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Cats: The Jellicle Ball has arrived at PAC NYC and audiences and critics can't get enough of this exciting new adaptation. What makes this Cats different from the iconic original? Let's break it down...

As a literature major, part of me has always found it unbelievable that tight, two-hour adaptations of Alice Walker's The Color Purple have been so successful. The novel is sprawling, complex and dense, with an epistolary structure not unlike the similarly tricky-to-adapt Dracula. Nonetheless, my structural cynicism is always proved wrong.

Shifted Lens Theatre Company will present its very FIRST show — Cruel Intentions: The 90's Musical, at The People's Building in Aurora, CO–Friday through Sunday evenings, August 16th to September 1st.

NYU Skirball Center will honor the late Tony Award-winning composer Steven Lutvak, the musical mind behind the Tony Award-winning musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Learn more and see how to attend.

City Theater in Biddeford will end its 23-24 season with the iconic musical OKLAHOMA!, featuring classic songs and a unique two-piano arrangement. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Last week, legendary singer, songwriter, actress, and activist Cyndi Lauper sat down with the stars of the brand new production of  KINKY BOOTS, Johannes Radebe (Lola) and Dan Partridge (Charlie Price) to chat about the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour ahead of her appearance at Glastonbury this weekend. Check out the photos!

The new musical Gatsby, being given its world premiere by the American Repertory Theater at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge through August 3, isn’t just great, it’s spectacular.

Happy Fourth of July! In honor of this year's celebration, BroadwayWorld brings you a guide to this year's Fourth of July television specials, featuring performances by Fantasia, Darren Criss, Kelli O'Hara, and more.

The National Tour of Back to the Future the Musical is now underway! The tour kicked off in June 2024 at Proctors in Schenectady, New York, and will continue through Summer 2025. Read the reviews here!

The American Symphony Orchestra announced its 63rd season of four full-orchestra concerts at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, Carnegie Hall, and St. Bartholomew’s Church, featuring a free opening performance titled Beyond the Hall at Bryant Park on September 6, repeated and also free at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts in Queens on September 7. 

The Tony Award-winning electrifying new musical phenomenon SIX by Tony Award® winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss will play the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts next month, July 16-28.

Berkeley Rep reveals the participants for the 2024 Ground Floor Summer Residency Lab, featuring a diverse group of artists and projects aimed at fostering new works in theater.

Apple TV+ has unveiled a first-look at “Disclaimer' starring Cate Blanchett. The seven-episode limited series will make its global debut on Friday, October 11, 2024 with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through November 15, 2024. 

Tesseract Theatre company is following up their critically acclaimed productions of The Inheritance Parts I & II with their festival of new musicals. CASCADE’S FIRE written by Taylor Gruenloh with music composed by Kyle Wernke and MY HEART SAYS GO written by Matthew Hawkins with music and lyrics composed by Jorge Rivera-Herrans, and additional arrangements by Geoffrey Ko, will have their St. Louis Premieres in July at Tesseract’s “New Musical Summer Fest 2024.”  

NBC and Macy’s light up the sky with America’s largest and most iconic firework display at the 48th annual “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks.” The star-studded event, featuring dazzling fireworks, musical performances and appearances by special guests, will air live Thursday, July 4 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC and Peacock. An encore presentation will air at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

For its opening night of its 2024 season, the Hollywood Bowl presented a musical celebration of composer Henry Mancini’s 100th Birthday with a concert featuring the Hollywood Bowl orchestra—under the direction of principal conductor Thomas Wilkins and welcomed special guest artists Michael Bublé, Dave Koz, Monica Mancini, and Cynthia Erivo.

Don't miss out on an energetic evening of singing, dancing, fun, and reflection. HAIRSPRAY is at Music Hall at Fair Park June 18-30.

Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert will land in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for two days only. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Read the reviews for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” at PAC NYC. As previously announced the limited run has extended now through Sunday, July 28, 2024. Performances began on June 13, 2024. 

The classic 1950 musical Guys and Dolls has a wonderfully well written, funny, and familiar score, not to mention a terrific book, that make productions of the enduring favorite always worth a look and a listen.

Rolling Stone has just published a new report chronicling the continuing journey of Prince's hit film Purple Rain to the stage. It was previously announced that the pre-Broadway world premiere stage adaptation of Prince’s film and album is scheduled to take place in Prince’s hometown, Minneapolis, MN, in Spring 2025.

Actor’s Express will continue its 36th season with the hit musical Cabaret with book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fredd Ebb. Actor’s Express transforms into the Kit Kat Club, a decadent hotspot in anything-goes 1929 Berlin.

A new production of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate, starring Adrian Dunbar and Broadway Royalty and Tony Award Winner Stephanie J. Block, making her West End debut, has now opened.

DORIAN: THE MUSICAL has revealed its cast, featuring rising stars and seasoned performers.

Experience Jim Henson's LABYRINTH like never before with a 30-city North American tour featuring the iconic soundtrack performed live on stage, launching September 24.