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Full casting has been announced for the upcoming revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." Newly announced company members include Galy…
The Mischief Theatre Production of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" is set to premiere on Broadway this spring. Previews will begin on March 17, with an official opening night scheduled for April 19 a…
Beginning on Jan. 19, Sonya Balsara will assume the role of Jasmine in the Disney musical "Aladdin." Balsara will replace Shoba Narayan, who will play her final performance on Jan. 15. Balsa…
Lorna Courtney is making her Broadway principal debut with "& Juliet" not far from the high school where she cultivated her love of performing. On the latest episode of "The Broadway Sho…
Maria-Christina Oliveras has joined Broadway's "Between Riverside and Crazy" in the role of Church Lady. She assumes the role from Liza Colón-Zayas, who departed the production due to a s…
On Jan. 3, the New York Gaming Facility Board unanimously voted to issue a request for applications for up to three new casinos in New York State. Applications will be for the license to…
The new play "Pictures From Home" has delayed the start of its preview period. Previews are now set to begin on Jan. 13 instead of the previously announced Jan. 10. Opening night remains sch…
The Broadway play "Between Riverside and Crazy" has canceled performances for Jan. 4 and 5 due to an exposure to COVID-19. Ticketholders should contact their point of purchase. Performances …
New York City Ballet has announced that works by Tony Award-winning choreographers Justin Peck and Christopher Wheeldon will be featured in the company's winter season. Peck, who is also NYC…
The 2022 end-of-year holidays drove Broadway to its best week since Dec. 29, 2019, when the box office earned $55,765,408. For the week ending Jan. 1, 2023, the 33 shows running on Broadway …
Premium toy brand American Girl has announced its 2023 "Girl of the Year": Kavi Sharma. The newest doll in the American Girl canon, Kavi, who debuted on December 29, 2022, is the first Girl …
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill into law for fiscal year 2023. The spending package includes an increase of $27 million over the previous fiscal ye…
In its last week of performances on Broadway, "Beetlejuice" is featuring understudies in the musical's title role. Covers Will Blum and Elliott Mattox have been playing the undead demon sinc…
With its limited run about to begin a brief two-week extension, producers of Broadway's "The Piano Lesson" have announced casting changes. Trai Byers will play his final performance as Avery…
Producers of the upcoming Broadway mounting of "A Doll's House" have announced its full cast. Newly announced company members include Tony and Emmy Award nominee Arian Moayed as Torvald Helm…
Will Ferrell walks down the long hallway of a hospital on the set of his original movie musical "Spirited," performing Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's original song "Unredeemable." It's the mom…
Manhattan Theatre Club's production of "The Collaboration" will resume performances on Dec. 26. The play, which stars Paul Bettany as Andy Warhol and Jeremy Pope as Jean-Michel Basquiat, can…
In 1988, Roald Dahl published his story of Matilda Wormwood " a precocious young girl, enamored with books and emboldened with righteousness, born into a morally questionable family that ref…
As of Jan. 2, 2023, Actors' Equity Association will stipulate that all required Equity Auditions will be held in person. Equity had adjusted the audition policy during the COVID-19 shutd…
The 89th Annual Drama League Awards ceremony will be held on May 19, 2023, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. Nominees will be announced on April 25, 2023. To be eligible, productions must have been …
When the house lights cut to black and dim sunlight reveals the skeleton of a house onstage at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, your eyes can't help but wander to the upright piano resting downs…
For Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Award winner Common, the impact of his Broadway debut in "Between Riverside and Crazy" extends beyond his work onstage. In a recent episode of "The Broadway Show w…
The Dramatist Guild Foundation has announced that its DGF Fellows program has expanded to include a virtual offering for playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists across the United S…
2022 is the year that Lynn Nottage had both a play ("Clyde's") and a musical ("MJ") running simultaneously on Broadway, in addition to her opera adaptation of one of her plays ("Intimate App…
Manhattan Theatre Club's production of "The Collaboration" canceled what would have been its opening night performance on Dec. 20 due to a COVID case within the company. Performances will re…
