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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Updated: Tickets Now on Sale for Broadway's Chess, Starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher, at the Imperial Theatre by Beth Stevens

The Broadway revival of Chess has locked in its dates and venue, and tickets are now on sale. The Broadway revival of Chess has an official home and dates. The production, starring the previ…

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

The British Are Still Coming: 25 U.K. Contributions to Broadway’s Last 25 Years by Beth Stevens

As Broadway.com celebrates 25 years, we’re continuing our look back at what has defined the Broadway landscape since 2000. We’ve revisited standout Tony moments, major milestones and mem…

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Dead Man Walking with Dead Outlaw's Andrew Durand, Episode 6: Coffin Concerns by Beth Stevens

Broadway’s most cooperative corpse is signing off. In the sixth and final episode of his backstage vlog, Dead Outlaw star Andrew Durand responds to the flurry of concern sparked by last we…

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Watch 2025 Jimmy Awards Winners Fabiola Caraballo Quijada and Chris Hayes Reflect on Their Big Night on The Broadway Show by Beth Stevens

The Broadway Show’s Paul Wontorek sits down with Fabiola Caraballo Quijada and Chris Hayes, winners of the 2025 Jimmy Awards. Each received a $25,000 scholarship after standout performance…

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Chess, Starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher, Sets Broadway Theater and Dates by Beth Stevens

The Broadway revival of Chess has an official home and dates. The production, starring the previously announced Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher, will begin previews on Octo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Taylor Trensch to Star in Bat Boy: The Musical at New York City Center by Beth Stevens

Hold me, Taylor Trensch! The Tony nominee will take on the title role in Bat Boy: The Musical, the darkly comic cult favorite. It will run from October 29 through November 9 at New York Cit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM

Inside the 2025 Broadway Across America/BTC Apprenticeship on The Broadway Show by Beth Stevens

What does it take to build a career in theater? For the 2025 Broadway Across America/BTC Regional Apprenticeship participants, it started with 13 weeks of immersive, hands-on experience in B…

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Robert Icke’s Oedipus, Starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, Sets Broadway Dates by Beth Stevens

The Olivier Award-winning West End production of Oedipus, created and directed by Robert Icke after Sophocles, has set Broadway dates. The previously announced production will begin performa…

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Fabiola Caraballo Quijada and Chris Hayes Win Top Honors at the 2025 Jimmy Awards by Beth Stevens

Fabiola Caraballo Quijada of Dallas, Texas and Chris Hayes of Las Vegas, Nevada are the winners of the 2025 Jimmy Awards. They each received a $25,000 scholarship. The 16th annual ceremony w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Jinkx Monsoon Will Join Oh, Mary! on Broadway: Trading 'One Pair of Bloomers for Another' by Beth Stevens

Actress, recording artist and drag superstar Jinkx Monsoon is jumping from Pirates! The Penzance Musical to Oh, Mary! on Broadway. Pirates! plays its final performance on July 27, and Monso…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Broadway’s Real Women Have Curves Sets Closing Date by Beth Stevens

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical will play its final Broadway performance on June 29 at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Directed and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, the production officia…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Ashley Loren and Christian Douglas to Star in Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway by Beth Stevens

Ashley Loren and Christian Douglas will take over the roles of Satine and Christian in Moulin Rouge! The Musical beginning July 22 at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre. They join the compan…

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Monday, June 9, 2025

2025 Tony Awards Scores Best TV Ratings Since 2019 and Highest Streaming Numbers Ever by Beth Stevens

Broadway’s biggest night brought in big numbers. The 78th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Tony winner and Wicked movie star Cynthia Erivo and broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on CBS…

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Sunday, June 8, 2025

Purpose’s Kara Young Makes Tony Awards History with Back-to-Back Wins by Beth Stevens

Kara Young has made Broadway history with her second consecutive Tony Award win. She earned Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Purpose, becoming the first Black performer…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54PM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

It’s Showtime Again! Beetlejuice to Haunt Broadway in the Fall; Tickets Now on Sale by Beth Stevens

He said it three times and now he’s back! The chaos-loving ghost at the center of Beetlejuice has unfinished business on Broadway. The first national tour of the hit musical, based on Tim …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PM

It’s Showtime Again! Beetlejuice to Haunt Broadway in the Fall by Beth Stevens

He said it three times and now he’s back! The chaos-loving ghost at the center of Beetlejuice has unfinished business on Broadway. The first national tour of the hit musical, based on Tim …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AM
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

25 Tony Awards Moments That Made Us Gasp, Cheer and Do the Worm by Beth Stevens

To celebrate Broadway.com’s 25th anniversary, we’ve gathered the Tony Awards moments from the past quarter century that stuck with us long after the credits rolled. From surprise victori…

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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Dead Outlaw’s Julia Knitel on Tarot, Tony Nods and ‘Woo Woo’ Timing by Beth Stevens

Age: 32 Hometown: Fair Lawn, New Jersey Current Role: Julia Knitel takes on a chameleonic part in Dead Outlaw, a musical based on the true story of Elmer McCurdy, an early 20th-century out…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Alana Arenas on Her Broadway Debut in Purpose, Making an Entrance and Bunny Dreams by Beth Stevens

Age: "My age? To quote Claudine in the play…” [covers her mouth and whispers something we can’t quite catch, then laughs.] Current Role: Alana Arenas is making her Broadway debut as…

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Friday, April 4, 2025

Whitney White’s Booked and Busy Year: Directing Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas in The Last Five Years and Premiering Liberation by Beth Stevens

“Moving too fast,” Jamie sings in The Last Five Years—and it’s not a bad way to describe Whitney White’s current pace. A rising force in American theater, White is a director, writ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Inside the Black-and-White Ball: Photos of George Clooney and Good Night, and Good Luck’s A-List-Filled Broadway Opening by Beth Stevens

Under the grand arches of the New York Public Library, Broadway rolled out the red carpet for the splashy, starry opening-night party of Good Night, and Good Luck. The landmark venue played …

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Ali Louis Bourzgui and Myra Molloy Join Broadway’s Hadestown as Orpheus And Eurydice by Beth Stevens

Spring may be in full bloom, but two new stars are heading way down underground. Broadway’s Hadestown is welcoming Ali Louis Bourzgui and Myra Molloy in the roles of Orpheus and Eurydice,…

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Friday, March 21, 2025

Andrew Burnap Leaps from Snow White’s Fairy Tale to Othello’s Tragedy by Beth Stevens

Andrew Burnap is having a career-defining week, transitioning seamlessly from Disney fantasy to Shakespearean tragedy. Having finished his duties as Jonathan in the live-action Snow White, t…

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Monday, December 30, 2024

Linda Lavin, Tony Winner and Star of TV’s Alice, Dies at 87 by Beth Stevens

Linda Lavin, the warm and witty actress known for her lead role in the 1970s sitcom Alice and for her Tony-winning performance in Broadway Bound, died on December 29 in Los Angeles. She was …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck Is a Passion Project Rooted in Family Legacy by Beth Stevens

When George Clooney directed Good Night, and Good Luck in 2005, it was much more than just another film—it was a deeply personal endeavor. Set in the 1950s, the movie tells the story of th…

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Reaching for the Stars: Emmy Rossum and Zoë Winters Explore the Tensions of Family and Future in Walden by Beth Stevens

In the not-so-distant future, the boundaries between Earth and the cosmos are tested in Walden, a new play by Amy Berryman currently in previews and opening at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12PM
Friday, October 11, 2024

Shaina Taub's Suffs to End Its Broadway Campaign in January by Beth Stevens

Shaina Taub's Suffs has set its closing date. The show, which won two 2024 Tony Awards for Taub's original book and score, will play its final performance at the Music Box Theatre on Janua…

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Orfeh Is Joining Broadway's Chicago as Matron 'Mama' Morton for Limited Engagement by Beth Stevens

Chicago is getting a new Keeper of the Keys! Golden-voiced Broadway star Orfeh is joining the cast of the long-running hit musical Chicago, beginning on August 26. The performer, perhaps bes…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Tuesday, November 7, 2023

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s Here Lies Love Sets Broadway Closing Date by Beth Stevens

 Here Lies Love, the disco-flavored musical that examines the life of of Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines, as well as the rise of her husband, President Ferdinand Marcos, will …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Exclusive! See Wicked Stars Alyssa Fox and McKenzie Kurtz Sing ‘For Good’ on The Broadway Show by Beth Stevens

We do believe we have all been changed for the better by Wicked. To celebrate 20 years of the musical on Broadway, stars Alyssa Fox and McKenzie Kurtz headed to our studio to sing the song …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:43AM
Friday, December 9, 2022

Jordan E. Cooper's Ain't No Mo Sets Closing Date on Broadway by Beth Stevens

Jordan E. Cooper's Ain't No Mo' will play its final Broadway performance on December 18. The play, which stars the playwright and was directed by Stevie Walker-Webb, began performances at…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48PM