Broadway

A new version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats" sets it in the queer, competitive ballroom scene - and it finally makes sense.

Chu takes his inspiration from his dad, a Chinese immigrant who worked both the front room and the kitchen of their family-run restaurant: "The guy that in the back of the kitchen, that was my hero."

It was a crowded Tony Award season this year, with 36 eligible musicals and plays opening on Broadway stages.

The acclaimed singer and actor explains how the arts have that rare ability to change minds, give hope and connect people.

Director Christina Seymour and cast members Jet Miller, Mady Garrett and Isabel Seymour visited Classical IPR to promote Traverse City Central High School's upcoming production of "Anything Goes."

Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner.

The three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway legend created indelible roles: Anita in West Side Story, Rose in Bye Bye Birdie and Velma Kelly in Chicago.

The classic 1962 movie tells the story of a relationship buckling under the weight of addiction. The new Broadway adaptation stars Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James.

Plans are still coming together, but two up-and-coming names on Broadway are already attached to the Prince project: playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and director Lileana Blain-Cruz.

The seven starring actors play the young adults featured in a documentary of the same name as they navigate the excitement and fears associated with preparing for their first formal dance.