Few stars shone as brightly as Sidney Poitier. In films like "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and "In the Heat of the Night," Poitier turned in powerful performances that electrified audiences…
Geoffrey Johnson, the casting director for "Cats" and "Les Miserables," died Friday in New York City at the age of 91, Variety has confirmed. The cause was respiratory failure. In a ca…
"Chicago," the long-running revival of the classic musical about greed and corruption, canceled its Saturday performance on Broadway after two people who work at the Ambassador Theatre teste…
The U.S. touring production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" has suspended James D. Beeks from its ensemble after the musical theater performer was arrested on charges related to the Jan. 6 attac…
"RuPaul's Drag Race" finalist Rosé will star in "Fowl Play, a new musical comedy about the story of two queer theater writers who are commissioned to write an apology for a fried chicken co…
Thirty years ago, Billy Crystal brought the story of Buddy Young Jr., a stand-up comic whose talent can't outrun his self-destructive tendencies, to the big screen with "Mr. Saturday Night."…
Mentalist Jason Suran will start an in-person residence this month at the Fifty Hotel & Suites by Affinia. Dubbed "One in a Million: An Evening of Extraordinary Events," the show will be…
"Karen Dalton," a play with music written by Evan Enderle, will receive an industry reading on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at The Flea's Siggy Theater. The show centers on Bob Dy…
Audra McDonald, the undisputed queen of live theater, will return to Broadway in "Ohio State Murders," a new play by Adrienne Kennedy. The show, which will look at the destructiveness and co…
James McAvoy will tread the boards in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Academy of Music unveiled new dates on Friday for Jamie Lloyd's Olivier-winning revival of "Cyrano de Bergerac," which was origin…
Producers Isaac Robert Hurwitz and Seth A. Goldstein are teaming up to launch Hugo Six, a transmedia production company that will focus on Broadway content and talent. Co-founded by Hurwitz …
Noah Reid, best known for causing David Rose to fall madly in love on "Schitt's Creek," has joined the cast of "The Minutes," a new play by Tracy Letts that was in previews in March 2020 whe…
Ever since the chandelier first crashed in thunderous fashion, "The Phantom of the Opera" has been a fixture of Broadway, becoming as iconic a symbol of theatergoing as the celebrity caricat…
Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch and Jared Grimes will join the Broadway revival of "Funny Girl." The show is already set to star "Booksmart's" Beanie Feldstein in the role of Fanny Brice. She'll …
Sydney Theatre Company and Michael Cassel Group have signed a commercial first look agreement for all future works produced by the theatre company. As part of the pact, STC's productions wil…
"Slave Play," Jeremy O. Harris' searing look at racism and sexuality, will return to Broadway this fall. The show, which was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, a record for a non-musical, was com…
"Moulin Rouge! The Musical," a stage adaptation of the poplar movie, dominated an unorthodox and highly emotional 74th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, winning ten prizes, including the statue …
"Love Actually? The Unauthorized Musical Parody," a sendup of the beloved Richard Curtis rom-com classic, will return to the stage. The Off-Broadway production, which is produced by Right An…
Transgender actors and advocates for greater trans inclusion on Broadway gathered in the heart of Manhattan's theater district on Monday. Called the Trans March on Broadway, the event was or…
When Namir Smallwood took the stage for the first preview of his first show on Broadway, the audience gave him and his "Pass Over" co-star Jon Michael Hill a thunderous standing ovation. The…
Curtains up on a new name for Tamsen Fadal's nationally syndicated Broadway program. "Broadway Profiles With Tamsen Fadal" will be re-titled "The Broadway Show With Tamsen Fadal." The rebran…
In 2010, Hank Morris, a big-time political consultant and powerbroker, pleaded guilty to involvement in a pension fraud pay-to-play scandal. Andrew Cuomo, who was then serving as New York's …
Jeff Daniels is ready to welcome audiences back to Broadway. The producing team behind "Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird," a box office juggernaut that already ranks as the most successful…
No one is going to rain on Beanie Feldstein's parade. The "Booksmart" star will play Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl," giving the actress an opportunity to put her own spin on a role that launche…
"Pose" star Jason Rodriguez is partnering with his longtime manager Ricardo Sebastián to form a new talent agency with a mission to elevate BIPOC, queer and trans creative talent. The new…