Gingold Theatrical Group has announced casting for George Bernard Shaw's Getting Married, continuing its acclaimed Project Shaw series. Featuring Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins (La Cage Aux Folles, The Wild…

Additional cast members have joined the world premiere semi-staged concert of Jo - The Little Women Musical in Concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Sunday January 25, 2026. Julian Ovenden (from TVs Bridge…

'Duke & Roya" is an engrossing rom-com with a geo-political background, the sort of story that Hollywood specialized in during World War II. Charles Randolph-Wright's new play makes use of the war in Afghan…

Director Peter Francis James joins The Old Globe's Kim Heil to discuss Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well. Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with an opportunity to closely conn…

Shakespeare's witty comedy opens the 2025 Shakespeare Festival, directed by Peter Francis James, and running June 8 through July 6, 2025. Find tickets at https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/25-season/alls-well-tha…

Casting is announced today for Birmingham Rep's new production of A Thousand Splendid Suns, Ursula Rani Sarma's play based on Khaled Hosseini's best-selling spiritual sequel to The Kite Runner

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Déa Julien is making her Broadway debut as an understudy in The Kite Runner this summer, but it might not be in the role that you'd expect. Déa, who as a first generation America…

It is a testament to the longevity and power of Khaled Hosseini's storytelling ability that "The Kite Runner" is still continuing to captivate audiences across the world more than two decades after its initial …

The North American tour of The Kite Runner opened on April 9 at ASU Gammage in Tempe, AZ before moving on to nearly 20 cities.  Read the reviews here!

Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel, The Kite Runner, about the diverging paths of two boys in Kabul during the 1970s and after, is a moving and sorrowful story of how geopolitical, class, and religious strife victimi…

Based on the best-selling book by Khaled Hosseini, the story is split between 1970s Afghanistan and early-2000 San Francisco. Afghan refugee Amir reflects on his childhood in Kabul.

"The Kite Runner" will close out the Cultural Trust's 2023-24 Broadway in Pittsburgh series.

All new photos have been released from the North American tour of THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini's internationally best-selling novel.

'The Kite Runner' (Broadway Production). The producers of The Kite Runner, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini's internationally best-selling novel, are pleased to announce full casting for the Nor…

The production arrived on Broadway in 2022 following its premiere in the U.K., including two runs in London's West End.

The full cast has been revealed for the North American tour of THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini's internationally best-selling novel. Find out who is starring in the show here!

The encore run comes on the heels of its Broadway transfer.

The recently announced world premiere "Death Becomes Her" is also joined by "Peter Pan" and a return for "Mamma Mia!"

Broadway In Chicago (Chicago, IL) has announced the lineup for its spring 2024 season, including a pre-Broadway world premier. The season will feature Girl From the North Country, Mrs. Doubtfire, Peter Pan, Mam…

Look at any playbill, and you can now find desi names on it. When The Kite Runner, set in Afghanistan, played recently on Broadway, ...

Based on Khaled Hosseini's beloved, international bestselling novel, The Kite Runner is a powerful new play adapted by Matthew Spangler that follows one man's journey to confront his past and find redemption. A…

The 2022-2023 Broadway season that began way back last July with the opening of "The Kite Runner" featured a whopping 38 productions of new musicals, plays, and revivals. The incredibly impressive and competiti…

The 2023-24 Waterbury Palace Broadway season will include "Pretty Woman the Musical," "Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird," "On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "T…

The stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's novel played Broadway in 2022.

The producers of THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini's international best-selling novel, are pleased to announce that a North American tour of the acclaimed Broadway and West End product…

'The Kite Runner' (Broadway Production). The producers of The Kite Runner, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini's international best-selling novel, have announce that a North American tour will launch in …

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the first time during the 2022-2023 Broadway season on January 31 to discuss eligibility of 20 productions for the 76th Annual Tony Awards in 2023. The produc…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has made eligibility decisions for 20 Broadway productions for the 2022-2023 season. This was the first time the committee met to decide the eligibility for the 76th Ann…

For the third time in October, "MJ" broke its house record at the Neil Simon Theatre. The jukebox musical grossed $1,810,272 " besting its previous record of $1,777,138 " and played to 100% capacity. "The Kite …

The first new play of the current Broadway season, a stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's novel "The Kite Runner," has closed on Broadway. A memory play that toggles back and forth between 1973 and 2001 and fr…

Adapted from Khaled Hosseini's novel, the stage play has already announced a North American tour.

Déa Julien talks about MENA representation on Broadway and pushing for the part you want.

Broadway's The Kite Runner, based on Khaled Hosseini's novel of the same name and adapted by Matthew Spangler, will embark on a North American tour in 2024. The production, directed by Giles Croft, …

Producers of "The Kite Runner" have announced that Dramatic Publishing has acquired the licensing rights to the production and that plans are underway for a North American tour, slated to begin in 2024.  The…

Dramatic Publishing has licensed the Broadway production of The Kite Runner, and a North American tour is being planned for 2024. Tour cities, dates and casting will be announced. The Kite Runner will have play…

The Broadway production currently running at Hayes Theater is led by Amir Arison and Faran Tahir.

By EDWARD RUBIN Sometimes, a gripping story with universal relevance sells big. Such was the case of "The Kite Runner," Khaled Hossein's 2003 semi-autobiographical novel which was turned into a movie, A graphic…

An innovative group of theater producers is reshaping the mold for Broadway investors. With the current staging of "The Kite Runner," playing the Hayes Theatre through Oct. 30, Broadway & Beyond Theatricals…

It's officially "Thriller" season, and MJ The Musical continues to heat up at the box office. Led by Tony winner Myles Frost, the show, which has been attended by music A-listers like Beyoncé and Madonna…

After five years, Come From Away played its final performance at the Schoenfeld Theatre on October 2, and audiences flocked to the rock to say goodbye. The musical, which won a Tony Award for Christopher …

The actor goes from TV's The Black List to his Broadway debut.

Audiences are flocking to the Majestic Theatre to experience the angel of music. As previously reported, The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show in Broadway history has set a final performance date o…

Enthusiastic, energized theater fans filled New York City's famed Theater District on Sunday, September 25, 2022, for the 36th annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction. With the sense of community reverberat…

September 18 was an emotional day for Dear Evan Hansen fans, and here's why: the Tony-winning musical played its final performance at the Music Box Theatre. The show opened on December 4, 2016 and went on…

Wicked, the long-running hit musical, which stars Talia Suskauer and Brittney Johnson, saw a box office boost earning $1,360,100. Lea Michele's Funny Girl debut also brought the musical into the fro…

The Broadway Applause series salutes The Kite Runner.

Mr. Saturday Night, starring Billy Crystal, played its final performance at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre on September 4 and audiences rushed in for a last laugh. The musical comedy, based on the film of th…

A live panel discussion with lead Actor Eric Sirakian, tabla phenom Salar Nader and Associate Director Damian Sandys from Broadway's The Kite Runner. This was recorded LIVE from BroadwayCon 2022 on July

A live panel discussion with lead Actor Eric Sirakian, tabla phenom Salar Nader and Associate Director Damian Sandys from Broadway's The Kite Runner. This was recorded LIVE from BroadwayCon 2022 on July

Moulin Rouge! The Musical, which officially opened on July 25, 2019, is still going strong at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The Tony-winning musical, inspired by Baz Luhrmann's film, brought in $1,149,889 and reac…

A guide to 17 upcoming musicals and plays --- Broadway marks its one-year anniversary of reopening with an exciting and diverse slate of fall productions. There are starry play revivals (Samuel L. Jackson and J…

It's been almost 25 years since Disney brought the story of The Lion King to the Broadway stage, and it continues to be a fan-favorite. The long-running musical is often named a box office champion, but this we…

"The Kite Runner" has announced a second performance each week where patrons are required to wear a mask. Beginning Sept. 7, attendees at Wednesday matinees must wear masks, the production has announced. This a…

Damian Sandys is currently bringing his talent to the Broadway stage as The Kite Runner's associate director. The theatre director talks about the difference between the UK production and Broadway production

Beginning Wednesday, September 7,  Broadway's The Kite Runner will require audiences to wear masks at Wednesday matinees, in addition to the previously announced Friday night performances at the Hayes …

The show now requires audience members to be masked during Wednesday matinee and Friday evening performances.

Meet Déa Julien who understudies the pivotal male roles, Hassan and Sohrab, in 'The Kite Runner.'

On the year anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, The Kite Runner's Azita Ghanizada made a speech at curtain call, recognizing the anniversary, and the human rights violations of the past year. Watch…

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical concluded its run at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on August 14, bringing audiences in to bid the hit-packed show farewell. The production played to 99.62 percent capacity house…

"This past year has ushered in a whole new series of humanitarian crises and refugee crises," says The Kite Runner performer.

Azita Ghanizada is currently making her Broadway debut in "The Kite Runner" as Soraya, and is now the first woman of Afghan descent to originate a role on Broadway. As we learn, Azita's childhood life

Eric Sirakian recently made his Broadway debut in "The Kite Runner" as both Hassan and Sohrab. With stage credits such as "The Jungle", "Twelfth Night", "The Comedy of Errors", and "Pericles", Eric is

The star-studded production also offers additional rush tickets through TodayTix.

Broadway's The Kite Runner, now in performances at The Hayes Theater has announced its new in-person student rush policy. A limited number of $35 student rush tickets will be available before each performance i…

Top stories include complete casting for 1776 on Broadway! The cast includes Crystal Lucas-Perry, Carolee Carmello, Elizabeth A. Davis, and more. Plus, Jane Lynch will depart Funny Girl earlier than planned, Th…

Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel The Kite Runner is a vividly descriptive and often gripping tale of guilt and expiation, class conflict, and wrenching refugee experience, set mostly in Afghanistan before and durin…

This news comes as the majority of Broadway continues to leave mask wearing optional.

Beginning next Friday, August 19th,  Broadway's The Kite Runner will require audiences to wear masks at Friday evening performances at the Hayes Theater. This will be effective through the limited enga…

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Hamilton celebrated seven years since it opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on August 6, 2015. While the musical can be viewed on Disney+, audienc…

Broadway's The Kite Runner will require audiences to wear masks at Friday night performances beginning August 19, producers announced today, becoming the first Broadway production to adopt a sort of hybrid mask…

THE KITE RUNNER Adapted by Matthew Spangler Based on the novel by Khalid Hosseini Directed by Giles Croft Starring Amir Arison Hayes Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer Received wisdom along T…

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Matthew Spangler, Playwright of "T…

The Kite Runner has transformed from Khaled Hosseini's bestselling 2003 novel into this new Broadway adaption. The Kite Runner tells the story of a boy named Amir, ranging from his childhood in Afghanistan with…

  (Front row) Danish Farooqui, Amir Arison, Joe Joseph, (back row) Faran Tahir, Evan Zes,Houshang Touzie and Dariush Kashani. Photo: Joan Marcus The Kite RunnerAdapted by Matthew Spangler from the novel by…

Faran Tahir and Dariush Kashani on starring in the powerful new Broadway play It's fitting that Faran Tahir and Dariush Kashani portray longtime best friends on stage in The Kite Runner"they're BFFs offstage, …

Marianne Elliott's production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company closed at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on July 31, and audienced flocked to take in its final week. The production was a big winn…

After nine seasons on the hit TV series "The Blacklist," actor Amir Arison's next step is starring on Broadway in "The Kite Runner." Which is pretty surprising for a guy who'd decided he was done with theater. …

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