Broadway actor Aaron Tveit, star of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, announced today that he's tested positive for COVID-19 and has been in quarantine since the March 12 Broadway shutdown. "I'm fe…
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, the much-anticipated Broadway revival starring Laurie Metcalf and Rupert Everett with a powerhouse creative and production team, will not resume performances…
The Broadway League, representing producers, theatre owners and general managers, has reached an agreement with Broadway unions for emergency relief during the COVID-19 shutdown. The agreeme…
The Broadway production of Martin McDonagh's new comedy Hangmen will not resume performances when the coronavirus shutdown is lifted. The producers of the Olivier Award-winning play, starrin…
Two days ago Andrew Lloyd Webber's Twitter page asked socially-isolated followers which of the composer's songs they'd most like to hear Sir Andrew play. The answer was clear " "All I Ask Of…
This year's Jimmy Awards " the annual Broadway talent showcase for high school musical performers from across the country " has been canceled over COVID-19 concerns, the Broadway League has …
Actress Jeanna de Waal has appeared on Broadway's musical theater stage before " she was among the replacement casts for both Kinky Boots and American Idiot. She was in 2012's Off Broadway r…
Rosie O'Donnell and actor/producer Erich Bergen will bring back the Emmy-winning The Rosie O'Donnell Show this Sunday. The special event is a live, one-night-only streaming fundraiser for Th…
With the Broadway League weighing CDC recommendations for an additional four weeks of dark theaters, the likelihood of this year's Tony Awards staying on schedule is shrinking daily, if not …
Editors' Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders,…
With Broadway shuttered, the union that represents its stagehands also has closed its doors to its members and to the public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. "In light of the fur…
The Broadway League, the trade organization representing theater owners and producers, is in discussions about new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control calling for the eight-week po…
The League of Professional Theatre Women, a non-profit representing more than 500 theater artists, is offering members impacted by the coronavirus Broadway shutdown access to an emergency lo…
EXCLUSIVE: Finally a silver of good news today out of the coronavirus pandemic Matthew Broderick's sister seems to be "on the road to a full recovery" after being diagnosed with COVID-19 ear…
Tony Award-wining actress Laura Benanti just cheered up theater kids across the country: In a just-posted Instagram video message, the Sound of Music Live! and Nashville star is inviting hig…
The world is turned upside down, but Lin-Manuel Miranda is offering something to help us all get through it. The Hamilton creator has issued a free cut from the Broadway smash musical cal…
"Well, this is not the way I wanted to say goodbye." So begins Real Housewife and Chicago star Erika Jayne's farewell to New York and her theater colleagues, one of many social media respons…
Actors' Equity, the union representing actors and stage managers, told members today that Broadway's month-long shutdown is "uncharted territory," and that discussions with employers about s…
Telecharge, the service that bills itself as the official ticketing site for Broadway and Off Broadway, will automatically refund Broadway tickets purchased for performances between today an…
On Thursday night, the Hollywood Pantages was set to not throw away their shot and follow through with the opening night run of Hamilton which was part of the Pantages-Dolby Theatre "B…
Broadway is going dark, effective today, a day before a statewide ban of all gatherings of more than 500 people will go into effect. In a statement released by the Broadway League, the immed…
Broadway's hit musical Moulin Rouge! has canceled today's matinee and evening performances. The production tweeted the cancellation announcement without explaining the reason, but sources te…
EXCLUSIVE: The Broadway League has called an emergency meeting today as theater owners and producers consider a proposal to shut down all Broadway productions immediately over coronavirus co…
UPDATE, with video New York City is developing guidelines for Broadway during the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio told CNN today, with new rules expected to be issued by tomorrow.…
A part-time Broadway usher who recently worked at two theaters has tested positive for coronavirus, the theater owners have confirmed, as both shows " Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the …