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"Slave Play" will return to Broadway this fall for an eight-week engagement. The news, announced by playwright Jeremy O. Harris early Monday at a party for the production, followed a Ton…
"Moulin Rouge!" swept the Tony Awards Sunday night, bringing home 10 trophies. The musical won awards for Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical and Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead…
The Tony Awards ceremony Sunday gave several long-awaited awards to members of the theater community, while delivering a few surprises in the major categories. Notably, the award for Bes…
"Jagged Little Pill" and Actors' Equity are conducting separate, independent investigations into claims of mistreatment recently made public by a cast member. Nora Schell, an original cast m…
The press opening night of "Lackawanna Blues" has been pushed two days after Ruben Santiago-Hudson suffered a back injury. The Friday evening performance as well as the weekend performan…
Producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender have announced the complete cast for the Broadway return of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." Returning to their pre-shutdown roles are James …
The Tony Awards special will feature performances by David Byrne and the cast of "American Utopia," as well as by John Legend and the cast of "Ain't Too Proud," organizers announced Thursday…
Jennifer Nettles will take over the lead role of Jenna in "Waitress" starting in October, producers announced Thursday. She takes over the role from Sara Bareilles, who will play her las…
Heidi Blickenstaff will join the Broadway cast of "Jagged Little Pill," producers announced Thursday. Blickenstaff will play the lead role of Mary Jane Healy, which was originated by Eli…
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete Broadway cast for "Caroline, or Change."Â In addition to Sharon D. Clarke, who is reprising her role as lead Caroline Thibodeaux, ret…
Esau Pritchett has joined the cast of "Thoughts of a Colored Man," replacing originally announced cast member Keith David. David has departed the production due to a family matter, producers…
Billy Crystal will star in "Mr. Saturday Night," a new musical in development at Barrington Stage. The musical comedy is based on the 1992 film, which starred Crystal as stand-up comedian in…
Jake Gyllenhaal, Idina Menzel and Lin-Manuel Miranda will appear in a televised Broadway special this Sunday, as part of this year's revamped Tony Awards celebration. The Tony Awards are…
"Mrs. Doubtfire" began rehearsals Monday for its return to Broadway. The cast for the musical's return features Rob McClure in the lead role as Daniel Hillard. He is joined by returning cast…
Jordan Fisher will be accompanied by the rest of the pre-shutdown cast when "Dear Evan Hansen" reopens at the Music Box Theatre on Dec. 11, producer Stacey Mindich announced Monday. Fisher w…
Almost the entire pre-pandemic company of "The Phantom of the Opera" will return to the musical when it resumes performances at the Majestic Theatre on Oct. 22, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Camer…
"Beetlejuice" announced Monday that it will reopen on Broadway, this time at the Marriott Marquis Theatre, with a first performance scheduled for April 8, 2022. The original creative team, l…
CBS and The Tony Awards announced Monday that Leslie Odom, Jr. and Audra McDonald will serve as hosts for the two-part Tony Awards special to be held on Sept. 26. Audra McDonald will host th…
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will take over the title role of "Tina" full-time on Nov. 2. Adrienne Warren, who was previously announced to be returning to the musical for a limited engagement beginning…
My story begins like that of so many others in the United States. I was raised in a single-parent home of moderate means in the heartland of America. As a young Black dancer in the Midwest, …
"To Kill a Mockingbird" has announced the complete Broadway cast joining Jeff Daniels and Celia Keenan-Bolger. In addition to Daniels and Keenan-Bolger, who are returning to their roles of A…
The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announced that Osh Ghanimah has received The Prince Fellowship, and Lawryn LaCroix has received the Prince/…
Full casting for the Broadway return of "Ain't Too Proud" was announced Wednesday. Returning to their roles as The Temptations are Nik Walker as Otis Williams, James Harkness as Paul William…
TDF announced Wednesday that it will reopen the Times Square TKTS ticket booth on Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. The booth, which closed along with Broadway theaters in March 2020, will resume offering …
On Monday the Broadway League launched a new campaign to welcome audiences back to Broadway as productions reopen after 18 months of shutdown. The outreach campaign is marked with the releas…
