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The Kennedy Center’s season-long celebration of Ellington 125 culminates this month, leading up to what would have been the American icon and Washington, D.C. native’s 125th birthday on April 29. See programming!

Follow along on our Instagram story as Justin Matthew Sargent takes you behind the scenes of A Sign of the Times, currently running New World Stages.

What did our critic think of SHREK THE MUSICAL at Robinson Center?

Through the zany situations, there is a message about “girl power”; a timeless message. Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY, composer JEFF RICHMOND, lyricist NELL BENJAMIN and original director and choreographer CASEY NICHOLAW.

Get all the details about the upcoming jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running April 1st - April 14th.

The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company  has revealed the cast for its revival of the hit 1960 musical Do Re Mi. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Lizzy & the Triggermen, a 10-piece jazz band helmed by Lizzy Shapiro, delights in infusing swing era music with a modern sound – “Duke Ellington meets Amy Winehouse,” as Shapiro describes it. They’ll be making a stop at Joe’s Pub for a double-header on April 6th. Shapiro and I spoke about the upcoming show, the origins of the band, and more.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie has announced the full cast visiting The King's Theatre, Glasgow from 13-18 May 2024 as part of its UK Tour.

Delaware Theatre Company has revealed its 2024/25 Season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Great Gatsby begins previews tonight, March 29, 2024, and is set to open on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at The Broadway Theatre. Meet the cast of The Great Gatsby here!

The Heart of Rock and Roll, the new musical inspired by the iconic songs written and performed by Huey Lewis and The News, officially begins previews tonight, March 29. The musical  will open at The James Earl Jones Theatre on Monday, April 22. Meet the cast of The Heart of Rock and Roll here!

Get ready to fall in love all ogre again! An all-new version of SHREK THE MUSICAL is set to embark on a national tour, with a stop in Wilmington, Delaware on June 4, 2024.

Hell's Kitchen, the new musical conceived by Alicia Keys, begins previews tonight, March 28, with an opening night set for Saturday, April 20 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Meet the cast of Hell's Kitchen here!

What did our critic think of VENETIAN EVENINGS - A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE FAIRMONT'S VENETIAN ROOM at Venetian Room?

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, March 25, 2024.

The brand new touring production of Shrek the Musical has officially hit the road, and is set to continue through August 2024. An all new trailer was released on the show's TikTok account. Check out the video here!

Broadway Grand Rapids has announced that tickets are now on sale for MJ, the much-anticipated musical tribute to the King of Pop.

The SIX West End Queens visited The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace to perform a new arrangement of ‘Haus of Holbein’ surrounded by Holbein’s own work! Watch here!

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Proof of the Pudding in Jazz Is Hot. Need Proof? on Tuesday, April 16th at 9:30pm!

Members of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus are set to join the Muny production of LES MISÉRABLES, enhancing three key musical numbers with their vocal talents.

Experience the true story of the Kim Loo Sisters, four Chinese-Polish American sisters who rose to stardom during the 1930s Swing Era. BLENDED 和 (HARMONY): THE KIM LOO SISTERS, a world premiere by History Theatre and Theater Mu, debuts this May.

All new photos have been released from behind the scenes of the UK and Ireland tour of BONNIE & CLYDE THE MUSICAL. The images give a unique insight behind the curtain as the hit production opens this week at Sunderland Empire from Tue 19 - Sat 23 March. Check out the photos here!

Citadel Theatre has announced the full cast and production team for its 2023-24 season-closing production of the musical BABY, which explores the painful, rewarding and agonizingly funny consequences of the universal experience of pregnancy and upcoming parenthood through the stories of three expectant couples on a university campus.

New cast members have been revealed for the North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning hit musical SIX. See who is starring!

Performances begin tonight, March 19, at the Longacre Theatre for Lempicka, the new musical celebrating the true story of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka.  Meet the cast of Lempicka here!