Seattle gets transported back to the 80s as the national tour of Flashdance begins performances on April 16. The musical, based on the 1983 movie, will play the Paramount Theatre through April 21.

Flashdance tells the story of Alex Owens, a working-class girl from Pittsburgh striving to make her dreams of becoming a professional dancer a reality. She works by ...

Watching Emily Padgett perform the climactic dance scene in the national tour of Flashdance, it’s hard to believe she did not consider herself a dancer before being tapped for this musical. Sure, she had shown off her moves on Broadway in the ensembles of Grease and Legally Blonde and as sweet leading lady Sherrie in Rock of Ages, but ...

Are you ready to vote B'way? Broadway’s biggest fans announced the 2013 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award nominations this morning. Kinky Boots topped nominations with eight and Matilda followed close behind with seven nods. Voting begins now and will end on Thursday, May 2 at noon. The winners will be announced live at the ceremony on Sunday, May ...

We gathered 43 Broadway super-fans to unveil the list of nominees for the 2013 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, voted on exclusively by theatergoers! CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO!

Tickets are now on sale for the national tour of Sister Act in Seattle. The musical will open on April 16 at the Paramount Theatre and close on April 21.

Sister Act is a musical comedy (based on the hit film) that focuses on disco diva Deloris Van Cartier, who witnesses a crime and goes into hiding in a convent ...

Roald Dahl's classic children's story Matilda has been transformed into a marvelous musical extravaganza! Matilda has officially arrived on Broadway in an imaginative production directed by Tony winner Matthew Warchus. The show stars Bertie Carvel as the malevolent Miss Trunchbull, Lauren Ward as the sweet Miss Honey, Gabriel Ebert and Lesli Margherita as the madcap Mr. and Mrs ...

The fans have had their say! After a month of fierce debates, difficult decisions and tens of thousands of votes, Broadway.com’s March Musical Madness has finally found a winner for the title of All-Time Best Broadway Musical. Our championship bracket began with 64 musicals, and now only one remains. And the winner is… WICKED!

The untold story of ...

The new musical Flashdance tells the story of Alex, a young Pittsburgh woman who dreams of breaking out of her working-class life as a welder and becoming a trained ballerina. Jo Ann Cunningham plays Hannah, the mentor who encourages Alex to pursue her passion and enroll at a prestigious dance school. Cunningham sat down to talk about her catalytic character ...

Flashdance features Broadway.com vlogger Rachelle Rak as Tess, a part close to the dancer's heart. Watch the video below to find out where the inspiration behind Rak’s character’s last name came from, growing up in Pittsburgh (the musical’s setting), and what it feels like to be in the show that “moves like a freight train ...

In Flashdance, Alex Owens dreams of getting out of the Pittsburgh dive bar where she works as a dancer and training to become a professional ballerina. The owner of the bar, Harry, played by Matthew Henerson, is trying to stay afloat while the seedy strip joint next door attempts to steal away business. Here, Henerson talk about playing a working-class ...