2024 Features Calendar
| Feature | Estimated Run Date | Sponsor Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Broadway Season Guide Spotlight of all the thrilling new musical and plays of the season. | 1/2 | 12/17 |
| Spring Reading List There's something for ALL lovers of Broadway and live stage in this carefully curated roundup of new books directly, and indirectly related to theater. | 3/15 | 3/8 |
| Black History Month panel To celebrate Black History Month, BroadwayWorld discusses what it means to be Black on Broadway with a panel of performers and creatives. | February | 1/5 |
| A Broadway Valentine Broadway celebrates romance with thousands of mega-stars, and personalities like Idina Menzel, Neil Patrick Harris, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Barbra Streisand, Nick Jonas, Bob Mackie, and more, revealing what they consider to be THE most romantic song from a Broadway show, and why. | 2/14 | 2/1 |
| Womens History Month panel BroadwayWorld sits down with female performers who discuss what it means to be a woman on Broadway in 2024. | March | 2/3 |
| Mother's Day Entertaining spotlight of the most famous (and infamous) mother characters ever to grace the Broadway stage. | 5/12 | 5/1 |
| Memorial Day BroadwayWorld Editors Salute our Troops with a patriotic spotlight of such shows as Miss Saigon, South Pacific, Bye Bye Birdie, Hamilton, and more! | 5/29 | 4/30 |
| Pride Month Spotlight Month long spotlight on events, LGBTQIA+ musicals, songs, and more celebrating the Pride community. | June | 4/30 |
| THE TONY AWARDS The Tonys are BACK, as is BroadwayWorld's unparalleled coverage! | May-June | 4/15 |
| Tony Nominations Reactions Coverage | 4/30 | 4/7 |
| Meet the Tony Nominees | 5/5- 6/10 | 4/7 |
| 30 Days of Tonys | 5/10-6/10 | 4/7 |
| Tonys Night coverage | 6/16-17 | 6/1 |
| Awards Season Live Winners Coverage | May-June | 4/15 |
| Summer Broadway Season Guide Spotlight of the shows you must see, and perhaps now, or potentially miss come fall! | 6/15 | 6/1 |
| Summer Reading List Bring Broadway to the beach, the lake, the mountains, or your own backyard this summer with expert guidance from this carefully curated roundup of new books directly, and indirectly related to theater. | 6/7 | 6/1 |
| Father's Day Special spotlight on the most famous, and infamous father characters ever on Broadway and the stage. | 6/16 | 6/1 |
| American History told Through Musicals From 1776 and Allegiance, to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Frost/Nixon, and more! | 7/4 | 6/28 |
| Fall Broadway Season Guide Spotlight of all the thrilling new musical and plays of the season. | 8/11 | 7/21 |
| Holiday Streaming Guide From Netflix, Amazon Prime, BroadwayHD, MarqueeTV, and more, BroadwayWorld editors will present an expertly curated list of holiday shows and performances not to be missed! | 11/29 | 11/15 |
| Holiday Shows in NYC Full listing of holiday shows, schedules, special offers, and more to delight and bring joy to all this holiday season. | 11/29 | 11/15 |
| Holiday Gift Guide Gift selections for theater lovers of all ages! | 11/29 | 11/10 |
| Broadway Holiday Albums of the Year Whether new releases, enduring classics, or previously unknown gems, you can rely on BroadwayWorld's editors to provide the guidance to fill your home with the stirring holiday tunes performed by Broadway's most extraordinary voices. | 11/29 | 11/10 |
| What's Your New Year's Resolution? This special feature has Broadway's brightest stars sharing their ’25 resolutions. Whether to simply continue good practices, change an undesired trait or behavior, accomplish a personal goal, or otherwise improve their life at the start of a new year, it's certain to be fascinating reading! | 12/31 | 12/1 |
| Ongoing Features | Estimated Run Date | Sponsor Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Streaming Guide What to Stream Where/When/How/Why | 1st of each month | Two weeks prior |
| Stage Manager Stories As the liaison from the crew to the creatives and from the creatives to the company, the "stage manager" brings order to the chaos of putting up a production. Each month, we spotlight stage managers from across the theatrical spectrum, shedding a much-deserved light on the breadth of responsibilities these theatrical jacks-of-all-trades take on and the heart, hope, and humor they bring to their work as Broadway returns from its lengthy shutdown. | Mid-month | Two weeks prior |
| Meet the Cast of... In depth spotlight of select show casts, complete with bios, photos, award recognition, and more to bring fans closer than ever with their favorites stars and shows. | First day of previews | Two weeks prior |
| Debut Of The Month | Monthly | One week prior |
| Broadway Jukebox Mega-playlist themed to specific holidays, season, events, remembrances, observances and more, sung by some of Broadway's most extraordinary voices. | 2-4 Saturdays each month | Check with your sales representative for availability |
| Review Roundups Summary of show reviews from professional critics across the internet - all in one convenient place! | Opening nights | Check with your sales representative for availability |
| Wake Up with BroadwayWorld Daily digest of vital news, events, and happenings on Broadway, and around the world of Theatre to start the day for our 5.5 million theatre, arts, and culture loving visitors! | Daily | Check with your sales representative for availability |
| My Fair Lady "Next week on the twentieth of May I proclaim Liza Doolittle day" | 5/20 | |
| Falsettos "Love him until you both die! You die on May 27 at eight!" | 5/27 | |
| Dear Evan Hansen "End of May or early June / This picture-perfect afternoon we shared" | As noted | |
| Heathers "September 1st, 1989 / Dear Diary: / I believe I'm a good person" | 9/1 | |
| Little Shop Of Horrors "On the 23rd day of the month of September,. in an early year of a decade not too long before our own" | 9/23 | |
| Mean Girls "Hey, what's the date? October third. My new favorite day!" | 10/3 | |
| Rent "December 24th, nine PM Eastern Standard Time From here on in. I shoot without a script. See if anything comes of it" | 12/24 | |
| Presidents' Day | 2/19 | |
| Pie day | 3/14 | |
| St. Patrick's Day | 3/17 | |
| First Day of Spring | 3/20 | |
| World Theatre Day | 3/31 | |
| Passover | 4/22 | |
| Easter | 4/17 | |
| Cinco de Mayo | 5/5 | |
| First Day of Summer | 6/21 | |
| First Day of Fall | 6/22 | |
| Election Day | 11/5 | |
| Veterans Day | 11/11 | |
| First Day of Winter | 12/21 |
Backstage Live
Not abe able to see your favorite stars in person? Tune-in to Backstage Live with Richard Ridge twice weekly for engaging interviews with theatre’s brightest, most fascinating personalities like Josh Gad, Kelli O’Hara, Matthew Morrison, Jackie Hoffman, Josh Groban, Jane Krakowski, and many more!
Next On Stage
Skip “American Idol”, and tune-in online to Broadway’s Next on Stage, where immensely talented High School and College student performers compete in thrilling song and dance competitions for a chance to win prizes, earn industry recognition, and perhaps attract producers searching for the next Broadway star!
Stage Mag
Meet Stage Mag – our new, interactive service to create modern show programs. It begins like a traditional show program with cover art, cast and creative team information and then the sky (and your creativity) is the limit. Program builders can add photos, videos, interactive advertisements with their own ad pages, sell merchandise, collect email addresses, customize the design, and promote the show with a QR code.
Just one smartphone click on a code included on lobby signs, printed slips, web site, or stream will instantly open the new interactive digital program. Watch our preview video here and get started now on building your first Stage Mag!
Podcasts
Oh My Pod U Guys is a weekly musical theater and pop culture chat show, in which Jayke discusses current events in the world of theater and the arts, and interviews some of your favorite Broadway personalities and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Survival Jobs is favorite podcast spotlighting artists, their side hustles, and passions hosted by Samantha Tuozzolo and Jason A. Coombs.
Events
BroadwayWorld has produced more than two-dozen sold out live concert events at venues throughout New York City, as well as online events presented on the site, and across social media channels for expansive reach and engagement.
Our streaming platform, BroadwayWorld Events, has paid out to producers over $1.5 million dollars in revenue, and sold over 100,000 streams.
Streaming partners have included The Seth Concert Series, 54 Below, Birdland Jazz Club, and stars including Audra McDonald, Kelli O’Hara, Laura Benanti, Jeremy Jordan and more.
112,000+ Survey Responses
BroadwayWorld Research launched in May of 2020, with the inception of a new analytics platform, survey capabilities, and a data team to work with you to push out surveys with guaranteed results, participation and follow-up.
Comprehensive analysis, and select targeting is available including:
- Casual and frequent site visitors
- Geographic
- Demographics, including affinity and viewing habits
- Repeat surveys to responders to track changes in sentiment, awareness, attitude, or perception.
- Contextual via site sections, social media, registered users, and more…
- Custom analysis including the ability to slice and dice data according to key audience targets
- Opt-in abilities to build and capture email lists of respondents looking for more information.
Backstage Bite
In Backstage Bite with Katie Lynch, sponsored by In The Raw, come into Katie’s kitchen with some of Broadway’s brightest as they eat, drink and merrily mix it up. See your favorite stars out of their element as they whip up dishes inspired by their Broadway show. Watch what happens when these actors trade belting for baking!
Kid Critics
It’s not hard to stumble across an excess of reviews for any given Broadway show these days, but there is a group of theatre-goers that is wildly underrepresented when it comes to opinions on Broadway- kids! BroadwayWorld continues KID CRITICS, a series that gives parents and children alike a kid’s perspective on Broadway’s hottest shows.
Teen Critics
BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the launch of Teen Critics- an extension of our ever-popular Kid Critics series. Curious what your teenager might think about some of Broadway’s most beloved shows before you buy the tickets? We’re here to help! The series features Charles (15), Sofia (15), and Liora (14). Check out the episode specially sponsored by Searchlight Pictures’ film Theater Camp.
Vlogs
Go behind the scenes of your favorite Broadway shows with BroadwayWorld’s Vlog series!