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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Eureka Day Gets a Booster Shot, Extends on Broadway by Two Weeks by Darryn King

Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector's dark comedy about a heated vaccine policy debate at a California private school, has extended by two weeks. The production, which opened on December 16 at Man…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Tony Winner Alex Newell Joins One-Night-Only Little Shop of Horrors by Darryn King

Tony Award winner Alex Newell will star in the one-night-only concert presentation of Little Shop of Horrors at the Catch One nightclub in Los Angeles on January 17, 2025. Newell will perfor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM
Monday, December 16, 2024

Amy Powers, Sunset Boulevard's Original Lyricist, Speaks: 'It Changed the Entire Course of My Life' by Darryn King

In miniscule type, buried in the credits in the theater program for the current Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard, a brief note appears: “The producers gratefully acknowledge the role o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

Maybe Happy Ending to Release Broadway Cast Recording in Spring 2025 by Darryn King

Maybe Happy Ending, the romantic musical comedy starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen as robots in love, will release a cast album. The original Broadway cast recording will be released …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Friday, December 13, 2024

Beyond Broadway: It's Christmastime in the City (and the Theater) by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

New York City is a veritable immersive production this time of year: dazzling lights, singing in the squares and a supporting cast of too many tourists. There’s plenty of Christmas spirit …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM
Thursday, December 12, 2024

Jessica Vosk Is Fallin' into the Alicia Keys Musical Hell's Kitchen Tonight by Darryn King

Jessica Vosk will make her debut in the role of Jersey in the Alicia Keys musical Hell's Kitchen on December 12. She replaces the show's original Tony-nominated star Shoshana Bean, who pl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18AM
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Casting is Complete for Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway by Darryn King

Casting is complete for the Broadway transfer of Buena Vista Social Club. The musical, telling the story behind the landmark Afro-Cuban jazz album of the same name, will begin performances …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Dancer and Social Media Star Charli D'Amelio Extends Run in & Juliet by Darryn King

Charli D'Amelio, a dancer and social media personality with over 155 million followers on TikTok, has extended her run as part of the cast of & Juliet. She joined the ensemble in the d…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Jamie Lloyd to Direct Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita in London by Darryn King

The director Jamie Lloyd, whose production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard is currently playing Broadway's St. James Theatre, will direct another musical by the composer in London…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Michael McKean, to Play Palace Theatre by Darryn King

The upcoming Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross will play the Palace Theatre. Performances of the strictly limited 12-week run will begin March 10, 2025, with an officia…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM

Olivier Award Winner and Tony Nominee Andy Karl to Join Moulin Rouge! on Broadway by Darryn King

Olivier Award winner and Tony nominee Andy Karl is headed to the Moulin Rouge! Karl will join the Broadway production in the role of the Duke of Monroth for a limited engagement. Karl takes …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42AM

Jamaal Fields-Green to Take Over Lead Role in London’s MJ by Darryn King

After having starred in MJ on the show's national tour earlier this year, Jamaal Fields-Green will now take over the role in London. Fields-Green, who has now performed in productions of t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12AM
Monday, December 9, 2024

Twisted Musical Comedy Teeth to Take its Final Bite Off-Broadway by Darryn King

The commercial remount of Teeth, the twisted musical comedy written by Anna K. Jacobs (book and music) and Michael R. Jackson (book and lyrics), will play its final performance at off-Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42PM

Tony Winner Danya Taymor to Direct American Premiere of Queer High-School Comedy Trophy Boys by Darryn King

Danya Taymor, the Tony Award-winning director of The Outsiders, will direct the U.S. premiere of the queer high-school comedy Trophy Boys. The play will begin previews on June 5, 2025, wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to Make Broadway Debut in & Juliet by Darryn King

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will make her Broadway debut in & Juliet. In a one-night-only event, Jackson will have a walk-on role at the Sondheim Theatre at the December …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM

Wicked Movie Gets Four Golden Globe Noms, Including Stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande by Darryn King

The nominations for the 82nd Golden Globe Awards have been announced, with the recently released Wicked: Part One picking up four nominations, including for Best Motion Picture, Musical or C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM
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