Wednesday, June 8, 2022
With four fewer shows running, Broadway grosses dipped last week. For the week ending June 5, there were 31 shows running that grossed $29,555,352 and played to nearly 81% capacity. Grosses …
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“Tina” will play its final Broadway performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Aug. 14. At the time of closing, “Tina” will have played 27 preview performances and 482 regular perfo…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:29PM“Dear Evan Hansen” will play its final Broadway performance on Sept. 18. At the time of closing, the show will have played 1,678 regular performances and 21 preview performances. The sho…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:26PMTom Stoppard’s new play “Leopoldstadt” will open on Broadway this fall. Producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Roy Furman and Lorne Michaels announced Tuesday the production will play t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:09AMBernadette Peters, RuPaul and Bowen Yang are among the initial lineup of guests and presenters for the 2022 Tony Awards. Performers scheduled to appear include Danny Burstein, Len Cariou, Je…
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Second Stage Theater announced the addition of two new productions for its 2022-2023 season. Rachel Chavkin will direct Larissa FastHorse’s “The Thanksgiving Play,” which is set to ope…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:24AMTexas drama teacher Roshunda Jones-Koumba has been announced as the recipient of the 2022 Excellence in Theatre Education Award, presented to a K-12 theater educator by the Tony Awards and C…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:51AM“Almost Famous” will open on Broadway this fall, producers Lia Vollack and Michael Cassel Group announced Thursday. Previews are set to begin on Sept. 13 with an official opening schedul…
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A new Maryland bill was passed Wednesday, providing a tax credit incentive for producers to launch national tours and pre-Broadway productions in the state. The announcement, made by Ron Leg…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:43AMJenn Colella is set to rejoin the Broadway company of “Come From Away” for a limited engagement. Colella will return to the role of Beverley/Annette & others from June 21 through Aug…
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“Death of a Salesman” will play the Hudson Theatre when it returns to Broadway later this year. Performances for the 17-week limited engagement begin September 19. The Broadway revival i…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:06PMThe Broadway box office held steady in the first week of the 2022-2023 season. For the week ending May 29, the 35 productions grossed $33,093,845 and played to nearly 83% capacity. These num…
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Patricia McGregor has been named the new Artistic Director of the New York Theater Workshop. She will succeed James C. Nicola, who has been at the helm of NYTW since 1988. Nicola, 71, is set…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:16AMNearly every show running on Broadway saw an increase at the box office last week in the final week of the 2021-2022 season. There were only three shows that saw dips at the box office: “M…
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“As a Hispanic immigrant, there is a shared knowledge we have with everybody who immigrates to America,” says Moisés Kaufman, the theater veteran who this season directed his first Broa…
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Angela Lansbury is being honored with the 2022 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. Lansbury has won five Tony Awards throughout her more than 75 year career. She won …
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Sutton Foster won the Distinguished Performance Award for her role as Marian Paroo in “The Music Man” and “Company” received two awards at this year’s Drama League Awards. “The L…
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Broadway grosses held above $30 million last week, following Tony nominations and COVID-induced cancellations. For the week ending May 15, Broadway grossed $30,349,653, a mere 2.7% slip from…
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TodayTix has announced a 100K Seat Initiative to boost Broadway and Off-Broadway attendance. The company is making 100,000 seats available for under $99, with 50,000 of those seats being off…
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The new musical “Harmony” is eyeing a Broadway production, according to press representatives. “Harmony” premiered Off-Broadway in a National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene production wh…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:53PMBroadway’s “Girl From The North Country” has been professionally filmed for future use. The production was filmed in April before its recent reopening on Broadway. The announcement did…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:01PMFriday, May 13, 2022
The Actors’ Equity Foundation has announced the recipients of four of its 2022 awards. These awards honor veteran actors, promising performers and best performances in classical and Shakes…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:36PM“Girl From The North Country” has extended its Broadway run by one week and will now run through June 19. The show was originally playing a limited return engagement at the Belasco Theat…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:14PMThursday, May 12, 2022
“How I Learned to Drive” has extended its Broadway run by two weeks, now playing through June 12. The Manhattan Theatre Club production was originally scheduled to run through May 29. Th…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:35PM“A Strange Loop” is set to release its original Broadway cast recording digitally on June 10. The pre-order period for the album begins on May 13. Five tracks will be made available to s…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:01PMWednesday, May 11, 2022
“Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” is being adapted for a limited television series. The series is a partnership between Skydance Television and Concord Originals with Jennifer Lopez…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:07PMBroadway’s grosses saw a slight improvement last week, even as the disparity between highest and lowest grossing shows continues to grow. For the week ending May 8, Broadway’s total gros…
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“Girl From The North Country” is launching a North American tour in the fall of 2023. The production, which features the music of Bob Dylan, will premiere at the Orpheum Theater in Minne…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:14PMThe Actors Fund will be newly named the Entertainment Community Fund. The news was announced at the organization’s annual gala on May 9. Joe Benincasa, president of the Entertainment Commu…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:04AMMonday, May 9, 2022
“Fat Ham” by James Ijames is the winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The other two finalists are “Selling Kabul” by Sylvia Khoury and “Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord”…
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This year’s recipients of Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater are Feinstein’s/54 Below; United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE; Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAP…
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