Monday, September 30, 2019
“Be More Chill” will open a production in London in February 2020. The musical, which had a Broadway run last season, will play The Other Palace in London beginning Feb. 12, 2020 and cur…
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Nine Broadway theaters will dim their lights Friday in memory of Phyllis Newman. Newman, an actor who was also the founder of a women’s health initiative for the Actors Fund of America, pa…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:34AM“Girl from the North Country” will bring the majority of its off-Broadway cast to Broadway. The musical, set to a score of Bob Dylan songs, will feature Todd Almond, Jeannette Bayardel…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:25AMDuring the invited dress rehearsal for “Slave Play,” a giant mirror — now expanded to two stories for the Broadway stage — reflected an enthusiastic audience of young, diverse faces,…
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The “Working Girl” musical has announced Christopher Ashley as its director and Bridget Carpenter as its book writer. They join the already announced Cyndi Lauper, who will write the sco…
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“The Height of the Storm” announced a one-week extension Tuesday. The play, set to open at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater Tuesday night, will now run through Nov. 24. Written by Florian …
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The Broadway League and Actors’ Equity Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, the two groups announced Monday. Negotiated during the first two weeks of Septemb…
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The “Moulin Rouge!” musical will launch a North American tour in 2020, which includes a 10-week engagement in Chicago. The tour will begin technical rehearsals and premiere in New Orlean…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:58AMThe 74th Annual Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2020. The ceremony will be broadcast on CBS, as has been the case since 1978. Nominations will be announced on …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:10AM“It was 11-part harmony for 90 minutes straight — and it tested the limits of every part of my vocal range.” “In the moment of that show when it happened, I remember in my head goi…
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Sue Wagner and John Johnson are starting their own production and general management company called Wagner Johnson Productions. Wagner and Johnson are both longtime members of Joey Parnes …
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“The Devil Wears Prada” musical will have its world premiere in Chicago. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, with music by Sir Elton John, lyrics by Shaina Taub and a book by Paul Rudnick, the …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:28PMA revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo” starring Laurence Fishburn and Sam Rockwell will come to Broadway this spring. Directed by Neil Pepe, who has previously directed Mamet�…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:00PMSeveral theaters will dim their lights Wednesday evening in memory of production stage manager Arthur “Artie” Gaffin, who passed away on Sept. 13. The American Airlines, Marquis, New A…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:48PM“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” will play the Booth Theatre this spring. Directed by Joe Mantello, the revival will now begin previews on March 3, 2020, rather than the previously an…
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Theater critic Sara Holdren is leaving her post at New York Magazine in early October. Holdren, who was hired by the publication and its culture site Vulture in July 2017, announced her de…
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Rupert Everett will replace Eddie Izzard in the upcoming Broadway revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Izzard, who was previously announced to star opposite Laurie Metcalf, is …
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick will star on Broadway this spring in a revival of Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite.” Directed by John Benjamin Hickey, the revival will play 22 pe…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:35AMThe cast of the Chicago production of “Six” will reprise their roles on Broadway. On Broadway, the cast will feature Adrianna Hicks as Catherine of Aragon, Andrea Macasaet as Anne Bole…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:23AMDeeksha Gaur, the co-founder of Show-Score, has been promoted to chief executive officer of the theater review site. Under her leadership, the company plans to expand to regional markets acr…
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Jayne Houdyshell and Jefferson Mays will join the cast of the upcoming revival of “The Music Man.” Houdyshell will play Mrs. Shinn, with Mays taking on the role of Mayor Shinn. They are …
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“The Lehman Trilogy” is headed to Broadway. The play, chronicling close to two centuries of history about the Lehman family, will star original cast members Simon Russell Beale, Adam G…
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Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will star in a gender-swapped “Company” as it transfers to Broadway this spring. In the revival of the Stephen Sondheim and George Furth musical, directed…
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The critically-acclaimed Broadway run of “What the Constitution Means to Me” ended Saturday evening. But as its creator and star Heidi Schreck sees it, the play’s journey is only just …
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“Slava’s Snowshow,” a holiday show featuring clowns, will play a holiday engagement at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre this season. The show, produced by David Carpenter, John Arthur Pinc…
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Nicki Hunter has been appointed artistic producer of Manhattan Theatre Club. In that role, Hunter will work with the theater company’s artistic team on season programming and on producing …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:14PMCarmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton and Tony Yazbeck will star in the new Broadway musical “Flying Over Sunset” this spring. Presented by Lincoln Center Theater, the new musical features…
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Roundabout Theatre Company will bring a revival of “Caroline, or Change” and “A Soldier’s Play” to Broadway this season. The production of “Caroline, or Change” will transfer t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:00PMBook writer Dominique Morriseau, choreographer Camille A. Brown and director Kamilah Forbes are teaming up to create a musical based on the television series “Soul Train.” The musical, w…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:04AMThe full company of “The Lightning Thief” tour will come to Broadway with the production. The musical stars Chris McCarrell as Percy Jackson, with Izzy Figueroa, Jorrel Javier, Ryan Kn…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:25AMWhen developing “Fiddler on the Roof,” lyricist Sheldon Harnick and composer Jerry Bock worked separately, with Bock sending Harnick recorded melodies, or as he called them, “melodic g…
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