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Following yesterday's social media tease, BroadwayWorld can confirm Rachel Zegler (Steven Spielberg's West Side Story) and Kit Connor (Netflix's Heartstopper) will star as Juliet and Romeo respectively in a revival of William Shakespeare's most famous play on Broadway this fall.

Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett has played a wide range of roles in her Broadway career. The Lowell native’s latest, an elderly woman dealing with dementia, in “The Notebook: The Musical,” may be her most personal, however, as she recalls her own mother’s struggle with debilitating memory loss to bring her current character to life.

Explore the renewed collaboration between the National Black Theatre and The Apollo, as they announce the return of THE GATHERING: A COLLECTIVE SONIC RING SHOUT, a transcendent theatrical experience.

Get ready for 11 days of theatrical discovery!

 International sensation The Choir of Man has announced the extension of its Chicago production due to popular demand! The cast of Chicago area natives and all-star The Choir of Man veterans direct from the UK will now entertain audiences through July 14, 2024, at the Apollo Theate at 2550 N Lincoln Avenue in Chicago.

Discover the selected plays and playwrights for PlayGround's annual ten-minute play fest, BEST OF PLAYGROUND(CHICAGO) ’24.

Discover the 2024 Lighthouse Series lineup announced by SoHo Playhouse. The series showcases SoHo Playhouse's commitment to developing new works.

Ahead of its release this Friday, artist Leyla McCalla has just dropped the title track from her new album and fifth studio album Sun Without the Heat. Throughout the record's ten tracks, McCalla achieves a balance of heaviness and light with melodies and rhythms derived from various forms of Afro-diasporic music including Afrobeat, Ethiopian modalities, Brazilian Tropicalismo, and American folk and blues. Listen here!

Coming off the massive success of the Lighthouse Series 2022's winner, JOB, with two sold out runs, and with the 2023 winner IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE primed to take the stage later this summer, SoHo Playhouse has announced the 2024 Lighthouse Series lineup.

Ken Kojima: Leader of Ae! group, formed in 2019, affiliated with STARTO ENTERTAINMENT. The group is set to make their CD debut with '《A》BEGINNING' on May 15, 2024. Ken is actively engaged in various fields including movies, dramas, information and variety shows, and YouTube. Some of his notable works include the dramas 'Kaette Kitara Ippai. (帰ってきたらいっぱいして。)' (2023) and “Can’t Erase Her (消しゴムをくれた女子を好きになった。)' (2022). Additionally, as Ae! group, they regularly appear on 'Ae!!!!!! Iko (Aぇ!!!!!!ゐこ)' (MBS TV) as their own programs, “asapara - s (あさパラS)' (Yomiuri TV), and “Dodesuka! (ドデスカ！)' (Nagoya TV). Starting from May, they will embark on a debut tour covering 8 cities nationwide. In this interview, Ken discusses the comedy 'COME VISIT! MINAMI LAUGHING STREET,” (Click here to read Review: COME VISIT!…) held at the Shochiku Theater, where he served as director and featured a total of 43 Junior members.

BroadwayWorld Toronto spoke to ALL IS LOVE star Brueggergosman-Lee about her love for the show and the company, the importance of taking risks, and how her upcoming Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award is really an encouragement to keep creating.

Compagnia de' Colombari is celebrating 20 years of generating spectacle, disrupting and reconstructing texts and spaces under the direction of Karin Coonrod with a robust Anniversary Season throughout 2024.

Virginia Repertory Theatre will present its next Family Season show, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience from April 12 – May 5 in the Jessie Bogese Theatre at Virginia Rep Center for Arts and Education.

Vocalist Gelsey Bell and saxophonist Erin Rogers announced their debut album as a duo, Skylighght, out May 10th, 2024, on Brian Chase's Chaikin Records. Along with the announcement, the pair shared the album's lead track 'Echidna Chasm.' 

Final casting has been announced and additional tickets have been released for the 15th Anniversary reunion concert of the original West End production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s Tony, Olivier and Grammy award-winning musical SPRING AWAKENING, based on the play by Frank Wedekind.  

See SCHOOLS ON POETRY, a live poetry reading event at the Lincoln Theatre on May 11. Experience the power of words and the beauty of spoken verse.

See first look video of the Chicago engagement of The Choir of Man, now playing at the Apollo Theatre. Check out the cast singing 'Some Nights' by Fun.! 

See first look video of the Chicago engagement of The Choir of Man, now playing at the Apollo Theatre. Check out the cast singing Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes! 

Welcome to another edition of Arkansas Shooting Stars. These two actresses have bright futures ahead of them, and we couldn't be more excited.

The Global Theater Initiative is inviting all theatres, individual artists, institutions, and audiences to celebrate the 62nd annual World Theatre Day on March 27, 2024.

American Blues Theater has announced the recipient of the 2024 Blue Ink Award is Ken Urban for his play The Conquered. As part of the award, Urban receives a $3,000 cash prize, a staged reading at American Blues Theater, and the opportunity to further develop his script with American Blues Theater.

Broadway In Boston has revealed its 2024-2025 Broadway In Boston Season at the Citizens Opera House and the Emerson Colonial Theatre. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

San Francisco Playhouse has revealed its 22nd season, to be presented September 2024 to September 2025. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Goodman Theatre has revealed the initial cast for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre has announced its 2024-25 Season with the theme “Decoding life's mysteries, probing into the secrets of our true selves”. Learn more about the lineup here!