Tuesday, December 6, 2022
After a soaring Thanksgiving-holiday week, Broadway’s box office fell but still managed to stay above $33 million. For the week ending Dec. 4, the 35 Broadway productions running grossed $…
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A new bio-musical about hit songwriter Diane Warren is currently in development: “Obsessed, The Story of Diane Warren … so far.” The new musical about the Grammy–, Emmy– and Golden…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:22PM“Fat Ham” by James Ijames will open on Broadway this spring. Previews are set to begin on March 21 with an official opening night scheduled for April 12, at the American Airlines Theatre…
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The new Broadway musical “KPOP” is set to release an original cast album on Feb. 24, 2023. Produced by Harvey Mason jr. for Sony Masterworks Broadway, the album features music, lyrics, m…
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Lawrence Zucker will step down as executive director of Town Hall at the end of the year. Zucker joined the leadership team at Town Hall in 1978 and guided the venue through a significant re…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:56PMA new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” is in development, led by Korean producer Chunsoo Shin. The production, which aims to land on Broadway, will feature …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:12PMFollowing a brand new national tour “The Wiz” will return to Broadway in 2024 for a limited engagement. The tour of this reimagined revival will launch from Baltimore, Maryland, in the f…
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This season, for the first time on Broadway, Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is led by a Black family. In the latest episode of “The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal,” Wendell…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:35PMThe first Broadway preview of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play “Between Riverside and Crazy” has been canceled. Previews were scheduled to begin at the Hayes Theatre on Nov. 30, but will now…
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Broadway had its best week since December 2019, likely due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, as two musicals experienced their highest-grossing weeks ever. For the week ending Nov. 27, th…
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Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald is back on Broadway, currently starring in “Ohio State Murders.” With her return, she’s using her voice to amplify two important conversations…
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With its final performance approaching, “The Phantom of the Opera” continues to strike a chord at the box office. The Andrew Lloyd Webber-scored musical was the only of the 34 running pr…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:04PMActor, vocalist, drag queen and two-time “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winner Jinkx Monsoon will take on the role of Matron “Mama” Morton in “Chicago,” marking her Broadway debut. Monso…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:42PMThe first Broadway preview of Anthony McCarten’s play “The Collaboration” originally set for Nov. 29 has been canceled due to COVID infections within the company. Manhattan Theatre Clu…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:36PMBrandon Uranowitz has played a variety of characters in his seven Broadway shows, including a psychiatrist, an ex-GI, the Emcee (at least for a number) and now, in Tom Stoppard’s new play,…
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“Chicago” alum Lana Gordon is set to return to the Broadway company during the Nov. 21 performance of the musical at the Ambassador Theatre. Gordon takes over the role of Velma Kelly fro…
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The limited engagement of “The Piano Lesson” will run on Broadway for an additional two weeks. The revival of the August Wilson-penned play will now close on Jan. 29, 2023, instead of th…
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Comedian and host of “The Daily Show” Trevor Noah will moderate a special talkback after the Nov. 29 performance of “A Strange Loop.” The talkback is part of the production’s Black…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:06PMJessica Hecht will return to Broadway in the world premiere production of “Summer, 1976.” Written by David Auburn and directed by Daniel Sullivan (collaborators on “Proof” and “The…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:58PMTony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango will step into the role of the Witch in the current Broadway revival of “Into the Woods” at the St. James Theatre. Kalukango will begin performances …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:33PMThe current Broadway company of “Funny Girl” will release a cast recording. The digital album will be available as of Nov. 18 at 12:01a.m. ET. The CD will be released Jan. 20 and will be…
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Jefferson Mays is back on Broadway playing 50 different characters in his one-man version of “A Christmas Carol,” now running at the Nederlander Theatre for a limited engagement through …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:14PMA filmed performance of the Broadway musical “Mr. Saturday Night,” starring Billy Crystal, will be available to stream on BroadwayHD beginning on Dec. 1. The musical, adapted from the 19…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:09PMTwo new principal cast members are stepping into the Broadway production of “Wicked” at the Gershwin Theatre. Tony Award winner Michele Pawk will assume the role of Madame Morrible begin…
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Broadway earned more than $32 million for the first time since the start of the 2022-2023 season. The last time Broadway hit this mark was during the week ending May 29, when the box office …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:58PMThe Grammy Awards announced the full list of nominees for the 2023 Grammy Awards on Nov. 15. Six Broadway cast recordings are up for Best Musical Theater Album. “Caroline, Or Change,” �…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:25PMJodie Comer, an Emmy Award winner for her work on the series “Killing Eve,” will make her Broadway debut in “Prima Facie” in April. Previews are set to begin at the Golden Theatre on…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:16AMBlack Theatre United, the nonprofit founded to create pathways and opportunities for Black artists, students and industry professionals, has announced a change in leadership. The new execut…
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The new musical comedy “Shucked” will begin previews on Broadway on March 8 with an opening night scheduled for April 4. The production, which just wrapped a three-week run at Utah’s P…
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Jordan E. Cooper is “ecstatic” about bringing his new play “Ain’t No Mo’” to Broadway. In the latest episode of “The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal,” Cooper chats with Charl…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:29PMThe original Broadway company of “Kimberly Akimbo” is set to release a cast album on Ghostlight Records. An official release date for the recording is yet to be announced, though it is a…
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