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"Tina " The Tina Turner Musical" has launched a digital lottery for $45 tickets. The lottery, which is available through the Broadway Direct platform, will offer the chance to win same-day t…
A sad romantic comedy sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it's an apt-enough description of "Linda Vista," a slight but funny and quietly affecting play from Tracy Letts, which has ope…
Actors' Equity presented "Head Over Heels" with the Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award for the 2018-2019 season. Now in its 12th year, the award is given to shows that "…
"Moulin Rouge!" has added a new stop onto its North American tour. The musical will play the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco in the summer of 20201. This adds on to the previously announced…
Helen Shaw will join New York magazine and its entertainment site Vulture as theater critic. Shaw, who was most recently a critic for Time Out New York and 4Columns.org, takes over the post …
"Today" show weather anchor Al Roker will rejoin the cast of "Waitress" for the month of November. Roker will resume his role as Joe, which he first played in October of last year. Roker wil…
The Michael Jackson musical, entitled "MJ The Musical," announced Thursday that it will come to Broadway this summer. The musical will play the Neil Simon Theatre beginning July 6, 2020, wit…
"Slave Play" will extend an additional two weeks on Broadway, the producers announced Thursday. The Jeremy O. Harris play, which opened at the Golden Theatre on Oct. 6, will now run thro…
"Come From Away" will open a new production in China in 2020, the musical's first production in a non-English speaking country. The production will be a tour beginning at SAIC-Shanghai C…
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" released a new trailer Wednesday, as part of a new advertising campaign for the Broadway show and an expansion to other productions worldwide. The pro…
Courtney Reed, who originated the role of Princess Jasmine on Broadway, will step back in to play the role from Oct. 16 through Oct. 27. Arielle Jacobs who currently plays the role, will ret…
For a typical producer, the phrase "somewhere that's green" " to quote one of the best-known ballads from "Little Shop of Horrors" " refers to one place, and one place only: Broadway. If a p…
Director Joe Mantello will receive the "Mr. Abbott" Award for lifetime achievement from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation. The award, given to a Broadway director or chor…
Netflix is taking one of its films to Broadway, as it vies for Oscar consideration amid tensions with major movie theater operators. The streaming service will be screening "The Irishman…
Andrea Martin and LaChanze will join the cast of "A Christmas Carol" on Broadway , the production announced Monday. Martin will play the Ghost of Christmas Past and LaChanze will play the Gh…
Martin Scorsese's film "The Irishman" will be screened at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway for one month. The film, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, will be screened at the B…
If there's anything more boring than hearing about other people's dreams, it's hearing about their therapy sessions. And, to my mind, hearing about people's sexual fantasies " admittedly not…
The Michael Jackson musical has changed its title ahead of an expected Broadway run. Formerly known as "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough," the bio-musical has been renamed "MJ." The productio…
The Broadway musical "Mean Girls" celebrated the holiday of Oct. 3, unofficially inducted into popular culture by the film and officially declared a holiday in New York by the state assembly…
Elliot Greene has been appointed chief operating officer of the Shubert Organization and Charles Flateman has been appointed executive vice president of business development. Greene previous…
Charles Flateman, the executive vice president of business development at the Shubert Organization, will take over as chairman of the board of directors at NYC & Company, the marketing o…
"David Byrne's American Utopia" will offer $39 rush tickets through TodayTix, the show announced on Thursday, a day ahead of its Broadway run. "American Utopia," which begins performances on…
"To Kill a Mockingbird" will feature a largely new cast for the second year of its run on Broadway. In addition to the previously announced Ed Harris, who is taking over the role of Atticus …
If "gerund" isn't the very last word I ever expected to hear uttered on a Broadway stage, it's probably pretty darn close. Broadway rarely gives grammar lessons, after all. And yet there…
"Harry Connick, Jr."A Celebration of Cole Porter" has set dates for its Broadway engagement this winter. The concert will play the Nederlander Theatre beginning Dec. 7, with an opening n…
