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The casting directors of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Hadestown," among others, took home prizes at the 35th annual Artios Awards Thursday night. The Artios Awards are presented by the C…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the second time this season to discuss eligibility of 11 Broadway productions. The productions discussed were "The Great Society," "Slave…
Music Theatre International has acquired the licensing rights to "Something Rotten!" The musical features a book by John O'Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick, and music and lyrics by Karey and Wa…
"Almost Famous" has posted an audition notice for a planned run in fall 2020 at a Broadway theater. The musical, which features a book by Cameron Crowe and music by Tom Kitt, made its wo…
The musical adaptation of "The Notebook" will have its world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The musical, which is based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks and subsequent film, fea…
GalaPro, the company behind the live caption app for Broadway shows, is now testing out smart glasses with captions in the theater. The glasses, which GalaPro in launching in partnership…
"Hadestown" has won the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, the Recording Academy announced Sunday. The Grammy Award winners for "Hadestown" include composer Anaïs Mitchell …
A group of protesters gathered outside the Broadway Theatre Friday night to speak out against the casting of Amar Ramasar in the "West Side Story" revival. Ramasar, who plays Bernardo in…
Margo Lion, the Tony-Award winning producer of "Hairspray," died on Friday evening at the age of 75, according to media reports. Lion, who also brought "Jelly's Last Jam" and "Elaine Str…
In just the first minutes of Bess Wohl's "Grand Horizons," a supremely funny comedy of marital malaise presented by Second Stage Theater, Jane Alexander and James Cromwell deliver a miniatur…
The musical version of "Mean Girls" will be adapted into a film from Paramount Pictures, the production announced Thursday. The film will be produced by Lorne Michaels and Tina Fey and f…
"Caroline, or Change" has announced its complete Broadway cast. Joy Hermalyn is joining the cast as Grandma Gellman, alongside Kevin S. McAllister as Bus/Dryer, N'Kenge as the Moon and S…
Rachel Tucker will be joining the Broadway cast of "Come From Away" as Captain Beverly Bass and others, the actor announced on Instagram Wednesday. Tucker, who currently plays the role i…
"The Karate Kid" is being developed into a Broadway-aimed musical. The musical will feature a book by Robert Mark Kamen, the screenwriter of the 1984 film, and music and lyrics by Drew G…
Shots ring out. A man falls dead at the hands of an unknown killer. Enter an investigator to sort through a hefty pile of suspects and bring the culprit to justice. Charles Fuller's Pulitzer…
Matt McGrath has joined the cast of "Girl from the North Country," replacing the originally announced cast member David Pittu. McGrath will take over the role of Reverend Marlowe after Pittu…
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" will host a series of House Pride Night events at specified performances in February and March, the production announced Friday. The two-part play will ho…
"The Minutes" has announced its full creative team for its Broadway run beginning next month. In addition to director Anna D. Shapiro and playwright Tracy Letts, who also stars in the sh…
"Plaza Suite" has announced the complete cast for its Broadway run this spring as well as its preceding Boston run. In addition to the previously announced Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessic…
Erika Henningsen, who currently stars as Cady Heron in "Mean Girls," is joining the cast of "Flying Over Sunset." In addition to Henningsen, the newly announced cast members include Jeremy K…
When the theater goes to the library for inspiration, the results can often be disappointing. Even great books can wither and wilt when they are adapted for the stage. A happy if not entirel…
Wednesday night's performance of "Slave Play" will be filmed by the New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. Every year, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive films 50 to 6…
Ciara Renée will take over the role of Elsa in "Frozen," starring opposite McKenzie Kurtz, who will make her Broadway debut in the role of Anna. Renée comes to the role after starring …
Broadway saw the highest number of international attendees on record during the 2018-2019 season, according to the Broadway League's annual survey. Last season, 14.8 million people atten…
Lauren Reid, chief operating officer of the John Gore Organization, has been elected as incoming chair of the Broadway League. Reid will take over the position at the end of 2020, after …