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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Vanessa Williams Joins Producing Team Of Broadway-Bound Louis Armstrong Musical ‘A Wonderful World’ As Full Casting Announced by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Award nominee Vanessa Williams has joined the lead producing team for the Broadway-aimed A Wonderful World, a bio-musical about jazz icon Louis Armstrong starring James Monro…

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

‘Back To The Future’ Bucks Broadway’s Summertime Slide With $1.2M Weekly Gross by Greg Evans

Box office for most Broadway shows last week wilted a bit as June’s Tony glow gave way to plain old New York summer heat, though a couple newcomers were among the handful bucking the downw…

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West End ‘Cabaret’ Revival Headed To Broadway Next Spring; Cast Not Confirmed by Greg Evans

The Olivier Award-winning West End revival of Cabaret is coming to Broadway: Producers announced that the acclaimed musical will begin previews at the August Wilson Theater in spring 2024. N…

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Monday, July 10, 2023

Jordan E. Cooper, Helen Park, Benj Pasek & Ty Defoe Among Tony Award Nominating Committee Newcomers by Greg Evans

Ain’t No Mo star and playwright Jordan E. Cooper, KPOP composer Helen Park, and Ojibwe and Oneida performance artist Ty Defoe are among the new members of the Tony Award nominating committ…

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‘Transparent’ Musical Adaptation Planned For Broadway In 2024 by Greg Evans

Producers of A Transparent Musical, the stage adaptation of the Amazon Studios series that recently completed its world premiere run at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, plan to bring the…

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Run Extended For Broadway’s Upcoming ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ With Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lindsay Mendez by Greg Evans

The first, star-packed Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Merrily We Roll Along has extended its engagement by two months, giving ticket buyers until March 24, 2024 to…

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

Matthew Serino Dies: Co-Founder Of Broadway Ad Agency Serino Coyne Was 79 by Greg Evans

Matthew Serino, who with business partner Nancy Coyne cofounded one of Broadway’s leading advertising and marketing agencies in Serino Coyne, died June 19. He was 79. His death was confirm…

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

‘Back To The Future’ Musical Revs Up Broadway Box Office With Four-Show Take Of $1M by Greg Evans

Back To The Future: The Musical landed on Broadway last week in overdrive: The stage adaptation starring Casey Likes and Roger Bart scored a dizzying $1,035,256 with just four sold-out previ…

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‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Trailer: Teaser For New Stage Play Hints At “What Comes Next”; Preview Date Set, Performances Selling Out by Greg Evans

A very cool teaser trailer for the upcoming Stranger Things stage adaptation The First Shadow doesn’t give away much by way of plot details, but we do see some clips of the TV series’ ea…

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Tuesday, July 4, 2023

No Fireworks On Most Broadway Stages Tonight: Few Shows Open On July 4th Holiday – Complete List by Greg Evans

Rather than list the Broadway shows that have canceled performances due to the July 4th holiday – and the competition from the 47th annual Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration, it…

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Friday, June 30, 2023

Chicago’s Tony-Winning Lookingglass Theatre Pauses Programming, Cuts Staff Weeks After L.A.’s Taper And Brooklyn’s BAM Take Similar Actions by Greg Evans

In the latest example of a nationwide funding crisis for nonprofit regional theaters, Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Lookingglass Theatre has announced a year-long pause in new productions a…

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Aaron Sorkin ‘Camelot’ Adaptation Sets Broadway Closing Date by Greg Evans

Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of the classic musical Camelot will ends its Broadway run on Sunday, July 23, producer Lincoln Center Theater has announced. The Tony-nominated musical revival, d…

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Broadway Box Office Continues Summer Climb: Attendance Up Nearly 20% Over Last June by Greg Evans

Broadway continued on its post-Tony glow last week, with the 32 productions grossing $34,004,232, about 3% more than the previous week and 10% over the same week last season. In all, attenda…

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Monday, June 26, 2023

‘Just For Us’ Broadway Review: Comic Alex Edelman Stands Up To Bigots – And Gets The Last Laugh by Greg Evans

Alex Edelman has built quite the reputation over the last few years, with sold-out comedy shows and knock-’em-dead late-night performances, honing material for a Broadway debut that does h…

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John Legend & Lynn Nottage ‘Imitation Of Life’ Broadway Musical In Development With Liesl Tommy Directing by Greg Evans

A stage musical adaptation of the Fannie Hurst novel Imitation of Life and its film versions is under development at Universal Theatrical Group, with Lynn Nottage writing the book and John L…

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Friday, June 23, 2023

Sheldon Harnick Dies: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist Was 99 by Greg Evans

Sheldon Harnick, whose lyrics for the acclaimed stage and film musical Fiddler on the Roof are some of the most recognizable and beloved in Broadway history, died today at his home in Manhat…

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Broadway-Aimed Avett Brothers Musical ‘Swept Away’ Sets Washington D.C. Cast: John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, Others Reprise Roles by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Swept Away, the Broadway-aimed musical with music and lyrics by roots rock band The Avett Brothers, has announced principal cast for its fall-winter 2023 production at Arena Stage…

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

‘Once Upon A One More Time’ Broadway Review: Britney Spears Goes Into The Woods With Betty Friedan In Wickedly Charming Musical by Greg Evans

Bad Cinderella could have been the poison apple that killed off revisionist fairy tales once and for all, but Britney Spears and Once Upon A One More Time, the new Broadway musical opening t…

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Reboot Studios Joins Broadway Producing Team Of Alex Edelman’s ‘Just For Us’ In New Round Of Funding by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Reboot Studios, the production arm of the arts and culture nonprofit Reboot that’s funded in part by Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation, has join…

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Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells Headed To Broadway In ‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’ by Greg Evans

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, who first shared a stage in The Book of Mormon, will return to Broadway together this fall in Gutenberg! The Musical!, the Scott Brown-Anthony King musical to b…

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Tonys Boost Box Office For ‘Kimberly Akimbo’, ‘Leopoldstadt’, ‘Shucked’; ‘Here Lies Love’ Sells Out First Preview by Greg Evans

Strong showings at the June 11 Tony Awards – both in terms of trophies and on-air performances – seem to have made an equally sturdy impact at the box office, with best musical Kimberly …

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

‘Life Of Pi’ Sets Broadway Closing Date by Greg Evans

Life of Pi, Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel, will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, July 23. The closing date was announced by prod…

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‘Prima Facie’ Starring Tony Winner Jodie Comer Recoups $4.1 Million Broadway Capitalization by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Prima Face, the Suzie Miller play staring Jodie Comer, has recouped its $4.1 million capitalization costs as of June 18, ten weeks after the start of performances. The recoup an…

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Alex Brightman, Colin Donnell Join Broadway-Bound Jaws Comedy ‘The Shark Is Broken’ by Greg Evans

Beetlejuice‘s Alex Brightman and Chicago Med‘s Colin Donnell will portray Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider, respectively, in the upcoming Broadway making-of-Jaws comedy The Shark Is Bro…

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Monday, June 19, 2023

Paxton Whitehead Dies: Stage Actor Who Also Played Foil To Rodney Dangerfield And Recurred On ‘Mad About You’ Was 85 by Greg Evans

Paxton Whitehead, the prolific and acclaimed actor whose career stretched from 17 Broadway productions, a recurring role on the hit 1990s sitcom Mad About You and a memorable turn as a snoot…

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Friday, June 16, 2023

Actors’ Equity Joins Unions Endorsing Biden-Harris Second Presidential Term by Greg Evans

Actors’ Equity Association has joined with other unions of the AFL-CIO in endorsing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential campaign. “President Bid…

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

New Paula Vogel Play Set For Second Stage Broadway Season; Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Family Drama Also On Slate by Greg Evans

New plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning Paula Vogel and Obie-winning Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will be among the Broadway offering of the Second Stage Theater 2023-24 season, the company announced …

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Sierra Boggess To Reprise Role In Barry Manilow-Bruce Sussman Broadway Musical ‘Harmony’ by Greg Evans

Sierra Boggess will reprise her role as ‘Mary’ in the Broadway production of Harmony, the new musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman that premiered Off Broadway last spring. The Broa…

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Actor-Comedian Jo Koy Joins ‘Here Lies Love’ Broadway Producing Team by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Stand-up comedian and Easter Sunday actor Jo Koy has joined the Broadway producing team of the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical Here Lies Love ahead of the show’s first preview p…

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Broadway Revival Of ‘Purlie Victorious’ Starring Leslie Odom, Jr. Sets Preview Date, Additional Cast by Greg Evans

The previously announced Broadway revival of the Ossie Davis comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch starring Leslie Odom, Jr. will begin previews on Thursd…

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment & Hollywood.Com Acquire Theatrely, Announce Ticket-Selling Venture For Broadway, West End, Regional Venues by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: In a move designed to “extend the intersection” of Hollywood, Broadway, London’s West End and regional theater, the movie-ticket site Hollywood.com and theater producer Nede…

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