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Jennifer Holliday will play the role of Matron "Mama" Morton in "Chicago" starting June 9, producers announced Friday. Having previously played the role in the summer of 2001, Holliday will …
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the third and final time to determine the eligibility of the 15 remaining Broadway productions in the 2021-2022 season. The development comes…
Emma Pittman will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in "Chicago" next month. She takes on the role for a two-week engagement beginning June 6, after Pamela Anderson completes her run as�…
Ariana DeBose will host the 75th Annual Tony Awards next month. DeBose, previously seen on Broadway in shows including "Hamilton," "Summer," "A Bronx Tale," and "Bring it On The Musical," wo…
"Plaza Suite" will now run on Broadway through July 10, producers announced Wednesday. The production attributes the extension to overwhelming demand. The play had previously been extended a…
The Shubert Organization and livestream service Stellar have announced a partnership to increase accessibility to live theater on Broadway. The partnership will make The Shubert Organization…
The Broadway League announced Wednesday that United Airlines is a financial supporter of the Black to Broadway program. The program, established in 2019, is part of the League's overall push…
Broadway grosses experienced an overall dip as six shows opened last week. For the week ending May 1, there were 36 shows running on Broadway bringing in a total gross of $29,072,410, down 1…
The Broadway revival of "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf" will close May 22, producers announced Tuesday. The production was previously scheduled to …
The 2019 West End production of "Death of a Salesman" is coming to Broadway next season, producers announced Monday. Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke are set to repri…
"Six" is set to release an original Broadway cast recording on May 6. The album, entitled "Six: Live on Broadway," was recorded live onstage on Oct. 3, 2021, during opening night of the prod…
Lust for power can defy logic. Why does anyone succumb to greed or ambition? Where Shakespeare probes primal urges through poetry and dirty deeds, director Sam Gold seems to question the ver…
Disney on Broadway's Reopening on TikTok Live won Best Social Video Event & Live Stream in the 26th Annual Webby Awards. The livestreams also won a People's Choice Award. The two Sept…
Robert E. Wankel is set to receive the 2022 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award. The award is given annually to honor the substantial contributions of a member of the theater community. Often, rec…
"Cost of Living" by Martyna Majok will have a Broadway run this fall at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Manhattan Theatre Club announced the production Thursday along with three off-Broadway…
Billy Crystal is roving the stage, leading an "oy vey!" call-and-response. There is no exclamation more apt for "Mr. Saturday Night," the moth-eaten cardigan of a new musical now in residenc…
There are an infinite number of ways a comedy can get its audience to laugh. Selina Fillinger's Broadway-debut play, "POTUS," successfully tries its hand at most. Raunchy language? Well, tha…
Becky Gulsvig is temporarily taking over for Rachel Tucker in the Broadway production of "Come From Away." It was confirmed to Broadway News that Tucker, currently playing Captain Beverley B…
"Wicked" will welcome a handful of new principal cast members this May. Beginning May 24, three members of the musical's national tour will join the Broadway company. Talia Suskauer will tak…
Broadway grosses dipped slightly despite fuller attendance last week. For the week ending April 24, there were 35 shows running on Broadway. While the total gross across all productions decr…
The North American tour of "The Lion King" is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Wichita, Kansas. The production kicks off a two-week return engagement at The Century II Concert Hall tonigh…
What can I say about "A Strange Loop" that hasn't already been said? When I got the assignment to review Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer-winning musical, I even asked my editor, "Am I the best…
"The Little Prince" will close its Broadway run on May 8, producers announced Tuesday. The adaptation of the 1943 children's novel opened at the Broadway Theatre on April 11, and was schedul…
Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that change is the only constant of life. In "The Skin of Our Teeth," Thornton Wilder argues that tragedy is another. His sweeping comedy, now resurrected o…
The 75th Annual Tony Award nominations are set to be announced on May 9 by Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren and three-time Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry. The announcement will air live at…
