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The musical adaptation of “Tootsie” has chosen the Marquis Theatre as its Broadway home. After playing a “Chicago” engagement, the musical will begin previews at the …
Coming off of his Tony Award win for Best Director of a Musical, David Cromer is returning to acting this season in “The Waverly Gallery.” Cromer will play the role of Howard Fin…
The National Theater Production of "Network," starring Bryan Cranston, is transferring to the Cort Theatre this fall. The play, adapted by Lee Hall and based on the 1976 film by Paddy Chayef…
“Carousel” will close on Sept. 16, about five months after it opened on Broadway. The revival, produced by Roy Furman and Scott Rudin, began playing previews at the Imperial Thea…
New York University has launched a Broadway Orchestra initiative aimed at training the next generation of pit musicians. The initiative, which will launch with the school's fall semester, wi…
Manhattan Theater Club has expanded its $30 ticketing program to include members up to the age of 35. The program, formerly known as 30 Under 30, offers two discounted tickets for all MTC pr…
The Recording Academy is making changes to Grammy Awards guidelines for musical theater in the hopes of revitalizing one of its leanest categories. For the first time, the Academy has added …
The Theater Development Fund is making changes to its Lincoln Center TKTS booth as a trial run for its other locations. Beginning Aug. 1, the discount ticket booth at the Lincoln Center will…
Rarely has the phrase "900-pound gorilla" seemed as apt as the dilemma facing Broadway producers and creatives this season " especially those who are adapting iconic films from the past for …
New York Times critic Ben Brantley apologized Friday for remarks in his “Head Over Heels’ review that drew criticism for the treatment of a nonbinary character in the show. ̶…
Summer is not officially the silly season on Broadway, but you might be forgiven for assuming so should you wander into the Hudson Theatre, where "Head Over Heels," a fearlessly loopy new ju…
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will honor “Hamilton’s” creative team, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Andy Blankenbuehler and Alex Lacamoire, with a sp…
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Steven Levenson are teaming up again to executive produce a limited television series about the romantic and business partnership between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. Mi…
NBC’s “Hair Live!” will be directed by Diane Paulus, who directed the most recent Broadway revival, as well as live television director Alex Rudzinski. The live musical wil…
Michael Barra, former president of media and entertainment at The Araca Group, has launched a new production company called Lively McCabe Entertainment. The company, which Barra co-founded w…
In case you have been singing loudly with your fingers stuffed in your ears for, say, a year and a half, you have probably noticed much soul-searching in the media, along with plenty of outr…
Lin-Manuel Miranda will direct an upcoming movie adaptation of “Tick, Tick…Boom!” with a screenplay by “Dear Evan Hansen” book writer Steven Levenson. The film …
“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” is being adapted into a stage musical by Blue Spruce Productions. Scott Delman of Blue Spruce Productions has acquired the live theatrical…
A casting call for a Broadway production of “Dreamgirls” appeared on industry sites Wednesday. According to a press representative for Sonia Friedman Productions and “Dream…
“Springsteen on Broadway’ will be filmed for Netflix to appear on the streaming service on Dec. 15, 2018. The Broadway show, currently playing at the Walter Kerr Theatre, is sche…
“School of Rock” will play its final performance on Broadway on Jan. 20, 2019. At that point, the musical will have played 1,307 performances and 31 previews at the Winter Gar…
Actors’ Equity has hired a lawyer to conduct its own investigation into claims of harassment at “Chicago” after the death of one of its longtime cast members. The union hir…
Music Theatre International has filed suit against Theaterpalooza Community Theater Productions Inc. for reportedly failing to pay licensing fees at least 16 musicals. In the suit, MTI claim…
Loren Lott will take over the lead role of Ti Moune in “Once on This Island,” while Hailey Kilgore recovers from a foot injury, the producers announced Monday. Lott had been part…
“The Boys in the Band” has recouped its $3.5 million investment after 11 weeks on Broadway, the show’s producers announced Monday. The play, which is produced by David Ston…
