Friday, February 2, 2018
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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Samuel French has acquired the licensing rights for the musical “War Paint,” the company announced Thursday. “War Paint” closed on Broadway on Nov. 5, 2017, after pla…
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Lawyers for Broadway casting directors were directed to begin the discovery process, which they say could cost up to $4.7 million, in the lawsuit filed against them by The Broadway League. U…
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The Actors’ Equity Association updated its showcase code for the first time since 2009, formally eliminating price caps on tickets, among other changes. The revised showcase code, which to…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:02PMThe Hollywood Pantages Theatre announced its 2018-2019 season Tuesday including a production of “Hello, Dolly!” In addition to “Hello, Dolly!,” the Pantages season …
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“Head Over Heels” will open at the Hudson Theatre on July 26, 2018. The musical, which features songs from The Go-Go’s, will feature Andrew Durand, Taylor Iman Jones, Jer…
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The battle that Broadway casting directors are fighting over unionization already took place a decade ago in Hollywood. Casting directors in Hollywood received health and pension benefits an…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:12PM“Dear Evan Hansen” added another award to its shelf Sunday. The musical won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, over its competitors “Hello, Dolly!”…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:59PM“The Prom” has its principal attendees. The new musical will star Brooks Ashmanskas, Beth Leavel, Christopher Sieber, Caitlin Kinnunen, Isabelle McCalla, Michael Potts, Angie Sch…
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Sara Bareilles will play the lead role in “Waitress” for an extra two weeks, extending her time in the show to March 11. Bareilles, who is the composer and lyricist of the musica…
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The Tony Award for best original score could go to more than a dozen artists for the same musical. In its second meeting, the Tony Awards Administration Committee discussed “SpongeBob …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:32PMKeegan-Michael Key and Laura Benanti will be eligible for best performance by an actors/actress in a featured role for their roles in “Meteor Shower,” the Tony Awards Administrat…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:30PM“The Iceman Cometh,” starring Denzel Washington, announced the rest of its cast Thursday. The cast of the Eugene O’Neill revival, directed by George C. Wolfe, includes Col…
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A musical version of “Tootsie” will have its world premiere in Chicago this fall before coming to Broadway next spring. Produced by Scott Sanders Productions, the Chicago premier…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:49PMManhattan Theatre Club announced “The Nap” and “Choir Boy” as its first two Broadway productions of the 2018-2019 season. Their season begins in September with the Am…
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After three decades of working on “Phantom of the Opera,” its vendors have lost count of how many masks and costumes they have created for the show. Since opening on Broadway in 1988,…
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Broadway may be seeing another Bette Midler-related property. The Jackal Group is producing a Broadway stage musical adaptation of the 1979 film “The Rose,” which starred Bette M…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:24PMTouring company Networks Presentations LLC has hired Jennifer Ardizzone-West as its chief operating officer, the company announced Monday. Ardizonne-West comes to Networks Presentations afte…
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Ahead of its official Broadway opening, “Frozen” and Disney Theatrical Productions are hosting the first Women’s Day on Broadway. The event, which will take place on March …
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Nyle DiMarco, a model, actor and deaf activist, will be a producer on “Children of a Lesser God,” lead producer Hal Luftig announced Tuesday. DiMarco takes on the role of produce…
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The Broadway season that sparked the hashtag #TonysSoDiverse was the most diverse season in a decade. The 2015-2016 Broadway season, which included the opening of “Hamilton,” saw 36%…
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Tour operator Troika Entertainment LLC announced Angela Rowles as its new chief operating officer, effective Jan. 15. Rowles was most recently the managing director of the National Theatre i…
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As Broadway readies for the winter downturn, 19 shows have opted into Broadway Week. During the week, the 19 shows are offering select tickets in a two-for-one deal, with NYC and Company, a …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:48PMProducer Hunter Arnold and Stephanie Yankwitt, owners of TBD Productions, announced the launch of casting office TBD Casting Thursday. The new venture, headed by Yankwitt, who is also a cast…
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The Broadway audience appears to be getting slightly younger and more New York-based. New York City residents made up 22% of all theatergoers in the 2016-2017 survey from the Broadway Lea…
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Tony nominee Beth Malone will play the role of “The Angel” in select performances of “Angels in America,” the show announced Tuesday. Malone joins the cast of “…
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Call it the Sara Bareilles effect. “Waitress” has played more than 700 performances on Broadway, after opening in the same season as “Hamilton,” which swept the 2016 Tony Awards. Par…
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All Broadway shows were set to go on as scheduled as of Thursday morning as a winter storm hit the New York Area. The storm, nicknamed a “bomb cyclone,” is expected to bring up t…
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Seven Broadway casting offices have until Jan. 22 to respond to allegations of violating antitrust laws as the lawsuit filed against them by The Broadway League proceeds. The allegation come…
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Broadway had its highest-grossing week on record last week amid premium prices and holiday demand. Overall, Broadway brought in $50.3 million, besting last year’s record of $49.7 milli…
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“Hamilton” broke its own box office record yet again. The show brought in $3,797,844 across eight shows in the week ending Dec. 24, which is the highest gross ever brought in by…
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