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Thursday, February 22, 2024

With An Enemy of the People, Michael Imperioli Prepares for a Broadway Debut 40 Years in the Making by Darryn King

When it comes to researching his roles, Michael Imperioli doesn't do things by half measures. To prepare to play a former major league catcher in the TV movie For One More Day, he hung out w…

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A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical to Close on Broadway by Darryn King

A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical will play its final performance on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on June 30. At the time of its closing, it will have played 35 previews and …

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Feud's Ella Beatty to Replace Elle Fanning in Broadway's Appropriate at the Belasco by Darryn King

Ella Beatty will play the role of the young hippie-minded River in Appropriate when the production transfers to the Belasco Theatre next month. She takes over for Elle Fanning, who exits …

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The Denim Diaries with A Beautiful Noise's Amber Ardolino, Episode 4: Happy 500 Shows! by Darryn King

In January, Amber Ardolino donned the blue jeans (and blond wig) to play Marcia Murphey in A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical opposite Nick Fradiani's Neil Diamond. Now she's taking…

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Vanessa Williams Is Miranda Priestly in Elton John's The Devil Wears Prada in the West End by Darryn King

Tony nominee Vanessa Williams will play Miranda Priestly in Elton John's stage musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada in the West End. The show will open on July 9 at Theatre Royal P…

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Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez and Ephraim Sykes to Star in Bye Bye Birdie at the Kennedy Center by Darryn King

Two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez and Tony nominee Ephraim Sykes will star as Albert, Rosie and Conrad Birdie, respectively, in the classic Charles Strouse-Michael…

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Full Cast Set for Broadway's The Great Gatsby, Starring Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada by Darryn King

The full cast is set for the Broadway premiere of the new musical The Great Gatsby. As previously announced, the musical will star Tony nominees Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada, reprising th…

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Obsessed, a New Diane Warren Musical Featuring Taylor Swift's 'Say Don't Go,' Takes Steps Toward Broadway by Darryn King

Obsessed, a new musical about the life of Grammy and Emmy-winning songwriter Diane Warren, set to her biggest hits, has taken its next steps toward Broadway. Press representatives say …

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Darren Criss Comes to Little Shop of Horrors with Disney Fandom and a Yen for an American Crime Story by Darryn King

"Suddenly Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors is, of course, one of the great musical ballads. Beginning with feather-light piano and words of reassurance that are nearly sung-spoken, it gr…

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Suffs Star Jenn Colella and Mo Mullen Welcome Baby Girl by Darryn King

Tony Award nominee Jenn Colella and her wife Mo Mullen have welcomed a new baby girl. Morrison Caroline Colella was born on February 14. "She's here," Colella said in an announcement post on…

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Peter Pan's National Tour is Flying High With a Version That Anyone Can See Themselves In by Darryn King

When Nolan Almeida was in fourth grade or so, he starred in a production of Peter Pan Jr., playing Michael. "That was the most excited I've ever been about a show," he told The Broadway Show…

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How Mean Girls Infiltrated Jonathan Bennett's Broadway Debut in Spamalot by Darryn King

Jonathan Bennett has a promise for anyone interested in seeing Spamalot on Broadway: You won't learn a single thing. "We're not here to teach you anything," he said to Charlie Cooper on The …

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Need a Date for Valentine's But Don't Know How to Woo? Poetically Propose a Night on Broadway to Your Boo by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

For Valentine's Day this year, why not give the gift of Broadway? To help you woo your plus one of choice"Valentine, galentine or whomever"Broadway.com offers up five poems tailor-made to th…

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Liisi LaFontaine, Ciara Renée, Hunter Parrish and Jeannette Bayardelle to Star in Gun & Powder at Paper Mill Playhouse by Darryn King

Initial casting is set for, Gun & Powder, the new musical about 19th-century twin sister outlaws Martha and Mary Clarke. The production will play Paper Mill Playhouse from April 4 …

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The Denim Diaries with A Beautiful Noise's Amber Ardolino, Episode 3: Bend and Snap with Amber by Darryn King

In January, Amber Ardolino donned the blue jeans (and blond wig) to play Marcia Murphey in A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical opposite Nick Fradiani's Neil Diamond. Now she's taking…

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Appropriate, Starring Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll & More, Will Transfer to the Belasco Theatre for Extended Broadway Run by Darryn King

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' ensemble play Appropriate has found a new home. The Broadway production"and most of its original cast"will transfer from Second Stage's Hayes Theater to the Bel…

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Monday, February 12, 2024

Russell Daniels and Elliott Mattox Climb Aboard Titanique by Darryn King

Comedian Russell Daniels and Elliott Mattox are climbing aboard the good ship Titanique. Daniels will reprise the role of Ruth, currently played by Nathan Lee Graham, while Mattox will…

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Claws Out! Creative Team Set for Cats: The Jellicle Ball by Darryn King

Cats: The Jellicle Ball, the ballroom-infused take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, has its full creative team. The show begins performances at Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC N…

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The Quietly Bold Racial Diversity of The Notebook on Broadway by Darryn King

The sweeping romantic drama of The Notebook"first a book by Nicholas Sparks, then a tear-jerking film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams"begins with an old man reading to an old wom…

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RuPaul's Drag Race Star Jinkx Monsoon Will Return as "Mama" Morton in Chicago by Darryn King

Jinkx Monsoon, the American drag queen, actor, singer and comedian, will return to Chicago as Matron "Mama" Morton for 20 performances, after making her Broadway debut in the role in 2023. S…

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Sunday, February 11, 2024

The Wicked: Part One Trailer Is Finally Here by Darryn King

The first look trailer for Wicked: Part One, the highly anticipated first part of a two-part movie adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked, premiered during Super Bowl LVIII on February 11…

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Friday, February 9, 2024

Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster Take Over the Pie Shop in Broadway's Sweeney Todd by Darryn King

Tony Award winners Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster take over the lead roles of Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on February 9 for a limited eng…

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The Summer I Turned Pretty Star Lola Tung and Punk Folk Icon Ani DiFranco Join Hadestown Tonight by Darryn King

On February 9, The Summer I Turned Pretty star Lola Tung and Grammy Award-winning alternative folk icon Ani DiFranco join the cast of Broadway's Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Tung ta…

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

The Apiary, Featuring Taylor Schilling, Extends Off-Broadway by Darryn King

The world-premiere production of The Apiary, a new comedy written by Kate Douglas, has extended its off-Broadway run by one week. Currently in previews, the show has its official opening on …

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Rooftop Moments with Merrily We Roll Along's Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez by Darryn King

At the end of the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical Merrily We Roll Along, three characters meet on a rooftop after nightfall. It's the innocent, idealistic beginning of a friendship tha…

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Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham Set for Pre-Broadway Premiere of Stephen Schwartz's The Queen of Versailles in Boston by Darryn King

The Queen of Versailles, a new musical reuniting Wicked composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz with Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, will have its world premiere at Boston's…

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's Cara Ricketts Goes From Hedda and Hippolyta to Hermione by Darryn King

Cara Ricketts has performed countless juicy roles in some of the greatest works written in the English language: Portia in Julius Caesar, Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Celia in As …

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Todrick Hall Joins U.K. Cast of Burlesque the Musical Ahead of West End Run by Darryn King

The singer, choreographer and YouTuber Todrick Hall will play Sean in the pre-West End production of Burlesque the Musical, a stage adaptation of the 2010 movie of the same name that star…

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Broadway Theaters Will Dim Lights in Honor of Chita Rivera by Darryn King

Broadway's theaters will dim their marquee lights on February 17 to honor the memory of two-time Tony Award-winning actress Chita Rivera. Rivera died on January 30 at the age of 91. The ligh…

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Amy Ryan to Take Over in Doubt on Broadway; Tyne Daly Withdraws by Darryn King

Two-time Tony nominee and Oscar nominee Amy Ryan will assume the role of Sister Aloysius in the Broadway revival of Doubt, replacing Tony winner Tyne Daly. Ryan begins performances Februa…

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The Denim Diaries with A Beautiful Noise's Amber Ardolino, Episode 2: More Than Just Blue Jeans by Darryn King

In January, Amber Ardolino donned the blue jeans (and blond wig) to play Marcia Murphey in A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical opposite Nick Fradiani's Neil Diamond. Now she's taking…

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