Thursday, September 10, 2026
Lots of theater news this morning. Adrienne Warren, who the Tony for playing Tina Turner, is back! Warren still in a musical version of the film “Imitation of Life” this fall at the myst…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:10PM[SHARE]Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed.
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SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:05PM[SHARE]The producers of the new musical IMITATION OF LIFE have just announced that Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will star as “Delilah” in the upcoming world premiere engagement at The Grif…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM[SHARE]Adrienne Warren is set to star in the previously announced Off Broadway musical adaptation of Imitation of Life, the Fannie Hurst novel that spawned two classic Hollywood films. Warren will …
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00AM[SHARE]David Gordon| Whitney White directs this world premiere at the Shed.th ||Off-Broadway|Adrienne Warren,Imitation of Life,John Legend,Lynn Nottage,The Shed,Whitney White [...]
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SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00AM[SHARE]The John Legend-Lynn Nottage musical, a co-production with the National Black Theatre, will be directed by Whitney White.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 14, 2026
From the steel factory workers of Sweat to the lonesome lingerie seamstress at the center of Intimate Apparel, playwright Lynn Nottage has a gift for sussing out a universal humanity in her …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:50AM[SHARE]Friday, May 15, 2026
The new musical Imitation of Life has revealed new production dates and a new creative team member for its world premiere engagement at The Griffin Theater at The Shed, in a co-production wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:59PM[SHARE]The production has also shifted the performance dates by two months.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 30, 2026
Performance dates and ticket information has been announced for IMITATION OF LIFE, a new musical with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, music and lyrics by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM[SHARE]Zachary Stewart| Tickets go on sale to the general public on May 15. ||Off-Broadway|Fannie Hurst,John Legend,Liesl Tommy,Lynn Nottage,National Black Theatre,The Shed [...]
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SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00AM[SHARE]Friday, March 13, 2026
EGOT winner John Legend and Tony and Emmy Award-winning producer Mike Jackson, through their company Get Lifted Film Co. have joined the producing team of CATS: The Jellicle Ball. The produc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:11PM[SHARE]Friday, February 20, 2026
Last week, Broadway Across America convened approximately 250 of the commercial theater industry's most influential leaders for the Biennial Broadway Across America Theatrical Conference, he…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PM[SHARE]Saturday, February 14, 2026
Look for a production of a stage musical adaptation of The Princess Bride. With music by the Academy Award winning team of Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Tony Award-winning book wr…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 12, 2026
The musical adaptation of Imitation of Life will premiere at The Shed in New York City this fall.
The project features a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, whose Bro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM[SHARE]It is based on Fannie Hurst's novel and the Universal Pictures film.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:32AM[SHARE]A new stage adaptation of the Fannie Hurst novel Imitation of Life, featuring music and lyrics by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner John Legend and a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Ly…
SOURCE: Deadline at 08:30AM[SHARE]IMITATION OF LIFE, a new musical with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, music and lyrics by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner John Legend, and directed by multi-award-win…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 5, 2026
Saturday, July 1, 2023
A Broadway musical adaptation of Imitation of Life, based on the 1933 Fannie Hurst novel and the two screen adaptations by Universal Pictures in 1934 and 1959, is being developed for the Bro…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:32PM[SHARE]Friday, June 30, 2023
Imitation of Life Musical in Development
By: David Sheward
June 30, 2023: A new musical based on Imitation of Life, the Fannie Hurst novel and the classic Hollywood film version and su…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:46PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Reviews for 'Just for Us' on Broadway, Nottage and Legend at Work of 'Imitation of Life' Musical, Cott to Take Over as Christian in 'Moulin Rouge' "Today on Broadway" is a daily, Monday thro…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM[SHARE]Monday, June 26, 2023
Universal Theatrical Group (UTG) has announced that a musical, based on Fannie Hurst's novel and subsequent Universal Picture films Imitation of Life, is in development. An industry reading …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:37PM[SHARE]John Legend is coming to Broadway. He's written the songs for a musical adaptation of Douglas Sirk's 50s soap opera, "Imitation of
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:49PM[SHARE]Liesl Tommy is directing the project for Universal Theatrical Group.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PM[SHARE]A stage musical adaptation of the Fannie Hurst novel Imitation of Life and its film versions is under development at Universal Theatrical Group, with Lynn Nottage writing the book and John L…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:00PM[SHARE] 
