Tuesday, March 19, 2019
"Frozen" has announced three upcoming productions in Australia, London and Germany. The musical will stage sit-down runs at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney in July 2020, at London's Theatre Ro…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Anna D. Shapiro, the artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, has been tapped to direct 'The Devil Wears Prada' musical. The musical features music by Sir Elton John, lyrics by…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:00AM[SHARE]Hugh Jackman will play Harold Hill in a revival of "The Music Man" next year. Produced by Scott Rudin, the revival will reassemble the creative team from the last "Hello, Dolly!" revival, wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:32AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 12, 2019
"Once Upon a One More Time," a musical comedy featuring the music of Britney Spears, will make its world premiere in Chicago this fall ahead of a planned Broadway run. Produced by James L. N…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:22AM[SHARE]Monday, March 11, 2019
The Bruce Springsteen effect has hit Broadway. Producers Live Nation, The Araca Group and Entertainment Benefits Group will be bringing a series of artists to Broadway to play five to 10 sho…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:30AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 9, 2019
The first preview of "Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus" have been postponed again, the show announced late Friday. The play was scheduled to begin previews on Saturday, with a matinee and …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:35AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 7, 2019
The Shubert Organization is teaming up with two partners to bring Silicon Valley to Broadway. Alongside venture capital firm Exponential Creativity Ventures and tech training company IT Ment…
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"Network" has recouped after running for 15 weeks on Broadway, the producers announced Wednesday. The play, starring Bryan Cranston and directed by Ivo van Hove, was capitalized for up to $7…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Television series "Nashville" is being adapted into a stage musical, with a plan to come to Broadway. Producer Scott Delman has acquired the live theatrical rights from Lionsgate and ABC Stu…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:28PM[SHARE]Monday, March 4, 2019
Kristine Nielsen will assume Andrea Martin's role in "Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus" after Martin injured herself during rehearsals. Martin is leaving the company after having broken fo…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:24PM[SHARE]English songwriter and singer Morrissey will play the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre this May. The former frontman of The Smiths will play a seven-day Broadway engagement from May 2 to May 11, coveri…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:52AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 3, 2019
"Tea at Five," starring Faye Dunaway as Katharine Hepburn, has postponed its Broadway engagement until later this year. The play, written by Matthew Lombardo and directed by John Tilli…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:23PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 2, 2019
Producer Scott Rudin has offered to license the current Broadway production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" to community theaters who had been forced to cancel productions of the play under threa…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:27PM[SHARE]Sunday, February 24, 2019
"The Heart of Rock and Roll," a musical featuring the songs of Huey Lewis and the News, begins developmental work Monday as one of the first shows to do so under the new contract with Actors…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:18PM[SHARE]Friday, February 22, 2019
"Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune," starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon, will play the Broadhurst Theatre this spring. The revival of the Terrence McNally play will begin prev…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 21, 2019
Local 802 is initiating a grievance process against "Be More Chill," after it says the show violated the union contract by reversing its decision about orchestrator Charlie Rosen. In a publi…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:14PM[SHARE]"Ink" has announced its full Broadway cast. Starring alongside the previously announced Bertie Carvel as Rupert Murdoch and Jonny Lee Miller as Larry Lamb, the editor of "The Sun," are David…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:15PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 20, 2019
A one-sentence clause in a union contract has been causing headaches for the Broadway industry. Due to a clause in the collective bargaining agreement between the Local 802, the musicians' u…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:49PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 19, 2019
"Oklahoma!" will bring the majority of its St. Ann's Warehouse cast to Broadway. The production, which begins previews at the Circle in the Square Theatre on March 19, will star Damon Daunno…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:37AM[SHARE]Friday, February 15, 2019
Warner/Chappell Music has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Led by Kurt Deutsch, the company is the music publishing arm of Warner Music Gr…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:43AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 14, 2019
The Michael Jackson musical will no longer premiere in Chicago. The musical, which had planned a world premiere in Chicago from Oct. 29 to Dec. 1, 2019 at the James M. Nederlander Theater, h…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:06PM[SHARE]Monday, February 11, 2019
“Hadestown” has announced casting for the three Fates and the rest of the ensemble. Starring alongside the previously announced Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gr…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:36AM[SHARE]Lisa Dozier King has taken over as the general manager of "Be More Chill" as the show prepares for its first Broadway preview on Wednesday. Dozier King, who was the general manager for "…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:30AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 10, 2019
“The Band’s Visit” won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, the Recording Academy announced Sunday afternoon. The Tony Award-winning musical was in a category tha…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:07PM[SHARE]Friday, February 8, 2019
Actors' Equity and the Broadway League have reached an agreement to replace the lab agreement, ending the strike that began 33 days ago. The new agreement includes profit sharing for lab par…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:05PM[SHARE]Rachel Sussman has been selected as the next Geraldine Stutz T. Fellow. As a T. Fellow, Sussman will receive a $10,000 stipend, a $20,000 budget to develop a new theatrical production and…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:31PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 7, 2019
"Beetlejuice" has confirmed its Broadway cast led by Alex Brightman as Beetlejuice and Sophia Anne Caruso as Lydia. Retaining its principal cast from Washington D.C., the Broadway musical wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:31PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Florian Zeller's play "The Height of the Storm" is coming to Broadway this fall, Manhattan Theatre Club announced Wednesday. The play will star Jonathan Pryce, a two-time Olivier and Tony Aw…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:21AM[SHARE]Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has acquired the production company behind “The Illusionists” magic show franchise. The production company, The Works Entertainment, also own…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 5, 2019
“Anastasia” is ending its run after two years on Broadway. The musical announced Tuesday that it will play its final show at the Broadhurst Theatre on March 31. “Anastasia&…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:30PM[SHARE]Adrienne Warren will reprise her role as Tina in “Tina " The Tina Turner Musical” on Broadway. Warren is currently playing the role on the West End and will come with the show to…
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