Wednesday, January 10, 2018
The Broadway audience appears to be getting slightly younger and more New York-based. Â New York City residents made up 22% of all theatergoers in the 2016-2017 survey from the Broadway L…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:50AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Tony nominee Beth Malone will play the role of “The Angel” in select performances of “Angels in America,” the show announced Tuesday. Malone joins the cast of “…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:12PM[SHARE]Monday, January 8, 2018
Call it the Sara Bareilles effect. "Waitress" has played more than 700 performances on Broadway, after opening in the same season as "Hamilton," which swept the 2016 Tony Awards. Part of its…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:19PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 4, 2018
All Broadway shows were set to go on as scheduled as of Thursday morning as a winter storm hit the New York Area. The storm, nicknamed a “bomb cyclone,” is expected to bring up t…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:55AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Seven Broadway casting offices have until Jan. 22 to respond to allegations of violating antitrust laws as the lawsuit filed against them by The Broadway League proceeds. The allegation come…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:19PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Broadway had its highest-grossing week on record last week amid premium prices and holiday demand. Overall, Broadway brought in $50.3 million, besting last year’s record of $49.7 milli…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:08PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 27, 2017
“Hamilton” broke its own box office record yet again. The show brought in $3,797,844 across eight shows in the week ending Dec. 24, which is the highest gross ever brought in …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:40PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 21, 2017
The Republican tax bill has one provision that could boost Broadway investment and others that may weigh down some of its working members. The tax bill, which was passed by House and the…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:02PM[SHARE]After 20 years working on Broadway, advertising agency SpotCo can make some predictions about what's to come in the advertising industry. The first is an increased use of online influencers …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:24PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 20, 2017
After a multiyear push, actor Marin Ireland and attorney Norman Siegel have launched a pilot mediation program to help resolve sexual harassment issues in the theater community. Â The pil…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:02PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Norm Lewis and Tamyra Gray will take over the roles of two of the gods on “Once on This Island” this winter as Merle Dandridge and Quentin Earl Darrington are on contractual leav…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:45AM[SHARE]“Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” is opening at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre this spring, the show announced Tuesday. The musical, which features the songs of Donna Summer, will be…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:39AM[SHARE]Monday, December 18, 2017
Against the din of New York traffic and the lights of Times Square, the Belasco Theatre appears to have traveled back in time. To achieve that effect, "Farinelli and the King," which stars M…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:07AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 14, 2017
Adam Driver is returning to Broadway with the revival of “Burn This” in 2019. The production, which has not announced a theater or exact dates yet, will be directed by Michael Ma…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Michael Luwoye will officially take over the role of Alexander Hamilton on Broadway on Jan. 16, 2018, producer Jeffrey Seller announced Wednesday. Luwoye is currently playing the role in…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:34AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical, was announced Tuesday as the new chairman of the board of the Broadway League. Schumacher, also a producer at Disney Theatrical, takes over…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:45PM[SHARE]Friday, December 8, 2017
A coalition representing 39 unions in New York City is speaking up for casting directors and urging the Broadway League to allow them to unionize. The executive board of the New York City Ce…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:43AM[SHARE]Roundabout Theatre Company announced its full cast for the Broadway revival of "Travesties" this spring. Tom Hollander, who was previously announced, will be joined by Peter McDonald, who ap…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 6, 2017
BroadwayCon has reached a three-year agreement with the Actors' Equity Association that sets standard contracts for Equity members, while adding provisions for shorter appearances. The new a…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:06PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 5, 2017
The Broadway community brought in the most it has ever raised for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids as part of the Gypsy of the Year competition, with a total of $5,609,211. That total was a…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:08PM[SHARE]The Broadway League has filed suit against seven Broadway casting agencies alleging that they have violated antitrust laws by forming a "cartel" that has collectively raised their fees and b…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:35PM[SHARE]Monday, December 4, 2017
Armie Hammer is making his Broadway debut this summer in “Straight White Men,” Second Stage Theater company announced Monday. Hammer, who played the Winklevoss twins in “…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 03:28PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 30, 2017
In the "SpongeBob SquarePants" universe, a pineapple, a sponge and a squirrel coexist under the sea. To create a theatrical version of this illogical world, director Tina Landau relied on a …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Sara Bareilles is coming back to Broadway. The songwriter of “Waitress” is returning to show Jan. 16 to star as “Jenna.” Jason Mraz, currently playing Dr. Pomatter, e…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:26AM[SHARE]A New York state tax credit is bringing Broadway tours and economic activity upstate, but causing headaches for some producers. The Empire State Theatre Production Tax Credit, which has been…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:47AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 28, 2017
“M. Butterfly” is closing Jan. 14, six weeks earlier than it had planned, the show announced Tuesday. The revival, starring Clive Owen and Jin Ha, opened on Oct. 26, after beginn…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:14PM[SHARE]Monday, November 27, 2017
“Hamilton” brought in more than $3.4 million last week, which is the highest gross ever recorded by a Broadway show in history, according to the Broadway League. The musical gros…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:58PM[SHARE]The Boss is here to stay. ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ is extending to June 30, 2018, Ticketmaster said in a blog post. Ticketmaster has been selling tickets to the show through its…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:26PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 22, 2017
A provision in the proposed U.S. Senate tax bill would allow "qualified theatrical productions" to expense all of their initial production costs and allow investors to write off their invest…
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“Pretty Woman: The Musical” will open at The Nederlander Theatre on Aug. 16, 2018, producer Paula Wagner announced Tuesday. The musical begins performances on July 20, 2018. A…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:30PM[SHARE]Thanksgiving is not a holiday for Broadway. With four musicals performing on the NBC broadcast of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and two performing on the CBS broadcast, the shows and their …
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