Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Shoshana Bean will join the Broadway cast of "Mr. Saturday Night," producers announced Wednesday. Bean, who has starred in "Wicked" and "Waitress" on Broadway, will play the role of Susa…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Broadway theaters played to their lowest capacity on record this season, as theaters across the industry reported 62% seats filled last week. Grosses were similarly affected, dropping to…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:09PM[SHARE]Monday, January 10, 2022
Broadway has extended its mask and vaccination policy for theatergoers through April 30, 2022, the Broadway League announced Monday. Children between the ages of five and 11 will be requ…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:33AM[SHARE]Friday, January 7, 2022
As Broadway productions are forced to close or take a break in response to rising COVID-19 case rates, producers are grappling with the traditional Broadway model. The Broadway League re…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:55PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 5, 2022
The Broadway industry grossed $14 million " $42 million below the totals from the comparable week in 2019 " in the typically lucrative week surrounding Christmas. The low weekly gross, which…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 4, 2022
New musical "Flying Over Sunset" will end its limited engagement about one month earlier than scheduled, Lincoln Center Theater announced Tuesday. The musical, with book and direction by Jam…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:23PM[SHARE]Monday, January 3, 2022
Tino Gagliardi has been elected president and executive director of musicians' union Local 802. Gagliardi previously served in those roles from 2010 to 2018 and most recently worked with…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:32AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 2, 2022
"Mrs. Doubtfire" will take a nine-week hiatus, as the production fights to stay open amid rising COVID-19 cases. The new musical has cancelled performances from Jan. 10 through March 14, wit…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:43PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 23, 2021
"Thoughts of a Colored Man" has ended its Broadway run, producers announced Thursday. The new play, written by Keenan Scott II, played its final performances Wednesday night. It opened a…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:31PM[SHARE]"Waitress" announced the end of its Broadway run Thursday after canceling shows this week due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases. The return engagement had been scheduled to end its run on J…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:37PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Actors' Equity has named Alvin Vincent, Jr., an executive within the United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, as its new executive director. Vincent takes over the posit…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:29PM[SHARE]After an unprecedented shutdown, Broadway theaters reopened this fall. That, in and of itself, marked one major accomplishment for an industry that had been dark since March 2020. But th…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:00AM[SHARE]Broadway grosses took a hit last week as several productions canceled performances due to COVID-19 cases in their companies. The industry grossed $22.5 million across 31 shows, marking t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AM[SHARE]Monday, December 20, 2021
"Jagged Little Pill" announced Monday that it had ended its Broadway run after a suspension due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases in the company. The musical had originally canceled perform…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:27PM[SHARE]Michael R. Jackson's "A Strange Loop" will transfer to Broadway this spring. The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical will play the Lyceum Theatre, with exact dates and casting to be announced at …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:00PM[SHARE]"Hamilton" has canceled Broadway performances through Dec. 26 due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases in the company. The production had previously canceled its Dec. 17 through Dec. 19 performanc…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:13PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 18, 2021
The Public Theater is now requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test for audience members to attend performances. The new policy, which took effect Dec. 17, requires audience members to…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:41PM[SHARE]Friday, December 17, 2021
While several Broadway productions are cancelling performances due to breakthrough cases of COVID-19, the Broadway League is not currently considering an industrywide shutdown, according to …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:11PM[SHARE]"MJ" canceled performances through Dec. 26 due to "multiple positive COVID test results," the production announced Friday. The new musical, which began previews at the Neil Simon Theatre…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:50PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 16, 2021
"Moulin Rouge!" and "Jagged Little Pill" canceled their Thursday evening performances, with each citing a breakthrough COVID-19 case in the company. The cancellation at "Moulin Rouge!" came …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:08PM[SHARE]"Mrs. Doubtfire" canceled performances through Dec. 19 after breakthrough COVID-19 cases were discovered within the company. The show had previously canceled its Dec. 12, Dec. 14 and Dec. 15…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]The spring revival of "Macbeth," starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, will now play the Longacre Theatre. The production had previously been announced to play the Lyceum Theatre starting Ma…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:21AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Broadway League is speaking with theatrical unions to ensure workers receive a COVID-19 booster shot, President Charlotte St. Martin said Wednesday. The reachout comes as case number…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:02PM[SHARE]The Broadway League added 13 new members to its board of governors Tuesday and elected Colleen Jennings-Roggensack as its new vice chair of the road. The new board members include Arvind Eth…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:57PM[SHARE]When stage managers Lisa Dawn Cave and Beverly Jenkins held the first Broadway & Beyond event last December, their goal was to make general managers and directors aware of the number of …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Broadway grosses reached $30.5 million in the week ended Dec. 12, as the industry holds on to seasonal highs. Last week's total marks the second highest gross recorded on Broadway this seaso…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:00PM[SHARE]"Mrs. Doubtfire" canceled its Dec. 14 and Dec. 15 performances following the discovery of COVID-19 cases within the company. The cancellations are out of "an abundance of caution," according…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:17AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 12, 2021
"Mrs. Doubtfire" canceled two performances Sunday due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases within the company. The 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday performances were canceled. The production expect…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:15PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 11, 2021
"Diana" will play its final Broadway performance on Dec. 19, producers announced Friday. At that time, the new musical will have played 33 performances and 16 previews at the Longacre Theatr…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:08AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 9, 2021
A stage production of "The Little Prince" will play the Broadway Theatre this spring. The production, which features dance, acrobatics and video, has previously played Paris, Sydney and Duba…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:51AM[SHARE]The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the first time Wednesday to determine eligibility for the 75th Annual Tony Awards. While the date for the next Tony Awards has not yet be…
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