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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

SIX: The Musical

SIX: The Musical

Maybe Happy Ending

Maybe Happy Ending

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical

The Hills of California

The Hills of California

The Last Five Years

The Last Five Years

Good Night, and Good Luck

Good Night, and Good Luck

BOOP! The Musical

BOOP! The Musical

The Queen of Versailles

The Queen of Versailles

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Hello, I'm Dolly

Hello, I'm Dolly

The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

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Featured

Music Theatre International

Music Theatre International launches ‘Broadway Senior’: 60-minute musicals for performers ages 55+

, and Andy Lefkowitz

‘Death Becomes Her’ musical announces partnership with five local NYC artists

Partnership

‘Death Becomes Her’ musical announces partnership with five local NYC artists

, and Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway League announces new initiative to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities

Broadway League

Broadway League announces new initiative to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities

The “East to Broadway” initiative launched on May 7 with an event in partnership with “Maybe Happy Ending.”

, and Andy Lefkowitz

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Broadway League

Broadway League announces new initiative to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities

Broadway League announces new initiative to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities

Music Theatre International

Music Theatre International launches ‘Broadway Senior’: 60-minute musicals for performers ages 55+

Partnership

‘Death Becomes Her’ musical announces partnership with five local NYC artists

‘Death Becomes Her’ musical announces partnership with five local NYC artists

Events

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ announces weeklong lineup of events at Booth Theatre

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ announces weeklong lineup of events at Booth Theatre

Insights

4 ways your ad agency’s design team should be using AI

Views

What keeps Tony Award-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes going

What keeps Tony Award-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes going

Concord

Concord acquires Broadway Licensing Global and its family of imprints

Chita Rivera Awards

2025 Chita Rivera Awards to feature performances from ‘Boop!,’ ‘Gypsy’ and more

2025 Chita Rivera Awards to feature performances from ‘Boop!,’ ‘Gypsy’ and more

Tour

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ will be hitting the road on a national tour, launching fall 2026

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ will be hitting the road on a national tour, launching fall 2026

2025 Tony Nominees Spotlight

How ‘Dead Outlaw’’s writers discovered the musical’s signature sound and narrative

Closer Look

How ‘Dead Outlaw’’s writers discovered the musical’s signature sound and narrative

, and Ruthie Fierberg

May 6, 2025

Sergio Trujillo specifically chose ‘Real Women Have Curves’ for his Broadway directorial debut

Broadway Press Day

Sergio Trujillo specifically chose ‘Real Women Have Curves’ for his Broadway directorial debut

, and Broadway News

April 30, 2025

David Henry Hwang doesn’t mind being the butt of the joke — in fact, for Broadway’s ‘Yellow Face’ he needed to be

Closer Look

David Henry Hwang doesn’t mind being the butt of the joke — in fact, for Broadway’s ‘Yellow Face’ he needed to be

, and Ruthie Fierberg

April 25, 2025

Why lighting ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ became a design feat

Closer Look

Why lighting ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ became a design feat

, and Ruthie Fierberg

April 24, 2025

Exclusive

When Jeffrey Seller met Jonathan Larson

Exclusive

When Jeffrey Seller met Jonathan Larson

, and Ruthie Fierberg

May 5, 2025

Exclusive: Nominations announced for 2025 Chita Rivera Awards

Exclusive

Exclusive: Nominations announced for 2025 Chita Rivera Awards

, and Andy Lefkowitz

April 29, 2025

Exclusive: Items from Broadway’s ‘Dead Outlaw’ to be inducted into the Library of Congress

Events

Exclusive: Items from Broadway’s ‘Dead Outlaw’ to be inducted into the Library of Congress

, and Michael Abourizk

April 24, 2025

Jason Alexander to direct industry reading of new play ‘Focus’; Brandon Victor Dixon and more will star

Exclusive

Jason Alexander to direct industry reading of new play ‘Focus’; Brandon Victor Dixon and more will star

, and Andy Lefkowitz

April 18, 2025

Design

What keeps Tony Award-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes going

Views

What keeps Tony Award-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes going

, and Ruthie Fierberg

May 9, 2025

Why lighting ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ became a design feat

Closer Look

Why lighting ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ became a design feat

, and Ruthie Fierberg

April 24, 2025

Creating a funny design for Broadway’s ‘Oh, Mary!’ — Part 2

Q&A

Creating a funny design for Broadway’s ‘Oh, Mary!’ — Part 2

, and Ruthie Fierberg

February 13, 2025

Creating a funny design for Broadway’s ‘Oh, Mary!’

Q&A

Creating a funny design for Broadway’s ‘Oh, Mary!’

, and Ruthie Fierberg

February 12, 2025

News

The Muny named 2025 Regional Theatre Tony Award recipient

2025 Tony Awards

The Muny named 2025 Regional Theatre Tony Award recipient

The changing road from the regionals to Broadway

Industry

The changing road from the regionals to Broadway

Amanda Reid joins ‘Hell's Kitchen’ on Broadway as Ali; show to release new tracks

Casting

Amanda Reid joins ‘Hell's Kitchen’ on Broadway as Ali; show to release new tracks

Views

Insights

4 ways your ad agency’s design team should be using AI

, and Kelly Ganning

What keeps Tony Award-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes going

Views

What keeps Tony Award-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes going

, and Ruthie Fierberg

Broadway Pipeline: May 7, 2025

Insights

Broadway Pipeline: May 7, 2025

, and Theatrical Index

When Jeffrey Seller met Jonathan Larson

Exclusive

When Jeffrey Seller met Jonathan Larson

, and Ruthie Fierberg

Review

The Broadway Review: Broadway’s ‘Real Women Have Curves’ is more jubilant, less jagged than its source

Review

The Broadway Review: Broadway’s ‘Real Women Have Curves’ is more jubilant, less jagged than its source

, and Brittani Samuel

April 28, 2025

The Broadway Review: ‘Dead Outlaw’ makes beautiful music in the dark

Review

The Broadway Review: ‘Dead Outlaw’ makes beautiful music in the dark

, and Brittani Samuel

April 28, 2025

The Broadway Review: ‘Just in Time’ is safe, swoonful concert-style theater

Review

The Broadway Review: ‘Just in Time’ is safe, swoonful concert-style theater

, and Brittani Samuel

April 27, 2025

The Broadway Review: ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ needs to trust in stupid

Review

The Broadway Review: ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ needs to trust in stupid

, and Brittani Samuel

April 25, 2025

Announcements

‘Ragtime,’ starring Caissie Levy, Joshua Henry and Brandon Uranowitz, is coming to Broadway

‘Redwood,’ starring Idina Menzel, will take final Broadway bow on May 18

‘Sunset Boulevard’ cancels April 23 matinée performance due to technical issues

‘Waiting for Godot,’ starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, sets venue and dates

Industry

‘Death Becomes Her’ musical announces partnership with five local NYC artists

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ announces weeklong lineup of events at Booth Theatre

4 ways your ad agency’s design team should be using AI

Broadway advertising and marketing agency SpotCo announces staff promotions and new hires

Creative

Jinkx Monsoon and more join ‘Pirates’ revival; full cast and design team revealed

Bartlett Sher joins creative team of Broadway-bound ‘Hello, I’m Dolly’

Broadway’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ reveals theater, dates and creative team

Emmy Award winner Adam Blackstone joins creative team of ‘The Wiz’

Casting

Amanda Reid joins ‘Hell's Kitchen’ on Broadway as Ali; show to release new tracks

Tituss Burgess to return to ‘Oh, Mary!’ as show extends

‘Mamma Mia!’ announces complete cast for Broadway return

Taye Diggs and Wayne Brady to join ‘Moulin Rouge!’ on Broadway

Pre-Broadway

New musical from Gloria Estefan will debut at Alliance Theatre

Ramin Karimloo will lead industry presentation of Rupert Hands-helmed musical ‘Roam’

Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska to write score for stage adaptation of ‘10 Things I Hate About You’

Newly revised Alfred Uhry play will receive industry presentation in fall 2025

Post-Broadway

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ will be hitting the road on a national tour, launching fall 2026

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ will take the music of Cuba across the country on a national tour

Concord Theatricals acquires licensing rights to George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

Theatrical Rights Worldwide acquires licensing rights to ‘Swept Away’

Screen

Broadway’s ‘Cult of Love’ to receive film adaptation

Live capture of Broadway’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ to be released by Sony Pictures Classics

Original Broadway principals of ‘Hadestown’ will reunite for live capture

Adapting ‘The Piano Lesson’ for the screen with auteur Malcolm Washington, co-writer Virgil Williams and actor Michael Potts

Awards

Helen J Shen, Louis McCartney, Marjan Neshat and more named 2025 Theatre World Award winners

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for ‘Purpose’

Drama League names 30 recipients of Directors Project fellowships

Breaking down the record-setting nods and apparent trends of the 2025 Tony Award nominations