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 …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 07:48AM[SHARE]The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society has elected a new vice president and a new secretary. The union, which has an active membership of 3,000 stage directors and choreographers in …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:05PM[SHARE]"Come From Away" may be coming to a theater near you. The Mark Gordon Company announced Wednesday that it will produce and finance a film adaptation of the Broadway musical. The screenplay w…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:50PM[SHARE]“The Play That Goes Wrong” is hitting the road. The show, which is the longest-running play currently on Broadway, announced Wednesday that it will launch a North American tour i…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:55PM[SHARE]The chocolate factory is closing up its Broadway shop. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" announced Wednesday that it will close on Jan. 14, 2018, at which point the show will have played 2…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:25PM[SHARE]Seeing "Once on This Island" on Broadway can also mean taking a trip to Aruba. The show, which began previews on Nov. 9 at the Circle in the Square Theatre, is going a step beyond typical VI…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:02PM[SHARE]Peter Jöback is returning to the Majestic Theatre once more. Jöback, a Swedish recording artist and former Phantom, will take on the lead role in "The Phantom of the Opera" ahead of the sh…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:00PM[SHARE]In its first meeting of the season, The Tonys Committee decided that ‘1984’ would not be eligible for a Tony Award. ‘1984,’ originally written by George Orwell and ad…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 06:40PM[SHARE]Actor Beth Fowler had her big first break in 1970, when she briefly took over the lead role in "Gantry" from Rita Moreno while the show was in previews. Despite having no rehearsal, Fowler k…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:45PM[SHARE]Lin-Manuel Miranda is taking “Hamilton” to Puerto Rico for a three-week run in January 2019. Miranda will reprise the title role after he left the original Broadway company on Ju…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:35AM[SHARE]King Kong will be taking over New York yet again as the show announced a Broadway run beginning Oct. 5, 2018. The musical “King Kong” is slated to run at the Broadway Theatre nex…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:00AM[SHARE]The Actors' Equity Association has conducted a national outreach on sexual harassment, as Broadway contends with allegations in the community. The union sent an email to 1,500 producers and …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 05:15PM[SHARE]There’s a new Gleb in town. Max von Essen will take over the role of Gleb in “Anastasia” from Ramin Karimloo, who originated the role and previously announced he would be d…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 10:14AM[SHARE]While the New York City Marathon brought 51,000 runners to all five boroughs, those runners were not racing to Broadway shows. The marathon, which wound through the city Sunday, brought toge…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:21PM[SHARE]Kelli O'Hara is returning to Broadway in Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of "Kiss Me, Kate," slated for February 2019. O'Hara will star in the dual role of "Kate" and "Lilli Va…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 01:00PM[SHARE]Erik Piepenburg, a former New York Times digital theater editor, is joining ad agency Serino Coyne as features editor. Piepenburg comes to Serino Coyne after working at the Times as an edito…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:00AM[SHARE]Members of the theater community are pushing for industrywide protocol on sexual harassment following reports of sexual assault by Broadway and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and by act…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:19AM[SHARE]Producers Ryan Murphy and David Stone are bringing “The Boys in the Band” to Broadway this spring with a starry cast. Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer and Andrew Rannells …
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:26AM[SHARE]"The Play That Goes Wrong"Â is not the typical Broadway success story, but it has outlasted the competition. The play does not have a star at its helm, did not win a Tony Award for best pl…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:04AM[SHARE]Ticketmaster's Verified Fan has narrowed down the number of resellers to less than 5% of all tickets sold across all genres, but it still has some bumps to work out on Broadway. Â Broadwa…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:03AM[SHARE]"Carousel" made Broadway history before its opening by listing all of its cast members on the digital marquee, rather than just the leads. The Scott Rudin production at the Imperial Theatre,…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:02AM[SHARE]"Roman Holiday – The Musical" is still aiming for Broadway despite a delay in its expected debut. The musical was reported to have been coming to Broadway this fall, after a run in San…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:01AM[SHARE]"Meteor Shower" broke the Booth Theatre's record for advance sales, bringing in more than $7.5 million, its producers announced Wednesday. With that advance, the play has bested the advances…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 11:01AM[SHARE]Adam Kaplan is taking over the role of “Calogero” in “A Bronx Tale” on Nov. 9, replacing original cast member Bobby Conte Thornton. Kaplan comes to the show wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 02:53PM[SHARE]Ramin Karimloo will end his run as "Gleb" in "Anastasia" on Dec. 31, 2017. Karimloo, a Tony Award-nominee for his turn as Jean Valjean in the 2014 "Les Misérables," revival, was an original…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:11PM[SHARE]“Head Over Heels,” a musical featuring songs from the Go-Go's, appears to be prepping for a Broadway debut next season. The musical posted an equity casting notice for roles that…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 04:17PM[SHARE]Another Phantom is leaving the building. The musical, which is the longest running show in Broadway history, announced Monday that the Phantom, James Barbour, will leave the production on De…
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