Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced that Elena Chang has been promoted to the newly created position of managing director of EDI initiatives. In the role, Chang will supervise t…
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An original cast album of Broadway’s “Kimberly Akimbo” will be released by Ghostlight Records in digital and streaming formats. The recording will drop on Feb. 14 and is available for …
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Tony Awards Productions has announced that it has renewed its contract with White Cherry Entertainment, which will continue to serve as the production team for the Broadway awards ceremony t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:23PMTheatre Producers of Color (TPOC) has announced the third year of its annual educational program “Producing 101.” Applications are now open to aspiring producers; the deadline to submit …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:55AMWednesday, January 11, 2023
Hollywood gathered at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Jan. 10 to celebrate the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards. Though the night is known for honoring the best in film and television, t…
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According to a Telecharge customer service email obtained by Broadway News, “Piano Lesson” star Samuel L. Jackson will not take the stage during the performances from Jan. 11-14. The n…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:27PMSonia Friedman Productions, Scott Landis, David Babani and NETworks Presentations have announced a North American tour of “Funny Girl,” scheduled to launch in fall 2023. The tour will of…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:23PMIn an email to members of Actors’ Equity Association on Jan. 9, the union highlighted the start of a pilot program for Equity Principal Auditions (EPAs) and Equity Principal Interviews (EP…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:11AMMonday, January 9, 2023
On Friday, Jan. 6, the Coalition for a Better Times Square released a statement about the current status of the economic rebound of the Manhattan neighborhood since the COVID-19 pandemic and…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:33PMSunday, January 8, 2023
Second Stage’s production of “Between Riverside and Crazy” canceled its Jan. 8 matinée. As of publication, press representatives had not yet responded to request for comment regarding…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:59PMFriday, January 6, 2023
Actor Alex Brightman will return to the title role of Broadway’s “Beetlejuice” as the musical enters its closing weekend. As previously reported, Brightman sustained a concussion durin…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:38AMCo-founders Jim Augustine and Oren Michels have announced the establishment of the all-new League of Live Stream Theater (LOLST), a nonprofit service intended to bring Broadway and regional …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:29AMThursday, January 5, 2023
Full casting has been announced for the upcoming revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Newly announced company members includ…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:49AMBeginning on Jan. 19, Sonya Balsara will assume the role of Jasmine in the Disney musical “Aladdin.” Balsara will replace Shoba Narayan, who will play her final performance on Jan. 15. B…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:56AMWednesday, January 4, 2023
On Jan. 3, the New York Gaming Facility Board unanimously voted to issue a request for applications for up to three new casinos in New York State. Applications will be for the license to b…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:35PMThe Broadway play “Between Riverside and Crazy” has canceled performances for Jan. 4 and 5 due to an exposure to COVID-19. Ticketholders should contact their point of purchase. Performan…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:34AMTuesday, January 3, 2023
Premium toy brand American Girl has announced its 2023 “Girl of the Year”: Kavi Sharma. The newest doll in the American Girl canon, Kavi, who debuted on December 29, 2022, is the first G…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:49PMOn December 29, 2022, President Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill into law for fiscal year 2023. The spending package includes an increase of $27 million over the previous fiscal ye…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:56PMIn its last week of performances on Broadway, “Beetlejuice” is featuring understudies in the musical’s title role. Covers Will Blum and Elliott Mattox have been playing the undead demo…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:51PMProducers of the upcoming Broadway mounting of “A Doll’s House” have announced its full cast. Newly announced company members include Tony and Emmy Award nominee Arian Moayed as Torval…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:12AMFriday, December 23, 2022
Will Ferrell walks down the long hallway of a hospital on the set of his original movie musical “Spirited,” performing Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s original song “Unredeemable.” It…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:04PMManhattan Theatre Club’s production of “The Collaboration” will resume performances on Dec. 26. The play, which stars Paul Bettany as Andy Warhol and Jeremy Pope as Jean-Michel Basquia…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:17AMIn 1988, Roald Dahl published his story of Matilda Wormwood — a precocious young girl, enamored with books and emboldened with righteousness, born into a morally questionable family that r…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00AMWednesday, December 21, 2022
As of Jan. 2, 2023, Actors’ Equity Association will stipulate that all required Equity Auditions will be held in person. Equity had adjusted the audition policy during the COVID-19 shutd…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:21PMWhen the house lights cut to black and dim sunlight reveals the skeleton of a house onstage at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, your eyes can’t help but wander to the upright piano resting dow…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:32PMTuesday, December 20, 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of “The Collaboration” canceled what would have been its opening night performance on Dec. 20 due to a COVID case within the company. Performances w…
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Riverside Drive is a scenic thoroughfare running up Manhattan’s west side — from 72nd Street, threading through Morningside Heights, Harlem and Washington Heights. The direction is paral…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00PMActors’ Equity Association announced on Dec. 19 that its members have ratified the tentative production agreement reached between the union and The Broadway League. This renders the previo…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:07PMThe new Broadway play “Ain’t No Mo’ ” opened at the Belasco Theatre on Dec. 1. Eight days later, it announced a closing date of Dec. 18. But the show remains open; 27-year-old playwr…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:27AMFriday, December 16, 2022
New York Theatre Workshop’s Off-Broadway staging of “Merrily We Roll Along” will transfer to Broadway in the fall of 2023. This production will mark the first Broadway revival of the m…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:12AMThe Broadway merchandise shop One Shubert Alley will reopen on Dec. 17. The store previously announced it would close permanently on Oct. 2, but soon thereafter the Araca Group merchandise d…
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