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The room is a very modestly furnished kitchen: mismatched chairs around a table, a miniature refrigerator, a scruffy but cozy-looking armchair, slightly out of place. But this mundane settin…
Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical, was announced Tuesday as the new chairman of the board of the Broadway League. Schumacher, also a producer at Disney Theatrical, takes over…
M. Butterfly will fly away from Broadway even earlier than expected. The recent revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning drama will play its final performance at the Cort Theatre on…
"Head over Heels" is heading to Broadway next season after a run in San Fransisco. The musical, which features the songs of The Go-Go's, had its world premiere at the Oregon Shakespeare Fest…
A coalition representing 39 unions in New York City is speaking up for casting directors and urging the Broadway League to allow them to unionize. The executive board of the New York City Ce…
Roundabout Theatre Company announced its full cast for the Broadway revival of "Travesties" this spring. Tom Hollander, who was previously announced, will be joined by Peter McDonald, who ap…
BroadwayCon has reached a three-year agreement with the Actors' Equity Association that sets standard contracts for Equity members, while adding provisions for shorter appearances. The new a…
The Broadway community brought in the most it has ever raised for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids as part of the Gypsy of the Year competition, with a total of $5,609,211. That total was a…
The Broadway League has filed suit against seven Broadway casting agencies alleging that they have violated antitrust laws by forming a "cartel" that has collectively raised their fees and b…
A new kind of cockeyed optimist has arrived at the Palace Theatre in the form of SpongeBob SquarePants, the indefatigably cheery anthropomorphic hero of the globally successful Nickelodeon a…
Armie Hammer is making his Broadway debut this summer in “Straight White Men,” Second Stage Theater company announced Monday. Hammer, who played the Winklevoss twins in “…
Continual waves of radiance, warming the blood and stirring the heart, flow forth from the sand-covered stage of the Circle in the Square Theatre, where an absolutely incandescent revival of…
Sleepy times, right? No drama emanating from our nation's capital. Barely enough sensation to fill a single page of a broadsheet. Nary a shocking revelation to warm the cockles of a cynic's …
In the "SpongeBob SquarePants" universe, a pineapple, a sponge and a squirrel coexist under the sea. To create a theatrical version of this illogical world, director Tina Landau relied on a …
The stars supply most of the fireworks in "Meteor Shower," a scattershot " and even scatterbrained " comedy of bad manners by Steve Martin at the Booth Theatre. The cast member whose presenc…
Sara Bareilles is coming back to Broadway. The songwriter of “Waitress” is returning to show Jan. 16 to star as “Jenna.” Jason Mraz, currently playing Dr. Pomatter, e…
A New York state tax credit is bringing Broadway tours and economic activity upstate, but causing headaches for some producers. The Empire State Theatre Production Tax Credit, which has been…
“M. Butterfly” is closing Jan. 14, six weeks earlier than it had planned, the show announced Tuesday. The revival, starring Clive Owen and Jin Ha, opened on Oct. 26, after beginn…
“Hamilton” brought in more than $3.4 million last week, which is the highest gross ever recorded by a Broadway show in history, according to the Broadway League. The musical gros…
The Boss is here to stay. ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ is extending to June 30, 2018, Ticketmaster said in a blog post. Ticketmaster has been selling tickets to the show through its…
A provision in the proposed U.S. Senate tax bill would allow "qualified theatrical productions" to expense all of their initial production costs and allow investors to write off their invest…
“Pretty Woman: The Musical” will open at The Nederlander Theatre on Aug. 16, 2018, producer Paula Wagner announced Tuesday. The musical begins performances on July 20, 2018. A…
Thanksgiving is not a holiday for Broadway. With four musicals performing on the NBC broadcast of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and two performing on the CBS broadcast, the shows and their …
In spite of significant limitations, it would be churlish not to acknowledge the ambitious aims and wide-ranging scope of "A Latin History For Morons", a solo show written and performed by J…
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society has elected a new vice president and a new secretary. The union, which has an active membership of 3,000 stage directors and choreographers in …
