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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Grab Your Tissues: Wicked's Mary Kate Morrissey and Alexandra Socha Sing 'For Good' by Hayley Levitt

The world is counting down the hours to Wicked's official arrival on the big screen on November 22. It's a Wicked frenzy and Broadway.com is happy to feed it with an in-studio performanc…

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Don't Tell Marcia! with Cabaret's Marty Lauter, Episode 1: A Dream Come True by Hayley Levitt

Marty Lauter, known to many a RuPaul’s Drag Race fan as Marcia Marcia Marcia, is making their Broadway debut as Kit Kat Club dancer Victor in the revival of Cabaret. On occasion, you ca…

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Ryan McCartan to Take Over Title Role in The Great Gatsby on Broadway in January by Hayley Levitt

Ryan McCartan will take over as Jay Gatsby in Broadway's The Great Gatsby, beginning performances at the Broadway Theatre on January 21, 2025. He replaces the musical's original star Jerem…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:02PM

JIMBO the Drag Clown to Replace Alaska Thunderf*ck in Drag: The Musical by Hayley Levitt

JIMBO, beloved drag clown and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8, will take over for Alaska Thunderf*ck as Kitty Galloway in the cast of Drag: The Musical. As previously announced,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:02PM

Tammy Faye Will End Broadway Run in December by Hayley Levitt

Tammy Faye, the new musical about famed televangelist Tammy Faye Messner, will play its final Broadway performance at the Palace Theatre on December 8. Directed by Rupert Goold, the producti…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:02PM
Monday, November 18, 2024

Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Kristin Chenoweth and More Talk Wicked at the Film's NYC Premiere by Hayley Levitt

Wicked: Part One, landing in movie theaters on November 22, has the whole world talking about Broadway. But to quote a wise woman in ruby slippers, "There's no place like home." See Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PM

Hairspray's Laura Bell Bundy, Marissa Jaret Winkour and Kerry Butler Reclaim Their Perfect Harmony in Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now! by Hayley Levitt

Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler and Laura Bell Bundy—the star trio of the history-making Broadway hit Hairspray—don’t like each other much. But then there’s no sense in letting a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM
Friday, November 15, 2024

Celebrated Dramaturg Morgan Jenness Has Died by Hayley Levitt

Renowned dramaturg Morgan Jenness has died. Their passing has drawn public statements from a number of institutions and artists with whom they collaborated throughout their career, including…

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Bill Irwin Hopes Eureka Day Will Get People Talking by Hayley Levitt

Not every actor can give a Tony-winning performance as George in Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and then turn around and play the mustachioed Mr. Noodle opposite a Sesame…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM

Beyond Broadway: A Mad King, A Spritz of Hairspray, A Lonesome Cowboy and More by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

This November and early December, as leather-jacket weather turns into puffer-jacket weather, New York’s most appealing non-Broadway offerings include a first-date comedy, a performance-ar…

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Thursday, November 14, 2024

Walk to Work with Helena Wilson, the Little Sister of Broadway's The Hills of California by Hayley Levitt

Helena Wilson is making her Broadway debut in Jez Butterworth's generational family play The Hills of California. She reprises her West End performance as youngest Webb sister Jill, the se…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12AM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto, and More Preview Cult of Love, a Play That Gets Real About Family Holidays by Hayley Levitt

'Tis the season to be dysfunctional. Leslye Headland's family play Cult of Love lands on Broadway just in time for the holiday season, and as the final work in Headland's Seven Deadly Play…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Complete Broadway Cast Set for Othello, Led by Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal by Hayley Levitt

The Broadway revival of Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal as Othello and Iago, has its complete cast. Directed by Kenny Leon, the production begins performances at t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PM
Friday, November 8, 2024

Hell's Kitchen, The Outsiders, Merrily and More Earn Grammy Nominations for Musical Theater Album by Hayley Levitt

The 2025 Grammy Award nominations were announced this morning. In contention for Best Musical Theater Album are Hell's Kitchen, Merrily We Roll Along, The Notebook, The Outsiders, Suffs and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM
Thursday, November 7, 2024

Michael McKean and More Join Glengarry Glen Ross Broadway Revival by Hayley Levitt

Additional casting has been announced for the upcoming revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, opening at a Broadway theater to be announced in spring 2025. As previously announced, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PM

PigPen Theatre Co. Sings an Acoustic 'Silver Stars' from Water for Elephants by Hayley Levitt

After nine months at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, Water for Elephants plays its final performance on December 8. The musical, based on Sara Gruen's bestselling novel about a Depression-era…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Darren Criss Is Betting Big on Maybe Happy Ending, the Musical You're About to Fall in Love With by Hayley Levitt

Darren Criss has danced up the corporate ladder as J. Pierrepont Finch, stripped down to his skivvies as a queer East German rock star and tackled the “profane poetry” of David Mamet. An…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

Death Becomes Her Divas Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard Drink Up Their Time Together on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

It's been over 30 years since Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn made gruesome and glamorous frenemies of Madeline Ashton and Helen Sharp. The Death Becomes Her divas are badly behaved and belo…

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Monday, November 4, 2024

Adam Pascal to Replace Joey McIntyre in Drag: The Musical by Hayley Levitt

Adam Pascal will join the cast of Drag: The Musical as straight man Tom Hutchinson, beginning performances at New World Stages on December 11. He takes over for Joey McIntyre, who plays his…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Friday, November 1, 2024

Original West End Cast of Operation Mincemeat Signs on for Broadway Transfer by Hayley Levitt

The original London cast of Operation Mincemeat —featuring David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Olivier Award winner Jak Malone and Zoë Roberts—will reprise their perfor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

Slumdog Millionaire Is Being Developed Into a Musical Featuring 'Jai Ho' and the Music of A.R. Rahman by Hayley Levitt

Broadway producer Ken Davenport has secured the rights to the Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire and has announced plans to develop the property into a stage musical. The show …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Celebrating Hell's Kitchen and the Power of Arts Education at the Arthur Miller Foundation Honors by Hayley Levitt

The Arthur Miller Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing theater education to New York City public schools, celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Theater Education Progr…

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You Can Take Nicole Scherzinger Out of the Pussycat Dolls, But You Can't Take the Pussycat Doll Out of Norma Desmond by Hayley Levitt

In Sunset Boulevard, discarded starlet Norma Desmond plots her comeback—pardon, her “return”—with a film she’s written about the vengeful seductress Salome. In traditional producti…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Toast Wicked's 21st Birthday with Mary Kate Morrissey Singing 'The Wizard and I' by Hayley Levitt

Wicked turns 21 today—which means it's finally old enough to toast its own Broadway birthdays! In celebration of the milestone, reigning Elphaba Mary Kate Morrissey stopped by the Broadwa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler, Jack Antonoff and More Celebrate Romeo + Juliet's Official Broadway Arrival by Hayley Levitt

"The youth are f**ked" is the tagline for Sam Gold's revival of Romeo + Juliet, which celebrated its Broadway opening on October 24 at Circle in the Square Theatre. Twenty-year-old Kit Con…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PM

13 Going on 30 - The Musical Sets World Premiere at Manchester Opera House by Hayley Levitt

13 Going on 30 - The Musical, a stage adaptation of the 2004 romantic comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, will have its world premiere at Manchester Opera House in fall 2025.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

Alison Luff, Liam Pearce, Charli D’Amelio and More Step Into & Juliet on Broadway Tonight by Hayley Levitt

Alison Luff and Liam Pearce take their first bows in the pop-infused world of & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on October 29. The pair join the Broadway cast as Anne Hathawa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54AM
Monday, October 28, 2024

Good Night, and Good Luck, Starring George Clooney, Sets Broadway Venue and Dates by Hayley Levitt

Good Night, and Good Luck, the previously announced Broadway production of the 2005 film, will open at the Winter Garden Theatre in spring 2025. The Winter Garden is currently home to Back …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM

Chad Beguelin, Master of Musical Comedy, on the Making of His Debut Novel, Showmance by Hayley Levitt

Chad Beguelin knows how to make you fall in love with a character. Whether it’s redeeming The Prom’s self-absorbed Broadway diva Dee Dee Allen or preserving the innocent magic of beloved…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM
Friday, October 25, 2024

Rachel Zegler Releases Jack Antonoff's 'Man of the House' From Broadway's Romeo + Juliet by Hayley Levitt

In conjunction with the opening of Romeo + Juliet on Broadway, Rachel Zegler and Jack Antonoff have released the song "Man of the House," which Antonoff and Ryan Beatty wrote for the show. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54AM
Thursday, October 24, 2024

For Delia Ephron's Left on Tenth, Julianna Margulies Was Willing to Give Up Her Weekends by Hayley Levitt

Julianna Margulies is back on Broadway for the first time in nearly 20 years in Delia Ephron’s autobiographical play Left on Tenth. But before she said yes to playing the famed screenwrite…

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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