In 2021, Senator Chuck Schumer worked behind the scenes in Washington and on the stages in New York to help support and then sell Broadway's reopening. Schumer pushed for the Shuttered Venue…
Performances of "The Lion King" are canceled through Dec. 26 and "Six" will be dark through Dec. 28, the respective productions announced Tuesday. The announcements follow the detection of b…
Preview performances of "Skeleton Crew" will now begin six days later than scheduled after breakthrough COVID-19 cases were discovered in the company, Manhattan Theatre Club announced Monday…
Kadeem Ali Harris, Reynaldo Piniella and Christian Thompson will join the cast of "Thoughts of a Colored Man" on Jan. 4, 2022, producers announced Monday. The three additions to the cast are…
Emilie Kouatchou, Broadway's current Christine alternate in "The Phantom of the Opera," will step into the role full-time next year, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Mackint…
The first preview of "Take Me Out" is now set for March 10, 2022, the production announced Friday. Originally scheduled to begin previews March 9, the production cited "a change in the produ…
The Broadway production of "Hamilton" canceled its Dec. 16 and Dec. 17 performances due to breakthrough COVID"19 cases within the company, the production said Thursday. The production had in…
Eric Anderson will take over the role of Harold Zidler in the Broadway company of "Moulin Rouge!" starting Jan. 18, 2022, producers announced Thursday. He replaces original cast member Danny…
The Dec. 15 matinee of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" has been canceled due to the detection of breakthrough COVID-19 cases in the company, the production announced Wednesday. The socia…
The Dec. 15 matinee and evening performances of "Tina" have been canceled after "a limited number" of company members tested positive for COVID-19, the production said Wednesday. The stateme…
The Dec. 14 performance of "Ain't Too Proud" has been canceled "due to a breakthrough COVID-19 case" found in the company, the production said Tuesday. In the statement, posted to social med…
The Monday, Dec. 13 performance of "Freestyle Love Supreme" has been canceled, the show announced Monday on social media. The decision was made "out of an abundance of caution," according to…
Two performances of "Freestyle Love Supreme" scheduled for Dec. 11 were canceled due to breakthrough cases of COVID-19 found within the company. In a statement posted to the show's social me…
A national tour of "Freestyle Love Supreme" will launch at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater on Jan. 21, 2022, producers announced Thursday. After San Francisco, the production i…
Charles Randolph-Wright has penned a new play about the life of activist and filmmaker Sidney Poitier. The play, entitled "Sidney," is based on Poitier's autobiography "The Measure of a Man"…
Brittney Johnson will become the first Black actress to assume the role Glinda in "Wicked" history, when she takes over the role this winter. Johnson is currently the Glinda standby in "…
Ana Villafañe, Bianca MarroquÃn and Lillias White have extended their runs in "Chicago," producers Barry and Fran Weissler announced Monday. Villafañe and MarroquÃn will continue…
The Thursday, Dec. 2 performance of "American Utopia" has been canceled due to a non-COVID-19 illness in the company, according to producers. The production had also canceled Wednesday eveni…
The Wednesday evening performance of "American Utopia" has been canceled "due to a non-COVID-related illness in the company," according to a statement from producers. Performances are schedu…
The final two weeks of Broadway performances of "Clyde's" will be simultaneously streamed online, Second Stage Theater announced Monday. In partnership with production company Assemble Strea…
The 88th Annual Drama League awards will take place at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 20, 2022, the Drama League announced Monday. Nominations for the awards, which will honor Broadway and Off…
Stephan Paridaen will assume the role of chief executive at Production Resource Group, the company announced Wednesday. Paridaen, who has been serving as PRG's president and chief operations…
HBO will release a documentary about the "Spring Awakening" reunion concert taking place Monday night. RadicalMedia is producing the documentary film, which will debut on HBO and then stream…
Devin Kawaoka and Jonathan Chad Higginbotham will join the cast of Jeremy O. Harris' "Slave Play", producers announced Tuesday. They join returning cast members Ato Blankson-Wood, Chalia La …
The Tony Awards will present the Excellence in Theatre Education Award as part of the 2022 ceremony, after the honor was omitted from this year's presentation. The award, which was co-founde…