Tuesday, May 1, 2018
The Tony nominees have been announced, and many of our favorite shows will be squaring off against each other for the coveted top prizes in Best Play, Best Musical, and Best Revival, not to …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:46AMMonday, April 30, 2018
Last season’s Tony Award-winning musical Bandstand is headed for the cinemas this summer for a special two-night event. Featuring the Tony-winning choreographer of Andy Blankenbuehler, the…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:02PMThursday, April 26, 2018
Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti is set to host the 10th Annual Jimmy Awards. The ceremony, set for Monday, June 25 at 7:30 PM, will be held at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre. Presented by the…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:45PMTuesday, April 24, 2018
Nick Scandalios, Executive Vice President of the Nederlander Organization, will be the 2018 recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award. The news was announced on April 24, 2018 by the To…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:26PMMonday, April 23, 2018
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical opens tonight Monday, April 23, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway, offering perspectives on the disco diva at three different points in her career. T…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:02AMFriday, April 20, 2018
Bette Midler, who won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, will return to the show for a strictly limited-engagement of six-weeks. She will succeed Bern…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:04AMWednesday, April 18, 2018
Manhattan Theatre Club has announced initial casting for the upcoming Broadway production of Choir Boy. Written by Academy Award-winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) and directed by Trip…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:25PMIt’s that time of year again; time to celebrate the best of theater with the highlight of the spring being the Tony Awards. Ahead of this year’s ceremony set to air on CBS on June 10, 20…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:31PMMonday, April 16, 2018
One of the great prizes awarded in theatre is The Pulitzer Prize for Drama, awarded annually. A jury of one academic and four critics reviews the theatrical works staged in the United States…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:45PMThursday, April 12, 2018
Tony Season is almost upon us, that glorious time of year where the Broadway community and theatre fans the world over celebrate the best of the season in Broadway plays and musicals. This y…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:26PMTuesday, April 10, 2018
The hit Broadway Musical and 2017 Tony Winner for Best Director Come From Away, which is currently ensconced at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, is about to take its inspirational sto…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:29PMDisney Theatricals just opened its latest venture at Broadway’s St. James Theatre with the arrival of the eagerly-anticipated Frozen making the leap from the screen to the stage. On the ta…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 09:45AMMonday, April 9, 2018
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced that Oscar nominee and Golden Globe, Tony Award, and Olivier Award—winner Janet McTeer will star in the upcoming production of Theresa Rebeck’s p…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:49AMThursday, April 5, 2018
Sunday is a big night for both Queen Bees and Wannabees with the Broadway musical Mean Girls opening at the August Wilson Theatre. The creative team ushering the musical incarnation of the h…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:23PMWednesday, April 4, 2018
The Broadway-bound production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, inspired by the 2001 20th Century Fox Motion Picture by Baz Luhrmann, has announced a principal cast for its 36-performance Boston…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:32PMKinky Boots, the long-running musical with a score by Cyndi Lauper and book by Harvey Fierstein, has reached a milestone. On April 4, the musical will celebrate its 5th Anniversary at Broadw…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:25PMTuesday, April 3, 2018
Season 7 winner of the television reality talent competition American Idol, David Cook, will be the next Charlie Price in the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots. Cook will take over the …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:30PMWednesday, March 28, 2018
The eagerly-anticipated live-concert of Jesus Christ Superstar will arrive this Easter Sunday. Set to air on NBC at 8 PM (EST), the event will feature some of rock and pop music’s greatest…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:01PMWednesday, March 21, 2018
There is some pretty “fetch” news regarding the original Broadway cast recording of Mean Girls. Atlantic Records has announced that digital pre-orders and pre-saves will be available Fri…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:59AMTuesday, March 20, 2018
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a revival of Sam Shepard’s celebrated play True West, set to star two of theatre and Hollywood’s biggest talents. The production, which will be d…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:13PMThursday, March 15, 2018
The new musical, Escape to Margaritaville, featuring the iconic songs of Jimmy Buffet, opens tonight, March 15, 2018. The piece interpolates such hits as “Come Monday,” “Volcano,” an…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:13PMWednesday, March 14, 2018
Set to open this fall at the Neil Simon Theatre (current home of Angels in America), The Cher Show is putting its production and design teams into place. Before making its way to Broadway, t…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:17AMMonday, March 12, 2018
What makes a Broadway musical a classic? Most people would suggest that a musical’s shelf life is a big part of what elevates it to the status of an enduring masterpiece. Does a musical ha…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:55AMFriday, March 9, 2018
Everyone start dress shopping and picking out corsages and boutonnieres. The self-dubbed “Musical comedy with issues”, The Prom, has announced its official opening. The new musical with …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:06PMThursday, March 8, 2018
Popular star of television and the Broadway stage, Marilu Henner, will make her return to Broadway in Gettin’ The Band Back Together, Henner has been cast as “Mitch’s Mom,” aka S…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:14PMWednesday, March 7, 2018
On Wednesdays…Will YOU Wear Pink? Join the Plastics of Mean Girls when wearing the clique’s favorite color might mean scoring a special, limited time only offer for discounted tickets. T…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:36PMWednesday, February 28, 2018
Josh Radnor and a crew of Broadway cast members are getting ready to advocate for a Theatre in Our Schools campaign. As students and teachers across the country prepare to stage activities i…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:46AMTuesday, February 27, 2018
The latest customer at the diner in the Broadway musical Waitress will be Ben Thompson as the character “Earl.” Thompson joins the production on February 27, 2018, playing opposite one o…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:26PMFriday, February 23, 2018
The eagerly-anticipated revival of Tony Kushner’s two-part epic play Angels in America begins previews on Broadway today (February 23, 2018). The celebrated production that comes to Broadw…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:20PMTuesday, February 20, 2018
Manhattan Theatre Club’s forthcoming production of George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan has announced its principal cast. The production, with director Daniel Sullivan (The Little Foxes, Pro…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:20PMWednesday, February 14, 2018
Katharine McPhee, star of the hit TV series Smash, will make her Broadway debut on April 10, 2018 when she takes over the role of Jenna. She will remain with the show through June 17th. McPh…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:28AM 
