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The U.S. national tour of "Wicked" is currently in Las Vegas for a five-week run, but the cast also will be doing some side work while in Sin City. The performers will perform what they are …
"War Horse" will end its Broadway run next January. The production that brought home the Best Play Tony in 2011 will have its final performance on January 6, 2013 at the Vivian Beaumont Thea…
Ta'Rea Campbell and Hollis Resnik are among the stars of the upcoming U.S. national tour of "Sister Act" later this year. Campbell will play the role of Deloris Van Cartier, made famous by W…
The musical version of the hit movie "Flashdance" is coming to Broadway next August. Producer Marc Routh spoke to the New York Times  about why the production will be eschewing the usual …
The West End run of "Shrek The Musical" will come to an end early next year. The musical, which currently plays at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, will close on Sunday, February 24, 2013, pro…
Brother and sister act Donny and Marie Osmond will bring their Christmas show to Los Angeles for a three-week residency in December. "Donny & Marie " Christmas in Los Angeles" will open …
The upcoming revival of "Jekyll & Hyde" will be coming to Broadway a little earlier than expected. A previously announced 25-week national tour of the musical will kick off this fall, an…
Andile Gumbi has taken over the role of Simba in the Broadway production of "The Lion King." Gumbi has previously performed the same role in productions in London, Sydney, Melbourne, Shangha…
"American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe will bring the classic 1980 film musical "Fame" to the small screen. Lythgoe has teamed up with MGM Television to re-imagine the musical that follows t…
Upcoming tour productions of "The Book of Mormon" and "Wicked" will feature a lottery ticket drawing for $25 tickets. The national tour of "The Book of Mormon" is headed for the Pantages The…
Just last month, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy launched a YouTube talent search for an actor to play Michael Jackson in the upcoming Broadway production "Motown: The Musical." Now it ha…
Paul Rudd and Michael Shannon will appear on Broadway together later this year in "Grace." "Grace" will begin previews at the Cort Theatre on Broadway on September 13 with an official openin…
A stage version of the 1982 Dustin Hoffman film "Tootsie" is coming to Broadway. The musical version of the Academy Award-winning movie is coming to the stage as part of a new, five-year agr…
After 15 years, the West End production of "Chicago" is closing. Producers announced that West End's longest running revival will end it's London run on September 1 of this year. The product…
The full casting has now been announced for an upcoming UK Arena tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar," which will kick off late next month. The first performance will be held at London's O2 aren…
Chazz Palminteri, actor and playwright, may be heading back to Broadway next year with his new production, "Human." The New York Post reports that a source describes the new play as "a moral…
Due to popular demand, the previously announced upcoming Chicago residency of "The Book of Mormon" has been extended by nearly three months. The production, which will begin previews at the …
Broadway fans in Denver will have much to love about the newly announced upcoming 2013/14 season that includes productions of "War Horse," "Once," "Evita" and many others. In all, there will…
Tony Award-winning composer Alan Menken recently revealed that Disney's "Aladdin" will be heading to Broaday. Playbill reports that Menken debuted a new song called "Somebody's Got Your Back…
Addison Reid Coe, MaryJoanna Grisso and Michelle Alves will be featured in an upcoming new touring version of "West Side Story." The national tour will kick off on October 29 at the Clemens …
The first South African production of the Tony Award-winning musical "Jersey Boys" will premiere in April of next year, producers announced recently. The extremely popular musical will debut…
This year's annual Broadway Week will take place September 4-16, and will feature two-for-one tickets to 19 Broadway shows, including "Newsies," "Once," "War Horse" and "Wicked." The event i…
"Hair" and "Tommy" will be among the production featured during the 2012-2013 season at the White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC). The upcoming season will mark the 10th anniversary fo…
"Jersey Boys" is still a hit on Broadway, but soon it will see some competition from its own inspiration. Capitalizing on the renewed attention the musical has brought to his music with the …
Just before beginning a tryout in Chicago, producers announced that "Kinky Boots" will make its Broadway debut at the Al Hirschfield Theatre on March 5, 2013. The official opening date for t…