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“Be More Chill” will open on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in March. The musical, with a score by Joe Iconis and a book by Joe Tracz, is currently running off-Broadway at the Si…
Weather anchor Al Roker will join the cast of “Waitress” on Oct. 5 in the role of “Joe.” This is the Broadway debut for Roker, who is an anchor on NBC’s Today s…
Four Broadway theaters will dim their lights Wednesday evening in memory of actor Carole Shelley, who passed away on Aug. 31 at the age of 79. The Gershwin Theatre, the Walter Kerr Theatre, …
“The Ferryman” has announced the complete cast for its Broadway run this fall. Joining the more than 30-person cast are ensemble members Audrey Bennett, Peter Bradbury, Tre…
Hailey Kilgore is returning to “Once on This Island” Tuesday night, after recovering from a foot injury. In Kilgore’s absence, Loren Lott returned to the cast to play the r…
Before "The Band's Visit" won 10 Tony Awards, its lead producer, Orin Wolf, learned the tricks of the trade from some of the industry's top names. Wolf was part of the inaugural class of the…
"Gettin' the Band Back Together" is closing about a month after it opened on Broadway, the show announced late Friday. The musical will play its final performance on Sept. 16, marking 30 pre…
"The Book of Mormon" is ending its long-standing in-person lottery in favor of going all digital. The lottery was one of the last in-person lotteries currently on Broadway and has been in pl…
Jerry Zaks has been tapped to direct a musical adaptation of "Mrs. Doubtfire," produced by Fox Stage Productions and Kevin McCollum. In addition to Zaks, who recently directed "Hello, Dolly!…
Broadway theaters will dim their lights on Thursday evening to honor playwright Neil Simon, who passed away on Sunday at age 91. The lights will be dimmed at all theaters at 6:45 p.m. on Thu…
Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Neil Simon died Saturday night at the age of 91. The cause of death was complications from pneumonia. Across four decades, Simon wrote more than thirty play…
“Ain’t Too Proud,” a musical based on the life of the Temptations, is coming to Broadway in the spring of 2019. The musical, which features the songs of the Temptations and…
Theatrical production company Stage Entertainment announced plans to be acquired by Advance Publications Inc., a U.S. media company that owns Condé Nast and Condé Nast International. Found…
Laura Benanti will assume the role of Eliza Doolittle this fall as the current star, Lauren Ambrose, leaves to shoot a television show. Benanti will take over the role beginning Oct. 23 and …
“Beetlejuice” has announced complete casting for the world premiere of the musical, including Kerry Butler and Rob McClure. In the musical, starring Alex Brightman as Beetlejuice…
Touring magic production “The Illusionists” will return to Broadway for a fourth time to play the Marquis Theatre from Nov. 23 through Dec. 30. The show, “The Illusionists …
Producer Craig Zadan, known for bringing musicals to the screen, has passed away at age 69 after complications following shoulder replacement surgery, NBC confirmed Tuesday. “On behalf…
“The Play That Goes Wrong” has recouped its $4 million capitalization, 17 months after it began performances on Broadway. The play originally announced it would be closing on …
“Waitress” will open a new production on the West End next spring. The musical will begin performances at the Adelphi Theatre in February 2019. With the same team helming the sho…
Marylouise Burke and Gary Wilmes will join Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano in the cast of “True West,” this winter. The Sam Shepard play, directed by James Macdonald, will begin previe…
It's very sweet that, as in the movie, the two unlikely lovers in the musical "Pretty Woman" end up rescuing one another from their respective lives of streetwalking and soulless moneymaking…
Alex Brightman will star as the title character in the world premiere of the musical "Beetlejuice," alongside Sophia Anne Caruso, who will play Lydia. The pair will star in the "pre-Broadway…
Keri Russell will star alongside Adam Driver in the revival of "Burn This" on Broadway this spring. The revival of the Lanford Wilson play will be directed by Michael Mayer and produced by D…
Before the curtain rises on the new musical "Gettin' the Band Back Together" at the Belasco Theatre, Ken Davenport, the show's lead producer, who also co-wrote the book, takes the stage to w…
An all-female version of "Glengarry Glen Ross" is coming to Broadway in May 2019. The David Mamet play will be directed by Amy Morton. The creative team, cast and Broadway theater will be an…
