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Broadway capacity dropped 14 percentage points last week, coming down from two weeks of seasonal highs. In the week ended March 6, capacity fell to 78%, compared to last week's high of 9…
Keri René Fuller will temporarily take over the role of Jane Seymour in "Six," producers announced Tuesday. Fuller takes over the role from Abby Mueller, who is taking a medical leave of ab…
Daniel Radcliffe will star in "Merrily We Roll Along" at New York Theatre Workshop in late 2022, the Off-Broadway theater announced Monday. Radcliffe will play Charley, a leading role origin…
Pamela Anderson will make her Broadway debut in Chicago this spring. The former "Baywatch" star will play Roxie Hart from April 12 through June 5. "Playing Roxie Hart is a dream fulf…
Will Swenson will take on the title role in the out-of-town tryout of "A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical," producers Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio announced Friday. The new musical,…
Broadway will not yet be lifting its mask and vaccination requirements for patrons, despite the city easing vaccination rules, the Broadway League said Friday. The current Broadway manda…
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will donate $300,000 to humanitarian organizations working in Ukraine. Broadway Cares will give $100,000 each in emergency grants to Global Giving's Ukr…
The Cort Theatre will be renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre, the Shubert Organization announced Wednesday. This will be the second Broadway theater to be named after a Black artist, follow…
Broadway capacity hit another high last week, as the industry re-emerged from winter doldrums and the Omicron surge. Capacity across all Broadway productions for the week ended Feb. 27 r…
The musical adaptation of "Some Like It Hot" is holding a developmental work session this month, in lieu of an out-of-town tryout, the production said Tuesday. The musical, which features a …
A political farce about the women running the White House will make its world premiere on Broadway this spring. The play by Selina Fillinger, entitled "POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumb…
"Six" will launch an additional North American touring company this fall. The second company, called the Boleyn Tour, will begin performances at The Smith Center in Las Vegas on Sept. 20, 20…
Myles Frost, who plays the title character in "MJ," has missed several weeks of performances in February due to a minor injury, the production confirmed Monday. Aramie Payton, one of the…
Network Presentations announced Monday that "The Book of Mormon" will visit 48 US cities on a national tour set to begin in fall 2022. Twenty-five of the destination cities will host the mus…
Joy Woods will make her Broadway debut as Catherine Parr when she joins the cast of "Six" in March, producers said Monday. Woods takes over the role from original Broadway cast member Anna U…
Amara Granderson, Tendayi Kuumba, Kenita R. Miller, Okwui Okpokwasili, Stacey Sargeant, Alexandria Wailes and D. Woods have been cast in the upcoming Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange's "fo…
Patti LuPone has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not perform in "Company" until at least March 8, the production announced Sunday. LuPone, who plays Joanne, reported symptoms of COVID-…
"Kimberly Akimbo" will transfer to Broadway this fall. The new musical, with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, will start previews on Oct. 12, ahead of a N…
A memorial celebration for Philip J. Smith will be held on Tuesday, March 22 at the Music Box Theatre, the Shubert Organization announced Wednesday. Smith, who died in January 2021 at th…
Broadway grosses continued a steady upward climb last week, as capacity reached a new high for the season. In the week ended Feb. 20, capacity across all Broadway productions hit 89.8%. …
Lincoln Center Theater's revival of "The Skin of Our Teeth" will play its first preview on April 1, one day later than previously scheduled. The Thornton Wilder play will feature a large ens…
This season's revival of "Macbeth" will invite at least 2,022 students to attend the play for free, producers said Thursday. The initiative, supported by Omega, Baccarat, The Capri Foundatio…
Associate directors and choreographers on Broadway and on tour are nearing an agreement for employer-backed healthcare and other protections for the first time. The development comes aft…
Lana Gordon will assume the role of Persephone full time in "Hadestown," producers Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold and Tom Kirdahy said Wednesday. Gordon, who has been serving as th…
Broadway grosses showed more signs of improvement in the week ended Feb. 13. Total grosses increased to $18.9 million, a jump of $2 million from the previous week and $3.9 million from t…
