All stories by Jonah De Forest on BroadwayStars

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Cats: The Jellicle Ball Cast and Creatives on Bringing Ballroom Culture to Broadway by Jonah De Forest

Cats: The Jellicle Ball is headed to Broadway this spring, transforming Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical into an immersive, drag and ball culture-inspired spectacle of the senses. As …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PM

Odds and Ends: Jonathan Groff’s Shakespeare Debut, TLC Musical Casting, Elvis Presley Stage Musical in the Works by Jonah De Forest

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Jonathan Groff Tackles The Bard After Jonathan Groff wraps his Broadway run as Bobby Darin in Just In Time on March 29, the Tony-w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM

Megan Thee Stallion to Make Broadway Debut as Zidler in Moulin Rouge! by Jonah De Forest

Classy, bougie…bohemian? Grammy-winning superstar Megan Thee Stallion will play the role of Zidler in Moulin Rouge! on Broadway from March 24 to May 17, 2026. She will be playing all perfo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Watch Kuhoo Verma Sing 'I Say No' From Heathers The Musical by Jonah De Forest

Kuhoo Verma goes toe-to-toe with scrunchie-sporting queen bees and nihilistic bad boys as Veronica Sawyer in Heathers The Musical off-Broadway. The rising star took a break from her tenure a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe Join Cats: The Jellicle Ball as Producers Ahead of Broadway Run by Jonah De Forest

Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe are giving Cats: The Jellicle Ball its 10s. Deadline announced the news on February 25 that Erivo and Waithe are signing on to the production as producers. I…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

Matthew Morrison’s Broadway Comeback Is Just In Time—and on His Own Terms by Jonah De Forest

Matthew Morrison made a name for himself on television as McKinley High’s glee club director Will Schuester (aka Mr. Schue) on the beloved musical series Glee. But his roots are on stage, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Sam Pinkleton on Reviving The Rocky Horror Show: “It’s Theater That Insists on Being Theater” by Jonah De Forest

To say Sam Pinkleton has been busy since winning a Tony for directing Oh, Mary! would be an understatement. There’s been comedian Josh Sharp’s one-man show/2,000-slide PowerPoint present…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:31PM

“It’s Theater That Insists on Being Theater”: Sam Pinkleton on Reviving The Rocky Horror Show by Jonah De Forest

To say Sam Pinkleton has been busy since winning a Tony for directing Oh, Mary! would be an understatement. There’s been comedian Josh Sharp’s one-man show/2,000-slide PowerPoint present…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:31PM

The Hop: Backstage at Stranger Things: The First Shadow With Burke Swanson, Episode 2: Stranger Babies by Jonah De Forest

Burke Swanson plays James Hopper Jr. in Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway. (His character grows up to be chief of police Jim Hopper, played by David Harbour in the Netflix ser…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:31PM

Jake David Smith Performs 'For Her' From The Great Gatsby National Tour by Jonah De Forest

Jake David Smith is currently leading the national tour of The Great Gatsby in the title role. The golden voiced newcomer stopped by Broadway.com to sing the ultimate yearning anthem, “For…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

Tickets Now on Sale for The Receptionist Off-Broadway; Complete Casting Announced by Jonah De Forest

Tickets are now on sale for Second Stage Theater’s production of Adam Bock’s The Receptionist. The savagely funny dark comedy will begin previews on April 15 at the Irene Diamond Stage …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM

Inside the Circle: How Just In Time Transforms Broadway Seating Into a Front-Row Experience by Jonah De Forest

The Bobby Darin biomusical Just In Time has been electrifying Broadway audiences, in large part due to its immersive staging, which includes cabaret-style seating for select audience members…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01PM
Monday, February 23, 2026

Meet Samuel Nelson III, the 18-Year-Old Making History as Broadway's Youngest Michael Jackson in MJ The Musical by Jonah De Forest

18-year-old Samuel Nelson III makes his Broadway debut as the standby for the title role and the role of Middle Michael in MJ The Musical. For Nelson, being in the Michael Jackson jukebox m…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM
Friday, February 20, 2026

Celebrating Black History Month: Christiani Pitts Honors Patina Miller by Jonah De Forest

In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com is celebrating some of the theater industry’s most influential Black artists. We invited actors who are currently on Broadway to tell us abou…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

Death Becomes Betsy: Backstage at Death Becomes Her With Betsy Wolfe, Episode 5: Brought to You by Walgreens! by Jonah De Forest

Betsy Wolfe plays the mortality-defying diva Madeline Ashton in Death Becomes Her on Broadway. For six weeks, she’s taking us behind the velvet curtain at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM

All in a Day's Work: Tickets Now on Sale for The Receptionist Off-Broadway; Complete Casting Announced by Jonah De Forest

Tickets are now on sale for Second Stage Theater’s production of Adam Bock’s The Receptionist. The savagely funny dark comedy will begin previews on April 15 at the Irene Diamond Stage …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PM

Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett on Bringing Beaches to Broadway by Jonah De Forest

Get your tissues ready, because Beaches, one of pop culture’s great tearjerkers, is coming to Broadway in musical form. Based on Iris Rainer Dart’s bestselling novel about a decades-span…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PM
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Actually Romantic: Jake David Smith Performs 'For Her' From The Great Gatsby National Tour by Jonah De Forest

Jake David Smith is currently leading the national tour of The Great Gatsby in the title role. The golden voiced newcomer stopped by Broadway.com to sing the ultimate yearning anthem, “For…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM

Apollo Levine on Finding Family in the MJ Cast and His Four Year Journey With the Musical by Jonah De Forest

Apollo Levine has been with the biomusical MJ since it opened on Broadway in 2022, starting out in the dual roles of Quincy Jones and Tito Jackson before stepping in as patriarch Joseph Jack…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

Betsy Wolfe Talks Death Becomes Her, Vocal Demands and Life Behind the Scenes by Jonah De Forest

Tony nominee Betsy Wolfe is chasing youth and belting her head off eight times a week as the catastrophically self-involved actress Madeline Ashton in Death Becomes Her on Broadway. The hard…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Death of a Salesman Extends Its Broadway Run, Completes Casting by Jonah De Forest

The forthcoming Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's landmark drama Death of a Salesman has been extended for an additional eight weeks. Having previously been announced to run through June…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Corbin Bleu and John Behlmann to Join The Great Gatsby on Broadway by Jonah De Forest

New money, new cast members! Corbin Bleu and John Behlmann will join the Broadway company of The Great Gatsby on March 30. Bleu is stepping into the role of Nick Carraway after originating …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Robert Duvall, Chameleonic Veteran of Stage and Screen, Dies at 95 by Jonah De Forest

Widely regarded as one of finest actors of his generation, Academy Award winner Robert Duvall died in Virginia on February 15, 2026. His death was announced by his wife Luciana Pedraza Duval…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PM

The Hop: Backstage at Stranger Things: The First Shadow With Burke Swanson, Episode 1: On the Radio by Jonah De Forest

Burke Swanson plays James Hopper Jr. in Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway. (His character grows up to be chief of police Jim Hopper, played by David Harbour in the Netflix ser…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PM

Gabrielle Nevaeh Grows Up and Goes All Out in Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway by Jonah De Forest

Gabrielle Nevaeh has been fielding supernatural forces as Patty Newby in Broadway’s Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which serves as a prequel to Netflix’s popular sci-fi series. The …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Friday, February 13, 2026

Let the Dream Begin: The Six Phantoms of Masquerade Sing 'The Music of the Night' by Jonah De Forest

Masquerade has audiences traversing into the unknown in an immersive reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera off-Broadway. In a surreal feat of casting, six different actors take on the ro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:24PM

Celebrating Black History Month: NaTasha Yvette Williams Honors Lorraine Hansberry and LaChanze by Jonah De Forest

In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com is celebrating some of the theater industry’s most influential Black artists. We invited actors who are currently on Broadway to tell us abou…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM
Thursday, February 12, 2026

The Great Gatsby Director Marc Bruni on Subverting Expectations in the Broadway Musical by Jonah De Forest

Is anything more associated with Jazz Age decadence than The Great Gatsby? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel is so ingrained in the public imagination that the intricacies of its actual co…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

The Great Gatsby Director Marc Bruni on Subverting Expectations and Mixing Modern Elements Into the Musical by Jonah De Forest

Is anything more associated with Jazz Age decadence than The Great Gatsby? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel is so ingrained in the public imagination that the intricacies of its actual co…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM
Friday, February 6, 2026

Death Becomes Betsy: Backstage at Death Becomes Her With Betsy Wolfe, Episode 4: Spinning Balls of Death by Jonah De Forest

Betsy Wolfe plays the mortality-defying diva Madeline Ashton in Death Becomes Her on Broadway. For six weeks, she’s taking us behind the velvet curtain at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM

Anika Noni Rose to Join The Balusters on Broadway; Renée Elise Goldsberry Departs by Jonah De Forest

Tony winner Anika Noni Rose has joined the cast of The Balusters on Broadway, replacing the previously announced Renée Elise Goldsberry in the role of Kyra Marshall. Goldsberry has lef…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:01PM

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off