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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Dead Outlaw's Full Off-Broadway Cast Returns for Broadway Run by Darryn King

The cast and creative team of Dead Outlaw, the folk musical about an ill-fated gunslinger, is set for Broadway. The show, which features music and lyrics by Tony winner David Yazbek and Eri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM

Betty Gilpin Takes Over the Title Role in Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! Tonight by Darryn King

Betty Gilpin will don the bratty curls in the title role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's hysterical, unhistorical comedy Oh, Mary! on January 21, taking over the role from Escola.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42AM
Friday, January 17, 2025

Greg Hildreth to Play Lockstock in Urinetown, Replacing Taran Killam; Christopher Fitzgerald Joins Cast by Darryn King

Greg Hildreth will play Officer Lockstock in the upcoming Encores! production of Urinetown, running at New York City Center from February 5 through 16. Previously announced to be playing …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

Schmigadoon!, Starring Sara Chase, Alex Brightman and Isabelle McCalla, Completes Casting by Darryn King

The upcoming world-premiere production of Schmigadoon!, based on the Emmy-winning Apple Original series, has completed casting and announced its full creative team. The show will be presente…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM
Thursday, January 16, 2025

Jacob Dickey and Kyle Selig Join Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends on Broadway by Darryn King

Kyle Selig and Jacob Dickey complete the cast of the Sondheim revue Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends. The show begins performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on March 25 and opens …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:36PM

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Tony-Nominated Choreographer of Swing! and Footloose, Dies at 78 by Darryn King

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, a Tony-nominated choreographer who also choreographed the iconic steps for the 1984 movie Footloose, has died. Her death was confirmed by her son, actor Shaun Taylor-C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

Tatianna Córdoba and Justina Machado to Star in Real Women Have Curves: The Musical on Broadway by Darryn King

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, the Mexican-American coming-of-age musical, has announced two of its leading ladies. The show will open at the James Earl Jones Theatre on April 1 with…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

Sailor Moon Musical to Launch North American Tour and Play New York in Spring by Darryn King

A musical based on the popular manga and anime franchise Sailor Moon will launch a North American tour in the spring, concluding its run in New York. Beginning performances in Pittsburgh on…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

2025 Lucille Lortel Special Award Recipients Include Playwright Alice Childress by Darryn King

The Lucille Lortel Awards, the New York theater award that exclusively honors off-Broadway, have announced Special Award recipients for 2025. Playwright Alice Childress (1916-1994) will be …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Tony-Nominated Choreographer of Swing! and Footloose, Dies at 68 by Darryn King

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, a Tony-nominated choreographer who also choreographed the iconic steps for the 1984 movie Footloose, has died. Her death was confirmed by her son, actor Shaun Taylor-C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

Wicked and Emilia Pérez Score BAFTA Nominations by Darryn King

Nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) were announced on January 15, with Wicked receiving seven nominations, though not for Best Film. The film earned nominations for Cynth…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Tony-Nominated Choreographer of Swing! and Footlose, Dies at 78 by Darryn King

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, a Tony-nominated choreographer who also choreographed the iconic steps for the 1984 movie Footloose, has died. Her death was confirmed by her son, actor Shaun Taylor-C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM

Rose's Turn of Phrase: A Linguistic Exploration of 'Coming Up Roses,' from Gypsy, with Three Linguists by Darryn King

In 1958, the up-and-coming composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim was in need of a phrase. He was working on the lyrics for the musical Gypsy, specifically for the moment when the indomitable s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Stranger Things Star Maya Hawke to Make Off-Broadway Debut in Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice by Darryn King

Stranger Things and Asteroid City actress Maya Hawke will make her off-Broadway debut in a revival of Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice. The play begins performances at Signature Theater's Romulus …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:48PM

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Tony-Nominated Choreographer of Swing! and Footlose, Dies at 68 by Darryn King

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, a Tony-nominated choreographer who also choreographed the iconic steps for the 1984 movie Footloose, has died. Her death was confirmed by her son, actor Shaun Taylor-C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Gracie Lawrence and Emily Bergl Join Jonathan Groff in Bobby Darin Musical Just in Time by Darryn King

Additional Broadway casting has been announced for Just in Time, the new musical starring Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff as "Dream Lover" crooner Bobby Darin. The show begins performances …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12AM
Monday, January 13, 2025

Pasadena Playhouse Cancels Anything Goes and Follies Concerts Amid L.A. Fires by Darryn King

Pasadena Playhouse has canceled its concert events of Anything Goes and Follies due to the California wildfires. “Pasadena Playhouse is heartbroken by the devastation that this week’s f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

Little Shop of Horrors Los Angeles Concert, Featuring Tony Winner Alex Newell, Canceled Due to California Wildfires by Darryn King

The concert presentation of Little Shop of Horrors in Los Angeles has been canceled due to the California wildfires. The one-night-only event was scheduled to take place at the Catch One n…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM
Friday, January 10, 2025

Alan Mingo Jr. Returns for Second Leg of The Wiz National Tour; Complete Cast Announced by Darryn King

Casting has been announced for the second leg of the national tour of The Wiz. The multi-year tour will kick off in Rochester, NY at the West Herr Auditorium Theatre on February 22. The pri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Tessie's Turn with Gypsy's Lesli Margherita, Episode 3: Overtures and Overacting by Darryn King

In the new revival of Gypsy, Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita plays demure stripper Tessie Tura, who utters the immortal couplet: “You gotta get a gimmick if you wanna get applause.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

You Can Count Down the Sleeps Until the Once Upon a Mattress Cast Album Drops by Darryn King

Once Upon a Mattress, the fairytale musical comedy that starred two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster as Winnifred the Woebegone, is set to record a cast album to be released in the spring.�…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Merle Dandridge and Tony Nominee Daniel Breaker Join Broadway's Hadestown by Darryn King

Tony Award nominee Daniel Breaker and Grammy Award nominee Merle Dandridge will join the cast of Hadestown on Broadway. The duo begin performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre on February 18,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM

Adam Chanler-Berat, Taylor Iman Jones and More to Star in The Jonathan Larson Project by Darryn King

Complete casting has been announced for the world premiere of a new musical that celebrates the dozens of unheard songs, and unfinished and unproduced musicals left behind by RENT creator Jo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Brendan Fraser Departs Grangeville Off-Broadway, Paul Sparks Steps Up by Darryn King

Paul Sparks will replace Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser in the upcoming world premiere of Grangeville off-Broadway. Fraser is departing the production due to "unforeseen circumstances."…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42AM
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Laura Woyasz Will Join Kimberly Akimbo National Tour by Darryn King

Laura Woyasz will join the national tour of Kimberly Akimbo as Pattie. Woyasz steps into the role on January 28 in Costa Mesa, CA. She takes over from Dana Steingold, who will play her final…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM
Monday, January 6, 2025

Tony Winner Billy Crudup, Ella Beatty, Hamish Linklater and More to Star in LCT’s Ghosts by Darryn King

Casting has been announced for Lincoln Center Theater’s upcoming production of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts, adapted by Mark O’Rowe. The show begins performances at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM

Richard Foreman, Avant-Garde Playwright Who Nurtured New Voices, Dies at 87 by Darryn King

Richard Foreman, the avant-garde playwright, died on Saturday in Manhattan from complications with pneumonia. He was 87. Born on June 10, 1937, Foreman grew up in Scarsdale, New York. He fe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Friday, January 3, 2025

Greg Hildreth to Join Broadway's Chicago as Amos Hart by Darryn King

Greg Hildreth will join Broadway’s Chicago as Amos Hart. Hildreth will take over the role from Red Concepción, who will play his final performance on January 4. Hildreth begins performan…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Hit Comedy Oh, Mary! to Welcome Phillip James Brannon and Chris Renfro by Darryn King

Phillip James Brannon (Macbeth, Junk) and Chris Renfro (Queer as Folk) will join Cole Escola's hit Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! at the Lyceum Theatre. Brannon will star as Mary’s Husband,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

Twisted Gunslinger Musical Dead Outlaw Is Coming to Broadway This Season by Darryn King

After a successful run off-Broadway, Dead Outlaw, the twisted, toe-tapping folk musical about an ill-fated gunslinger, is coming to Broadway in spring 2025. The show begins performances at …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Real Housewives Star Erika Jayne to Return as Roxie in Broadway’s Chicago by Darryn King

Singer, actress and TV star Erika Jayne—whose performance of Roxie Hart in Broadway’s Chicago was cut short by the pandemic in 2020—will return to the role in early 2025. She will temp…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime