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Broadway productions are vying for a $3 million tax credit that the state hopes can jumpstart the industry. The New York City Musical and Theatrical Tax Credit Program is intended to support…
"The Music Man" announced its complete Broadway cast Thursday, including new members Rema Webb as Mrs. Squires, Phillip Boykin as Olin Britt and Linda Mugleston as Alma Hix. In addition to W…
Should you happen to pass Sharon D Clarke on the street, you might not find her to be a particularly imposing figure. But as the title character in the superlative Broadway revival of the mu…
The Broadway League shared a snapshot of the industry's grosses Wednesday, saying that 85% of seats across all operating Broadway theaters were filled last week. While the League initially s…
Alex Hairston, Libby Lloyd, Anthony Murphy, Kristen Faith Oei and Michael Williams will join the cast of "Diana" for its return to Broadway next month. As previously announced, Jeanna de Waa…
"Is This a Room" and "Dana H." will close two months earlier than scheduled. The two plays are playing in repertory at the Lyceum Theatre and moved to Broadway after Off-Broadway runs at the…
A new musical based on the longest running film in Indian cinema is slated to come to Broadway next year. The musical, entitled "Come Fall in Love " The DDLJ Musical," is based on the fi…
"Lackawanna Blues" has added four additional performances to its run, Manhattan Theatre Club announced Friday. The show, written, directed and starring Ruben Santiago-Hudson, has added n…
The 13th Annual Jimmy Awards will be held at the Minskoff Theatre on June 27, 2022, the Broadway League announced Thursday. This marks the first time the competition for high school musical …
Adi Roy will make his Broadway debut as Phoenix when "Jagged Little Pill" resumes performances Thursday with a reworked script. Roy takes over the role from original cast member Antonio Cipr…
As Broadway shows reopen, theatergoers are waiting longer to buy tickets. Unlike prior seasons, many ticket buyers are purchasing Broadway tickets one to two weeks before or even the day…
"Trouble in Mind" will offer 300 discounted tickets for each of its preview performances, in partnership with R&B radio station 107.5 WBLS-FM. The Roundabout Theatre production will offe…
Nehal Joshi and Kanisha Marie Feliciano have joined the cast of Lincoln Center Theater's "Flying Over Sunset." Joshi and Feliciano join previously confirmed leads Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden…
A play as uncommon, and uncanny, as Lucas Hnath's "Dana H." requires an actor of, well, uncommon and uncanny talents. Deirdre O'Connell is just such an actor. Something of a grande dame of O…
"Schitt's Creek" star Noah Reid will join the cast of "The Minutes" when the play returns to Broadway this spring. Reid joins returning cast members Tracy Letts, who also penned the play…
"The Lehman Trilogy" represents the kind of prestige Broadway production that invariably causes a certain class of well-heeled, culturally savvy New Yorkers to salivate over tickets. It hail…
The busy streets of Brooklyn provide the background to Keenan Scott II's "Thoughts of a Colored Man," but firmly seizing the foreground are the seven captivating actors who bring to life the…
Manhattan Theatre Club has announced a one-week extension of "Lackawanna Blues," following the cancellation of several performances. "Lackawanna Blues" will now play the Samuel J. Friedm…
Creative Goods Merchandise has launched a new program allowing theatergoers to purchase merchandise from their seats. Patrons can purchase items by scanning a QR code, which will appear on s…
People generally don't attend a Broadway show expecting to become flushed with anxiety. But it's hard to watch the documentary drama "Is This A Room" without beginning to feel a little tense…
Douglas Lyons's "Chicken & Biscuits," at Broadway's Circle in the Square theater, is a savory comedy served with a hefty side order of sentiment. It's a mostly successful combo plate, ev…
"Lackawanna Blues" has canceled additional Broadway performances due to the recurrence of star Ruben Santiago-Hudson's back injury. Performances of the one-man show are now canceled from Oct…
"American Buffalo" starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss will get its Broadway run this spring. The David Mamet play, directed by Neil Pepe, was originally scheduled…
The Thursday evening performance of "Lackawanna Blues," which was meant to be the show's new opening night, was cancelled due to a recurrence of lead Ruben Santiago-Hudson's back injury. The…
All great blues songs have a timeless quality, so it's entirely fitting that Ruben Santiago-Hudson's solo show "Lackawanna Blues" still gleams like a newly minted coin some 20 years after it…