You ain’t never seen a show like this! On Saturday, August 6, the company of Aladdin marked its 1000th performance of the belovedproduction at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The cast celeb…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:34PMBroadway fans are more than just fans — they’re an endearing, enthusiastic community that embraces The Great White Way and its notable names. One trading card series, however,…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:20PMIn my show at Feinstein’s/54 Below, I say, “I wake up in the morning, I look out the window and I think, seven and half billion people in the world and look where I am.” I real…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:27PMGet the helicopter ready! Miss Saigon, the epic musical of love and loss during the Vietnam War, is returning to its original New York home — the Broadway Theatre — in a new prod…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:52AMRuby Lewis got her first big break singing in church. It was the holidays and she was dressed like an elf, sitting on a piano. “The song was written just for me,” says Lewis, wh…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 06:03PMThe Broadway community has lost another beloved creative. On August 4, 2016, the founding artistic director of Off-Broadway’s Signature Theatre, James Houghton, passed away after a tu…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:54PMTony nominee John Cariani (Something Rotten!) and Tony nominee and Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub (Act One, Golden Boy, Monk) will star in the Off-Broadway musical The Band’s Visit, beginning p…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:06PMOne of the greatest things about New York is that you can go anywhere and do anything any time of the day or night. It seems that nothing closes in New York. I mean, I’m sure it does. I…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:05PMSome lucky theatergoers can win tickets to the one-night-only concert of Ragtime on Ellis Island to be held on Monday, August 8, 2016. The event is being presented by Suzanne Friedman with …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:11AMTo quote Stephen Sondheim’s 1956 lyrics from West Side Story, “There’s something due any day; I will know right away, soon as it shows.” In layman’s terms, Sond…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:17PMThe Broadway stars are joining together with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS to support the Covenant House for homeless youth. On Monday, August 15, 2016, over 70 members of the Broadway…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:17PM“Let the memory live again” with the revival of the once-longest running Broadway musical, Cats. This beloved show opened on Broadway on July 31, 2016 and drew droves of theatr…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:27PMThe Jellicle cats came out in droves on Sunday, July 31, 2016, for the red carpet opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-awaited revival of Cats. This historic Broadway musical origina…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:41PMOn Saturday, July 30, 2016, Broadway went back to the dogs (and cats) for the annual adoption event Broadway Barks. This year, host and co-creator Bernadette Peters teamed up with musical i…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:55PMThough originally set to appear on Broadway in late 2016, the newest revival of the classic 1950s film Singin’ in the Rain will open on the Great White Way in 2017. The production, pr…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:24PMWhat do you love about New York City? 1. I just adore the bike paths this city has to offer. I lived in Washington Heights for awhile so when the weather was good, I was able to ride 8 mil…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:32PMHave a child who adores the story of The Princess and the Frog? Off-Broadway’s newest musical, Croaker, opens tonight and runs for four performances until Sunday, July 31, 2016. …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:23PMThe Flamingo Kid, the 1984 coming-of-age comedy that helped launch the career of Matt Dillon, is the latest in a long line of film hits to be adapted into a Broadway musical. Plans are for a…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:31PMTransitioning from its current Off-Broadway house at the Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, the new play Oslo will open on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre on March 2…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:28PMOut of roughly 1,500 submitted pieces, music licenser Samuel French has chosen its 30 short plays to showcase at the 41st annual festival for new, short form works. The showcase is known o…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:02PMReal estate and theater mogul, James M. Nederlander passed away on July 25 at the age of 94 years old in Southampton. Nederlander possessed an impressive theatrical holding, with nine thea…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:30PMThe “S’wonderful” musical, An American in Paris, will close on October 9 this fall at the Palace Theatre following a previously announced closing date of January 1, 2017. T…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:11AMThe beloved benefit, Broadway Barks, returns to the Great White Way on Saturday, July 30, 2016. The 18th annual adoption extravaganza for both dogs and cats returns with a stellar cast of ac…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:09PMOn Friday, July 22, Giuseppe Bausilio of Cats joined NewYork.com at the Neil Simon Theatre, backstage in his dressing room in between rehearsals for preview performances of Andrew Lloyd Web…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:26PMThe long-awaited musical theater adaption of Dreamworks’ smash hit The Prince of Egypt is one step closer to becoming a full-scale stage reality. Ever since the concert reading of the firs…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:54PMTwo words embody Broadway at the W on July 24, 2016, which featured key cast members from Motown: The Musical: compassion and soul. Following a successful opening weekend of performance…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:57PMIn February of 2017, Come From Away will take center stage at a Shubert Theatre. Prior to its Broadway run, the show is slated for performances at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:19PMYes, you’ve “heard it through the grapevine.” Motown: The Musical is shortening its limited-engagement Broadway revival, and is now closing on Sunday, July 31, 2016 —…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:20AMI have been to New York for many different reasons over the years, from performing at the Abingdon Theatre to watching my husband play at the Hard Rock Cafe for Elvis’ #1 CD Release Pa…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:18PMDaveed Diggs — who just won a Tony Award for playing Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette in Hamilton — will join the cast of ABC’s Black-ish for its third season, …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:07PMTelevision personality and celebrity chef, Alton Brown, will cook up a special Thanksgiving feast for New York theatergoers. The Food Network star will make his Broadway debut in a one-man …
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