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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

The Muny to Produce First Regional Staging of Kinky Boots; 2019 Season Will Also Include Matilda, 1776 by Andy Lefkowitz

In 2019, The Muny will raise you up! The beloved St. Louis theater has announced that the Tony-winning hit Kinky Boots will have its first regional production as part of the outdoor&nbs…

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Smokey Joe's Cafe Revival Sets Final Off-Broadway Performance Date; Cast Album & National Tour Planned by Andy Lefkowitz

The first major New York revival of the 1995 Tony-nominated musical revue Smokey Joe's Cafe will end its run at off-Broadway's Stage 42 on November 4. The hit compilation of son…

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Denée Benton & Carvens Lissaint to Join the Cast of Broadway's Hamilton by Andy Lefkowitz

Denée Benton and Carvens Lissaint are headed to the Broadway production of Hamilton. The stars will take on the roles of Eliza and George Washington, respectively, in Lin-Manuel …

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Chita Rivera, Kelli O'Hara & Jimmi Simpson Added to The Other Josh Cohen Cast Album by Andy Lefkowitz

A newly announced trio of stars will appear on the star-packed cast album of The Other Josh Cohen. Tony winners Chita Rivera and Kelli O'Hara and Theatre World Award winner Jimmi Simpson…

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Eighth Grade Star Elsie Fisher to Lead Movie Musical Adaptation of The Shaggs by Andy Lefkowitz

Elsie Fisher, the talented breakout star of the indie flick Eighth Grade, has been cast in a screen adaptation of the 2011 off-Broadway musical The Shaggs, according to The Hollywood Re…

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Idris Elba Tapped to Play Macavity in the Cats Film by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is rolling out for the eagerly anticipated movie-musical version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway smash Cats. The newest star added to the company is Emmy nominee Idris Elba, wh…

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Lin-Manuel Miranda on Watching Hamilton's King George While Sitting Next to Prince Harry: 'That's His Sixth-Great-Grandpa' by Andy Lefkowitz

The mega-hit musical Hamilton is a hit across America and the United Kingdom. In gearing up for the show's Puerto Rico engagement, Tony-winning creator and original star Lin-Manuel …

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Cody Simpson Will Make His Broadway Debut in Anastasia by Andy Lefkowitz

Cody Simpson is headed to Broadway. The popular Australian singer will join the company of Anastasia as leading man Dmitry beginning on November 29. Current star Zach Adkins will play his fi…

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Mean Girls' Ashley Park & Dear Evan Hansen's Michael Park Join Netflix's Tales of the City by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony nominee Ashley Park and Emmy winner Michael Park, stars of Broadway's Mean Girls and Dear Evan Hansen, respectively, have both been cast in a sweet new screen project. The tale…

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Memorial Celebrating Tony-Winning Book Writer Thomas Meehan to Be Held at the St. James Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

The Broadway community will celebrate the life of Tony-winning librettist Thomas Meehan in a memorial service to be held at the St. James Theatre on November 5, 2018 at 2:00pm. Meehan died o…

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Exclusive! Watch Sheridan Smith Sing 'I'm the Greatest Star' Before Funny Girl Arrives in Cinemas by Andy Lefkowitz

We've been counting down the days since we found out that the acclaimed West End production of Funny Girl will be broadcast in cinemas globally on October 24. In advance of the cinema pr…

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Monday, October 15, 2018

Roundabout to Dim Marquee Lights in Memory of Cabaret & She Loves Me Scribe Joe Masteroff by Andy Lefkowitz

Roundabout Theatre Company will celebrate the late Tony-winning librettist Joe Masteroff's longstanding history with the company by dimming the lights of the American Airlines Theatre, S…

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Broadway's Andrew Keenan-Bolger & Longtime Beau Scott Bixby Tie the Knot by Andy Lefkowitz

Hats off to Broadway alum Andrew Keenan-Bolger and his love, Scott Bixby, who were married on October 13 in North Branch, NY. Ari Shapiro, host of NPR's All Things Considered, officiated…

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The Lehman Trilogy Will Transfer to the West End's Piccadilly Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

On the heels of an acclaimed engagement at the Lyttelton Theatre and the announcement of a New York run at Park Avenue Armory, The Lehman Trilogy will move to the West End's Piccadilly T…

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Western Musical Desperate Measures to End Run at Off-Broadway's New World Stages by Andy Lefkowitz

The acclaimed Western-themed musical comedy Desperate Measures has announced a closing date of October 28 at off-Broadway's New World Stages. The transfer from an award-winning run …

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50th-Anniversary Staging of The Price, Starring Brendan Coyle, Set for West End Transfer by Andy Lefkowitz

Theatre Royal Bath's acclaimed 50th-anniversary production of Arthur Miller's riveting drama The Price will move to the West End in 2019. Jonathan Church directs the new staging, set…

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Tradition! Judy Kuhn Will Return to the Role of Golde in New London Staging of Fiddler on the Roof by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony-nominated Broadway actress Judy Kuhn will say a Sabbath prayer in London this winter when she debuts Trevor Nunn's new staging of Fiddler on the Roof at the Menier Chocolate Fa…

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Broadway Premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy Shifts Start Dates Again by Andy Lefkowitz

The highly anticipated Broadway-debut mounting of Tarell Alvin McCraney's 2013 drama Choir Boy has adjusted its production schedule again at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The play, whi…

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30 Designers Create Gorgeous Phantom of the Opera Masks to Benefit BC/EFA by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway's longest-running musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, has announced a unique project to mark the occasion of its 30th anniversary. Thirty designers…

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Friday, October 12, 2018

Carol Hall, Acclaimed Songwriter of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Dies at 82 by Andy Lefkowitz

Carol Hall, the celebrated composer and lyricist whose stage musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas played a lengthy run on Broadway, died on October 11 at her home in New York Cit…

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Watch Erich Bergen, Jelani Remy, Ben Thompson & More Go 'Running Through the Night' in New Music Video by Andy Lefkowitz

Multi-talented star Erich Bergen has had an exciting past few months. He made a celebrated Broadway-debut run as Dr. Pomatter in Waitress, led an acclaimed concert at Sony Hall and just kick…

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Bertie Carvel to Reprise Olivier-Winning Turn in Broadway's Ink; Jonny Lee Miller Will Co-Star by Andy Lefkowitz

Principal casting is set for the Broadway premiere of Ink, James Graham's thriller about the making of the tabloid newspaper The Sun. Bertie Carvel will repeat his Olivier-winning perfor…

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Watch Mena Massoud in the Mysterious First Teaser Trailer for Disney's Live-Action Aladdin by Andy Lefkowitz

The highly anticipated live-action version of Aladdin doesn't premiere until next year, but we've been looking forward to it since casting was first announced. The company of Guy Rit…

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Date Is Set for 2019 Olivier Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall by Andy Lefkowitz

Mark your calendar! The date has been announced for the 2019 Olivier Awards, toasting the best in West End theater. The next edition of the beloved awards ceremony will take place on April 7…

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Thursday, October 11, 2018

Adam Lambert & Ledisi to Join Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth on Wicked Halloween Special by Andy Lefkowitz

Wonderful! Music artists and stage alums Adam Lambert and Ledisi have joined the star-packed group of performers set to toast Wicked in the Halloween-themed 15th-anniversary special A V…

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Lynn Nottage's Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine Sets Casting for Run at Signature by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine, a new work by two-time Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage, appearing at off-Broadway's Signature Theatre this winter. Obie wi…

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Star-Packed Cast to Lead John Guare's Nantucket Sleigh Ride at Lincoln Center by Andy Lefkowitz

A talent-filled company of stage stars will align in 2019 for Nantucket Sleigh Ride, a new play by Tony winner John Guare (Six Degrees of Separation), arriving at Lincoln Center Theater…

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YouTube Star Conor Maynard to Put on His Heels in Kinky Boots on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The Tony-winning Broadway production of Kinky Boots will welcome British pop star Conor Maynard in the role of Charlie Price on November 20 for a limited run through January 10, 2019. Maynar…

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Cynthia Erivo, Annaleigh Ashford & Megan Hilty Set for Lincoln Center's Stars in Concert Series by Andy Lefkowitz

Three mega talents of the Broadway stage have signed on for the 2018 edition of Lincoln Center's acclaimed series Stars in Concert. Set to take place over three consecutive evenings…

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Kathleen Turner to Make Metropolitan Opera Debut in Donizetti's La Fille du Régiment by Andy Lefkowitz

Kathleen Turner will take the stage of The Metropolitan Opera for the first time in 2019. The two-time Tony-nominated actress will appear in the non-singing role of the Duchess of Krakenthor…

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Anthony Ramos Tapped to Star in Movie Adaptation of In the Heights by Andy Lefkowitz

Alabanza! We've just learned that talented Hamilton alum Anthony Ramos is in discussions to lead the company of the upcoming movie musical version of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara A…

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