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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Broadway Box Office Holds Steady At $23M; 'The Music Man', 'Hamilton' Are Top Earners by Greg Evans

Most of the 21 Broadway productions on the boards last week showed some signs of summer doldrums, with 17 shows reporting drops in box office over the previous week. Still, with The Music Ma…

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Laura Linney Sets Broadway Return In New Play By 'Proof' Playwright David Auburn by Greg Evans

Laura Linney will return to Broadway this spring in a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn (Proof). The Manhattan Theatre Club production of Summer, 1976 will reteam the writer wit…

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Gabriel Byrne Heads To Broadway With Solo Show 'Walking With Ghosts' by Greg Evans

Actor Gabriel Byrne will bring his solo show Walking with Ghosts to Broadway this Fall, with a limited engagement of the production, directed by Lonny Price, beginning performances on Oct. 1…

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Ella Fitzgerald Stage Musical In Works Starring Dee Dee Bridgewater & Charity Angél Dawson, With Book By Anna Deavere Smith by Greg Evans

A new musical written by Anna Deavere Smith and featuring music from the Ella Fitzgerald songbook is currently in development. Ella: An American Miracle will receive an Aug. 25-Sept. 21 work…

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

'Hamilton' To Donate Financial Damages From Texas Church To LGBTQIA+ Coalition by Greg Evans

Producers of the global theatrical hit Hamilton say they will donate all damages paid by Texas' Door McAllen Church for two unlicensed and lyrically altered performances to the South Texas E…

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

'Sweeney Todd' Revival Heading To Broadway With Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford & 'Hamilton' Director Thomas Kail " Report by Greg Evans

A revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford could land on Broadway this Spring, with the team behind Hamilton " producer Jeffrey Seller …

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Broadway Box Office Down 19%; 'Hamilton', 'Into The Woods' Top Earners by Greg Evans

Broadway box office drooped in the final, sun-baked weeks before the Fall arrivals of new shows, with the roster of productions down to 20 last week and total box office slipping 19% from th…

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Texas Church To Pay Unspecified Damages For Altered 'Hamilton' by Greg Evans

The Texas church that staged two performances of a highly altered and "Christianized" version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton has apologized for the unauthorized productions and wil…

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Monday, August 22, 2022

Broadway's 'KPOP' To Feature K-Pop Stars BoHyung, Min & Kevin Woo; Complete Cast Announced by Greg Evans

The upcoming Broadway production of KPOP, a new musical about the global phenomenon, will feature real-life K-pop stars BoHyung, Min and Kevin Woo in addition to the previously announced Lun…

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Tonya Pinkins, Francois Battiste To Lead Public Theater's 'A Raisin In The Sun' Off Broadway by Greg Evans

Tonya Pinkins and Francois Battiste are among the cast announced today for the Public Theater's upcoming production of A Raisin In The Sun, Lorraine Hansberry's classic drama to be directed …

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Singer-Actress Maureen McGovern Reveals Diagnosis With Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Will No Longer Perform In Concert by Greg Evans

Singer-actress Maureen McGovern says she will no longer perform live concerts after being diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy with "symptoms of Alzheimer's and/or Dementia." McGovern, …

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Friday, August 12, 2022

Broadway's 'Into The Woods' Extension Cast Set: Stephanie J. Block, Sebastian Arcelus Among Newcomers by Greg Evans

The recently extended Broadway production of Into The Woods has announced its new cast for the additional weeks, with Stephanie J. Block taking over from Sara Bareilles as the Baker's Wife a…

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

Weezer Cancels Broadway Residency; Frontman Rivers Cuomo Cites Low Sales & High Expenses by Greg Evans

The September Broadway residency of rock band Weezer has been canceled due to "low ticket sales and unbelievably high expenses," frontman Rivers Cuomo announced online last night. "I just le…

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Chase Mishkin Dies: Broadway's 'Dame Edna', 'Memphis' Producer Was 85 by Greg Evans

Chase Mishkin, the Broadway producer whose roster of productions scored two Tony Awards (for Dame Edna: The Royal Tour and Memphis), died July 24 at her home in Manhattan. She was 85. Her de…

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Broadway Hits Withstand Summer Heat As Others Sweat It Out; 'MJ' Sets House Record by Greg Evans

Broadway's heavy hitters withstood New York's heatwave last week, with MJ, Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton selling out and Hadestown, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Into The Woods, Moulin …

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Broadway's 'The Kite Runner' Sets Friday Performances For Masked Audiences Only by Greg Evans

Broadway's The Kite Runner will require audiences to wear masks at Friday night performances beginning August 19, producers announced today, becoming the first Broadway production to adopt a…

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Theresa Rebeck Joins Broadway-Bound 'Working Girl' Musical Adaptation As Book Writer by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Playwright Theresa Rebeck, who created the stage musical-themed NBC series Smash, has joined the real-life Broadway-bound musical adaptation of the 1988 film comedy Working Girl, …

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Jane Lynch Sets Early 'Funny Girl' Departure by Greg Evans

Jane Lynch will depart Broadway's Funny Girl even earlier than expected, producers announced today. The former Glee actor will end her run as "Mrs. Brice" on Sunday, August 14, several weeks…

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Friday, July 29, 2022

'To Kill A Mockingbird' Won't Return To Broadway: Aaron Sorkin Blames Scott Rudin " Report by Greg Evans

To Kill A Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin's hit stage adaptation of the Harper Lee novel currently on a lengthy Covid-prompted hiatus, will not return to Broadway after all, and both Sorkin and di…

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

'High Noon' On Broadway: Beloved Hollywood Western To Be Adapted For Stage By 'Forrest Gump' Writer Eric Roth by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Broadway will get a Western play for the first time in decades next year when High Noon, a world premiere stage adaptation by Forrest Gump scribe Eric Roth of the Stanle…

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'Into The Woods' Hit Revival Extends Broadway Run by Greg Evans

As widely expected, the smash revival of Into The Woods will extend its limited engagement at Broadway's St. James Theatre, producers announced today. Initially scheduled to close on August …

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Broadway Box Office: 'Company' Nears Sell-Out In Final Weeks, 'Into The Woods' Scores $1.8M by Greg Evans

Broadway box office held steady last week, with most productions keeping pace, for better or worse, with their recent trends. In all, the 25 shows took in a total $29,531,601 for the week en…

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'The Piano Lesson' Finds A New Broadway Home; Director LaTanya Richardson Jackson Calls Barrymore "The Theater Of My Heart" by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The Piano Lesson has a new Broadway home: The much anticipated production, which begins performances this fall and will star Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle …

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Monday, July 25, 2022

Pulitzer-Winning 'Cost Of Living' Sets Broadway Dates, Completes Cast by Greg Evans

Cost of Living, Martyna Majok's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, will begin Broadway previews at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Tuesday, September 13, ahead of an official opening on Monda…

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

'The Kite Runner' Broadway Review: Earnest Adaptation Of Beloved Novel Struggles To Soar by Greg Evans

Khaled Hosseini's 2003 bestselling novel The Kite Runner is the sort of compelling, epic morality tale that spans eras and cultures, depicts friendship and betrayal, loyalty and cowardice, a…

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Broadway's 'Beetlejuice' Cancels Thursday Performance Due To Covid by Greg Evans

The Broadway musical Beetlejuice has canceled tonight's performance due to cases of Covid within the company. "We apologize for the inconvenience this causes ticket holders, and appreciate y…

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Frida Kahlo Bio-Musical In Development For Broadway by Greg Evans

The family of Frida Kahlo has authorized the development of Frida, The Musical, a new stage work based on the life story of the groundbreaking 20th Century artist. "Frida still has so much t…

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

'& Juliet' Star Stark Sands Signs With Industry Entertainment by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Tony nominee Stark Sands, currently starring in the Toronto production of the Broadway-bound musical & Juliet, has signed with Bill Butler & Michelle Kittrell at …

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Broadway Shows See Some Box Office Momentum With Summer-Lean Roster; 'Into The Woods' Scores $1.8M, 'Funny Girl' At $785G by Greg Evans

Box office for most Broadway shows " Funny Girl and Mr. Saturday Night included " was up a bit last week, as the hits " Into The Woods and MJ included " stayed strong and even some strugglin…

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Broadway Will Continue Audience Mask-Optional Policy At Least Through August by Greg Evans

Broadway theaters will continue their recently adopted mask-optional policy for audiences at least through August, the Broadway League announced today. The mask-optional policy " in which au…

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Playwright Christopher Durang Diagnosed With Aphasia " Report by Greg Evans

Christopher Durang, one of American theaters most accomplished and acclaimed playwrights, has been diagnosed with logopenic primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a rare disorder of language …

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