Thursday, March 2, 2023
Sonya Balsara grew up watching Disney’s animated “Aladdin” and actually played Jasmine in her middle school production of “Aladdin, Jr.” Now, she takes the stage as the famed princ…
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Tony Award-nominated producers Alexander “Sandy” Marshall and Mitchell Maxwell (previously operating as M Maxwell Productions) have merged and combined forces with writer-producer Giles …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:29PMThe Drama League has announced the Special Recognition Honorees who will be celebrated at the 2023 awards ceremony.
Tony Award winner André De Shields will receive the Distinguished Achiev…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMThe 5th annual Chita Rivera Awards, honoring outstanding choreography as well as featured dancers and ensemblists on and off Broadway, will be held on May 22 at the NYU Skirball Center for t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:10PMCasey Likes has been tapped to play the role of Marty McFly in the Broadway premiere of the musical adaptation of “Back to the Future.” The part was first made famous by Michael J. Fox i…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:08AMTuesday, February 28, 2023
The 5th annual Chita Rivera Awards, honoring outstanding choreography as well as featured dancers and ensemblists on and off Broadway, will be held on May 22 at the NYU Skirball Center for t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:47PMThe Drama League has announced the Special Recognition Honorees who will be celebrated at the 2023 awards ceremony. Tony Award winner André De Shields will receive the Distinguished Achieve…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:17PMAn original musical “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” — based on the eponymous 1994 book by John Berendt — is in development, with industry readings planned for May 12 and 13…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:11PM“Funny Girl” was without stars Lea Michele and Ramin Karimloo last week, taking a toll on the show’s box office. Both leads were out on scheduled vacations, according to a representati…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:43PMTuesday, February 21, 2023
Levi Holloway’s new horror play “Grey House” has been announced to play the Lyceum Theatre. Two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello will direct the production, slated to begin previews…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:00PMTom Smedes Productions (TSP) has announced a company restructure that includes the promotion of Heather Shields to partner, Broadway News has learned exclusively. Shields, a longtime produce…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:06AMFriday, February 17, 2023
Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento’s career spans more than six decades and nearly 20 Broadway shows. Now, he returns to the Main Stem as the director of Bob Fosse's Dancin'—a revival of th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:19PMTony Award winner Wayne Cilento’s career spans more than six decades and nearly 20 Broadway shows. Now, he returns to the Main Stem as the director of “Bob Fosse’s Dancin’” — a r…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:29PMThursday, February 16, 2023
Audience Rewards, the only loyalty program for Broadway, is celebrating two major milestones this month: reaching both its 15th anniversary and $1 billion in Broadway ticket sales. Founded i…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:43PMNonprofit organization Building for the Arts has announced that subsidized rehearsal space will now be offered at the Theatre Row Rehearsal Studios located in midtown Manhattan. Building f…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:42PMStephen McKinley Henderson and Ntozake Shange are set to receive two of the highest honors at this year’s Lucille Lortel Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement Off-Broadway. Hende…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:40PMWednesday, February 15, 2023
Lisa Lawer Post will join Second Stage Theater following the exit of current executive director Khady Kamara, who will depart the nonprofit at the end of the month. Post will officially join…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:22PMBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ has announced that Tony Award nominee Jenn Colella will return to host the 2023 “Broadway Backwards” concert event for the third year. Scheduled to…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:24PMTuesday, February 14, 2023
Long-running musicals “The Book of Mormon” and “Hadestown” saw strong increases last week as much of Broadway’s box office continued to dip. “Book of Mormon” grossed $966,954, …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:45PMThe Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the nonprofit associated with the union for directors and choreographers, has named the recipients of position in the first cycle of…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:43AMThe Times Square Alliance will present its annual Love in Times Square event on Valentine’s Day and “Chicago” performers will add a little extra razzle dazzle. This year’s event will…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:20AMMonday, February 13, 2023
New Dramatists, a playwright center and new play development laboratory, has announced that Tony Award-nominated and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks will be honored with t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:04PMNew Dramatists, a playwright center and new play development laboratory, has announced that Tony Award-nominated and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks will be honored with t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:36PMA staged reading of the new musical “Trading Places,” based on the eponymous 1983 Paramount Pictures film, will be held on Feb. 16 and 17. Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, the…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:32PMFriday, February 10, 2023
Slippin’ Through the Cracks, a new musical about the life of blues musician Bobby Rush, will be presented in an industry reading in New York in March.
A two-time Grammy Award winner, 14…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM“Slippin’ Through the Cracks,” a new musical about the life of blues musician Bobby Rush, will be presented in an industry reading in New York in March. A two-time Grammy Award winne…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:38AMComplete casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of Life of Pi.
The new play is set to open at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Mar. 30. Previews will begin on Mar. 9. The pr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:08AMComplete casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of “Life of Pi.” The new play is set to open at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Mar. 30. Previews will begin on Mar. 9. The…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:00AMThe DreamWorks Theatricals/Music Theatre International Emerging Writers Program has announced four participants: Krista Knight, Joriah Kwamé, Veronica Mansour and Kate Thomas. The first cla…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:50AMSecond Stage Theater has announced a partnership with “Between Riverside and Crazy” cast member Common and his nonprofit, Imagine Justice, to host Justice Nights On Broadway. The events …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:57AMSharr White’s relationship with Broadway has been one of perseverance. After 10 years, the playwright returns to the Main Stem this season with his adaptation of “Pictures From Home,” …
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