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Following previews that began Nov. 20 at the Broadway Theatre, the 50th anniversary staging of the classic American musical Fiddler on the Roof officially opened on Dec. 20. Read wh…
Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone and fellow Fun Home cast members performed songs from the 2015 Tony Award winner for an audience of LGBT Seniors at the SAGE Center in midtown.
A slate of original musical programming and special events have just been revealed for BroadwayCon. The curtain will rise on the three-day event with a fully staged mini-musical feat…
From pieces of flying baloney to skirts falling down mid-performance, Broadway icons open up about unforgettable character-breaking moments.
Fun Home book writer and lyricist Lisa Kron, along with director Sam Gold and cast members Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone and Emily Skeggs, will participate in a panel about the To…
What was the one musical and the one play that impacted you the most this year? That's what we asked our editors. Find out our favorites and see which ones you can still snag a ticket fo…
With even more members of the Broadway community lining up to be a part of the first-ever BroadwayCon, we round up the latest info on participants, panels, special events and more.
The studio album for the Alan Menken-Stephen Schwartz Disney stage musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame featuring many members of the original production that played in California and New…
The Broadway revival of The Color Purple, starring Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo, officially opened Dec. 10 following previews that began Nov. 10 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Read w…
The Broadway revival of The Color Purple, starring Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo, officially opened Dec. 10 following previews that began Nov. 10 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Read w…
For three days in January, theatre fans will gather in New York City for the first-ever BroadwayCon. Here's a sneak peek at the schedule for the theatre-packed event, including s…
The new musical drama The Bloody Irish, about the 1916 "Easter Rising" in Ireland, is aiming to have its U.S. premiere in 2016.
"Smash" co-stars Jeremy Jordan and Krysta Rodriguez, along with Dames at Sea star Lesli Margherita and Hamilton's Christopher Jackson, are the latest stars set to appear at…
"OBSESSED! Live Disaster! Edition" is coming to BroadwayCon! The show's co-creator and star Seth Rudetsky will be joined by fellow cast members Roger Bart, Faith Prince, Ke…
Take a look at Jenna Russell, who will star as Little Edie in the London production of the Broadway musical Grey Gardens, performing the haunting ballad "Another Winter in a Summer Town…
Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock – The Musical officially opened Dec. 6 on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre following previews that began Nov. 9. Rea…
Members of the theatre community are gearing up to gather for one of the biggest events of 2016, and we're not talking about the Tony Awards (yet). For three days in January, fans and Br…
NBC scored a bonafide hit with its star-studded Dec. 3 broadcast of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz. Check out reviews, videos, our exclusive star interviews, Oz history and m…
Thom Thomas, a writer whose work spanned stage, television and film, died in Los Angeles Dec. 2. The cause was acute leukemia. Most recently, he co-authored the book for the Broadway-…
Over 11 million viewers tuned in to watch NBC's The Wiz Live! on Thursday night. Just like any live event, the viewers turned to Twitter to share their thoughts, opinions and memes. Here…
With The Wiz behind us, Fox turns up the heat for their live broadcast of Grease: Live, which will hit television screens in the New Year starring Broadway's Aaron Tveit as Danny and Jul…
The time has come to ease on down that yellow brick road! The highly-anticipated The Wiz Live! begins tonight at 8 PM ET on NBC. As this historical musical comes to life in tonight&r…
Tony winner Diane Paulus directs the new Off-Broadway musical Invisible Thread, which officially opened Dec. 2 at Second Stage Theatre. Read what the critics have to say!
Diane Paulus leads the new Off-Broadway musical Invisible Thread, which officially opened Dec. 2 at Second Stage Theatre. Read what the critics have to say!
Funny Girl officially opened Dec. 2 at the Menier Chocolate Factory with a revised book by Harvey Fierstein. The London revival stars Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice. Read what the cr…