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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has announced that the 2023 Easter Bonnet Competition will take place on April 24 and 25. The annual in-person event has been on a four-year pandemic-induce…
The WP Theater has announced its 2023 honorees for its annual gala. The Off-Broadway theater company will honor John Gore Organization president and chair of the board of governors of the Br…
When "Here Lies Love" premiered Off-Broadway, it took over the Public Theater's LuEsther Theater space as a full immersive production on a dance floor. When the Broadway transfer was announc…
The Entertainment Community Fund has honored the contributions of late theater owner and producer James M. Nederlander by naming their New York City board room after him. The James M. Nederl…
Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth will join "Chicago" star Jinkx Monsoon for a post-show onstage event following the March 17 performance of the revival at the Ambassador Theatre. Broadway…
In the latest adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's enduring classic, "A Doll's House," our protagonist Nora " Academy Award-winning actor Jessica Chastain " enters before the play's start, remaining…
Michael Patrick Thornton is currently starring alongside Jessica Chastain in the Broadway revival of "A Doll's House," marking his second Main Stem show in a year. His debut came in last sea…
Red tights and bowler hats. Buttons that read "Ask Me About Broadway!" Flyers brandishing show logos and discounts. These are the staples of Times Square. For those who work in theater and t…
Ahead of its March 9 opening night, the new Broadway revival of "A Doll's House" has received an extension through June 10. The production, which began previews on Feb. 13, was originally an…
Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong." The previously announced production is scheduled to begin previews on March 17 ahead of an official o…
A celebration of life will be held for the late Ann Reinking on March 20 at 1:30 p.m. The famed actor, dancer, choreographer and director passed away on Dec. 12, 2020, at the age of 71. The …
The Museum of Broadway, the first-ever permanent museum dedicated to the Main Stem, has announced the addition of several new artifacts from recently closed and historic productions. From th…
Ten shows saw double-digit gross decreases of up to 30% last week as students returned to school following winter recess. For each of those productions " "Aladdin," "Chicago," "Hadestown," "…
Olivia Holt will join the cast of Broadway's long-running "Chicago" revival on April 10. Holt will take on the role of Roxie Hart, replacing Charlotte d'Amboise, who will exit the production…
Producer J.J. Abrams, best known for the television series "Lost" and "Alias" and movies like "Star Trek" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," through his company Bad Robot Productions, has a…
The Shubert Organization has been announced as a participant in New York City's second Career Discover Week, an initiative that brings high school students into workplaces for a day to expos…
The Dramatists Guild of America, the trade association for playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists, has announced its first-ever compensation study for theater writers. All writers…
Family, aging and mortality are prevalent themes on the mind of four-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane as he appears in his 25th (counting the two parts of "Angels in America separately) Br…
At the end of January 2023, Broadway News sat down for an in-depth interview with the president of the Broadway League, Charlotte St. Martin. As Broadway continues to fight back to its p…
The original Broadway cast recording of "Almost Famous" will be released on April 21 by Sony Masterworks Broadway. The album's fifth single, "1973," is now available to be streamed. "Almost …
The Dramatists Guild, the trade association for playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists, has announced five new members of its national council. Broadway playwright Rajiv Joseph, P…
Several additional Broadway performers have been announced for this year's "Broadway Backwards" concert. F. Murray Abraham, Eden Espinosa, Robbie Fairchild, Barrett Foa, Beth Leavel, Bonnie …
Eight weeks ago, Broadway marketer Whitney Britt of the brand partnership group Two Dog Circus got a text from the Brooklyn Nets. As part of the NBA team's Black History Month commemoration,…
Sonya Balsara grew up watching Disney's animated "Aladdin" and actually played Jasmine in her middle school production of "Aladdin, Jr." Now, she takes the stage as the famed princess at Bro…
Producers have announced that the current Broadway revival of "Funny Girl" will play its final performance on Sept. 3 at the August Wilson Theatre. The production began previews on March 26,…
