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Interview: Suzie Toot Is Tappin' Her Way to the Top of RuPaul's Drag Race
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 21, 2025

Will Suzie Toot make it to the finale? Fans will have to tune in to find out. In the meantime, she checks in with BroadwayWorld to discuss everything from her awesome Rusical performance to her theater roots. ​
Special Offer: BETRAYAL at Goodman Theatre
by BWW Special Offer - Mar 21, 2025

Special Offer for 'Betrayal' at Goodman Theatre -- must close March 30
Review: THE STORY OF MY LIFE DIE GESCHICHTE MEINES LEBENS at Theater Spielraum
by Martin Ganeider - Mar 20, 2025

What did our critic think of THE STORY OF MY LIFE DIE GESCHICHTE MEINES LEBENS at Theater Spielraum?aMarch 19, 2025, marks the Opening Night for Neil Bartrams (Lyrics and Music) and Brian Hill's (book) Chamber Musical, THE STORY OF MY LIFE (Die Geschichte Meines Lebens- translated by Daniel Große Boymann) at the charming Theater Spielraum in Vienna.
Cynthia Erivo, Billy Porter, & More to Guest Star in Final Season of BIG MOUTH
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 20, 2025

Cynthia Erivo, Billy Porter, Richard Kind, Holly Hunter, Steve Buscemi, and many more are set to guest star in the eighth and final season of the beloved comedy series Big Mouth, from Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.
WICKED, THE OUTSIDERS and More Set for Shea's Performing Arts Center 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2025

Shea's Performing Arts Center has revealed 2025-26 Broadway Season at Shea's Buffalo Theatre, which includes WICKED, KIMBERLY AKIMBO and more. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.
THE OUTSIDERS to be Presented in BroadwaySF's 2026/27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2025

THE OUTSIDERS, winner of four 2024 Tony Awards—including Best Musical—will anchor BroadwaySF’s 2026/27 season. Learn more about the production here!
HELL'S KITCHEN, THE OUTSIDERS, and More Set For Denver Center's 2025/26 Broadway Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 19, 2025

Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway and Cabaret have announced the 2025/26 subscription season and added attractions. The subscription season kicks off with Shucked. Learn more here!
Review: JENN COLELLA Back In The Basement With Broadway At 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - Mar 19, 2025

Whether on Broadway or in the cabaret, Jenn Colella is one of our best. This week at 54 Below it's Broadway AND cabaret.
Review: A FLEA IN HER EAR at Brookfield Theatre For The Arts
by Jared Reynolds - Mar 19, 2025

A flea was put in my ear to get to Brookfield Theater. I was late to the party and tickets were going fast, but I was able to make it to closing weekend of their production of A Flea in her Ear and boy, was it worth it.
New York Drama Film A COMEDY OF ERRORS Announced
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 18, 2025

Noel Leon and Mickey Gooch, Jr. have announced their new film A Comedy of Errors. The gritty New York story features an award-winning ensemble cast including Siobhan Hogan Fallon, Brian O’Halloran, Luke Null, Andy Dick, and more.
JILTED to be Presented in Concert at 54 Below in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2025

54 BELOW and Origin Theatre will present JILTED, a thrilling new original musical by Lauryn Gaffney, live in concert for one night only. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: WASPS, Oran Mor
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Mar 17, 2025

Rianne is your typical 16-year-old girl, aside from an obsessive phobia of wasps, trying to survive the hellhole that is high school.
TENDING Arrives at Riverside Studios Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 17, 2025

Based on over 70 interviews conducted over two years with NHS nurses of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities, Tending tells their raw, real and often unheard stories. Learn more here!
Review: Indonesian Musical Company’s Legacy Tells a Passionate 25-Years-Long Tale
by Rakaputra Paputungan - Mar 16, 2025

What did our critic think of LEGACY at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta?
Kate Baldwin to Star in THE REAL KYLE MCCARREN at Rhinebeck Writers Retreat
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2025

THE REAL KYLE MCCARREN, a musical by Andy Roninson and Sean McVerry, was selected for this year’s Triple R program at Rhinebeck Writers Retreat. Learn more and see how to attend.
Review: CLUELESS THE MUSICAL, Trafalgar Theatre
by Debbie Gilpin - Mar 14, 2025

It’s 30 years since Amy Heckerling’s American high school adaptation of Emma hit cinema screens, so how better to mark that than with a move to the stage? Fresh from try-outs in Bromley last year, the musical adaptation has just opened in the West End; Heckerling’s book is backed by music from KT Tunstall and lyrics by Glenn Slater - as opposed to the first attempt at adapting the film for Off Broadway, which had more of a jukebox musical feel.
THE OUTSIDERS, MAMMA MIA! And More Set for 2025/2026 Broadway Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2025

Get full details for the upcomiing Tulsa Broadway season. THE OUTSIDERS launches its First National Tour this October. The seminal novel by Tulsa native S.E. Hinton comes home to the city that inspired it after winning four 2024 Tony Awards including Best Musical.
Interview: Kim David Smith Celebrates New Album, MOSTLY MARLENE, at Joe's Pub
by Rebecca Kaplan - Mar 13, 2025

Kim David Smith, the provocative international singer and actor, will release the new album Mostly Marlene in digital and streaming platforms on 3/21. Smith will celebrate the album’s release with a special New York concert at Joe’s Pub that night.
THE OUTSIDERS Tour is Coming to Chicago in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2025

Broadway In Chicago will present the Tony Award winning Best Musical, THE OUTSIDERS, based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola ’s landmark motion picture. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: Kapan Nikah? is A Celebration and Condemnation of Marriage Culture
by Rakaputra Paputungan - Mar 13, 2025

The musical community Jaksical held their latest production, Kapan Nikah? (“When Are You Getting Married?”) on February 21-23 2025 at Teater Salihara. This is the second installment in the ‘Kapan?’ series, which started with Kapan Resign? (“When Are You Resigning?”) in 2023.

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