Music Theatre International has teamed up with Broadway Media Distribution to offer digital scenery packages for more than 30 musicals alongside the scripts. The scenic packages include opti…
“Anastasia” announced the launch of its national tour Friday, which will begin in Schenectady. The tour will span 30 cities in the first year, including the Golden Gate Theatre i…
Theater and football may have something in common. The League of Professional Theatre Women, an advocacy group for women in theater, is taking a note from the National Football League and as…
“The Boss” appears to be sticking around for another season. Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, tweeted Tuesday that Springsteen would be extending his run on Broadway …
Jim Edwards is retiring and stepping down as chief executive of SpotCo this June, the marketing agency announced Wednesday. As Edwards steps down, Shelby Ladd and Stephen Santore will lead t…
“Rocktopia” has reached a tentative agreement with The Actors’ Equity Association, the union said Tuesday. The concert, which begins previews at the Broadway Theatre Tuesda…
Roundabout Theatre Company will bring "True West" to Broadway next season, starring Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano. The Sam Shepard play will be directed by James Macdonald, who most recently dir…
Cynthia Nixon announced her run for governor of New York Monday. After months of hinting at the move, Nixon officially announced her candidacy in a tweet Monday, stating "I love New York, an…
Despite changes to its operations in the United Kingdom, StubHub will not be disrupting the way it does business in the U.S. Last week the Advertising Standards Authority, a regulatory ag…
Bob Mackie, who designed looks for Cher, Carol Burnett and other stars, will be the costume designer on “The Cher Show.” In addition to Mackie, producers Flody Suarez and Jeffrey…
The 84th annual Drama League Awards will honor Idina Menzel, Casey Nicholaw and the National Endowment for the Arts. The awards are set for the afternoon of May 18 at the Marriott Marquis Ti…
Laura Benanti and Jason Jones will hosts Rhe Lucille Lortel Awards this spring. The awards, which are slated for March 6 at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts, celebrate off Broadwa…
In Donna Summer's songs, women take center stage. In turn, "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" is made up of a largely female cast that takes on both male and female roles during the biopic m…
Darko Tresnjak is taking over as director of “This Ain’t No Disco,” which will have its world premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company this summer. Tresnjak, artistic direc…
The Actors' Equity Association is taking aim at "Rocktopia" after it has not provided an Equity contract for its chorus members. "Rocktopia," a concert that features mashups of classical and…
The Broadway community is rallying behind actor Ruthie Ann Blumenstein, whose stage name is Ruthie Ann Miles, after a car struck and injured Blumenstein and killed her four-year-old daughter…
Everyone already knows who Cher is. So when Drew Hodges set out to create the artwork for "The Cher Show," which will premiere in Chicago before heading to Broadway in the fall, he knew he d…
The Broadway League is hoping to bring a younger generation, and their parents, to Broadway shows using discounts and experiential activities. Fifteen Broadway shows are currently participat…
“Gettin’ the Band Back Together” has cast four of its five lead band members. The musical, directed by John Rando, has cast Mitchell Jarvis as the lead singer of the band, …
The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds has new leadership. Laura Penn, head of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and D. Joseph Hartnett of the International Alliance of Th…
Dariush Kashani is taking over the lead role of Tewfiq in “The Band’s Visit” as Tony Shalhoub steps away to shoot a television show. Kashani will start in the role on March…
“Once on This Island” announced a national tour beginning in the fall of 2019. The tour of the Broadway production, which is produced by Ken Davenport and Hunter Arnold, will pla…
Michael Riedel is leaving the New York Post after 20 years as its theater columnist. Riedel is leaving the paper to work at radio station 710 WOR as the co-host of a morning talk show alongs…
Tamar Climan, co-founder of Richards/Climan Inc., is launching a new company as an independent producer, Climan announced Tuesday. Climan is currently working with Hal Luftig as executive pr…
The first preview of “Three Tall Women,” which was scheduled for Tuesday, has been delayed. “The first preview for Edward Albee's Three Tall Women has been postpon…