Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Rachel Zegler is shutting down any speculation she's starring in a Broadway revival of The Sound of Music. A recent report suggested that the Evita star was being eyed for a revival of the c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMRachel Zegler is perched on a balcony, looking down graciously at a crowd of her adoring supporters. No, this isn’t a meet-and-greet for the “Snow White” and “West Side Story” star…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:29PMEXCLUSIVE: Jamie Lloyd (Sunset Boulevard) is not prepared to sit on his hands and wait another two years to take the electrifying West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s�…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:18AMMonday, June 30, 2025
In Buena Vista Social Club, impassioned, deep-rooted dance expression drives the story behind the beloved album that gives the show its name. Thanks in large part to the vision of co-choreog…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PMFriday, June 20, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) is a sensation as her voice soars through the London Palladium’s auditorium — and beyond — portraying Eva Perón in Evita, the classic Tim R…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:34PMTuesday, June 17, 2025
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SOURCE: YouTube at 02:05PMRachel Zegler and Jamie Lloyd are breaking down the new West End production of Evita in a new "Taxi Talk" interview. In the social media video, they discuss Zegler's "major accomplishment" t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AMTuesday, June 10, 2025
Ashley Loren and Christian Douglas will take over the roles of Satine and Christian in Moulin Rouge! The Musical beginning July 22 at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre. They join the compan…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54AMFriday, June 6, 2025
Heathers The Musical is gearing up to make its Off-Broadway return! Featuring book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe, the show will start performances on June 22, 202…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:24AMMonday, June 2, 2025
Pride meets prohibition at Joe’s Pub this June 17 with THE BIG GAY SPEAKEASY — a one-night-only theatrical fundraiser celebrating LGBTQ+ history through music, joy, and resistance. Showt…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54AMSunday, May 25, 2025
Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige presents an Over To You Edition, featuri…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PMSaturday, May 24, 2025
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The complete cast and creative team have been announced for Heathers The Musical. Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler, a veteran of 12 Broadway shows including Hairspray, Xanadu, Mean Girls, and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AMWednesday, May 14, 2025
Casting has been announced for the three Heathers, in the off-Broadway return of Heathers: The Musical!
McKenzie Kurtz (Broadway: Frozen, The Heart of Rock and Roll, Wicked; Kennedy Center: …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AMThursday, May 8, 2025
Review of the evening performance on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City. Starring Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, with Jacob Dickey, Kevin Earley,…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AMWednesday, May 7, 2025
Tony nominee Lorna Courtney and Casey Likes will lead Heathers the Musical off-Broadway this summer. The musical will make its New York City return in a limited engagement at New World Sta…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PMThursday, April 24, 2025
“I’m real late to the Sondheim game, sadly,” Beth Leavel tells Gold Derby as she thinks back to her first memory of a Stephen Sondheim song or show. Part of her tardiness stemmed from …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:50PMTuesday, April 22, 2025
Donna McKechnie onstage at 54 Below in her new Sondheim show.April 22, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
In her current three-performance engagement at 54 Below, the amazin…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 04:50PMMonday, April 14, 2025
Chita Rivera and Dick Van Dyke perform “Rosie” in “Bye Bye Birdie” (1960).Producer Edward Padula was worried. He liked the show he was working hard to raise money for, but he was ta…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:28AMTuesday, April 8, 2025
After three Broadway revues of Stephen Sondheim’s music you would think a fourth wouldn’t offer anything fresh, have any surprises, or be anything special.
Think again.
“Old Friends”…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 09:22PMFriday, April 4, 2025
Bernadette Peters and Lea Solanga star in a jam-packed Stephen Sondheim celebration. The musical review covers Sondheim's work from West Side Story, Follies, Gypsy, Into The Woods, Company, …
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:00PMFriday, March 28, 2025
Broadway Games:
Quiz: Divas in the News
These days the news comes fast and furious and Broadway is not immune! Recently, there have been several news reports involving our beloved divas. H…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMSaturday, March 22, 2025
This true Broadway legend gave us groundbreaking musicals like Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and West Side Story.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AMTuesday, March 18, 2025
Playbill is saddened to announce that Carole D'Andrea, original Jet girl Velma in West Side Story on Broadway, has passed away at the age of 87.
SOURCE: Google at 01:36AMMonday, March 17, 2025
Actor and dancer Carole D'Andrea has passed away at the age of 87. D'Andrea's most celebrated role was as Velma, a member of the Jets, in the original 1957 Broadway production of 'West S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18PMMs. D'Andrea was one of only six actors from the original Broadway cast to appear in the 1960 film adaptation.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:48PMFriday, March 14, 2025
Rachel Zegler is heading to the West End! The West Side Story star will take on the legendary role of Eva Perón in a brand-new production of Evita, directed by Jamie Lloyd. The show, featur…
SOURCE: musicalsdaily.com at 02:37PMArcola theatre, LondonThis firecracker adaptation of the 1990 Johnny Depp film pokes fun at American conservative values in rockabilly songs bursting with biting ironies
This musical adaptat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PMRachel Zegler—not Ariana DeBose as previously supposed—will lead Jamie Lloyd's revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita in London. It will be Zegler's West End debu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Zegler, star of Steven Spielberg’s screen version of West Side Story and the soon-to-be-released Disney live-action Snow White, will make her London theater debut as…
SOURCE: Deadline at 08:00AMSunday, March 2, 2025
Paul Tazewell brought it home for the Wicked film, winning the Oscar for Costume Design at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2. It was his second Oscar nomination, having been nominated in …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54PMSaturday, February 15, 2025
Enjoy songs from musicals like The Bridges of Madison County, Hadestown, Wicked, Carousel, The Sound of Music, The Color Purple, Aida, West Side Story, The Phantom of the Opera, South Pacifi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMFriday, February 7, 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
When the curtain came down on Act 1 of Gypsy, my friend Susan said, "She's so wrong and she's so good." Excellent summation!
I was one of those who greeted Audra's casting with, she's miscas…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 08:36PMThursday, January 16, 2025
Kyle Selig and Jacob Dickey complete the cast of the Sondheim revue Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends. The show begins performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on March 25 and opens …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:36PMFriday, January 10, 2025
As Norma Desmond says, "It's a return." So far in 2025, here are five Broadway folk who are not making a comeback that we can't wait to see again!
Friday 5: 5 2025 Broadway Returns
Nich…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 03:36PMMatthew Morrison (Glee) performs a medley of songs from West Side Story at the Olivier Awards 2013 with Mastercard.
Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status …
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:52AMTuesday, January 7, 2025
Age: 29
Hometown: Flemington, New Jersey
Current role: Kevin Csolak (pronounced SO-lack) plays Tulsa in George C. Wolfe's revival of Gypsy, starring Audra McDonald.
Credits: Csolak ma…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AMMonday, January 6, 2025
Tony nominee and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose is in talks to lead Jamie Lloyd's revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita. As previously announced, the production will p…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PMFriday, December 13, 2024
5 Classic Musicals of the 1950s
A few Fridays ago, we talked about 5 classic plays that have stood the test of time and remain as entertaining and relevant as ever. When I tried to make …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:32AM