All stories by Hayley Levitt on BroadwayStars

Friday, October 27, 2023

Wicked Stage Manager Saori Yokoo Explains the Ins and Outs of Oz by Hayley Levitt

Wicked celebrates its 20th Broadway birthday on Monday, October 30—and as part of The Broadway Show’s all-green episode, correspondent Perry Sook went backstage to hear from the person w…

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Catching Up With Alyssa Fox and McKenzie Kurtz—the Stars Ushering in Wicked’s 20th Anniversary by Hayley Levitt

When Wicked picked its thematic birthday in 2003, no one could have anticipated that October 30, in all its spooky splendor, would still be Wicked’s special day 20 years hence. Yet here we…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:07PM
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

How Wig Designer Nikiya Mathis Weaves Broadway Magic into Jaja’s African Hair Braiding by Hayley Levitt

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, this season’s hit comedy by Jocelyn Bioh, pulls off the most dumbfounding magic trick on Broadway. Now, before Harry Potter’s Dementors or Aladdin’s mag…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:33AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The Hunger Games Stage Play By Conor McPherson Sets World Premiere by Hayley Levitt

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins’s bestselling novel that inspired the box office record-breaking film, will make its stage debut in London in fall of 2024. Specific dates and venue infor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:19PM

Broadway Newcomer Elijah Rhea Johnson Wants MJ Audiences to Know They’re in Safe Hands by Hayley Levitt

“My favorite is ‘Beat It,’” says Elijah Rhea Johnson. In conversation with Tamsen Fadal for The Broadway Show, the 25-year-old performer picks MJ the Musical’s opening number as hi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:13PM
Friday, October 20, 2023

Haydn Gwynne, Billy Elliot the Musical’s Original Mrs. Wilkinson, Dies at 66 by Hayley Levitt

Haydn Gwynne, celebrated stage actress of both Broadway and the West End, died on October 20 morning after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by producer Cameron Mackintosh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:49PM
Thursday, October 19, 2023

Moulin Rouge! The Musical’s Casey Cott Has Been a Broadway Star for Years—He Just Needed a Broadway Show by Hayley Levitt

Casey Cott likes to call himself "green." He made his official Broadway debut this past August as the romantic, Bohemian poet Christian in Moulin Rouge! The Musical—one of the most lavish …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:19AM
Monday, October 16, 2023

Rob McClure and Maggie Lakis Are Making Mrs. Doubtfire a Family Adventure by Hayley Levitt

Right now, Rob McClure could have been prepping for a simple romp through the forest in the Broadway revival of Spamalot. In spring 2023, he played the Historian in Josh Rhodes’ Kennedy Ce…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:55PM
Friday, October 13, 2023

Good Times and Bum Times: For Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman and the Stars of Harmony, It's All a Blessing by Hayley Levitt

There’s a Hebrew phrase, Gam zu l'tovah. Roughly translated, it means, This, too, is for the best. If Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman—writers of the perpetually on-again-off-again music…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:13AM
Friday, May 20, 2022

Up to Date: How to Follow Broadway's Covid Safety Protocols and Stay Stress-Free by Hayley Levitt

Use this checklist, effective through June 30, 2022, before heading to the theatre so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

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Friday, May 6, 2022

The Gathering: A Collective Sonic Ring Shout Unites Art and Social Justice Through an Ancestral Black Tradition by Hayley Levitt

A program of orchestral and choral works that reflect on racial violence and community healing will be presented at the Apollo on May 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM
Friday, December 17, 2021

How to Follow Broadway's COVID Safety Protocols by Hayley Levitt

Use this guide before heading to the theatre.

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Monday, December 13, 2021

A Theatre Insider's Guide to And Just Like That… by Hayley Levitt

We couldn't help but wonder: How many Broadway stars are in the Sex and the City reboot?

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Friday, October 29, 2021

6 Opportunities to See Broadway Stars on Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas by Hayley Levitt

We culled down the list of 41 new holiday movies to this essential group.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:53PM

The View Goes Musical for Halloween by Hayley Levitt

Life is a cabaret in The Viewsical!

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Vanessa Williams, Leona Lewis, and More to Judge Drag Queen Singing Competition Queen of the Universe by Hayley Levitt

Queens from all over the world will compete in the new Paramount+ competition series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM
Thursday, October 28, 2021

Anaïs Mitchell Announces New Solo Album and Drops First Single by Hayley Levitt

Watch the video for Mitchell's new song "Bright Star" ahead of her self-titled album's January 2022 release.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM

Annaleigh Ashford Brings Broadway to B Positive Theme Song by Hayley Levitt

Season two of the CBS sitcom is getting a musical theater glow-up.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PM

Hugh Jackman Addresses a Minor Music Man-Related Injury to Fans on Instagram by Hayley Levitt

Harold Hill's swagger got the better of Jackman in rehearsal.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AM

Cynthia Erivo Sings "Glowing Up" From Her Debut Album on The Kelly Clarkson Show by Hayley Levitt

The Tony Award-winning actor and vocalist celebrates the debut of her first solo album Ch. 1 Vs. 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AM
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Anthony Ramos, Daniel Craig, and More Stage Vets Earn 2021 People's Choice Award Nominations by Hayley Levitt

You can vote for your Broadway favorites through November 17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda Visits the Tick, Tick…BOOM! Marquee by Hayley Levitt

The Jonathan Larson musical hits the big screen in just over two weeks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AM
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Michael Shannon and John Gallagher Jr. Reunite for Horror Film Abandoned by Hayley Levitt

The pair performed on Broadway together in the 2016 revival of Long Day's Journey Into Night.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:29PM

Jojo Siwa Dances to a Creepy "Anything Goes" on Dancing With the Stars by Hayley Levitt

Pennywise joins Reno Sweeney on the ocean liner in this terrifying performance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM
Monday, October 25, 2021

Jennifer Nettles Announces a Broadway-Themed Holiday Concert Tour by Hayley Levitt

Nettles will perform her Broadway Under the Mistletoe concert after exiting the Broadway cast of Waitress.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM

Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor to Costar in Sci-Fi Romantic Comedy by Hayley Levitt

The theater alums will pair up for the futuristic feminist film The Pod Generation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PM

Christopher Jackson Signs First-Look Deal With CBS Studios by Hayley Levitt

The Hamilton star will develop new projects for the major network.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

How Oberammergau Traded Theater for Life: A Centuries-Old Bargain Continually Reborn on a World Stage by Hayley Levitt

A small Bavarian village has performed its Passion Play every ten years for nearly four centuries, and after a pandemic delay, the show will go on in 2022.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Friday, October 22, 2021

Seeing Dune This Weekend? The Stars Have Stage Cred. by Hayley Levitt

This epic work of science fiction knows where to source its talent.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:20PM

How Many More Broadway Faces Did You Spot in Only Murders in the Building? by Hayley Levitt

We're sending off season one with a second look the comedy's best Broadway cameos.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:09PM

Kristin Chenoweth Releases Holiday Album Happiness is…Christmas! by Hayley Levitt

This Tony-winning soprano has declared the official start of holiday music season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM