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A fundraiser has launched to help Christine Pedi raise money for a procedure to help stabilize her vision, which she has been steadily losing over the past decade. Learn more about how to donate here.

All new photos have been released of the cast of John Proctor is the Villain, a new play by Kimberly Belflower, with direction by Tony Award winner Danya Taymor, and starring Sadie Sink. Check out the photos here!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will have launch a celebration of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and its houses later this month at Broadway's Lyric Theatre.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 2/6/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Join the UCLA Department of Theater Summer Institutes for a transformative experience that will allow students to expand their creative horizons in every way. Artists will train with world-renowned faculty and build a foundation in their chosen area of study while learning the art of networking.

Six-time Emmy Award-nominated actor Tituss Burgess will take over the role of ‘Mary Todd Lincoln’ in the acclaimed comedy, Oh, Mary! Tituss will begin Tuesday, March 18, 2025 for a limited 3-week engagement through Sunday, April 6, 2025.

Touring dance group Shen Yun Performing Arts is under criminal investigation for possible visa fraud, labor issues, and more. Learn more about the investigation here.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 6, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Get a first look at Encores! City Center's production of Urinetown! Check out new production photos featuring Jordan Fisher (Bobby Strong), Keala Settle (Penelope Pennywise), Rainn Wilson (Caldwell B. Cladwell), and more. 

Get a first look at Encores! City Center's production of Urinetown, featuring Jordan Fisher (Bobby Strong), Keala Settle (Penelope Pennywise), Rainn Wilson (Caldwell B. Cladwell), and more. The video features highlights from the starry production, opening tonight and running through February 16.

Watch a first look at Encores! City Center's production of Urinetown, featuring Jordan Fisher, Keala Settle, Rainn Wilson, and more. The video features Fisher singing 'Run, Freedom, Run,' along with a montage of the cast in action.

Worried your lack of tap dancing skills is keeping you from living your best triple-threat life? Get back to the basics and tap your troubles away with DeWitt Fleming, Jr., who not only plays 'Lincoln Perry' in Broadway's A Wonderful World, but is also the show's tap choreographer. Follow DeWitt's five simple steps to better tapping in this video!

Broadway Bridges is resuming with 23 shows participating in the 2025 spring cycle, including The Great Gatsby, & Juliet and many more. Learn more about the participating shows!

Musical theater icon Bernadette Peters and  Wicked star Ariana Grande are both set to appear on the late-night talk show, which airs on ABC at 11:35 PM ET.

Rumor has it that Anastasia will be back in NYC this winter when it arrives at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center. The one-night-only event arrives as a part of Manhattan Concert Productions' Broadway Series. Watch this video to find out more about how they are preparing for the event and what audiences can expect.

Yonge Street Theatricals will soon present the new musical LIFE AFTER at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre. Check out a brand-new music video for “Poetry,” filmed in studio with actress Isabella Esler, who plays Alice.

On Monday night, internet sensation Trisha Paytas, made her long-awaited Broadway debut in one-night-only musical theatre extravaganza, Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream. See footage from the night here!

Playwrights Horizons just celebrated opening night of its world premiere of The Antiquities, written by Jordan Harrison and co-produced by the Vineyard Theatre and the Goodman Theatre. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play.

On a recent visit to TODAY to discuss her new film Love Hurts, Ariana DeBose reflected on Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025, and announced that she is releasing new music. Watch the interview now!

The reviews are rolling in for Mystic Pizza, which opened on Sunday at Paper Mill Playhouse. The show continues through Sunday, February 23. Based on the classic 1988 movie starring Julia Roberts, Mystic Pizza is a new musical about three working-class girls who navigate the complexities of life, love and family in a small-town pizza joint.

Americans for the Arts (AFTA), the leading nonprofit for advancing the arts in America, announced that starting at the end of March 2025, Erin Harkey would serve as its next CEO.

All new production photos have been released from & Juliet on Broadway featuring NSYNC star, Joey Fatone. Fatone will play a limited engagement through March 16, 2025. Check out the photos below!

Broadway newcomer Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. will join the cast of MJ, alternating the role of ‘Little Michael’. Originally from Brooklyn, Christopher will make his Broadway debut in the production on Wednesday, February 5. 

Doechii is not throwing away her shot at Broadway. After taking home her first Grammy for Best Rap Album on Sunday night, a video has resurfaced of the rapper dancing to a mashup of of her song 'Catfish' and 'My Shot' from Hamilton.

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW is getting ready to celebrate the official box office opening on Friday, February 7 with discounted tickets and a lottery for opening night tickets. We have all of the details.