Thursday, November 14, 2019
The Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out, opening April 23, 2020 courtesy of Second Stage Theatre, has its starting lineup. The baseball-themed play, which will begin previe…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:51AMTuesday, November 12, 2019
For decades, theatre fans, actors, and just about anyone working in the theatre industry would visit The Drama Book Shop to buy scripts, collections, history of theatre books, screenplays, a…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:55PMTelevision star Ben McKenzie will complete the forthcoming Second Stage Theater production of Ben Wohl’s Grand Horizons. The theatre company announced today that McKenzie will join the pre…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:32PMThe Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Charles Fuller’s acclaimed A Soldier’s Play has a complete cast. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play, which debuted Off-Broadway in 1981, will r…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:35PMMonday, November 11, 2019
We’ve heard the old adage “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” and Broadway musical scores have proven to be no exception. Matching vibrant, emotion-inducing melodies to w…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 07:07PMThe musical comedy Tootsie, currently playing at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre, will play its final performance just after the New Year rings in. The closing curtain for the Tony-winning show…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 06:05PMThe Broadway-bound revival of Neil Simon’s classic comedy Plaza Suite will have an original score when it arrives at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre this spring. Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, Mary …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:20AMThursday, November 7, 2019
Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning playwright Tracy Letts will see, not one, but two of his plays play on Broadway this season. His Linda Vista is currently playing at Broadway’s Helen Hayes …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:41AMWednesday, November 6, 2019
Girl From the North Country, the Broadway-bound jukebox musical inspired by the songs of Bob Dylan and featuring an original book by Conor McPherson, now has a complete cast. Joining the pro…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:34PMFriday, November 1, 2019
The forthcoming revival of Richard Greenberg’s Tony Award-winning play Take Me Out, set to begin previews at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre on April 2, 2020, toward an April 23 opening, …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:56PMThursday, October 31, 2019
As we regrettably prepare to say goodbye to the hit musical Waitress on January 5, 2020, some exciting news has come along to buoy our spirits during this fond farewell. Katharine McPhee, wh…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:06AMTuesday, October 29, 2019
Each announcement from BroadwayHD, the premiere online streaming platform catering to fans of live-theatre (plays and musicals), proves to be an exciting one, offering an array of new titles…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:57PMThursday, October 24, 2019
The forthcoming revival of David Mamet’s American Buffalo, already promising a starry cast with Academy Award-winner Sam Rockwell and Tony-winner Laurence Fishburne on the roster, just got…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:53AMWednesday, October 23, 2019
As Waitress begins to wind-down its hit run at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre, exciting news has been revealed that one of the musical’s original cast members will return to the see …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:58AMTuesday, October 22, 2019
The Broadway-bound production of Bess Wohl’s Grand Horizons has two big names joining the cast for this ten-week limited engagement. Tony Award/Emmy Award-winner Jane Alexander and Emmy Aw…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:16PMMonday, October 21, 2019
Ghosts, witches, serial killers, man-eating plants, and plenty of other haunting characters have appeared in Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals over the years. These creepy types keep our he…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 08:00PMThe 1969 album “Tommy,” written and performed by The Who, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. The concept album was turned into a hit Broadway musical in 1993, a fully-realize…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:51PMThe forthcoming, gender-bending revival of Stephen Sondheim’s game-changing musical Company, set to star Tony winner Katrina Lenk (The Band’s Visit), has announced additional casting. Th…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:58PMThursday, October 17, 2019
The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage!, a musical based on everyone’s favorite cartoon sponge, made a splash on Broadway a few seasons back. For those who didn’t get to Broadway to experi…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:28PMWednesday, October 16, 2019
Once a musical establishes itself as either a hit or it develops a cult following, Broadway audiences wait on tenterhooks for first-class revivals of these pieces to make their ways back to …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 08:28PMThe Stephen Sondheim Theatre is going to be the home of everyone’s favorite nanny when Mrs. Doubtfire takes up residence there in the spring of 2020. The new musical, with a book by Karey …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:09AMTuesday, October 15, 2019
The national tour of Heidi Schreck’s Tony-nominated play What the Constitution Means to Me will feature a special guest star for its first two stops. Maria Dizzia, Tony nominee for In the …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:02PMFriday, October 11, 2019
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, readying to open at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 7, 2019, begins previews tomorrow, Saturday, October 12, 2019. As previews get underway, …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:23AMThursday, October 10, 2019
Due to popular demand, the Jeremy O. Harris written Slave Play, is extending its Broadway run by two weeks. The critically acclaimed work will now run through January 19, 2020, at the Golden…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:08AMMJ, a new musical inspired by the life of Michael Jackson, has been rumored to be Broadway-bound for some time. Today, producers have made it official. The jukebox musical, drawing from the …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:38AMSome big news coming from the Broadway production of Waitress which will wind up its hit run at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre after the New Year. Beloved weatherman and anchor of the …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:22AMMonday, October 7, 2019
In a rare occurrence for Broadway, one of its famed theatrical halls will become a cinema. The Belasco Theatre will play host to Martin Scorsese’s latest film The Irishman, screening for o…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:57AMAs the weather begins to turn toward a slight chill it is usually a good sign that the holidays are just around the corner. This is also an indication that the Broadway production of A Chris…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:29AMThursday, October 3, 2019
The critically acclaimed production of To Kill A Mockingbird, currently playing at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, is entering its second year on Broadway. With this anniversary celebration, n…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:45AMTuesday, October 1, 2019
Harry Connick, Jr. fans and lovers of great music both have reasons to celebrate this holiday season when the entertainer returns to Broadway for a special engagement: Harry Connick, Jr. –…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 06:07PMThursday, September 26, 2019
The Conor McPherson-Bob Dylan musical Girl From North Country, which enjoyed a critically acclaimed Off-Broadway run at the Public Theatre last fall, is headed for Broadway in the spring of …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:17PM 
