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Touring company Networks Presentations LLC has hired Jennifer Ardizzone-West as its chief operating officer, the company announced Monday. Ardizonne-West comes to Networks Presentations afte…
Ahead of its official Broadway opening, “Frozen” and Disney Theatrical Productions are hosting the first Women’s Day on Broadway. The event, which will take place on March …
Nyle DiMarco, a model, actor and deaf activist, will be a producer on “Children of a Lesser God,” lead producer Hal Luftig announced Tuesday. DiMarco takes on the role of produce…
The Broadway season that sparked the hashtag #TonysSoDiverse was the most diverse season in a decade. The 2015-2016 Broadway season, which included the opening of "Hamilton,” saw 36% o…
Tour operator Troika Entertainment LLC announced Angela Rowles as its new chief operating officer, effective Jan. 15. Rowles was most recently the managing director of the National Theatre i…
John Lithgow is a mighty fine actor, and an all-around decent fellow judging from two hours spent in his company at his solo show, "John Lithgow: Stories By Heart." In the show, Lithgow prov…
As Broadway readies for the winter downturn, 19 shows have opted into Broadway Week. During the week, the 19 shows are offering select tickets in a two-for-one deal, with NYC and Company, a …
Producer Hunter Arnold and Stephanie Yankwitt, owners of TBD Productions, announced the launch of casting office TBD Casting Thursday. The new venture, headed by Yankwitt, who is also a cast…
The Broadway audience appears to be getting slightly younger and more New York-based. Â New York City residents made up 22% of all theatergoers in the 2016-2017 survey from the Broadway L…
Tony nominee Beth Malone will play the role of “The Angel” in select performances of “Angels in America,” the show announced Tuesday. Malone joins the cast of “…
Call it the Sara Bareilles effect. "Waitress" has played more than 700 performances on Broadway, after opening in the same season as "Hamilton," which swept the 2016 Tony Awards. Part of its…
All Broadway shows were set to go on as scheduled as of Thursday morning as a winter storm hit the New York Area. The storm, nicknamed a “bomb cyclone,” is expected to bring up t…
Seven Broadway casting offices have until Jan. 22 to respond to allegations of violating antitrust laws as the lawsuit filed against them by The Broadway League proceeds. The allegation come…
Broadway had its highest-grossing week on record last week amid premium prices and holiday demand. Overall, Broadway brought in $50.3 million, besting last year’s record of $49.7 milli…
“Hamilton” broke its own box office record yet again. The show brought in $3,797,844 across eight shows in the week ending Dec. 24, which is the highest gross ever brought in …
The Republican tax bill has one provision that could boost Broadway investment and others that may weigh down some of its working members. The tax bill, which was passed by House and the…
After 20 years working on Broadway, advertising agency SpotCo can make some predictions about what's to come in the advertising industry. The first is an increased use of online influencers …
After a multiyear push, actor Marin Ireland and attorney Norman Siegel have launched a pilot mediation program to help resolve sexual harassment issues in the theater community. Â The pil…
Norm Lewis and Tamyra Gray will take over the roles of two of the gods on “Once on This Island” this winter as Merle Dandridge and Quentin Earl Darrington are on contractual leav…
“Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” is opening at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre this spring, the show announced Tuesday. The musical, which features the songs of Donna Summer, will be…
In 2017, Bette Midler seemed to be back where she belongs. As Dolly Gallagher Levi in “Hello, Dolly!,” Bette Midler won the 2017 Tony Award for best actress in a leading role…
Against the din of New York traffic and the lights of Times Square, the Belasco Theatre appears to have traveled back in time. To achieve that effect, "Farinelli and the King," which stars M…
"Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak." So wrote 17th-century playwright William Congreve. With that in mind, simply bundle up your cares and w…
Adam Driver is returning to Broadway with the revival of “Burn This” in 2019. The production, which has not announced a theater or exact dates yet, will be directed by Michael Ma…
Michael Luwoye will officially take over the role of Alexander Hamilton on Broadway on Jan. 16, 2018, producer Jeffrey Seller announced Wednesday. Luwoye is currently playing the role in…
