“Picnic” sets an official opening date of January 13, 2013, with previews beginning tonight, December 14. The Pulitzer Prize winning play stars Maggie Grace and Sebastian Stan, and the l…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMThe union representing most of the service workers at Broadway theaters is in a dispute with the Broadway League that could lead to a worker strike during the holidays. Local 32BJ of the Ser…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMLate last month it was announced that the starring three members of Broadway’s current production of “Evita” – including Ricky Martin – would be leaving the show January 26…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AMFormer “American Idol” contestant Bo Bice will head to Broadway early next year in the revival of the musical “Pump Boys and Dinettes.” The production will be held at the Circle in t…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMShia LeBeouf will make his Broadway debut next spring alongside Alec Baldwin in “Orphans.” The production will begin previews March 19, 2013, with an opening slated for April 7. LeBeouf …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 08:00AMThe musical version of “The Bodyguard” recently opened to rave reviews in London, and now the production is eyeing a Broadway premiere in 2014 that will star Heather Headley. The New Yor…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AMCameron Mackintosh will restage “Miss Saigon” in London in 2014. “I’m going to restage Miss Saigon in London as soon as I find a theatre” Mackintosh recently told the Philippin…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMBAFTA-winner and Golden Globe-nominee James McAvoy will star in a new production of Shakespeare’s “MacBeth” early next year in London’s West End. The performances are schedul…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMA new musical version of the classic 1950s sitcom “The Honeymooners” is set to open in San Diego next fall. The musical will be produced at the city’s Old Globe theater, and will s…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMJoey Calveri will take over the role of rock star Stacee Jaxx in Broadway’s “Rock of Ages” on December 17. Calveri currently plays the ensemble role of Joey Primo in the production…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMWade McCollum, Bryan West and Scott Willis will star in the upcoming, first-ever U.S. National Tour for “Priscilla Queen of the Desert.” The previously announced tour will kick off Janua…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMCirque du Soleil’s extravagant show “Iris” will end its Los Angeles run January 19, 2013 due to disappointing ticket sales. It was announced recently that demand for tickets to the…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMKathie Lee Gifford’s Broadway debut, “Scandalous,” will close this Sunday, December 9 after 31 preview performances and 29 regular performances. Officially titled “Scandalous: Th…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMDavid Mamet’s two-person play “The Anarchist” is set to close December 16 after only 17 regular performances and 23 preview performances. The New York Times points out that the clo…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMThe UK national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jesus Christ Superstar,” which launched earlier this year, will be back for a new leg next year. Cast members Tim Minchin, Chris Moyl…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 01:00PMA new exhibit called “Inside the Lion King” is available for free for the first half of December in New York City, and offers visitors an immersive, inside look at the famed Broadway mus…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 12:00PMJust about a week after announcing a U.S. national tour for 2014, producers of the Broadway production of “Chaplin: The Musical” have announced that the show will close early next year. …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMFrancis Ruffelle will star as Edith Piaf in the upcoming U.K. Tour of Pam Gem’s “Piaf.” The regional production of the production will begin previews on February 22, 2013 at Curve …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AM“King Kong,” a big budget musical that soon will open in Australia, is eyeing the huge Foxwoods Theatre for its Broadway debut as early as 2014. The only problem is “Spider-Man: Turn O…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMMike Tyson is gearing up to take his one-man show “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” on a national tour next year. The show, which is written by Tyson’s wife Kiki Tyson and directed by…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMA U.S. national tour of the Broadway musical “Chaplin: The Musical” will launch in fall 2014, with an international tour to follow. The Broadway production of the musical, that details t…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AM“The Miss Firecracker Contest” is coming to Broadway this spring and will star Amber Tamblyn. Opening dates, theater and additional casting will be announced at a later date. The Beth He…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMRicky Martin, Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris will all leave the Broadway production of “Evita” on January 26, 2013. The musical, however, will continue its open ended run at the Marqui…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AMAt least two musicals have chosen Chicago for their pre-Broadway runs due to tax breaks offered by Illinois. Productions of “Kinky Boots” and “Big Fish” were held in Chicago earlier …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMLaura Osnes and Santino Fontana have been announced as the leads in the upcoming Broadway debut of “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” The new production will begin previews at…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMCirque du Soleil’s “Totem” will make its New York City premiere at Citi Field in Queens early next year. The production will begin March 14, 2013 at the stadium that serves as the home…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AM“The Last Goodbye,” a musical that uses the music of Jeff Buckley for a retelling of “Romeo and Juliet” will be staged as a developmental lab early next year. Michael Kimmel conceive…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMA revival of “The Philadelphia Story” is coming to Broadway in the fall of 2013. The new revival of the classic Philip Berry comedy will be produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company, an…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMAn upcoming U.K. tour of “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” will open February 9, 2013 at the Manchester Opera House. Jason Donovan, Graham Weaver and Richard Grieve will star in this touri…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMAfter opening to mostly harsh reviews, “The Performers,” a Broadway play based in the Adult Film Industry will close on Sunday, November 18, after only seven regular performances. The pl…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMThe Rockettes are celebrating their 85th year as part of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular this year. The musical revue, which also includes a live nativity, opened last Friday (November …
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