Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Odds & Ends: Dead Outlaw on Film, Terrence McNally Way Unveiled, Broadway Actors on Screen and More by Alexandra Pierson

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Dead Outlaw to Be Recorded for the New York Public Library’s Theatre on Film and Tape Archive The May 29 performance of Dead Outla…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Tony First-Timers: With Maybe Happy Ending, Darren Criss Didn't Go Chasing Fireflies by Hayley Levitt

Darren Criss will accept “dedication” if you’re looking for a word to encapsulate his relationship with the New York theater community. But if he’s being honest, some other words fit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM

Nichelle Lewis, Shaina Taub, Colin Donnell and More Join Broadway Revival of Ragtime; Tickets Now on Sale by Hayley Levitt

Additional casting is set for Lincoln Center Theater's fall revival of Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Directed by Lear deBessonet, performances will begin September 25 ahead of an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

25 Tony Awards Moments That Made Us Gasp, Cheer and Do the Worm by Beth Stevens

To celebrate Broadway.com’s 25th anniversary, we’ve gathered the Tony Awards moments from the past quarter century that stuck with us long after the credits rolled. From surprise victori…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

Darren Criss and Renée Elise Goldsberry to Host The Tony Awards: Act One by Hayley Levitt

Current Tony nominee Darren Criss and Tony winner Renée Elise Goldsberry will co-host The Tony Awards: Act One, a live Tony Awards pre-show streaming on Pluto TV on June 8 from 6:40-8PM …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

Christopher Jackson Will Join the Cast of Hell's Kitchen on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Grammy- and Emmy-winning Broadway veteran Christopher Jackson will return to the stage this summer as Davis in the cast of the Alicia Keys musical Hell's Kitchen. He begins performances Ju…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM

Nichelle Lewis, Shaina Taub, Colin Donnell and More Join Broadway Revival of Ragtime by Hayley Levitt

Additional casting is set for Lincoln Center Theater's fall revival of Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Performances will begin September 25 ahead of an October 16 opening in a lim…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:48AM

Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher to Lead a Broadway Revival of Chess by Hayley Levitt

Chess, the ABBA-scored musical set set around a Cold War-era chess tournament, will return to Broadway in a revival directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer and choreographed by Lorin Lat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:48AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Michael Arden and Dane Laffrey Put the 'Maybe' of Maybe Happy Ending's Broadway Journey in the Rearview Mirror by Hayley Levitt

In the world of commercial Broadway, you'd be hard-pressed to find a taller task than convincing audiences to come see a musical they've never heard of. Maybe Happy Ending director Michael …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Tony First-Timers: Sunset Boulevard's Nicole Scherzinger Sharpens Her Knives and Abandons Her Ego for the Role of a Lifetime by Hayley Levitt

“As a little girl in Hawaii, and then growing up in Kentucky, coming from really humble beginnings, I always wanted to be a singer and do musicals,” Nicole Scherzinger said through tears…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PM

Graham Phillips to Reunite with Teen Broadway Co-Star Elizabeth Gillies in Little Shop of Horrors by Hayley Levitt

Graham Phillips will reunite with his fellow 13: The Musical alum Elizabeth Gillies in the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors. Phillips will play Seymour opposite Gillies,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM

Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her's Twice-Tony-Nominated Director/Choreographer, on Joining His Idols in the History Books by Kathy Henderson

Heading into awards season, Christopher Gattelli already had one Best Choreography Tony in hand for Newsies, plus a trio of nominations for the Lincoln Center Theater juggernauts South Pacif…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

The Tonys' First-Timers Club Inducts Nicole Scherzinger, Darren Criss, Sadie Sink and More; Preview the Exclusive Photo Shoot and Interviews! by Hayley Levitt

Sadie Sink, Justina Machado, Darren Criss, Conrad Ricamora, Nicole Scherzinger and Jeb Brown (Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) It's that time of year for Broadway.com to celebrate …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Montego Glover to Play Momma Rose in Gypsy on Broadway During Audra McDonald's Vacation by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award nominee Montego Glover will star as Momma Rose in the Broadway revival of Gypsy at the Majestic Theatre for one week from June 30 through July 6, taking over for Audra McDonald …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

John Proctor is the Villain Extends Its Broadway Run by Hayley Levitt

John Proctor is the Villain, Kimberly Belflower's coming-of-age play currently nominated for seven Tony Awards, has extended its Broadway engagement. Performances will now run through July …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

Orfeh to Lead Burlesque the Musical in Her West End Debut by Hayley Levitt

Burlesque the Musical has announced casting for its West End premiere, running at the Savoy Theatre from July 10 through September 6. The show's gala night is set for July 22. Broadway vet …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

Dead Man Walking with Dead Outlaw's Andrew Durand, Episode 2: Today Show and Tony Rehearsals by Broadway.com

In Dead Outlaw, Broadway's pitch-dark musical comedy about a mummified corpse who ends up as a carnival attraction, Andrew Durand plays Elmer McCurdy—the failed robber, posthumous sensa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

Amanda Reid Takes Over Lead in Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen on Broadway Tonight by Broadway.com

In her Broadway debut, Amanda Reid takes over the role of Ali in the Alicia Keys musical Hell's Kitchen on May 27. Reid's screen credits inculde Apple TV's Me and the drama Miss Junetee…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06AM
Monday, May 26, 2025

Purpose Star Glenn Davis on Witnessing the Birth of the 'Next Great American Play' by Hayley Levitt

Not only is Glenn Davis Tony-nominated for his performance as Solomon "Junior" Jasper in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' six-time Tony-nominated Purpose—he was also one of the creative minds that…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM

Tony Nominee Taylor Trensch on Feeling Brave in Floyd Collins and Remembering Gavin Creel by Kathy Henderson

Taylor Trensch is Broadway’s go-to actor for roles that require sensitivity and depth of feeling—qualities on full display in his Tony-nominated performance as reporter Skeets Miller in …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM
Sunday, May 25, 2025

Call Me Izzy, Starring Jean Smart, Begins Performances on Broadway Tonight; Johanna Day Joins as Standby by Broadway.com

The world premiere of Call Me Izzy, a darkly comedic story starring six-time Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Jean Smart, begins performances on Broadway on May 24. The 12-week lim…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

Elaine Paige on Sunday Hands the Queue Over to You! by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige presents an Over To You Edition, featuri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Call Me Izzy, Starring Jean Smart, Begins Performances on Broadway Tonight by Broadway.com

The world premiere of Call Me Izzy, a darkly comedic story starring six-time Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Jean Smart, begins performances on Broadway on May 24. The 12-week lim…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06AM
Friday, May 23, 2025

Road to the Jimmys 2025, Episode 3: The Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards by Hayley Levitt

If the Tony Awards speak to what’s happening on Broadway now, the Jimmy Awards forecast Broadway's future. Formally known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, the Jimmy Awar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

Lakisha May Joins Parent Trap Parody Ginger Twinsies as Elizabeth James by Broadway.com

Complete casting is set for Ginger Twinsies, the sendup of the 1998 film The Parent Trap written and directed by Kevin Zak. Previews begin on July 10 with the official opening set for Ju…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM

Derek Klena to Return to Wicked as Broadway's Fiyero for Two Weeks by Hayley Levitt

Derek Klena, a veteran Fiyero, will head back to Wicked on Broadway for two weeks from May 27 to June 8 while current fulltime Fiyero Jordan Litz is away on vacation. In a personal Instagr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM

From Nairobi to New York: Director Saheem Ali Navigates Buena Vista Social Club to the Tony Awards by Abraham Swee

When director Saheem Ali first heard the songs of Buena Vista Social Club as a teen in his native Kenya, he couldn’t understand the Spanish lyrics—but he didn’t need to. “I was so o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM

My Life on the Dee List with Just in Time's Erika Henningsen, Episode 3: Francesca, Captain Morgan and a Heated Broadway Debate by Hayley Levitt

Back in her Mean Girls era, Erika Henningsen was Too Grool for School. But now that she's a-splishin' and a-splashin' in the Bobby Darin musical Just in Time, she's happily living lif…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Thursday, May 22, 2025

James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale to Star in Broadway Revival of Yasmina Reza's Art by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner James Corden, Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris and two-time Tony Award nominee Bobby Cannavale will return to Broadway this summer in a 17-week limited run of Yasmin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:32PM

Dead Outlaw’s Julia Knitel on Tarot, Tony Nods and ‘Woo Woo’ Timing by Beth Stevens

Age: 32 Hometown: Fair Lawn, New Jersey Current Role: Julia Knitel takes on a chameleonic part in Dead Outlaw, a musical based on the true story of Elmer McCurdy, an early 20th-century out…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM

See How Maybe Happy Ending Stage Manager Justin Scribner Turns a List of Cues Into Broadway Magic by Broadway.com

Nine-hundred lighting events. Five-hundred moves of the scenery. Thirty-eight automated pieces. Over 100 fireflies unleashed on the audience. "But I don't have to cue them," says Maybe Happ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM

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