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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS welcomed Broadway’s Kyle Selig to the role of Jacob Jankowski on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. See photos here!

The lineup has been revealed for NextGen Spotlight, a concert directed and hosted by Back to the Future: The Musical’s Jelani Remy and presented by NextGen Advocates to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Learn more about the event.

In this video, your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with four incredible actors who made their Broadway debuts during the 2023-2024 season; Chad Carstarphen and Jackie Leon who star in Hell’s Kitchen, Carson Stewart who is starring in The Notebook and Morgan Anita Wood who made her Broadway debut in Hamilton, the week before this panel was recorded!

Do you have a theatre teacher who has made a major impact on your life? There's no better way to show your appreciation than by submitting them for the 2025 Excellence in Theatre Education Award!

BroadwayHD will present the world streaming premiere of the Off-Broadway musical, Between the Lines this month. Learn more about the show and see how to watch.

Little Shop of Horrors will unveil an “Audrey II” Times Square Installation this month. Learn more about the event and see how to attend.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis have unveiled the fourth group of voices for the star-studded cast of the concept album, WARRIORS. 

The Shed has revealed its 2024 – 25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Cynthia Erivo, the Tony Award winner and star of the upcoming Wicked movie, will guest star in the second season of Peacock's Poker Face. Other guest stars for the upcoming season include Margo Martindale, BJ Novak, Giancarlo Esposito, and Katie Holmes.

In honor of the Wicked movie, HarperCollins will be releasing several special editions of Gregory Maguire's original novel that spawned the hit musical, including a new deluxe hardback collector's edition.

The producers of The Ghost of John McCain have penned an open letter to Meghan McCain inviting her to the production's opening night following her calling out the production on social media.

The second full trailer for part one of the Wicked movie has been released. Watch the video featuring new looks at Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, and more! Wicked: Part One will be released on November 22, 2024.

A selection of five songs has just been released for Emilia Perez, the upcoming Spanish-language musical starring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Selena Gomez. The movie is set to be released on Netflix on November 13 in the US, Canada, and the UK following a theatrical release in select theaters on November 1.

Marvel has released four new posters for Agatha All Along, each inspired by a different movie or series. One such poster honors The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with Kathryn Hahn's Agatha Harkness taking on the iconic pose of Frank-N-Furter.

This year's New Yorker festival is set to take place next month, and includes a host of Broadway names on its slate. The lineup will include talks with Alan Cumming, Audra McDonald, Ayad Akhtar, Sara Bareilles, and more. Additionally, a screening of the new film adapation of The Piano Lesson will be held.

The Outsiders on Broadway will be adding Thursday matinees to their performance schedule! Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Avett Brothers recently posed in front of the newly-minted Longacre Theatre, where their musical Swept Away will begin performances on Tuesday, October 29. Check out the photos here!

Part One of the Wicked movie will be released this November, and we now have confirmation when the official soundtrack will be released as well. The soundtrack is already available to pre-save on Apple Music and Spotify via the official website.

Productions of Hadestown will open in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the Royal Theater Carré and in Melbourne, Australia at the Her Majesty’s Theatre in Spring 2025.

Hannah Shankman will take over the role of Fanny Brice when the tour opens in Seattle on September 24th, 2024. She joins returning cast members Melissa Manchester as Mrs. Brice, Stephen Mark Lukas as Nick Arnstein, Izaiah Montaque Harris as Eddie Ryan, Walter Coppage as Florenz Ziegfeld, Leah Platt as Emma/Mrs. Nadler, Christine Bunuan as Mrs. Meeker, and David Foley Jr. as Tom Keeney. 

THE APPLE BOYS, a new fast-paced musical comedy set in Gilded Age Coney Island, with book by Jono Lyons and music and lyrics by 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Ben Bonnema, will have industry presentations on Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24 in Manhattan at Ripley Grier 38th St. Studios.

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical will welcome Solea Pfeiffer as Satine, John Cardoza as Christian and Pepe Muñoz as Santiago to the Broadway company beginning Tuesday, October 15 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/5/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 5, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

McNEAL begins is now running on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, marking the first play of LCT’s historic 40th Anniversary season. Meet the cast of McNEAL here!