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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Laura Benanti to Replace Lauren Ambrose in Broadway's My Fair Lady by Andy Lefkowitz

Laura Benanti is joining Lincoln Center Theater's acclaimed staging of My Fair Lady. The Tony winner will take on the central role of Eliza Doolittle in the Lerner & Loewe music…

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Tony-Winning King and I Revival with Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe & Ruthie Ann Miles to Appear in Cinemas Worldwide by Andy Lefkowitz

Lincoln Center Theater's Tony-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, currently appearing in London's West End, will be released in cinemas around the…

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Ben Crawford, Ali Ewoldt & Jay Armstrong Johnson Embody 'The Music of the Night' in The Phantom of the Opera by Andy Lefkowitz

Many talented stars have graced the stage of the Majestic Theatre, where Broadway's longest-running musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, has been haunting audienc…

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Kerry Butler, Rob McClure, Adam Dannheisser, Leslie Kritzer & More Complete the Cast of Beetlejuice by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting is set for the pre-Broadway run of Beetlejuice, the highly anticipated new musical based on the fan-favorite 1988 film. The previously announced world premiere st…

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Kerry Butler, Rob McClure, Leslie Kritzer & More Complete the Cast of Beetlejuice by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting is set for the pre-Broadway run of Beetlejuice, the highly anticipated new musical based on the fan-favorite 1988 film. The previously announced world premiere st…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:24AM[SHARE]

The Illusionists Will Return Home to the Marquis Theatre for New Holiday Engagement by Andy Lefkowitz

The Illusionists are gearing up to make magic again this holiday season. The acclaimed masters of illusion will set up shop at Broadway's Marquis Theatre, where they first played the Gre…

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Craig Zadan, Trailblazing Smash Producer Who Reignited Musicals on Screen, Dies at 69 by Andy Lefkowitz

Craig Zadan, a prolific producer of a wide variety of musical productions who began a resurgence of musicals on television, has died at age 69. The news of Zadan's death was confirmed in…

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Gettin' a Cast Album! Broadway's Gettin' the Band Back Together Will Be Preserved on CD by Andy Lefkowitz

The fresh Broadway tuner Gettin' the Band Back Together has announced an original cast recording, set for release digitally and on CD by Sh-K-Boom Records later this year. The new show f…

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Brian Murray, Tony-Nominated & Obie-Winning Stage Veteran, Dies at 80 by Andy Lefkowitz

Brian Murray, a multi-talented actor and director who amassed almost two dozen Broadway credits over 35+ years on Broadway, died on August 20 of natural causes. He was 80. Murray's death…

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It's a Hit! The Play That Goes Wrong Recoups Broadway Investment by Andy Lefkowitz

Something went right! The Play That Goes Wrong, Broadway's current longest-running play, has announced recoupment of its $4 million investment. The production began previews at the …

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Watch the Four Worldwide Stars of Anastasia Sing a Chill-Inducing 'Journey to the Past' by Andy Lefkowitz

Anastasia is making its way across the world. The acclaimed Broadway musical based on the beloved animated film is gearing up to begin a national touring production throughout the U.S.,…

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Manhattan Theatre Club to Toast Bernadette Peters for 2018 Fall Benefit by Andy Lefkowitz

Legendary Tony-winning actress Bernadette Peters has been named the honoree for Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming 2018 fall benefit. The annual event will be held at 583 Park Avenue…

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Whitney Bashor & More to Lead Off-Broadway Revival of Adam Gwon's Ordinary Days by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is set for Keen Company's upcoming revival of Adam Gwon's 2009 musical Ordinary Days. The previously announced production, directed by Keen Company Artistic Directo…

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Sara Bareilles' Waitress to Serve Up a West End Debut in 2019 by Andy Lefkowitz

Waitress is headed to London. The Tony-nominated musical with an original score by Grammy-nommed songwriter Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson will arrive at the West End's Adelp…

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Hunter Parrish Will Return to the New York Stage in Good Grief by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage-and-screen alum Hunter Parrish will make his first off-Broadway appearance this fall, appearing in Good Grief, a New York premiere play written by and co-starring Ngozi Anyanwu (The De…

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Monday, August 20, 2018

Stephanie Torns to Play Two-Week Return Run as Jenna in Broadway's Waitress by Andy Lefkowitz

Waitress understudy Stephanie Torns will return to the role of Jenna full-time beginning on August 21 for a limited run through September 2. Torns will play Jenna in the interim between…

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Jack Riddiford to Join Vanessa Redgrave & More in West End Transfer of The Inheritance by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for the upcoming West End transfer of Matthew Lopez's new play The Inheritance. On the heels of an acclaimed world premiere staging at the Young Vic, the play will ap…

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Tamyra Gray Dances Back into Tony-Winning Once On This Island by Andy Lefkowitz

American Idol alum Tamyra Gray returns to the Tony-winning and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award-winning revival of Once On This Island in the role of Papa Ge beginning on August 20. Gray b…

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Friday, August 17, 2018

Sally Field & Bill Pullman to Lead New Staging of All My Sons at London's Old Vic by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony nominee Sally Field and stage veteran Bill Pullman have signed on to lead a new London production of Arthur Miller's Tony-winning drama All My Sons. Directed by Tony nominee Je…

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John Kander's The Beast in the Jungle to Be Preserved on Album from Broadway Records by Andy Lefkowitz

Four-time Tony-winning legend John Kander's instrumental score of waltzes heard in the acclaimed dance play The Beast in the Jungle will be captured on a recording from Broadway Records.…

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Marylouise Burke & Gary Wilmes to Join Ethan Hawke & Paul Dano in Broadway's True West by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for the upcoming Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's True West. James Macdonald will direct the production, slated to begin previews on December 27, 2018 at the Am…

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Meat Loaf Musical Bat Out of Hell Announces Jordan Luke Gage as New West End Star by Andy Lefkowitz

The hit West End staging of the Meat Loaf musical Bat Out of Hell has announced that current alternate Jordan Luke Gage will take over the regular track as Strat beginning on September 3 at …

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Sally Field & Bill Pullman to Lead New Staging of All My Sons at London's Young Vic by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony nominee Sally Field and stage veteran Bill Pullman have signed on to lead a new London production of Arthur Miller's Tony-winning drama All My Sons. Directed by Tony nominee Je…

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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Puffs Will Welcome New Cast Members to Hit Off-Broadway Run by Andy Lefkowitz

The celebrated off-Broadway comedy Puffs: Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic has announced new cast members slated to join the company o…

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The Other Josh Cohen to Play Return Run at Off-Broadway's Westside Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

The Other Josh Cohen is making an off-Broadway return. The acclaimed musical comedy, featuring a book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen—who will again co-star in …

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Trevor Nunn to Stage New Revival of Fiddler on the Roof at Menier Chocolate Factory by Andy Lefkowitz

London's Menier Chocolate Factory has announced a major revival of Fiddler on the Roof, in a new staging by Tony- and Olivier-winning director Trevor Nunn. The production will begin prev…

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World Premiere Beetlejuice Musical Finds Its Stars in Alex Brightman & Sophia Anne Caruso by Andy Lefkowitz

Initial casting has been announced for the pre-Broadway run of Beetlejuice, a new musical based on the fan-favorite 1988 film. Tony nominee Alex Brightman will lead the company in …

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Pretty Woman: The Musical Officially Opens on the Great White Way by Andy Lefkowitz

Pretty Woman: The Musical, the new stage show based on the late Garry Marshall's hit 1990 film, celebrates opening night at the Nederlander Theatre on August 16. Jerry Mitchell directs a…

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Keri Russell to Join Adam Driver in Broadway Revival of Burn This by Andy Lefkowitz

Keri Russell is bound for Broadway. The Emmy nominee will make her main-stem debut as Anna in the highly anticipated new staging of Lanford Wilson's Burn This. The previously announced&n…

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Motown The Musical Will Conclude Its West End Run by Andy Lefkowitz

Farewell to a mega hit! In advance of major refurbishments taking place at the Shaftesbury Theatre, the celebrated tuner Motown The Musical will end its run on April 20, 2019 following …

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Full Casting Set for Mother of the Maid Starring Glenn Close; Production Extends Two Weeks by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Public Theater has announced complete casting for the New York premiere play Mother of the Maid written by Jane Anderson and directed by Matthew Penn. Previews are schedul…

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