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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Indecent, Ernest Shackleton Loves Me, Sweeney Todd & More Win Off-Broadway Alliance Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

The Off-Broadway Alliance, the organization of off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, has announced the winners of the 7th Annual Off-…

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Monday, May 15, 2017

Full Casting Set for Meghan Kennedy's Napoli, Brooklyn at Roundabout Theatre Company by Andy Lefkowitz

Meghan Kennedy's new play Napoli, Brooklyn has announced full casting for its off-Broadway run at the Laura Pels Theatre. The cast will include Erik Lochtefeld as Albert Duffy, Shirine B…

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Friday, May 12, 2017

War Paint, Starring Christine Ebersole & Patti LuPone, Sets Cast Album Release Date by Andy Lefkowitz

The original cast album of the new Broadway musical War Paint, starring 2017 Tony Award nominees Christine Ebersole and Patti LuPone, will be released digitally on May 26…

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Colm Meaney to Join Sienna Miller & Jack O'Connell in London Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Revival by Andy Lefkowitz

Colm Meaney will play Big Daddy in the new West End production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The production will play a 12-week engagement at the Apollo Theatre beginning on July 13. Opening nig…

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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

NBC to Present Jesus Christ Superstar Live! on Easter Sunday 2018 by Andy Lefkowitz

NBC will present Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, a television version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s 1971 musical, on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018, the network announced toda…

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Downton Abbey Star Elizabeth McGovern to Lead Broadway Revival of Time and the Conways by Andy Lefkowitz

Elizabeth McGovern, an Emmy nominee for Downton Abbey, will star as Mrs. Conway in the first Broadway revival of J.B. Priestley's 1938 play Time and the Conways, directed by Rebecca Taic…

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Monday, May 8, 2017

Erich Bergen & Max Jenkins Join Starry Reading of Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter by Andy Lefkowitz

The May 8 benefit reading of Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter has added Erich Bergen and Max Jenkins. Bergen will read stage directions at the performance while Jenkins will play…

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New Musical The View UpStairs, with Frenchie Davis, to Receive Cast Album by Andy Lefkowitz

The View UpStairs, the new musical written by Max Vernon, directed by Scott Ebersold and choreographed by Al Blackstone, will release an original cast album with Broadway Records, set for re…

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2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Come From Away & More Win Top Prizes by Andy Lefkowitz

The new Broadway musical Come From Away and the revival of Hello, Dolly! have each won five 2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards, the organization announced today. The new off-Broadway…

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Sunday, May 7, 2017

2017 Lucille Lortel Awards: The Band's Visit, Ben Platt & More Named Winners by Andy Lefkowitz

The 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards ceremony was held on the evening of May 7 at NYU's Skirball Center. Recent Hamilton star Taran Killam hosted the celebration of off-Broadway. J.T…

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Friday, May 5, 2017

New Musical Anastasia Will Journey Across the World by Andy Lefkowitz

It was announced today that the new Broadway musical Anastasia will appear in mountings across Europe, Asia, the United Kingdom, Australia and South America. Productions are expected to play…

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

Amelie, Starring Phillipa Soo & Adam Chanler-Berat, Will End Its Broadway Run by Andy Lefkowitz

Times are hard for dreamers. The fantastical new musical Amélie, based on the Oscar-nominated film of the same name, will close at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre on May 21.…

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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Musical Announces Full Casting by Andy Lefkowitz

Joining previously announced Cortney Wolfson as Romy White and Stephanie Renee Wall as Michele Weinberger in the world premiere production of Romy and Michele’s High School Reunio…

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Announces Opening Date on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will open on April 22, 2018 at Broadway's newly renovated Lyric Theatre. As previously announced, the Lyric is currently undergoing a complete redesign …

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

David Abeles to Join Fellow In Transit Star Justin Guarini in Unsinkable Molly Brown by Andy Lefkowitz

David Abeles will play Erich in the MUNY’s upcoming production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown, running July 21-27 at the St. Louis outdoor theater. Abeles will join the previously annou…

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Monday, May 1, 2017

Sound Designers Gareth Fry and Pete Malkin Win Special Tony Awards for The Encounter by Andy Lefkowitz

The Tony Awards administration committee has announced that Gareth Fry and Pete Malkin will be presented a Special Tony Award for their outstanding sound design in the recent Broadway play&n…

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New Musical This Ain't No Disco by Hedwig Collaborators Set for Atlantic Theater Company by Andy Lefkowitz

The 2017-2018 season of off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company will include New York and world premieres of plays and musicals. A highlight of the season will be the world premiere musi…

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Michael Moore to Debut Solo Show The Terms of My Surrender on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Michael Moore is Broadway bound. The documentary filmmaker will bring the new solo play The Terms of My Surrender to the Belasco Theatre, in a production directed by Tony winner Michael Maye…

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Bring Its "Pure Imagination" on the Road by Andy Lefkowitz

The new Broadway musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will launch a national tour beginning in September 2018. Jack O’Brien will repeat his duties as director for the tour. Charli…

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Friday, April 28, 2017

Another Extension for Annie Baker's New Play The Antipodes by Andy Lefkowitz

The Antipodes, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Baker, has been extended again by Signature Theatre. The production will now run at the Pershing Square Signature Center through June…

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Sunset Boulevard Star Michael Xavier Joins Prince of Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Two-time Olivier Award nominee and Broadway.com vlogger Michael Xavier has joined the cast of Prince of Broadway, the new Hal Prince revue set to play Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman The…

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Justin Guarini to Join Beth Malone in The Unsinkable Molly Brown by Andy Lefkowitz

Recent In Transit star Justin Guarini will appear as Vincenzo in the Muny’s upcoming production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown, running July 21-27 at the St. Louis outdoor theater. Guar…

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Jack DiFalco, Luca Padovan & More to Join Janeane Garofalo in Marvin's Room on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Jack DiFalco will play Hank in the upcoming Broadway production of Scott McPherson’s play Marvin’s Room. Also joining the cast are Carman Lacivita as Bob and Marvin, Nedra McClyd…

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A Doll's House, Part 2, with a Starry Cast Led by Laurie Metcalf, Opens on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 opens on April 27 at Broadway’s John Golden Theatre. Tony winner Sam Gold directs the production, which began previews on March 30…

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Kevin Spacey to Stick Around After the Tonys to Star in Solo Show Clarence Darrow by Andy Lefkowitz

Upcoming Tony Awards host Kevin Spacey is set to star in David. W. Rintels' solo show Clarence Darrow, directed by Thea Sharrock, in New York. The production, first presen…

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Acclaimed Musical Yank! to Play London's Charing Cross Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Yank!, the widely praised off-Broadway musical that recently received its UK premiere at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, will transfer to London in the summer of 2017. The moving, war-time …

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Laura Osnes & Corey Cott Open on Broadway in the New Musical Bandstand by Andy Lefkowitz

The original musical Bandstand, directed and choreographed by Hamilton Tony winner Andy Blankenbuehler, opens on April 26 at the Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Tony nominee and …

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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

New Musical Bandstand, Starring Laura Osnes & Corey Cott, to Be Preserved on Cast Album by Andy Lefkowitz

Richard Oberacker and Robert Traylor’s original swing score of the new Broadway musical Bandstand will be recorded onto an original cast album by Broadway Records. The album will be re…

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Allison Janney, John Benjamin Hickey & Corey Hawkins Open Broadway's Six Degrees of Separation by Andy Lefkowitz

The new Broadway revival of John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation, directed by Trip Cullman, opens on April 25. The production starring Tony nominee Allison Janney, Tony winner John B…

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Monday, April 24, 2017

Broadway Grosses: New Musical War Paint Soars at Box Office in Packed Spring Season by Andy Lefkowitz

The new Broadway musical War Paint, starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, saw an uptick at the box office in the week ending April 24. The tuner following the rise of beauty titans H…

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Annie West End Revival Announces Full Casting, with Three Young Stars in Title Role by Andy Lefkowitz

Madeleine Haynes, Lola Moxom and Ruby Stokes will rotate in the title role in the new West End revival of Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin’s Annie, beginning previews …

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