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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Aaron Tveit Will Follow Sutton Foster's Lead with Café Carlyle Residency by Darryn King

Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit is trading the pie shop for the elegant confines of the Café Carlyle. Tveit, who ends his run as the title character in Sweeney Todd on May 5, will perform at …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:54PM

Ricky Rojas Returns to Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical by Darryn King

Ricky Rojas will return to Moulin Rouge! The Musical as Santiago, the role he originated on Broadway, beginning March 26. He replaces Gabe Martinez, who will play his final performance at t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

Patrick Page to Take All the Devils Are Here There and Everywhere by Darryn King

Patrick Page is taking his villainy on the road. His one-man show All The Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain will play select city engagements throughout the country after…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

The Who's Tommy Cast and Creative Team: 'The World Has Caught Up to Tommy' by Darryn King

The cast and creative team of the new Broadway reimagining of The Who’s Tommy, the epic rock opera based on the 1969 concept album, are ready to dazzle audiences at the Nederlander Theatr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

The Preacher's Wife, New Musical by Tituss Burgess starring Amber Riley, to Premiere in Atlanta by Darryn King

The Preacher’s Wife, a new musical with music and lyrics by actor, singer and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Tituss Burgess, and starring Amber Riley (TV’s Glee, The Wiz Live!), is set t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:02PM

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Othello on Broadway by Darryn King

Tony and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal are set to star in a 2025 Broadway revival of Shakespeare’s Othello, directed by Kenny L…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM

Amy Ryan and Liev Schreiber Set to Give Audiences More Doubt on Broadway by Darryn King

The Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt: A Parable has extended its run by one week. The production, now in previews at Roundabout Theatre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AM
Tuesday, March 5, 2024

The Denim Diaries with A Beautiful Noise’s Amber Ardolino, Episode 5: Fun and Games at the Broadhurst by Darryn King

In January, Amber Ardolino donned the blue jeans (and blond wig) to play Marcia Murphey in A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical opposite Nick Fradiani’s Neil Diamond. Now she’s ta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM
Monday, March 4, 2024

John Lithgow to Play Roald Dahl in Royal Court Production of Giant, a New Play About the Author’s Antisemitism by Darryn King

Two-time Tony Award winner John Lithgow is set to play Roald Dahl in a new play about the author's antisemitism. Giant, the debut play of Mark Rosenblatt, will be directed by Nicholas Hytne…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PM

Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams Join the Pre-Broadway Cast of Death Becomes Her by Darryn King

Two-time Tony nominee Christopher Sieber and former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams have joined the cast of Death Becomes Her. The musical—adapted from the 1992 horror-comedy fil…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM
Friday, March 1, 2024

Broadway Theaters Will Dim Lights in Honor of Three-Time Tony Winner Hinton Battle by Darryn King

Select Broadway theaters will dim their lights to honor three-time Tony Award-winning actor, dancer and choreographer Hinton Battle. The lights of the Shubert, Marquis, St. James, New Amster…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

In Doubt, Zoe Kazan Explores the Mysteries of Life and Acting by Darryn King

At first glance, it might occur to you that the actor and writer Zoe Kazan has the wide, watchful eyes of a deer caught in the headlights. Look again, and that same gaze may take on the prob…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Thursday, February 29, 2024

Tony Award Winner Christopher Durang to Receive Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award by Darryn King

Tony-winning playwright and Pulitzer finalist Christopher Durang is the recipient of the Dramatists Guild of America’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, an annual award presented by the Dra…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM

After 42 Years, Forbidden Broadway Will Make Its Broadway Debut by Darryn King

For the first time, the Tony-honored Broadway spoof revue Forbidden Broadway is coming to Broadway. Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song, directed by creator Gerard Alessa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM

The Outsiders' Broadway Cast and Creative Team Promise Fire and Rain, Mud and Dirt, Rhythm and Blues by Darryn King

The Outsiders, based on the novel by S.E. Hinton and the 1983 film, begins performances on March 16 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, opening April 11. The new musical follows misfits Ponybo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

James Monroe Iglehart to Play Louis Armstrong in A Wonderful World on Broadway by Darryn King

Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will star on Broadway in A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, featuring songs made famous by “Satchmo” himself. The show is directed by…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

Drag Race Star Jinkx Monsoon to Play Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors Opposite Corbin Bleu by Darryn King

Jinkx Monsoon, the American drag queen, actor, singer and comedian, is set to play Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at off-Broadway’s Westside Theatre. Jinkx will step into the role on Apr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

The Queen of Versailles, Starring Kristin Chenoweth, Completes Creative Team for Pre-Broadway Premiere by Darryn King

The Queen of Versailles, the new musical reuniting Wicked composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz with Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, has its full creative team. The show will hav…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington to Star in Slave Play in West End by Darryn King

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has been cast in the U.K. premiere of Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris. The production—which, as previously reported, Harris announced on Instagram—will…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM

Patriots, Starring Michael Stuhlbarg and Will Keen, Completes Broadway Casting by Darryn King

Patriots, starring Tony and Emmy Award nominee Michael Stuhlbarg, has completed casting for its Broadway run. The play, written by The Crown creator Peter Morgan and directed by Rupert Gool…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM

An Enemy of the People, Starring Jeremy Strong, Michael Imperioli and Victoria Pedretti, Begins Performances by Darryn King

An Enemy of the People, Amy Herzog's new adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Sam Gold, will have its first Broadway performance at the Circle in the Square Theatre on Februar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02AM
Monday, February 26, 2024

John Patrick Shanley on ‘Doubt’ Revival and ‘Brooklyn Laundry’ by Darryn King

The playwright discusses the Broadway revival of “Doubt” and his latest, “Brooklyn Laundry.” “People are disagreeing violently with themselves,” he says.

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Alicia Keys Musical Hell’s Kitchen Completes Casting for Broadway by Darryn King

The complete Broadway cast is set for Hell's Kitchen, the new musical scored by and loosely inspired by the young life of the songwriter Alicia Keys. The musical, which premiered at the Publ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM
Saturday, February 24, 2024

Water for Elephants, Starring Grant Gustin and Isabelle McCalla, Begins Performances by Darryn King

Water for Elephants, the new Broadway musical, begins performances at the Imperial Theatre on February 24, with an official opening set for March 21. Based on Sara Gruen's 2006 novel—whic…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32AM
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Alan Cumming Adds Second Night to Studio 54 Solo Show Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age by Darryn King

Tony Award winner Alan Cumming will perform his solo show, Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, not once, but twice, on March 11 and March 25, at Studio 54. As previously reported, the show w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:48PM

Spring Preview: Gayle Rankin Is Ready to Play Cabaret’s Sally Bowles, the ‘Female Hamlet of Musical Theater’ by Darryn King

In 2014, the Glasgow-born, Juilliard-trained actress Gayle Rankin made her Broadway debut in Cabaret, playing Fräulein Kost, the accordion-playing prostitute. (She told Broadway.com at the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM

Spring Preview: With An Enemy of the People, Michael Imperioli Prepares for a Broadway Debut 40 Years in the Making by Darryn King

When it comes to researching his roles, Michael Imperioli doesn’t do things by half measures. To prepare to play a former major league catcher in the TV movie For One More Day, he hung out…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PM

Spring Preview: Wayne Brady Will Use Your Love for Him Against You in The Wiz by Darryn King

Growing up in Orlando, Florida, Wayne Brady fell in love with Golden-Age movie musical fare along the lines of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Oklahoma! and Singin’ in the Rain. “My gra…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PM

With An Enemy of the People, Michael Imperioli Prepares for a Broadway Debut 40 Years in the Making by Darryn King

When it comes to researching his roles, Michael Imperioli doesn’t do things by half measures. To prepare to play a former major league catcher in the TV movie For One More Day, he hung out…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical to Close on Broadway by Darryn King

A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical will play its final performance on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on June 30. At the time of its closing, it will have played 35 previews and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:24AM
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Feud's Ella Beatty to Replace Elle Fanning in Broadway's Appropriate at the Belasco by Darryn King

Ella Beatty will play the role of the young hippie-minded River in Appropriate when the production transfers to the Belasco Theatre next month. She takes over for Elle Fanning, who exits th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM