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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

John Krasinski to Star in Penelope Skinner's Angry Alan, the Debut Production at Studio Seaview by Hayley Levitt

John Krasinski will perform the one-man dark comedy Angry Alan, written by Penelope Skinner and co-created by Don Mackay. It will be the inaugural production at Studio Seaview—the midtown …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM
Monday, March 24, 2025

Little Shop of Horrors Stars Milo Manheim and Elizabeth Gillies on Being a Seymour and Audrey for the Next Generation of Superfans by Hayley Levitt

In 2003, Hunter Foster and Kerry Butler birthed a new generation of Little Shop of Horors fans: millennials who practiced their "Suddenly Seymour" harmonies in the shower and dreamed of one…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:03PM
Friday, March 21, 2025

The Jonathan Larson Project Will Play Its Final Performance on March 30 by Hayley Levitt

The Jonathan Larson Project, a revue of the late Rent composer's unpublished work, will play its final off-Broadway performance at the Orpheum Theatre on March 30. The show began previews …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren on How Their Paths Intersected for the Broadway Premiere of The Last Five Years by Hayley Levitt

It was 2002 and Nick Jonas—pre-Disney Channel and family-band stardom—was playing Chip in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. He was one of the only kids in a magical cupboard of seasoned …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Tituss Burgess on Making Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! Dream Cast Come True and Returning to Broadway on His Own Terms by Hayley Levitt

"I fantasize about Tituss Burgess."  That was Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!'s original star and mastermind, back in July 2024, just before his downtown hit opened on Broadway at the Lyceum Theat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM
Friday, March 14, 2025

Helperbot Next Door with Maybe Happy Ending's Helen J Shen, Episode 6: 'See You Around, Neighbor' by Hayley Levitt

Helen J Shen is making her Broadway debut in the robot romcom Maybe Happy Ending, pairing up with Darren Criss for its futuristic and life-affirming will-they-won't-they. And like in al…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:03PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Exclusive: See the Cast of The Jonathan Larson Project Perform the Musical's Showstopper 'Love Heals' by Hayley Levitt

The Jonathan Larson Project, conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper and directed by John Simpkins, is unearthing lost treasures by the late Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning composer at the O…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM

Molly Osborne Is Making Her Broadway Debut as the Desdemona to Denzel Washington's Othello—Maybe Someday She'll Believe It by Hayley Levitt

Age: 27 Hometown: Wivenhoe in Essex, U.K. Current Role: Molly Osborne plays Desdemona in Kenny Leon’s production of Othello, starring Denzel Washington in the title role and Jake Gyllenh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM
Monday, March 10, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club: From Hollywood Glamour to Bloody Revolution, How an Island of Mystery Produced a Musical Sensation by Hayley Levitt

In March 1996, 20 musicians—many of them stars of Cuba’s pre-revolution “golden age”—spent six days in Havana’s EGREM studio recording Buena Vista Social Club. As the story goes,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

The Queen of Versailles, Starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham, Will Open at Broadway's St. James Theatre in the Fall by Hayley Levitt

The Queen of Versailles, the Stephen Schwartz-scored musical starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham as billionaire-couple Jackie and David Siegel, will open on Broadway this fall…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

Jean Smart Will Return to Broadway in the World Premiere of Call Me Izzy, Opening This Summer by Hayley Levitt

Tony nominee and six-time Emmy winner Jean Smart will return to Broadway this summer in the world premiere of Call Me Izzy, a new play by Jamie Wax (Evangeline) and directed by Sarna Lapin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Friday, March 7, 2025

Inside the Rehearsal Room with BOOP!, the Big Broadway Musical That's Gonna Be the Bee's Knees by Hayley Levitt

Vintage Betty Boop of the 1930s was a hip-swishing, boop-oop-a-doop-ing flapper chick whose colorful personality cut through the greyscale. She even had a coquettish theme song that put wo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM

Odds & Ends: Sunset Boulevard's Nicole Scherzinger to Make Carnegie Hall Debut, and More by Hayley Levitt

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Nicole Scherzinger Sets Carnegie Hall Debut for October 8 Nicole Scherzinger, Olivier Award-winning star of Broadway's Sunset Boule…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM

Helperbot Next Door with Maybe Happy Ending's Helen J Shen, Episode 5: A Recharge and a Trip to Jimmy Fallon by Hayley Levitt

Helen J Shen is making her Broadway debut in the robot romcom Maybe Happy Ending, pairing up with Darren Criss for its futuristic and life-affirming will-they-won't-they. And like in al…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM
Thursday, March 6, 2025

John Cardoza and Solea Pfeiffer Are Holding Tight to the Broadway Bullet Train That Is Moulin Rouge! by Hayley Levitt

"I've always kind of described it as a show that happens to you." That's how John Cardoza sees life at Moulin Rouge! on Broadway. And he's an old pro, having played the bohemian lover boy…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

Redwood Creator Tina Landau and Composer Kate Diaz on Making the Trees Alive with the Sound of Music by Hayley Levitt

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, director and writer Tina Landau suddenly found herself with a lot of free time. She figured it was the right moment to call up Idina Menzel and resurrect an i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM
Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Operation Mincemeat's Jak Malone: How a Fan Artist Wound up at Sardi's Sipping Martinis with Patti LuPone by Hayley Levitt

Age: 31 Hometown: The Wirral in Merseyside, England Current Role: Jak Malone plays a variety of characters in Operation Mincemeat, most notably Hester Leggett, a fastidious MI5 staff membe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM
Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Lencia Kebede and Allie Trimm Mark Their First Day at Shiz as Wicked's Newest Witches; New Production Photos! by Hayley Levitt

Lencia Kebede and Allie Trimm begin their run at the Gershwin Theatre as Wicked's iconic pair of witches on March 4. Kebede takes over as Green Girl Elphaba while Trimm takes on the role…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM

Here We Go Again! Mamma Mia! Returns to Broadway for Limited Summer Engagement by Hayley Levitt

Mamma Mia!, the hit musical set to ABBA's greatest hits, will return to its original Broadway home at the Winter Garden Theatre for a limited engagement this summer. The show will run for s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Lencia Kebede and Allie Trimm Mark Their First Day at Shiz as Wicked's Newest Witches by Hayley Levitt

Lencia Kebede and Allie Trimm begin their run at the Gershwin Theatre as Wicked's iconic pair of witches on March 4. Kebede takes over as Green Girl Elphaba while Trimm takes on the role…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03AM
Sunday, March 2, 2025

Wicked Costume Designer Paul Tazewell Wins the Academy Award by Hayley Levitt

Paul Tazewell brought it home for the Wicked film, winning the Oscar for Costume Design at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2. It was his second Oscar nomination, having been nominated in …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54PM
Friday, February 28, 2025

Helperbot Next Door with Maybe Happy Ending's Helen J Shen, Episode 4: At the 'Clairb' with Guest Host Hannah Kevitt by Hayley Levitt

Helen J Shen is making her Broadway debut in the robot romcom Maybe Happy Ending, pairing up with Darren Criss for its futuristic and life-affirming will-they-won't-they. And like in al…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM
Thursday, February 27, 2025

Sunset Boulevard, Starring Nicole Scherzinger, Will End Its Broadway Run This Summer by Hayley Levitt

Jamie Lloyd's revival of Sunset Boulevard, starring Olivier Award winner Nicole Scherzinger as faded film star Norma Desmond, will play its final performance at the St. James Theatre on Ju…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Saturday Church, with Music and Lyrics by Sia, to Have World Premiere at New York Theatre Workshop by Hayley Levitt

The world-premiere musical Saturday Church will open New York Theatre Workshop's 2025-26 season. The show features a a book by Emmy nominee Damon Cardasis (She Came to Me) and Pulitzer Pri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Jill Abramovitz and Honor Blue Savage Join Betsy Wolfe in Joy: A New True Musical by Hayley Levitt

Jill Abramovitz and Honor Blue Savage will join the previously announced Betsy Wolfe in the cast of Joy: A New True Musical, opening off-Broadway this summer at the Laura Pels Theatre. Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM
Monday, February 24, 2025

Ellen Harvey to Replace Bebe Neuwirth as Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Ellen Harvey will take over the role of Fraulein Schneider in the Broadway revival of Cabaret at the August Wilson Theatre on March 31. Harvey replaces original Tony-nominated cast member …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PM

Heathers the Musical Sets Limited Off-Broadway Engagement This Summer by Hayley Levitt

Confirming the social media tease from this past fall, Heathers the Musical will make its New York City return in a limited engagement at New World Stages from June 22 through September 28…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM
Friday, February 21, 2025

Helperbot Next Door with Maybe Happy Ending's Helen J Shen, Episode 3: A Maybe Happy Valentine's Day by Hayley Levitt

Helen J Shen is making her Broadway debut in the robot romcom Maybe Happy Ending, pairing up with Darren Criss for its futuristic and life-affirming will-they-won't-they. And like in al…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Thursday, February 20, 2025

Ryan McCartan on the Beautiful Growing Pains of The Great Gatsby: 'I Chose the Thing That Terrified Me' by Hayley Levitt

Ryan McCartan was all set to nestle into the 19-person ensemble of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends. The show, a Sondheim pastiche coming to the Friedman Theatre in the spring, would put him…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Kara Lindsay Gets Newsie Flash-Mobbed During a Disney on Broadway Concert by Hayley Levitt

Kara Lindsay, the original Katherine Plumber in Broadway's Newsies, got a mid-show surprise during a performance at Walt Disney World. She's one of the Disney on Broadway Concert Series' …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM

SIX Crowns Its New Queens on Broadway Tonight by Hayley Levitt

SIX, Broadway's histo-remix about the ex-wives of King Henry VIII, welcomes its new cast of Queens to the Lena Horne Theatre on February 19. The new ensemble features Najah Hetsberger as C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

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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
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre