Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Ben Sprecher, who spent six years in court trying to clear his name following the pre-opening collapse of Rebecca the Musical, was accused in a Federal complaint of possessing and distribu…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 11:03PMThursday, August 1, 2019
Jeremy Gerard, Frank Rich and Jesse Green published valuable reminiscences of Hal Prince, the prolific and hugely successful and influential producer and director who died yesterday, at 91. …
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 12:41AMFriday, July 26, 2019
Three decades after The Phantom first dropped his chandelier in New York and Jean Valjean took up pursuit here, along comes another Paris-based musical spectacle and prospective blockbuster.…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 11:13AMMonday, July 8, 2019
Alan Fox’s Safe Space at Bay Street Theater is a provocative exploration of academic freedom in our call-out culture — and a three-character cage match to control the narrative during …
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 04:23PMWednesday, June 19, 2019
The Prom, the $13.5 musical comedy that developed a cult following but not a mass audience since opening in November, will close on Aug. 11. It’s the first musical to announce its closur…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 08:06PMTuesday, June 18, 2019
Did he really just say that? And sing that? Scott Rudin, Tyler Perry, Disney, critics, and the composer-lyricist-librettist Michael R. Jackson himself are among those skewered and scrutin…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 02:08PMFriday, June 14, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: With investors to repay and resellers on the prowl, the producers of Hadestown increased ticket prices by as much as 47 percent, coinciding with the show’s best musical win a…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 12:19PMMonday, June 10, 2019
Hadestown’s strong sales and its Tony Award for Best Musical may advance the cause of female theater artists more effectively than any speech advocating for industry inclusiveness. The in…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 04:17AMFriday, June 7, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive Tony Awards contest, can producers who vote for their own show make a difference? I obtained a list of voters in the 2017-18 season — which I’m told is largel…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 03:41PMThursday, May 30, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Broadway’s oddest and most enduring financing-scandal-turned-courtroom-drama has closed. After six years, 471 legal filings, one trial and another that had been on tap, Rebecca…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 04:54PMTuesday, May 28, 2019
Thanks to Hamilton, The Lion King, Harry Potter and other blockbusters that draw fans from around the world, Broadway reported a record $1.8 billion in sales — up 7.8 percent — for t…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 08:40PMTuesday, May 21, 2019
What the Constitution Means to Me and Hadestown, two of the most of the acclaimed Broadway shows of the season, were both developed at New York Theatre Workshop. Last night, Artistic Dire…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 04:20PMWhile accepting a lifetime achievement award at the Obies last night, Founding Artistic Director Jeffrey Horowitz described how an apartment fire helped him create the nonprofit Theatre for …
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 09:17AMThursday, May 16, 2019
For female musical theater composers, this season has been a mixed bag. Of eight original Broadway scores, just one, Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown, was written by a woman. Yet with its stan…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 05:21PMTuesday, April 30, 2019
It’s been a few years since an old-fashioned mainstream comedy won best musical at the Tony Awards. Tootsie could change that. Its primary challenger appears to be the acclaimed New Orl…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 06:37PMWednesday, April 24, 2019
Students of Rupert Murdoch may wonder why an 88-year-old multi-billionaire would devote his last years to destabilizing democracy, promoting division and thwarting efforts to slow climate ch…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 09:58PMMonday, April 1, 2019
Disturbing, timely and leavened by dry wit, What the Constitution Means to Me is an impassioned play about American governance that may renew your faith in Broadway. Heidi Schreck, who wr…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 12:08PMThursday, March 21, 2019
Ain’t Too Proud isn’t too original, but it should appeal to fans of the Temptations, the most successful African-American recording group in history. The musical’s five leads gorgeou…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 08:50PMWednesday, March 13, 2019
Cementing his position as Broadway’s most prolific and arguably most powerful producer, Scott Rudin said today that he’s reviving The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman, in October 2020…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 10:58AMSunday, March 10, 2019
Set in suburban Jersey and based on Ned Vizzini’s out-there 2004 novel, Be More Chill is about a frustrated high school junior named Jeremy (Will Roland, best-known for Dear Evan Hansen…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 09:44PMFriday, March 8, 2019
Morrissey’s seven-night engagement at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre sold well in the first hour of general public availability, suggesting a bright future for rock stars on Broadway. As of 11 …
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 11:16AMThursday, February 28, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Ben Sprecher‘s six-year campaign to hold his former press agent accountable for the collapse of his musical and reputation has been cleared for another courtroom showdown. Earl…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 02:22PMFriday, February 8, 2019
After 33 days, Actors’ Equity has ended its strike against the Broadway League over how its members are compensated for developing new work. Actors sought revenue or profit share when …
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 05:30PMEXCLUSIVE: Ken Davenport’s eponymous theater is no more. “As of the end of January 2019, the Davenport Theatre has closed,” according to an announcement on Davenport Theatr…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 03:31PMWednesday, February 6, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Ticketmaster and Telecharge say they refund theatergoers for cancelled performances. It’s a different story for investors in shows that get cancelled before opening night. …
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 01:37PMFriday, February 1, 2019
Fans of HBO’s Succession might be surprised that Stewy, the conniving cocaine-snorting private equity operator, is played by an emigré from Iran who co-founded a civic-minded theate…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 03:12PMMonday, January 7, 2019
Actors’ Equity Association, which has been negotiating a new contract for play and musical development, authorized a strike today to halt collaboration in rehearsal rooms known as deve…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 11:20PMWednesday, January 2, 2019
Broadway celebrated 2019 with a slew of milestones: highest-grossing week and year in history and best-attended week and year since at least 1984, according to the Broadway League. Long-runn…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 05:00PMWednesday, December 19, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Ben Sprecher raised and spent millions on a Broadway musical version of Rebecca that never opened. For his next act, he wants to recreate an Old World family restaurant, update…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 01:42PMMonday, December 3, 2018
Early in The Cher Show, Sonny Bono reprimands Cher when she complains about the rigors of stardom. “You bought the ticket; take the ride.” The target audience at the Neil Sim…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 10:17PMMonday, November 26, 2018
Broadway sold $43 million of tickets in the week ending on Sunday, up 10 percent from a year ago and its best Thanksgiving ever. In an ugly week for stocks but fine one for tourism and premi…
SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 05:00PM 
