2025 Broadway Spring Preview

Othello

Kenny Leon Wants Audiences to 'Recognize Truth' in His New OTHELLO

With Othello, Kenny Leon returns to the rehearsal room for the third time this season. He brought Samm-Art Williams' Home to Broadway last June and was the mastermind behind the recent revival of Our Town, which opened last fall. How did he land on Shakespeare for his next project?

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Redwood

Forces of Nature: Kate Diaz & Tina Landau Break Down the Music of REDWOOD

We continue Notes on a Score with the creators of one of Broadway's beautiful new ode to nature, Redwood- Kate Diaz and Tina Landau. They recently sat down with BroadwayWorld at A.R.T./New York to unpack two of the show's songs, 'The Stars' and 'In the Leaves.'

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Operation Mincemeat

Meet the Man Behind the Many Looks of OPERATION MINCEMEAT- Ben Stones

Operation Mincemeat is the small but mighty new musical that has taken over the Golden Theatre this Spring. Ben Stone has been along for the ride, first as a loyal fan, then stepping in as the show's scenic and costume designer. He's checking in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about his process and incredible Mincemeat journey so far.

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Buena Vista Social Club

Dean Sharenow Explains BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB's 'Navigation Towards Truth'

BroadwayWorld spoke with Grammy-winning record producer and music supervisor Dean Sharenow about his approach to honoring Buena Vista Social Club’s history, and more about the Broadway production. Read the full interview here.

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Purpose

How Glenn Davis Shepherded PURPOSE on Its Path to Broadway

Glenn Davis had a huge part to play in the Purpose's journey, not only as a cast member in Chicago and now on Broadway, but as Steppenwolf's co-Artistic Director and the person behind pushing along its development in recent years.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Sarah Snook Is Finding Freedom in the 'Precise Perfectionism' of DORIAN GRAY

The Picture of Dorian Gray is not a modern story- though audiences at the Music Box Theatre might have a hard time believing that this spring. Oscar Wilde's classic tale, written over 130 years ago, will be given fresh life on Broadway this spring when Kip Williams' daring new production begins previews on March 10.

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Old Friends

Cameron Mackintosh Is Bringing Sondheim Home

Bit by bit, Cameron Mackintosh has been putting together the masterpiece that is his latest musical project. Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, a tribute to his old friend who passed away before seeing it onstage, comes to Broadway this spring following acclaimed runs in London and Los Angeles. He's telling us all about how it came to be.

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Boop! The Musical

How David Rockwell Created BOOP!'s Technicolor World

Tony winner David Rockwell reunites with Mitchell, a frequent collaborator since the 2000 production of The Rocky Horror Show, as the musical's scenic designer. He is telling BroadwayWorld all about how he gave Max Fleischer's iconic cartoons new life on the Broadway stage and brought Betty into the 21st century.

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Smash

From Emmy to Tony? Joshua Bergasse Is Making SMASH Dance Again

Joshua Bergasse is making a musical about making a musical, and the concept isn't so new for him... Fourteen years ago he was making a television show about making a musical. It just so happens that the projects are one in the same! Watch in this video as he talks more about the rehearsal room has been like for one of this spring's most anticipated new musicals.

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Boop! The Musical

BOOP!'s Ainsley Melham Is Back Where He Wants to Be

What's the scoop on Betty Boop? The iconic little lady is taking centerstage this Spring when Boop! The Musical begins performances at the Broadhurst Theatre. Jasmine Amy Rogers plays the title role, and at her side is Ainsley Melham. Watch the full interview in this video!

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Good Night, and Good Luck

How David Caparelliotis Assembled The All-Star Ensemble of GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

For the last two years, casting director David Caparelliotis has been hard at work, piecing together the puzzle that is the ensemble cast of Good Night, and Good Luck. What exactly goes into casting a show with such star-power? Caparelliotis checked in with BroadwayWorld to chat about his process in assembling this epic ensemble.

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The Last Five Years

Jason Robert Brown Is Finding the Balance in a Bigger THE LAST FIVE YEARS

BroadwayWorld interviewed Jason Robert Brown about creating new orchestrations for the first-ever Broadway production of The Last Five Years, starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren. Read the full interview here!

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John Proctor Is the Villain

'How Did We Get Here?' Kimberly Bellflower Wants Broadway to Reexamine the Morally Gray

In 2017, when the Me Too movement was sweeping the country, playwright Kimberly Bellflower was struck with an idea for her next project. Now, eight years later, that project has become one of the most anticipated new plays of the Spring 2025 Broadway season- John Proctor is the Villain. Bellflower took a break from rehearsals to chat with BroadwayWorld about the play's origins, reuniting with director Danya Taymor, and more!

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Floyd Collins

Tina Landau Is Answering the Call and Bringing a New FLOYD COLLINS to Broadway

Only heaven knows how Tina Landau's rehearsal schedule goes. The acclaimed director and writer is playing double duty this spring, working on the creative teams of the new musical Redwood and the first major revival (and Broadway premiere) of Floyd Collins. She is telling us all about the process so far!

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Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Casting a Light on the Suspense and Spectacle of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW will begin performances on Broadway in March. Learn more about what to expect from the show from the production's writer, director, and producer!

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Just in Time

JUST IN TIME Is Setting the Scene for a Proper Night at the Club

Just In Time, a new musical about Darin led by Jonathan Groff, is getting ready to open at the Circle in the Square Theatre- a venue very specifically selected by the man at the helm of the project- Tony-winning director Alex Timbers. Learn all about the concept for the new musical here!

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Real Women Have Curves

How Joy Huerta & Benjamin Velez Found the Sound of REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES

We continue Notes on a Score with the creators of one of Broadway's most heart-warming new musical, Real Women Have Curves- Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez (music and lyrics) and Nadia DiGiallonardo (music supervisor). They recently sat down with BroadwayWorld at A.R.T./New York to unpack the evolution of 'Already Know You.'

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Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Remaking the Model of a Modern, Major Revival

The show that is about to be staged at the Todd Haimes Theatre is not your grandma's The Pirates of Penzance. As evidenced by its new name, Pirates! The Penzance Musical is turning the classic Gilbert and Sullivan operetta on its head with a Louisiana-style reimagining.

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Dead Outlaw

Good and Dead: David Yazbek & Erik Della Penna Unpack the Music of DEAD OUTLAW

We continue Notes on a Score with the creators of one of Broadway's most anticipated new musicals, Dead Outlaw- David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna. They recently sat down with BroadwayWorld at A.R.T./New York to unpack the show's opening number, 'Dead'.

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BroadwayWorld's 2025 Spring Preview is sponsored by Boop! The Musical, which follows Betty Boop, Fleischer Studios’ Queen of the Screen, as she jumps from her black-and-white world into modern-day NYC on an extraordinary adventure. Directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Hairspray), BOOP! is a big, fun, family-friendly musical that's now in previews on Broadway.