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Trump Administration Ousts 18 Kennedy Center Board Members and Chairman
by Sidney Paterra
- February 10, 2025
As BroadwayWorld reported last week, after dismissing multiple members of the Kennedy Center board. The move became official this afternoon as the names of 18 board members and the board chairman have been removed from the center’s official website.
Disney Costume Designers Fulfill Make-A-Wish Kid's CINDERELLA Dream
by Michael Major
- February 10, 2025
Disney’s costuming team fulfilled the dream of Make-A-Wish kid Rita by creating a custom dress for her. The Cinderella fan had a one-on-one gown design session with Disney designers to create “Rita’s Rose Diamond Dress.' See photos from her visit!
BETTER MAN Musical Biopic Sets Home Release Date
by Josh Sharpe
- February 10, 2025
Better Man, the critically acclaimed musical biopic based on the life of Robbie Williams, will be available to purchase or rent on Digital February 11, 2025 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
Where Did the Big Broadway Bands Go?
by Ben Waterhouse
- February 10, 2025
Luckily, there is a limit to how many musicians that can be cut for a Broadway show on the main stem, in the form of musician minimums. These minimums range as high as 19 for the Broadway, Lyric, Minskoff, Marquis, New Amsterdam, and St James Theatres, to as low as three for Circle in the Square, Booth, Belsaco, Ambassador, Golden, Lyceum, Jones, and Kerr Theatres.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 10, 2025
by - February 10, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 10, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
Idina Menzel on Stage- From RENT to WICKED and More
by Stephi Wild
- February 09, 2025
Idina Menzel has returned to Broadway in Redwood, now playing at the Nederlander Theatre! Menzel famously got her start in Rent on Broadway, and has gone on to star in iconic productions including Wicked, Hair, Aida, The Wild Party, and more.
Marc Platt Wanted Just One WICKED Movie with an Intermission
by Nicole Rosky
- February 09, 2025
Platt revealed his original plan for the films at nominees breakfast for the Producers Guild of America. “I remember going to the movies as a kid and watching musicals or Lawrence of Arabia that had intermissions in it, and that was actually my dream for Wicked, that we could do it with intermission. That was one battle I lost.”
Video: RIVERDANCE Celebrates 30th Birthday
by Nicole Rosky
- February 09, 2025
Riverdance is back in North American in 2025! Watch in this video as Riverdance Principal Dancer Amy-Mae Dolan speaks from the stage on the Riverdance 30 – The New Generation Tour in North America, which just launched a 40-city North American Tour.
Kara Lindsay Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
by Sidney Paterra
- February 09, 2025
Broadway veteran Kara Lindsay shared yesterday that she was diagnosed with Stage 2 Brast Cancer and has been undergoing chemotherapy. Lindsay most recently starred on Broadway in Once Upon a Matrress, for which Princess Winnifred Standby.
What Is the History of the Orpheum Theatre?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper
- February 09, 2025
Some of the shows that the Orpheum has been best known for are Stomp, which ran there for an astounding 29 years, from 1994 to 2023, and the original production of Little Shop of Horrors which spent over five years at the theater from 1982 to 1987.
What Was the First Broadway Musical?
by Sidney Paterra
- February 08, 2025
Long before the phantom began its multi-decade reign, Evan Hansen waved through a window, or Valjean defended the barricade, musicals have been one of the most beloved fors of live entertainment. When did musicals become a thing? It might be earlier than you think!