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Photos: First Look at Audible Theater's DEAD OUTLAW
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2024


All new photos have been released for Audible Theater’s world premiere production of Dead Outlaw! Check out the photos here!

Interview: Chase Wolfe of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Salle Wilfred Pelletier, Place Des Arts
by Noelle Hannibal - Mar 5, 2024


Chase Wolfe was born in Texas and raised in South Carolina. He performed often as a child, but heeded his parents’ wishes and double-majored in Chinese and Chemistry. After two years working in the home fragrance industry, he took a giant leap of faith to make the arts his career. He is currently playing Edward Lewis, the role made famous by Richard Gere, in PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, which lands in Montreal’s Salle Wilfred Pelletier on March 5 and runs through March 10.

Interview: Executive Director Eric Olmscheid Dishes on Wharton Center's 2024-25 Broadway Series
by Stefani Chudnow - Mar 5, 2024


Wharton Center has officially announced their 2024-2025 Broadway series! It kicks off with Les Misérables, followed by Shucked, MJ, Life of Pi and Chicago. Add-on shows include Hamilton and The Book of Mormon.

SOME LIKE IT HOT, MJ THE MUSICAL & More Set for 2024-25 Broadway in Miami Season at the Arsht Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 1, 2024


The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County has unveiled the 2024-25 Broadway in Miami season in the Ziff Ballet Opera House. See which shows are part of the programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: LES MISERABLES at Des Moines Performing Arts
by DC Felton - Mar 2, 2024


One of the great things about the Des Moines Performing Arts Broadway series is that it not only introduces us to new productions in their season, but there are also a few shows you can purchase as an add-on that have stood the test of time. This week, they are bringing the musical 'Les Miserables' back for its 9th engagement since 1989.

Review: MJ at the Eccles Theater is Iconic
by Tyler Hinton - Feb 28, 2024


The national tour of MJ, now playing at the Eccles Theater, is a restrained, realistic snapshot of one brief but significant period in Michael Jackson’s life that serves as a springboard for an entertaining, if meandering, realization of iconic music and images from his career.

Review: BEETLEJUICE at Broadway Dallas
by Emily Short - Feb 24, 2024


Join your friendly neighborhood demon, Beetlejuice, for a few hours of hilarity and horror. Broadway’s BEETLEJUICE is at Music Hall at Fair Park February 20-March 3.

Review: Broadway Across Canada's Presentation of DISNEY'S FROZEN at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - Feb 23, 2024


It was heartwarming to see so many little Elsa and Annas in attendance at the National Arts Centre yesterday evening for Broadway Across Canada’s opening night performance of Disney’s Frozen. Children in the Ottawa-Gatineau area have been anxiously awaiting this moment to see their beloved princesses, Anna and Elsa, as well as the adorable but goofy Olaf, heroic Kristoff and his trusty reindeer, Sven, come to life on stage in this spectacular and, dare I say, even magical show.

Video: Watch Corey Cott & More in THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Music Video
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 23, 2024


Check out a brand-new music video from the cast of The Heart of Rock and Roll on Broadway!

Photos: First Look at Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster in SWEENEY TODD
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 23, 2024


Earlier this month, Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster officially joined the cast of the Tony-nominated revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Check out first photos of the duo in action here!

HARRY POTTER, WICKED & More Set for Broadway In Hollywood 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2024


BROADWAY IN HOLLYWOOD has revealed their new 2024-25 Season - consisting of Six Los Angeles Premieres and the return of two blockbuster favorites. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!

Tickets for THE LION KING at the the Ohio Theatre on Sale Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2024


Tickets for the return of Disney’s The Lion King at the Ohio Theatre are currently on sale. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase.

Review: MOULIN ROUGE! at Dr. Phillips Center Is Silly But Sumptuous
by Aaron Wallace - Feb 21, 2024


I can’t recall seeing a single show on the national touring circuit with costumes, lighting, and scenic design as sumptuous as those in Moulin Rouge!. Yes, the show is scaled down from its eye-popping, Tony-winning 2019 Broadway production (still running in New York), but as touring productions go, this one’s exceptionally pleasing to the eye...

New HADESTOWN Cast Members to Perform on TAMRON HALL This Friday
by Michael Major - Feb 20, 2024


Jordan Fisher, Ani DiFranco, and the cast of Hadestown will be performing on Tamron Hall this Friday. DiFranco recently joined the Broadway cast of Hadestown as Persephone, alongside Lola Tung as Eurydice, earlier this month. Fisher joined as Orpheus later last year.

Review: ALEX EDELMAN'S JUST FOR US at Steppenwolf Theatre
by Zac Thriffiley - Feb 17, 2024


Alex Edelman's newest solo show JUST FOR US is a riotously hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt meditation on internet culture, Jewish identity, and the limits of radical empathy. It runs through February 25 at Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater. Critic's recommendation: get your tickets immediately.

SPAMALOT Will Perform on THE VIEW Next Week
by Michael Major - Feb 16, 2024


Spamalot is performing on The View next week. The performance will mark the production's third televised appearance, following performances of 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' and 'Knights of the Round Table' on NBC. They performed a medley of the two songs on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Photos: Get a First Look at Lola Tung and Ani DiFranco in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 16, 2024


“The Summer I Turned Pretty” star Lola Tung and Grammy Award winner Ani DiFranco are currently starring in Hadestown on Broadway. Get a first look at photos!

Interview: Jeremy Davis of DISNEY'S FROZEN Coming to the National Arts Centre Next Week
by Courtney Castelino - Feb 15, 2024


Jeremy Davis shared some information about the evolution of the show, to challenges portraying his character, as well as some special moments.

Review: Gender-Swapped COMPANY Falls Flat at the Ohio Theatre Despite Genius Sondheim Score
by Christina Mancuso - Feb 14, 2024


Nominated for a record-setting 14 Tony Awards and winning 6 in the original production in 1970, Stephen Sondheim’s COMPANY was one of the first musicals to deal with contemporary dating, marriage, and divorce.  Originally played by a male lead, Director Marianne Elliott (with approval from Sondheim) decided to swap genders in the second West End revival in 2018, and Bobby then became Bobbie.

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