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Tom Hewitt will take over the role of Hades in "Hadestown" on Jan. 3 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Hewitt will succeed original Broadway cast member Patrick Page, who will take his final bow o…
For the third time in October, "MJ" broke its house record at the Neil Simon Theatre. The jukebox musical grossed $1,810,272 " besting its previous record of $1,777,138 " and played to 100% …
The Lena Horne Theatre is the latest Broadway house to be renamed for a Black artist. On Nov. 1, the venue, owned by the Nederlander Organization and the current home of "Six," revealed its …
Principal casting has been announced for Lincoln Center Theater's upcoming production of Lerner & Loewe's "Camelot." Tony Award winner Andrew Burnap will take on the role of Arthur, Tony…
The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will return for its 96th year on Nov. 24, has announced the 2022 roster of Broadway shows taking part. The broadcast will open with Lea Miche…
"Cost of Living" was a groundbreaking play when it first debuted Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club. Now on MTC's Broadway stage, the Pulitzer Prize winner by Martyna Majok continues to …
One-person shows actually have two jobs. The first is to tell a captivating story. The second is to make a case for why only one person is needed to tell that story. In "Walking with Ghosts,…
Charlotte d'Amboise and Ryan Silverman are set to rejoin the cast of "Chicago" beginning Nov. 7 at the Ambassador Theatre. D'Amboise returns to the role of Roxie Hart, succeeding current cas…
"New York, New York," the new musical from composers John Kander & Fred Ebb, will open on Broadway in 2023. Previews are set to begin at the St. James Theatre on March 24, ahead of an of…
For the second straight week, Tom Stoppard's "Leopoldstadt" broke its own house record, as it grossed $1,158,050.70 for the week ending Oct. 23. The week prior, the production broke the $1 m…
Denée Benton is set to join the cast of "Into the Woods" on Broadway in the role of Cinderella. Benton returns to the company on Nov. 22 after first performing the role in the New York City…
Producers of "The Kite Runner" have announced that Dramatic Publishing has acquired the licensing rights to the production and that plans are underway for a North American tour, slated to be…
"Pictures From Home" will debut on Broadway in 2023, beginning previews on Jan. 10 and opening on Feb. 9. The new play, adapted by Sharr White from the eponymous photo memoir by famed Americ…
Isaac Mizrahi will make his Broadway acting debut as Amos Hart in "Chicago." The fashion designer and "Project Runway: All-Stars" judge is set to join the company for a three-week limited en…
The new play "Life of Pi" is set to open at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Mar. 30, 2023. Previews will begin on Mar. 9. The play, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti from Yann Martel…
Due to COVID cases within the production, "Ain't No Mo'" is adjusting its preview period. The Jordan E. Cooper"penned comedy will now begin preview performances at the Belasco Theatre on Nov…
"Back to the Future: The Musical" will open on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre in 2023. The musical, which originated in London's West End, is based on the 1985 film of the same name, …
Between performing on Broadway, producing a film and awaiting the arrival of his newest family member, Jesse Tyler Ferguson is in the midst of a busy season. In the latest episode of "The Br…
"Topdog/Underdog" tells on itself before the curtain rises in the first scene. House lights fade to the song "Grinding All My Life" by Nipsey Hussle. In 2019, Hussle " a Crenshaw-born, commu…
The cast of Broadway's new musical "Almost Famous" tends to refer to one another as "almost family." That phrase was shared repeatedly on a recent Friday afternoon at the Jacobs Theatre wher…
The Brooks Atkinson Theatre will be renamed the Lena Horne Theatre in a ceremony on Nov. 1, marking the first time a Black woman will have a venue named in their honor. The celebration, whic…
House records were set by two Broadway productions last week as the fall Broadway season charted forward. For the week ending Oct. 16, the 27 Broadway productions running grossed $28,621,480…
Full casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of Anthony McCarten's play "The Collaboration." Newly announced cast members include Krysta Rodriguez as Maya and Erik Jensen as Bru…
An innovative group of theater producers is reshaping the mold for Broadway investors. With the current staging of "The Kite Runner," playing the Hayes Theatre through Oct. 30, Broadway &…
The Jimmy Awards, celebrating high school musical-theater performers from around the country, has scheduled its 14th annual event for June 26, 2023. The awards ceremony, slated to begin at 7…