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Broadway Backwards will return in March, featuring a lineup of Broadway stars taking on beloved songs in the Broadway canon and transforming them into queer anthems and love ballads.

Dirigido y coreografiado en Nueva York por Luis Salgado, el evento destacó el talento y la representación latina en apoyo a causas sociales

Tune in for the Inauguration Day Concert for America event, which will raise funds for the California Community Foundation, an organization supporting wildfire recovery efforts to aid those most in need. Performers will include Cheyenne Jackson, Kelli O'Hara, Brian Stoke Mitchell, and more. Watch the full video here.

The BRAVO! Professional Performing Arts Series at Brigham Young University is hosting Ramin Karimloo in his first ever performance in Utah. Joined by The Broadgrass Band, the Olivier and Tony Award nominee is bringing Broadway and bluegrass to BYU’s Music Building Concert Hall for two shows on Friday and Saturday, January 24 and 25, 2025.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

The Inauguration Day Concert for America event will now raise funds for the California Community Foundation, an organization supporting wildfire recovery efforts to aid those most in need. Newly joined talent appearances include Wayne Brady, Rachel Bay Jones, Cheyenne Jackson, Ingrid Michaelson, Richard Kind, and more.

Kim Zimmer, the four-time Daytime Emmy award winning actor renowned for her portrayal of Reva Shayne on 'Guiding Light,' will star in Theatre Raleigh's highly anticipated production of 'The Trip to Bountiful.'

Producers Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson's next Concert for America fundraising event will take place in January, featuring Jessica Vosk, Kelli O'Hara, Brian Stokes Mitchell and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.

As the year draws to a close, it’s time to look back on some of the highlights of the year in cabaret. See 18 of the best solo shows of the year from January to December, as chosen by the BWW Cabaret team.

 Raleigh Area Children's Theatre will merge with Theatre Raleigh, the region's professional, nonprofit theatre company renown for showcasing Broadway talent in the Triangle. Learn more here!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Let's toast the New Year by looking ahead to some of the most anticipated shows of the next 6 months. We put together 14 shows we're looking forward to seeing next year, that are likely to sell out well in advance.

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

Amanda Lipitz and Henry Tisch, in partnership with Seth Rudetsky and the Jewish Broadway Alliance, Situation, and Cantor Azi Schwartz of Park Avenue Synagogue, have released a celebratory music video for Hanukkah on Broadway with a new arrangement of 'Tomorrow' from Annie.

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Megan Clark is a Western North Carolina native who graduated from William Peace University with a degree in Arts Administration. Her vast arts experience includes working as a freelance stage manager for multiple theatre companies across NC, including Foothills Performing Arts where she holds the title as the youngest recipient of the Doug Carter Award for Overall Promotion of Performing Arts. Megan's additional experience includes working as a Costuming intern at Walt Disney World, and as the Booking Coordinator at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts. With Theatre Raleigh, Megan began as an intern while still in school, and now holds the position of Marketing Manager.

A Kickstarter campaign has launched to raise money for the upcoming star-studded concept album of the new musical, The Fitzgeralds of St. Paul. Learn more about the album and see how to contribute!

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!