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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ NextGen Advocates will present NextGen Spotlight, a benefit concert featuring the future of Broadway. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

'Let It Go” from Walt Disney Records’ Frozen Original Soundtrack has been RIAA® certified Diamond, signifying 10 Million in sales. At D23: The Ultimate Fan Event, Disney Music Group President Ken Bunt presented a Diamond plaque to Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez.

In this video, Water For Elephants understudy extraordinaire Marissa Rosen, who is usually onstage eight times a week as Sue, breaks down how she manages her gender-bent understudy track of Walter Wallis the clown.

Watch the official music video for 'The Road Don't Make You Young' from Water for Elephants on Broadway.

Audible will present the New York premiere of I’m Almost There, written and performed by Todd Almond and directed by David Cromer. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

The cast of Our Town recently embarked on a memorable journey to Peterborough, New Hampshire, the town that inspired Thornton Wilder’s timeless play. Check out photos and video here!

Watch a clip of Sutton Foster singing 'Shy' in Once Upon a Mattress. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Mattel has unveiled the new line of Wicked dolls inspired by the characters from the highly anticipated musical movie coming this November. The recently announced Glinda and Elphaba singing dolls are joined by a full collection of fashion dolls featuring signature looks from Ariana Grande’s Glinda, Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba, and Marissa Bode’s Nessarose. Take a look at the final lineup here!

Disney Cruise Line revealed the first details about its next ship, the Disney Destiny, as it reached a new construction milestone at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Onboard, one such tale of good vs. evil will come to life when everyone’s favorite Greek gladiator takes center stage in the Walt Disney Theatre in Disney Hercules, an all-new, Broadway-style show developed exclusively for the Disney Destiny.

A Fairly Odd Musical! The Unauthorized Parody, a new interactive comedy spoofing the hit Nickelodeon TV series The Fairly OddParents, will make its Off-Broadway premiere next month! Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

The Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Cafe will host a special one-night-only event, 'The After Party,' on Friday, August 16th, to benefit the fundraising efforts to save the iconic venue from closure.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Purpose, written by Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and directed by Two-time Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad, will come to Broadway in spring 2025. We have all of the details!

Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow visited Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday to discuss The Roommate, a new play that will open on Broadway September 12. During the interview, the two recalled the first time they were introduced to each other 30-odd years ago at a New Year's Eve party at LuPone's house.

It was an opening for a princess Monday night at the Hudson Theatre. The best of the theatre community came out to celebrate the official arrival of Once Upon a Mattress. Watch as we take you inside the big night in this video!

Prospect Musicals has announced their 25th Anniversary Gala, which will honor three members of the theatre community with the third annual Muse Awards. Learn more about the gala here!

The hit psychological thriller, JOB, has extened its Broadway run! The play, written by Max Wolf Friedlich, directed by Michael Herwitz, and featuring original cast members Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon, will now play at the Hayes Theater through Sunday, October 27, 2024.

Barbra Streisand, Shaina Taub, and more have joined as speakers for the upcoming Jewish Women For Kamala call. The event is set to take place on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 at 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 14, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Tonight at Chicago on Broadway, Kaylor Martin, Serena Page, JaNa Craig and Olivia Walker visited their 'Love Island USA' host Ariana Madix, where she is currently starring as Roxie Hart through September 1st. Check out photos from their visit.

Once Upon a Mattress celebrated its return to Broadway for the first time in over 25 years, in a new production starring two-time Tony-winner Sutton Foster and Drama Desk Award winner and SAG Award nominee Michael Urie.  See photos as the star-studded cast hit the opening night pink carpet below!

54 Below will present “Broadway Celebrates Equality,” a celebration of Women’s Equality Day, Monday, Aug. 26, 7  p.m.

The Prince Fellowship has announced its 2024-2025 fellows, recognizing emerging talent in theater production. The fellowship supports the development of new voices in the industry through mentorship and resources.

Sugar Daddy, a new production of comedian and actor Sam Morrison’s one-man show, will play the Lovelace Studio Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts prior to a Broadway run. Learn more about the production!

Looking for all the latest info on one of Broadway's hottest shows? BroadwayWorld has the full scoop on everything that you need to know about Once Upon a Mattress! on Broadway. Check out all the details here!

As previously reported, Tony Award-winning actor Nathan Lane and Golden-Globe-winning actor Matt Bomer will be co-starring in a new Hulu comedy inspired by the fan-favorite show The Golden Girls. Initially produced as just a pilot, Hulu has now given a series order to the show.