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Friday, January 25, 2019

'Rent' Lives: Director Michael Greif On The Show That Changed Broadway And Won A Generation " The Deadline Q&A by Greg Evans

Michael Greif knew Rent would stay in his life – his entire life – by the late 1990s. Jonathan Larson’s rock musical inspired by Puccini’s La bohème – makin…

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Thursday, January 24, 2019

'True West' Broadway Review: Ethan Hawke, Paul Dano Find Direction In Sam Shepard Classic Of Brotherly Hate by Greg Evans

As Sam Shepard’s True West brothers grim, Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano dig deep into the loamy earth of that macho post-hippie neo-cowboy near-masterpiece, mucking about the desert-edg…

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Broadway-Bound 'Magic Mike' Musical Sets Boston Premiere Date; Channing Tatum Among Producers by Greg Evans

The Broadway-bound Magic Mike The Musical will begin teasing Boston audiences November 30, producers – including the film’s Channing Tatum and Steven Soderbergh – announced…

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Audra McDonald, Michael Shannon Set For Broadway Revival Of Terrence McNally's 'Frankie And Johnny In The Clair De Lune' by Greg Evans

Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon will star in a Broadway revival this May of Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, producers announced today. The production will b…

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FX Sets Premiere Date For 'Fosse/Verdon' Starring Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams by Greg Evans

FX will premiere its Fosse/Verdon limited series on Tuesday April 9, the network announced today. Production on the eight-episode series starring Michelle Williams as dancer/actress Gwen Ver…

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Broadway-Bound Michael Jackson Bio-Musical Gets Title And Chicago Dates by Greg Evans

The previously announced Michael Jackson stage musical has gotten a name and a pre-Broadway premiere date: The newly titled Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough will begin performances in Chica…

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Broadway's Carole King Musical 'Beautiful' Offers Free Tickets To Furloughed Federal Workers by Greg Evans

Furloughed federal employees have got a friend in Broadway’s Carole King musical Beautiful: Producers have announced that workers hit by President Donald Trump’s partial governme…

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Broadway Rocks Steady With $32M; 'Waitress' Returns To $1M Club by Greg Evans

Broadway box office found a mid-winter groove as departing shows departed and recent openers moved beyond the comps and press seat period, leaving ticket buyers to buoy the 31-show roster wi…

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British Alternate 'Mockingbird' Killed Over Stage Rights: Smash Broadway Version Plans UK Mounting by Greg Evans

A decades-old stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird won’t be flying around the UK and Ireland after all. Announced in the summer, the theatrical version of Harper Lee’s novel…

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Melissa Etheridge Prepping Musical 'Mystic Pizza' For Stage Delivery by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Rocker Melissa Etheridge will provide the musical ingredients for a stage adaptation of Mystic Pizza, the 1988 MGM rom-com that launched Julia Roberts and gave an early look at a …

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Monday, January 21, 2019

Michael C. Hall To Star In One-Show-Only Broadway Skittles Musical by Greg Evans

Michael C. Hall will star in what may be the strangest Super Bowl commercial that’s not a Super Bowl commercial: The star will appear live in a one-performance-only half-hour Broadw…

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Skateboard Champ Tony Hawk Producing Broadway Musical Based On Nick Hornby Skater Novel 'Slam' by Greg Evans

Nick Hornby’s 2007 novel Slam – which includes pro skateboarder Tony Hawk as a character – is being developed as a Broadway musical, with Hawk along for the ride as a produ…

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Broadway To Dim Lights In Honor Of Carol Channing by Greg Evans

Broadway will dim its lights for Carol Channing tomorrow night at 7:45 pm ET, The Broadway League announced today. "Carol Channing personified everything we love about American musical comed…

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Carol Channing Remembered: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bernadette Peters Among Broadway Stars Recalling Iconic Star by Greg Evans

Refresh for updates The one-of-a-kind Carol Channing is being remembered today by friends, colleagues and the Broadway community. “She was show business and love personified,” tw…

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Monday, January 14, 2019

'What The Constitution Means To Me' Heads To Broadway: Heidi Schreck Play Was Praised Off Broadway by Greg Evans

What The Constitution Means To Me, Heidi Schreck’s critically lauded Off Broadway production that landed on many best-of-2018 lists, is heading to Broadway for a 12-week limited engage…

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Liza Minnelli Gives Rare Approval To Judy Garland Broadway Hopeful Bio-Musical by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Chasing Rainbows: The Road To Oz, a new Judy Garland bio-musical that got an industry presentation in New York last week, has received the rare endorsement of Garland’s daug…

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

'Choir Boy' Review: 'Moonlight' Writer Reaches For High Notes In Heartfelt Coming Of Age Drama by Greg Evans

When Choir Boy, the coming of age story from Tarell Alvin McCraney that predates his Oscar-winning, co-written screenplay for Moonlight, finds its sweet spots – and they are many ̵…

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Among Investors In Beloved NYC Book Shop Rescue by Greg Evans

Lin-Manuel Miranda, his Hamilton director Thomas Kail and producer Jeffrey Seller are coming to the rescue of a beloved New York bookstore. Along with theater owner James L. Nederlander, the…

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Brian D'Arcy James, Blair Brown To Join Broadway's 'The Ferryman' by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Brian d'Arcy James will join the cast of Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman next month, leading a largely new company of replacement players in the primary adult roles beg…

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Monday, January 7, 2019

Broadway Box Office Returns To Earth After Record-Setting Holiday by Greg Evans

Broadway fell back to earth last week following a massive holiday box office run, with ticket prices and attendance settling into a post-Christmas routine. Box office receipts of $38M were d…

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Actors' Equity Declares Strike On New Broadway Show Development by Greg Evans

Actors’ Equity has declared a strike on all new Broadway show development with members of the Broadway League, a potentially costly move after two years of what the union is calling un…

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Sunday, January 6, 2019

'Fosse/Verdon' Teaser: Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams Lead The Dance In FX Biopic by Greg Evans

The finger snaps, angled poses and glimpses of Weimar decadence come fast and furious in FX’s first teaser for Fosse/Verdon, the upcoming limited series about Bob Fosse and Gwen Ver…

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Thursday, January 3, 2019

'The Notebook' Musical Is Heading To Broadway; 'This Is Us' Producer & 'The Way I Am' Songwriter Will Write by Greg Evans

Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebook is headed to Broadway as a musical, with playwright and This Is Us supervising producer Bekah Brunstetter writing the book and “Girls Chase Boys&…

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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Broadway's Best Year: 2018 Closes Out At $1.8B; 'Potter', 'Mockingbird', 'Chicago' Among Holiday Week Record-Setters by Greg Evans

With record-breaking newcomers like To Kill A Mockingbird, Network and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child joining long-running stalwarts including Chicago, Wicked and The Lion King in smashin…

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Broadway's 'Harry Potter' & 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Break Box Office Records; Musicals Set House Records by Greg Evans

Broadway productions celebrated the end of 2018 by shredding box office records like so much confetti, with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and To Kill a Mockingbird setting all-time weekl…

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Monday, December 24, 2018

Broadway 2018: Movies Took The Stage With Startling Results, And More Are Coming Soon by Greg Evans

Fair or not, when I think of movies that made the screen-to-stage transition, two notorious flops come to mind. The great screenwriter Bud Schulberg himself adapted his 1954 classic Brando m…

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Broadway's 'Be More Chill' To Feature Entire Off Broadway Cast by Greg Evans

Will Roland, George Salazar and the rest of the popular Be More Chill Off Broadway cast will take the Broadway stage when the Joe Iconis musical hits the Lyceum Theatre in February. Pr…

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Monday, December 17, 2018

Broadway Hits $1B Season Total; 'Springsteen On Broadway', 'To Kill A Mockingbird', 'Network' Fill Theaters by Greg Evans

Springsteen On Broadway has left the building, departing Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre just as it arrived – sold out and going for top dollar. The final four performances of the…

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'Be More Chill's Joe Iconis Developing 'Punk Rock Girl' Musical Featuring Blondie, Avril Lavigne, Pat Benatar Hits by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Composer Joe Iconis, whose Off Broadway viral sensation Be More Chill is headed to Broadway in February, is developing a new stage musical called Punk Rock Girl featuring songs wr…

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Thursday, December 13, 2018

'To Kill A Mockingbird' Broadway Review: Aaron Sorkin, Jeff Daniels Deliver An Atticus For Our Times by Greg Evans

When Scout, Jem and Dill take the stage in Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill a Mockingbird, they’re not rolling a tire down the sidewalk or peering into the knothole of some old oak tree. T…

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Aaron Sorkin Talks 'To Kill A Mockingbird': Atticus, Trump And The New Voice That Stirred A Lawsuit " Deadline Q&A by Greg Evans

Several years ago, producer Scott Rudin contacted Aaron Sorkin with an idea that was either bold or insane: A new To Kill A Mockingbird. For the stage. Harper Lee’s beloved 1960 book b…

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