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Monday, March 26, 2018

Plot Your Move! Full Casting Is Set for the West End Return of Chess by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for the highly anticipated new West End production of Chess. The tuner featuring music by ABBA songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, lyrics by Tim Rice and …

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Orlando Bloom to Lead Tracy Letts' Killer Joe in the West End by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage-and-screen star Orlando Bloom will return to the West End this spring, taking on the central role of Joe Cooper in a new production of Tony and Pulitzer winner Tracy Letts' dark co…

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Vacation Film Franchise Is Being Turned into a Musical Comedy by Andy Lefkowitz

Producers Ken Davenport and Kurt Deutsch have announced that they have optioned the musical rights to the Griswolds, the characters from the hit Vacation film franchise. The special arrangem…

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Mark Rylance-Led Farinelli and the King Recoups Broadway Investment by Andy Lefkowitz

It's a hit! Farinelli and the King, Claire Van Kampen's new play which concluded its Broadway premiere engagement on March 25, made back its full main-stem investment, producers anno…

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Stockard Channing to Star in New York Premiere of Alexi Kaye Campbell's Apologia by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony and Emmy Award winner Stockard Channing will return to the New York stage this fall in the off-Broadway premiere of Apologia, a new work by Drama League-nominated playwright Alexi Kaye …

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Lobby Hero, Starring Chris Evans & Michael Cera, Opens on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The first Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan’s 2001 play Lobby Hero officially opens on March 26. Starring Chris Evans and Michael Cera, Lobby Hero is the first Broadway show…

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Sunday, March 25, 2018

Broadway-Pedigree Flamingo Kid Musical Sets 2019 World Premiere with Hartford Stage by Andy Lefkowitz

A new musical adaptation of the 1984 film The Flamingo Kid has scheduled a world premiere production with Hartford Stage. Featuring a book and lyrics by Tony winner Robert L. Freedman (A Gen…

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Angels in America Revival, Starring Nathan Lane & Andrew Garfield, Opens on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The new revival of Tony Kushner's two-part drama Angels in America officially opens at the Neil Simon Theatre on March 25. Directed by two-time Tony winner Marianne Elliott, the producti…

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Friday, March 23, 2018

Kelli Barrett & More Complete the Cast of Broadway's Gettin' the Band Back Together by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for the new musical comedy Gettin' the Band Back Together! Golden-voiced Broadway alum Kelli Barrett (Doctor Zhivago) is among the full cast slated to debut the tuner…

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Caroline, or Change to Receive Revival in London's West End by Andy Lefkowitz

A new production of Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's Tony-nominated and Olivier-winning musical Caroline, or Change is headed to London's West End. The musical will play an engageme…

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Alli Mauzey Joins Tony-Winning Revival of Hello, Dolly! by Andy Lefkowitz

Veteran Broadway scene-stealer Alli Mauzey steps into the role of Ernestina in the Tony-winning revival of Hello, Dolly! on March 23. Mauzey replaces original cast member Jennifer Simard, wh…

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Denzel Washington Returns to Broadway in The Iceman Cometh by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony and Oscar winner Denzel Washington returns to the Broadway stage on March 23 in a new production of Eugene O'Neill's classic work The Iceman Cometh. Tony winner George C. Wolfe …

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Taylor Trensch & More Join Starry Lineup for Broadway Backwards by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has announced another talent-packed docket of celebrity performers for the 2018 edition of Broadway Backwards, the annual gender-bending performance celebra…

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Dear Evan Hansen Alum Kristolyn Lloyd to Lead Dominique Morisseau's Paradise Blue Off-Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Kristolyn Lloyd, the talented star who recently concluded her run in Tony-winning hit Dear Evan Hansen, is among the newly announced cast of Dominique Morisseau's New York premiere …

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Children of a Lesser God Revival to Offer Supertitles, Closed Captions & ASL Interpreting by Andy Lefkowitz

The first-ever Broadway revival of Mark Medoff's Children of a Lesser God, which begins performances today, has announced three ways for deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences to e…

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Lauren Ambrose-Led My Fair Lady Revival Announces New Broadway Cast Album by Andy Lefkowitz

This news is just loverly! Lincoln Center Theater's new Broadway revival of My Fair Lady will be preserved on an original cast album from Broadway Records. The musical's classic Lern…

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Children of a Lesser God Returns to Broadway with Joshua Jackson & Lauren Ridloff by Andy Lefkowitz

A new production of Mark Medoff’s Tony-winning 1980 play Children of a Lesser God begins Broadway performances at Studio 54 on March 22. Kenny Leon directs the revival, scheduled to of…

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Disney's Frozen, Starring Caissie Levy & Patti Murin, Opens on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The highly anticipated new stage adaptation of the hit Disney film Frozen officially opens at Broadway's St. James Theatre on March 22. Directed by Tony winner Michael Grandage and chore…

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Alice by Heart, New Musical by Spring Awakening & Waitress Writers, Sets World Premiere with MCC Theater by Andy Lefkowitz

That was quick! The recently reported Alice by Heart, a musical adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, has announced a world premiere engagement with off-Broadway's MCC Theater, accordi…

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Cheap Trick Frontman Robin Zander to Play Limited Engagement in Broadway's Rocktopia by Andy Lefkowitz

Multi-platinum music star Robin Zander, lead singer of Cheap Trick, will make his Broadway debut as a special-guest vocalist in Rocktopia at the Broadway Theatre. Zander will appear in the s…

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David Harrower's Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Starring Lia Williams, to Play Donmar Warehouse by Andy Lefkowitz

London's Donmar Warehouse has announced a new stage version of Muriel Spark's 1961 novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Adapted by Olivier winner David Harrower (Blackbird) and direc…

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NBC's Robert Greenblatt on Bombshell Stage Musical: 'You May Not Have Seen the Last of Smash' by Andy Lefkowitz

NBC's short-lived 2012 series Smash gave Broadway geeks everywhere two seasons of theater heaven from the comfort of their living room. Featuring a talent-packed cast led by Megan H…

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Joshua Harmon's New Play Admissions Receives Extension Off-Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Joshua Harmon's acclaimed new play Admissions has received an extension by Lincoln Center Theater. Originally scheduled for an engagement through April 29, Admissions will now run a…

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Born to Run! Springsteen on Broadway Extended Through End of the Year by Andy Lefkowitz

Bruce Springsteen's hit Broadway concert engagement, Springsteen on Broadway, has been extended yet again! The show will now play the Walter Kerr Theatre through December 15, 2018. Sprin…

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Broadway's Mean Girls Musical Announces Original Cast Album by Andy Lefkowitz

The new Broadway musical adaptation of the hit film Mean Girls has announced a cast album from Atlantic Records. The original score by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin will be available …

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Denzel Washington-Led Iceman Cometh Revival Postpones First Preview by Andy Lefkowitz

The new Broadway production of Eugene O'Neill's classic work The Iceman Cometh has postponed its first preview performance. Originally scheduled to begin its run on March 22, the hig…

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Christian Borle & Laura Michelle Kelly to Lead Me and My Girl at Encores! by Andy Lefkowitz

Two-time Tony winner Christian Borle and Olivier Award winner Laura Michelle Kelly have been announced as co-stars of the upcoming Encores! revival of Me and My Girl. Directed and choreograp…

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Derek Klena & More Complete the Cast of Alanis Morissette Musical Jagged Little Pill by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for the world premiere musical Jagged Little Pill—based on the hit Alanis Morissette album—set to make its world premiere with American Repertory Theater in C…

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Ethan Hawke & Paul Dano to Star in Broadway Revival of Sam Shepard's True West by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage-and-screen stars Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano will go head to head in a new Broadway production of the late playwright Sam Shepard's Pulitzer-nominated drama True West. James Mac…

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Monday, March 19, 2018

Caissie Levy, Ethan Slater & More Added to Annual Miscast Benefit by Andy Lefkowitz

The 2018 Miscast gala is getting starrier! MCC Theater has announced a new slate of performers scheduled to appear in the highly anticipated benefit concert on March 26 at 6:30pm at the Hamm…

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Rachel Chavkin to Direct Bess Wohl's World Premiere Comedy Continuity Off-Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Continuity, a new dark comedy by acclaimed playwright Bess Wohl, will make its world premiere with Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center's Studio at Stage II next spring. Tony n…

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