3,585 stories by "Andy Lefkowitz"
Paul Thornley is headed home to the Lyric Theatre. The talented actor who originated the role of Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will reprise his turn in the Tony-winn…
This news leaves us more than satisfied! Disney has announced the cinema release of a filmed performance of the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical Hamilton. The film, which features the orig…
John Behlmann, an actor, and LJ Wright, a Broadway dresser, announced their engagement on January 31. The pair met in 2018 during the pre-Broadway run of the musical comedy Tootsie.
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Legendary filmmaker Spike Lee has signed on to helm a filmed version of David Byrne's current Broadway sensation American Utopia. The media company Participant will produce the capture of…
Elizabeth Stanley, the Broadway veteran currently playing the lead role of Mary Jane Healy in the Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill, is newly engaged to Charlie Murphy, managing d…
Stage-and-screen stars Ralph Fiennes and Emma Stone could be teaming up on-screen in the new Matilda film, according to The Daily Mail. The award-winning actors are in talks to play Miss Tru…
Full casting is here for the upcoming West End mounting of Life of Pi, a new stage adaptation of Yann Martel's bestselling 2001 fantasy adventure novel. The previously announced production, …
Audiences will now have an extra slate of performances to see Whoopi Goldberg in the upcoming reworked version of Sister Act. Originally announced to begin its run on July 29, the production…
Cecily Strong is getting ready to sing out on the small screen. The longtime company member of Saturday Night Live has been recruited by Apple to co-produce and star in a new musical comedy …
A talented group of Broadway casting directors were hat-tipped for their work at the Casting Society of America's 35th Annual Artios Awards on January 30. Ceremonies were held in New York…
The Public Theater has revealed the 2020 season of free Shakespeare in the Park. The beloved outdoor theater program will present Richard II (May 19-June 21) directed by Saheem Ali, follo…
The Tony Awards administration committee met on January 30 for the second time this season to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the American Theatre Wing's 2020 T…
Full casting is here for The Secret of My Success, a new musical based on the 1987 Universal Pictures film. The previously announced tuner, directed by Gordon Greenberg, will play a world pr…
Emmy-winning Sopranos star Joe Pantoliano has signed on to headline William Francis Hoffman's world premiere play Drift. Bobby Moresco, an Oscar-winning screenwriter of Crash, will direct th…
A strong-minded group of "revolting children" are headed back to the screen. Sony and Netflix are rumored to be developing a movie musical adaptation of the Broadway tuner Matilda, accord…
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, the new stage musical based on the Oscar-nominated 1970 film, has been extended through March 22 at the Pershing Square Signature Center. The off-Broad…
A lucky group of kids have been cast in the upcoming U.K. premiere staging of The Prince of Egypt, arriving in London's West End next month. The previously announced production, direct…
Ingrid Michaelson's stage adaptation of The Notebook is headed to the Windy City. Following a starry reading with Powerhouse Theater, the new musical will arrive at Chicago Shakespeare Theat…
Trevor, a new musical based on the Academy Award-winning short film of the same name, has scheduled a first-preview date of April 7 at Stage 42. Marc Bruni and Joshua Prince will direct a…
In the Heights and Hamilton pals Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos have signed on as presenters at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards. The event will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angel…
The fan-favorite series Riverdale is theater-geeking out again. Following past musical episodes framed around Carrie and Heathers, the CW series will pay tribute to the cult-hit mus…
Joe DiPietro, the two-time Tony-winning Memphis co-creator readying for a Broadway return with Diana, has another stage project on the horizon. DiPietro is working with Nate Ruess, …
Three more stars have signed on to appear in the upcoming Tick, Tick...BOOM! movie. Three-time Tony nominee Joshua Henry, two-time Tony winner Judith Light and three-time Emmy winner Brad…
Six Broadway favorites have been selected to lend their voices to the 2020-2021 season of The New York Pops. Steven Reineke will music-direct and conduct the 8:00pm concerts, each set to app…
Six Broadway favorites have been selected to lend their voices to the 2020-2021 season of The New York Pops. Steven Reineke will music-direct and conduct the 8:00pm concerts, each set to app…