EXCLUSIVE: Playwright Theresa Rebeck, who created the stage musical-themed NBC series Smash, has joined the real-life Broadway-bound musical adaptation of the 1988 film comedy Working Girl, …
SOURCE: DeadlineThe actress, who covered for Beanie Feldstein, gets the part to herself for the next month, and Broadway fans are thrilled for her.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe requirements of the theater, and the constant physical and emotional risks facing performers, have many demanding their basic needs as humans.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Tony- and Pulitzer-winning author of ‘A Strange Loop’ finally has an apartment to himself in Manhattan.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAbigail Barlow and Emily Bear gained prominence through TikTok and won a Grammy Award for their musical take on the hit streaming series.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe esteemed Chicago theater’s artistic director is out, and artists and his supporters are upset with the company’s board of directors.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBarnes was the associate choreographer of Kimberly Akimbo, set to debut on Broadway this season.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe hit play, closed since January, was expected to reopen on Broadway this fall.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionChristian Borle has also set his final performance in the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical at the Westside Theatre.
SOURCE: PlaybillWhen the Stephen Sondheim musical opened in 1987, a huge boot hung over the theater’s facade. The producers of the current revival would love to get it back.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionKatona joins the organization after more than three decades as a theatre educator.
SOURCE: PlaybillA Broadway actress, documentary filmmaker and DC comic artist are among this year’s recipients. They were selected by fellow disabled artists from a pool of about 60 nominees.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Music Man, The Lion King, and Hamilton remain Broadway's top earners, with the Meredith Willson revival again bringing in more than $3 million.
SOURCE: PlaybillBooth, who currently leads the Alliance Theater in Atlanta, will succeed Robert Falls, who is retiring after 35 years leading the Chicago mainstay.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Company actor's City of Strangers ticket initiative has sent over 1,300 people to Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill@sohoplace, from Nica Burns and Nimax Theatres, will open with its performance space configured in the round.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe upcoming film musical is inspired by The Princess and the Pea.
SOURCE: PlaybillNancy Cardwell was a successful newspaper editor in New York. Then she took up tango, started spending time in Buenos Aires — and met Luis.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionMichelle N. Gibson brings her one-woman show exploring the origins of New Orleans second line, “Takin’ It to the Roots,” to Jacob’s Pillow.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIn London, a new play about President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and a revival of “The Seagull” explore undercurrents of pain.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBroadway is having a tough, tough summer. Shows are closing left and right, or announcing their finales are coming. The mask mandate
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411Daniel Camargo’s breakout season at American Ballet Theater changed his rank from guest artist to principal. (Now, all he needs is an apartment.)
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe organization has also revealed this year's EdTA Award recipients.
SOURCE: PlaybillIt has been reported that a non-binary crew member permanently severed their pinky finger in an accident during a rehearsal for the show's pre-Broadway run.
SOURCE: PlaybillBeth Leavel and Taylor Iman Jones lead the new musical based on the film, with a score by Elton John and Shaina Taub and a book by Kate Wetherhead.
SOURCE: PlaybillTalkin' Broadway is adding to our review staff. All positions are unpaid volunteers, though reviewers typically receive a pair of complimentary tickets to see the shows they review. Anyone i…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadwayThe nonprofit organization’s goal is to establish labor standards across the industry, which was hard hit by the pandemic.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIn a 34-year run at New York Theater Workshop, James C. Nicola held that directors and writers are equal partners — and helped send “Rent” and “Hadestown” to Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIt’s been 20 years since “Into the Woods” was last on Broadway, but it’s the first time that Stephen Sondheim won’t be there in person to witness his show being revived for new aud…
SOURCE: VarietyThe new musical was an unsuccessful comeback attempt by the storied producer Garth H. Drabinsky.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe play, by Jordan E. Cooper, is a biting comedy set in an America that offers to relocate Black citizens to Africa.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe actress announced on Instagram that she would be leaving the musical at the end of July, two months earlier than previously announced.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBased on the 2000 film of the same name, the musical features a score by Tony and Pulitzer winner Tom Kitt and a book and lyrics by Cameron Crowe, the film's writer.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe jukebox musical with a book by Schitt's Creek writer David West Read imagines a different ending for the Shakespearean heroine.
SOURCE: PlaybillYuval Sharon’s wildly innovative stagings, already celebrated in Berlin and Los Angeles, reach new heights in Michigan.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionTwo new plays, “The Southbury Child” and “Mad House,” explore domestic discord with contrasting degrees of success.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionFrank talk about salaries and the end of unpaid internships are positive steps, but the cost may be fewer opportunities to learn the ropes.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionHe was called “the greatest innovator of his generation,” leaving an indelible mark with plays, musicals, opera and a relentless curiosity.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBrook's work ranged from classical star-studded productions to radical experiments in theater. He reinvented King Lear and explored the fragility of civilization in the film Lord of the Flie…
SOURCE: National Public RadioNow that Covid has been around for more than two years and vaccines have made contracting the virus a little less scary, a new kind of normal is settling in. The Tony award ceremonies return…
SOURCE: Broadway & MeAfter nine seasons on the NBC series, Amir Arison is making his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s popular 2003 novel.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription“Dancing With Myself,” on NBC, shows the deep influence of the dance challenge on popular culture, even as its hold on TikTok has loosened.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionShe breathes, coughs and mourns, and now the cow puppet that captured hearts in the Encores! “Into the Woods” revival is on Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionNo masks and no vax test proof is cutting down the people on Broadway stages. Sutton Foster is out of “The Music
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411“American Buffalo,” at Circle in the Square, is sticking with masking till it closes, July 10, citing the “proximity of the audience to the actors” and “the staging in the round.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionOur writer checked out two very different experiences in New York. In Netflix’s TV re-creation, you fight Demogorgons. In “Cascando,” you walk off your existential angst.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Crucible Theater in Sheffield, England, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a mind-boggling logistical challenge that also honors a declining industry in the city.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Royal Shakespeare Company has cast a disabled actor to play the “deformed, unfinish’d” king for the first time. The choice has been hailed as a landmark moment.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBroadway Bares began as a response to the AIDS crisis. Thirty years later, the one-night-only burlesque spectacle remains a potent, frisky fund-raiser.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe donations include $1 million gifts to create scholarships for theatre students at two historically Black institutions of higher learning, Spelman College and Morehouse College.
SOURCE: PlaybillSteve Fickinger, the Broadway producer who won a Tony for “Dear Evan Hansen,” died suddenly on Friday in Laguna Beach, Calif., representatives confirmed to Variety. He was 62. Born in Wi…
SOURCE: VarietyWorking with his fellow writer and actor Gerome Ragni and the composer Galt MacDermot, he jolted Broadway into the Age of Aquarius.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionA Bengali-English play and a meditation on the work of Whitney Houston are among the offerings.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionMost theaters stopped requiring proof of vaccination this spring. Now they are going “mask optional.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAlso, watch Frances Ruffelle reprise "On My Own," and Beth Leavel, Gavin Creel, and Betsy Wolfe travel down "Easy Street."
SOURCE: PlaybillWe spoke to the veteran actress as she returned to work, preparing for the opening of her new Off Broadway show “Corsicana.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionChampioning collaboration and digital projects, Mia Yoo is forging her own path at the experimental theater incubator.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe updated musical version of the popular film challenges preconceived notions about the protagonist’s appearance. A take on “Oklahoma!” similarly offers a twist on a classic.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionFunny Girl stars Beanie Feldstein and Jane Lynch will depart the productionl on September 25, producers announced today. In a tweet, the show addressed the return of Feldstein following a w…
SOURCE: DeadlineAmerican Ballet Theater opens its summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House with a triple cast, comic production. Where will it go next?
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionJavier Muñoz, Tiffany Mann, and more have joined the musical's pre-Broadway run in Chicago.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe 20th anniversary Broadway revival will be directed by Kenny Leon. Previews begin in September at the John Golden Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionTwo new works by Suzan-Lori Parks will be included in a season that delves into “relationships between Black and white America.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThree original cast members, who are still with the audacious musical as it celebrates its 4,000th performance, discussed its history, reception and staying power.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionOne day after performing “The Music Man” at the 2022 Tony Awards ceremony, nominee Hugh Jackman has announced that he has tested positive for COVID. “I wanted you guys to hear it from …
SOURCE: VarietyThe Tonys drew an audience of 3.9 million viewers on CBS on Sunday, about a million viewers more than last year. It was the second-lowest viewership on record.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionWith Joaquina Kalukango’s high notes and Billy Crystal’s lowbrow jokes, the Tonys celebrated Broadway’s return after a tumultuous season.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBroadway celebrated its first full season after the COVID lockdown with the 75th annual Tony Awards, hosted by a newly minted Oscar winner and spotlighting stage work that included a media-d…
SOURCE: VarietyThe Tony Awards are being held Sunday at Radio City Music Hall.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe pool of people who vote for the Tony Awards is a small one — and this year, it’s probably even smaller. As Broadway gears up for its big night June 12, the industry’s annual progno…
SOURCE: VarietyWe surveyed voters ahead of this year’s ceremony on Sunday. They are strikingly split in the races for leading musical performers.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Broadway ensemble member turned Oscar winner vows that the ceremony will celebrate the often unsung actors who have stepped in so often during the pandemic.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionHorne, a renowned singer and activist, will be the first Black woman to have a theater named after her once the Brooks Atkinson is renamed.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAdapted from a 13th-century drama, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s play is part ghost story, murder mystery and family melodrama.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe musical, which opened in 2017, is the third to announce a closing in two days, as many shows struggle in a pandemic-softened marketplace.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe university is commemorating the African Grove Theater, part of a new building opening in 2023.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionMany of the “great men” who helped America create its classics, its institutions and its own acting style were tyrants. We need to cut them loose.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionPlaywright Paula Vogel won a Pulitzer Prize for her 25-year-old play “How I Learned to Drive,” which has been seen in productions around the world and is now on Broadway in a staging nom…
SOURCE: VarietyThe Tony-winning musical will close in September after suffering a double blow from the coronavirus pandemic and a poorly received film adaptation.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe stage and screen star makes an earlier exit due to a pre-planned vacation and a surprise Emmy nomination.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AMThe Tony-nominated musical began previews October 12, 2019, prior to an official opening November 7 at the Lunt-Fontanne.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AMVanessa Williams, Rachel Dratch, Lilli Cooper, and more star in the new play directed by Tony winner Susan Stroman.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AMThe adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical is performed without sets or props.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AMThe play about two DREAMers in contemporary America completes its run at Berkeley Rep.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AMStarring in the Geffen Playhouse production are Ray Abruzzo, Sabrina Sloan, Nancy Linari, and Oscar Best.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AMThe production stars Sonoya Mizuno, Matt de Rogatis, and Christian Jules Le Blanc.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AMSet after the decriminalization of homosexuality in India, the show follows the cross-continental love story through long distance and cultural clashes.
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