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2025

Can You Hear Me? turns up the volume and the fun at The Powerhouse in DC.

On November 14, Counterpoint makes its debut at The Powerhouse in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC with Can You Hear Me?, a collision of music and mischief. Percussionist Jeff Stern and pianist Natalia Kazaryan present an adventurous multimedia program that blurs the lines between acoustic and electronic, sound and silence, performance and play. The evening features unexpected instruments from toy piano and stylophone to a piece performed with no instruments at all, featuring works by Wally Gunn, Jessie Marino, Andy Akiho, and others. The iconic industrial landmark at 3255 Grace Street Northwest—once the heart of the city's paper mills—has been reimagined by Grace Street Creative as a new cultural hub with soaring 30-foot ceilings, arched windows, and state-of-the-art sound, setting the stage for an unforgettable night of music and experimentation.

92NY hosts intimate Maybe Happy Ending event with Broadway cast and creators.

On November 11, The GRAMMY Museum and 92NY present a special evening celebrating the music of the 6x Tony Award-winning musical Maybe Happy Ending. Cast members Darren Criss, Helen J Shen, Dez Duron, and Marcus Choi join creators Will Aronson and Hue Park for an intimate conversation about their creative process at The 92nd Street Y: David Geffen Stage at Kaufman Concert Hall, followed by a special performance featuring Darren Criss. The Original Broadway Cast Recording for Maybe Happy Ending is now available via Ghostlight Records.

Tony winner Daniel Radcliffe returns to Broadway in Every Brilliant Thing.

Daniel Radcliffe will make his Broadway return this spring in the one-person show Every Brilliant Thing, beginning previews February 21, 2026 at the Hudson Theatre ahead of a March 12 opening night. The play follows a man who looks back at his life and the glimmers of hope that carried him through, told through a list of every wonderful, beautiful, delightful thing that makes life worth living. Co-writer Duncan Macmillan praised Radcliffe's casting, noting the actor possesses "the intelligence, quick-wit and charm" to navigate the play's spontaneous, audience-interactive moments, able to be "a clown one moment, then grab you by the heartstrings the next." Radcliffe, who wrapped a record-breaking run of Merrily We Roll Along and won his first Tony Award for the role in 2024, continues to demonstrate his range and depth as a stage actor.

Maybe Happy Ending completely redefines Broadway souvenirs.

Broadway News recently featured Maybe Happy Ending's innovative strategy for merchandise, spotlighting how the collection was designed as an extension of the show's story. From viral limited-edition tees to actual living plants, each item reflects the musical's themes of connection, technology, and what it means to be human. Rather than traditional souvenirs, the line offers fans tangible pieces of the show's world—wearable art and unexpected collectibles that allow the story to live on long after the curtain falls.

Critics celebrate Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter's friendship in Waiting for Godot.

Following its Broadway opening at the Hudson Theatre, the Bill & Ted stars' reunion in Samuel Beckett's tragicomic masterwork has garnered acclaim from both fans and critics alike. Directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner Jamie Lloyd, Reeves and Winter bring their real-life friendship to Beckett's existential journey. "The show's greatest asset is its stars, whose endearing real-life friendship pierces through the play's inherent despair," writes USA Today, while Deadline praises how the duo meld "their decades-old friendship, good times and bad" with "one of the greatest 20th Century modern drama duos ever created." Brandon J. Dirden and Michael Patrick Thornton complete the cast in Lloyd's stripped-down reimagined production that runs through January 4.

Sheridan Smith returns to the West End in a spellbinding revival of Woman in Mind.

Olivier Award winner Sheridan Smith stars in Alan Ayckbourn's darkly comic psychological drama at the Duke of York's Theatre from December 9 through February 28, 2026. Directed by Michael Longhurst, the production explores one woman's fractured reality when Susan sustains a bump to the head and her world splits in two—one mundane, one imagined—and the lines begin to blur. Smith is joined by multi-award-winning comedian Romesh Ranganathan in this groundbreaking play that hilariously and grippingly examines identity, family, and mental escape. Following its West End run, the production visits Sunderland Empire and Theatre Royal Glasgow in March 2026.

Miss Saigon rises again in a spectacular new UK tour.

Boublil and Schönberg's legendary musical opens at Newcastle Theatre Royal from October 4-25, marking 35 years since its West End premiere. Directed by Jean-Pierre van der Spuy, this new production features Seann Miley Moore reprising their celebrated portrayal of The Engineer, with recent BRIT School graduate Julianne Pundan making her professional debut as Kim, performing alongside actor-singer Jack Kane as Chris. Set during the final days of the Vietnam War, the epic love story follows Kim and American GI Chris, torn apart by the fall of Saigon. The soaring score features iconic songs including "The Heat is On in Saigon," "Last Night of the World," and "The American Dream" as the production tours Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds through early 2026.

Minnie Driver brings warmth and grace to Every Brilliant Thing's West End debut.

Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver stars in Duncan Macmillan's uplifting one-person show at @sohoplace through November 8. The global phenomenon, which has played in over 80 countries, tells the story of a child who creates a list of everything worth living for to help their mother struggling with depression. Driver "navigates the emotional shifts with remarkable grace," one moment bringing the audience to roaring laughter, the next creating a hush so complete you can hear the weight of feeling in the room.

Get Down Tonight brings disco fever to London with infectious energy and pure joy.

The official KC and the Sunshine Band musical makes its London premiere at Charing Cross Theatre, running from September 19 through November 15, 2025, packed with over twenty of the band's legendary hits including "That's The Way (I Like It)", "Give It Up" and "Please Don't Go". The 90-minute show celebrates the early years of Harry Wayne Casey (KC) in 1970s Miami, following four friends chasing big dreams in the world of disco.

Bryan Cranston makes his highly anticipated West End return in Arthur Miller's All My Sons.

The Tony and Olivier Award winner reunites with visionary director Ivo van Hove at Wyndham's Theatre from November 14 through March 7, 2026, following their acclaimed 2017 collaboration on Network. Cranston stars as Joe Keller, a self-made businessman whose criminal dealings with faulty aircraft parts during World War II come back to haunt him, alongside Marianne Jean-Baptiste as his wife Kate and Paapa Essiedu as their son Chris. Tom Glynn-Carney and Hayley Squires complete the cast in this "disturbingly prescient play" that skewers the dishonest promise of the American Dream.

50 First Dates: The Musical makes its world premiere with heart and hilarity.

The stage adaptation of the beloved movie rom-com plays The Other Palace through November 16, starring Georgina Castle and Josh St. Clair as Lucy and Henry. Directed and choreographed by multi-Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw, the production reimagines the story with an original pop score by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen. When notorious bachelor Henry meets art teacher Lucy at a Key Largo café, he thinks he's finally found "the one"—until the next morning when she wakes up with no memory of their first date due to short-term memory loss. "Genuinely funny and often heart-warming," this feel-good musical explores one date worth falling for over and over again.

Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris join forces on Broadway in ART.

Three Tony Award winners star in the first Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza's razor-sharp comedy at the Music Box Theatre through December 21. Directed by Scott Ellis, the 100-minute production follows three longtime friends whose bond fractures when one of them purchases an all-white painting for $300,000. What begins as a polite debate over aesthetics devolves into a clash of egos and resentments. "James Corden's turn as the wobbliest vertex of a friendship triangle would, alone, make the new production of this slippery social satire worth seeing," writes Variety, while Deadline praises Corden for "absolutely stealing the show" with his with his rant about wedding planning that brings the audience to its feet.

DOLLY: A True Original Musical sparkles through Nashville before heading to Broadway.

The rhinestone-studded biomusical completed its world premiere run at Nashville's Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on August 31, following an extended six-week engagement that began in July. Directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher, the production features a score by Dolly Parton herself, including beloved hits like "I Will Always Love You," "Jolene," "Coat of Many Colors," and "9 to 5," alongside new songs written especially for the show. Katie Rose Clarke, Carrie St. Louis, and Quinn Titcomb portray the country music legend at different stages of her life in this joyful and moving journey from her barefoot beginnings in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee to performing in platform heels under the bright lights of Hollywood.

Maybe Happy Ending takes home 6 Tony awards, including Best Musical and musical Lead Actor. 

The South Korean musical was nominated for 10 awards and took home 6 trophies at the 78th Tony Awards. The romantic comedy is set in the future and follows two sentient ‘Helper-Bots’ as they navigate life after retirement and challenge our notions of what it means to be human through enchanting, witty musical numbers and state of the art stage production.

Grace Street hosts DC’s Ferrari Esperienza to clear skies and smooth roads.

Grace Street welcomed Ferrari to host a two-day experience of luxe hospitality and sleek sports cars. The days were sunny as guests were served hors d'oeuvres and test drove glittering cars through the lush green landscapes just outside of the Washington metropolitan area. Afterwards, they could enjoy a coffee bar, live acoustic guitar, a Natura Bissé pop-up spa, a Ferrari pop-up apparel store, and a station to arrange floral bouquets for Mother’s Day weekend.

Keanu Reeves excites fans with his Broadway debut this September. 

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reunite on Broadway in a new adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s play, Waiting for Godot. The heavy hitting ensemble is directed by Olivier-winning and Tony Award nominee Jamie Lloyd, who also directed the seductive Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard earlier this year.

Grace Street toasts to a lively evening  with Lamborghini.

Lamborghini partnered with Grace Street to showcase the Temerario to guests. Their first super sports car to feature a V8 twin-turbo engine paired with three electric motors, the jewel-green car was the stunning centerpiece of the private event as guests enjoyed aperitifs and hors d'oeuvres for the evening.

Maybe Happy Ending wins Best Musical and sweeps up 15 nominations at Broadway’s Audience Choice Awards.

The futuristic, romantic musical won a majority for Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, and proves it’s a fan favorite, going home with no less than 15 awards at the Broadway’s Audience Choice Awards:

• Favorite New Musical

• Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical (Darren Criss)

• Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical (Helen J Shen)

• Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical (Dez Duron)

• Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical (Marcus Choi)

• Favorite Onstage Pair (Darren Criss & Helen J Shen)

• Favorite Onstage Pair (Darren Criss & HwaBoon)

• Favorite Breakout Performance – Male (Dez Duron)

• Favorite Breakout Performance – Female (Helen J Shen)

• Favorite New Song (“A Sentimental Person”, “Chasing Fireflies”, “Hitting the Road”, “World Within My Room”)

• Performance of the Year in a Musical (Darren Criss)

• Performance of the Year in a Musical (Helen J Shen)

Gab Ferreira invites us for a spin in “Carrossel.”

In her latest single, “Carrossel”, Gab Ferreira beckons us into her wonderland and dares us to dream with eyes open. For Gab, each project “is an invitation to reconnect with that pure feeling of making music. It’s not just about meeting expectations, but about following my true desire to create something new and authentic.” Dreamy and introspective, the song is bedroom pop spun from gossamer and early summer sunlight and reflects “on the cycles of life, especially regarding the creative process and art,“ she muses. The Brazilian artist first caught the world's attention in 2018 with her viral song, “Not Yours”. Since then, she has decidedly made a name for herself in her home country, performing in some of Brazil’s biggest festivals including Primavera Sound São Paulo and Lollapalooza Brazil. Now at 24-years-old, Gab shows us how she’s further evolved in her sonic identity while maintaining the diaphanous quality characteristic of her music.

Andrew Scott wins Best Individual Performance for his magnetic solo turn in Vanya.

The New York Drama Critics' Circle awarded Andrew Scott Best Individual Performance for the 2024-25 season, recognizing his virtuosic portrayal of all eight characters in Simon Stephens' radical reimagining of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. The Off-Broadway production ran at the Lucille Lortel Theatre through May 11 following a sold-out West End run that earned Scott an Olivier Award. Directed by Sam Yates and adapted by Tony winner Stephens, the 110-minute one-man show explores unrequited love, regret, and the human condition through Vanya's eyes as his family estate faces upheaval. "This is a beautiful, heartbreaking response to Chekhov's tragicomedy," wrote the Financial Times, praising Scott as "superb: brilliantly subtle, witty and precise."

After nearly two years, Kyle Lux is back with “Me Oh Mr. Me.”

From his upcoming EP, Blue Hour, “Me Oh Mr. Me” feels closest to the tender heart and reveals the interiority of a self aware, resigned lover standing at the beginning of the end.  A place many of us have known—where love is a waning moon—Kyle takes us adrift “between being unhappy in a relationship and breaking apart.” When you’re at the seams but you want to “stay anyways out of fear of being alone, or not feeling anything at all,” he describes. There is both love and the release of control. “Me Oh Mr. Me” gently acknowledges that sometimes, the last stretch of a relationship can be a period for grieving something that once was. Self aware, layered, and dreamy, Blue Hour is as colorful as it is honest and shows the journey was all worth it.

Cate Blanchett commands the stage in a bold, modern adaptation of The Seagull.

Thomas Ostermeier and Duncan Macmillan's reimagining of Anton Chekhov's classic brings sharp contemporary style to the Russian masterwork. Strand Magazine praises Blanchett for wielding "absolute command over the stage" with charisma that "fills it completely," making an unforgettable entrance in sunglasses and a bright purple jumpsuit while rapping Hamlet into a microphone. The production seamlessly blends humor and melancholy, with a stellar ensemble that electrifies Chekhov's exploration of love, art, and the human condition.

Tiger La Flor gets over 50 million views as her latest single, “LASSO THE MOON” captivates romantics worldwide.

“LASSO THE MOON” accompanies a video series documenting the singer’s parents through more than three decades of a happy partnership marked by a characteristic easygoingness that had millions inspired, pining, or vision-boarding their own epic romance to the lilting, dreamy opener on the singer’s newest EP, Drugstore Cowgirl.

Brandon Flynn is all charisma as a young Marlon Brando in Kowalski.

The play offers a fascinating exploration of the meeting between two vanguards of 20th-century theater: Tennessee Williams (Robin Lord Taylor) and Marlon Brando (Brandon Flynn). Over the course of a single night, we witness how this seismic encounter influenced Williams' masterpiece, A Streetcar Named Desire.

2024

DVLPMNT’s launch party opens to a packed house.

DVLPMNT officially made its mark on the music industry to a full house at Drom in New York City on Friday, November 8th. Dedicated to elevating its artists by providing the tools, support, and foundation needed to take the next steps in their creative and sonic evolution, they gathered a packed crowd mixed with fans of the artists and industry professionals who welcomed the stellar lineup of up-and-coming talent.

Maybe Happy Ending comes stateside and becomes a unanimous favorite in the musical world.

The award winning Korean musical impressed Broadway attendees and is The New York Times Critics’ Pick. With its high tech, immersive production and stellar performances by leads Darren Criss (from “Glee” and “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) and Helen J. Shen, who both make their stunning Broadway debut.

Broadway’s Cabaret is a vivacious, immersive experience.

American Idol alum Adam Lambert and film star Auliʻi Cravalho “are excellent” as Emcee and Sally Bowles, as “they both reach and surpass the demands of Kander and Ebb’s iconic score.” The musical has been a sensation and walked away with nine Tony nominations and won a Tony for Best Scenic Design for a Musical. The Queen frontrunner and Grammy-nominated singer gave a preview of the musical on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a “stunning performance” of “I Don’t Care Much.”

Sheridan Smith brings glamour and groundedness to a whirlwind Opening Night.

Based on John Cassavetes' 1977 film, the musical is layered, stimulating, and compassionate to the women in the story. According to The Guardian, “Opening Night is an extravagantly original production, every bit as eccentric as the film but also its own alchemical creation, more vivacious in this musical incarnation,” with the award-winning and “insuppressibly likable” Sheridan Smith as the lead.

2023

Grey House brings horror to Broadway.

In addition to Laurie Metcalf’s characteristic, impressive performance as an uncompromising matriarch, the play gets rave reviews for its atypical storytelling format that compels some horror fanatics to come a second time to the theater.