Tony Award nominees Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht were preteens in 1976. Now, they're returning to that year by way of the world-premiere production of David Auburn's "Summer, 1976," which …
In advance of its 600th Broadway performance on March 26, the Tony Award-nominated musical "SIX" has recouped its investment. According to a release from the production, the new musical abou…
Black Theatre Coalition (BTC) has named Tom Andre Bardwell as its new program director. Bardwell steps in for Nik Whitcomb, who previously held the position. In their first year, BTC pro…
Matthew López's Tony Award-winning drama "The Inheritance" will be released as an audioplay via Audible Theater on March 23. The 2020 Best Play Tony winner is among the latest slate of pl…
The currently running Broadway revival of "Parade" marks the first time the real-life Jewish figures Leo and Lucille Frank have been portrayed by Jewish actors in a major staging of the land…
The musical adaptation of "Back to the Future" has announced its full Broadway cast. The previously announced production is scheduled to begin performances on June 30 ahead of an official op…
The new musical "Water for Elephants" has scheduled a world-premiere staging at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre. Previews will begin on June 7 ahead of an opening night set for June 16. The produ…
A stage musical adaptation of the NBC television series "Smash" will arrive on Broadway during the 2024-2025 season. Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron and Steven Spielberg will produce. The musi…
The Department for Professional Employees (DPE) and its 12 affiliated unions in arts, entertainment and media have announced an updated diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy agenda wi…
The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) announced that Doug Wright's "Good Night, Oscar," which is slated for the current Broadway season, is one of six finalists for the 2023 Harold…
Tony Award-winning actor Cynthia Erivo has joined the producing team of "Fat Ham," marking her Broadway producing debut. Erivo won a Tony in 2016 for her leading turn as Celie in the revival…
A multi-year North American tour of "A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical" is set to begin in 2024. The tour will launch from Rhode Island's Providence Performing Arts Center in t…
For the first time in its 35-year history, "The Phantom of the Opera" broke the $3 million mark at the box office. The musical earned $3,029,826 through eight performances, up 11% from the p…
Paolo Montalban and Anne L. Nathan will join the Broadway revival of "Funny Girl" on March 28. They will assume the roles of Florenz Ziegfield and Mrs. Strakosh, respectively, in the product…
Tony Award-nominated and Emmy-winning actor Danny DeVito will return to Broadway as part of Roundabout Theatre Company's 2023-2024 season. DeVito will appear alongside his real-life daughter…
Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC) has announced the 2023 "cohort" of participants taking part in its third annual education program, Producing 101. The cohort includes TẹmÃdayá�…
Black Theatre Coalition (BTC) has announced a partnership with the fraternal organization Black Broadway Men (BBM), in support of its 2023 playwriting initiative. BTC's ongoing fellowship pr…
The Shubert Organization has announced a donation of $5 million to the Entertainment Community Fund to help support health initiatives within the performing arts community. The gift will ben…
A cast album of the 2023 "Parade" revival will be released by Interscope Records on March 23. The musical features a Tony Award-winning score by Jason Robert Brown. The revival, starring Ton…
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…
New York City streets dance with Bob Fosse's influence. The American artist materialized as one of the great, idiosyncratic talents of the mid-20th century with a genre of choreography that …
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber will miss the March 23 opening night of his new Broadway musical, "Bad Cinderella," due to a family emergency. In a statement, Lloyd Webber shared that his son N…
Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" is the latest classic to be revived this season. The production, directed by Jamie Lloyd with a book adapted by Amy Herzog, opened at the Hudson Theatre on Ma…
Days before ending its record-breaking Broadway run, "The Phantom of the Opera" will host a charity performance on the evening of April 14 to benefit four New York City Arts organizations: B…
On January 6, 2021, Kevin Seefried traveled 100 miles to join thousands who stormed the U.S. Capitol, and the image of him armed with a Confederate flag became synonymous with insurrection. …