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On this day in 2008, the psychedelic rock musical, Passing Strange, opened on Broadway at the Belasco Theater.

Broadway fave and former Elphaba, Shoshana Bean, has just dropped her cover of the Oscar-nominated anthem, This Is Me, from the musical The Greatest Showman. All proceeds of the song will go to benefit the LA LGBT Center. You can find the song on Spotify and other music streaming platforms. 

?Ohio Artists Gathering, under the direction of Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner and Columbus native Mike Faist, (Dear Evan Hansen) will partner with Short North Stage on Friday, March 16th, from 8:00-10:30 PM, for an awareness building and development event titled 'Rapid Transit,' introducing Ohio natives working on Broadway and beyond, and featuring a performance by Public. A special pre-event reception will be held from 7:00-8:00 for donors and sponsors to meet Mr. Faist and other OAG artists. Broadway leading man and fellow Ohio native Corey Cott will make a special guest appearance.

Hamilton Tony Award-winner, Daveed Diggs, stopped by everyone's favorite block, Sesame Street recently to put a new spin on an old classic.

This afternoon at TEDxBroadway, composer David Yazbek took to the stage to perform a number from his current hit Broadway musical, The Band's Visit. Check out the video below to see David put his own spin on 'Haled's Song About Love' for an excited crowd.

On this day in 2013, a star-studded Broadway cast and the New York Philharmonic presented a staged concert of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic, Carousel.

Rex Harrington, former Principal Dancer and current National Ballet Artist-in-Residence, created the iconic role of A Man in James Kudelka's The Four Seasons in 1997. One of his most celebrated performances and a personal favourite, Rex shares his thoughts on coaching the next generation of dancers in this challenging and emotionally-charged role.

Alice Cooper, a seminal figure in rock 'n' roll whose compelling stage presence has made him a must see for five decades, has been cast as the flamboyant King Herod in NBC's staged rock concert of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE! to be aired Easter Sunday, April 1. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was able to chat with the rock legend about his upcoming role. Watch below to see what Alice had to say about the musical, his upcoming turn as Herod, and what he's doing to prep for the big live show!

MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) presents the third show of its 2017-18 season: the World Premiere of Relevance, written by J. Lee ('How to Get Away With Murder,' 'Looking') with direction by Tony Award® nominee Liesl Tommy (Eclipsed).

Broadway's original 'Belle' Susan Egan, will reprise her iconic performance once again, this time with 5 Star Theatricals in its final show of its 2017-2018 season, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

On this day in 1989, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, an anthology comprising musical numbers celebrating shows featuring direction or choreography by Jerome Robbins, opened on Broadway.

Josie & The Uni Boys did a brief stop while on tour surprising fans with a performance at the 2018 FilmAid Asia Power of Film Gala. The performance held at The Murray Hotel Rooftop in Hong Kong ended with an important announcement: Josie & The Uni Boys will be starting their next project producing a documentary that will help thousands of people. The documentary aims to explore the pathway to finding happiness, through learning from two diverse cultures on finding bliss.

Swedish actress Josefin Nilsson, of Netflix's 'Corrupt Crimes,' is joining the cast of Sean Patrick Cannon's upcoming film drama “Girl Games.”

Baz Bamigboye of the Daily Mail has reported that British pop singer and media personality, Lulu, will be taking over the leading role of Dorothy Brock in the West End production of 42nd Street currently playing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, for sixteen weeks beginning March 19.

Frozen Fridays have commenced with the first of four new songs written by Oscar winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for Disney Theatrical's new Broadway musical Frozen!

Today we're celebrating the birthday ot Tony Award winner, Lea Salonga!

Check out the latest installment of Broadway Boo's featuring Sprongebob's own land mammal, Lilli Cooper!

On this day in 2008, the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, Sunday in the Park with George opened on Broadway.

On this day we celebrate the birthday of Broadway favorite, Jessie Mueller!

Josh Groban announced on Twitter tonight that he and Tony Award-winner, Idina Menzel, will be hitting the road 'soon'!