Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Cast members of "Waitress" will participate in a question-and-answer session following the performance on Dec. 9. The talkback will be moderated by SiriusXM host Julie James and will feature…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:40AM[SHARE]"Hangmen" has announced casting for its Broadway run this spring. Mark Addy, Owen Campbell, Gaby French, Richard Hollis and John Horton will all reprise their Off-Broadway roles for the …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 3, 2019
"My Name is Lucy Barton" will begin Broadway previews earlier than expected, the production announced Tuesday. The solo play, starring Laura Linney, will now begin previews at the Samuel J. …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:58PM[SHARE]Beth Leavel will play Miranda Priestly in the world premiere of "The Devil Wears Prada" musical. Leavel will play opposite Taylor Iman Jones, who takes on the role of Priestly's assistant An…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:15AM[SHARE]Jordan Fisher will be the next Evan Hansen on Broadway. Fisher will succeed Andrew Barth Feldman, who plays his final performance on Jan. 26. He comes to "Dear Evan Hansen" after making …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:48AM[SHARE]Music Theatre International has promoted Deborah Hartnett to the position of senior vice president and general counsel. Hartnett has served as the licensor's director of business and leg…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]Monday, December 2, 2019
The creative team for "Mrs. Doubtfire" has been accepting feedback on its subject matter as the musical makes its world premiere in Seattle. Earlier reports suggested that representative…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:27PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Nederlander National Markets LLC, one of the largest operators of legitimate theaters and music venues in the U.S., has merged with Jam Theatricals Ltd., one of the largest presenters and pr…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:13PM[SHARE]"David Byrne's American Utopia" has added three new performances to its schedule. The show will now play Dec. 30 at 8 p.m., Feb. 4. at 8 p.m. and Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. "American Utopia" open…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:14PM[SHARE]Diablo Cody had become comfortable in Hollywood. The screenwriter's debut film "Juno" had won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; Cody had created and helmed the television se…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:30AM[SHARE]Monday, November 25, 2019
"Mean Girls" will be the sole Broadway show to perform during the CBS telecast of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. The performance will be prerecorded to air as part of the CBS broadcast, which …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:59PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 21, 2019
Betsy Dollinger, a veteran Broadway marketer, has signed an exclusive consulting contract with producing company Alchemation. Founded by Kevin McCollum, Alchemation's projects include the up…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:40PM[SHARE]Music Theatre International has acquired the worldwide licensing rights to the musical adaptation of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." The musical features a score by Marc Shaiman, with l…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:00PM[SHARE]Ephraim Sykes will play Michael Jackson in the upcoming "MJ" musical on Broadway. Sykes is currently playing David Ruffin in "Ain't Too Proud" on Broadway, for which he received a Tony nomin…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:12AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Evan Yionoulis has been elected executive board president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Yionoulis is an Obie Award-winning director, who was recently appointed the Richa…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:06PM[SHARE]"Ain't Too Proud," "Hadestown," "Moulin Rouge!" "Oklahoma!" and the music of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," composed by Imogen Heap, were nominated for Grammy Awards for Best Musical T…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:46AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 19, 2019
The filmed performance of the 'SpongeBob SquarePants" musical will air on Nickelodeon on Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. The broadcast, which brought together original cast members from the Broadway musica…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:19PM[SHARE]Anna Wintour will co-host a cocktail reception ahead of a performance of "Tina " The Tina Turner Musical" to benefit RAINN, an anti-sexual violence organization . The event, which includes s…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:30AM[SHARE]Monday, November 18, 2019
Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" will transfer to Broadway this spring following Off-Broadway and West Ends runs. Directed by Matthew Dunster, the play will begin previews at the Golden Theat…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, November 16, 2019
Mars Rucker was injured during Thursday night's performance of "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical." Rucker, who plays Turner's sister Aline, suffered "superficial injuries" after stepping on a t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:38AM[SHARE]Friday, November 15, 2019
A celebration of the late Hal Prince will be held Dec. 16 at the Majestic Theatre. The tribute, which will feature performances and speeches, is open to members of the theater community, as …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:44PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 14, 2019
"Take Me Out" has announced the complete cast for the Broadway run this spring. Joining the previously announced Patrick J. Adams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams are Julian…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:14AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 13, 2019
This season's "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," as well as last season's "Hadestown," "Beetlejuice" and "Ain't Too Proud" will perform on the NBC broadcast of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Para…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:33PM[SHARE]At the front of a warm rehearsal room, director Sammi Cannold stands with a pen pressed to her lips, studiously surveying her actors and then diving pen-first toward her legal pad as inspira…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:21AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 12, 2019
The Drama Book Shop will reopen at a new space on 39th Street this spring. The book store, which has existed as a resource for the theater community for close to 100 years, was priced ou…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:42PM[SHARE]Ben McKenzie, a star of the television series "The O.C.," will complete the cast of "Grand Horizons" on Broadway. McKenzie joins the previously announced cast of Jane Alexander, James Cr…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:00PM[SHARE]"A Soldier's Play" has announced complete casting for its Broadway run this season. In addition to the previously announced leads, David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood, the cast will con…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:00PM[SHARE]Monday, November 11, 2019
"Tootsie" will play its final Broadway performance on Jan. 5, 2020. At that point, the musical will have played 293 regular and 25 preview performances at the Marquis Theatre. The closin…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:30PM[SHARE]Marc Shaiman, the composer and lyricist behind "Hairspray" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" in addition to numerous film credits, will write original music for the revival of "Plaza S…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:53AM[SHARE]"Hadestown" has recouped its $11.5 million capitalization, the production announced Monday. The musical, which won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical, recouped its initial investment a…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:44AM[SHARE]Friday, November 8, 2019
The "KPOP" musical is planning a Broadway production. In advance of the planned production, the musical, which centers on fictional stars of the popular music genre, will host a nationwi…
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