Friday, January 31, 2020
Disney Theatrical is launching a tour of an updated version of "Aida" in 2021, the organization announced Friday. The revised musical features a new book by David Henry Hwang, who co-authore…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:57AM[SHARE]The casting directors of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Hadestown," among others, took home prizes at the 35th annual Artios Awards Thursday night. The Artios Awards are presented by the C…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:30AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 30, 2020
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the second time this season to discuss eligibility of 11 Broadway productions. The productions discussed were "The Great Society," "Slave…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:45PM[SHARE]"Almost Famous" has posted an audition notice for a planned run in fall 2020 at a Broadway theater. The musical, which features a book by Cameron Crowe and music by Tom Kitt, made its wo…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:20AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 29, 2020
The musical adaptation of "The Notebook" will have its world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The musical, which is based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks and subsequent film, fea…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:01PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 28, 2020
GalaPro, the company behind the live caption app for Broadway shows, is now testing out smart glasses with captions in the theater. The glasses, which GalaPro in launching in partnership…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:19PM[SHARE]Sunday, January 26, 2020
"Hadestown" has won the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, the Recording Academy announced Sunday. The Grammy Award winners for "Hadestown" include composer Anaïs Mitchell …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:24PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 25, 2020
A group of protesters gathered outside the Broadway Theatre Friday night to speak out against the casting of Amar Ramasar in the "West Side Story" revival. Ramasar, who plays Bernardo in…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:59PM[SHARE]Margo Lion, the Tony-Award winning producer of "Hairspray," died on Friday evening at the age of 75, according to media reports. Lion, who also brought "Jelly's Last Jam" and "Elaine Str…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 23, 2020
The musical version of "Mean Girls" will be adapted into a film from Paramount Pictures, the production announced Thursday. The film will be produced by Lorne Michaels and Tina Fey and f…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:37PM[SHARE]"Caroline, or Change" has announced its complete Broadway cast. Joy Hermalyn is joining the cast as Grandma Gellman, alongside Kevin S. McAllister as Bus/Dryer, N'Kenge as the Moon and S…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Rachel Tucker will be joining the Broadway cast of "Come From Away" as Captain Beverly Bass and others, the actor announced on Instagram Wednesday. Tucker, who currently plays the role i…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:12PM[SHARE]"The Karate Kid" is being developed into a Broadway-aimed musical. The musical will feature a book by Robert Mark Kamen, the screenwriter of the 1984 film, and music and lyrics by Drew G…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:33PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Matt McGrath has joined the cast of "Girl from the North Country," replacing the originally announced cast member David Pittu. McGrath will take over the role of Reverend Marlowe after Pittu…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:55AM[SHARE]Friday, January 17, 2020
"The Minutes" has announced its full creative team for its Broadway run beginning next month. In addition to director Anna D. Shapiro and playwright Tracy Letts, who also stars in the sh…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:40PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 16, 2020
"Plaza Suite" has announced the complete cast for its Broadway run this spring as well as its preceding Boston run. In addition to the previously announced Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessic…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:20PM[SHARE]Erika Henningsen, who currently stars as Cady Heron in "Mean Girls," is joining the cast of "Flying Over Sunset." In addition to Henningsen, the newly announced cast members include Jeremy K…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:16PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Wednesday night's performance of "Slave Play" will be filmed by the New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. Every year, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive films 50 to 6…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:33PM[SHARE]Ciara Renée will take over the role of Elsa in "Frozen," starring opposite McKenzie Kurtz, who will make her Broadway debut in the role of Anna. Renée comes to the role after starring …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, January 13, 2020
Broadway saw the highest number of international attendees on record during the 2018-2019 season, according to the Broadway League's annual survey. Last season, 14.8 million people atten…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:52PM[SHARE]Lauren Reid, chief operating officer of the John Gore Organization, has been elected as incoming chair of the Broadway League. Reid will take over the position at the end of 2020, after …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:52PM[SHARE]"Broadway Vacation" will have its world premiere at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre this fall. The musical, produced by 5th Avenue Theatre in association with Ken Davenport, features a score an…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:59PM[SHARE]A production of "Last Summer at Bluefish" cove, backed by Ellen DeGenres, Portia De Rossi, Lily Tomlin and more, is aiming for Broadway in 2020. Cynthia Nixon is tapped to direct the Jane Ch…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:29PM[SHARE]Friday, January 10, 2020
"Diana" has announced complete casting for its Broadway run this spring. The complete cast for the musical includes Tessa Alves, Zach Adkins, Ashley Andrews, Austen Danielle Bohmer, Holly An…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:38AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 9, 2020
Dharon E. Jones will replace Ben Cook in the role of Riff in "West Side Story" after Cook sustained an injury during the show. Cook was injured during the evening performance on Sunday. This…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:55AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 8, 2020
The '90s sitcom "The Nanny" is being developed into a musical, with a music and lyrics by "Crazy Ex Girlfriend's" Rachel Bloom. The musical will feature a book co-written by Fran Drescher, s…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:19PM[SHARE]ABC has chosen Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" as its next live musical. The live musical is set to air on the network in the fall and to be produced by Brooks, who directed the 1974 fi…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:22AM[SHARE]GLAAD has nominated five Broadway productions as part of its 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards. This year's Broadway nominees, chosen from productions that opened during 2019, are: "Choir B…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:48AM[SHARE]"Sing Street" will transfer to Broadway this spring following its run at New York Theatre Workshop. Based on the 2016 film by John Carney, filmmaker of "Once," the musical features a boo…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:01AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 7, 2020
"MJ," the Michael Jackson musical, has announced complete casting for its Broadway run. In addition to the previously announced Ephraim Sykes, playing Jackson, the cast will feature Quent…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:10PM[SHARE]Andre Braugher and Enrico Colantoni will star alongside Debra Messing in "Birthday Candles" on Broadway. In addition to Braugher and Colantoni, the complete cast includes Crystal Finn, S…
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