Friday, February 2, 2024

Name That Show! 2010s Broadway Songs (Part One) by JK

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included her…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AM
Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Home, Directed by Kenny Leon, Sets Dates for Broadway Return by Darryn King

Samm-Art Williams’ Tony-nominated play, Home, originally staged by the legendary Negro Ensemble Company in 1979, will return to Broadway in 2024. Helmed by Tony Award-winning director Ken…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:36PM
Thursday, November 17, 2022

Tony Winner Joaquina Kalukango to Play the Witch in Into the Woods on Broadway by Caitlin Moynihan

There's a new witch in town! Tony winner Joaquina Kalukango will take over the role of the Witch in the Broadway revival of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods beginning on…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:48AM
Thursday, June 16, 2022

VIDEO: Get a Sneak Peek of Joshua Henry, Tonya Pinkins & More in THE BIG MIX - JUNETEENTH at Little Island

The Big Mix - Juneteenth will play June 16 to 19 at 8:00 p.m., hosted by Tony and Grammy Award nominee Joshua Henry (Into the Woods, Waitress, Carousel). With performances from Tony Award wi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:40PM
Sunday, June 12, 2022

Joaquina Kalukango Wins 2022 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical by Caitlin Moynihan

Joaquina Kalukango has won the 2022 Tony Award as Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance in Paradise Square. Kalukango triumphed at the 75th Annual Tonys ceremony at Radi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:33PM
Tuesday, April 12, 2022

What DOESN’T Ari Got to Do, Got to Do With It? (feat. Ari Groover) by Automatic Episode Import

We are IN THE ROOM with Broadway darling & DJ - Ari Groover! (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Head Over Heels, Holler If Ya Hear Me). Look who’s back…. back again. We have returned fro…

SOURCE: broadwaypodcastnetwork.com at 05:02PM
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Joaquina Kalukango Wishes She Was Taught Paradise Square in History Class by Caitlin Moynihan

Joaquina Kalukango was nominated for a 2020 Tony Award for her performance in Slave Play, and now she is back commanding the Broadway stage in the new musical Paradise Square. In the p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PM
Monday, November 8, 2021

Complete Casting Announced for the Broadway Premiere of Skeleton Crew by Lindsey Sullivan

Casting is complete for Skeleton Crew's upcoming Broadway bow. Written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the show will begin perfor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PM
Thursday, October 7, 2021

Nik Dodani and Ben Thompson to Join Jennifer Nettles in Waitress on Broadway by Caitlin Moynihan

Everything changes for Nik Dodani and Ben Thompson who are set to join the company of Waitress on Broadway beginning on October 19. Dodani will take over the role of Ogie from original cast …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:24PM
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Beverly Jenkins | Tony Honors Acceptance Speech by The Tony Awards

A Production Stage Manager of remarkable distinction who is esteemed equally for her work on shows, and for the wisdom and empathy Beverly Jenkins shares widely throughout the Broadway commu…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:38PM
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Solea Pfeiffer & Joshua Boone to Star in Tyler Perry's Jazzman’s Blues by Lindsey Sullivan

Solea Pfeiffer and Joshua Boone are set to star in Tyler Perry's Jazzman's Blues, according to Deadline. The film will primarily shoot at Tyler Perry Studios and be released on Netflix lat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PM
Monday, August 31, 2020

VIDEO: Watch Chadwick Boseman Perform With Christopher Jackson in a Workshop of Tupac Musical HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME

Kenny Leon took to twitter to share footage of Chadwick Boseman performing in a workshop of the Tupac musical Holler If Ya Hear Me. Boseman performs with Christopher Jackson in the newly rel…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:29PM

Watch Chadwick Boseman Sing in a Workshop for Broadway Tupac Musical Holler If Ya Hear Me

A new video of Boseman performing with Christopher Jackson has been released.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:32PM
Monday, July 27, 2020

Tony Nominee Christopher Jackson to Perform Benefit Concert Live from New World Stages by Lindsey Sullivan

Here comes the general! In addition to watching Christopher Jackson as George Washington in Hamilton on Disney+ or in Hulu's We Are Freestyle Love Supreme documentary, fans of the smooth-v…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:06PM
Thursday, April 9, 2020

Musical of the Month: The Drowsy Chaperone: The Creative Team by JK

This week as we take a look back at what the creative team of April's Musical of the Month, we'll find some familiar names, and others who haven't been heard from since the show closed. As …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:54AM
Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Jared Grimes Says He Braces for Blair Underwood's Shirtless Scene in A Soldier's Play, Too by Michael Appler

Jared Grimes is practically a vaudevillian. He’s a Broadway talent who’s tap danced his way through After Midnight and associate choreographed a musical about Tupac Shakur, Holler If …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda to Executive Produce Sci-Fi Movie Musical Neptune Frost by Andy Lefkowitz

This has been a great week for fans of Lin-Manuel Miranda. Following the recent news of a Hamilton film, Deadline has reported the production of a new movie musical executive produced by th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM
Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Suzanne Vega Joins Off-Broadway's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

Award-winning singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega has signed on to appear in the new off-Broadway musical Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice based on the Oscar-nominated 1970 film. Vega replac…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:18PM
Monday, November 11, 2019

Join Frozen Tour's Austin Colby, F. Michael Haynie & Mason Reeves for Some Super-Duper Hygge by Ryan Gilbert

If hygge means you're friendly then Austin Colby, F. Michael Haynie and Mason Reeves must be drinking hygge gloog for breakfast! It's true, the three talented performers, who are playing Han…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

When the "Best" IS Your "Favorite": 2015 by JK

Over the past year, we've taken a look at several shows that were not our favorites, but did win the Tony for Best Musical. A long while ago, we looked back at the 2011-2012, when the Tony w…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54AM
Monday, October 7, 2019

LaChanze & Andrea Martin to Join Campbell Scott in A Christmas Carol on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony-winning actresses LaChanze and Andrea Martin will return to Broadway this holiday season, taking on the roles of the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Past, respect…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Becoming a Bounty Hunter by Mo Brady

A conversation with Broadway Bounty Hunter’s Jasmine Forsberg and Jared Joseph by Craig Donnelly CRAIG DONNELLY: Hi g…

SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 09:11PM
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

VIDEO: On This Day, June 19 - HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME Brings Tupac To Broadway

On this day in 2014, the music and poetry of legendary rapper, Tupac Shakur, made its Broadway debut as Holler If Ya Hear Me celebrated its opening night at the Palace Theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01PM
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Brad Oscar, Christina Sajous, Anne L. Nathan & More Join Joe Iconis' Broadway Bounty Hunter by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for the off-Broadway premiere of Broadway Bounty Hunter, a new musical comedy featuring an original score by Joe Iconis (Be More Chill), slated to arrive at off-Broadway'…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Thursday, April 4, 2019

The Detroit Boys by Mo Brady

Ain’t Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations by Mo Brady The cast of Broadway’s Ain’t Too Proud (Photo…

SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 07:11PM
Friday, November 23, 2018

VIDEO: They're About to Rise Up! Meet the Cast of the Third National Tour of HAMILTON by BroadwayWorld

As previously reported by BroadwayWorld, the cast of HAMILTON's three-week long engagement in Puerto Rico will launch a third national tour of the musical phenomenon. The show's creator, Lin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PM
Thursday, September 27, 2018

Tony Goldwyn & Frank Wood to Join Bryan Cranston & Tatiana Maslany in Network on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Scandal star Tony Goldwyn and Tony Award winner Frank Wood are among the newly announced complete cast of Network, the highly anticipated stage adaptation of Paddy Chayevsky's iconic fil…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18AM
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Christina Sajous Joins the Cast of Broadway's SpongeBob SquarePants by Andy Lefkowitz

Christina Sajous returns to Broadway on July 24, taking over the role of Sandy Cheeks in SpongeBob SquarePants. Sajous replaces original cast member Lilli Cooper, who played her final p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54AM
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Christina Sajous to Join Broadway's SpongeBob SquarePants; Lilli Cooper Sets Exit Date by Andy Lefkowitz

Christina Sajous is returning to Broadway! The talented stage alum will join the company of SpongeBob SquarePants in the role of Sandy Cheeks beginning on July 24. Original cast me…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM
Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Waitress Welcomes Broadway Alum Ben Thompson as Earl by Andy Lefkowitz

Order up! Ben Thompson joins the company of the hit show Waitress on February 27. The Great White Way alum takes on the role of Earl, replacing Joe Tippett in the celebrated musical&nbs…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:23AM
Monday, January 29, 2018

Go-Go's Musical Head Over Heels to Play Broadway's Hudson Theatre; Casting Announced by Broadway.com

We got the beat! Head Over Heels, the new musical featuring the iconic songs of The Go-Go's, has found its Broadway home. The previously announced musical will play the Hudson …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:00PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards