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The new musical comedy "Shucked" will receive an original cast recording via Sony Masterworks Broadway. The album will be released digitally on May 5. CDs will be available beginning June 9.…
Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris will join the Broadway company of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" beginning April 11 through April 30. "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" follows the fictional Cornley Drama…
Stewart/Whitley, one of the most prominent casting companies in the Broadway space, has announced that it will officially close operations by May 1. Duncan Stewart and Benton Whitley cofound…
The cast is now complete for the upcoming Broadway musical "Once Upon a One More Time."Â Newly announced are Brooke Dillman as The O.F.G. (Original Fairy Godmother), Ryann Redmond as Step…
In the pelvic tilt and hat-hidden brow of Michael Jackson, in the wrist curls and sharp shoulders of Lady Gaga, even in the quick cuts of filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, exists the mark of Bob Fosse…
The 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards were held at Royal Albert Hall in London on April 2. Past and upcoming Broadway offerings were among the evening's winners. The reenvisioned version of "Okla…
A new record label specializing in producing emerging artists and musical production recordings has launched. The label, named TBIC Music Group, is founded by Jason Turchin with actor-compos…
The Tony Award-winning revival of "Chicago" has announced a trio of new stars. Beginning on April 10, Kimberly Marable will take over as Velma Kelly and Liam Fennecken will step into the rol…
Chad Eric Murnane, a casting director with nearly a decade of experience, has announced the launch of his own boutique casting company. Based in New York City, Murnane Casting will cast thea…
The life of pi is infinite. Literally, because the mathematical constant "pi" is a limitless irrational number. And figuratively, because Yann Martel's bestselling book "Life of Pi" continue…
The Entertainment Community Fund's sold-out, one-night-only benefit performance of "Ragtime" has raised more than $1 million in support of its programs. The event " originally scheduled for …
Larissa FastHorse is making history as the first female Native American playwright on Broadway with her "Thanksgiving Play." "It's happy-said," FastHorse said of the milestone. "I'm embracin…
Cinderella alternate Savy Jackson will play the leading role in Broadway's "Bad Cinderella" at Sunday performances beginning April 9. Jackson was announced as the Cinderella alternate in…
Actors' Equity Association (AEA) has approved the launch of a political action committee (PAC). Created as a separate organization from AEA, the new committee is intended to promote the poli…
Looking at the weekly grosses reported by the Broadway League, one might think "Shucked" was out of luck. In its first week of previews (five performances), the original musical grossed $291…
For the second time this month, "Chicago" has had its highest-grossing non-holiday week. In Jinkx Monsoon's final slate of performances as Matron "Mama" Morton, the production earned $926,36…
"Back to the Future: The Musical" will launch a North American tour in 2024,a year after its Broadway bow. The tour will kick off in June 2024 at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio. From…
The cast and creative team are complete for the upcoming Broadway premiere of Levi Holloway's new horror play "Grey House."Â Rounding out the cast are Cyndi Coyne as "The Ancient," Colby …
Empire Street Productions has announced co-producers for the Broadway premiere of "Prima Facie," starring Jodie Comer. Joining James Bierman's Empire Street Productions are Elizabeth Armstro…
Illusionist Antonio DÃaz (also known as El Mago Pop) will make his Broadway debut with a self-titled show. "El Mago Pop" will run for a limited engagement from Aug. 17-27 at the Ethel Bar…
National Black Theatre (NBT) has announced a special performance of "Fat Ham" on Friday, March 31. The historic theater company is a producer of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play's Broadway bo…
A ticket lottery has been announced for the final Broadway performance of "The Phantom of the Opera." The history-making musical will shutter on April 16 after 35 years. The musical opened a…
An original musical comedy "Female Troubles" is currently in development with a score by Amanda Green (lyrics) and Curtis Moore (music) and a book by Gabrielle Allan and Jennifer Crittend…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams proclaimed "John Kander Day" on March 23 and unveiled a new street sign that renames 44th Street in Manhattan as "Kander & Ebb Way." The unveiling ceremony…
As anti-Semitism, racism and divisions between North and South rage, a revival of "Parade" recently bowed on Broadway. A year after Stephen Sondheim's death, the arrival of a new "Sweeney To…
