Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Mimi Hines, Star of ‘Funny Girl’ on Broadway, Dies at 91 by Jack Dunn

Mimi Hines, the Canadian comedian and stage actress who succeeded Barbra Streisand in the Broadway production of “Funny Girl,” has died. She was 91. Hines died of natural causes on Oct. …

SOURCE: Variety at 02:54PM

‘Smash’ Musical to Open on Broadway in 2025 by Rebecca Rubin

“Smash,” a stage adaptation of the fan-favorite NBC series, is officially opening on Broadway in 2025. The long-in-the-works musical will begin performances on March 11, 2025, at the Imp…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:45PM

Joey Fatone Joins Broadway’s ‘& Juliet,’ Where He’ll Sing Backstreet Boys (and NSYNC) Songs by Rebecca Rubin

Joey Fatone is returning to Broadway for the first time in two decades, joining the company of the jukebox musical “& Juliet.” The revisionist take on Shakespeare’s classic tale of…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM
Sunday, October 20, 2024

‘Sunset Boulevard’ Review: Nicole Scherzinger Astonishes in Jamie Lloyd’s Remarkable Broadway Staging of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical by Danvariety

As she sings the final verse of “As If We Never Said Goodbye,” one of two showstopping numbers that bolster the musical “Sunset Boulevard,” Nicole Scherzinger turns her face skyward.…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM
Saturday, October 19, 2024

Missing ‘Hamilton’ Dancer’s Family Shares Message Amid Search: ‘We Will Not Stop Looking for You Until We Bring You Home’ by Michaela Zee

Family members of Zelig Williams, a missing Broadway dancer whose credits include “Hamilton” and “MJ the Musical,” appeared on CNN Saturday morning to share updates on their search. …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:27PM
Friday, October 18, 2024

Sandra Oh, Elizabeth Banks and Eva Longoria Board ‘The Vagina Monologues’-Inspired ‘The Midlife Monologues’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Emiliana Betancourt

Sandra Oh, Elizabeth Banks and Eva Longoria are just a few of the names who have signed on for Constance Zimmer and Abby Epstein’s “The Midlife Monologues,” a docu-theater piece inspir…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:24AM

In ‘The Hills of California’ Laura Donnelly Plays a Mother Whose Tragic Decision Destroys Her Family — Just Don’t Call Her a Monster by Brent Lang

“I’m smaller in real life,” Laura Donnelly tells me after I admit that I didn’t recognize her, standing pensively by the entrance to the midtown bar where we’re meeting, scanning t…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:16AM
Thursday, October 17, 2024

‘Dirty Dancing’ Broadway Musical in the Works for 2025 by Rebecca Rubin

Lionsgate wants theatergoers to have the time of their lives, so the studio is adapting “Dirty Dancing” as a Broadway musical. “Dirty Dancing: The Musical” will launch in late 2025 …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

CAA Theater Agent Joe Machota to be Honored With Sardi’s Portrait by Rebecca Rubin

Joe Machota, head of CAA’s theater department, will be recognized with the time-honored Broadway tradition of getting a caricature on the wall at Sardi’s. Plenty of stars like Patti LuPo…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:25AM
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

New York Audiences Are Noisy — and Nicole Scherzinger Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way: Hear the Stars Dish at Variety’s Business of Broadway by Gordon Cox

Back during Nicole Scherzinger’s run in the West End revival of “Sunset Boulevard”—the show that won her an Olivier Award and has now brought her to Broadway to reprise her performan…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:32PM
Friday, October 11, 2024

Yola on the ‘Gig Energy’ of Playing Persephone in Broadway’s ‘Hadestown,’ and Why She’s Taking a Turn in Her Music Career to Do Things Her by Chris Willman

The name Yola is not to be confused with YOLO, but if her moniker were to be an acronym, it might stand for You Only Live Awe-Inspiringly. The British-born singer has been expanding her hori…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:33PM

Ryan O’Connor, Michael Wilson Hosting Industry Reading for Broadway Hopeful ‘The Cowards: A Marvelously Queer New Comedy’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

Playwright and actor Ryan O’Connor has written a modern, unapologetically queer take on Nöel Coward’s classic comedy “Hay Fever.” Entitled “The Cowards: A Marvelously Queer New Co…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PM
Thursday, October 10, 2024

‘Our Town’ Review: Jim Parsons and Katie Holmes Charm in Reimagining of the Broadway Classic by Aramide Tinubu

It takes a great deal of work to make the ordinary enticing, but that’s precisely what director Kenny Leon does in his production of Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Our…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

‘The Outsiders’ Star Brody Grant Returning to Tony-Nominated Role After Month-Long Hiatus by Rebecca Rubin

Brody Grant, the Tony-nominated star of “The Outsiders,” is returning to the musical after a month-long hiatus. An exact date has not been finalized but representatives for the show said…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:51PM

Anne Hathaway and Whoopi Goldberg to Appear at Broadway Rally for Kamala Harris by Marc Malkin

Broadway is raising its curtains for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Broadway Rallies for Kamala will take place in New York City on Oct. 14 and features stars of the stage and screen. The event…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:22PM

Jonathan Groff Returning to Broadway as Performer Bobby Darin in ‘Just in Time’ Musical by Rebecca Rubin

Jonathan Groff, a recent Tony winner for “Merrily We Roll Along,” is returning to Broadway. He’s set to star in “Just In Time,” a new musical about the life and times of singer Bob…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM
Friday, October 4, 2024

Disney World’s Terrifying Attraction ‘Alien Encounter’ Is Being Resurrected as a Bloody Play by Jenelle Riley

Unless you’re a hardcore Disney fan, you probably don’t remember the short-lived attraction “The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter.” A theatrical experience that ran briefly in the …

SOURCE: Variety at 02:10PM
Thursday, October 3, 2024

Cole Escola, Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch, Daniel Dae Kim and More Recall Their Most Memorable ‘Broadway Firsts’ by Emiliana Betancourt

The current crop of Broadway actors, creators, producers and thought leaders congregated at Variety’s annual Business of Broadway Breakfast. Amidst the conversations with “Sunset Bouleva…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:40PM
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Rachel Zegler on Reinventing Snow White and Juliet and Facing Off Against Toxic Disney Fans: ‘I’ve Watched Women Get Torn Down My Whole Life’ by William Earl

“Spoiler alert: I die,” Rachel Zegler says. You’ll have to forgive the 23-year-old actress for giving away the ending to her next project. But to be fair, it’s been 400 years since a…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM

‘Succession’ Star Sarah Snook to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Picture of Dorian Gray’ in 2025 by Rebecca Rubin

Sarah Snook, the Emmy-winning “Succession” actor, will make her Broadway debut playing 26 characters in “The Pictures of Dorian Gray.” The adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s gothic horror…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

‘Yellow Face’ Review: Daniel Dae Kim Leads a Witty, Powerful Broadway Staging of David Henry Hwang’s Comedy by Danvariety

Playing the character of “DHH,” the actor Daniel Dae Kim begins “Yellow Face,” the new production of David Henry Hwang’s play, standing within a box, from which he promptly strides…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:30PM

Broadway’s ‘Water for Elephants’ to Close in December by Rebecca Rubin

“Water for Elephants” is concluding its Broadway run this winter. The musical will play its final performance at the Imperial Theatre on Dec. 8. At the time of its concluding show, “Wa…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:50PM

How Sam Mendes and Jez Butterworth Brought a New and Improved Version of “The Hills of California” to Broadway by Gordon Cox

The playwright Jez Butterworth recently had perhaps the most eventful recording session in the history of “Stagecraft,” Variety’s theater podcast. Listen to this week’s “Stagecraf…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:48PM
Monday, September 30, 2024

‘McNeal’ Review: Robert Downey Jr.’s Broadway Debut Is Stale and Confounding  by Aramide Tinubu

As technology continues to evolve, the arts and humanities are having a reckoning, and it’s not pretty. In his newest play, “McNeal,” Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar (“Disgraced”…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:00PM

Nicole Scherzinger Prefers the Left Half of Her Face: ‘If You Want Greatness You’re Going to Have to Focus on This Side’ by Rebecca Rubin

Broadway’s biggest stars got themselves out of bed bright and early on a coveted day off for Variety’s annual Business of Broadway, presented by City National Bank, a celebration of new …

SOURCE: Variety at 06:05PM

Gavin Creel, Tony Winner and Star of ‘Hair,’ ‘Hello, Dolly,’ ‘Into the Woods’ and More, Dies at 48 by Jordan Moreau

Gavin Creel, a Tony-winning Broadway star who appeared in “Hair,” “Hello, Dolly,” “Into the Woods” and more, died Monday at his home in Manhattan of metastatic melanotic peripher…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:03PM

TikTok Star Charli D’Amelio to Make Broadway Debut in ‘& Juliet’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Rebecca Rubin

TikTok Star Charli D’Amelio will make her Broadway debut in the jukebox musical “& Juliet,” a revisionist take on Shakespeare’s classic tale of star-crossed lovers. D’Amelio w…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM
Sunday, September 29, 2024

‘The Hills of California’ Review: Sam Mendes and Jez Butterworth Deliver a Dream of a Broadway Drama by Gordon Cox

Jez Butterworth’s ambitious, captivating and richly rewarding domestic drama “The Hills of California” straddles dual worlds of dreams and reality as it shuttles between two pivotal ti…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM
Friday, September 27, 2024

‘Randy Newman’s Faust,’ the Songwriter’s Brilliant but Rarely Produced Stage Musical, Rises Again for a Weekend in L.A. at the Soraya by Chris Willman

The devil is making them do it… or maybe it’s actually an exercise in divine justice. “Randy Newman’s Faust,” the only musical comedy ever written for the stage by the dean of barb…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:43PM

Maggie Smith, Star of ‘Downton Abbey,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ Dies at 89 by Ellise Shafer

British stage and screen actress Maggie Smith, who numbers two Oscars, three Emmys and countless stage awards to her credit, has died. She was 89 years old. “It is with great sadness we ha…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:23AM
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Roundabout Theatre Company Names ‘Come From Away’ Tony Winner Christopher Ashley as Artistic Director by Rebecca Rubin

Christopher Ashley, the Tony-winning director of “Come From Away,” has been appointed as the new artistic director of Roundabout Theatre Company. Ashley has spent the past 17 years as th…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic