On this Seas 2 premiere episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth goes inside the mechanics of closing a Broadway show with veteran theatrical general manager, Daniel Kuney. The Oliver chats with four-time Tony-winning producer Kevin McCollum about how the decision to close a show works on his level, but also what goes into the decision to reverse course and push back an announced closing date, as he did with Broadway's 'The Play that Goes Wrong.'

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Good morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories Ain't Too Proud opens its pre-Broadway run in Toronto tonight, and more

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While it would be easy to exit the York Theatre these days having been absolutely swept away by Mark Sonnenblick's wonderfully engaging and ear-tingling score for his new musical, MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET - a sumptuous collection mixing beautiful melodies framing lyrical poetics with jaunty numbers loaded with snazzy jokes and unexpected rhymes - it's the superb storytelling of his book, exploring issues of the 1960s gays rights movement in a universal manner that can apply to other civil rights battles, that makes the musical truly soar.

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Australian icon, singer, songwriter and musical theatre star Tina Arena stars inthe role of Eva Peron inTim RiceandAndrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA in Sydney. EVITA, one of the most celebrated classical musicals of all time, in a newAustralian production playing at theJoan SutherlandTheatre at the Sydney Opera House.

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Broadway favorite Andrew Keenan-Bolgershared a sweet memory and an even sweeter story surrounding an image from his wedding to longtime love Scott Bixby this past weekend.

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The Broadway engagement ofJez Butterworth'sThe Ferryman, the critically acclaimed, wildly popular play directed bySam Mendesopens this Sunday Check out all-new photos of the production below

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Manhattan Theatre Club presents the Broadway premiere of Choir Boy, by Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney Moonlight, The BrotherSister Plays and directed by Drama Desk Award nominee Trip Cullman Lobby Hero,Significant Other, Murder Ballad.

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Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic DirectorCEO and the entire Broadway community mourn the loss of Tony Award-winning writer Joe Masteroff, who passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at age 98. Roundabout will celebrate Masteroff's memory and longstanding history with the company by dimming the lights of the American Airlines Theatre 227 West 42nd Street, Studio 54 254 West 54th Street, and the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre 111 West 46th Street on Wednesday, October 17 at 545pm for one minute.

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On this day we're celebrating the birthday of Tony Award-nominee, Gavin Lee

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What's Randy Rainbow'sadvice for First Lady Melania Trump Just be best Find out in his latest political parody, which plays off of a popular Disney tune from Beauty and the Beast

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Abingdon Theatre Company will soon present their special one-night-only gala event on Monday, October 22 at The Edison Ballroom.

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As BroadwayWorld sadly reported last week, composerlyricistactress Carol Hall passed away at age 82. We remember the Broadway veteran below.

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There are two weeks left to submit nominationsfor the 2018 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards, honoring exemplary performers and productions in New York from the past season

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PREMIERES presents this season's INNER VOICES 2018, the biennial series of solo works featuring new teams of playwrights and composers. Get a sneak peek below

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Decorated designer Clint Ramos, currently represented on Broadway by Once On This Island,has just joined the staff at Fordham University heading up their Design and Production track.

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John Leguizamo's Road to Broadway follows the always provocative Leguizamo as he prepares for his most challenging theatrical quest yet - cramming 3,000 years of Latino history into 90 minutes of stage time for his one man show. With extraordinary access to his creative process, the film traces the evolution of his latest success, Tony-nominated play Latin History for Morons, from its challenging premise through its triumphant debut. A special co-presentation of Great Performances and Latino Public Broadcasting's VOCES, John Leguizamo's Road to Broadway, directed by Ben DeJesus, premieres nationwide Friday, November 16 at 9 p.m. on PBS check local listings. The film will be available for streaming on November 17 at pbs.orggperf and on PBS apps.

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Ariana Grande took to Twitter to share that she will be singing 'The Wizard and I' during the NBC event, 'A VeryWickedHalloween Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway.'

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Before he inspired the world with Hamilton and was catapulted to international fame, Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspiring his Twitter followers with words of encouragement at the beginning and end of each day. He wrote these original sayings, aphorisms, and poetry for himself as much as for others. But as Miranda's audience grew, these messages took on a life on their own.

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The soundtrack for 'A Star Is Born,' starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga has debuted at number 1 on the Billboard charts according to The Hollywood Reporter. The album sold231,000 units the week of October 11, making it the best selling movie soundtrack in over three and a half years.

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The new musical comedy Beetlejuice will open on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre 1634 Broadway on April 25, 2019, but first the musical will haveits world premiere at the National Theatre in Washington D.C., officially opening on Sunday, November 4, 2018.

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Take a look back into BroadwayWorld's archives with this throwback from when stage and screen star Paulette Goddard and pop culture icon Andy Warholwent to see Annie in 1977 Check out the photo below

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Joshua Henry, a three time Tony award nominee, most recently in 2018 for his role inCarousel, will receive the Frost Distinguished Alumnus Award at the October 15th Frost Music Live concert Broadway at Frost.

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The Amazon series 'Transparent' will end with a musical episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The fifth season of the series will be it's last, and the final episode will be a musical episode, creator Jill SolowaytoldThe New York Times.

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Figure skating and musical theatre feel like perfect partners both involve heightened drama, intense training, and occasionally questionable costume choices. So it seems incredible that there hasn't really been a musical about figure skating before - until now.

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The Phantom of the Opera, The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Bank of America have partnered to commemorate Broadway's longest-running musical with a unique project in support of Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS.