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The new musical "Mrs. Doubtfire" will resume performances on Broadway Oct. 21. The musical, which played three previews before the March 12, 2020 shutdown, will open at the Stephen Sondheim …
Second Stage announced its 2021-2022 season Friday, with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Between Riverside and Crazy" as a new addition to its Broadway line-up. The nonprofit theater compan…
The Broadway League has hired Gennean Scott, former vice president of human capital and inclusion at Omaha Performing Arts, as its first director of equity, diversity and inclusion. The …
"Chicago" will resume performances on Broadway starting Sept. 14. The production, which had been running on Broadway since 1996, put tickets on sale Friday for its run at the Ambassador Thea…
While reopening is on the horizon, the theater and entertainment community will still need financial support in the months ahead. Since 2020, the Actors Fund has distributed more than $21 mi…
"Six" will celebrate its long-delayed opening night his fall. The musical will resume performances on Broadway starting Sept. 17, with an opening night planned for Oct. 3, 2021. "Six" was se…
TodayTix Group has acquired Broadway Roulette in its third acquisition in recent months. Broadway Roulette, which selects Broadway shows for users that specify a date and preference betw…
"The Phantom of the Opera" will return to Broadway this fall. The musical, which is the longest-running production in Broadway history, will resume performances at the Majestic Theatre o…
In a press conference Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Broadway shows would reopen Sept. 14. Cuomo also said Broadway tickets would be put on sale starting Thursday for theaters ru…
Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's "Pass Over" will reopen the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway. The play, directed by Danya Taymor, will play a limited engagement at the theater with exact d…
"Wicked" is resuming its national tour this summer, marking the first Broadway tour to resume performances following the theatrical shutdown, according to Broadway Across America. The musica…
The Broadway League reiterated a commitment to a fall reopening, following Gov. Andrew Cuomo's declaration that he will loosen restrictions on May 19. On Monday, Cuomo announced that he …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all capacity restrictions will be removed on businesses, including Broadway, starting May 19. The reopening plan, which applies across the tri-s…
As the industry awaits an official reopening announcement, theatrical offices have been working to ready Broadway productions. The pace has picked up at marketing agencies, casting offic…
Hundreds of artists, students and activists gathered outside Bryant Park Saturday to demand racial equity on Broadway and within the theater industry at large. This is the second protest…
Apple Original Films will distribute the filmed production of "Come From Away," the studio announced Friday. The production posted signs outside the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, home to th…
Broadway is gearing up for reopening as the targeted return date moves into view. Following bullish statements from government officials and improving health trends, Broadway leaders are…
The Broadway League said it is continuing to target a September reopening of the Broadway industry, following remarks from Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday. "The Broadway League has been workin…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared Thursday that the city will be ready to fully reopen July 1. Speaking on MSNBC, de Blasio said the city is planning for a 100% capacity reopen…
Florence Welch, lead singer of Florence and the Machine, has been tapped to write the score for a new musical stage adaptation of "The Great Gatsby."Â The new musical will feature a book …
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program received more than 17,000 applications in the first 24 hours of the portal opening, the Small Business Administration said Tuesday. The portal…
Producer Scott Rudin told the New York Times Saturday that he is resigning from the Broadway League. The decision to resign comes after many of Rudin's assistants have come forward with …
The application portal for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program will now reopen Monday, rather than the originally scheduled date Saturday. "We heard you and we are taking action. In …
Producer Scott Rudin is no longer involved in the "day-to-day" operations of NY PopsUp, a spokesperson for the festival confirmed Friday. Rudin, who is currently facing multiple accounts…
A group of about 300 actors and activists marched down Broadway Thursday to protest producer Scott Rudin and to call for greater protection and transparency from Actors' Equity. The march, o…
