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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

The Story of Tonight! Michael Luwoye Is Hamilton's New Leading Man by Andy Lefkowitz

You'll be back! Hamilton alum Michael Luwoye returns to the show's Broadway production in the title role on January 16 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Original company member Ja…

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The Phantom of the Opera Welcomes 30th Anniversary Leading Man Peter Joback by Andy Lefkowitz

International stage star and recording artist Peter Jöback rejoins Broadway's longest-running show, The Phantom of the Opera, on January 16 as the musical reaches its 30th anniversa…

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Monday, January 15, 2018

Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Kandi Burruss Puts on Her Jazz Shoes in Broadway's Chicago by Andy Lefkowitz

Grammy winner Kandi Burruss makes her first Broadway appearance as Matron Mama Morton in the long-running hit Chicago beginning on January 15. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star will play a…

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Sunday, January 14, 2018

Molly Griggs to Succeed Beanie Feldstein in Hello, Dolly! by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway.com has learned that Molly Griggs will take over the role of Minnie Fay in the Tony-winning revival of Hello, Dolly! beginning on January 20. Griggs will replace original cast membe…

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Friday, January 12, 2018

Gone Missing, Songs for a New World & Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope Comprise 2018 Encores! Off-Center Season by Andy Lefkowitz

Encores! Off-Center's co-artistic directors Anne Kauffman and Jeanine Tesori have announced programming for the 2018 season of New York City Center's beloved summer musical theater s…

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School of Rock to Welcome a New Batch of Young Stars by Andy Lefkowitz

They're in the band! The smash hit musical School of Rock will welcome seven new cast members to the class on January 30. Rocking their way to Broadway will be Montgomery Lamb as Katie, …

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Ann McDonough Joins Cast of Joshua Harmon's New Play Admissions by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage veteran Ann McDonough has joined the company of Admissions, a new play by Joshua Harmon (Significant Other) slated to debut at Lincoln Center Theater's off-Broadway venue, the Mitz…

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London Return of Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore Completes Casting by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting has been announced for the new London production of Martin McDonagh's Tony-nommed dark comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore, set to begin previews on June 23 at the Noël …

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Cuba Gooding Jr. to Bring Razzle Dazzle to London as Chicago's Billy Flynn by Andy Lefkowitz

All he cares about is love...and making his London stage debut! Oscar winner and Broadway alum Cuba Gooding Jr. will take the West End stage as smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the retur…

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Thursday, January 11, 2018

John Lithgow Delights Audiences as Solo Play Stories by Heart Opens on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Two-time Tony winner John Lithgow officially returns to the Broadway stage on January 11 as his solo play John Lithgow: Stories by Heart officially opens. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, the sh…

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Les Miserables Miniseries to Star Dominic West, David Oyelowo & More by Andy Lefkowitz

Golden Globe nominees and theater veterans Dominic West (The Affair) and David Oyelowo (Nightingale) will star in BBC One's upcoming six-part miniseries of Victor Hugo's Les Mis&eacu…

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Harriet Harris, Kevin Chamberlin & More to Star in World Premiere The Low Road at the Public Theater by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony winner Harriet Harris (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and Tony nominee Kevin Chamberlin (The Addams Family) will lead the cast of the world premiere play of The Low Road, written by Tony and…

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Harriet Harris, Kevin Chamberlin & More to Star in The Low Road at the Public Theater by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony winner Harriet Harris (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and Tony nominee Kevin Chamberlin (The Addams Family) will lead the cast of the New York premiere play The Low Road, written by Ton…

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Beth Malone & More to Join Nathan Lane & Andrew Garfield in Angels in America by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony nominee Beth Malone is returning to Broadway. The Fun Home alum will play the Angel in select performances of the upcoming revival of Angels in America. Performances will begin at the N…

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Jason Mraz Will Join Sara Bareilles for Two Additional Weeks in Waitress by Andy Lefkowitz

Order up! Jason Mraz will now serve up two additional weeks of performances as Dr. Pomatter in the Broadway musical Waitress. The Grammy winner who began in the show on November 3 has extend…

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Monday, January 8, 2018

Sutton Foster, Gavin Creel, Harriet Harris & Original Thoroughly Modern Millie Cast to Reunite in Concert by Andy Lefkowitz

Only in New York! Sutton Foster is set to reprise her Tony-winning performance as Millie Dillmount alongside fellow original cast members of the 2002 Tony-winning Best Musical Thoroughly Mod…

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Antoinette Nwandu's Pass Over to Make New York Premiere with LCT3 by Andy Lefkowitz

Pass Over, a new play by Antoinette Nwandu, will appear at Lincoln Center Theater's Claire Tow Theater as part of the LCT3 program this summer. Danya Taymor will direct the New York prem…

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Norm Lewis & Tamyra Gray Dance into Broadway's Once On This Island by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony nominee Norm Lewis and Broadway alum Tamyra Gray step into the roles of Agwe and Papa Ge, respectively, in the new revival of Once On This Island on January 8. Original cast members Que…

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Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears Makes His Broadway Debut in Kinky Boots by Andy Lefkowitz

Jake Shears, lead singer of the glam-pop group Scissor Sisters, makes his Broadway debut on January 8 in Kinky Boots. Shears takes on the role of Charlie Price in the Tony-winning music…

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Sunday, January 7, 2018

Dear Evan Hansen's Pasek & Paul and More Broadway Greats Win 2018 Golden Globe Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

The 2018 Golden Globe Awards ceremony was a meaningful evening for the beloved Tony-winning songwriters of Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul took home the Golden Glob…

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Saturday, January 6, 2018

Sara Bareilles to Play Mary Magdalene in NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live! in Concert by Andy Lefkowitz

Waitress creator and star Sara Bareilles will sing out as Mary Magdalene in NBC's highly anticipated TV presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar Live! in Concert. David Leveaux w…

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Friday, January 5, 2018

Krysta Rodriguez to Join Corey Cott in West Side Story at the Kennedy Center by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway alum Krysta Rodriguez will take on the role of Anita alongside Corey Cott as Tony in the upcoming D.C. concert run of West Side Story. Rodriguez replaces the previously announced&nb…

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Jill Paice & More Complete Cast of Jerry Springer " The Opera by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway alum Jill Paice is among the complete cast of the upcoming off-Broadway debut production of Jerry Springer — The Opera. The show featuring a book and lyrics by Stewart Lee and…

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Laura Osnes & Tony Yazbeck Leading Full Lab Presentations of Crazy for You in Advance of Broadway Revival by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway.com has learned that Tony nominees Laura Osnes and Tony Yazbeck are in rehearsals for a slate of full lab presentations of a new Broadway revival of the 1992 musical Crazy for …

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Andre Holland & Mark Rylance to Lead Othello at Shakespeare's Globe by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway alum André Holland will take on the title role in a new production of Shakespeare's Othello slated to play London's Shakespeare's Globe as part of the company'…

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Katie Finneran, Robert Sean Leonard & Paul Sparks to Lead Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo Off-Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

A trio of talented stars will headline Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo: Homelife & The Zoo Story, a pair of the late playwrights works set to play off-Broadway's Pershing Squ…

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Patti LuPone & Ben Platt Will Perform on the 2018 Grammy Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

TV viewers tuning in to the 2018 Grammy Awards are in for a special treat. Tony winners Patti LuPone and Ben Platt have been announced as performers in a special tribute to legendary compose…

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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Thom Sesma, Sally Ann Triplett & More to Join Immersive Pie-Shop Sweeney Todd by Andy Lefkowitz

A new group of stars will attend the tale in off-Broadway's hit environmenal production of Sweeney Todd. Thom Sesma will take on the title role alongside Sally Ann Triplett as Mrs. Lovet…

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Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Jessica Keenan Wynn Returns to Broadway's Beautiful: The Carole King Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway super talent Jessica Keenan Wynn returns to the long-running hit Beautiful: The Carole King Musical as Cynthia Weil on January 2. Kara Lindsay concluded her limited engagement …

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Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Farinelli and the King to Welcome Broadway Veteran Simon Jones to Cast by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage vet Simon Jones will join the company of Claire Van Kampen's new play Farinelli and the King on January 9, 2018 in the role of John Rich. Original cast member Colin Hurley wil…

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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Exclusive! Beth Leavel to Star in Gypsy at the Muny by Andy Lefkowitz

Everything's coming up Beth Leavel! The beloved Tony winner most recently seen in Paper Mill Playhouse's Annie and Broadway's Bandstand will take on the role of ruthless sta…

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