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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

Kruz Maldonado to Take Over the Title Role in Peter Pan on Tour by Hayley Levitt

Beginning February 21, Kruz Maldonado will take over the title role in the national tour of Peter Pan. He begins his run at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts in Jacksonville,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

All Out: Comedy About Life to Open on Broadway Next Season on the Heels of the Hit All In: Comedy About Love by Hayley Levitt

Simon Rich's All In: Comedy About Love ended its 10-week Broadway run as a bona fide hit, recouping its initial investment and breaking box-office records at the Hudson Theatre. On the tai…

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

Helperbot Next Door with Maybe Happy Ending's Helen J Shen, Episode 2: Broadway Beauty Influencing 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 11:54AM

Romance Your Broadway Valentine with Tix to a Hit... And a Rhyme by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

For Valentine’s Day this year, why not give the gift of Broadway? To help you woo your plus one of choice—Valentine, galentine or whomever—Broadway.com offers up six poems tailor-made …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM
Thursday, February 13, 2025

Trey Curtis Will Always Be a Hamilton Fan First and a Broadway Star Second by Hayley Levitt

Trey Curtis has been in Hamilton for the better part of his adulthood. All the years he’s been old enough to rent a car have been spent rapping the Revolution. “My first rehearsal was in…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

Kenny Leon Sets His Denzel Washington-Led Othello in the Near Future: 'Let's Set It in October 2028' by Hayley Levitt

Director Kenny Leon is hard at work crafting a brand-new Othello, Shakespeare's tale of vengeance starring Denzel Washington as the title general and Jake Gyllenhaal as his sociopathic ens…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

Isabelle McCalla, Krystina Alabado, Kate Rockwell and More to Star in World Premiere of Regency Girls at the Old Globe by Hayley Levitt

The Old Globe in San Diego has its cast and creative team for the world-premiere musical Regency Girls, running from April 2 through May 4 with an official April 10 opening. Directed and c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

Purpose Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Director Phylicia Rashad on Rethinking the American Family Drama by Hayley Levitt

In December 2023, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins made his Broadway debut with Appropriate—a family drama laced with dark comedy about the gruesome secrets rotting away on a neglected Ar…

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

To Die For with Death Becomes Her's Josh Lamon, Episode 6: A Wicked Sendoff from Megan Hilty 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 11:36AM
Monday, February 10, 2025

Miscast to Honor Original Dreamgirl Sheryl Lee Ralph; Nicole Scherzinger, Cole Escola and More to Perform by Hayley Levitt

The 25th anniversary edition of MCC Theater's Miscast has set its initial lineup of performers—a group of Broadway vets ready to sing songs from shows they have no expectations of ever b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM

Alex Joseph Grayson to Play Dallas Winston in Broadway's The Outsiders by Hayley Levitt

Alex Joseph Grayson will join the cast of the Tony-winning musical The Outsiders on February 28. He takes over the role of Greaser Dallas "Dally" Winston from Tony nominee Joshua Boone, w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42AM
Friday, February 7, 2025

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends Announces New Cast Members Ahead of Pre-Broadway Engagement by Hayley Levitt

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends begins performances February 8 at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles ahead of its Broadway engagement this spring. With the start of its p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM

Helperbot Next Door with Maybe Happy Ending's Helen J Shen, Episode 1: Get Into It 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 01:32PM
Thursday, February 6, 2025

George Clooney Announces Complete Casting for Good Night, and Good Luck, Featuring Broad City's Ilana Glazer and More by Hayley Levitt

Good Night, and Good Luck, a screen-to-stage adaptation starring two-time Academy Award winner George Clooney in his Broadway debut as Edward R. Murrow, announced complete Broadway castin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:02PM

NaTasha Yvette Williams, Jenna Bainbridge and Daniel Quadrino to Join Wicked on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

NaTasha Yvette Williams, Jenna Bainbridge and Daniel Quadrino will join the Broadway cast of Wicked as Madame Morrible, Nessarose and Boq, respectively. They begin performances at the Ger…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

The Cast of Drag: The Musical Welcomes Tamika Lawrence and More by Hayley Levitt

Drag: The Musical will welcome new cast members to New World Stages this month. Two-time Grammy Award winner Tamika Lawrence will take over the role of Dixie Coxworth (currently played by L…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

Jonathan Groff Will Play Himself at the Top of Just in Time Before Transforming Into Bobby Darin by Hayley Levitt

Good news for Jonathan Groff fans who have secured their tickets to see the Tony-winning actor croon as Golden Age dreamboat Bobby Darin: You'll also get to see him as... Jonathan Groff. A…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

Rainn Wilson on the Silly Truth-Telling Going on in Urinetown at City Center Encores! by Hayley Levitt

Rainn Wilson is an amateur sociologist of geek culture, and he has a working theory: “The theater geek is the king of the geek food chain.” He would know, as someone who’s identified …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

*NSYNC's Joey Fatone on Joining Du Bois Band of Broadway's & Juliet by Hayley Levitt

There’s a new ancient grudge lurking inside fair Verona. In the waning years of the 20th century, it divided lunch tables, polarized school dances and forced unholy alliances, all because …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM

Tituss Burgess to Star as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Broadway veteran and six-time Emmy Award nominee Tituss Burgess will be Broadway's next First Lady. For three weeks only, from March 18 through April 6, Burgess will take on the title role…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:02AM
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

To Die For with Death Becomes Her's Josh Lamon, Episode 5: Bette Midler and an Etsy Friendship Written in the Stars 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 12:48PM
Friday, January 31, 2025

Vlog Alert! Maybe Happy Ending's Helen J Shen Will Be Your 'Helperbot Next Door' 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 all t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM
Thursday, January 30, 2025

Junior Nyong’o to Star Opposite Sister Lupita Nyong’o in Free Shakespeare in the Park's Twelfth Night by Hayley Levitt

Additional casting and performance dates are set for Free Shakespeare in the Park's Twelfth Night, the production that will re-open the newly renovated Delacorte Theater. Directed by Saheem…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM

Hadestown, Featuring Original London and Broadway Cast, to Be Filmed Live in the West End by Hayley Levitt

The West End production of Hadestown, welcoming back the musical's original London and Broadway stars, will be filmed live at the Lyric Theatre across three performances—February 28 and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM

Broadway Backwards Comes to the Gershwin Theatre on March 10 by Hayley Levitt

Broadway Backwards, the annual one-night-only event that takes beloved show tunes and transforms them into queer anthems, will returrn on March 10. For the first time, the show will be held…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM

Erika Jayne Is Reclaiming Her Time on Broadway as Chicago's Roxie Hart by Hayley Levitt

Five years ago, Erika Jayne—the self-branded “Pretty Mess” of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills—was cheated out of three weeks of her Broadway debut. She’s here to get her time …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

The Stars of English Channel Family Legacies at Their Broadway Opening by Hayley Levitt

Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play English, directed by Knud Adams, opened on January 23 at Broadway’s Todd Haimes Theatre. Set inside an Iranian classroom where students study f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM

To Die For with Death Becomes Her's Josh Lamon, Episode 4: 'Healthy Sh*t' and Heartwarming Broadway Debut Stories 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 02:06PM

Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Vincent Jamal Hooper, Tam Mutu and More to Star in Take the Lead at Paper Mill Playhouse by Hayley Levitt

Take the Lead, a new musical based on the 2006 dance film starring Antonio Banderas and written by Dianne Houston, has the cast and creative team for its world premiere at New Jersey's Pap…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

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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