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Friday, October 25, 2024

Rachel Zegler Teams With Producer Jack Antonoff On New Single From Broadway’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ by Greg Evans

“Man of the House,” a new song co-written and produced by Jack Antonoff and performed by Rachel Zegler in Broadway’s Romeo + Juliet opening tonight, has been released as a single. Both…

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

‘Romeo + Juliet’ Broadway Review: Kit Connor And Rachel Zegler Take The Bard To A Proper Rave-Up by Greg Evans

Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers sure are getting a work out these days, what with Tom Holland’s recent stab in London, the enduringly popular girl power take of & Juliet and no dou…

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Broadway’s ‘Back To The Future’ Announces January Closing by Greg Evans

The Broadway stage musical adaptation of Back To The Future will play its final performance on Sunday, January 5, producers announced today, bringing an end to its 18-month run at the Winter…

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Louis McCartney To Play Henry Creel In Broadway’s ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ by Greg Evans

Actor Louis McCartney will reprise his West End performance as Henry Creel in the upcoming Broadway production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, producers Netflix and Sonia Friedman Prod…

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

‘Left On Tenth’ Broadway Review: Julianna Margulies Beguiles In Sickness And Health by Greg Evans

If nothing else, Delia Ephron’s autobiographical romantic comedy Left on Tenth, opening tonight on Broadway, proves that Ephron, like her late sister Nora, can find the feel-good in even t…

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Billy Magnussen Out Of ‘Sh*t. Meet. Fan.’ Off Broadway Due To “Unforeseen Health Concern’ by Greg Evans

Billy Magnussen has left the Off Broadway production of Robert O’Hara’s Shit. Meet. Fan. due to what producers say is “an unforeseen health concern.” With Magnussen’s departure –…

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024

‘Sunset Blvd.’, ‘Romeo + Juliet’ Bring The Bucks To Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Sunset Blvd. and Romeo + Juliet added some major heft to Broadway’s autumn box office last week, with the ecstatically reviewed Blvd. grossing $1,211,699 even with press comps during its o…

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‘Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends’ Starring Bernadette Peters And Lea Salonga Rounds Out Broadway Cast With Beth Leavel, Gavin Lee, Ryan McCartan by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, the upcoming Broadway revue of the great composer’s classics starring the previously announced Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, will also fea…

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Mimi Hines Dies: Nightclub Headliner Who Replaced Barbra Streisand In Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’ Was 91 by Greg Evans

Mimi Hines, who along with her comedy and musical partner (and husband) Phil Ford was a staple of late-night talk shows and variety shows of the 1960s before making a name for herself on Bro…

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‘Smash’ Sets Spring Broadway Opening, Cast To Include Robyn Hurder, Krysta Rodriguez, Brooks Ashmanskas, More by Greg Evans

Smash, the new stage musical adaptation inspired by the cult favorite 2012 NBC TV series, will begin Broadway previews on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the Imperial Theatre, with an official o…

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Former NSYNC Member Joey Fatone Joins Broadway’s ‘& Juliet’ With Backstreet Boys On The Playlist by Greg Evans

Former NSYNC member Joey Fatone is returning to Broadway for the first time in two decades as part of the cast of & Juliet, the musical comedy “sequel” to Romeo and Juliet featuring …

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Monday, October 21, 2024

Diana Baffa-Brill Dies: Broadway Choreographer, Dancer And Keeper Of The ‘Mame’ Flame Was 81 by Greg Evans

Diana Baffa-Brill, a dancer and choreographer who assisted the legendary Mame choreographer Onna White and later re-staged scores of productions of that classic musical, died in Los Angeles …

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David Rasche And Mare Winningham Join Broadway’s ‘Cult Of Love’ With Zachary Quinto, Shailene Woodley by Greg Evans

Actors David Rasche and Mare Winningham have joined the previously announced production of Leslye Headland’s Cult of Love and a cast that includes Zachary Quinto, Shailene Woodley, Molly B…

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Sunday, October 20, 2024

‘Sunset Blvd.’ Review: Nicole Scherzinger Steals Broadway With One Look by Greg Evans

All that madness in Gloria Swanson’s eyes at the end of Billy Wilder’s 1950 masterpiece Sunset Boulevard is amplified to breathtaking lengths in Jamie Lloyd’s commanding and gorgeous r…

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

‘Stranger Things’ Actor Sadie Sink To Star In Broadway Comedy ‘John Proctor Is The Villain’ by Greg Evans

Stranger Things star Sadie Sink will appear on Broadway this spring in John Proctor Is The Villain, a new comedy with Danya Taymor (The Outsiders) directing, producers announced today. The p…

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

‘Hold On To Me Darling’ Review: Adam Driver Has The Country Blues In Off Broadway Revival by Greg Evans

Not far into Kenneth Lonergan’s fame-is-hell-but-what-isn’t fable Hold On To Me Darling, Adam Driver, playing a country music crossover megastar about to begin filming his latest blockbu…

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Mother Of Missing Broadway Dancer Zelig Williams Collapses Into Arms Of Family Member At Police Press Conference, Sobbing “Please Bring My Baby Home by Greg Evans

The mother of missing Broadway dancer Zelig Williams made a tearful, heartbreaking plea today asking for information on her son’s whereabouts. “I just want Zelig to come home,” said Ka…

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ Soars As Movie Nears; Newcomers ‘Sunset Blvd.’, ‘Romeo + Juliet’ Top $1M – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway newcomers Sunset Blvd. and Romeo + Juliet, both in previews, topped the $1M mark in weekly grosses last week, while interesting things were happening over at Wicked: The long-runnin…

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Alan Menken, Kenny Ortega & Original ‘Newsies’ Cast Members Reunite For Medley Remix Video To Get Out The Vote by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Newsies fans have reason for a little Extra! bounce in their step today: The director, composer, lyricist and cast members of the Broadway musical and 1992 movie adaptation have r…

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Friday, October 11, 2024

Broadway’s ‘Suffs’ Announces January Closing; Producing Team Includes Hillary Clinton by Greg Evans

Suffs, the double-Tony Award winning Broadway musical by Shaina Taub that counts Hillary Rodham Clinton among its producers, will close January 5, 2025, producers announced today. The well-r…

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Broadway Dancer Zelig Williams Missing In South Carolina; Hugh Jackman Appeals For Help by Greg Evans

Broadway dancer Zelig Williams, who has performed in productions of MJ The Musical, Hamilton and Hugh Jackman’s 2019 tour The Man. The Music. The Show, has gone missing in South Carolina, …

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Jonathan Groff, Equity’s Brooke Shields, Black Theatre Coalition’s T. Oliver Reid, Broadway League’s Jason Laks Among New Broadway Cares/Equity by Greg Evans

The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Board of Trustees has added eight new board members including actor Jonathan Groff, newly elected Actors’ Equity Association president Brooke Shields…

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

‘Our Town’ Broadway Review: Jim Parsons Leads A Thornton Wilder Classic Unstuck In Time by Greg Evans

With so much turmoil in the world, it’s at least a little comforting that things haven’t changed much in Grover’s Corners, the place that gives Our Town, Thornton Wilder’s beloved 19…

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Brody Grant Returning To Broadway’s ‘The Outsiders’ After Month-Long Hiatus by Greg Evans

Brody Grant, the Tony-nominated actor who plays Ponyboy Curtis in Broadway’s The Outsiders, will return to the role next week following a monthlong hiatus, Deadline has confirmed. While no…

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Broadway To Dim All Lights For Gavin Creel, Maggie Smith & Adrian Bailey; League Committee Reviewing Dimming Policy by Greg Evans

After major backlash this week, the Broadway League’s Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of all Broadway theaters in honor of Gavin Creel as well as Maggie Smith and Adrian Ba…

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‘Broadway Rallies For Kamala’ One-Night Livestream To Feature Stars, Musical Performances; Phone Bank Partners Include Swifties & White Dudes by Greg Evans

Broadway Rallies For Kamala, a special livestream event on Monday, October 14, to support the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz presidential ticket, will feature performances and appearances by a raft …

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Jonathan Groff Confirms Bobby Darin Broadway Musical For Spring 2025 by Greg Evans

The rumored Bobby Darin Broadway bio-musical starring Jonathan Groff is on: Just In Time, to be directed by Alex Timbers, will begin previews at Circle in the Square Theatre on Friday, March…

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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

‘Sunset Blvd.’ Tops $1M, ‘Romeo + Juliet’ Sells Out – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Sunset Blvd., Jamie Lloyd’s revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical starring Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis, topped the $1 million mark in weekly grosses last week, filling the St. …

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Sunday, October 6, 2024

Gavin Creel’s Beloved Al Hirschfeld Theatre Breaks Ranks To Join Broadway Light Dimming Tribute; Actors’ Equity Takes Stance On Growing Controvers by Greg Evans

The late Gavin Creel once expressed his love for a particular Broadway venue and the cast that had joined him there. “When I die, the Heavens will open and we’ll all go to the Al Hirschf…

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Friday, October 4, 2024

Broadway To Dim Lights For Gavin Creel As Theater Community Continues To Reel From Shocking Death by Greg Evans

Select Broadway theaters will dim their lights for the late Gavin Creel at a date and time being coordinated with his family, the Broadway League said today. Creel’s death from a rare and …

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

Whoopi Goldberg Shares First Look Image As Miss Hannigan In Upcoming ‘Annie’ Stage Revival by Greg Evans

Whoopi Goldberg has shared a first-look image of herself as Miss Hannigan in the upcoming stage revival of the musical Annie. See it below. “It may not be your grandma’s Annie, but it wi…

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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