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Today is Easter, and what better way to celebrate than make a Broadway-themed Easter egg? There are so many choices, and so little time...let us help you decide which character to make this year! Take the quiz below to find out!

Get inside the rehearsal room of The Old Globe's upcoming world premiere musical RAIN by listening to Jared Zirilli sing 'Some People.'Get inside the rehearsal room of The Old Globe's world premiere musical RAIN by listening to Jared Zirilli sing 'Some People.' RAIN is currently in previews, with an official opening night set for Friday, April 1st. Check out the video below!

Samantha Massell was featured at 54 Below's 'Broadway Princess Party' earlier this month, singing 'God Help the Outcasts' from Disney's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Check out the video here!

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: Back From Tour… Remember Us?; Kara Lindsay: Bursting Your Bubble; Emma Howard and Jaidyn Young: Together at Last; Melissa Errico: Funny! I'm a Woman With Children; and Show Biz After Hours With Frank DiLella: Special Guests Orfeh, Andy Karl Mario Cantone & Telly Leung.

Robert X. Modica, Memorial Celebration April 8th 6:30-8:30 at The Players 16 Gramercy Park South, NYC in honor of New York legendary acting teacher who taught the craft to the likes of Broadway legend Marian Seldes and award winning Actors and Directors in Theater, Film and TV, John Turturro, David Duchovny, Bill D'Elia, Louise Lasser, Tyne Daly, Terrence Mann, Rachel Ward, Scott Cohen, Jennifer Beals, Jennifer O'Neill, Ali McGraw, John Doman and Michael Badalucco.

Earlier this week at FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, Conner Wayne Milam with Charlie Meredith, Lexie Dorsett Sharp and Friends performed in 'Dare to Dream: Benefiting The Broadway Dreams Foundation.' Broadway Dreams Foundation Students and Alumni came together for an unforgettable concert to support future Dreamers. Check out select video highlights from the concert below, or click here for the full concert!

The official trailer for THE CONJURING 2 has been officially released. The movie will hit theatres later this year on June 10th. Check out the trailer below!

Michael James Scott joined The Skivvies at 54 Below this week to perform a diva medley, featuring a wide variety of songs, including 'On My Own' from Les Mis, Run the World (Girls), Hello by Adele, and many more. Check out the video below!

Marc Shaiman and his partner Lou Mirabal were married today, at the end of Lieutenant Commander Mirabal's retirement ceremony, honoring his more than 20 years of service to our country. The wedding was officiated by Tom Kirdahy (The Visit, Mother and Sons) in New Jersey. Wedding guests included Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Murney, Nathan Lane, Mark Sendroff, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Darlene Love and many others. Pictures from both ceremonies were uploaded to Instagram earlier today, and you can check them out below!

Good news - Hamilton's digital lottery is officially back for the winter, meaning that fans can enter online daily for a chance to see one of Broadway's biggest hits. Better news - this means that digital #Ham4Ham is back, featuring surprise performances from the cast. Today is a very special day for Hamilton, because it's Jonathan Groff's birthday! Not only that, but Jonathan Groff will also be taking over the Ham4Ham videos next week while Lin-Manuel Miranda is on vacation. Check out the video below!

Earlier this week, Nick Adams joined The Skivvies at 54 Below to celebrate Easter, and what better way to celebrate Easter than with a non-traditional Easter Bunny costume? Check out the video of their Easter medley below!

According to Page Six, the Grateful Dead all-star tribute album will hit shelves this May 20th. The album, which will be a 59-track box set, will benefit the HIVAIDS nonprofit Red Hot. 

Earlier this week, SFGate released a 100-year look at the theatres and marquees of the San Francisco area. The look included 75 photos spanning the past 100 years and captions placing each one in San Francisco's theatre history.

On Thursday, Fortune Magazine released a list of The World's 50 Greatest Leaders, and Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda was named among them! Other leaders on the list include Pope Francis, John Oliver, John Legend, and many more.

An article on The Dallas Observer by Katy Lemieux highlighted the powerful, influential women of the theatre scene in Dallas today. Lemieux credits Margo Jones, who opened a Dallas theatre before her death in 1955, as one of the leaders in this movement.

Idina Menzel paid a visit to HAMILTON last night, and stopped by her old dressing room from the IF/THEN days after the show. Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted a photo of the visit. Check it out below!

Last month, cast members of Hingham High School Drama Club's The Shuddersome Tales of Poe performed at two in-school assemblies in preparation for the first round of Festival, a state-wide event hosted by the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild. Though the first assembly went off without a hitch, there were reportedly 'obnoxious shouts echoed from students across the auditorium when the house lights were turned off.' The comments were described by one student at the assembly as 'sexual, derogatory, and 'homophobic.'

Lefra Productions is already well-known for its productions of hilarious farces, which have been entertaining audiences in South Africa since 2012. This year, Frans Swart's Afrikaans translation of Ray Cooney en John Chapman's runaway hit  DAA' GAAT DIE BRUID! will tour the country, with a run all set to take place at the KKNK in Oudtshoorn.

This April, Patrick Rinn (HBO's "Angels in America") will debut his one-man show. "I NEVER PROMISED YOU … ROSE GARDEN" at NYC's famed Stage 72 at the Triad Theatre (158 W. 72nd St.) for four performances only.

Symphony Siren and Broadway Diva N'Kenge (Motown: The Musical and Sondheim and Sondheim) is continuing to make audiences rise to their feet, as she joins conductor Jack Everly and the BSO Super Pops for the thrilling Broadway Divas show, Thursday - Saturday, March 31 - Saturday, April 2, 2016 (8:00pm) and Sunday, April 3, 2016 (3:00pm).