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Thursday, January 23, 2025

Real Women Have Curves Musical Announces More Broadway Casting by Hayley Levitt

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical has named additional cast members joining previously announced stars Tatianna Córdoba and Justina Machado, set to play Ana Garcia and her mother Ca…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Sutton Foster, Ben Platt, Rachel Zegler and More Join Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream by Hayley Levitt

Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream, the YouTube star's one-night-only performance at the St. James Theatre, has its complete cast, creative team and lineup of special guests. The show, set…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Tony Nominee Justin Cooley to Join National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo by Hayley Levitt

Justin Cooley will reprise his Tony-nominated performance as teenage anagram savant Seth Weetis in the national tour of Kimberly Akimbo. He plays his first performance on February 7 in Las…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Ruthless! Writer Joel Paley Dies at 69, Only Weeks After the Death of Husband Marvin Laird by Hayley Levitt

Joel Paley, best known as the book writer, lyricist and director of the hit off-Broadway musical Ruthless!, died on January 11 in Milford, Connecticut. According to the New York Times, his …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:06PM

To Die For with Death Becomes Her's Josh Lamon, Episode 3: Fan Questions and an 'Emergency Self-Tape' with Jennifer Simard by Hayley Levitt

Stefan has been bullied, beaten down and bruised (definitely emotionally, maybe physically) and he's not going to take it anymore! That's not true—Madeline Ashton's enabling assistant woul…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PM

Mean Girls' Erika Henningsen Completes Broadway Cast of Just in Time by Hayley Levitt

Erika Henningsen, best known for her breakout role as the original Cady Heron in Mean Girls on Broadway, will play 1950s ingénue (and Bobby Darin's first wife) Sandra Dee in the Bobby Dar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

*NSYNC's Joey Fatone Says 'Hi Hi Hi' to Broadway's & Juliet by Hayley Levitt

Joey Fatone, a Broadway veteran and member of the chart-topping '90s boy band *NSYNC, begins performances in Broadway's & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on January 21. He takes…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42AM
Friday, January 17, 2025

Lea DeLaria and Andrew Keenan-Bolger Join Titanique Off-Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Lea DeLaria will join the off-Broadway cast of Titanique at the Daryl Roth Theatre. Keenan-Bolger, best known for his Broadway roles in Newsies and Tuck Everla…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM

Jason Robert Brown to Pen New Orchestrations for Broadway Premiere of The Last Five Years by Hayley Levitt

Tony-winning composer Jason Robert Brown will pen brand-new orchestrations for the upcoming Broadway premiere of The Last Five Years, starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren. Directed …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Thursday, January 16, 2025

SIX Announces Broadway's Next Group of Queens by Hayley Levitt

SIX has announced new casting for the Broadway production. The incoming Queens will begin performances February 19 at the Lena Horne Theatre. Taking over the roles of Henry VIII's six wive…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Country Star Orville Peck and Tony Nominee Eva Noblezada Will Be Cabaret's Next Emcee and Sally Bowles by Hayley Levitt

The Broadway revival of Cabaret will welcome country music star Orville Peck and two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada to the Kit Kat Club as the production's next Emcee and Sally Bowl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

To Die For with Death Becomes Her's Josh Lamon, Episode 2: Serenading Michelle Williams and Jennifer Simard by Hayley Levitt

Stefan has been bullied, beaten down and bruised (definitely emotionally, maybe physically) and he's not going to take it anymore! That's not true—Madeline Ashton's enabling assistant woul…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM
Monday, January 13, 2025

Seaview Acquires Tony Kiser Theater, to Be Rebranded as Commercial Off-Broadway Space Studio Seaview by Hayley Levitt

As of January 1, the production company Seaview has acquired the Tony Kiser Theater, an off-Broadway house formerly owned by Second Stage Theater. The 296-seat venue, located on W 43rd Stree…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:54PM

Jacques Audiard's Musical Thriller Emilia Pérez Has Broadway Aspirations by Hayley Levitt

Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard's Golden Globe Award-winning Spanish-language musical comedy crime film, may be Broadway-bound. In a recent interview with The Ankler, Emilia Pérez composi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

Rashidra Scott Joins Sunset Boulevard as Standby Norma Desmond by Hayley Levitt

Beginning January 20, Rashidra Scott will be the new standby for the role of Norma Desmond in Jamie Lloyd's Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard at the St. James Theatre. She takes over f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

Molly Bernard's Broadway Debut in Cult of Love Is a Gift From Her Grandfather by Hayley Levitt

Age: 36 Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada Current Role: Molly Bernard is making her Broadway debut as Rachel in Leslye Headland's family dramedy Cult of Love, directed by Trip Cullman. The p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Imelda Staunton and Daughter Bessie Carter Will Lead Mrs. Warren's Profession in London by Hayley Levitt

Mother-daughter duo Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter will appear on stage together for the first time as Mrs. Kitty Warren and Vivie Warren in a West End revival of George Bernard Shaw’s …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Wicked Tops SAG Awards Short List with Five Nominations by Hayley Levitt

Nominations for the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced on January 8. The list of nominees was distributed via press release in lieu of a live announcement, due to the ongoing Cal…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM

Eureka Day Announces Final Broadway Extension by Hayley Levitt

Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector's dark comedy about a heated vaccine policy debate at a California private school, has extended its Broadway run for a second and final time. The production, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM

Stereophonic Sets West End Engagement and National Tour as It Winds Down Its Broadway Run by Hayley Levitt

Stereophonic, David Adjmi's Tony-winning play now in its final week at the Golden Theatre, will continue its life beyond Broadway. The behind-the-scenes drama, an official hit with the reco…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

To Die For with Death Becomes Her's Josh Lamon, Episode 1: Holiday Madness by Hayley Levitt

Stefan has been bullied, beaten down and bruised (definitely emotionally, maybe physically) and he's not going to take it anymore! That's not true—Madeline Ashton's enabling assistant woul…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

For Kevin Csolak, a Child Actor Who Danced His Way to Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl, Gypsy Was an Answered Prayer by Hayley Levitt

Age: 29 Hometown: Flemington, New Jersey Current role: Kevin Csolak (pronounced SO-lack) plays Tulsa in George C. Wolfe's revival of Gypsy, starring Audra McDonald.  Credits: Csolak ma…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM
Monday, January 6, 2025

Betsy Aidem, Kristolyn Lloyd, Susannah Flood and More Join World Premiere of Bess Wohl's Liberation by Hayley Levitt

Roundabout Theatre Company has its full cast for the off-Broadway world premiere of Liberation, written by Bess Wohl and directed by Whitney White. Performances begin January 31 ahead of a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:48PM

Will Ariana DeBose Lead Jamie Lloyd's Evita in London? by Hayley Levitt

Tony nominee and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose is in talks to lead Jamie Lloyd's revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita. As previously announced, the production will p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM

Wicked Movie and More Broadway Alums Win at 82nd Golden Globe Awards by Hayley Levitt

The 82nd Golden Globe Awards were held on January 5 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Dubbed "Hollywood's Party of the Year," the ceremony was hosted by comedian Nikki Gla…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32AM
Friday, January 3, 2025

Get to Class! English, Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer-Winning Play About English Language Learners, Begins Its Broadway Run by Hayley Levitt

Class is in session for Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, English. The Roundabout Theatre Company-Atlantic Theater co-production begins its Broadway run January 3 at Roundabout's…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32AM
Thursday, January 2, 2025

Shaina Taub on Finding Courage, Building a Sisterhood and Finishing Suffs on Her Own Terms by Hayley Levitt

Shaina Taub keeps her two Tony Awards in her dressing room. They sit next to an essay she wrote in second grade titled "Magical Broadway." Beside the essay, a Post-it note reads, "Do it for …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Siempre Viva! Death Becomes Her's Josh Lamon Will Host a Backstage Vlog That's 'To Die For' by Hayley Levitt

Stefan has been bullied, beaten down and bruised (definitely emotionally, maybe physically) and he's not going to take it anymore! That's not true—Madeline Ashton's enabling assistant woul…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Don't Tell Marcia! with Cabaret’s Marty Lauter, Episode 6: 'Be Your Own Kit Kat Them' 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…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:00AM
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Amber Gray Spent Years as a Broadway Goddess. In Eureka Day, She Gets to Tap Into Her Mom Side. by Hayley Levitt

“Thank you for being the voice of reason,” some Manhattan Theatre Club patrons have said to Amber Gray after performances of Eureka Day. She flashes them her generous, full-faced smile,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Full Casting Set for On the Evolutionary Function of Shame at Second Stage by Hayley Levitt

Second Stage Theater has announced complete casting for D.A. Mindell’s On the Evolutionary Function of Shame, directed by Jess McLeod. The world-premiere production will be the centerpiece…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PM

All that Chat

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 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime