Jennifer Hudson News

Disney has debuted a clip from The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl. In the video, EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson performs a powerful rendition of the iconic number Circle of Life, surrounded by costumed performers and accompanied by a full orchestra. Watch it now!

Disney has debuted the first trailer for The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl, a concert experience filmed at the legendary Los Angeles venue in 2024. The concert celebrating the enduring legacy of “The Lion King” comes to Disney+ on Friday, February 7, 2025. 

Watch a video from inside the first rehearsal for Smash on Broadway! Step inside the rehearsal room with Krysta Rodriguez, Robyn Hurder, Brooks Ashmanskas, Marc Shaiman, Caroline Bowman and more.

Rehearsals for the stage musical adaptation of SMASH have officially begun! See photos of star Robyn Hurder and more in rehearsals for the production and learn how to purchase tickets.

The nominees have been announced for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. New socially voted categories this year include Favorite Broadway Debut and Favorite Soundtrack, with nominees including Rachel Zegler, Nicole Scherzinger, the Wicked movie, and more.

GLAAD has announced the nominees for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including five Broadway shows, Mean Girls, Wicked, Agatha All Along, the 77th Tony Awards. Check out the full list of nominees here!

The Broadway artwork for the stage musical adaptation of SMASH has been revealed! See the artwork here and learn more about the upcoming Broadway production!

NAACP has announced the full list of “56th NAACP Image Awards” nominees, with Wicked and The Piano Lesson nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture and Wicked's Cynthia Erivo nominated for Entertainer of the Year.

In a new clip from Christmas with Andrea Bocelli and Friends: A Grammy® Holiday Special, Andrea Bocelli and Sweeney Todd star Josh Groban reunite for a performance of We Will Meet Once Again. Watch the clip from the special.

Broadway fans can deck the halls this year with a brand-new lineup of holiday albums to keep their days merry and bright. Listen to new Christmas albums by Lea Salonga, Jessica Vosk, Clay Aiken, Jennifer Hudson, Ruben Studdard, and more!

On December 25th, two-time GRAMMY Award nominee and multi-talented artist Blessing Offor will spread some holiday cheer with a return visit on Today with Hoda & Jenna, performing his new original Christmas song “Snow Globe.'

Trinity Repertory Company will present the world premiere of Someone Will Remember Us by Deborah Salem Smith and Charlie Thurston, and co-created by Dr. Michelle Cruz, Smith, and Thurston.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 17, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Recording Academy®, Ken Ehrlich Productions and CBS are celebrating the holidays with GRAMMY®-nominated classical music legend Andrea Bocelli on “CHRISTMAS WITH ANDREA BOCELLI AND FRIENDS: A GRAMMY® HOLIDAY SPECIAL,” airing Christmas Eve, Tues, Dec. 24, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

For those who are in need of last-minute gift ideas for your theater-loving friends and family members (or even if you just want to treat yourself), BroadwayWorld is here to help with a Broadway-themed holiday gift guide!

Music legend Smokey Robinson and actress-singer Halle Bailey joined The Jennifer Hudson Show on, December 11 to discuss their collaboration on A Motown Christmas Special. In the spirit of the season, Robinson, Bailey, and Hudson come together for a soulful performance of Silent Night. Watch it now!

The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has announced nominations for the 12th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards, with honors going to Broadway's The Great Gatsby, Cabaret, the Wicked movie, and more.

Un’unica notte magica nella quale un cast d’eccezione, accompagnato dalla FVG Orchestra diretta da Beatrice Venezi, interpreterà oltre trenta indimenticabili melodie tra cui la celebre “Let it Go” - dal musical Disney “Frozen”, e poi “Wicked”, “Mary Poppins”, “Mamma Mia!”, “Shrek”, “La famiglia Addams”, “Jekyll & Hyde”, “Funny Girl”, “Pretty Woman” e “The Greatest Showman”.

Ricky Martin had a sold-out crowd on their feet as he headlined AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s annual World AIDS Day concert at the Watsco Center at the University of Miami (UM) in Coral Gables, Florida Monday night. Take a look at photos from the evening here!

Take a look at photos from the 98th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, featuring the casts of Death Becomes Her, Hell’s Kitchen, and The Outsiders, along with other performers like Idina Menzel and Jennifer Hudson!