Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 6, 2026- New Look At MAYBE HAPPY Ending and More

Thursday, April 9

Death of a Salesman opens on Broadway

Sunday, April 12

The 2026 Olivier Awards

Titanique opens on Broadway

Video: See Riz Ahmed and Timothy Spall Perform Act 2 Scene in Exclusive Clip from HAMLET
by Josh Sharpe
Ahead of its U.S. release this month, BroadwayWorld has an exclusive clip from the new film version of Hamlet, featuring Riz Ahmed as the titular prince and Timothy Spall as Polonius. Check it out now.. (more…)
 

Video: Taraji P. Henson & Cedric ‘The Entertainer’ Are Getting Into Character for JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE by Luka Vonier In just a matter of weeks, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone officially returns to Broadway when it opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on April 25. Watch in this video as the whole company chats more about what audiences can expect.. (more…)

Video: MAYBE HAPPY ENDING’s Hannah Kevitt ‘Passes the Charger’ to Claire Kwon by Michael Major Hannah Kevitt celebrated the end of her run as the full-time ‘Claire’ in Maybe Happy Ending by ‘passing the charger’ to her successor, Claire Kwon. A tradition at the production every time a role is passed on to a new performer, watch the video!. (more…) Video: Megan Thee Stallion Returns to MOULIN ROUGE! on Broadway by Michael Major Megan Thee Stallion made her return to Moulin Rouge! the Musical on Thursday after a brief hospitalization. The ‘Savage’ rapper performed to a sold-out house at the hit musical, where she is currently playing ‘Zidler.’ Watch her perform in the finale!. (more…) Video: Watch the Cast of RAGTIME Record ‘New Music’ For Their Cast Album by Michael Major Concord Recordings has released footage of Joshua Henry, Colin Donnell, Caissie Levy, Ben Levi Ross, Nichelle Lewis, and the RAGTIME ensemble recording “New Music” for their recently released cast album. Watch the video!. (more…) Video: Sarita Colón & Michael Graceffa on the High-Camp of DEATH BECOMES HER by Robert Bannon While Robert is away, East Coast correspondent Adrienne Garzillo steps in to bring us straight to the heart of Broadway with the company of Death Becomes Her. She catches up with cast members Sarita Colón and Michael Graceffa, who are part of the ensemble bringing this high-camp, wildly entertaining musical to life eight shows a week. Watch in this video. . (more…)

New Plays and Musicals to License- Spring 2026
by Sidney Paterra
What is theatrical licensing and why is it important? Check out our for guide to how licensing works and view an updating list of new shows to license!. (more…)

Playwrights Horizons Founder Robert Moss To Be Awarded Honorary Degree From Ithaca College
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Ithaca College will award an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.) degree to visionary theatrical producer/director/educator Robert Moss. He will be recognized at Ithaca College’s 131st Commencement ceremony.. (more…)

Broadway Stage Management Symposium Names 2026 Charlie Blackwell Scholarship Recipients
by Chloe Rabinowitz
The Broadway Stage Management Symposium named five BIPOC stage managers as recipients of the 2026 Charlie Blackwell Scholarships, with the 12th annual BSMS set for May 30-31 at Pace University.. (more…)  

Review Roundup: Teatro La Plaza’s HAMLET Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet is now playing Off-Broadway at Theatre for a New Audience. See what the critics are saying about the production in BroadwayWorld’s Review Roundup here!. (more…)    

What Are The Longest-Running Broadway Shows of All-Time?
by Team BWW
Which Broadway shows are the longest running of all time? Which current Broadway productions have a chance of breaking the top ten? We’ve got the full list!. (more…)

New Plays and Musicals to License- Spring 2026
by Sidney Paterra
What is theatrical licensing and why is it important? Check out our for guide to how licensing works and view an updating list of new shows to license!. (more…)

Listen to THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Broadway Cast Recording
by Josh Sharpe
The official cast recording of Broadway’s The Queen of Versailles is now available on digital platforms from Sony Masterworks Broadway. Listen to the album now, featuring music and lyrics by Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz.. (more…)

Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Iconic Plays That Shaped American Theater

by Sidney Paterra

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is one of the most prestigious honors in American theater, celebrating outstanding works that have made a significant impact on the stage. Here’s a closer look at what the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is, how it works, and why it matters.. (more…)

CHESS Will Release Cast Recording Next Week; Listen to ‘Anthem’ Now
by Stephi Wild
The 2025 Broadway Cast Recording of CHESS will be released in digital and streaming formats on Friday, April 10. Learn more about how to pre-save or or pre-order the album here.. (more…)

Listen: Claybourne Elder Releases Debut Album ‘If The Stars Were Mine’
by Stephi Wild
If the Stars Were Mine, the debut album from Claybourne Elder, is now available in digital and streaming formats. Learn more about the album and listen to it in full here!. (more…)

Review: LIFELINE, Southwark Playhouse Elephant

by Clementine Scott

Lifeline is the kind of play that feels as though it was composed with the help of a mindmap with one word circled in the centre, around which all parts of the drama must orbit. In this case, that word – or phrase, in fact – was ‘antibiotic resistance’.. (more…)

John Gallagher Jr. Releasing New EP This May; Listen to the Lead Single Now
by Josh Sharpe
Tony Award-winning Broadway star John Gallagher Jr. will release his new EP Almost OK on May 29th. Check out the newly released lead single “Tough Spit.” . (more…)

Review: THE AUTHENTICATOR, National Theatre

by Franco Milazzo

Eccentric artist Fenella Harford (Sylvestra Le Touzel) inherits her family’s stately home and uncovers a cache of hidden diaries that may rewrite its history. She recruits ambitious academic Marva (Rakie Ayola) to authenticate them, who in turn brings in her overlooked mentor Abi (Cherrelle Skeete), a meticulous expert with sharper instincts than she lets on. As the three women probe deeper into the documents, the house begins to yield uncomfortable truths about its colonial past. Personal histories begin to intertwine with national ones, tensions rise between the trio, and what starts as scholarly inquiry spirals into a confrontation with buried trauma, ownership, and the ghosts of Britain’s slave-trading legacy.. (more…)

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