Thursday, December 5, 2019
Participating shows have been announced for Kids’ Night on Broadway this winter. The program, in which children ages 18 and under can attend participating Broadway shows for free when ac…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:55PMThis season’s Drama Desk Awards will be held at The Town Hall on May 31, 2020. Nominations for the awards, which include Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions, will be an…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 08:00AMWednesday, December 4, 2019
Cast members of “Waitress” will participate in a question-and-answer session following the performance on Dec. 9. The talkback will be moderated by SiriusXM host Julie James and will fea…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:40AM“Hangmen” has announced casting for its Broadway run this spring. Mark Addy, Owen Campbell, Gaby French, Richard Hollis and John Horton will all reprise their Off-Broadway roles for th…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:00AMTuesday, December 3, 2019
“My Name is Lucy Barton” will begin Broadway previews earlier than expected, the production announced Tuesday. The solo play, starring Laura Linney, will now begin previews at the Samuel…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 05:58PMBeth Leavel will play Miranda Priestly in the world premiere of “The Devil Wears Prada” musical. Leavel will play opposite Taylor Iman Jones, who takes on the role of Priestly’s assist…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:15AMJordan Fisher will be the next Evan Hansen on Broadway. Fisher will succeed Andrew Barth Feldman, who plays his final performance on Jan. 26. He comes to “Dear Evan Hansen” after makin…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:48AMMusic Theatre International has promoted Deborah Hartnett to the position of senior vice president and general counsel. Hartnett has served as the licensor’s director of business and leg…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:00AMMonday, December 2, 2019
The creative team for “Mrs. Doubtfire” has been accepting feedback on its subject matter as the musical makes its world premiere in Seattle. Earlier reports suggested that representati…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:27PMTuesday, November 26, 2019
Nederlander National Markets LLC, one of the largest operators of legitimate theaters and music venues in the U.S., has merged with Jam Theatricals Ltd., one of the largest presenters and pr…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 05:13PM“David Byrne’s American Utopia” has added three new performances to its schedule. The show will now play Dec. 30 at 8 p.m., Feb. 4. at 8 p.m. and Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. “American Utopia…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:14PMDiablo Cody had become comfortable in Hollywood. The screenwriter’s debut film “Juno” had won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; Cody had created and helmed the televisio…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:30AMMonday, November 25, 2019
“Mean Girls” will be the sole Broadway show to perform during the CBS telecast of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. The performance will be prerecorded to air as part of the CBS broadcast, wh…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 05:59PMThursday, November 21, 2019
Betsy Dollinger, a veteran Broadway marketer, has signed an exclusive consulting contract with producing company Alchemation. Founded by Kevin McCollum, Alchemation’s projects include the …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:40PMMusic Theatre International has acquired the worldwide licensing rights to the musical adaptation of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” The musical features a score by Marc Shaiman, wi…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:00PMEphraim Sykes will play Michael Jackson in the upcoming “MJ” musical on Broadway. Sykes is currently playing David Ruffin in “Ain’t Too Proud” on Broadway, for which he received a …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:12AMWednesday, November 20, 2019
Evan Yionoulis has been elected executive board president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Yionoulis is an Obie Award-winning director, who was recently appointed the Richa…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 05:06PM“Ain’t Too Proud,” “Hadestown,” “Moulin Rouge!” “Oklahoma!” and the music of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” composed by Imogen Heap, were nominated for Grammy Awa…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 09:46AMTuesday, November 19, 2019
The filmed performance of the ‘SpongeBob SquarePants” musical will air on Nickelodeon on Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. The broadcast, which brought together original cast members from the Broadway mu…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:19PMAnna Wintour will co-host a cocktail reception ahead of a performance of “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical” to benefit RAINN, an anti-sexual violence organization . The event, which incl…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 08:30AMMonday, November 18, 2019
Martin McDonagh’s “Hangmen” will transfer to Broadway this spring following Off-Broadway and West Ends runs. Directed by Matthew Dunster, the play will begin previews at the Golden T…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:00AMSaturday, November 16, 2019
Mars Rucker was injured during Thursday night’s performance of “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.” Rucker, who plays Turner’s sister Aline, suffered “superficial injuries” after ste…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 09:38AMFriday, November 15, 2019
A celebration of the late Hal Prince will be held Dec. 16 at the Majestic Theatre. The tribute, which will feature performances and speeches, is open to members of the theater community, as …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:44PMThursday, November 14, 2019
“Take Me Out” has announced the complete cast for the Broadway run this spring. Joining the previously announced Patrick J. Adams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams are Julian C…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:14AMWednesday, November 13, 2019
This season’s “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” as well as last season’s “Hadestown,” “Beetlejuice” and “Ain’t Too Proud” will perform on the NBC broadcast of the Macy…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:33PMAt the front of a warm rehearsal room, director Sammi Cannold stands with a pen pressed to her lips, studiously surveying her actors and then diving pen-first toward her legal pad as inspira…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 07:21AMTuesday, November 12, 2019
The Drama Book Shop will reopen at a new space on 39th Street this spring. The book store, which has existed as a resource for the theater community for close to 100 years, was priced out …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:42PMBen McKenzie, a star of the television series “The O.C.,” will complete the cast of “Grand Horizons” on Broadway. McKenzie joins the previously announced cast of Jane Alexander, Ja…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:00PM“A Soldier’s Play” has announced complete casting for its Broadway run this season. In addition to the previously announced leads, David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood, the cast will…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:00PMMonday, November 11, 2019
“Tootsie” will play its final Broadway performance on Jan. 5, 2020. At that point, the musical will have played 293 regular and 25 preview performances at the Marquis Theatre. The clos…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 07:30PMMarc Shaiman, the composer and lyricist behind “Hairspray” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” in addition to numerous film credits, will write original music for the revival of …
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