Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Second Stage has announced three Broadway productions at the Hayes Theater for the 2019-2020 season. The theater will start off its season with the Broadway debut of Tracy Letts’ “Linda …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:12PMDeciding which Disney property to bring to Broadway is a two-part process: there’s a brief, discerning look at the company’s empire, and then gut instinct takes over. “Alan Menken says…
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Regina Spektor will appear on Broadway in June as part of the “In Residence on Broadway” series. The singer-songwriter will appear at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on June 20, 21, 22, 25 and…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:00PMSutton Foster will play Marian Paroo opposite Hugh Jackman in “The Music Man.” As previously reported, “The Music Man” will begin performances on Sept. 9, 2020, with an opening night…
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Bebe Neuwirth and Brandon Victor Dixon will announce the 73rd Annual Tony Award Nominations on April 30. The nominations will be aired live at 8:30 a.m. on CBS This Morning and streamed on t…
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“Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus” has pushed back its opening night date to April 21. The Taylor Mac play was originally set to open on April 11, but previews were postponed after ori…
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“Birdman” screenwriter Alexander Dinelaris has written the script for a film adaptation of the “Jekyll & Hyde” musical. Dinelaris, who was also the book writer for the Broadway m…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:27PMJames Corden will host the 2019 Tony Awards this June. This is the second time Corden has hosted, after taking on the role in 2016 at the Beacon Theatre. The “Late Late Show” host has tw…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:33AM“Kiss Me, Kate” will extend an additional four weeks, Roundabout Theatre Company announced Tuesday. The revival, directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, will now pla…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:30AM“Frozen” has announced three upcoming productions in Australia, London and Germany. The musical will stage sit-down runs at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney in July 2020, at London’s Thea…
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Anna D. Shapiro, the artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, has been tapped to direct ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ musical. The musical features music by Sir Elton John, lyrics by…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:00AMHugh Jackman will play Harold Hill in a revival of “The Music Man” next year. Produced by Scott Rudin, the revival will reassemble the creative team from the last “Hello, Dolly!” rev…
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“Once Upon a One More Time,” a musical comedy featuring the music of Britney Spears, will make its world premiere in Chicago this fall ahead of a planned Broadway run. Produced by James …
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The Bruce Springsteen effect has hit Broadway. Producers Live Nation, The Araca Group and Entertainment Benefits Group will be bringing a series of artists to Broadway to play five to 10 sho…
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The first preview of “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus” have been postponed again, the show announced late Friday. The play was scheduled to begin previews on Saturday, with a matinee …
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The Shubert Organization is teaming up with two partners to bring Silicon Valley to Broadway. Alongside venture capital firm Exponential Creativity Ventures and tech training company IT Ment…
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“Network” has recouped after running for 15 weeks on Broadway, the producers announced Wednesday. The play, starring Bryan Cranston and directed by Ivo van Hove, was capitalized for up t…
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Television series “Nashville” is being adapted into a stage musical, with a plan to come to Broadway. Producer Scott Delman has acquired the live theatrical rights from Lionsgate and ABC…
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Kristine Nielsen will assume Andrea Martin’s role in “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus” after Martin injured herself during rehearsals. Martin is leaving the company after having bro…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:24PMEnglish songwriter and singer Morrissey will play the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre this May. The former frontman of The Smiths will play a seven-day Broadway engagement from May 2 to May 11, coveri…
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“Tea at Five,” starring Faye Dunaway as Katharine Hepburn, has postponed its Broadway engagement until later this year. The play, written by Matthew Lombardo and directed by John Tilli…
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Producer Scott Rudin has offered to license the current Broadway production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” to community theaters who had been forced to cancel productions of the play under t…
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“The Heart of Rock and Roll,” a musical featuring the songs of Huey Lewis and the News, begins developmental work Monday as one of the first shows to do so under the new contract with Ac…
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“Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon, will play the Broadhurst Theatre this spring. The revival of the Terrence McNally play will begin …
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Local 802 is initiating a grievance process against “Be More Chill,” after it says the show violated the union contract by reversing its decision about orchestrator Charlie Rosen. In a p…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:14PM“Ink” has announced its full Broadway cast. Starring alongside the previously announced Bertie Carvel as Rupert Murdoch and Jonny Lee Miller as Larry Lamb, the editor of “The Sun,” a…
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A one-sentence clause in a union contract has been causing headaches for the Broadway industry. Due to a clause in the collective bargaining agreement between the Local 802, the musicians’…
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“Oklahoma!” will bring the majority of its St. Ann’s Warehouse cast to Broadway. The production, which begins previews at the Circle in the Square Theatre on March 19, will star Damon …
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Warner/Chappell Music has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Led by Kurt Deutsch, the company is the music publishing arm of Warner Music Gr…
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The Michael Jackson musical will no longer premiere in Chicago. The musical, which had planned a world premiere in Chicago from Oct. 29 to Dec. 1, 2019 at the James M. Nederlander Theater, h…
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“Hadestown” has announced casting for the three Fates and the rest of the ensemble. Starring alongside the previously announced Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, E…
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