As Off-Broadway theaters plan their post-pandemic returns, an expiring Actors' Equity contract presents one major uncertainty. The contract between Actors' Equity and the Off-Broadway League…
"Six" will launch a national tour starting in Chicago in March 2022. The tour will play the CIBC Theatre in Chicago from March 29, 2022 through July 3, 2022, before traveling to other cities…
"Plaza Suite" will begin performances at the Hudson Theatre on Feb. 25, 2022. The play, starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, was scheduled to have its first preview at th…
Myles Frost will star as the lead role in "MJ," rather than the previously announced Ephraim Sykes, the production said Tuesday. Sykes, who was announced as Michael Jackson in November 2…
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" will return to Broadway as a singular show. The original production, written by Jack Throne, encompassed two parts, with the first part running two ho…
A Broadway theater played at full capacity Saturday for the first time since March 11, 2020. Bruce Springsteen ushered in the Broadway reopening with the first performance of "Springstee…
Steve Lukens, a former company manager on "The Inheritance" and "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune," has been named by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as senior advisor for arts and entertainment re…
"Chicken and Biscuits," a new play written by Douglas Lyons, will premiere on Broadway this fall. The play, directed by Zhailon Levingston, will play the Circle in the Square Theatre sta…
"Girl from the North Country" will release its original Broadway cast recording on Aug. 20. The cast recorded the album on March 9, 2020, three days before the Broadway shutdown. The mus…
Funding from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program has begun to reach Broadway, as the Small Business Administration accelerates its efforts. Among the few Broadway recipients so f…
"The Minutes" announced plans to return to Broadway in March 2022, about two years after its run was halted by the pandemic. The play, written by Tracy Letts and directed by Anna D. Shap…
The Tony Awards Administration will present Special Tony Awards to the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, "David Byrne's American Utopia" and "Freestyle Love Supreme." The Special Tony Awards are …
Kate Horton, who previously ran the Royal Court Theatre in London, has been named executive producer of "The Music Man," taking over the tasks of producer Scott Rudin. Horton will overse…
"David Byrne's American Utopia" will return to Broadway this fall at the St. James Theatre. The show had previously announced plans to return to Hudson Theatre, where it had played a run…
Actor Lilli Cooper, writer Kyle Jarrow, composer Andrew Lippa and other theater industry members have teamed up to provide $500,000 in rental relief to theater workers in New York City. …
Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide stock and amateur stage licensing rights to "Six."Â The musical, written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, is currently playing the Lyric T…
"Freestyle Love Supreme" will return to the Booth Theatre on Broadway Oct. 7. The improv musical and hip-hop show, created by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale. retur…
"The Book of Mormon" plans to return to Broadway this fall without producer Scott Rudin and with potential changes to the show. The musical, which originally opened on Broadway in March …
The Broadway League and Actors' Equity have reached an agreement on safety protocols for North American touring productions. The protocols, which requires all touring members of the comp…
London theaters will see a four-week delay in plans to return to full capacity. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that he would keep restrictions in place for the next four w…
Katori Hall's "The Hot Wing King" was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Friday. The play, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, made its world premiere in February 2020 at Signature The…
The Actors Fund re-elected actor Brian Stokes Mitchell as chairman Wednesday and appointed two new board members. Greg Berlanti, a television producer and creator of series such as "Ever…
"To Kill a Mockingbird," overseen by newly named executive producer Orin Wolf, will return to Broadway Oct. 5. Jeff Daniels and Celia Keenan-Bolger, who were original cast members, will …
The Broadway League is hosting an inaugural Juneteenth event with performances to celebrate "Black joy and unity" on Broadway. The event, Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth, will feature a f…
Bruce Springsteen will reopen the first Broadway theater after the pandemic in the return of his show "Springsteen on Broadway." Springsteen will play the St. James Theatre starting June 26 …