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Opening Night

The curtain is down. The cast has bowed. Now let's take a behind the scenes look at the rest of opening night!






Video: Inside Opening Night of LEOPOLDSTADT on Broadway
Video: Inside Opening Night of LEOPOLDSTADT on Broadway
October 3, 2022

Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award-winning Best New Play, directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Patrick Marber, just opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre and BroadwayWorld was there!

VIDEO: KINKY BOOTS Celebrates Opening Night Off-Broadway
VIDEO: KINKY BOOTS Celebrates Opening Night Off-Broadway
August 28, 2022

Earlier this week, the off-Broadway engagement of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical, Kinky Boots officially opened at Stage 42. Kinky Boots features 16 original songs by Cyndi Lauper, a book by Harvey Fierstein, and direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell. BroadwayWorld was on hand for opening night and we're taking you inside the festivities in this video.

VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of POTUS on Broadway!
VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of POTUS on Broadway!
May 7, 2022

Earlier this week, Selina Fillinger's new Broadway comedy POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, celebrated its opening gala at the Shubert Theatre and BroadwayWorld was there for the special day and we're taking you inside the festivities!

VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of A STRANGE LOOP on Broadway
VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of A STRANGE LOOP on Broadway
May 3, 2022

A Strange Loop has arrived on Broadway at last! The Broadway production of Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer-Prize winning musical, opened just last week at the Lyceum Theater, directed by Stephen Brackett and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly.

VIDEO: Inside MACBETH's Opening Night with Daniel Craig, Ruth Negga & More!
VIDEO: Inside MACBETH's Opening Night with Daniel Craig, Ruth Negga & More!
May 2, 2022

Just last week, Tony Award winner Sam Gold's Macbeth officially arrived on Broadway, starring Daniel Craig in his return to Broadway as Macbeth and Ruth Negga's Broadway debut as Lady Macbeth. 

VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of FUNNY GIRL on Broadway
VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of FUNNY GIRL on Broadway
April 25, 2022

FUNNY GIRL opened last night, Sunday, April 24 at the August Wilson Theatre and BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and we're taking you behind the scenes below!

VIDEO: Inside Opening Night of HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE
VIDEO: Inside Opening Night of HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE
April 20, 2022

Just last night, Manhattan Theatre Club celebrated opening night of the Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

VIDEO: Inside Opening Night of THE MINUTES
VIDEO: Inside Opening Night of THE MINUTES
April 18, 2022

Tracy Letts' The Minutes, the newest work from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of August: Osage County, has officially opened on Broadway! All new footage has been released from the red carpet and curtain call. Check out the video here!

VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of AMERICAN BUFFALO
VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of AMERICAN BUFFALO
April 15, 2022

Just last night, David Mamet's American Buffalo opened on Broadway at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 W 50th Street), exactly two years after it was originally scheduled to open, starring Emmy & Tony Award winner Laurence Fishburne, Academy Award & Golden Globe winner Sam Rockwell and Emmy Award & Golden Globe winner Darren Criss.

VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of BIRTHDAY CANDLES
VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of BIRTHDAY CANDLES
April 11, 2022

Just last night, Roundabout Theatre Company New York premiere of Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle, starring Emmy Award winner Debra Messing, directed by Vivienne Benesch, celebrated opening night at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). This is a limited engagement through Sunday, May 29, 2022.

VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of THE MUSIC MAN on Broadway
VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of THE MUSIC MAN on Broadway
February 11, 2022

Last night, the hugely anticipated revival of Meredith Willson's The Music Man, starring two-time Tony Award, Grammy Award, and Emmy Award-winning star Hugh Jackman as Professor Harold Hill and two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Marian Paroo opened triumphantly on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and we're taking you to the curtain call and after party below!

VIDEO: MJ Cast Hits the Red Carpet to Celebrate Opening Night!
VIDEO: MJ Cast Hits the Red Carpet to Celebrate Opening Night!
February 2, 2022

The curtain was raised last night for the opening night of one of the most anticipated musicals in recent Broadway history: MJ. The cast, including 12 Broadway debuts, took their first opening night bows at the Neil Simon Theatre. Newcomer Myles Frost, of Washington, D.C., made his Broadway debut as Michael Jackson and received multiple standing ovations. Watch below as the company hits the red carpet right before the curtain went up!

VIDEO: Watch the Cast of MJ Take Opening Night Bows
VIDEO: Watch the Cast of MJ Take Opening Night Bows
February 2, 2022

The curtain was raised last night for the opening night of one of the most anticipated musicals in recent Broadway history: MJ. The cast, including 12 Broadway debuts, took their first opening night bows at the Neil Simon Theatre. Newcomer Myles Frost, of Washington, D.C., made his Broadway debut as Michael Jackson and received multiple standing ovations. Watch the opening night bows below and catch a clip of the cast performing 'Beat It.'

VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of MRS DOUBTFIRE on Broadway!
VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of MRS DOUBTFIRE on Broadway!
December 11, 2021

Everyone's favorite nanny has arrived on Broadway, and isn't Mary Poppins. On Monday night, Mrs. Doubtfire officially opened on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 W 43rd St). BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big night and we're taking yo inside the after party!

VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of COMPANY on Broadway!
VIDEO: Go Inside Opening Night of COMPANY on Broadway!
December 10, 2021

In comes Company! Just last night, the much anticipated revival of Company, starring Tony winner Katrina Lenk and two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone, opened on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. BroadwayWorld is taking you inside the big night below!

VIDEOS: Inside COMPANY's First Performance Back on Broadway
VIDEOS: Inside COMPANY's First Performance Back on Broadway
November 16, 2021

Last night, the revival of COMPANY starring Tony winner Katrina Lenk and two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone resumed previews on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. COMPANY will open on Thursday, December 9.

VIDEO: HAMILTON Cast Takes a Bow on its Re-Opening Night
VIDEO: HAMILTON Cast Takes a Bow on its Re-Opening Night
September 15, 2021

Hamilton officially reopened on Broadway last night, September 14! Check out a video of the cast taking their first bow back at the Richard Rodgers Theatre!

VIDEO: HADESTOWN Returns to Broadway and Celebrates With a Post-Show Performance
VIDEO: HADESTOWN Returns to Broadway and Celebrates With a Post-Show Performance
September 3, 2021

Hadestown officially returned to Broadway last night for its first performance in more than 18 months. The sold-out audience led several ovations and a post-show celebration spilled out onto West 48th Street where the cast and band took to the fire escape of the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) and led the crowd in celebratory jam session.



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