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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Nominees Announced For The Curtain Up Show Album Of The Year 2018 by BroadwayWorld

Nominees have been announced for The Curtain Up Show Album of the Year 2018. Once again, three categories each with six nominees are open to the public vote. Voting closes at 5.00pm GMT on W…

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The Piano Guys Announce Exclusive London Show At Kenwood House by BroadwayWorld

Giles Cooper Entertainment has announced that Kenwood House, overlooking Hampstead Heath in North London, will host a stellar line-up of live music concerts in summer 2019 within the splendo…

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Giant Installation Of Miss Trunchbull's Chair From RSC's MATILDA THE MUSICAL On Display In Covent Garden by BroadwayWorld

The Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical has partnered with Covent Garden, the ultimate destination for a magical festive experience, to offer visitors a rare opportunity to sit i…

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Red Bucket Follies Raises Record-Breaking $6,113,301; HAMILTON Tour Is Top Fundraiser by BroadwayWorld

Equality, inclusion and joy permeated the performances at this year's poignant and record-breakingRed Bucket Follies. The show celebrated six weeks of enthusiastic fundraising by 67 Broadway…

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TORCH SONG Will Play Final Broadway Performance in January; Michael Urie to Lead National Tour by BroadwayWorld

The acclaimed production ofHarvey Fierstein's Torch Songwill end its run at the Hayes Theater 240 West 44thStreet prior to embarking on a national tour launching fall 2019 at Los Angeles' Ce…

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Photo Flash: First Look at Jeff Daniels & More in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld

Previews are currently underway at the Shubert Theatre for theBroadway production of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, a new play by Aaron Sorkin, starring Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch. C…

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Photo Flash: Bette Midler Drops By FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Yiddish by BroadwayWorld

On Monday night, Bette Midler attended the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's presentation of Yiddish Fiddler on the Rood.

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Tony-Winning Actor Philip Bosco Passes Away at 88 by BroadwayWorld

According to the New York Times, Tony winner Philip Bosco passed away yesterday, December 3, 2018,in his New Jersey home from complications of dementia. He was 88 years old.

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BWW Flashback: We Pledge ALLEGIANCE- Allegiance to Broadway- In Cinemas Today! by BroadwayWorld

George Takei's ground-breaking Broadway musical is back by popular demand this holiday season Experience Allegiance on the big screen on December 11, featuring an exclusive conversation with…

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BWW Exclusive: Read an Excerpt from DEAR EVAN HANSEN the Novel! by BroadwayWorld

From the creators of the Tony-winning Broadway mega-hit comes the groundbreaking novel inspired by Dear Evan Hansen-now availableto purchase

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Voting Continues For The 2018 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards! 54 SINGS Leads Best Variety Show/Recurring Series! by BroadwayWorld

Voting for the BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards is openThe BWW Cabaret Awards honor exemplary performers and productions in New York from November 1, 2017 to October 31, 2018. Nominees in all ca…

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Sierra Boggess, Rachel York, Among Stars of EVER AFTER in Atlanta by BroadwayWorld

The Alliance Theatre announced casting today for its upcoming production EVER AFTER, a captivating musical based on the hit film.

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Breaking: Max von Essen, Eden Espinosa, Nick Adams and Nick Blaemire Will Lead FALSETTOS National Tour by BroadwayWorld

Jujamcyn Theaters and NETworks Presentations announced principal casting for the North American Tour of William Finn and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical FALSETTOS. Leading the Nati…

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Trinity Laban Celebrates Thea Musgrave's 90th Birthday With A CHRISTMAS CAROL by BroadwayWorld

London's Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance stage a new production of Thea Musgrave's 1979 opera A Christmas Carol as part of their new season focus Venus Blazing.

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Complete Casting Announced for the Broadway Revival of KISS ME, KATE by BroadwayWorld

Casting is complete for the new Broadway production of the musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate, starring Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara as KateLilli Vanessi, Tony Award nominee Will Chase as Petruc…

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COUNTING SHEEP to Headline VAULT Festival 2019 by BroadwayWorld

Counting Sheep, the award-winning immersive Ukrainian folk opera, will headline VAULT Festival 2019, playing an eight week run from 23 January to 17 March, with a press night on 29 January.

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The Old Vic 12 Returns For A Fourth Year by BroadwayWorld

Today, The Old Vic announces the collection of artists who will make up this year's Old Vic 12.

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Marisha Wallace, Laura Baldwin, Peter Hannah, and David Hunter Join Katharine McPhee in West End's WAITRESS by BroadwayWorld

Further casting has been announced for the original London company of Sara Bareilles' Tony Award-nominated musical Waitress. Marisha Wallace will play Becky alongside Laura Baldwin as Dawn, …

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Sherman Theatre Brings 12 Emerging Talents To Theatre503 by BroadwayWorld

Cardiff's Sherman Theatre will present Wales's best emerging talent to a London audience in its New Welsh Voices showcase at Theatre503 on 13 and 14 December. The programme, which brings tog…

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ROUTES IN Aims to Help Working-Class People Achieve Careers in UK Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Out of Joint, Hackney Empire and COMMON are inviting decision-makers in the theatre industry and young people from working-class backgrounds to an event taking place on 4th February 2019 at …

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VAULT Festival Announces its Full 2019 Lineup by BroadwayWorld

VAULT Festival, one of the largest curated arts festivals in the world, has announced more than 400 shows for their 2019 programme. Now in its seventh year, VAULT Festival returns to London …

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New Diorama Season Announce Two Week Takeover Of VAULT Festival 2019 by BroadwayWorld

This year, New Diorama Theatre and VAULT Festival, two of the most exciting supporters of new theatre in the UK, are joining forces to showcase some of the country's most thrilling theatre c…

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Casting Announced For TIME IS LOVE/TIEMPO ES AMOR at the Finborough Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Writer and Director Che Walker returns to the Finborough Theatre to direct the European premiere of his own play Time Is LoveTiempo es Amor, opening at the Finborough Theatre for a four-week…

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West End's HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Opens Booking to September 2019 by BroadwayWorld

As footage of the internationally award-winning production is released see link below, new tickets for the West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child go on sale today 4 Decembe…

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Monday, December 3, 2018

ALADDIN Star Matt Croke Releases Debut Album ONLY DREAMING by BroadwayWorld

Matt Croke, currently starring in the title role of Disney's stage musicalALADDIN,will release his debut album,ONLY DREAMING, on Friday 7thof December digitally and Friday 14thof December on…

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VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes in the Making of KISS ME, KATE Artwork by BroadwayWorld

Kiss Me, Kate is coming back to Broadway with favorite Tony winning soprano Kelli O'Hara leading the cast alongside Will Chase. Roundabout revealed the new artwork for the show, watch the vi…

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Turn Back Time: A History of Jukebox Musicals on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld

This is far from the first time that popular music has made its way to the Broadway stage. Below, check out a thorough history of jukebox musicals on Broadway. From The Beatles to The Bee Ge…

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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/2/18 by BroadwayWorld

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 1222018.

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Actor and Dancer Ken Berry Passes Away Age 85 by BroadwayWorld

Ken Berry, a much-loved actor, and dancer died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.

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Adrian Lopez, Dominic Pecikonis, and More Lead National Tour of SPAMILTON by BroadwayWorld

Casting has been announced for the North American tour of the acclaimed musical comedy, Spamilton An American Parody. The tour will launch at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH on December 20…

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VIDEO: Watch a Sneak Peek at Broadway-Bound MOULIN ROUGE! - Tickets on Sale Now! by BroadwayWorld

Tickets are now on sale for Moulin Rouge The Musical, based on the 2001 Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture by Baz Luhrmann. Moulin Rouge The Musical will begin performances on Broadway at …

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