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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

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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Monday, September 11, 2017

Kick Up Your Heels! Winners Are Announced for the 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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Bryan Cranston-Led Network Stage Adaptation, Directed by Ivo van Hove, Completes Casting by Andy Lefkowitz

London's National Theatre has announced the full cast for Tony winner Lee Hall's new stage adaptation of the film Network. Tony winner Ivo van Hove directs the play that will begin p…

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Joshua Harmon's New Play Admissions & Martyna Majok's Queens Set for Lincoln Center Theater by Andy Lefkowitz

Admissions, a new play by Joshua Harmon, will debut at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in 2018. LCT has also announced Martyna Majok's new work Queens, s…

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Sunday, September 10, 2017

70th Annual Tony Awards Takes Home an Emmy; Hairspray Live! Also Wins Big by Andy Lefkowitz

Classy! The 70th Annual Tony Awards telecast took home the Emmy Award for Best Special Class Program at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony on September 9. NBC's Hairspray Live! took home t…

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Friday, September 8, 2017

Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom The Musical to Make West End Debut by Andy Lefkowitz

Love is in the air! Following hit runs in Australia and Toronto and an acclaimed engagement at the U.K.'s West Yorkshire Playhouse, Strictly Ballroom The Musical is West End-bound! The c…

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Hamilton West End Production Delayed; Complete Cast Announced by Andy Lefkowitz

Wait for It! That's what London audiences eager to see Hamilton will have to do. The West End debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical has delayed its first preview by two week…

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Julia Cho's New Drama Office Hour to Star Sue Jean Kim, Ki Hong Lee & More by Andy Lefkowitz

Sue Jean Kim (The End of Longing) and Ki Hong Lee (Maze Runner) will lead the cast of Julia Cho's New York premiere play Office Hour, set to begin performances at the Public Theater on O…

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

Dear Evan Hansen Star Ben Platt to Record Original Music on Debut Album by Andy Lefkowitz

Ben Platt, the young Tony-winning star of Dear Evan Hansen, has signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records. The talented singer is expected to record original tunes on his first …

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Bernadette Peters & Kristin Chenoweth to Honor Carol Burnett on TV Tribute to The Carol Burnett Show by Andy Lefkowitz

Upcoming Hello, Dolly! star Bernadette Peters and fellow Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth are among the talents set to honor Tony-winning stage and TV icon Carol Burnett on CBS' Carol Burne…

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Alison Fraser to Star as an Upper West Side Psychoanalyst in New Solo Play Squeamish by Andy Lefkowitz

Beloved Tony nominee Alison Fraser will star in the new solo work Squeamish, written and directed by Aaron Mark. Previews will begin on October 6 at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row with a…

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British Actor Charlie Stemp to Bring 'Elegance' to Broadway as Barnaby Tucker in Hello, Dolly! by Andy Lefkowitz

Holy cabooses! Charlie Stemp, who is celebrated in London for his performance in the West End revival of Half a Sixpence, has been announced to take on the role of Barnaby Tucker in the…

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Kara Lindsay to Join Beautiful"The Carole King Musical; Chilina Kennedy Sets Return Date by Andy Lefkowitz

Happy days are here again, and we couldn't be happier! Wicked alum Kara Lindsay will join the company of Beautiful—The Carole King Musical in the role of Cynthia Weil beginning on …

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Angels in America, Starring Nathan Lane & Andrew Garfield, Will Play Broadway in 2018 by Andy Lefkowitz

The new London revival of Tony Kushner’s epic two-parter Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes will play an 18-week run at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre in…

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Arnie Burton & Matt McGrath to Star in 25th-Anniversary Production of Lonely Planet by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage vets Arnie Burton (The Government Inspector) and Matt McGrath (The Legend of Georgia McBride) are set to star in the off-Broadway revival of Steven Dietz's 1994 play Lonely Pl…

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A Chorus Line Originals Donna McKechnie, Priscilla Lopez & Baayork Lee to Present at Chita Rivera Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

Donna McKechnie, Priscilla Lopez and Baayork Lee, who shared the stage in the original Broadway production of A Chorus Line, are among the stars set to present at the 2017 Chita Rivera Award…

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Aaron Sorkin's To Kill a Mockingbird Stage Adaptation Sets 2018 Broadway Start Date by Andy Lefkowitz

The previously announced stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird will begin Broadway performances on December 13, 2018 at a theater to be ann…

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Billy Crudup to Star in World Premiere Solo Play Harry Clarke at Vineyard Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Billy Crudup has landed a new stage role! The Tony winner will star in Harry Clarke, a new solo play by David Cale, set to play off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre. The previously annou…

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Donna Murphy Sets Final Performance Date in Hello, Dolly!; Bernadette Peters Will Perform Eight Shows a Week by Andy Lefkowitz

Donna Murphy, who has been wowing Tuesday-night audiences in the title role of Hello, Dolly! since June, will play her final performance in the musical on January 9, 2018. Bernadette Pe…

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Aaron Sorkin's To Kill a Mockingbird Stage Adaptation Sets Broadway Start Date by Andy Lefkowitz

The previously announced stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird will begin Broadway performances on December 13,  2018 at a theater to be an…

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Brian Tyree Henry to Join Michael Cera & Chris Evans in Lobby Hero on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Emmy nominee and Broadway veteran Brian Tyree Henry has been added to the cast of Oscar winner Kenneth Lonergan’s Lobby Hero, set play Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre in 2018. …

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Tina Fey's Mean Girls Musical Sets Broadway Dates and Theater by Andy Lefkowitz

The new musical adaptation of Mean Girls will begin previews at Broadway's August Wilson Theatre on March 12, 2018! The show will open on April 8. The musical with a book adap…

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Victor Garber Will Join Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! in 2018 by Andy Lefkowitz

Four-time Tony Award nominee Victor Garber will join Bernadette Peters in the Tony-winning revival of Hello, Dolly! Garber will replace David Hyde Pierce as Horace Vandergelder on …

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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Back Where She Belongs! Bernadette Peters Will Return to Broadway in Hello, Dolly! by Andy Lefkowitz

Hello, Bernadette! Broadway icon Bernadette Peters will return to Broadway in the Tony-winning revival of Hello, Dolly! The Tony-winning legend will take on the title role of Mrs. Dolly Gall…

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Jonathan Coy to Join James Graham's Dark New Play Ink as It Transfers to the West End by Andy Lefkowitz

Jonathan Coy has joined the company of James Graham's new play Ink in its transfer to the Duke of York Theatre. The West End engagement, set to run from September 9, 2017-January 6,…

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An Officer and a Gentleman"The Musical Set for U.K. Premiere & Forthcoming Tour by Andy Lefkowitz

A new stage musical adaptation of the beloved film An Officer and a Gentleman will make its U.K. debut at the London theater Curve on April 6, 2018 for a run through April 21. The engagement…

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Christian Slater, Kris Marshall & More to Lead West End Revival of Glengarry Glen Ross by Andy Lefkowitz

Christian Slater is among the stars set to appear in a new London revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer-winning drama Glengarry Glen Ross, scheduled to run from October 26, 2017 through Febr…

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Alison Pill Will Join Laurie Metcalf & Glenda Jackson in Three Tall Women at Broadway's Golden Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony nominee Alison Pill completes the trio of actors at the center of the Broadway premiere of Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Three Tall Women, which will play the Golden …

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Monday, September 4, 2017

Betsy Wolfe & More Join Broadway Revival of Carousel; Will Play Imperial Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Waitress star and Broadway.com vlogger Betsy Wolfe will play Carrie Pipperidge in the 2018 Broadway revival of Carousel! The production will play the Imperial Theatre, recent home of Natasha…

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Friday, September 1, 2017

Bryony Lavery's Tony-Nominated Drama Frozen Set for West End Production Starring Suranne Jones & Jason Watkins by Andy Lefkowitz

Brynony Lavery's Tony-nominated play Frozen will appear in a new production at London's Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2018. Suranne Jones will star as Nancy alongside Jason Watkins as R…

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Tony Nominee Sarah Greene & More to Join Jez Butterworth's New Play The Ferryman in London by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony nominee Sarah Greene (The Cripple of Inishmaan) is among the new cast members set to join Jez Butterworth's acclaimed play The Ferryman at London's Gielgud Theatre on October 9.…

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