Wig Out! 2008

Opened: September 30, 2008
Closing: November 16, 2008

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Video: First Look at A STRANGE LOOP, Coming to the Ahmanson Theatre in June
by Blair Ingenthron - May 5, 2024


Watch a trailer for the West Coast Premiere of 'A Strange Loop', which arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre June 5, 2024.

Photos: First Look At BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL At Paramount Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 3, 2024


Not so far away is Paramount Theatre’s 2023-24 season finale, the Broadway smash hit Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Nominated for seven Tony Awards, with two wins, plus a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album, Paramount will pull out all the stops in this season-finale jukebox musical celebration of one our most beloved music icons ever. See photos from the production!

Cole Escola to Appear on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS Next Week
by Josh Sharpe - May 3, 2024


Tune in to see Cole Escola on Seth Meyers next week! On Tuesday, May 7, Cole Escola will stop by Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about his Off-Broadway (and soon Broadway) hit play Oh, Mary. The program airs 12:35/11:35c on NBC. It was recently announced that the play, written by Cole Escola and directed by Sam Pinkleton, will transfer to Broadway this summer, following its sold-out, twice-extended world premiere run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Video: Watch a Behind-the-Scenes Look at THE WIZ on TODAY
by Josh Sharpe - May 3, 2024


On Friday, The Today Show visited The Wiz on Broadway for a special behind-the-scenes look at the revival of the classic musical. In the interview, Wayne Brady, who plays The Wiz, talked about the formative experience of watching the 1978 film with Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. Nichelle Lewis is making her Broadway debut in the production and recalls the creative team finding her through TikTok. Watch the full interview now!

Original West End Star Oliver Tompsett Will Join the Broadway Cast of & JULIET
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2024


West End star Oliver Tompsett will join the Broadway company of the hit musical & Juliet as ‘William Shakespeare’ beginning on Friday, May 10, 2024.

Rehearsals Begin For Ballroom Inspired Production of CATS; Full Cast Revealed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2024


PAC NYC is presenting a radical reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic dance musical Cats based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. See the full cast!

A SIGN OF THE TIMES Will Conclude its at New World Stages in June
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2024


A Sign of the Times, a new musical featuring the songs of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, and other classic pop hits of the 1960s, will conclude its Off-Broadway run, as scheduled, with the matinee on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at New World Stages.

DISENCHANTED! Musical Announces National Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 29, 2024


Join your favorite fairy tale princesses as they take center stage in DISENCHANTED, the acclaimed musical opening this October at The Queens Theatre. Watch as these iconic characters shed their glass slippers and tiaras to set the record straight in this uproarious, uncensored, and irreverent show.

ANNIE North American Tour to Play Portland's Keller Auditorium
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 29, 2024


Broadway in Portland will present the all-new tour of the iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE will play Keller Auditorium. Learn how to purchase tickets.

N'yomi Stewart Named as Directing Fellow for CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 29, 2024


Black Theatre Coalition has revealed its support for N'yomi Stewart as the directing fellow on CATS: 'The Jellicle Ball,' a reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s epic dance musical. Learn more.

Video: Rachel McAdams Talks MARY JANE Broadway Debut on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 29, 2024


Rachel McAdams joined Good Morning America on Monday to discuss her role in the play Mary Jane, which just opened on Broadway. In the play, McAdams plays a nurse who is struggling to raise her son on her own but finds a community that supports her and her family amid her difficulties. Watch the interview here!

Video: KIMBERLY AKIMBO Takes Final Broadway Bow
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2024


Last night, April 28, the Tony-winning Best Musical Kimberly Akimbo played its final Broadway performance at the Booth Theatre. Check out a video of the cast taking their final bows!

Photos: Argyle Theatre's A BRONX TALE Celebrates Opening Night
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Apr 28, 2024


The Argyle Theatre's production of A Bronx Tale, directed and choreographed by Todd L. Underwood, with musical direction by Jonathan Brenner, opened Saturday, April 27 and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the festivities. Check out photos below!

Photos: Go Inside the A BRONX TALE Opening Night Curtain Call at Argyle Theatre
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Apr 28, 2024


The Argyle Theatre's production of A Bronx Tale, directed and choreographed by Todd L. Underwood, with musical direction by Jonathan Brenner opened Saturday, April 27 and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the curtain call. Check out photos here!

Review: HAIR at Signature Theatre
by Pamela Roberts - Apr 27, 2024


Signature Theatre’s revival of the groovy Vietnam-era musical HAIR is wildly energetic, colorful, and full of spirit. The cast’s gorgeous voices and exuberance uplift songs that we know as the soundtrack of the times, from the opening “Aquarius” to the final “Let the Sunshine In.”

Video: Esparza and Kushnier Sing 'Believe the Day is Coming' from GALILEO: A ROCK MUSICAL
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 27, 2024


Watch Raúl Esparza and Jeremy Kushnier perform 'Believe the Day is Coming' and hear the GALILEO: A ROCK MUSICAL creative team discuss the show's theme of truth vs. power in the video here!

THE WIZ 2024 Broadway Cast Recording Will Be Released This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2024


The 2024 cast recording of The Wiz will be released this summer! Learn more about The Wiz here!

CM Performing Arts' Announces the Cast of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2024


CM Performing Arts Center will present Saturday Night Fever running May 4 - May 18 on the Main Stage in The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre.

Video: Get A First Look At SOUTH PACIFIC at Fulton Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Apr 25, 2024


Get a first look at Fulton Theater's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific! Check out the cast in action in this all-new video.

Photos: The Cast of AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN THE MUSICAL Visit The Brighton Zip 
by Stephi Wild - Apr 25, 2024


The cast of AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN THE MUSICAL made a visit to The Brighton Zip on Madeira Drive ahead of their first performances at Theatre Royal Brighton this week. Check out photos here!

Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Actors Co-op David Schall Theater
by Amanda Callas - Apr 25, 2024


Twelfth Night is a glorious example of how to do Shakespeare right.  This production is full-bodied, fresh, cheeky, lighthearted, inventive, imaginative, and flat-out hilarious.

Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE Is the Pleasant Surprise of the Season at Dr. Phillips Center
by Aaron Wallace - Apr 25, 2024


I was doubtful of Doubtfire. Musicals fashioned out of nonmusical comedy films are seldom stellar, and unlike so many of the patrons inside Dr. Phillips Center on opening night, I hadn’t grown up on 1993’s Mrs. Doubtfire movie, so I couldn’t count on nostalgia to pull me through. I figured I was in for a Tootsie Part Two.

Marla Mindelle's THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE Will Premiere Off-Broadway in September
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2024


The world premiere production of Marla Mindelle's new musical, The Big Gay Jamboree, will premiere off-Broadway this year!

THE GREAT GATSBY Will Release Original Broadway Cast Recording This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2024


The new Broadway musical The Great Gatsby will release its Original Broadway Cast Recording this summer! Learn more about how to preorder the album here!

OH, MARY! Will Transfer to Broadway This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2024


Following its sold out, twice extended world premiere run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, the comedy Oh, Mary! will transfer to Broadway this summer!

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