BROADWAY DIRECT recently caught up with Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions to learn more about Inside The Lion King, the new pop-up exhibit celebrating the show's 15th anniversary on Broadway.

The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s recognition of James M. and James L. Nederlander as Living Landmarks honors the father and son duo’s outstanding contibutions towards helping preserve the cultural life of New York City.

For Arielle Tepper Madover, producing Annie was a labor of love and a great philanthropic opportunity. “Annie is my favorite show in the world – it was the first Broadway show I ever saw,” says the Tony Award-winning producer. She was eight years old when her grandmother took her to see the original production, and she got hooked on the theater immediately.

Originally published in the Lincoln Center Theater Review, read a Q&A with Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones, the founders of the Handspring Puppet Company and the creators of the breathtaking puppets at the center of War Horse.

As a rule, playwrights tend not to single out particular plays as their favorite. Especially not playwrights who have written some three dozen plays, including at least six undisputed classics.

It’s only 9:30 a.m., but Jen Kossin and Tommi May, two budding actresses, have almost accomplished their most important mission of the day.

Whether it’s The Book of Mormon paying sly tribute to The King and I or modern-dance homages to The Sound of Music or soccer fans worldwide bellowing ballads from Carousel, the shows of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II continue to have a firm hold on popular culture. This spring, these musical titans will be represented on Broadway once again with Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

The Broadway smash hit, which received five Tony Award nominations including one for Best Musical, is now about to embark on a North American tour. Director Jerry Zaks is back at work to ensure that audiences across the country get to enjoy the show the way Broadway audiences did.

As you pack your vacation bags and select a book to read on the plane, train, or beach this summer, keep in mind these books written by and for devoted Broadway lovers.

The fourth annual National High School Musical Theater Awards will be held on Monday, June 25, 2012, at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. The program is the year-end culmination of high school awards programs held by dozens of professional theater organizations around the country.