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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Transparent Standout Alexandra Billings & More to Lead New Broadway Comedy The Nap by Andy Lefkowitz

Alexandra Billings, a veteran of the Golden Globe-winning series Transparent, will appear on Broadway for the first time this fall in the American premiere of The Nap, a new comedy abou…

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Ezra Knight Replaces Kingsley Leggs in Broadway's Pretty Woman Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage alum Ezra Knight is stepping into the role of James Morse in the upcoming Broadway tuner Pretty Woman: The Musical, which begins previews on July 20 and opens on August 16 at the …

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Married Couple Katie Lowes & Adam Shapiro to Join Broadway's Waitress by Andy Lefkowitz

The hit Broadway musical Waitress will welcome real-life married couple Katie Lowes (Scandal) and Adam Shapiro (Steve Jobs) in the roles of Dawn and Ogie, respectively, on July 17. The pair …

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Mary Poppins Returns, Starring Emily Blunt & Lin-Manuel Miranda, Moves Up Release Date by Andy Lefkowitz

Adjust your countdown clock! The highly anticipated movie sequel Mary Poppins Returns has shifted its release date. Initially announced to premiere on December 25, the new flick will now app…

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Christina Sajous to Join Broadway's SpongeBob SquarePants; Lilli Cooper Sets Exit Date by Andy Lefkowitz

Christina Sajous is returning to Broadway! The talented stage alum will join the company of SpongeBob SquarePants in the role of Sandy Cheeks beginning on July 24. Original cast me…

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Sunday, July 8, 2018

SpongeBob SquarePants Will End Its Broadway Run by Andy Lefkowitz

SpongeBob SquarePants, the cheered new musical based on Nickelodeon's celebrated cartoon, will play its final performance at Broadway's Palace Theatre on September 16. Tina Landau di…

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

Katharine McPhee Begins Second Shift in Broadway's Waitress by Andy Lefkowitz

Strong-voiced Smash alum Katharine McPhee returns to Broadway's Waitress as Jenna beginning on July 5 for a limited engagement through August 19. McPhee concluded a previous engagement i…

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Monday, July 2, 2018

Bradley Gibson Is The Lion King's New Simba by Andy Lefkowitz

The Tony-winning musical The Lion King  welcomes Bradley Gibson in the role of Simba beginning on July 2. Gibson replaces Jelani Remy, who exits the production in advance of a…

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Saturday, June 30, 2018

Straight White Men, Starring Armie Hammer & Denis Arndt, Makes Broadway Premiere by Andy Lefkowitz

The Broadway premiere production of Young Jean Lee's Straight White Men begins previews at the Hayes Theater on June 30. Anna D. Shapiro directs the production, scheduled to officially o…

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Friday, June 29, 2018

Richard Fleeshman & More to Join Patti LuPone in Gender-Swapped Company by Andy Lefkowitz

Ghost alum Richard Fleeshman is among the newly announced complete cast of Marianne Elliott's upcoming gender-swapped take on Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company. The new pro…

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Thursday, June 28, 2018

Straight White Men Postpones First Broadway Preview by Andy Lefkowitz

The Broadway premiere of Young Jean Lee's Straight White Men has shifted the start of preview performances. Initially scheduled to begin at the Hayes Theater on June 29 at 8:00pm, the ru…

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Carmen Jones, Starring Anika Noni Rose, Receives Extension Off-Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The acclaimed new off-Broadway staging of Oscar Hammerstein II and Georges Bizet's 1943 musical Carmen Jones has been extended by Classic Stage Company. Originally slated for an engageme…

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I Got You, Babe! Here's a First Look at Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks & Micaela Diamond in The Cher Show by Andy Lefkowitz

The Broadway-bound bio-musical The Cher Show has officially kicked off its out-of-town run at Chicago's Oriental Theatre. The production is offering up a first look at the mega-talented …

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80 Great White Way Stars to Appear with Four-Legged Adoptees at Broadway Barks by Andy Lefkowitz

Eighty main-stem celebs have been announced to show off a bunch of adorable adoptable friends during the 2018 edition of Broadway Barks, set for July 14 in New York's Shubert Alley. Fest…

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Too Darn Hot! Will Chase to Join Kelli O'Hara in Broadway's Kiss Me, Kate by Andy Lefkowitz

A Tony-nominated leading man has been selected for Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate. Will Chase will star as Fred Graham/Petruchio in the hotly ant…

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Tony Winner Glenda Jackson Sets Broadway Return in King Lear by Andy Lefkowitz

Just a few weeks following her 2018 Tony Award win for Three Tall Women, Glenda Jackson has lined up her next appearance on the Great White Way, and it's a biggie. The two-time Oscar win…

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Come From Away to Arrive in London's West End in 2019 by Andy Lefkowitz

The hit Broadway musical Come From Away will cross the pond in 2019, playing to audiences at the West End's Phoenix Theatre for an open run beginning on January 30. That production will …

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

A Bronx Tale Musical Sets Broadway Closing Date by Andy Lefkowitz

The Broadway musical A Bronx Tale will play its final performance at the Longacre Theatre on August 5, 2018. The new musical began Broadway previews on November 3, 2016 and of…

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Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre Announces Complete 2018-2019 Season by Andy Lefkowitz

A slate of three exciting new works has been announced to comprise the 2018-2019 season of off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre. The lineup includes a pair of New York premieres and a pr…

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Christine Lahti to Star as Gloria Steinem in Off-Broadway's Gloria: A Life by Andy Lefkowitz

Emmy-winning actress Christine Lahti has been announced as the title star of Gloria: A Life, a new audience-interactive play about journalist and activist Gloria Steinem. The previously anno…

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Rise Alum Damon J. Gillespie & More to Join Peter Dinklage in Goodspeed's Cyrano Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

Damon J. Gillespie, a talented young star recently seen on the TV series Rise, will appear in the upcoming new musical adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, set to appear at Goodspeed Musicals&#…

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Tony Winner Rachel Bay Jones Sets Final Performance Date in Dear Evan Hansen by Andy Lefkowitz

Rachel Bay Jones, the talented actress who earned a 2017 Tony Award for her turn as Heidi Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen, will play her final performance in the Tony-winning musical on August 5,…

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Idina Menzel & Judith Light to Receive Stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony-winning actresses Idina Menzel and Judith Light are among a group of stage-and-screen notables who will be newly inducted onto the Hollywood Walk of Fame, according to Variety. The…

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The Scarlet Pimpernel Is Manhattan Concert Productions' Next Musical Presentation by Andy Lefkowitz

Manhattan Concert Productions has announced that the seventh-annual presentation of its beloved Broadway Series will feature the 1997 Tony-nominated musical The Scarlet Pimpernel, to appear …

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Ana Villafane, Lea DeLaria, Dana Delaney & More to Lead Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties by Andy Lefkowitz

MCC Theater's upcoming New York premiere production of Jen Silverman's Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties has announced a starry cast! The previously announced new comedy is s…

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Afterglow Announces Final Off-Broadway Performance by Andy Lefkowitz

The acclaimed off-Broadway play Afterglow has announced a final performance date of August 12, 2018 at The Loft at The Davenport Theatre. The new work, written and directed by S. A…

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Sasson Gabay, Original Star of The Band's Visit Film, Reprises His Turn on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Israeli actor Sasson Gabay, the original leading man of the 2007 film The Band's Visit,  returns to the role of Tewfiq in the 10-time Tony-winning Broadway musical adaptat…

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Clarke Thorell Joins the Company of Broadway's My Fair Lady by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage alum Clarke Thorell returns to Broadway on June 26, stepping into the role of Zoltan Karparthy in Lincoln Center Theater's acclaimed revival of Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lad…

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Monday, June 25, 2018

Denis Arndt Joins Broadway's Straight White Men; Tom Skerritt Exits the Production by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony nominee Denis Arndt has joined the company of the upcoming Broadway premiere of Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men. Anna D. Shapiro directs the production, which begins prev…

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Idina Menzel, Audra McDonald, Tina Fey & More to Raise Funds for Families at the Border in Concert for America by Andy Lefkowitz

A star-packed lineup of talent has been announced to take part in Concert for America, an event benefitting families who are currently struggling at the border. The concert, created by …

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Lilli Cooper, Sarah Stiles & More to Join Santino Fontana in Broadway-Bound Tootsie Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

SpongeBob SquarePants star Lilli Cooper and Tony nominee Sarah Stiles are among the newly announced troupe of actors who have boarded the upcoming stage-musical adaptation of the 1982 comedy…

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