Friday, January 17, 2020
“The Minutes” has announced its full creative team for its Broadway run beginning next month. In addition to director Anna D. Shapiro and playwright Tracy Letts, who also stars in the …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:40PMThursday, January 16, 2020
“Plaza Suite” has announced the complete cast for its Broadway run this spring as well as its preceding Boston run. In addition to the previously announced Matthew Broderick and Sarah Je…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:20PMErika Henningsen, who currently stars as Cady Heron in “Mean Girls,” is joining the cast of “Flying Over Sunset.” In addition to Henningsen, the newly announced cast members include …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:16PMWednesday, January 15, 2020
Wednesday night’s performance of “Slave Play” will be filmed by the New York Public Library’s Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. Every year, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive films…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 05:33PMCiara Renée will take over the role of Elsa in “Frozen,” starring opposite McKenzie Kurtz, who will make her Broadway debut in the role of Anna. Renée comes to the role after starrin…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 09:00AMMonday, January 13, 2020
Broadway saw the highest number of international attendees on record during the 2018-2019 season, according to the Broadway League’s annual survey. Last season, 14.8 million people atten…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:52PMLauren Reid, chief operating officer of the John Gore Organization, has been elected as incoming chair of the Broadway League. Reid will take over the position at the end of 2020, after cu…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:52PM“Broadway Vacation” will have its world premiere at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre this fall. The musical, produced by 5th Avenue Theatre in association with Ken Davenport, features a sc…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:59PMA production of “Last Summer at Bluefish” cove, backed by Ellen DeGenres, Portia De Rossi, Lily Tomlin and more, is aiming for Broadway in 2020. Cynthia Nixon is tapped to direct the Jan…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:29PMFriday, January 10, 2020
“Diana” has announced complete casting for its Broadway run this spring. The complete cast for the musical includes Tessa Alves, Zach Adkins, Ashley Andrews, Austen Danielle Bohmer, Holl…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:38AMThursday, January 9, 2020
Dharon E. Jones will replace Ben Cook in the role of Riff in “West Side Story” after Cook sustained an injury during the show. Cook was injured during the evening performance on Sunday. …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:55AMWednesday, January 8, 2020
The ’90s sitcom “The Nanny” is being developed into a musical, with a music and lyrics by “Crazy Ex Girlfriend’s” Rachel Bloom. The musical will feature a book co-written by Fran…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:19PMABC has chosen Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” as its next live musical. The live musical is set to air on the network in the fall and to be produced by Brooks, who directed the 197…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:22AMGLAAD has nominated five Broadway productions as part of its 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards. This year’s Broadway nominees, chosen from productions that opened during 2019, are: “Choir…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:48AM“Sing Street” will transfer to Broadway this spring following its run at New York Theatre Workshop. Based on the 2016 film by John Carney, filmmaker of “Once,” the musical features…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:01AMTuesday, January 7, 2020
“MJ,” the Michael Jackson musical, has announced complete casting for its Broadway run. In addition to the previously announced Ephraim Sykes, playing Jackson, the cast will feature Que…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:10PMAndre Braugher and Enrico Colantoni will star alongside Debra Messing in “Birthday Candles” on Broadway. In addition to Braugher and Colantoni, the complete cast includes Crystal Finn,…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:00PM“Freestyle Love Supreme” has recouped its capitalization costs after 14 weeks of Broadway performances. The show was capitalized for up to $3.6 million, according to a filing with the Se…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:16AMMonday, January 6, 2020
“MJ,” the Michael Jackson musical, is hosting nationwide auditions to cast a young Michael Jackson and an understudy for star Ephraim Sykes. The production will hold auditions for Michae…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 04:01PM“The Music Man” will play the Winter Garden Theatre next season, the production confirmed Monday. The production, directed by Jerry Zaks and starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, had …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:21PM“Beetlejuice” has broken multiple box office records at the Winter Garden Theatre in recent weeks. The musical announced Monday that it broke the seven-performance week record for the Wi…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:06PMTyler Lansing Weaks and Eduardo Ramos are joining the cast of “Take Me Out” after the departure of two previously announced cast members. Weaks and Ramos take over the roles of Jason Che…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:41AMFriday, January 3, 2020
This year’s GLAAD Media Awards will include an Outstanding Broadway Production category for the first time since 2014. The decision to bring back the category came after “a surge of powe…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:20PMThursday, January 2, 2020
The New York Musical Festival is ceasing operation after 15 years, the organization announced Thursday. “It is with a heavy heart that we face the reality of the arts funding crisis in t…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 05:41PMMonday, December 23, 2019
The “West Side Story” revival has moved back its opening night date by two weeks after Isaac Powell suffered a knee injury during a recent performance. The musical will now open on Feb. …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 09:39PMThe Drama League Awards will be held May 15, 2020, the organization announced Monday. The 86th annual ceremony will take place at the Marriott Marquis Times Square at 11:30 a.m. The awards, …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:42AMFriday, December 20, 2019
Cameron Dallas, a social media star and singer, will step into the role of Aaron Samuels in “Mean Girls” on Broadway. Dallas takes over for Kyle Selig, as he takes a four-week leave of…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:28AMPaulo Szot, an opera star and Tony Award winner for “South Pacific,” will join the cast of “Chicago.” Szot begins in the role of Billy Flynn on Jan. 6 for a four-week run. He then re…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:17AMWednesday, December 18, 2019
Original cast members Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell will reunite for a benefit concert of “Ragtime.” The concert, which will benefit The Actors Fund, will be dedicated to Mari…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:25PMThe Broadway production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” will perform the play at Madison Square Garden for 18,000 New York City public school students. The performance will take place on Feb.…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 09:26AMTuesday, December 17, 2019
David Jeffery will take over the role of Connor Murphy in the Broadway cast of “Dear Evan Hansen.” Jeffery, who was part of the Toronto and touring companies of “Dear Evan Hansen,” t…
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