Two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle has gotten the golden ticket: He'll star as Willy Wonka in the musical "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" when it comes to Broadway in the spring of 2017.
The hit musical about Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is coming back to Broadway this summer led by an actor who actually met the music icon long before he won the part to play him.
The Broadway smash "Hamilton," which has been cheered for reclaiming the nation's founding story by a multicultural cast, has oddly come under fire for specifically seeking "nonwhite men and women" for upcoming roles in future versions.
The best-selling multi-artist album series "Now That's What I Call Music!" will release its first all-Broadway CD, including hits from "Cats," "Chicago," "A Chorus Line," "The Lion King," "Wicked" and "The Phantom of the Opera."
Producers of "Wicked" say the theatrical blockbuster has grossed over $1 billion on Broadway, joining only "The Lion King" and "The Phantom of the Opera" to that mark but faster than either rival.