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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Riverdance Dazzles Audiences at Radio City Music Hall with 25th Anniversary Performance Engagement by Andy Lefkowitz

The celebrated dance show Riverdance returned to New York City on March 10 for the first time in 10 years. The production will continue its eight-performance run at Radio City Music Hall u…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM

Kelli O'Hara to Play Mother in Ragtime Benefit with Audra McDonald & Brian Stokes Mitchell by Andy Lefkowitz

Kelli O'Hara will take on the role of Mother in the upcoming Actors Fund benefit concert of the 1998 musical Ragtime. The previously announced event, dedicated to the memory of the late Mari…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM

Joyah Love Spangler to Take Over as TV Boss Michael Scott in The Office! A Musical Parody by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage alum Joyah Love Spangler will step into the role of Michael Scott in the off-Broadway comedy The Office! A Musical Parody on March 13. Spangler will replace original cast member Sarah …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM

Veteran Broadway Actor Merwin Foard Dies at 59 by Andy Lefkowitz

Merwin Foard, a multi-talented stage actor who accrued more than a dozen Broadway credits throughout his career, died on March 9 in his home state of North Carolina, according to a close fri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

Initial Casting Set for Canadian Premiere of Tony-Winning Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Andy Lefkowitz

The first round of casting is here for the upcoming Canada debut of the Tony-winning two-part play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The production will begin performances on October 23 at …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Tony Winner Steve Kazee & Fiancée Jenna Dewan Welcome Son Callum Michael Rebel by Andy Lefkowitz

Congratulations are in order! Tony-winning actor Steve Kazee, and his fiancée, actress and dancer Jenna Dewan, welcomed son Callum Michael Rebel Kazee on March 6. Dewan broke the news on In…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12PM

Romy and Michele The Musical to Hold Developmental Workshop in Anticipation of Off-Broadway Run by Andy Lefkowitz

A pair of industry workshops of Romy and Michele The Musical will be held on March 18 in New York City. Cortney Wolfson and Stephanie Renee Wall, who starred as Romy and Michele during the s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12PM

John Doyle Reveals 2020-2021 Classic Stage Season: The Island & Kiss of the Spider Woman in Rep & More by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony-winning Artistic Director John Doyle has announced the 2020-2021 season of off-Broadway's Classic Stage Company. Among the lineup is a new staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and rep…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

Geffen Playhouse Season to Include West Coast Bow of The Inheritance Plus Bryan Cranston's Directorial Debut by Andy Lefkowitz

Matthew Lopez's The Inheritance may be concluding its Broadway run this weekend, but audiences will soon get the chance to experience the Olivier-winning two-part drama out west. The new p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

Richard Fleeshman & More Set for New Comedy Jack Absolute Flies Again at London's National by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting is here for Jack Absolute Flies Again, a new comedy by Olivier-nominated playwright Richard Bean set to arrive at London's National Theatre this spring. Thea Sharrock will dir…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

Sabrina Carpenter & a Fetch New Group of Stars Join Mean Girls by Andy Lefkowitz

A slate of new principal players head into the Tony-nominated hit Mean Girls on March 10. Leading the group is TV and music favorite Sabrina Carpenter, stepping into the central role …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42AM
Monday, March 9, 2020

Some Like It Hot Musical, by Matthew Lopez, Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, Sets Pre-Broadway Run in Chicago by Andy Lefkowitz

A new musical comedy based on the 1959 Golden Globe-winning film Some Like It Hot will receive its world premiere at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre next spring. Tony winner Casey Nichola…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

Caroline, or Change Collaborators Tony Kushner & Jeanine Tesori to Be Honored by New Dramatists by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori, the prolific, Tony-winning writers whose musical Caroline, or Change will be revived on Broadway this spring, have been named honorees of New Dramatists' 71…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

Hillary Clinton to Deliver Closing Keynote Address at Disney's 3rd Annual Women's Day on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Disney on Broadway has announced that Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver the closing keynote address at the upcoming Women's Day on Broadway celebration. The previously announced�…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

Buzzy Musical A Strange Loop to Play Washington, D.C.; Eyeing a Broadway Transfer by Andy Lefkowitz

On the heels of a 2019 world premiere staging at off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons, Michael R. Jackson's new musical A Strange Loop will play a fall 2020 engagement at Washington, D.C.'s W…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

Helloooo! Mrs. Doubtfire Musical, Starring Rob McClure & Jenn Gambatese, Arrives on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The Broadway premiere staging of Mrs. Doubtfire begins previews on March 9 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The new musical based on the Golden Globe-winning 1993 comedy flick will official…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020

Bank Drama! Broadway's The Lehman Trilogy Dives into Financial History by Andy Lefkowitz

Following a sold-out New York premiere at Park Avenue Armory and an Olivier-nominated staging with London's National Theatre, Stefano Massini's new play The Lehman Trilogy moves to Broadway'…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24AM
Friday, March 6, 2020

Tyrone Huntley, Harry Hepple & More to Join Imelda Staunton in London's Hello, Dolly! by Andy Lefkowitz

Put on your Sunday clothes, because the full slate of stars has been announced to lead the upcoming West End revival of Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman's classic musical Hello, Dolly! The p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM

Abena Mensah-Bonsu Joins Cast of Jocelyn Bioh's World Premiere Comedy Nollywood Dreams by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage alum Abena Mensah-Bonsu has been newly cast in the role of Adenikeh in Jocelyn Bioh's upcoming off-Broadway play Nollywood Dreams. Mensah-Bonsu replaces the previously announced Zenzi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM

Human Again! Josh Gad & Luke Evans to Reprise Beauty and the Beast Film Turns for Prequel Series by Andy Lefkowitz

A Beauty and the Beast prequel series is newly in development from Disney Plus. Tony nominee Josh Gad and screen standout Luke Evans are set to reprise their performances as LeFou and Gas…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM
Thursday, March 5, 2020

Jason Danieley & Hannah Elless to Star in World Premiere Ahrens & Flaherty Musical Knoxville by Andy Lefkowitz

Beloved Broadway alums Jason Danieley and Hannah Elless have been selected to star as James and Mary in Knoxville, a new musical from Tony-winning songwriting team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Fl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

New Broadway Musical Diana Cancels Thursday Evening Performance by Andy Lefkowitz

The March 5 evening performance of the Princess Diana bio-musical Diana has been canceled, a press representative has confirmed. "The Thursday, March 5th evening performance of Diana is can…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella Musical Pushes Back Start Date in London by Andy Lefkowitz

Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced that the world premiere of his new Cinderella musical will now begin performances at The West End's Gillian Lynne Theatre on October 9; the musical was orig…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PM

Put on a Happy Face! James Van Der Beek, Carly Hughes & More to Lead Bye Bye Birdie at the Kennedy Center by Andy Lefkowitz

A slew of stage-and-screen stars have been selected to lead the Kennedy Center's upcoming staging of the 1960 Tony-winning musical comedy Bye Bye Birdie. The previously announced Washington…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PM

One Perfect Moment! Bring It On: The Musical to Play London; Amber Davies & Louis Smith Will Star by Andy Lefkowitz

It's all happening! The 2013 Tony-nominated musical adaptation of the hit film Bring It On is heading to London for a monthlong run later this year. On the heels of a U.K. and Ireland tour,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PM

Casting Announced for Poor Yella Rednecks, New Drama from Vietgone's Qui Nguyen by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting is set for the upcoming New York production of Poor Yella Rednecks, a new drama by Qui Nguyen arriving at New York City Center—Stage I this spring. May Adrales will direct th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PM

Initial Casting Announced for U.K. Premiere of Young Jean Lee's Straight White Men by Andy Lefkowitz

London's Southwark Playhouse has announced the first round of casting for its upcoming staging of Young Jean Lee's drama Straight White Men. Steven Kunis will direct the U.K. premiere produc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PM

Bob Dylan-Conor McPherson Musical Girl From the North Country Opens on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Girl From the North Country, a new musical written and directed by Tony-nominated playwright Conor McPherson and featuring the music of Bob Dylan, opens on March 5 at the Belasco Theatre. Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Another Orwell! Robert Icke, Adaptor of 1984, Will Take On Animal Farm in 2022 by Andy Lefkowitz

Writer and director Robert Icke, whose stage adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 earned acclaim on Broadway and in London, will next lend his talents to a new theatrical take on Orwell's nove…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:42PM

Good Night, and Good Luck Stage Play Sets World Premiere at Chicago's Steppenwolf; Ian Barford to Star by Andy Lefkowitz

A new theatrical take on the 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck will take the stage of Steppenwolf Theatre Company during its 2020-2021 season. Tony winner Anna D. Shapiro, helmer of The Mi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PM

1984 Stage Adaptor Robert Icke Will Tackle Another George Orwell Classic, Animal Farm; U.K. Tour to Launch in 2022 by Andy Lefkowitz

Writer and director Robert Icke, whose stage adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 earned acclaim on Broadway and in London, will next lend his talents to a new theatrical take on Orwell's nove…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PM

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