, and keeping track of all of the important dates for the many ceremonies and their corresponding nomination announcements is no easy feat. Stay up to date on all the need-to-know facts with BroadwayWorld's Awards Season Calendar below! (more...)

According to a listing on Facebook, Liza Minnelli is officially back in the concert game. (more...)

Broadway's first revival of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Wendy Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles, starring Elisabeth Moss, Jason Biggs and Bryce Pinkham, will close today, May 3, 2015. Below, take a look back at the show's Broadway run! (more...)

The world premiere production of HAMILTON, inspired by the book 'Alexander Hamilton' by Ron Chernow, with book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and directed by Thomas Kail, concludes its run tonight, May 3, at The Public Theater. But this is not the end of the road for the company. HAMILTON will start performances on Broadway on July 13 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where tickets are already on sale. (more...)

Six-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara is back on Broadway - and tomorrow, Monday, May 4 she'll honor a woman who's helped shape and support her stage career for over a decade. (more...)

We're counting down the days to the new Asian Tour of the hit London's West End and Broadway musical SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SNF), which kicks off in Manila in July, followed by performances in Kuala Lumpur in September and in Singapore, September and October. (more...)

Tony Award nominee Will Chase (MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD) and Betsy Wolfe (BULLETS OVER BROADWAY) are leading a production of THE MUSIC MAN in concert at the Cincinnati Arts Association's Music Hall, which closes today, May 3. (more...)

There's one last night to see Roslyn Kind the 'hometown girl' who grew up on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge, began a return engagement at 54 Below. The house was packed on Friday and Saturday and the audience gave her a lot of love. Enjoy these exclusive (and beautiful) backstage photos! (more...)

Today in 2007, LoveMusik opened at the Biltmore Theatre (now the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre), where it ran for 60 performances. LoveMusik is a musical written by Alfred Uhry, using a selection of music by Kurt Weill. The story explores the romance and lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, based on Speak Low (When You Speak Love): The Letters of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya. The show was directed by Harold Prince, with musical staging by Patricia Birch and starred Michael Cerveris as Kurt Weill, Donna Murphy as Lotte Lenya, David Pittu as Bertolt Brecht and John Scherer as George Davis. (more...)

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestra's 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?; Robin de Jesus: #TheStruggleIsReal; Lane Bradbury: Let Me Entertain You, Again; Daniel Reichard Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein with Special Guest Laura Osnes; and A Very Broadway Mother's Day. (more...)

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 3 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)