Wednesday, June 20, 2018
The New York State Legislature passed a bill Wednesday that takes aim at ticket resellers. The legislation, which has been supported by the Broadway League and its members, will require ti…
Linked From broadway.news at 06:35PM“Lifespan of a Fact” will feature Broadway’s first all-female design team for its production opening this fall. Assembled by director Leigh Silverman, the play will include scenic desi…
Linked From broadway.news at 06:24PMBroadway industry members plan to open a new studio space in 2019, which will include the largest rehearsal studios in Manhattan. The studios, which are meant for rehearsals, auditions and…
Linked From broadway.news at 10:39AMThe Broadway League is hosting its first training on sexual harassment later this month, ahead of New York city and state legislation that will require producers and other employers to enact…
Linked From broadway.news at 05:00AMTuesday, June 19, 2018
The Michael Jackson estate and Columbia Live Stage are developing a stage musical about Jackson’s life. The musical will feature a book by Lynn Nottage, who is also writing the book fo…
Linked From broadway.news at 11:03AMThursday, June 14, 2018
Producer Ken Davenport has sold his group sales business, Your Broadway Genius, to the John Gore Organization’s Group Sales Box Office. Stephanie Lee, president and chief executive of Grou…
Linked From broadway.news at 03:57PMWednesday, June 13, 2018
The Dramatists Guild penned an open letter to Les Moonves, chief executive of CBS, speaking out against the lack of representation of playwrights, composers and lyricists on the Tony Awards …
Linked From broadway.news at 10:54PMComing off of its Tony win for best revival of a musical, “Once on This Island” is receiving more acclaim. Actors’ Equity Association has chosen “Once of This Island&…
Linked From broadway.news at 03:51PMTuesday, June 12, 2018
For the past 30 years, members of the theater community have attended the Tony Awards and then, win or lose, set off on a nine-day trip to Israel. “The joke is most people lose so they’r…
Linked From broadway.news at 05:30AMMonday, June 11, 2018
Starring Kelli O’Hara, “Kiss Me, Kate” will begin previews in February at Studio 54. The Roundabout Theatre Company production will start performances on Feb. 14, 2019, wit…
Linked From broadway.news at 04:12PMSunday, June 10, 2018
“The Band’s Visit” swept the Tony Awards Sunday night, taking home the big prize for best musical, as well as best director, best score and the two leading acting awards f…
Linked From broadway.news at 11:03PMThe 72nd annual Tony Awards take place Sunday night at 8 p.m. Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles will host the show at Radio City Music Hall, where we can expect performances from all nominated …
Linked From broadway.news at 09:05AMFriday, June 8, 2018
Going to the Tony Awards could cost some attendees up to $4,000, and that’s not counting the hundreds of thousands of dollars it took to get there. These are the costs that many co-produce…
Linked From broadway.news at 05:30AMKerry Washington and Steven Pasquale will star in the Broadway premiere of “American Son” this fall. Kenny Leon will direct the play, written by Christopher Demos-Brown. “…
Linked From broadway.news at 12:01AMWednesday, June 6, 2018
Bruce Springsteen will perform at the Tony Awards on Sunday, the show announced Wednesday. In addition to performing, Springsteen will receive a special Tony Award for his ongoing show, …
Linked From broadway.news at 11:08AMDaniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones and Bobby Cannavale will star in the world premiere of the play “The Lifespan of a Fact” this fall. The play, written by Jeremy Kareken and David M…
Linked From broadway.news at 11:00AMAfter close to six weeks of working the Tony Awards circuit, nominees can see an end in sight. At the Tony Honors party Monday night, one of the last major events before the awards show itse…
Linked From broadway.news at 05:30AMTuesday, June 5, 2018
Music Theatre International has acquired the licensing rights to “Waitress.” The musical, with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on April …
Linked From broadway.news at 08:00AMMonday, June 4, 2018
A few behind-the-scenes members of the Broadway community took a brief pause from work Monday night to celebrate their Tony Honors. At the Tony Awards Honors cocktail party, New York Times …
Linked From broadway.news at 09:47PMBroadway casting directors and the Broadway League have made “significant progress” toward a settlement in the lawsuit concerning the unionization of the casting directors. In a …
Linked From broadway.news at 07:35PMAfter more than 15 years producing the Tony Awards, Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss have learned the tips and tricks of putting on the show at Radio City Music Hall. One trick: adding a false…
Linked From broadway.news at 05:30AMSunday, June 3, 2018
“SpongeBob SquarePants” won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Sunday night, with its director Tina Landau, star Ethan Slater and supporting actor Gavin Lee also taking…
Linked From broadway.news at 11:02PMFriday, June 1, 2018
“Three Tall Women” has added an additional performance before the show ends its limited run on June 24. The show announced that it will now add an evening show at 7 p.m. on June …
Linked From broadway.news at 09:06AMThursday, May 31, 2018
Melody Herzfeld, director of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Drama Department, will receive a Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education Award. Herzfeld has been working at Sto…
Linked From broadway.news at 01:08PM“The Band’s Visit” will launch a national tour next summer, beginning in Providence, Rhode Island. The Providence stop will take place in June 2019. Exact dates and more ci…
Linked From broadway.news at 08:00AMIn “Mean Girls,” a large white wall can instantly transform from an African savanna to the hallway of a suburban American high school and then to a visualization of the world of social m…
Linked From broadway.news at 05:30AMWednesday, May 30, 2018
“Escape to Margaritaville” will play its final performance on July 1, after 29 preview and 124 regular performances. The musical, which was produced by Frank Marshall, Mindy Ri…
Linked From broadway.news at 07:35PM“Hamilton” will hold auditions in Puerto Rico this June ahead of the show’s January 2019 opening in San Juan. The casting call will be for the company in Puerto Rico, which…
Linked From broadway.news at 06:51PMMusic Theatre International has acquired the licensing rights to “The Band’s Visit.” The musical opened on at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway on Nov. 9, 2017, after…
Linked From broadway.news at 08:00AMTuesday, May 29, 2018
Broadway has yet again hit its highest-grossing season on record. Across the 2017-2018 season, Broadway shows brought in $1.7 billion with total attendance of 13.8 million. This marked a 17.…
Linked From broadway.news at 06:08PMWhen Bette Midler returns to “Hello, Dolly!” later this summer, so will Donna Murphy. Murphy, who was the Dolly Gallagher Levi alternate during Midler’s original run, will …
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