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Josh Groban will not appear in the title role at the March 16 performance of "Sweeney Todd," due to a non-COVID illness, Broadway News has learned. A representative for the production told B…
The stage adaptation of Emma Donoghue's best-selling book "Room" will no longer bow on Broadway, after a lead producer pulled out of the project and the remaining producers were unable to ra…
"Here We Are," the final musical written by the late Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, will premiere at the Off-Broadway venue The Shed in September. Two-time Tony-winni…
On Friday, March 10, California regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) after it was deemed insolvent; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was then put in charge. The clo…
When "Parade" first debuted on Broadway in the winter of 1998, the production was more short-lived than anyone had hoped for. Still, in the spring of 1999, the musical's sweeping score by th…
The Maria Friedman-helmed production of "Merrily We Roll Along," which recently played Off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop, has announced a start date, theater and additional casting fo…
The 2023 iteration of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' annual "Broadway Backwards" event raised $765,069 setting a new record. The total tops the previous $758,582, which was set in 2022. …
Two-time Tony Award nominees Jennifer Simard and Adam Godley will join the cast of the upcoming Broadway musical "Once Upon a One More Time." Simard will play the role of Stepmother while Go…
Nearly 10 years after it last set this box office record, "Chicago" saw its highest-grossing non-holiday week in the revival's 26-year history. The production " which currently features Jink…
"Taking Liberty," a new play by Emmy Award nominee Georgette Reilly Timoney, will receive a developmental reading on March 17 in New York City. The reading will feature two-time Tony Award w…
"Other World," an original musical from Tony Award nominee Hunter Bell and his "[title of show]" collaborator Jeff Bowen, will receive invite-only staged readings in New York City on March 1…
Complete casting is set for "Good Night, Oscar," a new play by Doug Wright set to arrive on Broadway this spring. The previously announced production, directed by Lisa Peterson, is scheduled…
The Entertainment Community Fund has announced that "Funny Girl" star Lea Michele will appear in the Fund's one-night-only "Ragtime" benefit concert. Michele created the role of "Little Girl…
The Shubert Foundation's annual High School Theatre Festival will take place on March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Broadhurst Theatre. The ninth annual festival highlights excellence in theater th…
The complete principal cast and creative team has been announced for the Broadway premiere of "The Cottage." Alex Moffat, Nehal Joshi and Dana Steingold will join the previously announced Er…
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…
Elijah Rhea Johnson will make his Broadway debut as Michael Jackson in "MJ" beginning on April 4. Johnson will replace Myles Frost, who originated the role and won a Tony Award for his perfo…
The 95th Academy Awards took place on March 12 in Los Angeles, and while nominees with major ties to Broadway did not walk away with wins, word of a new stage bio-musical was revealed. Baz L…
The March 11 evening performance of Broadway's "Parade" was canceled due to technical difficulties, producers have confirmed. The 8:00 p.m. show at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre was canceled…
The Broadway League has announced its 11th annual High School Broadway Shadowing Program, connecting 25 students with industry professionals who work behind the scenes. The program, previous…
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' Katherine Farley will step down as chair of the board of directors this June after 13 years in the role. She will be succeeded by Steven R. Swartz, CE…
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…
