Wednesday, January 9, 2019
“Choir Boy” announced a one-week extension Wednesday, after receiving positive reviews following its opening at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The Tarell Alvin McCraney play wil…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:48PM[SHARE]A day after Actors' Equity announced a strike against developmental work produced by the Broadway League, theatrical unions have voiced support for their efforts. On Monday, amid negotiation…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 8, 2019
"The Ferryman" is welcoming a new cast in February, led by Brian d'Arcy James, Holley Fain and Emily Bergl. D'Arcy James, last seen on Broadway in "Hamilton," will play Quinn Carney, with Fa…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]"Indecent" is releasing a cast recording later this month featuring its original Broadway cast. The 22-track recording, which will be released on Jan. 25 by Yellow Sound Label, includes the …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:37AM[SHARE]Monday, January 7, 2019
Actors' Equity has barred all of its members from participating in any developmental work on new shows with the Broadway League. The strike comes as Equity has been negotiating for profit sh…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:28PM[SHARE]Victoria Cairl, a former senior vice president at Show-Score, has been hired as the executive director of Apples and Oranges Arts, an incubator for developing new theater works. Cairl was pr…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 3, 2019
Ingrid Michaelson is writing the score for a musical adaptation of "The Notebook." The adaptation, produced by Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch in association with the source novel's author N…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:11AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 2, 2019
“Hamilton” made Broadway history yet again last week, bringing in the highest recorded gross for one show in a week. The musical grossed $4.04 million across eight performances, …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:48PM[SHARE]Friday, December 21, 2018
The Puerto Rico engagement of “Hamilton” has moved theaters due to concern over possible rallies. The production, starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, will now play the Luis A. Ferré Pe…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:11PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 20, 2018
‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ will live on after its Broadway closing Jan. 6. The production announced Thursday that it will transfer to New World Stages, where it will begin an off…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:02PM[SHARE]"The Lifespan of a Fact" has recouped its production costs after running on Broadway for three months. The play, produced by Jeffrey Richards and starring Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones and …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:00PM[SHARE]"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" has announced a new Broadway cast that will begin in March. James Snyder, who last appeared on Broadway in “In Transit,” will play Harry Potte…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:56AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Accountants are looking toward the new year to see if their lobbying efforts could give Broadway investors and producers another tax break. Under a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, wh…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:30AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Jack O'Brien has replaced Gregory Mosher as the director of the Broadway production of "All My Sons," after a dispute Mosher had with the Arthur Miller estate over casting, the producers con…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:13PM[SHARE]“Be More Chill” will bring its entire off-Broadway cast to Broadway. The musical, which ran off-Broadway at the Signature Center this past summer, features Will Roland, George Sa…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:25AM[SHARE]While theater die-hards may handpick their shows based on performers or creative teams, Broadway Roulette is catering to a different audience: those who just want to see a show on Broadway, …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:30AM[SHARE]Monday, December 17, 2018
Music publisher and licensor Samuel French has been acquired by Concord Music, which will form a new theatrical licensing company comprised of its recent acquisitions. The new licensing comp…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:03PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 13, 2018
"Pretty Woman" is launching its first international production in Hamburg, Germany. The musical will start performances at Hamburg's Stage Theater an der Elbe on Sept. 23, 2019, with an open…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:01AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Michelle Williams is leaving her role in “Once on This Island,” effective immediately. Williams, the former Destiny’s Child singer who took over the role of Erzulie on Nov.…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:05PM[SHARE]“Network” will extend an extra month, now playing through April 28, 2019 at the Belasco Theatre. The play had originally been scheduled to end its run on March 17. Directed by Iv…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:30AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 11, 2018
The off-Broadway production of “Oklahoma!,” last seen at St. Ann’s Warehouse, will transfer to the Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway this spring. The production, …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:10PM[SHARE]The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society has voted to renew the contract of executive director Laura Penn through 2024. Penn joined the union in 2008, following a 25-year career workin…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:25PM[SHARE]Monday, December 10, 2018
Despite penning multiple award-winning television series and films, Aaron Sorkin still feels more at-home writing plays. "To me, corny as it sounds, theaters are like cathedrals and the Shub…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:52AM[SHARE]Friday, December 7, 2018
Sara Bareilles will play the lead role in “Waitress” on Broadway for the third time this winter. Bareilles, the composer of “Waitress,” will star as Jenna from Jan. 7…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:00AM[SHARE]"The Band's Visit," "Carousel," "My Fair Lady," "Once on This Island" and "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert" received Grammy nominations in the Best Musical Theater Album category. The…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:33AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 6, 2018
Academy Award-winner Faye Dunaway will return to Broadway this summer to take on the role of Katharine Hepburn. Dunaway will star in the Broadway premiere of “Tea at Five,” a new…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:34PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 4, 2018
"Torch Song" is ending its limited run on Broadway on Jan. 6, a little more than a month earlier than scheduled. Directed by Moisés Kaufman and written by Harvey Fierstein, the revival …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:03PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 29, 2018
Former press agent Michael Hartman, the founder of The Hartman Group and co-founder of Barlow-Hartman, has been hired as a managing director of ad agency Serino Coyne. Hartman joins a new le…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:51AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 28, 2018
"Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" will close on Broadway on Dec. 30, 2018. The musical will have played 27 previews and 289 regular performances at the time of its closing at the Lunt-Fonta…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 27, 2018
"Once on This Island" will play its last performance on Jan. 6, after 29 previews and 458 performances. The musical, which won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, beating out …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:15PM[SHARE]“Hadestown” will open on Broadway this season at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The Anaïs Mitchell musical will take over the theater from “Springsteen on Broadway,” …
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