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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker Join Broadway Producing Team For ‘Othello’ Starring Denzel Washington And Jake Gyllenhaal by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Grammy winner and Real Housewives vet Kandi Burruss and husband/entrepreneur Todd Tucker have joined the producing team of next spring’s much-anticipated Broadway revival of Oth…

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Mighty ‘The Wiz’ Skips Away With Hefty $2M In Weekly Ticket Sales – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway seemed to take a breath last week before as it eyes the fall season, with box office for the second full week of August dipping about 9% from the previous week. In all, the 25 shows…

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Dozens Of Broadway’s Biggest Names Organize To Support Kamala Harris-Tim Walz Ticket by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: More than 50 of Broadway’s biggest names, including actors, directors, producers, writers and others, are organizing to support Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidenti…

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‘Swept Away’ Broadway Cast Confirmed: John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands To Lead Musical by Greg Evans

John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands, Adrian Blake Enscoe and Wayne Duvall will star in Broadway’s upcoming Avett Brothers musical Swept Away, reprising their acclaimed performances from the sh…

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Monday, August 19, 2024

Bus Crashes Into West End Home Of ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ – Report by Greg Evans

A city bus crashed into London’s Palace Theatre, home to the West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, this afternoon, according to a report posted on the UK’s Metro news…

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Monday, August 12, 2024

‘Once Upon A Mattress’ Broadway Review: Sutton Foster Storms The Castle And Takes No Prisoners by Greg Evans

Carol Burnett is alive and well and not starring in the latest Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress, the fractured fairy tale musical opening tonight that laid the foundation for the fun…

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Friday, August 9, 2024

Actors’ Equity Endorses Kamala Harris For President: “We Need Everyone To Ride This Momentum” by Greg Evans

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing theater actors, stage manager and other workers in live entertainment, has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the ne…

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk & Bill Burr Are Broadway Bound In David Mamet’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’, Coming Spring 2025 by Greg Evans

Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr will hit the Broadway stage next year in a revival of David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross. Set for a spri…

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

‘Ghost Of John McCain’ Sets Off-Broadway Cast Ahead Of Fall Opening; Daughter Meghan Still Hasn’t RSVP’d Invitation by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Ghost Of John McCain, the new, upcoming Off Broadway musical satire that finds the late Senator in a very, very strange heaven, has found its cast for characters that include McCa…

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Whoopi Goldberg Joins Holiday Season ‘Annie’ Tour For NYC’s Madison Square Garden Run Only by Greg Evans

Whoopi Goldberg will play Madison Square Garden this holiday season with a touring production of the popular musical Annie. She’ll play the villainous Miss Hannigan, who runs an orphanage…

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Astonishing Success Of ‘Oh, Mary!’ And ‘The Outsiders’ Swells Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Oh, Mary!, a sleeper hit if ever there was one, and The Outsiders, a musical so popular that more than 200 people bought tickets last week knowing they wouldn’t get an actual seat, are con…

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‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow” Coming To Broadway In March; See Trailer Released Today by Greg Evans

The hit London play Stranger Things: The First Shadow is coming to work its magic on Broadway: Producers Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions announced today the production will begin prev…

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‘Particle Fever’ Musical In Development For Broadway, Based On 2013 God Particle Doc by Greg Evans

A new musical inspired, in part, by the Higgs boson and the discovery of the so-called God Particle is heading to Broadway, with David Henry Hwang and Suffs director Leigh Silverman as part …

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Monday, August 5, 2024

Tony-Nominated ‘Lempicka’ Star Eden Espinosa Signs With Stewart Talent by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Eden Espinosa, the 2024 Tony Award nominee for her starring role as the title character of the musical Lempicka, has signed with Stewart Talent. Espinosa played Tamara De Lempicka…

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‘SNL’ Alum Alex Moffat Joins Off Broadway’s ‘The Big Gay Jamboree’ From ‘Titanique’ Co-Author Marla Mindelle by Greg Evans

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Alex Moffat is joining the cast of Off Broadway’s The Big Gay Jamboree, the much-anticipated follow-up from Marla Mindelle, co-author and original st…

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‘Fat Ham’ Actor Calvin Leon Smith To Join New Cast Of Broadway’s ‘Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club’ by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Calvin Leon Smith, who appeared in the Tony-nominated comedy Fat Ham, will return to Broadway this fall when he takes over the role of Cabaret‘s Clifford Bradshaw from Ato Blank…

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Friday, August 2, 2024

New Jez Butterworth Broadway Play Joins Manhattan Theatre Club 2024-25 Season Line-up by Greg Evans

The subscription-based nonprofit Manhattan Theatre Club has joined producers of the previously announced Broadway production of Jez Butterworth’s The Hills Of California and will offer the…

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Laurie Metcalf Signs With CAA As ‘The Connors’ Heads Into Final Season by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Laurie Metcalf has signed with CAA. Metcalf, who stars on ABC’s The Connors, is a four-time Emmy winner and two-time Tony winner. The signing comes at a time of impending change…

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Keanu Reeves And Alex Winter Reuniting For Broadway Production Of ‘Waiting For Godot’ In Fall 2025 by Greg Evans

Bill & Ted are planning another excellent adventure: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter will star in a Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot in fall 2025, with Jamie …

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Talent Manager & ‘Stereophonic’ Co-Producer Jen Namoff Joins Artists First NYC Office by Greg Evans

Jen Namoff, the talent manager and Tony Award-winning co-producer of Stereophonic, has joined the Artists First management and production company. Namoff, who will remain based in New York…

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Ryan Eggold, Kevin Del Aguila Join Daniel Dae Kim In Broadway’s ‘Yellow Face’; Complete Cast Announced by Greg Evans

New Amsterdam star Ryan Eggold and Tony Award-nominated Kevin Del Aguila will join the previously announced Daniel Dae Kim on Broadway this fall in David Henry Hwang’s much anticipated Yel…

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Adam Driver To Star In Kenneth Lonergan Play ‘Hold On To Me Darling’ Off Broadway This Fall by Greg Evans

Adam Driver will star in a new Off Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan’s Hold on to Me Darling this fall, producers announced today. Neil Pepe will direct the limited 13-week engagemen…

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Lin-Manuel Miranda And Eisa Davis Confirm ‘Warriors’ Concept Album, Set Release Date by Greg Evans

Lin-Manuel Miranda and playwright-composer Eisa Davis announced today that their long-rumored Warriors musical adaptation is moving forward, with a concept album to be released October 18 on…

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

CAA Signs Indhu Rubasingham, Artistic Director Of London’s National Theatre by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Indhu Rubasingham, the newly appointed artistic director of London’s National Theatre. At the National, Rubasingham has directed The Father and the Assassin and K…

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Double Tony Winner Michael Cerveris Joins Broadway’s ‘Tammy Faye’ As Jerry Falwell by Greg Evans

Two-time Tony winner Michael Cerveris will play Rev. Jerry Falwell in this fall’s Broadway production of the musical Tammy Faye, which features music by Elton John, lyrics by Scissor Siste…

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‘Death Becomes Her’ Musical Announces Complete Broadway Cast by Greg Evans

Death Becomes Her, the Broadway-bound musical starring Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams, has announced full ensemble casting. The stage musical adaptati…

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Broadway Withstands NYC’s Summer Heat As Ticket Buyers Fill 96% Of Available Seats by Greg Evans

Broadway business held steady last week as New York City heads into the hottest dog days of summer. For the week ending July 28, a full 23 of the 25 Broadway productions filled at least 90% …

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

Tom Viola Announces Retirement After 36-Year Leadership Of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by Greg Evans

Tom Viola, the longtime executive director of the groundbreaking nonprofit organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, announced today that he’ll retire at the end of 2024, ending a 36…

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‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Starring Darren Criss Delays Broadway Opening A Month Due To Scenic Design Supply Chain Issues by Greg Evans

The upcoming Broadway production of the musical Maybe Happy Ending starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen will be delayed by nearly a month due to what producers say are supply chain issues …

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Mandy Gonzalez To Guest Star As Norma Desmond In Broadway’s ‘Sunset Blvd.’ On Nicole Scherzinger’s Weekly Day Off by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Mandy Gonzalez, star of In The Heights, Hamilton and Aida, will play the role of Norma Desmond at select performances of Broadway’s upcoming Sunset Blvd., taking one performance…

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

‘Boop! The Betty Boop Musical’ Sets Broadway Opening Date, Venue by Greg Evans

Boop! The Betty Boop Musical will begin previews at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre on on March 11, 2025, with an opening night set for April 5. The previously announced engagement follows a…

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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