Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The Broadway production of “Anything Goes” played its final show over the weekend, and now producers have announced that the cast for the touring version of the production will include F…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AMThe classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical “Cinderella” will makes its Broadway debut in 2013 at the Broadway Theatre. Opening night will be February 21. Producers announced recently …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMMonday, August 6, 2012
The North American touring version of “Wicked” soon will receive some cast shake-ups, and will welcome Patti Murin, Kim Zimmer and Cliffton Hall to the ensemble. Murin will take on the r…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AM“Cats” will launch a new tour of the U.K. early next year, producers announced recently. The well-known musical will begin the tour on February 9, 2013 in Edinburgh, and will then visit …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:50AMTuesday, July 31, 2012
When a new U.K. tour of “Hairspray” launches next year, theatergoers will see Mark Benton as Edna Turnblad. The tour is expected to begin performances February 11 of next year at the Low…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMFriday, July 27, 2012
Comedian and actor Lewis Black will bring his latest show, “Running on Empty” for a week-long run on Broadway later this year. Coming as no surprise to anyone familiar with Black’s wor…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMWednesday, July 25, 2012
Producers have announced that the Broadway production of “Ghost The Musical” will close in August. Based on the Academy Award winning 1990 film “Ghost,” which starred Patrick Swayze …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMTuesday, July 24, 2012
Many announcements of upcoming Broadway productions have to fight for media attention – but this isn’t necessarily the case when the production’s co-writer is also a host of NBC’s �…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 12:43PMCertainly Katie Holmes has been in the news recently more for her divorce from Tom Cruise than her acting career, but she is now looking to change that with the announcement that she will ap…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AMWednesday, July 18, 2012
Motown Records founder Berry Gordy has launched a nationwide talent search for a young actor to play Michael Jackson in the upcoming Broadway production “Motown: The Musical.” The winnin…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AMTuesday, July 17, 2012
It’s been over three years since the final episode of ABC’s “Pushing Daisies” aired back in June 2009, but now the show’s creator, Bryan Fuller, hinted that the show may be bound f…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 01:00PMThursday, July 12, 2012
Patrick Page will play his final show as the Green Goblin in “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” on August 5, it was announced recently. He will be replaced by Tony-nominated actor Robert Cu…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMFriday, July 6, 2012
Tony Award winner Idina Menzel has announced a London residency that will followed by a U.K. tour later this year. The announcement comes about a year after a highly acclaimed concert at Lon…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMThursday, July 5, 2012
The U.S. National tour version of “West Side Story” is coming to Atlanta, it was announced recently. The traveling revival will visit the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center from December…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMThe Off Broadway revival of “Rent” will close on September 9, producers announced recently. At the that time, the production will have run for a little over a year, and will have played …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMFriday, June 29, 2012
“Magic Mike” just opened in theaters yesterday, but a live musical adaptation of the film is already in the works between director Steven Soderbergh and star (and inspiration) Channing T…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 08:00PMAlec Baldwin has had most of his time in the past few years tied up by his starring role as Jack Donaghy on NBC’s “30 Rock,” but he announced recently that he will be making his return…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 03:00PMThursday, June 28, 2012
Cher announced recently via Twitter that a musical about her life currently is in production. “Prod r trying 2 write mucial [sic] now about my life with my music,” she tweeted on Monday.…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMWednesday, June 27, 2012
Elvis Presley Enterprises has teamed up with On Stage Touring, LLC to present “Elvis Lives: The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Event” that will run through spring 2013. The tour will begi…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 08:00PMTony Award winning “Memphis” will close on Broadway on August 5, producers announced on Tuesday. After the musical is performed for the last time, it will have played 1,166 performances …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMTuesday, June 26, 2012
Comedian Dane Cook has signed on to join the the cast of the upcoming Hollywood Bowl production of “The Producers,” it was announced recently. The production is set to run at the venue f…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 08:00PM“The Book of Mormon” national tour is getting ready to kick off in August, and the ensemble cast for the trek has now been announced. Jared Gertner will star as Elder Cunningham, and wil…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 06:00AMMonday, June 25, 2012
After winning three Tony Awards during its initial 14-month Broadway run that closed last year, the musical “Fela!” will return to the Al Hirschfeld Theater for a limited four-week engag…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 08:00PMCountry star and father to Miley, Billy Ray Cyrus will make his Broadway debut in “Chicago” later this year. Cyrus will play lawyer Billy Flynn in the production for a seven-week limited…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMThursday, June 21, 2012
As CBS News puts it: “God is having a tough month on Broadway.” The news organization is referring to the recent announcement that the musical adaptation of “Sister Act” will be clos…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMWednesday, June 20, 2012
A new stage adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic “Great Expectations” is set to begin a national tour of the U.K. before settling into London’s West End later this year. The new p…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMTuesday, June 19, 2012
Producers have announced that the current Broadway revival of “Anything Goes” will close on August 5. While the closing date is five weeks earlier than was originally planned, it does co…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMWednesday, June 13, 2012
It appears Al Pacino will be heading back to Broadway for the 2012-2013 season, reports the New York Times. Pacino hasn’t appeared on Broadway since 2010, when he worked with director Dani…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:37AMThursday, May 31, 2012
“Backbeat,” a musical that recounts the beginnings of the Beatles, will play in Los Angeles early next year before moving on to Broadway, producers announced recently. Opening night will…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMSunday, May 20, 2012
A new touring version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” is set to embark on a headlining tour of UK arenas later this year. The new production will star Tim Minchin as …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 08:00PMFriday, May 18, 2012
Earlier this week, producers of “Peter and the Starcatcher” announced that the play will take to the road beginning in August of next year for a national tour. The move marks the relativ…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 08:00PM 
