Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 14, 2026

Thursday, October 15
Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen opens at The Culture Club
Sunday, October 18
Other Desert Cities opens on Broadway

Exclusive Photos: THE WIZ Launches New North American Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz
THE WIZ is continuing to make its way across the country, bringing the seven-time Tony Award-winning musical from coast to coast, and BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first look at new production photos!. (more…)
 

Video: HBO Debuts THE GILDED AGE Season Four Trailer by Michael Major HBO has released the video trailer for season four of The Gilded Age, packed with appearances from Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and more.. (more…)

Video: Gerardine Sacdalan, Louis Hearsey, and More in New Trailer For HEATHERS UK Tour by Stephi Wild An all new trailer has been released from the UK and Ireland tour of Heathers the Musical. Learn more about the touring production and check out the video here!. (more…)

Video: Watch ‘Keep Up’ from THE HEART by Nicole Rosky Previews are officially underway for The Heart, which will open officially on Thursday, October 29, 2026 at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, December 6, 2026. Check out a clip of ‘Keep Up’ in rehearsals in this video.. (more…) Video: Randy Rainbow Parodies GUYS & DOLLS With ‘The RFK Jr. Lament’ by Michael Major Randy Rainbow has released a new parody of ‘Adelaide’s Lament’ from Guys & Dolls. The new “The RFK Jr. Lament” music video takes aim at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s current position as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health.. (more…)

Photos: The Cast of THE FANTASTICKS Is Getting Ready for Broadway
by Bruce Glikas
Up next at Second Stage Theater is the Broadway premiere of THE FANTASTICKS, directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli. The company of THE FANTASTICKS will feature Maxim Chlumecky as The Boy (Matt), Kevin Del Aguila as The Man Who Dies (Mortimer), David Patrick Kelly as The Old Actor (Henry), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as Matt’s Mother (Mildred Hucklebee), Nathan Levy as The Boy (Lewis), Ruthie Ann Miles as Lewis’ Mother, Zane Phillips as The Narrator (El Gallo), and Ahmad Simmons as The Mute. Mr. Phillips will be making his Broadway debut.   . (more…)

Gary Beestone Associates Expands Into Theatre Producing
by Stephi Wild
Gary Beestone Associates, led by Olivier and Tony Award winners Gary Beestone and Zoe Snow, launches a theatre producing division alongside its technical services. Current projects include THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, THE IMMERSIVE ADVENTURE.. (more…)

OH, MARY! Breaks Lyceum Theatre Record with Bowen Yang
by Chloe Rabinowitz
The Broadway production of Oh, Mary! has broken another box office record at the Lyceum Theatre. The comedy currently stars actor, comedian, and “Las Culturistas” host Bowen Yang as ‘Mary Todd Lincoln’.. (more…)

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Breaks All-Time House Record at New World Stages
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Heathers The Musical broke the all-time house record at New World Stages in its final week of performances. The production had previously set the house record on four other occasions in its extended run.. (more…)

Alicia Keys Partners With Ovation Rights on Future of HELL’S KITCHEN
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Ovation Rights is launching a partnership with 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist and producer Alicia Keys around the future of Hell’s Kitchen, the Broadway musical inspired by her life and music.. (more…)

Jeremy Jordan, Kara Young and Kurt Mussner Join Broadway Cares Board
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS appointed three industry figures to its Board of Trustees, including two-time Tony nominee Jeremy Jordan and two-time Tony winner Kara Young.. (more…)

Devin Kessler Will Lead Developmental Reading of SAVED MESSAGES
by Stephi Wild
Actor Devin Kessler will perform in a developmental reading of SAVED MESSAGES, a one-woman play by Carlita Victoria about mental health crisis and institutional response, directed by Donathan Walters at Ripley-Grier Studios.. (more…)

Theatre Aspen Names 2026 Solo Flights Grant Recipients
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Theatre Aspen revealed the winners of its Solo Flights Project Advancement Fund grants, awarding $10,000 each to two one-person shows for future productions.. (more…)

Video: BroadwayWorld’s Robert Diamond Talks Broadway Journalism and More on WHAT EXIT?
by Stephi Wild
In a recent episode of the podcast What Exit?, BroadwayWorld’s own founder and CEO Robert Diamond discussed his journey in the theater industry, the world of Broadway journalism, and what goes on behind the curtain. Watch the video here.. (more…)

THE DIVE MUSICAL INCUBATOR Names Eighth Writers Group Cohort
by Rachel Stone
The Dive Musical Incubator announced its eighth Writers Group cohort and 2026–2027 season programming under artistic directors Jason Aguirre and Adam J. Rineer.. (more…)  

Texas High School Cancels LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS After Female Student Is Cast as Seymour
by Sidney Paterra
The show will not go on in Grand Prairie, Texas. As first reported by Howard Sherman, South Grand Prairie High School has canceled their upcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors following the casting of a female student as the show’s leading man, Seymour Krelborn. . (more…)

THREE DAYS OF RAIN Will Open on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre; Creative Team Announced
by Nicole Rosky
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Richard  Greenberg’s acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist THREE DAYS OF RAIN will begin performances on Saturday, January 30, 2027, and officially open Monday, March 1, 2027 at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre.. (more…)

Rosie O’Donnell & Kristin Chenoweth Teaming Up For New Musical Reading
by Michael Major
Rosie O’Donnell has revealed that she and Kristin Chenoweth will be taking part in the reading for a new musical, just after she wraps up her run in The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway.. (more…)

Ryan McCartan ‘Fired’ an Agent Who Discouraged Him From Disclosing He’s ‘Chronically Ill’
by Michael Gioia
Ryan McCartan, who is currently starring as the title role in Broadway’s ‘The Great Gatsby,’ was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 6 years old.. (more…)

Interview: How Johnny Galecki Fell in Love With the ‘Contradictions’ of Playing Tennessee Williams
by Chloe Rabinowitz
The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki has returned to his first love, the stage, taking on the role of legendary playwright Tennessee Williams in Lookingglass Theatre Company’s Kowalski. Read BroadwayWorld’s interview with Galecki.. (more…)

BroadwayWorld’s My Shows Adds Android, New Challenges, Cast Tracking & More
by Team BWW
BroadwayWorld is rolling out the biggest update yet to My Shows, its platform for logging, rating, and reviewing the theatre you see. Starting today, My Shows is fully built into the BroadwayWorld app for Android, joining the iOS app and the web – and all three pick up two new features designed for the way theatregoers actually keep score: Challenges and cast tracking by role.. (more…)

Andrew Rannells Joins GIRLS Revival at HBO With Lena Dunham, Allison Williams
by Michael Major
Andrew Rannells will be joining the upcoming return of Girls at HBO. The Tony nominee will be reprising the role of ‘Elijah Krantz’ for the five episode return, going into production in 2027.. (more…)

Soho Theatre Reveals Verity Bargate Award 2026 Longlist and Shortlist
by Stephi Wild
Soho Theatre revealed six shortlisted and 16 longlisted playwrights for its flagship playwriting prize, following a record 2,219 submissions. The winner will receive £12,000 and a full London production.. (more…)

CHESS Is Now Available at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
by Nicole Rosky
The Tony-nominated 2025 revival of Chess, starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher, is now available at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).. (more…)

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