Monday, February 26, 2018
General management company Richards/Climan Inc. has rebranded as RCI Theatricals as Tamar Climan is no longer with the company. The name change is effective as of Monday, with David Richards…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:23PMRobert Wankel, president of The Shubert Organization, will take over as head of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, as Paul Libin retired after 24 years in the role. Libin, who was also recen…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:28PMThe names of the general managers and producers who reportedly received contracts leading up to the lawsuit against casting directors have come to light. According to an email sent by lawy…
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“Mean Girls” is heading toward its Broadway opening with five new songs, including a revamped anthem for Regina George in the first act. The creative team implemented feedback they recei…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:34PM“Dear Evan Hansen” producer Stacey Mindich is partnering with David Mirvish, a Canadian producer, to bring the musical to Toronto. The show will play Royal Alexandra Theatre in March 201…
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Santino Fontana will take over the role of Cornelius Hackl in “Hello, Dolly!” as Gavin Creel recovers from back surgery. Fontana will join the cast starting March 1 and will be t…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:26PMDrew Cohen, current president of Musical Theatre International, has been promoted to chief executive officer of the theatrical licensing company. Cohen will continue as both CEO and presiden…
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“Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song” is coming back to Broadway this fall in the Hayes Theater, the same house the show opened at in the 1980s. The show is transferring from Sec…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:43PMBroadway producers have the ability to reach out to a large, untapped pool of investors, but few have taken up the option. Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, known as the JOBS Ac…
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“Unmasked,” a new musical featuring the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber, will have its world premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in September. The musical, co-created by Richard Cu…
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The world premiere of the John Kander musical “The Beast in the Jungle” announced its principal cast members including Tony Yazbeck. The musical, which will play the Vineyard The…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:24PMJeff Daniels will star as Atticus Finch alongside Celia Keenan-Bolger as Scout in the upcoming Broadway production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The play, directed by Bartlett Sher…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:44PMMCC Theater has ended Neil LaBute’s role as its playwright in residence, the off Broadway theater company announced Thursday. In a statement obtained by Broadway News, the theater comp…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:23PM“Kinky Boots” is adding another new cast member, as David Cook is slated to take over the role of “Charlie Price” in April. Cook, a former “American Idol”…
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Katharine McPhee will take over the lead role of Jenna in “Waitress” on April 10. This will be the Broadway debut for McPhee, who stared in the TV show “Smash” and ap…
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A new musical adaptation of “The Sting” is aiming for Broadway, with Harry Connick, Jr. at the forefront. The musical, directed by John Rando, will have its world premiere the Pa…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:04PMIn the fall of 2016, Michael Grandage received a phone call from his agent who asked if he would consider helming the Disney musical “Frozen,” a property which was already veering toward…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:56PMMonday, February 12, 2018
Theater journalist and critic Jeremy Gerard no longer works at Deadline. Deadline did not extend Gerard’s contract, Gerard wrote in an email to Broadway Briefing, which is owned by the…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:55PMKori Prior is joining Troika Entertainment in the new position of executive vice president of production. Prior comes to Troika after working with Blue Man Productions since 2008, most recen…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:47PM“The Secret Garden” is returning to Broadway next season, producers Gerald Goehring and Michael F. Mitri announced Monday. The show will be directed and choreographed by Warren C…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:16PMAlongside LaChanze, Ariana DeBose and Storm Lever, who will be playing three versions of Donna, Aaron Kohn will take on the role of “Neil,” Ken Robinson will play “Andrew G…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:04PMBetty Buckley will take on the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi in the upcoming national tour. The first national tour will begin Oct. 2, 2018 at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio. ̶…
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New musical “Heart of Rock and Roll,” featuring the songs of Huey Lewis and the News, will make its world premiere at The Old Globe this fall. The musical, directed by Gordon Gre…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:00PM“The Ferryman” is transferring to Broadway in October 2018, Sonia Friedman Productions and Neal Street Productions announced Friday. The West End transfer, written by Jez Butterw…
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Broadway is welcoming the use of certain phones in its theaters. The Shubert Organization has partnered with GalaPro, a Tel Aviv-based tech startup, to provide live closed captioning and aud…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:54PMThe Lincoln Center Theater production of “Falsettos” announced a North American tour Monday. The tour will begin in winter 2019, in cities including the Golden Gate Theater in Sa…
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Broadway Licensing has acquired the rights to “A Bronx Tale,” the company announced Monday. “A Bronx Tale” is currently running on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre, w…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:56PM“Latin History for Morons,” the one-man play starring John Leguizamo has recouped its capitalization, the producers announced Monday. The show recouped after 15 weeks of running …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:07PMA musical adaptation of “August Rush” will have its world premiere at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virg. next year. The adaptation will be directed by John Doyle, with mus…
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“The Band’s Visit” has already been lauded as the best musical of the season by scores of reviewers. The show has been selling out the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, with grosses hovering ar…
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The Donna Summer Musical has named its three Donnas. LaChanze, Ariana DeBose and Storm Lever will reprise their roles as “Diva Donna,” “Disco Donna” and “Duckling Donna” in ̶…
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