Monday, August 19, 2019
When 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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“The Inheritance” will transfer to Broadway with five of its London cast members. The two-part play, written by Matthew Lopez, will feature Andrew Burnap, John Benjamin Hickey, Paul Hilt…
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Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “How I Learned to Drive” will premiere on Broadway this spring. The play, which had its world premiere at the Vineyard Theatre in 1997 and then t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:30PM“Hadestown” will launch a national tour beginning in the fall of 2020, the producers announced Tuesday. Winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical, the “Hadestown” tour will vi…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:06AM“A Christmas Carol” will transfer to Broadway this winter from the West End. Written by Jack Thorne, the book writer of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” and directed by Matthew …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:31AM“Slave Play” will bring the majority of its Off-Broadway cast to Broadway this fall. The Broadway cast will feature Paul Alexander Nolan, Ato Blankson-Wood, James Cusati-Moyer, Sulliva…
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“Diana,” a musical about the life of the late Lady Diana Spencer, is coming to Broadway this spring. The musical will play the Longacre Theatre beginning March 2, 2020, with an opening n…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:48PM“The Great Society” has announced complete casting for its Broadway run. Newly announced cast members for the Robert Schenkkan play include Marchánt Davis as Stokely Carmichael, Brian…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:00PM“The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” will come to Broadway this fall. The musical, which features a book by “Be More Chill” book writer Joe Tracz and a score by Rob Rok…
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Broadway-bound “Six” is expanding its empire to the sea. The concert-style musical, about the wives of Henry VIII, will run aboard three of the Norwegian Cruise Line ships beginning ne…
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Bess Wohl’s “Grand Horizons” has announced principal casting for its Broadway run. The play, which had its world premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in July, will star Pris…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:00PM“The Illusionists — Magic of the Holidays” will return to Broadway for the fifth time this winter. The holiday-themed show, featuring seven illusionists with varying specialties, wi…
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“Six,” a musical about the six wives of Henry VIII, is coming to Broadway. The musical will begin performances on Feb. 13 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, with an opening night on March …
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All Broadway theaters will dim their lights for one minute Wednesday in commemoration of producer and director Hal Prince. Prince died Wednesday at the age of 91, following a brief illness. …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:23PMVeteran Broadway producer and director Hal Prince has died at age 91. Over his long career in the theater, Prince received 21 Tony Awards, including three special Tonys, marking the most Ton…
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“The Rose Tattoo,” starring Marisa Tomei, has announced complete casting for the Broadway production. In addition to Tomei, the Tennessee Williams’ play will feature Cassie Beck Alex…
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Four additional cast members have been announced for Florian Zeller’s “The Height of the Storm.” Joining the previously announced Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins are Amanda Drew and …
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“Moulin Rouge!” will launch a production in Melbourne, Australia in 2021. The production will play Melbourne’s Regent Theatre in 2021, Gerry Ryan and Carmen Pavlovic of Global Creatu…
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Harry Connick, Jr. will perform the songs of Cole Porter at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway this winter. The show, entitled “Harry Connick, Jr. — A Celebration of Cole Porter,” wil…
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Daniel J. Watts will star opposite Adrienne Warren in the Broadway cast of “Tina.” Watts, who last appeared on Broadway in “Hamilton,” will play Ike Turner. He’s joined by Dawnn Le…
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“The Great Society” has announced additional casting for its Broadway run this fall. Gordon Clapp will play J. Edgar Hoover, Bryce Pinkham will play Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Frank W…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:00AMWithin the “Moulin Rouge!” musical universe, the film has left an indelible impact. Many of the Broadway cast members idolized the film. Members of the creative team had used it as ins…
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Playwright Robert Schenkkan is returning to Broadway with “The Great Society,” a sequel to his previous play about former president Lyndon B. Johnson. Directed by Bill Rauch, the artis…
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“Beautiful” will play its final performance on Oct. 27. At that time, the musical, chronicling the life of Carole King, will have been on Broadway for close to six years. It will have pl…
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“Waitress” will end its run on Broadway in January, producers Barry and Fran Weissler announced Tuesday. The musical, with a score by Sara Bareilles, will play its final performance on …
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“What the Constitution Means to Me” has recouped its investment on Broadway, the production announced Monday. The play, starring and written by Heidi Schreck, has recouped its full cap…
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Several Broadway shows were cancelled Saturday night after a power outage hit the west side of Manhattan. Among the confirmed show closures: “Hadestown,” “Ain’t Too Proud,” “Okla…
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“Slave Play” is coming to Broadway this fall. It’s certainly not the trajectory that playwright Jeremy O.Harris envisioned for his work. But then again, as Broadway prepares to welcome…
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The Broadway revival of “West Side Story” will star Shereen Pimentel as Maria and Isaac Powell as Tony. The revival, directed by Ivo van Hove and produced by Scott Rudin, Barry Diller …
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“Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” will close on July 28, one month ahead of schedule. The Terrence McNally play, starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon, was originally slate…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:30PMBen Holtzman has been selected as the next Geraldine Stutz T. Fellow. As part of the T. Fellowship, which seeks to develop the next generation of creative producers, Holtzman will receive a…
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