theatre

The Chicago Musical Awards recognize creative and performing excellence in new musical theatre works produced in Chicago. Designed to support and highlight the city’s theatre...

Elphaba is the iconic protagonist of the long-running Broadway musical Wicked , and the role has been played by a rotating cast of highly trained performers since the show opene...

The original Broadway cast of West Side Story presented a definitive synthesis of book, music, and choreography that redefined musical theatre in the late 1950s. Opening on Sept...

Play Dirty is a mid‑20th century drama that examines loyalty, corruption, and moral compromise among soldiers and civilians in a contested environment. The central story follo...

Wicked on Broadway tells the story of Elphaba and Glinda, two students at Shiz University who become unlikely friends amid a shifting political landscape in the Land of Oz. The...

The question of how the stars align in The Rocky Horror Show begins with the original 1973 London casting, which established a pattern of dual-gender casting and performer flexi...

Newsies on Broadway premiered with a company built around dynamic performers who could sing, dance, and convey the urgency of a 1899 newsboy strike. The original Broadway cast b...

On Broadway’s Wicked , the cast is anchored by the role of Elphaba, the green-skinned Thropp heir whose choices drive the story from sorcery student to political dissident. Th...

The Music Man quotes are enduring lines from a landmark American musical whose book and lyrics were written by Meredith Willson. This evergreen reference explains notable spoken...

Several acclaimed actresses have portrayed Norma Desmond on Broadway since the 1994 revival of Sunset Boulevard . This definitive guide lists the verified principal performers,...