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Thursday, December 5, 2024

F. Murray Abraham to Perform Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape by Darryn King

Stage and screen veteran F. Murray Abraham will perform Samuel Beckett’s one-act monologue Krapp’s Last Tape as part of a triptych of plays presented by Irish Repertory Theatre. Beckett …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:48PM
Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Grey's Anatomy's T.R. Knight, Nickelodeon's Gabrielle Nevaeh and More Join Stranger Things: The First Shadow by Darryn King

Additional casting has been announced for Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The theatrical prequel to the Netflix science fiction-horror series will begin performances at Broadway's Marqu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PM

The Office Star Rainn Wilson and More Join Encores! Urinetown by Darryn King

Complete casting is set for the upcoming Encores! production of Urinetown, running at New York City Center from February 5 through 16, 2025. The Office's Rainn Wilson will play Caldwell B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PM
Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Tony Nominee Hailey Kilgore and Carlos Valdes Will Star in Hadestown on Broadway; Tom Hewitt to Rejoin the Cast by Darryn King

Hadestown is about to welcome a new Orpheus and Eurydice—and welcome back a former Hades. Tony nominee Hailey Kilgore takes over the role of Eurydice in the show, while Colombian-American…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

Michele Pawk, Caesar Samayoa and More Join Jonathan Groff in the Bobby Darin Musical Just in Time by Darryn King

Additional Broadway casting has been announced for Just in Time, the new musical starring Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff as "Dream Lover" crooner Bobby Darin. The show begins performances …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

The Swept Away Original Broadway Cast Recording Is on the Horizon by Darryn King

The original Broadway cast recording of Swept Away, the shipwreck musical thriller set to the music of the Avett Brothers, is on the way. The digital release is set for February 7, 2025, wit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM
Monday, December 2, 2024

The Broadway League Appoints Jason Laks as President by Darryn King

After an extensive search, the Broadway League has announced the appointment of Jason Laks as its new President. Laks recently served as the Interim President and General Counsel of the Leag…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace to Star as Emcee and Sally Bowles in London Production of Cabaret by Darryn King

Emmy and Tony winner Billy Porter and two-time Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace will star as the Emcee and Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at London’s Playhouse Theatre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM
Friday, November 29, 2024

Trumpeter Alphonso Horne On Channeling Louis Armstrong in Broadway's A Wonderful World by Darryn King

On June 21, 1929, the New York Times reviewed a “noisy, high spirited, fast moving” musical revue at the Hudson Theatre called Hot Chocolates. “Cornets and saxophones blare an adequate…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize Winner, English, Completes Broadway Casting by Darryn King

The cast of the off-Broadway world premiere of the Pulitzer-winning play English by Sanaz Toossi will reprise their roles on Broadway. The play begins preview performances at the Todd Haimes…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM
Monday, November 25, 2024

Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen to Embark on North American Tour in Fall 2025 by Darryn King

The Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen will embark on a multi-year North American tour. The tour, which will visit more than 30 cities in its first year, will kick off at Playhouse Square …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Boy George Will Swing From the Chandelier in Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! Again by Darryn King

Boy George, the British singer, songwriter, fashion designer and producer, will return to Broadway's Moulin Rouge!, reprising the role of impresario Harold Zidler. George replaces Robert …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM

Long-Running Blue Man Group to Close Off-Broadway After Three Decades in New York by Darryn King

Blue Man Group will conclude its New York run in February 2025. The off-Broadway sensation featuring the marshmallow-catching, paint-splattering, toilet paper-spraying antics of a trio of wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM

Boy George Will Swing From the Chandelier in Moulin Rouge! Again by Darryn King

Boy George, the British singer, songwriter, fashion designer and producer, will return to Broadway's Moulin Rouge!, reprising the role of impresario Harold Zidler. George replaces Robert …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54AM
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Tony Nominee De’Adre Aziza and More Join Idina Menzel in Redwood on Broadway by Darryn King

The complete cast is set for Redwood, the new musical starring Idina Menzel. The show begins performances on January 4, 2025 at the Nederlander Theatre ahead of a February 13 opening night. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AM
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Andrew Barth Feldman and More Join Manhattan Theatre Club's 2024-25 Off-Broadway Season by Darryn King

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced casting for the two remaining plays in its off-Broadway 2024-25 season, We Had a World and Dakar 2000. Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen, Littl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12PM

Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now, Starring Kerry Butler, Laura Bell Bundy and Marissa Jaret Winokur, Extends Run by Darryn King

Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now, a show celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hairspray and reuniting three of its stars, has extended its run by three weeks. The show, starring Marissa Jaret Winokur…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM

Death Becomes Her Broadway Cast Album to Be Released in Spring 2025 by Darryn King

Death Becomes Her, the campy horror-comedy musical, will release its original Broadway cast album in spring 2025. The show, now in previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with an official ope…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM

Christy Altomare and Mary Beth Peil Will Return to Anastasia in Concert by Darryn King

Members of the original Broadway cast of Anastasia will reprise their roles for a one-night-only concert performance of the musical in February. Christy Altomare, Mary Beth Peil and John Bol…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Jasmine Amy Rogers to Lead BOOP! The Musical on Broadway, with Faith Prince, Ainsley Melham and More by Darryn King

BOOP!, the new musical inspired by the 1930s cartoon flapper Betty Boop, has announced initial casting for its Broadway run. The production will begin performances at the Broadhurst Theatre …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:31AM
Monday, November 18, 2024

Nick Kroll Joins Cast of Sketch Comedy All In on Broadway by Darryn King

Nick Kroll has joined the all-star cast of the sketch comedy show All In: Comedy About Love. Performances begin at the Hudson Theatre on December 11 with a rotating cast of four actors le…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PM

Alex Brightman, Sara Chase, Isabelle McCalla and More Join Schmigadoon! at the Kennedy Center by Darryn King

The upcoming world-premiere production of Schmigadoon!, based on the Emmy-winning Apple Original series, has announced initial casting and creative team. The show will be presented as part o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM
Friday, November 15, 2024

Michael Arden and Dane Laffrey on Designing the Great, Big, Beautiful Tomorrow of Maybe Happy Ending by Darryn King

Maybe Happy Ending, the sci-fi adventure road-trip rom-com about second chances in robot life and love, is now playing at the Belasco Theatre, with Darren Criss and Helen J Shen as two retir…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PM

Beyond Broadway: A Mad King, A Spritz of Hairspray, A Lonesome Cowboy and More by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

This November and early December, as leather-jacket weather turns into puffer-jacket weather, New York’s most appealing non-Broadway offerings include a first-date comedy, a performance-ar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18AM
Thursday, November 14, 2024

Tony Awards Committee Determines Eligibility for JOB, The Hills of California, Oh, Mary! and More by Darryn King

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today, for the first time this season, to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. The productions discu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

Christian Borle Knows He's the Villain of the New Elton John Musical Tammy Faye by Darryn King

Back in June, the actor Andrew Rannells announced on the Tonys red carpet that he was departing the London-born, Broadway-bound production of the new Elton John musical Tammy Faye. “So I s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Jinkx Monsoon and More Join Pirates! The Penzance Musical by Darryn King

Roundabout Theatre Company’s upcoming production of The Pirates of Penzance has its cast and creative team. The jazz-infused, New Orleans-style adaptation of the Gilbert and Sullivan comi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

Leonard Bernstein’s Wonderful Town Replaces The Wild Party in 2025 Encores! Season by Darryn King

A production of Leonard Bernstein’s Wonderful Town will replace The Wild Party in New York City Center's 2025 Encores! season. Due to scheduling conflicts, The Wild Party—the 2000 Michae…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM
Monday, November 11, 2024

Normal People’s Paul Mescal to Star in A Streetcar Named Desire in Brooklyn by Darryn King

Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal will reprise his Olivier Award-winning performance as Stanley Kowalski in Tennesee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire in Brooklyn in 2025. The production, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM
Friday, November 8, 2024

Broadway Salutes You: Meet the Theater Veterans Who Are Celebrating the Ability to Say ‘I’m Still Here’ by Darryn King

“When people join our Broadway community,” says Lauren Reid, President of the John Gore Organization, “they become family for a lifetime.” Nowhere is this more apparent than at Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

A Kind of Love Story: How the Creators of the Sci-Fi Adventure Romcom Maybe Happy Ending Learned to Connect by Darryn King

Partway through the new Broadway musical Maybe Happy Ending, the gloaming sky comes alight with the intermittent pinprick glow of a dozen or more fireflies and the musicians strike up a walt…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime