Friday, June 11, 2021
The play, which had its run cut short because of the pandemic, centers on a kitchen in Memphis, where a man is trying to concoct award-winning chicken wings.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionPlaywright Katori Hall has won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for her comedy “The Hot Wing King.” The organization behind journalism’s most prestigious honor also bestowed a special cita…
SOURCE: VarietyThursday, June 10, 2021
Bruce Springsteen is getting back to work this summer, playing a big role in Broadway’s return by bringing back his $108-million-grossing “Springsteen on Broadway” for the entire summe…
SOURCE: VarietyAs throngs of residents watched, the stars of the movie, set in Washington Heights, walked a sunny yellow carpet outside the United Palace.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionNetflix has released the first trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature film directorial debut, “Tick, Tick…Boom!,” starring Andrew Garfield. Staying true to the film’s title, its …
SOURCE: VarietyAmong the 2021 grant recipients are BAM, Lincoln Center Theater, and New York Theatre Workshop.
SOURCE: PlaybillAaron Sorkin’s adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” will resume performances on Broadway on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Shubert Theatre with Jeff Daniels reprising his role as At…
SOURCE: VarietyWednesday, June 9, 2021
Set during a community theatre production of Fiddler on the Roof, the limited engagement will play the cell.
SOURCE: PlaybillMatthew Warchus, who directed the musical in London and on Broadway, also helms the film.
SOURCE: PlaybillSuper-producer and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is prepared to defy the U.K. government if there is any delay in theaters expanding to 100% seating capacity on June 21. While the date is the…
SOURCE: VarietyTuesday, June 8, 2021
For the creators of the Tony-winning Broadway musical “In the Heights,” the new, big-budget movie version wasn’t just a chance to go big with splashy song-and-dance numbers. It was als…
SOURCE: VarietySunday, June 6, 2021
The classically trained actor has been acclaimed for his work onstage. But in ghost stories like “Insidious” and “The Conjuring,” he’s proven to be a master of horror.
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The pathbreaking company plans to replace its Harlem home with a 21-story building with apartments, retail and a new theater.
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Michael A. Shepperd, artistic director of Celebration Theatre, was fired after allegations of sexual misconduct. What he and his accusers tell The Times.
SOURCE: Los Angeles TimesShould we go to a Broadway show tonight, or should we stream it? That’s a question that people could be asking about more than just “Hamilton” when Broadway gets back up and running. I…
SOURCE: VarietyThursday, May 27, 2021
“I can’t tell if I hate acting or if I love it too much,” he said ahead of the debut of the Amazon series “Panic.” Coming soon, a major role in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side St…
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe premiere of “Once Upon a One More Time” in November will break the mold for D.C.’s Tony-winning classical theater.
SOURCE: Washington PostBroadway's biggest night will return in a new, multi-platform structure on September 26.
SOURCE: ForbesHe’s proud to have appeared in, and championed, films that show off Black men at their soulful best. His roles in “Candyman” and “Zola” are different.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionOne “play” uses only voice-overs. Another features a main actor only on video. And under Covid rules, an 11-person Shakespeare cast counts as an army.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionWednesday, May 26, 2021
A date finally has been announced for the much-delayed 2020 Tony Awards. But watching it will require a Paramount+ account.
SOURCE: Los Angeles TimesThe long-awaited, pandemic-postponed 74th Annual Tony Awards will be a two-hour, streaming-only ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 26, available on CBS’ Paramount+ platform and followed immediately…
SOURCE: DeadlineMonday, May 24, 2021
Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has released a statement in response to reports tha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld$0: That’s how much money the Small Business Administration has paid independent venues since Save Our Stages Act — which guarantees independent venues and theaters $16 billion in federa…
SOURCE: VarietyThis Tony Award-winning musical has chosen the earliest reopening date of any thus far: The curtain is to go up on Sept. 2.
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Though much of it is unwatchable today — it contains blackface and other minstrelsy — Shuffle Along brought jazz to Broadway and was the first African American show to be a smash hit.
SOURCE: National Public RadioFriday, May 21, 2021
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program has been marred by delays, but officials say some applicants could learn next week if they have been approved for aid.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIt’s not definite– I’ll tell you when it is– but it looks like the great pop R&B singer Deborah Cox will join
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411“Derek DelGaudio’s ‘In & Of Itself'” is finally hitting the big screen. The Hulu special will run at the IFC Center in New York from May 28 to June 3, marking the first time audi…
SOURCE: VarietyCome June, Anthony Ramos will be singing and dancing his way through New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood in the delayed bigscreen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Awar…
SOURCE: VarietyLast month, producer Andrew Coles spoke out against Scott Rudin, bringing to light disturbing allegations of workplace abuse. Once a development executive for Scott Rudin Productions, Coles,…
SOURCE: VarietyHistoric West End jazz club and theater the Kit Kat Club is preparing to reopen its doors in November with the musical “Cabaret” starring Oscar, BAFTA, Tony and Olivier-winning actor Edd…
SOURCE: VarietyEXCLUSIVE: The company producing The Lehman Trilogy on Broadway has been removed from a lawsuit by the advertising agency SpotCo, simplifying the show’s return to New York after the Cov…
SOURCE: Broadway JournalThursday, May 20, 2021
“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” the film adaptation of the popular West End musical, will debut on Amazon’s Prime Video. The film was originally set to be distributed on October 2…
SOURCE: VarietyIn a new production for the vast Drill Hall at the Armory, the idea is to let the trauma of a strange and unsettling year sink in: for better or worse.
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Ben Platt is many things: a Tony-winning actor who perfected the art of snot-crying onstage and a songwriter whose talents extend to catchy Yom Kippur jingles. What Platt is not, as many on …
SOURCE: VarietyThe biopic features the six-time Tony winner as mother to the Queen of Soul (played by Jennifer Hudson).
SOURCE: PlaybillThe quirky bookstore, which sells scripts and other theater-related work, was acquired by a team of “Hamilton” alumni after years of struggle.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionA.O. Scott critiqued her approach to comedy in a 2005 movie. Now they sit down to talk about what he got right and wrong, and why owning up to mistakes is freeing.
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Universal has released the first trailer for the “Dear Evan Hansen” movie, premiering in theaters on Sept. 24. Ben Platt returns in his Tony-winning titular role in the big-screen adapta…
SOURCE: VarietyThe musical will play the James M. Nederlander Theatre later this year.
SOURCE: PlaybillFollowing the CDC's announcement last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed in a press conference that the state will officially adopt their guidance starting Wednesday, May 19. The …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorldMonday, May 17, 2021
Joe Iconis and George Salazar will launch the reopening June 17 with Two Player Game.
SOURCE: PlaybillChapin has been involved with the company for 40 years.
SOURCE: TheaterManiaSunday, May 16, 2021
After launching an investigation into the leading ticket sellers, New York State Senator James Skoufis introduced a bill last week to transform the Broadway ticketing business.
SOURCE: ForbesAs Scott Rudin steps back from the entertainment industry following reports that he abused his staff, all indications are that his once-formidable influence on Broadway is being dispersed. A…
SOURCE: Broadway JournalFriday, May 14, 2021
A whopping amount of money that has been held in trust for potential payout to former CBS chief Leslie Moonves is going back to the company. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
SOURCE: VarietyThe East High Wildcats from “High School Musical: The Musical — The Series” return to Disney Plus for a second season May 14, which opens, appropriately enough, with a big song-and-dan…
SOURCE: VarietyThe production will also resume its run with original cast members Tammy Blanchard and Christian Borle.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe bio-musical was most recently slated to begin previews December 1.
SOURCE: PlaybillKathleen Marshall directs and choreographs the production, which begins in July at the Barbican.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe musical, which opened in the U.K. in February 2020, will return with its full original London cast and creative team.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe Lin-Manuel Miranda musical returns to Broadway September 14.
SOURCE: PlaybillStephen Petronio’s virtual program, presented by the Joyce Theater, explores isolation, longing and legacy, but doesn’t take those issues to a deeper place.
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With 23 shows setting Broadway reopening dates, audiences can expect full crowds, masks and flexible ticketing policies. But not lower prices.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe U.K. theater scene was vibrant, with a box office breaking £1 billion ($1.4 billion) annually, until coronavirus struck in 2020. Of this, London’s famed West End theater district cont…
SOURCE: VarietyWednesday, May 12, 2021
The position will be a homecoming for the Raisin in the Sun Tony winner, who is an alum of the historically Black university.
SOURCE: PlaybillOn May 17, after two failed tries, London’s theaters hope to reopen for good. Meet a director, a producer, an actor and a costumer, nervously raring to go.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionNew and returning TV series like “The Gilded Age” and “The Good Fight” have been a lifeline for celebrated theater actors during the pandemic. Will TV, or theater, ever look the same?
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Steps toward greater equity and inclusivity are paramount to theatre's resurgence; here's what some performers are doing to ensure they're taken.
SOURCE: PlaybillWith Broadway prepping for a September return to full capacity audiences, keeping up with the fast-coming show announcements can be tricky. Deadline has compiled this list of upcoming Broadw…
SOURCE: DeadlineNew concerts from Sutton Foster, Jeremy Jordan and Marilyn Maye offer examples of what the most intimate art form can and can’t do.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionSince March, the Brooklynettes have performed live at Barclays Center to crowds that are smaller than usual — but huge for dance.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBroadway is busting out some major firepower as it looks to reopen after more than a year of COVID-related closures. Three of the most successful shows in theater history — “Hamilton,”…
SOURCE: VarietySunday, May 9, 2021
After shuttering dozens of shows and shedding most of its work force, the vaunted Canadian circus faces an uphill struggle to bounce back.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionSaturday, May 8, 2021
Producer Scott Rudin’s bullying has been an open secret in Hollywood for decades, and now it’s going public. Former Scott Rudin staffers Evan Davis, Max Hoffman and Eileen Klomhaus rem…
SOURCE: KCRWFriday, May 7, 2021
BroadwayWorld has confirmed that multiple shows are indeed beginning performances at under 8 shows a week. A rep for The Phantom of The Opera has confirmed that the show will be initially st…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorldThursday, May 6, 2021
The longest ever Tony Awards season may be coming to an end. With the opening of Broadway theaters on September 14 we
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411Her film for City Ballet’s virtual spring gala, featuring a new solo by Justin Peck, explores the nooks and crannies of the company’s theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionA new survey conducted The Actors Fund sheds more light on COVID-19’s impact on the entertainment industry. The organization surveyed 7,163 people who sought its assistance during the pand…
SOURCE: VarietyWednesday, May 5, 2021
The 2018 workshop for a possible revival of the lush musical was never meant to be seen by the public, but will now stream as a benefit this weekend.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionEven as New York City begins to reopen this summer, Broadway will not resume performances until Sept. 14. Here’s why.
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SOURCE: shentonstage.comMonday, May 3, 2021
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says Broadway can open on May 19. But opening a show takes time.
SOURCE: National Public RadioRenovations for the trio of Denver Center for Performing Arts venues are almost complete.
SOURCE: Denver Post
