325 stories by "Jonah De Forest"
Donald Webber Jr., who plays Aaron Burr in Hamilton on Broadway, has been a part of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster musical on and off for over a decade. The Los Angeles native first jo…
We’re getting “So Emotional,” baby! The cast is set for the new North American tour of The Bodyguard. A reimagined production, the musical kicks off its tour in October. Led by directo…
The complete cast for the 20th anniversary North American tour of Jersey Boys is set. The beloved jukebox musical will kick off its multi-city tour at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, New Y…
The complete cast for the North American tour of Maybe Happy Ending is set. The tour will launch on September 13 at the Hippodrome Theatre at The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in Bal…
Moulin Rouge! The Musical will bid farewell to Broadway on August 30 after seven years at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The Tony-winning adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film has brought it…
Schmigadoon! is a big, buoyant Broadway hit, with four Tony Awards to its name—including Best Musical. The spirited comedy follows a discontented couple who find themselves trapped in a qu…
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Struttin' to Lincoln Center
The stars of the 2016 Broadway production of Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1…
Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed.
Sunday Departure
Ariana Grande has withdrawn from the forthcoming London revival of Sunday in the Park with George. As previously re…
Wicked is the ultimate Broadway blockbuster: a behemoth feat of stagecraft that has kept audiences enrapt for over 22 years. In fact, Wicked is the fourth longest-running musical in Broadway…
China Anne McClain makes her Broadway debut as Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby on August 3. She stars alongside Ryan McCartan, who returned to the role of Jay Gatsby on July 27.
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical is closing on August 30 after seven sparkling years on Broadway. A free-wheeling adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s beloved 2001 film, the bohemian extravaganza is jam…
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show has extended its run at Broadway's Studio 54 through February 28, 2027.
The extension comes on the (seven-inch platform) heels of recently annou…
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Raising Hell
The hotly-anticipated live capture of Hadestown was released on July 24 and has already raked in $10.2 million, making …
A new seaman is coming on board Titanique on Broadway. Beginning August 1, Russell Daniels will cover the role of Ruth Dewitt Bukater, having previously played the role off-Broadway. Emmy wi…
Ryan McCartan rejoins the company of The Great Gatsby on July 27 as Jay Gatsby, succeeding Reeve Carney. This will mark McCartan’s fourth stint playing Gatsby. He will be joined by Senz…
Raúl Esparza begins performances as Leontes in The Winter’s Tale at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park on July 25. Following his stint in the Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in th…
Malcolm Armwood, an original cast member who performs as part of the Workers Chorus in Hadestown, knows a thing or two about what goes on backstage at the Walter Kerr Theatre. For our Five …
Tracee Ellis Ross has stepped into the life-affirming play Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre. The Black-ish star joined the solo show on July 7 and will perform through its closin…
Tony winner Paulo Szot returns to the role of Lance in Broadway’s & Juliet on July 21. *NSYNC crooner Joey Fatone rejoined the company on July 2 and will continue to alternate w…
We’re spotlighting Broadway blockbusters throughout the summer and Hadestown is no exception. The Tony-winning production has been entrancing audiences for over seven years, reimagining th…
Whoopi Goldberg’s 1984 solo show has been reimagined as a five-person ensemble piece entitled The Whoopi Monologues, which is being staged at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse T…
Sasha Allen has spent her career embracing every opportunity that came her way. A Harlem native, Allen starred in an out-of-town tryout of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Whistle Down the W…
Brandon Lee Harris, who plays Middle Michael in MJ on Broadway, is sharing some backstage secrets at the Neil Simon Theatre. The triple-threat performer takes us to the warm-up room where b…
The Whoopi Monologues opened on July 13 at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, reimagining Whoopi Goldberg’s 1984 one-woman show as an ensemble piece. The cast, which fea…
From the steel factory workers of Sweat to the lonesome lingerie seamstress at the center of Intimate Apparel, playwright Lynn Nottage has a gift for sussing out a universal humanity in her …
