Friday, April 3, 2020
Off-Broadway's MCC Theater has announced the cancellation of its two springtime offerings due to the COVID-19 crisis. Canceled productions includes Jocelyn Bioh's Nollywood Dreams, which wa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:06PMThe planned springtime revival of Hairspray has been moved to the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally announced to begin performances on April 23, the West End production will now…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PMThe final two selections in the 2019-2020 season of off-Broadway's Signature Theatre have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The revival of Anna Deavere Smith's Twilight: Los Angel…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PMGerald Freedman, a prolific director of Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theater, died on March 17 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to The New York Times. The cause of death wa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42AMThursday, April 2, 2020
While the recent temporary closure of theaters worldwide has been a major disappointment for theater lovers, a new YouTube channel is helping to soften the blow by making the hit musicals …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PMThe upcoming world premiere musical Identical, taken from the story of the beloved property The Parent Trap, has received a yearlong postponement at Nottingham Playhouse. Originally schedul…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMThe Drama League has announced that in lieu of its traditional awards ceremony, the organization will present its 86th annual celebration as the re-envisioned Gratitude Awards. The digital f…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMWednesday, April 1, 2020
Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming Chita Rivera Awards ceremony, originally scheduled for May 17 at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, has been pushed back to lat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42PMOn the heels of the Broadway transfer of Mrs. Doubtfire, Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre has announced an additional world premiere musical along with a slew of other offerings for its 2020-202…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42PMAnika Noni Rose is ready to help put your kids to bed. The actress, known for her Tony-winning performance in Caroline, or Change, a standout turn in the Dreamgirls movie and voicing Tian…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AMTuesday, March 31, 2020
In light of recent events surrounding COVID-19, the Off-Broadway League and the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation have announced a virtual-only ceremony for this year's Lucille Lortel Awards…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:54PMNBC has announced a rebroadcast of its Emmy-winning Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. The return airing is scheduled for Easter Sunday, April 12.
The concert presentation, which first…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:54PMA starry lineup of talent has been announced to take part in the third edition of Viral Monologues, a new program which features performances released digitally on the Instagram video appli…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PMManhattan Theatre Club has canceled the previously announced springtime stagings of Qui Nguyen's Poor Yella Rednecks and Emily Feldman's The Best We Could (a family tragedy) due to the CO…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PMStephen Schwartz's sweeping score to the new stage musical The Prince of Egypt will be preserved as an original cast recording by Ghostlight Records. The album will be released in digital a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PMMonday, March 30, 2020
Manhattan Theatre Club has canceled the previously announced springtime stagings of Qui Nguyen's Poor Yella Rednecks and Emily Feldman's The Best We Could (a family tragedy) due to the CO…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:03PMNew York City Center has announced the cancellation of its popular summer musical-theater series Encores! Off-Center. The reason for the cancellation is the COVID-19 pandemic, which has re…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PMA musically gifted group of stage stars can be heard on the upcoming original album of the podcast musical Little Did I Know. The recording, which features 22 original songs, is due out b…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PMSaturday, March 28, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City Center has announced the cancellation to its spring Encores! staging of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Tony nominee Ashley Park was slated to headline…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:12PMFriday, March 27, 2020
Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
Linda Lavin Is Performing Live Online to Celebrate Her New Album
Tony-winning stage-and-screen legend Linda Lavin isn't sl…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:03PMJennifer Nettles might be most known as a country music superstar, but the powerhouse singer is a Broadway enthusiast with a big heart. Nettles, a former Broadway.com vlogger who played a 20…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:03PMThe London transfer of Waitress has closed up shop earlier than planned. Originally announced to exit the Adelphi Theatre on July 4, the musical played its final performance on March 15, jus…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PMToday is World Theatre Day, and while most castmates are temporarily apart due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the heartwarming Tony-nominated musical Come From Away is promoting a message of ce…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33PMThursday, March 26, 2020
Broadway shows might be temporarily closed, but that isn't stopping everyone from fans to superstar performers from singing show tunes. Madonna, the powerhouse music legend who dabbled in mu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:06PMDrew Gasparini might be at work on the upcoming Karate Kid musical, but that's not stopping the busy songwriter from releasing his new album We Aren't Kids Anymore. In advance of its debut, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:06PMBefore rising to worldwide fame as host of The Late Late Show, James Corden took home a 2012 Tony Award for his comedic tour de force in Richard Bean's One Man, Two Guvnors. Now, a filmed …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PMToday would have marked the first preview performance of Sing Street, a new Broadway musical based on the 2016 cult film. While the shutdown caused by COVID-19 has delayed the show's start, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PMWhile this spring's Olivier Awards ceremony was recently canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the best of London theater will still be toasted next month. ITV will broadcast a celebratory …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:03AMWednesday, March 25, 2020
Will Arbery, an emerging playwright who earned attention off-Broadway this season with the play Heroes of the Fourth Turning, has been named winner of the 2020 Whiting Award for Drama. Arber…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:12PMThe Tony Award-winning Hartford Stage has announced an initial lineup of four offerings for its 2020-2021 season. The slate of productions were selected by Obie winner Melia Bensussen in her…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PMWhile this spring's Olivier Awards ceremony was recently canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the best of London theater will still be toasted next month. ITV will broadcast a celebratory …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PM 
