5,422 stories from broadway news
It starts with a step. Stomp. Clap. A crescendo of joyous movement and affirmations ("ayeee, yessss, you better") erupts on stage and is immediately echoed by members of the audience, most n…
A new play, entitled "Love All," about the life and career of sports icon Billie Jean King is in the works, producers Harriet Newman Leve and Stephanie Sandberg announced Wednesday. Written …
"Some Like It Hot" will come to Broadway this fall. The musical adaptation will be led by Christian Borle as Joe/Josephine, J. Harrison Ghee as Jerry/Daphne and Adrianna Hicks as Sugar. The …
It's been 25 years since Paula Vogel's landmark drama about sexual assault and its reverberations first debuted Off-Broadway. Since then, private transgressions, like those that Li'l Bit exp…
Broadway grosses picked up last week, as several productions began long-awaited performances and as the spring season swings into full gear. Total gross across all 34 productions increased t…
Carlinhos Brown will compose the score and Siedah Garrett will pen the lyrics for the new musical "Black Orpheus," producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey announced Tuesday. The new mus…
The company of "Paradise Square" will record an original Broadway cast album during the weeks of April 18 and April 25, producers said Monday. The musical's cast and orchestra will record th…
When you walk into Studio 54 for "The Minutes," you see a cavernous room on stage, featuring a white rotunda ceiling, a line of plush chairs and conference tables with microphones attached. …
Broadway theaters will keep mask requirements for audience members through at least May 31, but will soon leave vaccination checks up to the theater owners, the Broadway League announced Fri…
It may be that "American Buffalo" belongs in the junk shop where it's set " a token of bicentennial Americana with questionable lasting value. Like the novelty coin at its center, David Mame…
"Plaza Suite" will resume performances at the Hudson Theatre on April 14 after a week of cancellations due to COVID-19 cases within the company. Matthew Broderick will perform in the April 1…
"Paradise Square" has extended its performance cancellations and now plans to resume April 19. The new musical has been dark since April 7 after the detection of positive COVID-19 cases …
Actors' Equity will seek to represent the actors and stage managers working on a non-union tour of "Waitress."Â This is the first time the union has sought to become the bargaining agent …
Broadway grosses dipped slightly last week, as COVID-19 cases led to the cancellation of several performances and as two productions held opening nights. All 31 productions brought in a coll…
The first preview of "A Strange Loop" has now been delayed until April 14 due to COVID-19 cases in the company. The first Broadway performance was originally scheduled for April 6, but has s…
Manoel Felciano will take over the role of Larry Murphy in "Dear Evan Hansen" starting April 30. Ivan Hernandez, currently in the role, will play his final performance in the production Apri…
The titular character of "The Little Prince" travels between planets. The theatrical adaptation of the acclaimed novella is traveling between nations " France, Australia, the United Arab Emi…
"Paradise Square" has canceled an additional five Broadway performances after COVID-19 cases were discovered within the company. The production has been dark since April 7, and said last wee…
André De Shields will play his final performance in "Hadestown" on May 29, the production said Monday. De Shields played the role of Hermes in the musical's 2019 London production and o…
Three manholes on West 43rd Street caught fire Sunday evening, causing panic as patrons of "Birthday Candles" attempted to leave the nearby American Airlines Theatre on opening night. Th…
There are some things in life you can count on. Birthdays will tick by like clockwork, a good cake recipe won't fail and the young will chase their future while elders reminisce. But combini…
"Plaza Suite" has extended its performance cancellations through April 10, the production announced Friday. The cancellation follows positive COVID-19 tests for leads Matthew Broderick and S…
"Paradise Square" has canceled performances through April 10, the production announced Friday. The show is planning to resume performances on April 12, according to a statement from producer…
Sonia Friedman Productions announced plans Friday to bring Tom Stoppard's "Leopoldstadt" to Broadway next season. The production, directed by Patrick Marber, ran in the West End in fall …
Ashley Loren, Derek Klena, Declan Bennett and Caleb Marshall-Villarreal will step into lead roles in the Broadway company of "Moulin Rouge!" when the production's current principals depart n…
