Musicals

all hail Aug. 23, 2022

Brandy Says Being the First Black Cinderella Was ‘Pretty Mind-Blowing’Cinderella: The Reunion lands on ABC August 23, along with the film.

By Zoe Guy

glee-ality Aug. 22, 2022

The Glee Project Star Lindsay Pearce Still Gets Hate Mail for ItEleven years later, the Wicked actress and Cameron Mitchell accuse the production of manipulation.

By Jason P. Frank

merrily we cast along Aug. 17, 2022

Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez Join Daniel Radcliffe in Merrily We Roll AlongWe hope the priest from Lady Bird will be happier with this production.

By Jason P. Frank

oz-ish Aug. 15, 2022

Kenya Barris Is Off to See the (Reimagined) Wizard of OzThe Black-ish creator will write and direct a new take on the 1939 musical movie.

By Jennifer Zhan

party report Aug. 12, 2022

Never Have I Ever’s Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Wants to Be the Next Veronica SawyerThe Never Have I Ever star is ready for Broadway.

By Alejandra Gularte

the theater Aug. 12, 2022

Broadway’s Into the Woods Announces Power-Couple CastingStephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus, real-life husband and wife, will step into the lead roles.

By Jason P. Frank

broadway Aug. 4, 2022

Angelica Ross Will Fosse Her Way Into Chicago This FallThe long-running show’s first openly trans star.

By Jackson McHenry

luck be a lady Aug. 2, 2022

You’ll Love This Guys & Dolls Cast a Bushel and a PeckBut you’ll have to go to D.C. to get it.

By Justin Curto

bridges you cross July 19, 2022

Amanda Seyfried Was Auditioning for Wicked While Playing Elizabeth Holmes[Elizabeth Holmes voice] Popular, you’re gonna be pop-u-lar.

By Jackson McHenry

who’s the greatest star? July 14, 2022

What Are the Streets (Broadway and 52nd) Saying About Funny Girl?All the rumors are allegedly true!

By Jason P. Frank

theater July 7, 2022

Almost Famous Is Almost on Broadway After Pandemic DelaysCameron Crowe’s musical adaptation will premiere this November.

By Zoe Guy

trailer mix June 15, 2022

Miss Trunchbull Is the Only Revolting One in the Matilda the Musical TrailerEmma Thompson dons prosthetics.

By Justin Curto

bad brit behavior June 13, 2022

Andrew Lloyd Webber Booed for Calling Cinderella Musical a ‘Costly Mistake’Webber later apologized, stating “nothing could be further from the truth.”

By Jason P. Frank

signing off June 7, 2022

Dear Evan Hansen to Wave Good-bye Through a WindowThe Broadway musical gave rise to Ben Platt, the Pasek-and-Paul musical-industrial complex, and an endlessly memed film.

By Justin Curto

movie review June 3, 2022

Neptune Frost Smirks at the Narrowness of Western ThinkingSaul Williams’s Afrofuturist, anti-colonialist film is a mission statement by way of a musical.

By Roxana Hadadi

theater May 26, 2022

Encores!’s Into the Woods Will Have an Encore on BroadwaySara Bareilles’s Baker’s Wife will return, alongside some newcomers.

By Jackson McHenry

live! más May 9, 2022

Taco Bell Wrangles Dolly Parton and Doja Cat Into Doing a TikTok MusicalNo more spon-con. Comes the day you say, “What for?” Please, no more.

By Rebecca Alter

castings Apr. 15, 2022

Grammy Winner Jon Batiste Makes Acting Debut in Color Purple FilmThe Album of the Year winner joins Ciara, H.E.R. , and Halle Bailey.

By Justin Curto

from the screen to the stage Mar. 23, 2022

CODA Is Being Adapted Into a Stage MusicalIt’s theater’s illusions I recall.

By Bethy Squires

jazz hands! Mar. 7, 2022

Pamela Anderson, Avowed Fosse Fan, Will Play Roxie Hart on BroadwayThey’re gonna recognize her eyes, her hair, her teeth … you get it.

By Rebecca Alter

movie review Feb. 25, 2022

Cyrano Is StunningIt’s one of the most romantic movies ever made, but it’s all evasion, heartache, and yearning.

By Bilge Ebiri

real hot girl sh*t Feb. 17, 2022

A24 Casts Megan Thee Movie Star in F*cking Identical TwinsThe R-rated spin on The Parent Trap also stars Nathan Lane, Bowen Yang, and Megan Mullally.

By Jennifer Zhan

the group portrait Jan. 19, 2022

How to Keep The Lion King Going During a COVID OutbreakDuring the Omicron spike, the nine swings have stayed on alert, ready to play all manner of characters from the savanna.

By Jackson McHenry

awards season Jan. 9, 2022

Here Are the Winners of the No-Audience, No-Broadcast Golden GlobesAll the winners you didn’t get to see.

By Bethy Squires

covid-19 Dec. 21, 2021

More Broadway Shows Cancel Holiday Performances Due to Omicron VariantWaitress, The Lion King, Six, and more cancel Broadway shows this week.

By Jennifer Zhan

a strange loop Dec. 20, 2021

Pulitzer-Winning A Strange Loop Will Premiere on Broadway in Spring 2022Michael R. Jackson’s self-referential musical won acclaim Off Broadway in 2019.

By Jackson McHenry

movie review Dec. 10, 2021

Do You Like West Side Story? Then You’ll Love West Side Story.Steven Spielberg finally makes his musical. It was (mostly) worth the wait.

By Bilge Ebiri

breakout performances Dec. 6, 2021

Annie Live!’s Beard Guy Almost Didn’t Have a BeardJacob Keith Watson on playing seven roles in the live musical, the rise of Mr. Bundles, and pivoting to sea shanties.

By Rebecca Alter

baldy connick jr. Dec. 3, 2021

The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Annie Live!So much kicking, several endings, and one very good dog.

By Kathryn VanArendonk and Jackson McHenry

thanks! it’s giving Nov. 25, 2021

Celina Smith and Baldy Connick Jr. Sing Together At Last in Annie Live! PreviewDuring the 95th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

By Jennifer Zhan

musicals Nov. 24, 2021

Annie Live! Elects Alan Toy As Its Franklin Delano RooseveltHe will be the first polio survivor to take on the role.

By Jennifer Zhan

reunions Nov. 15, 2021

Lea Michele Heads to HBO … for a Spring Awakening Reunion DocumentaryPremiering next year.

By Alejandra Gularte

replacements Nov. 12, 2021

Annie Live! Swaps Jane Krakowski Out For Smash’s Megan HiltyAfter Krakowski contracted a breakthrough COVID-19 case.

By Rebecca Alter

popular like me Nov. 5, 2021

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Will Defy Gravity in Wicked MovieWhat is this feeling?

By Alejandra Gularte

reunions Nov. 1, 2021

Lea Michele Returning to Broadway Anyway for Spring Awakening Reunion ConcertThe Funny Girl revival won’t rain on her parade.

By Justin Curto

movie review Oct. 29, 2021

Last Night in Soho Is a Mostly Intoxicating AffairStarring Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie, Edgar Wright’s freewheeling, pop-drenched homage to Swinging London is buoyant and brutal.

By Bilge Ebiri

trailer mix Oct. 6, 2021

The Nose Goes in the Cyrano Trailer Starring Peter DinklageAlongside Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Ben Mendelsohn.

By Zoe Haylock

trailer mix Oct. 4, 2021

The Tick, Tick … BOOM! Trailer Is Two and a Half Minutes of Impostor SyndromePlus, listen to the cast recording of “30/90.”

By Justin Curto

now streaming Oct. 2, 2021

Princess Diana Rocks Out in New Netflix MusicalEven royals love to stage dive!

By Alejandra Gularte

the music man Sept. 28, 2021

A Trump Aide Would Play ‘Memory’ When He Needed to Calm DownYes, the Cats song.

By Justin Curto

movie review Sept. 21, 2021

Dear Evan Hansen Walks Through the Uncanny Valley, Ascends AnywayWhen the movie Dear Evan Hansen works, it’s working against the original musical’s platitudes and giving weight to its inherent brutality.

By Helen Shaw

diana sings! Sept. 9, 2021

Diana: The Musical Is Like If All These Other Diana Projects Were Also a MusicalThis taped production will stream on Netflix before it opens on Broadway.

By Rebecca Alter

holiday specials Sept. 8, 2021

Roku Gifts Fans a Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Christmas MovieA new stand-alone special featuring the original cast.

By Zoe Haylock

fall preview 2021 Sept. 2, 2021

Adrienne Warren Stands UpShe opened in Tina so badly hurt she could barely walk. Then came another mountain to climb.

By Jackson McHenry

ozdust ballroom Aug. 31, 2021

Ranking PBS’s Wicked in Concert Moments by Sheer BafflementThis one’s not for entry-level Ozians.

By Rebecca Alter

movie review Aug. 20, 2021

The Beautiful, Baffling Annette Dares You to Take It SeriouslyAdam Driver and Marion Cotillard bare it all, in more ways than one, for Leos Carax and Sparks’ moving, bizarre musical.

By Bilge Ebiri

trailer mix Aug. 17, 2021