A new play, entitled “Love All,” about the life and career of sports icon Billie Jean King is in the works, producers Harriet Newman Leve and Stephanie Sandberg announced Wednesday. Writ…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:28AMCarlinhos Brown will compose the score and Siedah Garrett will pen the lyrics for the new musical “Black Orpheus,” producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey announced Tuesday. The new…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:39PMThe company of “Paradise Square” will record an original Broadway cast album during the weeks of April 18 and April 25, producers said Monday. The musical’s cast and orchestra will rec…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:29AM“Plaza Suite” will resume performances at the Hudson Theatre on April 14 after a week of cancellations due to COVID-19 cases within the company. Matthew Broderick will perform in the Apr…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:02PMThe first preview of “A Strange Loop” has now been delayed until April 14 due to COVID-19 cases in the company. The first Broadway performance was originally scheduled for April 6, but h…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:00PMManoel Felciano will take over the role of Larry Murphy in “Dear Evan Hansen” starting April 30. Ivan Hernandez, currently in the role, will play his final performance in the production …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:08AM“Paradise Square” has canceled an additional five Broadway performances after COVID-19 cases were discovered within the company. The production has been dark since April 7, and said last…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:48AM“Paradise Square” has canceled performances through April 10, the production announced Friday. The show is planning to resume performances on April 12, according to a statement from prod…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:13PMAshley Loren, Derek Klena, Declan Bennett and Caleb Marshall-Villarreal will step into lead roles in the Broadway company of “Moulin Rouge!” when the production’s current principals de…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:48AM“Take Me Out” will now play Broadway’s Hayes Theater through June 11, Second Stage Theater said Friday. The play, which stars Jesse Williams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Patrick J. Adams,…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:55AMMatthew Broderick tested positive for COVID-19 just prior to the April 5 performance of “Plaza Suite,” producers announced Tuesday evening. Michael Mcgrath will go on in Broderick’s ro…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:48PMKatie Webber will take over the role of Rhonda, Tina Turner’s manager and friend, in the Broadway company of “Tina” starting April 12. She assumes the role from original cast member Je…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:00AMK-pop artists Bo Hyung Kim, Min Young Lee and Kevin Woo will join Luna in the Broadway cast of “KPOP.” The full cast, announced Monday, includes Will Brill (“Oklahoma”), Major …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:44AM“A Strange Loop” will record an original Broadway cast album on April 10, Ghostlight Records and Yellow Sound Label announced Thursday. The album’s release date will be announced later…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:48AMAmir Arison and Faran Tahir will star in the stage adaptation of “The Kite Runner” due to play Broadway’s Hayes Theater this summer, producers announced Monday. Arison, known for his r…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:20PMAngela Reed will take over the role of Ginny Potter in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” producers announced Monday. Reed joins Steve Haggard, who has officially taken over the role o…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:56AMThe Asian American Performers Action Coalition will distribute grants covering car service and taxi fares for Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander theater artists traveling to and from…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:16PMAaron Tveit, Natalie Mendoza, Tam Mutu and Ricky Rojas will play their final performance in “Moulin Rouge!” on May 8, producers Carmen Pavlovic and Bill Damaschke said Thursday. Tveit, M…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:29AM“MJ,” the Michael Jackson musical, will embark on a multi-year North American tour in 2023. The tour will launch in Chicago at the James M. Nederlander Theatre on July 15, 2023 and later…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:34AMJewelle Blackman will take over the role of Persephone in “Hadestown” starting April 5, producers announced Friday. Blackman currently plays one of the Fates and has been an original c…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:59PMRoundabout Theatre Company will launch a North American tour of “A Soldier’s Play” starring Norm Lewis. The 20-week tour is set to begin in December 2022, with tour stops and additiona…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:14PMThe Old Globe announced the cast Wednesday for “Bob Fosse’s Dancin.’” The reimagining of Fosse’s 1978 revue is scheduled for a six-week engagement in San Diego starting April 19. P…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:57PMGene Weygandt will assume the role of ‘Claude & others’ in “Come From Away” on Broadway starting March 22, the production announced Tuesday. Weygandt joins the Broadway company a…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:43PMA portion of ticket sales from the Broadway production of “The Minutes” will be donated to Save The Children’s Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund, the production said Tuesday. The humanitarian…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:00PMBroadway, Off-Broadway and national touring productions will resume red bucket fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS this month. The six-week campaign, in which company members m…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:13PMHugh Jackman will receive the Drama League’s Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award, the organization announced Wednesday. Jackman is one of several honorees to be recognized a…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:04PMKeri René Fuller will temporarily take over the role of Jane Seymour in “Six,” producers announced Tuesday. Fuller takes over the role from Abby Mueller, who is taking a medical leave o…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:52PMDaniel Radcliffe will star in “Merrily We Roll Along” at New York Theatre Workshop in late 2022, the Off-Broadway theater announced Monday. Radcliffe will play Charley, a leading role or…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:11PMWill Swenson will take on the title role in the out-of-town tryout of “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical,” producers Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio announced Friday. The new musi…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:19PMThe musical adaptation of “Some Like It Hot” is holding a developmental work session this month, in lieu of an out-of-town tryout, the production said Tuesday. The musical, which feature…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:12PMNetwork Presentations announced Monday that “The Book of Mormon” will visit 48 US cities on a national tour set to begin in fall 2022. Twenty-five of the destination cities will host the…
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