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Hulu has just released a new trailer for the fourth season of the hit comedy series, Only Murders in the Building. In the new season, the characters will spend some time in Los Angeles as this in-universe movie based on the podcast is being developed. Watch the new trailer!

Next up from Roundabout Theatre Company is the new production of Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang directed by Leigh Silverman. Check out photos fo the new marquee at the Todd Haimes Theatre here!

Rehearsals are now underway for  Little Shop of Horrors at Ogunquit Playhouse starring Etai Benson, Talia Suskauer, Adam Heller, and Edward Watts, and Latrice Royale. BroadwayWorld stopped by for a sneak peek and you can check out photos from inside the special day here!

In a new interview, Christine Baranski provided an update on the highly anticipated threequel in the Mamma Mia! franchise. 'I was in London with [producer] Judy Kramer at our favorite watering hole, she is planning Mamma Mia 3,' Baranski said. 

Check out photos from Once Upon a Mattress's opening night curtain call on Broadway!

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 8/11/2024.

 The Broadway League and Museum of Broadway will launch a new special exhibit to celebrate Latiné and Hispanic heritage on Broadway: ¡VIVA! BROADWAY: ayer, hoy y mañana. Learn more about the exhibit.

The votes have been tallied and the BroadwayWorld raders have spoken and selected NEWSIES as the Ultimate Best Musical Loser. After weeks of deliberation, the final round came down to two Disney musicals - Beauty and the Beast and Newsies. Newsies won by an overwhelming margin, taking 83% of the vote.

New York City Tourism + Conventions just announced the opening of NYC Broadway Week 2-for-1 ticket sales to 23 Broadway shows, including 10 new participants. We've got the full list of participating shows!

It was announced this morning, Emily Koch will be taking on the role of Debra in the Kimberly Akimbo national tour. Yesterday, she performed her big number 'Better' at Broadway in Chicago's summer concert. Watch the complete performance!

BroadwayWorld stopped by rehearsals fro Little Shop of Horrors at Ogunquit Playhouse starring Etai Benson (Seymour), Talia Suskauer (Audrey), Adam Heller (Mushnik), and Jason Forbach (Orin), and Latrice Royale (Audrey II). Check out the cast in action in this all new video!

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at Soft Power at Singature Theatre, a musical fantasia with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Henry Hwang. Check out the cast in action!

New York City Center announced complete programming for the 2024 Fall for Dance Festival, September 18 – 29, 2024. An essential part of New York’s fall dance season, the annual ten-day Festival opens City Center’s 2024 – 2025 season with a showcase of dance companies and artists in an array of styles, attracting an audience of 22,000 newcomers and returning dance fans alike.

The Lion King will welcome Austin Elle Fisher as “Young Nala” and Jacob Pham as “Young Simba” beginning Tuesday, August 20. Learn more about the new members of the cast here!

Dave Stewart, known for his work in the rock band Eurythmics, is penning the lyrics for new songs for a feature musical based on his life. Tony Award nominee Sharon D. Clarke will play the title character.

As previously announced, Carolee Carmello will lead the cast of the National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo, which kicks off next month. Learn more about the full cast here!

Muhammad Ali's wife, Lonnie Ali, and producer Richard Willis sat down with CBS News Chicago to talk about bringing the Broadway-Bound musical to Chicago.  Watch the full clip!

BroadwayWorld sat down with Emmy-Award nominated songwriters Benj Pasek & Justin Paul and Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman to speak with them about the process of working together on Only Murders in the Building, crafting the patter song for the show, and how they knew Steve Martin could pull it off.

The Broadway company of Chicago will welcome actress Alyssa Milano making her Broadway debut in the role of “Roxie Hart” beginning Monday, September 16, 2024 at the Ambassador Theatre.

The Museum of Broadway will host events over the next week featuring the cast of Water For Elephants and more. Learn more about all upcoming events at the museum and how to RSVP.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS will launch its First National Tour in Baltimore, MD at the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in the Fall of 2025.

ALI, the new musical celebrating the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali, is set to premiere in Chicago next year, for an out of town run prior to Broadway. Watch an all new video featuring a song from the show here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 13, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

F-R-E-D! The classic musical comedy Once Upon a Mattress celebrates its triumphant 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! Read the reviews!

Performances are now underway for The Muny's production of In the Heights, the sixth show in the theatre’s 106th season, which runs through August 15 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park. The company has released a first look at the show's roof-raising showstopper, '96,000' along with highlights from the show! Check out the video!