The comedian and actor joins a producing team that includes Tony Award winner Lea Salonga and H.E.R.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:40PMBening succeeds Brian Stokes Mitchell, who has held the position since 2004.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:31PMA new play from Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel and a Broadway premiere from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins are in the lineup.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:02PMThe new installation will open to the public on June 30.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:00AMBrian Stokes Mitchell and Mary K Klinger have been added to the list of award recipients.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:22PMDaniel Yearwood will take over the role of Anthony in the Broadway company of Sweeney Todd beginning June 21. Yearwood will replace Jordan Fisher, who will play his final performance on Ju…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:04PMThe Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management is the only of its kind.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:47PMYearwood replaces Jordan Fisher, who will play his final performance on June 18.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:28PMThe lights of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre will dim in memory of Tina Turner. The theatre, which housed Tina, the musical based on Turner’s life, will lower the lights on June 21 at 7 p.m. ET…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:25AMAfter J. Harrison Ghee made history as the first openly nonbinary winner for Best Lead Actor in a Musical for their role in Some Like It Hot, they, and several of their castmates, took a t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:25AMThe theater was home to the Broadway run of Turner’s bio-musical, “Tina.”
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00AMAdditional casting has been announced for the 2024 Broadway engagement of The Wiz. Deborah Cox will play Glinda and Melody A. Betts will take on the two roles of Aunt Em and Evillene. (In…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:25PMThe “Some Like It Hot” cast members visited as part of the administration’s honoring of Pride month.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:24PMThe production will launch a national tour from Baltimore before landing on Broadway in 2024.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:12PMThe 33 running productions mostly maintained — with only one show posting significant losses.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:19PMInitial ratings reveal a 2 percent increase from last year’s ceremony, which also broke records on Paramount+.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:13PMMelissa Etheridge: My Window on Broadway will open on the Main Stem in the fall. The nine-week limited engagement will officially begin on September 28 and run through November 19 at Circle …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:43AMAt the 2023 Tony Awards, Kimberly Akimbo came out on top. The new musical won five awards, including Best Musical. Victoria Clark took home the trophy for Best Performance by an Actress in a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:37AMThe Grammy and Academy Award winner debuted her show Off-Broadway for a limited run in 2022.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:49PMThe 76th annual ceremony honors Broadway plays and musicals from the 2022-2023 season.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:40PMLooking back at years prior paints a fuller picture of the industry’s growth during the last two decades; plus how long-runners boosted this season.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:54PMThe two had been in negotiations regarding the new musical’s plan to use prerecorded tracks instead of a live orchestra.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:37PMA theme for the yearly event, produced by and benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, has also been shared.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:06PMIn a career that spanned more than five decades, Wagner was responsible for the sets of “Hair,” “The Producers” and more.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:53PMUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Ellie Kemper will join the cast of Broadway’s Peter Pan Goes Wrong from June 20 through June 25. The production marks the two-time Emmy Award nominee’s Br…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:55AMPlaza Suite, starring two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick and two-time Emmy winner Sarah Jessica Parker, will open in London’s West End in 2024. Broderick and Parker starred toget…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:55AMThe third annual concert will honor director Kenny Leon and showcase performances — including one from ‘The Wiz.’
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:08PMA Times Square event, featuring Broadway Inspirational Voices, will mark the occasion.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:56PMShe steps into the role previously played for a stint by Neil Patrick Harris.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:37PMThe production broke multiple records at the Hudson Theatre during its 2022 Broadway run.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:29PMInitial performances have been announced for the main telecast of the 2023 Tony Awards. The companies of Best Musical nominees & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, New York, New York, Shucked a…
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