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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Casting Announced for Donja R. Love's World Premiere Sugar in Our Wounds by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for Sugar in Our Wounds, a new play set to make its world premiere this summer at City Center's Studio at Stage II. Written by Donja R. Love and directed by Sahe…

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Children of a Lesser God Revival Announces Final Broadway Performance by Andy Lefkowitz

The new Broadway production of Mark Medoff’s Tony-winning 1980 play Children of a Lesser God will play its final performance at Studio 54 on May 27. Kenny Leon directs the revival star…

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Bravo! Winners Announced for the 2018 Theatre World Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

The Theatre World Awards board of directors has announced the 2018 Theatre World Award honorees for outstanding Broadway or off-Broadway debut performance. The talented stars will be celebra…

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Lea Salonga to Exit Tony-Nominated Once On This Island; Darlesia Cearcy to Take Over as Erzulie by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony winner Lea Salonga will play her final performance in the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Once On This Island on June 24. Current cast member Darlesia Cearcy will replace Salonga in …

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Ashley Park & Sean Carvajal Win 2018 Clarence Derwent Awards; Margaret Colin & Michael Potts Honored with Richard Seff Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

Actors’ Equity Association has announced Ashley Park and Sean Carvajal as the winners of the 2018 Clarence Derwent Awards, given to the most promising female and male performers on the…

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Gavin Creel Returns to Tony-Winning Role in Hello, Dolly! by Andy Lefkowitz

Gavin Creel puts on his Sunday clothes yet again on May 8 when he reprises to his Tony-winning turn as Cornelius Hackl in Hello, Dolly! Creel takes over for Santino Fontana, who had been fil…

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Monday, May 7, 2018

Tony-Winning Color Purple Revival to Open 2018-2019 Season of Paper Mill Playhouse by Andy Lefkowitz

Look what God has done! Paper Mill Playhouse has announced that the 2016 Tony-winning revival of The Color Purple will open the Millburn, New Jersey theater's 2018-2019 season. John Doyl…

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Kathleen Chalfant to Be Honored with Special Obie Award for Lifetime Achievement by Andy Lefkowitz

The American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice have announced that Tony nominee and Obie winner Kathleen Chalfant will be presented with a special Obie Award for Lifetime Achievement. The 6…

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Tony Nominee Tony Shalhoub Returns to Select Performances of Broadway's The Band's Visit by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony Shalhoub, the newly Tony-nominated original leading man of Broadway's The Band's Visit, returned to the role of Tewfiq on the evening of May 5 after having taken a hiatus f…

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Glee Alum & Supergirl Star Melissa Benoist to Join Beautiful: The Carole King Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

Former Glee star and current Supergirl lead Melissa Benoist is heading to the Great White Way! The talented actress and singer will make her Broadway debut portraying Carole King in Beautifu…

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SpongeBob SquarePants, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, My Fair Lady & More Win 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

Winners have been announced for the 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards! Topping the list is the two-part play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with six wins. Following just behind is the…

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Sunday, May 6, 2018

Ashley Park, Billy Crudup, Carrie Coon & More Win 2018 Lucille Lortel Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

The Off-Broadway League has announced winners of the 33rd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring outstanding achievement off-Broadway. Recent Meteor Shower stars Laura Benanti and Jeremy Sha…

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Jack Wetherall to Join Idina Menzel in Joshua Harmon's Skintight by Andy Lefkowitz

New York stage veteran Jack Wetherall has been newly announced to take on the role of Elliott Isaac in Joshua Harmon's world premiere play Skintight, scheduled to debut off-Broadway this…

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Tyler Glenn, Lead Singer of Neon Trees, Makes Broadway Debut in Kinky Boots by Andy Lefkowitz

Tyler Glenn, lead singer of the multi-platinum rock band Neon Trees, takes his first Broadway bow as Charlie Price in the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots on May 6 for a limited run through …

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Friday, May 4, 2018

Beth Malone to Play the Angel Full-Time in Broadway's Angels in America by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony nominee Beth Malone will take over the role of the Angel full-time in Broadway's Tony-nominated revival of Tony Kushner's Angels in America beginning on May 23. Malone has …

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Jon Jon Briones & Barrett Foa to Join Laura Bell Bundy in Reprise's Sweet Charity by Andy Lefkowitz

A pair of talented Broadway alums have been cast in Reprise 2.0's upcoming production of Sweet Charity, set to play UCLA’s Freud Playhouse from June 20 through July 1. The Los Ange…

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Summer and Smoke Receives Extension at Off-Broadway's Classic Stage Company by Andy Lefkowitz

The cheered new revival of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke has received an extension at off-Broadway nonprofit Classic Stage Company. Originally slated for a run through May 20, the…

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Mamie Parris, Bryonha Marie Parham & More to Join Drew Gehling in World Premiere Musical Dave by Andy Lefkowitz

A talented group of stage stars comprise the newly announced complete cast of Dave, a world premiere musical adaptation of the 1993 White House comedy flick of the same name. The previo…

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Illusionist Vitaly Beckman to Play Off-Broadway Engagement at Westside Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Renowned illusionist Vitaly Beckman will make his first off-Broadway appearance this summer with the solo magic show Vitaly: An Evening of Wonders. The production will play the Westside Thea…

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Spamalot Film Adaptation, Penned by Eric Idle & Directed by Casey Nicholaw, Fast-Tracked by Fox by Andy Lefkowitz

The 2005 Tony-winning musical comedy Monty Python's Spamalot is headed to the big screen. Fox is producing a big-screen adaptation of the show featuring a screenplay by the tuner…

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Carrie St. Louis Joins the Cast of Tony-Winning Hit Kinky Boots by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway alum Carrie St. Louis steps into Broadway's high-heeled hit musical Kinky Boots on May 4. The talented star takes on the role of Lauren, replacing Kirstin Maldonado, who played …

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

Mary Jane, Hangmen Win 2018 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards; Cursed Child Receives Special Citation by Andy Lefkowitz

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Mary Jane by Amy Herzog best play of the 2017-18 season. Hangmen by Martin McDonagh was named best foreign play. No award was given for best …

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Chazz Palminteri to Join the Cast of His Broadway Musical A Bronx Tale by Andy Lefkowitz

Chazz Palminteri will join the cast of the celebrated musical A Bronx Tale—based on his play and subsequent film—in the role of Sonny beginning May 24. In an unprecedented castin…

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Nick Dillenburg & David Aaron Baker Complete the Cast of Tracy Letts' Mary Page Marlowe by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for the New York premiere of Mary Page Marlowe, a play by Tony and Pulitzer winner Tracy Letts. Lila Neugebauer directs the production, slated to begin previews on June 1…

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Mean Girls, The Band's Visit & More Shows Set for 2018 Stars in the Alley Concert by Andy Lefkowitz

The Broadway League has announced the lineup of shows set to perform at this year's Stars in the Alley event. Stars in the Alley is a free outdoor concert with live music that celebrates…

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School's In! Full Casting Announced for Broadway's New Musical Comedy The Prom by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for The Prom, a brand-new musical setting up shop at the Cort Theatre this fall. The tuner will begin Broadway previews on October 21 with an official opening slated for …

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Frozen Star Jelani Alladin Is Broadway.com's Next Vlogger by Andy Lefkowitz

Jelani Alladin, the charming young star who appears as Kristoff in the newly Tony-nominated musical Frozen, will lead Broadway.com's latest vlog, Icebreaker, beginning on May 8. The vlog…

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Andrew Lippa's Musical Chronology of the Gay Experience, Unbreakable, to Make World Premiere in San Francisco by Andy Lefkowitz

Following the international success of I Am Harvey Milk, which played an acclaimed 2014 Lincoln Center concert, composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa will debut a new world premiere titled Unbr…

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Watch Moulin Rouge's Aaron Tveit Sing 'Come What May' in Thrilling Music Video; Full Cast Revealed by Andy Lefkowitz

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is heading to Broadway following a 36-performance run from June 27 through August 5 at Boston's Colonial Theatre. The new stage show based on Baz Luhrmann's…

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Jake Gyllenhaal to Star as Leonard Bernstein in New Bio-Film The American by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway alum and Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on to star as Tony-winning music legend Leonard Bernstein in the new bio-flick The American, according to Deadline. Gyllenhaal…

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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Peter Dinklage to Take on Title Role in New Cyrano Musical at Goodspeed by Andy Lefkowitz

Emmy winner and stage veteran Peter Dinklage has been announced to star in a new musical adaptation of the Edmond Rostand classic Cyrano de Bergerac, set to appear at Goodspeed Musicals'…

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