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Start spreading the news! The 78th Annual Tony Awards Nominations will be announced live on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

A special literary event, Ann Patchett & Our Town, featuring Jim Parsons, Kenny Leon and more from the Broadway company of Our Town, will take place at Symphony Space. The event will celebrate the synergy between New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett's novel Tom Lake and Our Town. Learn how to attend.

The Broadway League is launching Broadway Bridges on the Road, a new initiative aimed at expanding access to Broadway touring performances for high school students nationwide. Learn more about the initiative!

The Lincoln Center Theater production of McNEAL, a new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Bartlett Sher opened last night at the Vivian Beaumont Theater! See photos of stars on the red carpet!

Drag the Musical star Jan Sport honored Nicole Scherzinger's iconic stage door look after the first preview of the new Off-Broadway production. The former Pussycat Doll greeted fans in the stage door barefoot in her bloody costume after the first preview of Sunset Boulevard. The RuPaul's Drag Race alum took after Scherzinger in a new video.

Prime Video has released a new clip for House of Spoils, the genre-bending thriller starring Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose. Watch it now!

In this video, watch as the cast of Broadway's The Hills of California unpacks their roles ahead of opening night.

Funko has revealed the upcoming POP! figures that will be released in partnership with the Wicked movie. The image showcases Elphaba and Glinda and features the iconic green and pink colors that are characteristic of the witches.

Roundabout Theatre Company is presenting Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang directed by Leigh Silverman. Get a first look at footage from the production featuring Daniel Dae Kim and more here! 

It Happened Here 2024, the new 6-episode “audio documentary from the future” adapted by Richard Dresser from his own novel, will star Edie Falco, Santino Fontana, Tony Shalhoub. Learn more about the series and see how to listen!

The lights of the August Wilson Theatre will dim at 7:30 PM ET on Thursday, October 10 in his honor. Epstein produced the 2002 revival of The Crucible which played at there (when it was called the Virginia Theatre).

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced the Nominating Committee for the 2024-2025 Broadway season. Find out who made the list!

Annaleigh Ashford has joined the cast of the world premiere of All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich, with direction by Alex Timbers, from February 4 through 16th. Ashford completes the cast of the production.

On Monday, Alicia Keys stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss her Tony Award-winning musical, Hell's Kitchen. Keys is launching a new organization, Kaleidoscope Dreams, that is drawn directly from the musical itself.

Ken Page, Broadway star of The Wiz, Cats, and more, has died at age 70. Tributes have been coming in from members of the theatre community, as well as friends and castmates of Ken's. Read some of the social media posts here.

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday to discuss the new Broadway production of Romeo + Juliet, which just began previews at the Circle in the Square Theatre.

Operation Mincemeat, the most recent Olivier Award®-winning Best Musical, will open on Broadway in 2025 at the Golden Theatre after two sold-out years on the West End.

Ahead of the publication of Showmance, BroadwayWorld sat down with playwright and author Chad Beguelin to discuss his writing process, his connection to the subject material, and whether the novel could ever be musicalized.

For one night only, Carmel Dean’s acclaimed song cycle Well-Behaved Women will be presented on Monday, October 28th at The Town Hall at 7:30 PM, performed by an all-star cast of women.

BroadwayWorld is excited to share an exclusive clip from Studio One Forever, Marc Saltarelli’s award-winning documentary about the iconic gay disco in West Hollywood. Watch the clip now!

SIX, the Tony Award®-winning new musical by Tony Award®-winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, will celebrate three years on Broadway this October with anniversary festivities continuing the entire month! Learn more about the upcoming events here!

The new anniversary production of the international Irish dance phenomenon Riverdance 30 – The New Generation will return to Radio City Music Hall for five performances only. We have all of the details about the new show here.

Hell's Kitchen doesn't just feel like a history-making musical to audiences. The cast can relate too. Watch in this video as Jackie Leon chats about her place in the industry, working with Alicia Keys, and more!

New cast members will join & Juliet for the hit musical’s third year on Broadway. Joining the company this October is Alison Luff as ‘Anne’ (The Who’s Tommy, Waitress, Escape to Margaritaville), Liam Pearce as ‘Romeo’ (How to Dance in Ohio, McCarter Theatre Center’s Empire Records), and Nathan Levy as ‘François’ (Aladdin, Dear Evan Hansen). 

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor Ken Page has died at age 70. Page is best known for his Broadway roles in The Wiz, Ain't Misbehavin', Cats, and more.