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BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks of shows returning to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sheffield Theatres has announced the full cast and creative team for the first non-replica regional production of Miss Saigon. By special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, Boublil and Schönberg's hit musical retelling of Madame Butterfly set during the Vietnam war.

The National Theatre’s acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! is headed to cinemas worldwide this summer. Starring then-newcomer Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman) as Curly, this riveting stage revival was filmed following its record-breaking 1998 run in London.

Tonight's the night! The Entertainment Community Fund's one-night-only benefit reunion concert of Ragtime will take place at the Minskoff Theatre. As we await the big night, recap some of our favorite original Ragtime moments with these videos!

Lea Michele will make a special appearance in The Entertainment Community Fund's one-night-only benefit reunion concert of Ragtime. Michele originated the role of “Little Girl” in Ragtime on Broadway. Learn more about the concert here!

Opera Australia has confirmed Cameron Mackintosh's critically acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg's Miss Saigon will premiere at the Sydney Opera House in August 2023.

The Entertainment Community Fund's one-night-only benefit reunion concert of Ragtime, originally scheduled for 2020, will take place on Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Minskoff Theatre. Learn who is starring in the concert, and how to purchase tickets!

25 years ago, on January 18, 1998, Ragtime opened on Broadway at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts (now the Lyric Theatre). We're looking back on the beloved musical with video clips from its Broadway past!

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Entertainment Community Fund President and one of the stars of the original Broadway production of Ragtime, has announced that the fund is currently planning a 2023 concert to celebrate the musical's 25th anniversary! See the video of Stokes' announcement here!

Brisbane has welcomed Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of MARY POPPINS. Final tickets have just been released for the strictly limited season now playing at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, which must close on January 15, 2023 with no possible extensions.

Following its critically acclaimed Sydney season, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s MARY POPPINS is set to soar into  Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre, QPAC this October. Check out all new footage here!

The Park Theatre performing arts center in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, will present one of Europe’s top guitarist virtuosos Pedro Jóia as he guest stars with The North Country Chamber Players in GUITAR HERO: A History of The Guitar From Baroque to Led Zeppelin.

The Park Theatre performing arts center presents Session Americana in Concert on Friday, July 15, 2022, at 7:30pm in the venue's acoustically acclaimed William David Eppes 333-seat auditorium.

All new photos have been released from the West End production of Mary Poppins, as Louis Gaunt takes over the role of Bert. Gaunt replaces Charlie Stemp whilst he performs as Bobby in the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Crazy for You this summer. 

The final extension has been announced for the West End run of the Olivier Award-winning Mary Poppins which will celebrate its final West End performance at the Prince Edward Theatre on 8 January 2023. 

Beginning tonight (22 June 2022) Louis Gaunt joins the cast of Mary Poppins to play the iconic role of Bert, replacing Charlie Stemp whilst he performs as Bobby in the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Crazy for You this summer.  

Today (15 June 2022) Cameron Mackintosh Limited announce their West End productions of Hamilton and Mary Poppins are extending their booking periods to December 2022. 

Charlie Stemp and Carly Anderson will lead the cast of Susan Stroman’s new production of the musical comedy CRAZY FOR YOU™, with music & lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, and book by Ken Ludwig, running at Chichester Festival Theatre from 11 July – 4 September. 

Following a run of preview performances, the Australian company of MARY POPPINS will open at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on Thursday 26 May. View photos from the production here.

The world's most famous nanny has flown into Sydney as rehearsals have officially begun for the Australian premiere of Cameron Mackintosh and Disney's new production of MARY POPPINS.