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Friday, October 25, 2024

Rachel Zegler Releases Jack Antonoff's 'Man of the House' From Broadway's Romeo + Juliet by Hayley Levitt

In conjunction with the opening of Romeo + Juliet on Broadway, Rachel Zegler and Jack Antonoff have released the song "Man of the House," which Antonoff and Ryan Beatty wrote for the show. …

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

For Delia Ephron's Left on Tenth, Julianna Margulies Was Willing to Give Up Her Weekends by Hayley Levitt

Julianna Margulies is back on Broadway for the first time in nearly 20 years in Delia Ephron’s autobiographical play Left on Tenth. But before she said yes to playing the famed screenwrite…

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Tony-Winning Producer Jeffrey Seller to Release Memoir, Theater Kid, in Spring 2025 by Hayley Levitt

Jeffrey Seller, the Tony-winning producer behind Hamilton, In the Heights, Avenue Q and many other Broadway hits, is releasing a memoir this spring. Titled Theater Kid, the book is publis…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM

Donna McKechnie Is Wicked's Resident Broadway Legend, But She's Just Happy to Be There by Hayley Levitt

Earlier this month, the Wicked company filmed a tribute to Donna McKechnie, their resident Madame Morrible. They recreated dance numbers from A Chorus Line, Promises, Promises (“Turkey Lur…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM

Tommy Dorfman on Being Maternal, Feral and Everything in Between in Her Romeo + Juliet Broadway Debut by Hayley Levitt

Age: 32 Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Current Role: Tommy Dorfman doubles as Tybalt and the Nurse in Sam Gold’s revival of Romeo + Juliet at Circle in the Square Theatre. She performs oppos…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Matt Doyle and Caroline Aaron to Star in Conversations with Mother Off-Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner Matt Doyle and Caroline Aaron will lead an off-Broadway production of Conversations with Mother, a new play by Matthew Lombardo. Previews will begin February 7, 2025 at …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PM
Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Beth Leavel, Ryan McCartan, Jasmine Forsberg and More Join Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

The Sondheim revue Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, previously announced to star Tony Award winners Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, has announced additional casting for its upcoming B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

*NSYNC's Joey Fatone to Sing Backstreet Boys as Lance in & Juliet on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Joey Fatone, a Broadway veteran with boy-band credentials, will join the cast of & Juliet on Broadway. He will take on the role of Lance from January 21, 2025 through March 16 at the S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:02AM
Monday, October 21, 2024

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Starring Sarah Snook, Sets Broadway Opening at the Music Box Theatre by Hayley Levitt

The Sydney Theatre Company production of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Emmy and Olivier Award winner Sarah Snook, has set dates and a venue for its previously announced…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM
Friday, October 18, 2024

Beyond Broadway: Sink Your Teeth Into a Horror Musical, a Drag Show, a Trip to Space and More by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

Broadway isn't the only place boasting big names. Off-Broadway stages are also getting their fair share of star power this month, with favorites from the silver screen telling fresh stories …

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

Dirty Dancing: The Musical Is in Development for Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Lionsgate and The Path Entertainment Group, under its live stage arm Showpath, announced plans to develop the classic 1987 film Dirty Dancing into a musical bound for Broadway. Original s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Beetlejuice Composer Eddie Perfect to Star in the Musical's Australian Premiere by Hayley Levitt

Singer-songwriter and actor Eddie Perfect—the Tony-nominated composer of Broadway's Beetlejuice—will assume the title role in Beetlejuice's upcoming Australian premiere at Melbourne's …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

Miki Abraham From the Shucked National Tour Slays Lulu's 'Independently Owned' by Hayley Levitt

Shucked is spreading its corn-fed message of love and community across the country in a newly launched national tour, and Miki Abraham is the nation's Lulu—the self-sufficient, high-belti…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Jessica Vosk to Replace Shoshana Bean as Jersey in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Jessica Vosk will take over the role of Jersey in Broadway's Hell's Kitchen, beginning performances at the Shubert Theatre on December 12. She replaces the show's original Tony-nominated st…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PM

Maybe Happy Ending, Starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen, Marks Its Broadway Beginning by Hayley Levitt

Maybe Happy Ending, the new romantic musical comedy about companionship-seeking robots, has its first Broadway preview at the Belasco Theatre on October 16. Starring Darren Criss and Hele…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical to Open During the 2024-25 Broadway Season by Hayley Levitt

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical has set dates for its previously announced Broadway premiere. The production officially joins the 2024-25 Broadway season, beginning performances at a Sh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

12-Year-Old Hazel Vogel to Lead Annie National Tour and NYC Holiday Run by Hayley Levitt

The 2024-25 national tour of Annie, stopping at Madison Square Garden for a holiday run with Whoopi Goldberg in the role of Miss Hannigan, has its full cast. The tour launches with a limit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Exclusive: James Monroe Iglehart and A Wonderful World's Broadway Jazz Band Sing 'It's Tight Like That' by Hayley Levitt

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical touches down on Broadway on October 16, with Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart inhabiting Satchmo himself at Studio 54. Ahead of its first pre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM

Zoey Deutch Knew She Had to Play Our Town's Emily Webb, and the Universe Obliged by Hayley Levitt

Age: 29 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Current Role: Zoey Deutch is making her Broadway debut as Emily Webb in Our Town, a revival of Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning pla…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

John Cardoza and Solea Pfeiffer Join Broadway's Spectacular Spectacular Moulin Rouge! Tonight by Hayley Levitt

John Cardoza and Solea Pfeiffer take the lead at Moulin Rouge! on October 15 as Broadway's newest Christian and Satine. Cardoza and Pfeiffer assume the roles from the musical's original …

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Betsy Wolfe Looks Back on Two Glittering Years with & Juliet by Hayley Levitt

When Betsy Wolfe takes her final bow in & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on October 20, she’ll be one week shy of two years since her first Broadway performance as Anne Hathawa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM

Hear Carolee Carmello, Star of Kimberly Akimbo on Tour, Sing 'Make a Wish' by Hayley Levitt

The national tour of Kimberly Akimbo, Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire's Tony Award-winning musical, has nabbed three-time Tony nominee Carolee Carmello to star in the title role. S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

All Broadway Theaters Will Now Dim Their Lights for Gavin Creel, Maggie Smith and Adrian Bailey by Hayley Levitt

All Broadway theaters will now dim their marquee lights in honor of Gavin Creel, the beloved and Tony-winning actor who died on September 30 at the age of 48 after a brief battle with cancer…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM
Monday, October 7, 2024

The Story Behind Our Town: Building the First Grover's Corners by Hayley Levitt

"Act I: No curtain. No scenery. The audience, arriving, sees an empty stage in half-light." Thornton Wilder (Photo: New York Public Library) Audiences accustomed to the realism of Cliff…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PM
Thursday, October 3, 2024

See Sonya Balsara, Aladdin's Princess Jasmine, Offer This Exclusive Performance of 'These Palace Walls' by Hayley Levitt

Sonya Balsara has been reigning over the desert kingdom of Agrabah (i.e. the New Amsterdam Theatre) for the past two years as Aladdin's Princess Jasmine. That means hundreds of magic carpet …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Sarah Snook to Reprise Award-Winning Solo Performance of The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway This Spring by Hayley Levitt

The rumors are confirmed. Succession star Sarah Snook will make her Broadway debut in the one-woman stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. The piece, which feature…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:36AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Water for Elephants Will Pack Up the Big Top on Broadway in December by Hayley Levitt

Water for Elephants will play its final performance at the Imperial Theatre on December 8. The circus-infused musical had its first preview on February 24 with an official opening on March …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:54PM

Broadway's & Juliet to Welcome Alison Luff, Liam Pearce and Nathan Levy by Hayley Levitt

& Juliet has found the new principal cast members to lead the musical's third year on Broadway. Original cast members Betsy Wolfe (Anne), Ben Jackson Walker (Romeo), Justin David S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM

Tony Winner Annaleigh Ashford Completes Broadway Cast of All In: Comedy About Love by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford completes the Broadway cast of Simon Rich's All In: Comedy About Love, directed by Alex Timbers. Performances begin at the Hudson Theatre on December 1…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM
Monday, September 30, 2024

Gavin Creel, Beloved Tony-Winning Star of Hello, Dolly!, Thoroughly Modern Millie and More, Dies at 48 by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner Gavin Creel, who launched his celebrated Broadway career as Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie, has died after a short battle with cancer. His death was confirmed by h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

Dancer and TikTok Star Charli D'Amelio to Join the Broadway Company of & Juliet by Hayley Levitt

Charli D'Amelio, dancer and social media personality with over 155 million followers on TikTok, will make her Broadway debut in the cast of & Juliet. She joins the ensemble in the danc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM

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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
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