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Your favorite source for theater news and features chooses the best theater books ready to take their bow. In the winter, theater catches its breath. Schools all across the country did their…
In a Broadway-musical landscape that skews heavily toward movie adaptations and jukebox shows, the arrival of an original musical written and directed by three-time Tony Award winner James L…
The wizards, witches, and the Hogwarts Academy itself continue to cast their spell at the Lyric Theatre as producers of the two-part hit play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child announced the …
The Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, the Tony Award"winning Best Musical of 2016 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, has become one of the most sought-after tickets in Broadway history. Now the s…
Humor, heart, and a larger-than-life heroine: Sift those ingredients together with a lively original score, and the result is Mrs. Doubtfire, one of the most anticipated new musicals of the …
Help is on the way, dear! See Mrs. Doubtfire on Broadway beginning previews March 9th.
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If you're making a musical comedy of Mrs. Doubtfire, the comedy half of the equation is guaranteed. The hilarious setup of the story " a man dresses up as a Scottish nanny so he can see more…
With the dreary weather and cold temperatures upon us, don't let the gloom of winter get you down. BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming platform for all things theatre, has plenty to brighten …
On January 26, 2020, the best and brightest of the music industry were celebrated at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. The Broadway community is always on the edge of its seat to learn which re…
Now in its 31st year, The Phantom of the Opera is the Broadway musical all others are measured against. The timeless story, the unforgettable score, an undeniable obsession that could …
Caroline, or Change, the revival of the 2004 Broadway musical readying to open on Broadway on April 7, 2020, has announced a complete cast. The musical, which will begin preview performances…
Mean Girls, the twelve-time Tony-nominated musical, has officially recouped on its capitalization and appears to be headed for the big screen. Producers of the hit musical announced today th…
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak int…
The popular 80s film The Karate Kid hit the screens in 1984, where it became one of the decade's most beloved films, an inspirational tale about overcoming one's fears, taking on the bullies…
The annual benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, "Broadway Backwards" is returning for a one-night-only performance. Benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Lesb…
If you're planning to be at BroadwayCon, plan to join us for a live recording of our podcast, Stage Door Sessions! In this special live podcast recording, our host, Elysa Gardner, will chat …
Clothes make the man " and the woman " as the old adage proclaims. And that is doubly so in the case of theater. Those who act on the stage will tell you that the costumes are the final piec…
Bill and Nancy have spent fifty full years as husband and wife. They practically breathe in unison, and can anticipate each other's every sigh, snore and sneeze. But just as they settle comf…
Hamilton is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was…
Flying Over Sunset, the new musical set to open this spring courtesy of Lincoln Center Theatre, has announced complete casting for the production. Joining the already announced Carmen Cusack…
Neil Simon's classic comedy Plaza Suite is readying itself for a major Broadway revival starring real-life married couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker. As the production inches…
Jeremy O. Harris's Slave Play has certainly proven to be one of the most talked-about plays of the 2019-2020 Broadway season. Heralded by critics and named on the top-ten lists of 2019 by th…
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play and Gabriel Pascal's motion picture Pygmalion, Lerner & Lowe's My Fair Lady, with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loew…
The Broadway musical adaptation of Disney's Frozen continues to delight audiences at the St. James Theatre, with the adventures of Anna and Elsa in the wintery world of Arendelle. With the m…
"All I want is a room somewhere" is a lyric from the beloved Broadway musical My Fair Lady. The touring company of the Lincoln Center Theatre production of the Lerner and Loewe classic has f…
