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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

SWEENEY TODD At Barrow Street Becomes Longest Running Production of SWEENEY by BroadwayWorld

The Tooting Arts Club production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street makes history today as it becomes the longest running production of Swee…

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Applications Open For National Theatre Young Technicians 2018 by BroadwayWorld

Applications are now open for National Theatre Young Technicians, a free programme offering an exciting opportunity for young people to develop their skills and learn about a variety of back…

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Social: Go Behind The Scenes of HEAD OVER HEELS on BWW's Instagram Today! by BroadwayWorld

Go behind the scenes of HEAD OVER HEELS Broadway tomorrow 620 when Ari Groover takes over our Instagram account to give you a behind the scenes look at the production as they continue their …

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THE BAND'S VISIT, SPONGEBOB, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and More to Perform at Broadway in Bryant Park by BroadwayWorld

Broadway in Bryant Park will return this summer The 2018 program will bring the best of Broadway together for free performances for six consecutive weeks from Thursday, July 12 to Thursday, …

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Belinda Lang and Jonathan Coy To Star In 2018 UK Tour Of DUET FOR ONE by BroadwayWorld

Following on from the successful tour in 2017, Lee Dean and Daniel Schumann are extending the UK Tour of Tom Kempinski's award-winning play DUET FOR ONE, directed by Robin Lefevre, with Beli…

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Full Casting Announced For Brian Friel's ARISTOCRATS At The Donmar Warehouse by BroadwayWorld

The Donmar announces full casting for Brian Friel's haunting play Aristocrats. Directed by Lyndsey Turner who returns to the Donmar following Faith Healer, Fathers and Sons and Philadephia, …

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London Writers' Week Announces 2018 Programme by BroadwayWorld

London Writers' Week, the annual week providing access to and showcasing the best new ideas going on in new writing in the UK and the new writing version of London Fashion Week, has announce…

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Photo Coverage: The West End's Best Come Out For West End Live - MADAGASCAR, Matt Henry, Emma Kingston, Nathan Amzi, Trevor Dion, and Danielle Hope by BroadwayWorld

West End's free outdoor performance event West End Live took place this past weekend Check out photos below of the cast of Madagascar, plus Matt Henry, Emma Kingston, Nathan Amzi, Trevor Dio…

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

New Rehearsal Space Headed for Times Square by BroadwayWorld

New York City has always suffered from a lack of space and Broadway has been far from exempt. Incoming shows battle for theatres in order to find their stage however, this isn't the only ven…

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Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter to Take Over as Disney/Pixar Execs Following John Lasseter's Resignation by BroadwayWorld

According to The New York Times, Frozen writer Jennifer Lee and Inside Out director Pete Docter have been named Chief Executive Officers within the DisneyPixar companyfollowingJohn Lasseter'…

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BWW Exclusive: Watch Jason Robert Brown's 'Do the Work' from PRINCE OF BROADWAY performed by Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Bootcamp by BroadwayWorld

Saturday night, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the 2nd Annual Kristi Awards took place, culminating the end of a week's work and training at the 4th year of Kristin Chenoweth's BROADWAY BOOTCAMP.

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Photo Flash: Let the Games Begin! Inside BROADWAY BARES: GAME NIGHT by BroadwayWorld

Broadway's hottest dancers and two explosively responsive audiences came together for a fierce and steamy evening of fun and sensational striptease at Broadway Bares Game Night, this year's …

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Clarke Thorell Joins the Cast of MY FAIR LADY June 26 by BroadwayWorld

Lincoln Center Theater has announced that Clarke Thorell will assume the role of Zoltan Karparthy in its award-winning production of Lerner amp Loewe's MY FAIR LADY beginning Tuesday, June 2…

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Photo Flash: Shakespeare in the Park's OTHELLO Celebrates Opening Night by BroadwayWorld

The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park production ofOthello opened just last night at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Check out the photos below

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Jimmy Awards Announce Coaches and Judges; Lisa Brescia, Adam Kantor, and More by BroadwayWorld

The JimmyAwards announces the industry coaches for the tenth annual awards ceremony on Monday, June 25th at 730PM at the Minskoff Theatre. The six coaches -Lisa Brescia, Maryann Hu, Adam Kan…

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Raul Esparza, Alice Ripley, and More Announced for Vassar's Powerhouse Season by BroadwayWorld

Vassar amp New York Stage and Film have announced the next wave of casting for the highly anticipated 34th Powerhouse Season in Poughkeepsie, NY, which starts this Friday, June 22 and runs t…

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THE BOYS IN THE BAND Limited Edition Script Now Available Through Samuel French by BroadwayWorld

In honor of Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band, which was written in 1968 and made its Broadway debut this May, Samuel French is thrilled to announce a Limited Edition publication of this g…

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LOVE NEVER DIES Will Make Stops in Memphis, Philadelphia, Denver, and More This Fall by BroadwayWorld

Complete 2018-2019 schedule has been announced for the North American tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, the spellbinding sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. The tour launched in…

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Photo Flash: Adam Kaplan, Ben Fankhauser, and More Sing Kelly Clarkson at Highline Ballroom by BroadwayWorld

Last night, sixteen Broadway stars were featured in Broadway Sings Kelly Clarkson, the latest concert in the Broadway Sings concert series. The tribute concerts take the music of well-known …

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Photo Flash: TDF Honors Tony Kushner & James Lapine at 50th Anniversary Gala! by BroadwayWorld

On Monday June 18, TDF, which is celebrating 50 years of service to audiences and the performing arts community in 2018, honored Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright TONY KUSHNER at it…

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Covenant House Honors Audra McDonald and Capathia Jenkins on a Special Night for Homeless Youth by BroadwayWorld

Before a sellout crowd of over 1,000 at the Rose Hall Jazz at Lincoln Center, Covenant House honored Broadway stars Audra McDonald and Capathia Jenkins for their commitment to the young peop…

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Social: Go Behind The Scenes of HEAD OVER HEELS on BWW's Instagram Tomorrow! by BroadwayWorld

Go behind the scenes of HEAD OVER HEELS Broadway tomorrow 620 when Ari Groover takes over our Instagram account to give you a behind the scenes look at the production as they continue their …

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David Cook Will Return to KINKY BOOTS Next Month by BroadwayWorld

Kinky Boots producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig announced today that David Cook American Idol Winner, 7th Season will return to the role of 'Charlie Price' in the Tony Award-winning musical …

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Dance Umbrella Announces Four By Four ? A 40th Anniversary Initiative Supporting The Choreographers Of The Future by BroadwayWorld

Dance Umbrella, London's flagship festival of international dance, will celebrate its 40th anniversary this autumn. To mark this milestone DU has launched Four by Four - a programme inspired…

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Breaking: Michael Jackson Musical Coming to Broadway in 2020! by BroadwayWorld

The King of Pop might soon find a place on Broadway.According to Entertainment Weekly, The Michael Jackson Estate and Columbia Live Stage have confirmed plans for a Broadway-bound Michael Ja…

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Galiana & Nikolchev's The Useless Room Present THE LAST ONE by BroadwayWorld

GalianaampNikolchev's The Useless Room present The Last One. Bodies clash in this intensely physical production that takes the extinction of a bird species as a jumping-off point to confront…

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Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsals For AS YOU LIKE IT at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Max Webster directs William Shakespeare's As You Like It, with original music composed by former 'Noah and the Whale' frontman, Charlie Fink.

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The Cast of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Will Sing Ahrens and Flaherty at Feinstein's/54 Below by BroadwayWorld

Feinstein's54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents the cast of the 2018 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, Once On This Island, as they celebrate the multi-award winning work of lyr…

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Gideon Glick, Lee Pace, Mark Ruffalo, and More Will Lead a Reading of Larry Kramer's THE DESTINY OF ME by BroadwayWorld

On Monday, June 25, Ellen Barkin, Eric Bogosian, Edie Falco, Gideon Glick, Josh Hamilton, Lee Pace and Mark Ruffalo will appear in a one-night-only reading of Larry Kramer's The Destiny of M…

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Rebecca LaChance, Thea Butler, Albert Linsdell and Ben Lancaster Will Star in GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY by BroadwayWorld

Rebecca LaChance, Thea Butler, Albert Linsdell and Ben Lancaster will star in 'Give My Regards to Broadway', a new musical revue celebrating New York's greatest showtunes from 1902 - 1942, w…

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Book Now For Tennessee Williams' SUMMER AND SMOKE in the West End by BroadwayWorld

Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the Almeida Theatre, Rebecca Frecknall's production of Tennessee Williams' SUMMER AND SMOKE transfers to the West End's Duke of York's Theat…

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