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Check out photos inside the worldwide debut of Disney's Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail at The New York Botanical Garden. The experience was created by Adventurelive, the producing team behind Broadway’s Hamilton. Join Jack Skellington, Sally, and Zero on a walk of wonders, as your favorite characters, scenes, and songs.

Catch up on all the latest from the week ending September 27, 2024 with videos from Forbidden Broadway, Little Shop of Horrors, Death Becomes Her, and more!

BroadwayWorld has featured Our Town's Hagan Oliveras as the September 2024 Debut of the Month. Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Oliveras and see what he has to say about making his Broadway debut, starring alongside Jim Parsons, and much more.

We celebrate Dame Maggie Smith's life and legacy by revisiting some of her greatest work onstage, from videos of her countless performances in the works of Shakespeare, to her work on the West End, Broadway, and more.

After a brief strike period, the Kennedy Center and the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) leadership have announced they have reached a new 18-month labor agreement with the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra, AFM Local 616-710.

BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first look at Florencia Cuenca's recording studio music video for “I Miss the Mountains,” from Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s Tony and Pulitzer-winning Next to Normal. The song is featured on her album Broadway en Spanglish. Watch now!

Death Becomes Her is getting ready to start previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on October 23, 2024. Watch in this video as the cast takes a break from rehearsals to meet the press.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actress Dame Maggie Smith has died at age 89. Perhaps best known for her screen roles in the Harry Potter film series and Downton Abbey, Smith also had several stage credits to her name, and won a Tony Award in 1990.

The next musical production taking the stage on Royal Caribbean's cruise ships will be Back to the Future! According to a post on the cruise line's website, they will be holding auditions for Back to the Future in London this October.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 27, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Sam Gold’s production of ROMEO + JULIET, starring Emmy Award winner Kit Connor and Golden Globe Award winner Rachel Zegler, begins previews tonight at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Check out photos of ROMEO + JULIET below! 

In this video, AuCoin spills the tea on sharing the screen with such legendary actors such as Laurence Fishburne and Ed O’Neil in the six episode series and why bringing the real life character of Andy Roeser to life has been his favorite role thus far. 

Previews are now underway for Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes. The play opens at the Broadhurst Theatre on Sunday, September 29, and we have your first look at the cast in action with this video.

The New York premiere of Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, has just announced a two week extension at the Broadhurst Theatre.  Check out new photos of the cast in action!

Check out new production photos below of Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho who are making their Broadway debuts in CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB! 

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical officially launched its First National Tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence, RI on September 24, 2024, and the reviews are starting to come in.

The North American tour of & Juliet has officially opened at The Hippodrome in Baltimore, MD - and the reviews have started coming in. Let's see what the critics have to say - check out all the reviews.

The new Broadway production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is now in previews. Check out first photos of the cast in action here!

Additional cast members have been revealed for New York City Center's Encores! series. City Center’s 2025 Encores! series includes Urinetown, Love Life, and The Wild Party. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Bartlett Sher will direct a one-night-only reunion concert of LCT’s Tony Award-winning 2008 production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC, starring original cast members Kelli O’Hara, Paulo Szot, and more. See the full cast and purchase tickets now on sale!

Lillias White will reprise her role as ‘Hermes’ in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown on Broadway. The Tony Award-winning actress will return to the underworld beginning Tuesday, October 22nd.

Only Make Believe is celebrating the start of its 25th anniversary year with their annual gala held on Monday October 28th at the St. James Theatre to recognize those who have shown support through their dedication to philanthropy while raising crucial funds for their  interactive theatre programming. 

Hamilton is holding a virtual casting call for its next leading men. The blockbuster musical is searching for its next Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and George Washington. The casting call reveals that the nationwide search is for all of its companies, which includes Broadway, national tour, and beyond.

Wayne Brady, the five-time Emmy Award winner and Grammy nominee, and star of Broadway's The Wiz, will take on the role of Rick Braithwaite in a special concert adaptation of To Sir, With Love, set to be performed at the Garry Marshall Theatre in Burbank.

The music video for the title track from the new West End musical, Why Am I So Single? by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, the team behind the musical SIX. 8 Dates is co-produced by the chart-topping music duo Future Cut, consisting of Tunde Babalola and Darren Lewis, who have worked with Rihanna, Shakira, FKA Twigs, Dua Lipa, Little Mix and many more.