Wednesday, 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 11:28AMTuesday, February 13, 2018
Emmy Award and Grammy Award-winning performer Wayne Brady will step back into the heels of “Lola” in the hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots. Brady is set to make his return to the role for…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:24PMMonday, February 12, 2018
The Secret Garden, the 1991 Tony Award-winning musical, is set to bloom again in its first Broadway revival. Set to open next-season, the musical based on the Frances Hodgson Burnett classic…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:41PMOne of Broadway’s greatest anticipations is who would play Dolly Levi in the national tour of Hello, Dolly! Speculations have been all over the board, but today we finally have our answer.…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:06AMFriday, February 9, 2018
The Ferryman, a new play by Jez Butterworth, is Broadway bound with an opening planned at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in October of 2018. The production will be helmed by Sam Mendes (Cabar…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:26PMWicked was a phenomenon from the start. Theatre audiences were eager to see a musical about the Witches from Oz, and to hear a new Broadway score from Stephen Schwartz, who in the early 1970…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 09:27AMThursday, February 8, 2018
With the 14th of February fast approaching, we cross our fingers and hope Cupid’s arrow will find its way to our hearts. Amour is in the air, and what better way to celebrate Valentine’s…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:29PMMonday, February 5, 2018
In Los Angeles, the Pantages Theatre is the hot-spot for Broadway tours and their 2018-2019 lineup promises to be an exciting one. The theatre on Hollywood Boulevard is currently the home of…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:00AMFriday, February 2, 2018
Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow this year, predicting an early spring, but today’s theatre news comes with even warmer prospects: triple summer…”Donna” Summer, that is. The …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:13PMTuesday, January 30, 2018
Head Over Heels, the new Broadway musical featuring a score composed of the iconic songs by the popular 80s band The Go-Go’s, will open at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre on Thursday, July 26,…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:56PMMonday, January 29, 2018
Springtime is usually known as prom season, but this November, we will all be buying corsages towards a November opening when the new musical The Prom comes to Broadway. Along with the exci…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:17PMFriday, January 26, 2018
The excitement of who will be appearing in the Broadway musical Waitress is ongoing. With the return of singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles to the musical she helped create, and Jason Mraz appe…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:18AMWednesday, January 24, 2018
Tootsie, the 1982 film comedy sensation from Columbia Pictures starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange, is making its way toward the Great White Way. Coming to Broadway in spring of 2019…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:45PMTuesday, January 23, 2018
With this morning’s announcement of the Academy Award nominations, the Broadway community was well-represented among the honorees who will be vying for the Oscar statuettes in categories o…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:47AMThursday, January 18, 2018
One of Broadway’s most-eagerly anticipated and cleverly-constructed fundraisers, Broadway Backwards, it set to return this April 2, 2018. The one-night only event will be held at Broadway�…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:47PMWednesday, January 17, 2018
Two frequent Broadway mainstays are about to join the long-running musical Wicked at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre. Beginning performances on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, Isabel Keating and Ma…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:11PMTuesday, January 16, 2018
Rocktopia, the Broadway-bound international music sensation, opening March 27th, 2018, has just added another exciting talent to its roster of performers. Set to ignite the Broadway Theatre …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 07:00AMFriday, January 12, 2018
School of Rock, the hit Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical based on the popular film of the same name, welcomes a new class of students to its cast. Joining the musical on Tuesday, January 30, 2018…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:52PMTuesday, January 9, 2018
Jason Mraz, the Grammy-winning performer currently appearing in Broadway’s Waitress, has extended his engagement for an additional two-weeks. He will now stay with the show playing the rol…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:46PMMonday, January 8, 2018
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, set to open on Broadway on April 23, 2018, has tickets available for purchase. Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway bound musical through Ticketmaster.…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:01PMMusical theatre fans will have something to look forward to this Easter with Grammy and Tony-nominated singer-songwriter-performer Sara Bareilles joining Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Conce…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:48AMFriday, January 5, 2018
As Hamilton continues to be one of musical theatre’s biggest-draws on Broadway, the national tour is bringing this iconic musical to the four corners of the country. Producer Jeffrey Selle…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:57PMMusical Theatre fans will have something to look forward to when Tony Award winners Ben Platt and Patti LuPone perform at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Two-time Grammy winner Patti LuPone (…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:14PMWednesday, January 3, 2018
As the National Tour of Aladdin prepares to open at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, one of its cast members is sharing a very special story about his career with Disney and how it has c…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:20PMTuesday, December 19, 2017
This spring, it is going to be summer on Broadway when the musical Summer: The Donna Summer Musical arrives at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Drawing from the song hits of the disco diva Donna S…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:51AMComing on top of the news that rock legend Alice Cooper will play King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert, another “Legend” has joined the cast. Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony an…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:08AMWednesday, December 13, 2017
Michael Luwoye, who starred in the title role of the hit musical Hamilton on the National Tour when it commenced earlier this year in San Francisco and then transferred to the Panatages Thea…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:06PMTuesday, December 12, 2017
Songs from the 80s pop band The Go-Go’s will compose the score for the Broadway-bound musical Head Over Heels. Playing San Francisco’s Curran Theatre in the spring of 2018 prior to its B…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:33PMMy Fair Lady, the classic Broadway musical with a score by Alan Jay Learner and Frederick Loewe and based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, will be receiving a Broadway revival at Lincol…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:18PMTuesday, December 5, 2017
Friday, December 8th, music legend Jimmy Buffett will be on-hand when the box office at the Marquis Theatre opens to sell tickets for Escape to Margaritaville. The forthcoming Broadway music…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:01PMWednesday, November 29, 2017
When Betsy Wolfe departs the Broadway production of Waitress on January 14, it will be one of the show’s creators who (once again) replaces her. Sara Bareilles will be serving-up seconds w…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:10AM 
