Friday, March 27, 2020
The London production of the musical Waitress will not re-open following the COVID-19 West End shutdown, producers announced today. “It is with great sadness that we announce the closing o…
Linked From Deadline at 01:50PMSchitt’s Creek actress Emily Hampshire will host a new weekly, live-streamed YouTube talk show to raise money for The Actors Fund’s COVID-19 emergency financial assistance and services p…
Linked From Deadline at 01:12PMThursday, March 26, 2020
Madonna and Rosanna Arquette remembered their Desperately Seeking Susan co-star Mark Blum today, joining a lengthy and growing roster of Hollywood and Broadway stars mourning the actor who d…
Linked From Deadline at 05:04PMWednesday, March 25, 2020
Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international bord…
Linked From Deadline at 04:30PMThe 74th Annual Tony Awards, scheduled to air live on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, June 7 from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, will be postponed and rescheduled at a later d…
Linked From Deadline at 02:34PMBroadway’s Caroline, or Change, the revival of the Jeanine Tesori-Tony Kushner musical starring Sharon D Clarke, and Birthday Candles, the Noah Haidle play starring Debra Messing, have bee…
Linked From Deadline at 12:00PMThe Michael Jackson estate, co-producers of the upcoming Broadway jukebox musical MJ The Musical, will donate $100,000 to the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistan…
Linked From Deadline at 11:33AMTuesday, March 24, 2020
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who officiated at a 2015 marriage reaffirmation ceremony between his longtime friend and college roommate Tom Kirdahy and playwright Terrence McNally, sai…
Linked From Deadline at 05:39PMAcclaimed playwright Terrence McNally has died of complications due to coronavirus. The author of Master Class, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune and Love! Valour! Compassion!, among m…
Linked From Deadline at 02:38PMEven a killer shark – or a broken-down mechanical version thereof – is looking like a welcome sign of hope these days: New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse announced today that its 2020-2…
Linked From Deadline at 01:41PMFlying Over Sunset, the new Broadway musical by James Lapine, Tom Kitt and Michael Korie that suspended production March 12, will reopen this fall, Lincoln Center Theater announced today. LC…
Linked From Deadline at 11:50AMA new set of 24 “Viral Monologues” from The 24 Hour Plays will be available on Instagram tonight, with actors Daveed Diggs, Michael Shannon, Clark Gregg, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Dylan …
Linked From Deadline at 11:03AMMore than 20 Broadway producers have pledged $1 million in matching funds for the COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The producers will match every new …
Linked From Deadline at 09:36AMMonday, March 23, 2020
Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international border…
Linked From Deadline at 04:00PMSunday’s one-night-only, celebrity-packed livestream return of The Rosie O’Donnell Show raised more than $600,000 in support of The Actors Fund during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers s…
Linked From Deadline at 03:26PMBroadway actor Aaron Tveit, star of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, announced today that he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and has been in quarantine since the March 12 Broadway shutdown. “I…
Linked From Deadline at 01:32PMSaturday, March 21, 2020
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, the much-anticipated Broadway revival starring Laurie Metcalf and Rupert Everett with a powerhouse creative and production team, will not resume performanc…
Linked From Deadline at 10:19AMFriday, March 20, 2020
The Broadway League, representing producers, theatre owners and general managers, has reached an agreement with Broadway unions for emergency relief during the COVID-19 shutdown. The agreeme…
Linked From Deadline at 07:39PMThe Broadway production of Martin McDonagh’s new comedy Hangmen will not resume performances when the coronavirus shutdown is lifted. The producers of the Olivier Award-winning play, starr…
Linked From Deadline at 06:00PMTwo days ago Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Twitter page asked socially-isolated followers which of the composer’s songs they’d most like to hear Sir Andrew play. The answer was clear – “Al…
Linked From Deadline at 05:06PMThis year’s Jimmy Awards – the annual Broadway talent showcase for high school musical performers from across the country – has been canceled over COVID-19 concerns, the Broadway Leagu…
Linked From Deadline at 10:48AMThursday, March 19, 2020
Actress Jeanna de Waal has appeared on Broadway’s musical theater stage before – she was among the replacement casts for both Kinky Boots and American Idiot. She was in 2012’s Off Broa…
Linked From Deadline at 02:10PMWednesday, March 18, 2020
With the Broadway League weighing CDC recommendations for an additional four weeks of dark theaters, the likelihood of this year’s Tony Awards staying on schedule is shrinking daily, if no…
Linked From Deadline at 02:04PMEditors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international border…
Linked From Deadline at 10:03AMTuesday, March 17, 2020
The Broadway League, the trade organization representing theater owners and producers, is in discussions about new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control calling for the eight-week po…
Linked From Deadline at 10:27AMMonday, March 16, 2020
The League of Professional Theatre Women, a non-profit representing more than 500 theater artists, is offering members impacted by the coronavirus Broadway shutdown access to an emergency lo…
Linked From Deadline at 10:53AMFriday, March 13, 2020
Tony Award-wining actress Laura Benanti just cheered up theater kids across the country: In a just-posted Instagram video message, the Sound of Music Live! and Nashville star is inviting hig…
Linked From Deadline at 03:43PMThursday, March 12, 2020
“Well, this is not the way I wanted to say goodbye.” So begins Real Housewife and Chicago star Erika Jayne’s farewell to New York and her theater colleagues, one of many social media r…
Linked From Deadline at 07:24PMActors’ Equity, the union representing actors and stage managers, told members today that Broadway’s month-long shutdown is “uncharted territory,” and that discussions with employers…
Linked From Deadline at 06:33PMTelecharge, the service that bills itself as the official ticketing site for Broadway and Off Broadway, will automatically refund Broadway tickets purchased for performances between today an…
Linked From Deadline at 05:37PMBroadway is going dark, effective today, a day before a statewide ban of all gatherings of more than 500 people will go into effect. In a statement released by the Broadway League, the immed…
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