3,585 stories by "Andy Lefkowitz"
Al Roker begins his second shift in the Broadway musical Waitress on November 1. The beloved weather forecaster and journalist will play Old Joe in the hit show at the Brooks Atkins…
The celebrated Broadway stage adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird is moving to London's West End. The acclaimed production, featuring a script by Aa…
Congratulations to Broadway and West End star Laura Michelle Kelly and her husband, Sean Terje Helleren, who have announced the birth of their first child, Raphael Benjamin Helleren.
Kelly…
Katharine McPhee is heading back to the diner for a final helping of pie. The Smash star who made her Broadway debut in 2018 as Jenna in Waitress will reprise her turn at the Brooks…
Heart heart heart! After starring in a cheered 2018 run at the New York Musical Festival, Lesli Margherita and Josh Lamon have signed on to reprise their performances as Princess and Prin…
A foursome of Broadway favorites are among the starry lineup of performers set to give concerts as part of Lincoln Center's upcoming American Songbook series. André De Shields, Joe Iconi…
Come From Away is keeping it in the family. The hit musical has announced the addition of tour player Emily Walton to the Broadway cast in the role of Janice beginning on November 12. She'll…
Off-Broadway's Primary Stages has announced the postponement of the world premiere play On That Day in Amsterdam. The new work, written by Clarence Coo, was initially announced to begin prev…
Following rumored reports this past spring, Andrew Garfield has now officially been cast in Netflix's screen adaptation of Rent creator Jonathan Larson's off-Broadway musical Tick, Tick..…
Drew Gehling, the star who originated the role of Dr. Pomatter in Waitress, reprises his turn for a final stint in the Broadway musical beginning on October 30. He will remain with the…
Off-Broadway's Primary Stages has announced that Andy Lucien will now take on the role of Rembrandt in the world premiere staging of On That Day in Amsterdam, a new play written by Claren…
New York City Center has announced that current Encores! Resident Director Lear deBessonet will take over as the program's artistic director next season. She will replace Jack Viertel,…
Just following opening night, MCC Theater has announced a second extension to Theresa Rebeck's new play Seared. Originally scheduled to play a limited run through November 10 and later exten…
Off-Broadway's Primary Stages has announced that Andy Lucien will take on the role of Rembrandt in the upcoming world premiere staging of On That Day in Amsterdam, a new play written by C…
Tony-nominated Wicked songwriter Stephen Schwartz has signed on as composer-lyricist of the new Disney movie Marley, a musical remake of A Christmas Carol. Bill Condon will write and direct …
The Scarlet Letter is being looked at with a fresh set of eyes for a new musical adaptation. Meg Fofonoff of Art Lab has announced the development of "shAme," a unique tuner adapted fr…
Andile Gumbi, a rising star who took the Broadway stage in The Lion King, passed away recently in Israel after suffering cardiac arrest, according to Eyewitness News. Gumbi was 36.
At the t…
The blockbuster hit musical Wicked will defy more than gravity tonight as it becomes the fifth-longest-running production in Broadway history, surpassing the original production of Les Mi…
Idina Menzel is headed back to the big screen. The Tony-winning original star of Wicked will portray the evil stepmother in the upcoming new movie musical adaptation of Cinderella, according…
David Hasselhoff is headed back to the London stage. The Broadway and West End alum most known for his small-screen turn on Baywatch will take over the role of egotistical boss Fran…
Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain will take to the West End stage for first time next year as Nora in a fresh staging of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. The new production, adapted by …
Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre has announced a two-week extension to the company's production of Is This a Room, a new drama written and directed by Tina Satter. Originally announced to run…
As if we needed another reason to get excited about the Cats movie. The Tony-winning musical's legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that he crafted an original song for the…
Freestyle Love Supreme, the improv sensation created by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale, has added four 7:00pm Wednesday performances on November 13, November 20, Decem…
Off-Broadway's Public Theater has announced a third extension to its new staging of the late Ntozake Shange's groundbreaking work For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Ra…
