We're still buzzing about Fox's thrilling presentation of Jonathan Larson's award-winning musical Rent! The telecast was an amazing chance for Rentheads to fall in love with the production all over again and for a whole new audience to experience Rent for the first time. Broadway.com's Ryan Casey created these collages inspired by the broadcast. Check out the fun art that'll ...

Broadway legend Carol Channing died on January 15 at her home in Rancho Mirage, California at the age of 97. The actress won a 1964 Tony Award for originating the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly!  She also received a Tony nomination for her turn in The Vamp and had a memorable turn on Broadway in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ...

The junkyard is heading out across the country! The company of the national tour of Cats got together on December 13 ahead of their first performance on January, 22, 2019 at the Providence Performing Arts Center. With direction by Tony winner Trevor Nunn, Cats features an ensemble cast performing new choreography by Tony winner Andy Blankenbuehler based on the original ...

Tootsie, the new musical based on the acclaimed 1982 comedy classic, is heading to the Great White Way this spring. The story follows talented but difficult actor Michael Dorsey, played by Tony nominee Santino Fontana, who struggles to find work until an audacious, desperate stunt lands him the role of a lifetime. Counting down the days until you you get ...

And the day it was suddenly real has finally arrived, boys and girls. The cast of the upcoming touring production of Dear Evan Hansen came together at Broadway's Music Box Theatre for their first rehearsal on August 20 and trust us when we say that it all feels so big. As previously announced, Ben Levi Ross will be leading the ...

The 10th Annual Jimmy Awards took place on June 25 at the Minskoff Theatre, current home to The Lion King, and we're still celebrating all the winners. The Jimmy Awards, also known as National High School Musical Theatre Awards, is basically the Tonys for high school students. This year, more than 80 students competed and two were awarded the Best Actor ...

Want the fairy tale? We've got it! Pretty Woman: The Musical began performances at Chicago's Oriental Theatre on March 13, and we've got your first look at stars Samantha Barks and Steve Kazee reprising Julia Roberts and Richard Gere's iconic roles from the 1990 romantic-comedy classic. The red dress, the tux, the white gloves—we cannot wait for this one ...

It's always an incredible, exceptional, extraordinary day in Bikini Bottom, but March 4 was a particularly swell celebration for the SpongeBob SquarePants cast at the Palace Theatre. Stars Ethan Slater, Danny Skinner, Lilli Cooper, Wesley Taylor and more, celebrated 100 performances of the Tina Landau-directed musical. Cake is usually the treat of choice for Great White Way milestones; however, leave ...

We can't hold it back anymore! The countdown for Disney's Frozen's Broadway bow is heating up. February 22 marks the first day of performances at the St. James Theatre, and leading ladies Caissie Levy and Patti Murin have been getting glam for the press ahead of the highly-anticipated Great White Way premiere. The powerful pair is on the cover ...

One day it's simply there, a life inside your heart! Andrew Lloyd Webber joined the cast of national tour of Love Never Dies, The Phantom Returns on October 18 on stage at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, MI, where the show will play through October 29. The official opening night is set for October 25 in The Motor City. Starring ...

Look what God has done! The national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical revival The Color Purple, directed by Tony winner John Doyle, will kick off at the Proctors Theatre in Schenectady on October 7. On September 20, beltresses and Broadway cast members Adrianna Hicks, Carla R. Stewart, Carrie Compere and the entire company gathered together at Ripley-Grier Studios to ...

Come along and follow them! As previously reported, award-winning opera stars Meghan Picerno and Garðar Thór Cortes are set to lead the North American tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, The Phantom Returns as Christine Daaé and The Phantom. The cast also includes Mary Michael Patterson, Sean Thompson, Karen Mason, Stephen Petrovich, Katrina Kemp, Richard Koons and more ...

Do you hear the people sing? Broadway.com did when they got a sneak peek inside the rehearsal room for the national tour of Les Miserables. The touring production of the blockbuster musical, directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell, will kick off at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI, on September 21. As previously reported, the cast ...

We can't let these adorable shots go! June 19 marked the first day of rehearsal for the Broadway-bound Frozen. As previously announced, Caissie Levy and Patti Murin will lead the stage adaptation of the beloved Disney tuner. Levy, Murin, Greg Hildreth, Jelani Alladin, director Michael Grandage, John Riddle, Robert Creighton and more were all on hand for the first day ...

The stuff that you want? The thing that you need? They've got more than enough! The national tour of The Bodyguard is celebrating its 100th performance on April 7 at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, and we're showing off this exclusive Hot Shot of the show's full company in honor of the milestone. Headlined by Grammy nominee Deborah Cox ...

It feels like a musical theater fan's dream, but it's really happening. And we have the photo to prove it! Here's the Divine Miss M as Miss Dolly Gallagher Levi in the new revival of Hello, Dolly!, starting performances at the Shubert Theatre on March 15. Midler leads a cast that includes Tony winner David Hyde Pierce, Gavin Creel, Kate ...

Felicitaciones! The cast of Broadway's On Your Feet! has been turning the beat around for 500 performances. Headliners Ektor Rivera and Ana Villafañe, director Jerry Mitchell and the cast of the vibrant musical gathered together on January 18 to celebrates the milestone. We've seen On Your Feet!'s dancers work it, former Broadway.com vlogger Ana Villafañe make it happen ...

The Color Purple's cast and creative team celebrated one year on Broadway on December 10. After opening in 2015, the John Doyle-helmed revival went on to garner the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. Broadway newcomer Cynthia Erivo, who also played the role of Celie in the 2013 Menier Chocolate Factory production, went on to nab the Tony Award ...

School of Rock has been teaching audiences to stick it to the man for a year on Broadway. The tuner opened on the Great White Way on December 6, 2015 and garnered four Tony Award nominations, including a nod for original frontman Alex Brightman's performance, Best Book, Best Original Score and Best Musical. School of Rock's current lineup includes ...

Stand clear of the closing doors, please! In Transit is heading to the Great White Way. Performances are set to begin on November 10 at the Circle in the Square Theatre. The tuner, which previously played at Primary Stages in 2010, follows a group of 11 New Yorkers as they navigate the streets (and tunnels) of the city. Members of ...

Absolutely meow-velous! On September 26, Cats alums Betty Buckley and Bryan Batt caught the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony-winning tuner. A Broadway vet, Batt took over the role of Munkustrap; he snapped a sweet pic with current Munkustrap Andy Huntington Jones (see below). Buckley took home a Tony in 1983 for her performance as Grizabella; she struck a ...

The national tour of An American in Paris will soon hit the road, but the show's cast recently took time out of their busy rehearsing schedule to meet the press. Paris stars Garen Scribner, Sara Esty, Nick Spangler, Etai Benson, Gayton Scott and Emily Ferranti—along with director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon—gathered at The Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City on ...

Well, Ali Baba had them forty thieves, but the Great White Way's got James Corden! The Tony winner, 2016 Tony host, Broadway fave assembler and recent Emmy winner has returned to the stage. The sold out house at Disney’s Aladdin on September 9 had a fourth wish granted when the Late Late Show host made a surprise one-night-only appearance during ...

Broadway will never be the same following the departure of Tony-winning musical Fun Home, which played its final performance on the Great White Way on September 10. Since March 2015, audiences have been taking in the groundbreaking stage adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir about her closeted father and dysfunctional family. Her story is compelling in its own right; amplified ...

Just weeks before taking the Broadway stage, George St. Geegland and Gil Faizon took the podium. Comedians John Mulaney and Nick Kroll played the crotchety characters at a mock press conference on September 8. Following Oh, Hello's wildly popular off-Broadway run last fall, the duo will make their debuts on the Great White Way beginning on September 23. Alex Timbers ...