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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

'Tommy' cancels March 20 matinée by Michael Abourizk

The evening performance will go on as scheduled.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

'Dear Evan Hansen' will return to the road in 2024 by Michael Abourizk

A new North American tour will launch in September.

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Broadway box office soars as 21 productions play to near-full houses by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending March 17, the 25 currently running productions grossed $28,059,463.

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Petition circulates to rename a Broadway theater after Chita Rivera by Michael Abourizk

Writer and performer Eric Ulloa is spearheading the campaign.

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Dance musical 'Illinoise' will transfer to Broadway by Michael Abourizk

In an exclusive interview, "Illinoise" creator-director-choreographer Justin Peck and co-story author Jackie Sibblies Drury on what to expect from the show inspired by Sufjan Stevens' album …

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Broadway Green Alliance will host textile drive by Michael Abourizk

The recycling event will take place in April in Times Square.

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Kristin Chenoweth named a 2024 Matrix Award honoree by Michael Abourizk

The awards body celebrates women in communications and arts.

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Friday, March 15, 2024

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS begins spring fundraising efforts by Michael Abourizk

The bi-annual campaign will continue until the end of April.

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

'The Notebook' to release original cast album by Michael Abourizk

The digital release will be available in April.

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Concord Theatricals acquires 'Some Like It Hot' licensing rights by Michael Abourizk

The 2023 Best Musical Tony Award nominee is now available for licensing worldwide.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

'Broadway Backwards' raises $917,651 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by Michael Abourizk

The annual benefit concert took place at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Vanessa Williams and Jordan Fisher will announce 2024 Drama League Award nominations by Michael Abourizk

Nominations will be announced on April 22.

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John Cameron Mitchell, Christian Slater and Lucas Hedges to lead industry presentation of 'You Hateful Things' by Michael Abourizk

Jeremy O. Harris and Josh Godfrey will produce.

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'Tommy' revival starts strong as most shows see boost in attendance and gross by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending March 10, the 24 currently running productions grossed $24,545,774.

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'Sweeney Todd' revival sets closing date by Michael Abourizk

The revival currently stars Tony Award winners Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster.

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Monday, March 11, 2024

Ava Pickett awarded Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for '1536' by Michael Abourizk

The annual award acknowledges women playwrights.

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Robyn Hurder will return to Broadway's 'Chicago' by Michael Abourizk

The Tony Award nominee will rejoin the long-running revival in March.

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Ricky Rojas will rejoin the company of 'Moulin Rouge!' by Michael Abourizk

Rojas originated the role of Santiago in the Tony Award-winning musical.

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Live capture of Alex Edelman's 'Just for Us' will be released on HBO by Michael Abourizk

The solo show was filmed during its run at Broadway's Hudson Theatre.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will lead 'Othello' on Broadway by Michael Abourizk

The duo will star in the first Main Stem mounting of Shakespeare's tragedy in over 40 years.

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'Doubt' revival is extended by Michael Abourizk

The new staging of John Patrick Shanley's Tony Award-winning play will run for an additional week.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

David LeShay will step down from Theatre Development Fund by Michael Abourizk

LeShay is the nonprofit's director of marketing and public relations.

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'Appropriate' and 'Prayer' break records, 'Enemy of the People' starts strong, as most Broadway shows dip at the box office by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending March 3, the 25 currently running productions grossed $23,436,461.

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Is Broadway's spring as overcrowded as it seems? by Michael Abourizk

While 20 shows will have opened by the end of April 2024, they comprise a standard 50 percent of the season's new productions.

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Friday, March 1, 2024

Broadway theaters will dim lights in memory of Hinton Battle by Michael Abourizk

Battle won three Tony Awards in the span of a decade.

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

'Water for Elephants' announces 'Tent Talkback Series' by Michael Abourizk

The new musical will host discussions following select matinées in March and April.

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'Forbidden Broadway' sets summer Main Stem premiere by Michael Abourizk

Iterations of the musical revue have played Off-Broadway for decades.

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Christopher Durang will receive Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award by Michael Abourizk

The Tony Award-winning playwright will be honored in May.

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Jon Jon Briones and daughter Isa Briones will join Broadway's 'Hadestown' by Michael Abourizk

The pair will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical in March.

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Bennett Leak named interim artistic director for Second Stage by Michael Abourizk

Leak will lead the nonprofit during its 2024-2025 season.

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Louis Armstrong bio-musical 'A Wonderful World' will arrive on Broadway by Michael Abourizk

Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will play the jazz trumpeter and vocalist.

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