Wednesday, August 22, 2018
“Beetlejuice” has announced complete casting for the world premiere of the musical, including Kerry Butler and Rob McClure. In the musical, starring Alex Brightman as Beetlejuice…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]Touring magic production “The Illusionists” will return to Broadway for a fourth time to play the Marquis Theatre from Nov. 23 through Dec. 30. The show, “The Illusionists …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Producer Craig Zadan, known for bringing musicals to the screen, has passed away at age 69 after complications following shoulder replacement surgery, NBC confirmed Tuesday. “On behalf…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:09PM[SHARE]“The Play That Goes Wrong” has recouped its $4 million capitalization, 17 months after it began performances on Broadway. The play originally announced it would be closing on …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:00PM[SHARE]“Waitress” will open a new production on the West End next spring. The musical will begin performances at the Adelphi Theatre in February 2019. With the same team helming the sho…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:36AM[SHARE]Friday, August 17, 2018
Marylouise Burke and Gary Wilmes will join Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano in the cast of “True West,” this winter. The Sam Shepard play, directed by James Macdonald, will begin previe…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:17AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 16, 2018
Alex Brightman will star as the title character in the world premiere of the musical "Beetlejuice," alongside Sophia Anne Caruso, who will play Lydia. The pair will star in the "pre-Broadway…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Keri Russell will star alongside Adam Driver in the revival of "Burn This" on Broadway this spring. The revival of the Lanford Wilson play will be directed by Michael Mayer and produced by D…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 9, 2018
An all-female version of "Glengarry Glen Ross" is coming to Broadway in May 2019. The David Mamet play will be directed by Amy Morton. The creative team, cast and Broadway theater will be an…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:00PM[SHARE]The musical adaptation of “Tootsie” has chosen the Marquis Theatre as its Broadway home. After playing a “Chicago” engagement, the musical will begin previews at the …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:41AM[SHARE]Coming off of his Tony Award win for Best Director of a Musical, David Cromer is returning to acting this season in “The Waverly Gallery.” Cromer will play the role of Howard Fin…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 8, 2018
The National Theater Production of "Network," starring Bryan Cranston, is transferring to the Cort Theatre this fall. The play, adapted by Lee Hall and based on the 1976 film by Paddy Chayef…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 7, 2018
“Carousel” will close on Sept. 16, about five months after it opened on Broadway. The revival, produced by Roy Furman and Scott Rudin, began playing previews at the Imperial Thea…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:20PM[SHARE]New York University has launched a Broadway Orchestra initiative aimed at training the next generation of pit musicians. The initiative, which will launch with the school's fall semester, wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Manhattan Theater Club has expanded its $30 ticketing program to include members up to the age of 35. The program, formerly known as 30 Under 30, offers two discounted tickets for all MTC pr…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:23PM[SHARE]The Recording Academy is making changes to Grammy Awards guidelines for musical theater in the hopes of revitalizing one of its leanest categories. For the first time, the Academy has added …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:30AM[SHARE]Monday, July 30, 2018
The Theater Development Fund is making changes to its Lincoln Center TKTS booth as a trial run for its other locations. Beginning Aug. 1, the discount ticket booth at the Lincoln Center will…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:06PM[SHARE]Friday, July 27, 2018
New York Times critic Ben Brantley apologized Friday for remarks in his “Head Over Heels’ review that drew criticism for the treatment of a nonbinary character in the show. ̶…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:48PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 25, 2018
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will honor “Hamilton’s” creative team, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Andy Blankenbuehler and Alex Lacamoire, with a sp…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:24AM[SHARE]Lin-Manuel Miranda and Steven Levenson are teaming up again to executive produce a limited television series about the romantic and business partnership between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. Mi…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:33AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 24, 2018
NBC’s “Hair Live!” will be directed by Diane Paulus, who directed the most recent Broadway revival, as well as live television director Alex Rudzinski. The live musical wil…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:29PM[SHARE]Michael Barra, former president of media and entertainment at The Araca Group, has launched a new production company called Lively McCabe Entertainment. The company, which Barra co-founded w…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:19PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 19, 2018
Lin-Manuel Miranda will direct an upcoming movie adaptation of “Tick, Tick…Boom!” with a screenplay by “Dear Evan Hansen” book writer Steven Levenson. The film …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:07PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 18, 2018
“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” is being adapted into a stage musical by Blue Spruce Productions. Scott Delman of Blue Spruce Productions has acquired the live theatrical…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:12PM[SHARE]A casting call for a Broadway production of “Dreamgirls” appeared on industry sites Wednesday. According to a press representative for Sonia Friedman Productions and “Dream…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:50PM[SHARE]“Springsteen on Broadway’ will be filmed for Netflix to appear on the streaming service on Dec. 15, 2018. The Broadway show, currently playing at the Walter Kerr Theatre, is sche…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:11PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 17, 2018
“School of Rock” will play its final performance on Broadway on Jan. 20, 2019. At that point, the musical will have played 1,307 performances and 31 previews at the Winter Gar…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:39PM[SHARE]Actors’ Equity has hired a lawyer to conduct its own investigation into claims of harassment at “Chicago” after the death of one of its longtime cast members. The union hir…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 09:01AM[SHARE]Monday, July 16, 2018
Music Theatre International has filed suit against Theaterpalooza Community Theater Productions Inc. for reportedly failing to pay licensing fees at least 16 musicals. In the suit, MTI claim…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:29PM[SHARE]Loren Lott will take over the lead role of Ti Moune in “Once on This Island,” while Hailey Kilgore recovers from a foot injury, the producers announced Monday. Lott had been part…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:52PM[SHARE]“The Boys in the Band” has recouped its $3.5 million investment after 11 weeks on Broadway, the show’s producers announced Monday. The play, which is produced by David Ston…
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