Wednesday, April 6, 2022
“A Strange Loop” has pushed back its first preview to April 11 after COVID-19 cases were detected within the company. The new musical previously canceled its April 6 performance, which w…
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“A Strange Loop” has cancelled its first preview performance after COVID-19 cases were discovered within the company, the production wrote in an email to attendees Tuesday. The cancellat…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:02PMSeven Broadway shows began previews last week, bumping up the total weekly gross, but leading to a lower capacity across the industry. The 31 productions reported a total gross of $28.8 mi…
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“Mrs. Doubtfire” will record a cast album this week, producer Kevin McCollum announced Monday. The album will feature the cast that opened the show on Dec. 5, 2021. This means Jake Ryan …
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The TikTok-inspired musical “Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” won Best Musical Theater Album at the Grammy Awards Sunday. The album, based on the “Bridgerton” Netflix show, was written…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:11PMDaniel Craig tested positive for COVID-19 Saturday, leading to the cancellation of “Macbeth” performances through April 7. The play had canceled its Friday evening performance 30 minutes…
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Broadway theaters will continue to require proof of vaccination and masks for theatergoers through April 30, 2022. Decisions on future plans will be made on April 15. “The Committee of…
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The two younger siblings in “Mrs. Doubtfire” will be played by new cast members when the musical returns to Broadway this April. The role of Christopher Hillard, previously played by J…
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New musical “KPOP” will come to Broadway this October, starring Korean pop singer Luna. This is the Broadway debut for Luna, who started her career as a member of the popular South Korea…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:44AMThe lawsuit between advertising agency SpotCo and producer Scott Rudin has been referred to the court’s mediation program. The two parties must attempt to find a solution through that pr…
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“The Music Man” continued to top the weekly grosses, bringing in $3.3 million in the week ended March 27. This is slightly less than it made the prior week, but still continues the mus…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:34PMSamuel L. Jackson will return to Broadway this fall in a revival of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson,” directed by LaTanya Richardson Jackson. The starry cast will include Danielle …
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“Camelot” will return to Broadway this fall, with a new book by Aaron Sorkin. Lincoln Center Theater is producing the Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical, which is scheduled to…
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“Girl from the North Country” will return to Broadway for 50 performances this spring. The musical will resume performances at the Belasco Theatre on April 29 and run through June 11. …
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The vaccine mandate for Broadway performers and other crew members will remain in place, despite an exemption announced Thursday by New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “Broadway theatres antic…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:30PMNew play “POTUS” has moved up its Broadway opening and will now be eligible for this season’s Tony Awards. The Selina Fillinger play will now open at the matinee on April 27, 2022, one…
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“The Music Man” was the highest grossing show on Broadway last week, bringing in $3.45 million, according to box office reports from the week ended March 20. Coming in just below the t…
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The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the second time this season to determine the eligibility of seven productions. The productions discussed Friday were: “Clyde’s,” “Mrs…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:55PMBroadway theaters will dim their lights on March 29 in memory of the late producer Elizabeth Ireland McCann. McCann, a nine-time Tony Award-winning producer and general manager, died on Se…
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The Broadway League will resume reporting grosses for individual shows starting March 22. This season, the League broke from tradition and publicly released grosses as collective totals fo…
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Actors’ Equity is allowing in-person auditions to resume starting this week. Employers must hold the auditions themselves — Equity audition centers cannot be used and Equity monitors w…
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Broadway grosses ticked upward last week, as the industry added one more show to the weekly totals. In the week ended March 15, grosses reached $22.4 million across 20 productions, an incr…
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“Hadestown” canceled its matinee and evening performance on March 12. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Saturday matinee and evening performances were cancelled,” said a spokes…
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Broadway theaters will dim their lights on March 22 in memory of former Shubert Chairman Philip J. Smith. Smith, who worked at the Shubert Organization since 1957 and served as chairman fr…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:09PMBlack Theatre United will launch a marketing internship program in partnership with Serino Coyne, AKA, RPM and Situation Interactive. The pilot program will provide paid internships to eight…
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The Tony Awards will return to Radio City Music Hall this season. The ceremony for the 2021-2022 Broadway season will take place on June 12, in an event that will be broadcast live on both…
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Broadway capacity dropped 14 percentage points last week, coming down from two weeks of seasonal highs. In the week ended March 6, capacity fell to 78%, compared to last week’s high of 9…
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Pamela Anderson will make her Broadway debut in Chicago this spring. The former “Baywatch” star will play Roxie Hart from April 12 through June 5. “Playing Roxie Hart is a dream fu…
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Broadway will not yet be lifting its mask and vaccination requirements for patrons, despite the city easing vaccination rules, the Broadway League said Friday. The current Broadway mandate…
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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will donate $300,000 to humanitarian organizations working in Ukraine. Broadway Cares will give $100,000 each in emergency grants to Global Giving’s Ukr…
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The Cort Theatre will be renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre, the Shubert Organization announced Wednesday. This will be the second Broadway theater to be named after a Black artist, follow…
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