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The original Broadway Cast Recording of Illinoise: A New Musical is available today, May 31, on all digital platforms. Listen to the full album here!

An all new music video has been released for the song 'No One' from the Broadway musical Hell's Kitchen, featuring Shoshana Bean & Maleah Joi Moon. Check out the video here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 31, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

A very limited number of balcony tickets for the 2024 Drama Desk Awards have been made available to the general public

Due to popular demand, the critically-acclaimed Second Stage Theater  production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ APPROPRIATE, directed by Lila Neugebauer and starring Sarah Paulson, has added an additional eight performances only, extending for a third and final time after 26 weeks on Broadway.  

Get a first look at the Australian company of Sunset Boulevard in action in this all-new footage from the production.

Get a first look at photos of Sarah Hyland as Audrey and Andrew Barth Feldman as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors.

Lee Wilkof, who played Seymour in the original Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors, is currently developing a short film called Teenage Waistband. The film is based on Wilkof's own experiences, with the goal of illuminating the racial disparity in America in the 1960's. Teenage Waistband is being funded by donors on Kickstarter and, as of May 29, has reached its campaign goal.

BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first look at Fat Ham at The Old Globe!

Director Michael Greif recently stopped by GM3 to discuss some of his latest projects, including the musical Hell's Kitchen which was nominated for a whopping 13 Tony Awards, tying with Stereophonic as the most this season. Throughout his prestigious career, Grief has been nominated for Best Direction of a Musical four times before scoring his fifth nomination for Hell's Kitchen. Watch the full interview!

Get a first look inside rehearsals for PAC NYC's radical reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic dance musical Cats based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot.  

EMPIRE: The Musical, will premiere in its hometown, New York City at New World Stages. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

In this video, Jordan dives into her journey to the Great White Way from her early survival jobs working at a spin studio to joining the workshop of Lempicka and more! Jordan also shares why The Notebook IP has resonated with audiences over the last four decades from novel to movie and now Broadway!

Hal Linden and Marilu Henner are set to star in The Journals of Adam and Eve, a new comedy by Ed. Weinberger. See where and when you can catch the new show!

According to reports, Republic Pictures has acquired the rights to Millers in Marriage, a film helmed by Saving Private Ryan star Edward Burns. The ensemble of the film includes Broadway alums Brian d'Arcy James and Patrick Wilson, alongside Julianna Margulies, Gretchen Mol, Minnie Driver, Morena Baccarin, Benjamin Bratt, and Campbell Scott.

Watch Tim Draxl perform Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic “Sunset Boulevard” in an all new video from the production's media call.

Tribeca 2024 will see the world premiere of a new documentary centered on the legendary Broadway performer, Liza Minnelli. The film brings the dazzling, complex period of Liza’s life in the 1970s, just after the tragic death of her mother, into focus. Liza confronts a range of personal and professional challenges on the way to becoming a bonafide legend. Find the Tribeca screening details here!

Get a first look inside rehearsals for Burlesque!

How do you build a home? In this video, watch as the designers of The Notebook discuss how the lighting, sound, projections, and scenic elements work together to transport audiences into Noah and Allie's world.

In this video, Ben breaks down Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll's Tony-nominated choreography for Broadway's Water for Elephants with the help of dance captain Brandon Block. Can you keep up?

Executive Producer Jac Venza has passed away. Learn more about Venza's life and work.

Jennifer Ashley Tepper, writer of BroadwayWorld's Broadway Deep Dive series, has revealed that her next book is in the works. Titled 'Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That the History Books Left Out', the book will be published by Applause on November 19, 2024.

In this video, watch as Tony nominee Danya Taymor chats about the importance of The Outsiders story, the joy of returning to musical theatre, and so much more.

Just yesterday, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer took to social media to share a fun video she made detailing what 'The Lady of the Lake' is up to post-Broadway. Now, she has released a second part to the video, which may or may not be an ongoing series.

Take the Lead, the new musical based on the 2006 dance film that starred Antonio Banderas, will have a private reading today in New York City. The musical will have its world premiere next year at Paper Mill Playhouse.