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Tony, Grammy and Emmy award winning and Academy Award nominated star, Cynthia Erivo, will be honored as the recipient of The Human Rights Campaign's National Equality Award at this year’s annual National Dinner. Learn more!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running theatrical release in film history, will be celebrating its 49th anniversary and embarking on three national tours stopping in over 50 cities. See if the tour is coming to a city near you on our full schedule and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Entertainment Community Fund will present the second annual Lights! Camera! Ante Up! Celebrity Poker Tournament. Learn more about the event!

Get a first look at photos of Romeo and Juliet at A.R.T. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Jeff Goldblum stopped by Good Morning America on Monday to discuss the new Netflix series, Kaos, where he plays the Greek God Zeus. Also in the interview, Goldblum teased the upcoming Wicked movie, where he plays The Wizard alongside Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, and Jonathan Bailey. Watch the interview!

Netflix has just released the teaser art, along with new details, for the highly anticipated film adaptation of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, which will be released later this year. The official trailer for the film will debut Wednesday, August 20th at 6:30 am PT.

Broadway star and SNL alum Ana Gasteyer recently stopped by Good Morning America to discuss the new production of Once Upon a Mattress, which is currently running on Broadway. The actress recalled joining the production because she knew it would be a 'guaranteed joyride.' Watch the interview!

Left on Tenth has announced the full creative team for the new Broadway play.  The production is set to begin performances at The James Earl Jones Theatre on September 26, with its official opening on October 23.

Just last year, social media was abuzz over a video shared by Hamilton star Tamar Greene, who took a break from a concert rehearsal to croon Ragtime's 'Wheels of a Dream' to his newborn son onstage.

The Avett Brothers’ new musical Swept Away will star the returning principal cast members from the show’s run at Berkeley Repertory and Arena Stage. Learn more about the full cast here!

A24 has just dropped the first trailer for Y2K, Kyle Mooney’s disaster comedy starring Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, The Kid Laroi, Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker, and Fred Durst. Watch the trailer now!

Hillary Clinton quoted Suffs during her speech at the Democratic National Convention last night. Watch the video of the musical's producer quoting 'The March (We Demand Equality)' and 'Keep Marching' during her moving speech now!

Tony nominee Orfeh will join the Broadway company of Chicago in the role of 'Matron Mama Morton' beginning next week! Her limited run will begin on Monday, August 26 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St., NYC).

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE will launch its First National Tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence, RI in September 2024 then go on to play more than 25 cities in its first year. Rehearsals are now underway. Check out all new rehearsal photos here!

Theater director Jamie Lloyd will be making a foray into filmmaking. As part of his Jamie Lloyd Company, the director 'will set up a separate film division and work with new partners from the film world.' This news follows his company's recent split from Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) earlier this year.

The upcoming adaptation of The Piano Lesson will mark a cinematic departure from the stage version. Co-writing the screenplay with Virgil Williams, director Malcolm Washington opened up the world of the story for the movie, utilizing flashbacks and other filmmaking techniques to sometimes take viewers out of the living room where the original play is set.

1,200 New Yorkers gathered in Central Park for LET'S HEAR IT FOR NEW YORK! AN UNFORGETTABLE DANCE EXPERIENCE, organized by The Public Theater's Public Works program. Participants of all ages and backgrounds learned choreography to Alicia Keys' 'Empire State of Mind' from the Broadway show Hell's Kitchen. Watch in this video!

Krysta Rodriguez and Alan Cumming are among the names that are set to star in Lunch Hour, a new film directed by Larry Guterman from a script by Oren Safdie. Rodriguez and Cumming will appear alongside Thomas Middleditch.

Deaf West Theatre has revealed its 2024-25 programming. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Marc Shaiman, and Steve Martin have reunited for a live singalong of Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It? from Only Murders in the Building. Martin sang the patter song in the third season of the hit Hulu series, which has been nominated for an Emmy. Watch the video now!

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that talk show host Phil Donahue has passed away at the age of 88. As his legacy as an iconic figure in the television landscape is commemorated, watch a video of The Phil Donahue Show's special A Chorus Line-themed episode, which reunited the original Broadway cast of the musical.

Ingrid Michaelson will appear live on stage at the Schoenfeld Theatre for a performance following The Notebook. Learn how to purchase tickets.

It's been 10 years since the original production of Kinky Boots opened in Korea and the show is set to make its return next month, beginning performances on September 2nd, and running through November 3rd, 2024.

Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin will star in WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at George Street Playhouse. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Tony Award-winners Mercedes Ruehl and Christine Ebersole will both appear in the second season of Fox's Accursed, playing Connie and Deb, respectively. They will appear alongside Debra Winger and Matthew James Thomas (who will play a new role) in the 'Margot's Story' episode.