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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Sarah Ruhl to Pen Gloria Steinem Coming-of-Age Film; Julie Taymor Will Direct by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony-nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl is at work on the screenplay for a new film based on Gloria Steinem's bestselling memoir My Life on the Road, according to Deadline. Tony winner…

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Exclusive! Jason Mraz & Sara Bareilles on His 'Impossible Dream' Come True in Waitress by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway fans are buzzing from the announcement that singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will be joining the cast of Broadway's Waitress in the role of the goofy, charming leading man Dr. …

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Cher Bio-Musical The Cher Show Will Open at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre in 2018 by Andy Lefkowitz

The long-awaited Cher bio-musical, The Cher Show, has found its Broadway home! The show will open at the Neil Simon Theatre in the fall of 2018, with exact dates for the run to be …

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Grammy Winner Jason Mraz to Make Broadway Debut in Waitress by Andy Lefkowitz

We couldn't have ordered up a more exciting new leading man! Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will join leading lady Betsy Wolfe in the company of Broadway's Waitress in the ro…

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Marg Helgenberger & Damian Young to Join Skylar Astin & More in What We're Up Against by Andy Lefkowitz

Emmy winner Marg Helgenberger and Broadway vet Damian Young have joined the cast of Theresa Rebeck's What We're Up Against, scheduled for a new production with off-Broadway's WP Thea…

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Little Shop of Horrors Film Will Return to Cinemas with Alternate Ending by Andy Lefkowitz

Grow for me? That's what the iconic 1986 film adaptation of the hit musical Little Shop of Horrors is doing for moviegoers. The film will return to cinemas for a pair of showings on…

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Ayad Akhtar & Lucas Hnath Honored with Steinberg Playwright Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

Pulitzer winner Ayad Akhtar, whose new play Junk is about to debut on Broadway, and recent A Doll's House, Part 2 Tony nominee Lucas Hnath have been named recipients of the 2017 Steinber…

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Bullets Over Broadway, The Will Rogers Follies & Oliver! Set for Goodspeed in 2018 by Andy Lefkowitz

New productions of celebrated musicals Bullets Over Broadway, The Will Rogers Follies and Oliver! are docketed to appear as part of the Goodspeed Musicals season in 2018, the …

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Sets First Performance Date on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Mark your calendar! The Broadway transfer of West End hit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has scheduled its first performance date. The two-part play will begin previews on March 16, 2018 …

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Billy Porter & Stark Sands Sashay Back into Kinky Boots on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Everybody say yeah! Tony winner Billy Porter and Tony nominee Stark Sands return home to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on September 26 when they rejoin the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots …

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Monday, September 25, 2017

They're in the Band! Justin Collette & Conner John Gillooly Are Dewey Finn in School of Rock by Andy Lefkowitz

These guys are ready to climb to the top of Mount Rock! Justin Collette, School of Rock's recent Dewey Finn alternate, officially takes over the role's five-show-per-week s…

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

War Paint, Starring Patti LuPone & Christine Ebersole, Sets Closing Date by Andy Lefkowitz

War Paint, starring two-time Tony winners Christine Ebersole and Patti LuPone, will play its final performance at the Nederlander Theatre on December 30. The show began previews on March 7 a…

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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Broadway's The Play That Goes Wrong Welcomes a New Batch of Stars by Andy Lefkowitz

Pratfalls abound! The Broadway production of The Play That Goes Wrong, which has become the longest-running play currently on the Great White Way, welcomes a new company of comedic tale…

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Monday, September 18, 2017

Dear Evan Hansen's Will Roland Is Broadway.com's Next Vlogger by Andy Lefkowitz

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind look at the 2017 Tony-winning Best Musical! Dear Evan Hansen's Jared Kleinman himself, Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Will Roland, is set to…

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Thursday, September 14, 2017

Mark Evans & More to Join Broadway's The Play That Goes Wrong by Andy Lefkowitz

This sounds oh so right! The Broadway production of The Play That Goes Wrong, which has become the longest-running play currently on the Great White Way, will welcome a new company of t…

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Torch Song, Starring Michael Urie & Mercedes Ruehl, Extends Off-Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The new off-Broadway production of Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song has been extended by two weeks at Second Stage Theater. The production will now play through December 3. Directed by Mo…

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Broadway's The Play That Goes Wrong to Welcome New Cast by Andy Lefkowitz

A new school year is beginning at Cornley University this fall as the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Mischief Theatre's The Play That Goes Wrong, which has inexplicably become lon…

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Suzan-Lori Parks' Red Letter Plays Extend Off-Broadway Runs by Andy Lefkowitz

The new off-Broadway revivals of Suzan-Lori Parks' Red Letter Plays—F**cking A and In the Blood—have each been extended one week at the Pershing Square Signature Center. F**c…

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The Exorcist West End Debut to Be Led by Original U.K. Wicked Star Adam Garcia by Andy Lefkowitz

Adam Garcia, the original Fiyero of London's Wicked, will lead the cast of John Pielmeier's stage version of William Peter Blatty’s famed horror novel The Exorcist in its Londo…

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Disney's Frozen Celebrates Pre-Broadway Opening Night in Denver by Andy Lefkowitz

Disney's new musical Frozen celebrates opening night on September 14 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts' Buell Theatre! Frozen's out-of-town run precedes an upcomi…

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Time and the Conways, with Elizabeth McGovern, Gabriel Ebert, Anna Camp & More, Begins Broadway Run by Andy Lefkowitz

J.B. Priestley's 1938 play Time and the Conways returns to Broadway by way of the American Airlines Theatre on September 14, in a new production directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taic…

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Jennifer Nettles Offers a 'Wicked' Take on 'No Good Deed' in the Latest #OutOfOz Video by Andy Lefkowitz

Country music singer Jennifer Nettles has made our day greener and brighter than ever! The delightful Broadway.com vlogger who dazzled audiences as Roxie Hart in Chicago has just releas…

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Justin Collette & Conner John Gillooly to Step Up as Dewey Finn in School of Rock by Andy Lefkowitz

They're in the band! Justin Collette, who is School of Rock's current Dewey Finn alternate, will take over the role's five-show-per-week slot on September 25, while ensemble…

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Wesley Taylor & More Join Cast of SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? These talented stars! Casting is complete for the new Broadway musical SpongeBob SquarePants. Directed and conceived by Tina Landau, SpongeBob Sq…

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John Lithgow Will Tell 'Stories by Heart' on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Stories by Heart, the solo play written by and starring two-time Tony winner John Lithgow which appeared in a 2008 off-Broadway incarnation, is bound for Broadway. Daniel Sullivan will …

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Zainab Jah & More to Star in World Premiere School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play by Andy Lefkowitz

Obie winner Zainab Jah (Eclipsed) will take on the role of Eloise Amponsah in Jocelyn Bioh's world premiere play School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, debuting at off-Broadway&#…

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Zoe Wanamaker & More to Lead West End Revival of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party by Andy Lefkowitz

Zoë Wanamaker, Stephen Mangan and Toby Jones are set to star in a 2018 London revival of Harold Pinter's dark play The Birthday Party. Ian Rickson will direct the West End…

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Condola Rashad to Take on Title Role in Broadway Revival of Saint Joan by Andy Lefkowitz

Three-time Tony nominee Condola Rashad will lead a new Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan in 2018. The revival, directed by Tony winner Daniel Sullivan, will be…

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Corbin Bleu, Megan Sikora & More Win Chita Rivera Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

Jump, kick, split and cheer for the winners of the Chita Rivera Awards, honoring the best in dance! The top picks were announced on September 11 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. In additio…

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Kara Lindsay Joins Beautiful on Broadway; Chilina Kennedy Returns by Andy Lefkowitz

Happy days are here again! Wicked alum Kara Lindsay joins the company of Beautiful—The Carole King Musical in the role of Cynthia Weil on September 12. The original Newsies star will p…

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Tony Nominee Will Swenson Returns to Broadway's Waitress by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway's Waitress welcomes back Tony nominee Will Swenson on September 12 in the role of Earl! Joe Tippett played his final performance in the production at the Brooks Atkins…

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