Tuesday, January 10, 2023
According to a Telecharge customer service email obtained by Broadway News, "Piano Lesson" star Samuel L. Jackson will not take the stage during the performances from Jan. 11-14. The not…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:27PM[SHARE]Sonia Friedman Productions, Scott Landis, David Babani and NETworks Presentations have announced a North American tour of "Funny Girl," scheduled to launch in fall 2023. The tour will offici…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:23PM[SHARE]In an email to members of Actors' Equity Association on Jan. 9, the union highlighted the start of a pilot program for Equity Principal Auditions (EPAs) and Equity Principal Interviews (EPIs…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:11AM[SHARE]Monday, January 9, 2023
On Friday, Jan. 6, the Coalition for a Better Times Square released a statement about the current status of the economic rebound of the Manhattan neighborhood since the COVID-19 pandemic and…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:33PM[SHARE]Sunday, January 8, 2023
Second Stage's production of "Between Riverside and Crazy" canceled its Jan. 8 matinée. As of publication, press representatives had not yet responded to request for comment regarding the r…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:59PM[SHARE]Friday, January 6, 2023
Actor Alex Brightman will return to the title role of Broadway's "Beetlejuice" as the musical enters its closing weekend. As previously reported, Brightman sustained a concussion during the …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:38AM[SHARE]Co-founders Jim Augustine and Oren Michels have announced the establishment of the all-new League of Live Stream Theater (LOLST), a nonprofit service intended to bring Broadway and regional …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:29AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 5, 2023
Full casting has been announced for the upcoming revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." Newly announced company members include Galy…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:49AM[SHARE]Beginning on Jan. 19, Sonya Balsara will assume the role of Jasmine in the Disney musical "Aladdin." Balsara will replace Shoba Narayan, who will play her final performance on Jan. 15. Balsa…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:56AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 4, 2023
On Jan. 3, the New York Gaming Facility Board unanimously voted to issue a request for applications for up to three new casinos in New York State. Applications will be for the license to…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:35PM[SHARE]The Broadway play "Between Riverside and Crazy" has canceled performances for Jan. 4 and 5 due to an exposure to COVID-19. Ticketholders should contact their point of purchase. Performances …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:34AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Premium toy brand American Girl has announced its 2023 "Girl of the Year": Kavi Sharma. The newest doll in the American Girl canon, Kavi, who debuted on December 29, 2022, is the first Girl …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:49PM[SHARE]On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill into law for fiscal year 2023. The spending package includes an increase of $27 million over the previous fiscal ye…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:56PM[SHARE]In its last week of performances on Broadway, "Beetlejuice" is featuring understudies in the musical's title role. Covers Will Blum and Elliott Mattox have been playing the undead demon sinc…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:51PM[SHARE]Producers of the upcoming Broadway mounting of "A Doll's House" have announced its full cast. Newly announced company members include Tony and Emmy Award nominee Arian Moayed as Torvald Helm…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:12AM[SHARE]Friday, December 23, 2022
Will Ferrell walks down the long hallway of a hospital on the set of his original movie musical "Spirited," performing Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's original song "Unredeemable." It's the mom…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:04PM[SHARE]Manhattan Theatre Club's production of "The Collaboration" will resume performances on Dec. 26. The play, which stars Paul Bettany as Andy Warhol and Jeremy Pope as Jean-Michel Basquiat, can…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:17AM[SHARE]In 1988, Roald Dahl published his story of Matilda Wormwood " a precocious young girl, enamored with books and emboldened with righteousness, born into a morally questionable family that ref…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 21, 2022
As of Jan. 2, 2023, Actors' Equity Association will stipulate that all required Equity Auditions will be held in person. Equity had adjusted the audition policy during the COVID-19 shutd…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:21PM[SHARE]When the house lights cut to black and dim sunlight reveals the skeleton of a house onstage at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, your eyes can't help but wander to the upright piano resting downs…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:32PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club's production of "The Collaboration" canceled what would have been its opening night performance on Dec. 20 due to a COVID case within the company. Performances will re…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:25PM[SHARE]Monday, December 19, 2022
Riverside Drive is a scenic thoroughfare running up Manhattan's west side " from 72nd Street, threading through Morningside Heights, Harlem and Washington Heights. The direction is parallel …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00PM[SHARE]Actors' Equity Association announced on Dec. 19 that its members have ratified the tentative production agreement reached between the union and The Broadway League. This renders the previous…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:07PM[SHARE]The new Broadway play "Ain't No Mo' " opened at the Belasco Theatre on Dec. 1. Eight days later, it announced a closing date of Dec. 18. But the show remains open; 27-year-old playwright Jor…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:27AM[SHARE]Friday, December 16, 2022
New York Theatre Workshop's Off-Broadway staging of "Merrily We Roll Along" will transfer to Broadway in the fall of 2023. This production will mark the first Broadway revival of the musical…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:12AM[SHARE]The Broadway merchandise shop One Shubert Alley will reopen on Dec. 17. The store previously announced it would close permanently on Oct. 2, but soon thereafter the Araca Group merchandise d…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:51AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 15, 2022
Jordan E. Cooper's new play "Ain't No Mo'" will now play through Dec. 23 at Broadway's Belasco Theatre. The production previously announced it would close on Dec. 18, and Cooper simultaneous…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:48PM[SHARE]Voting is open for eligible members of Actors' Equity Association in the ratification process of the tentative production agreement reached between the union and The Broadway League. Accordi…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:42PM[SHARE]On Dec. 11, the original musical "KPOP" played its final Broadway performance. At the time of closing, the musical had played 44 previews and 17 regular performances at the Circle in the Squ…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:03AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 13, 2022
The 76th Annual Tony Awards will take place on June 11, 2023. The ceremony will be held at the uptown New York City venue United Palace, marking the first time the awards have been presented…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]On Dec. 10, Actors' Equity Association sent notice to its full membership of 51,000 actors and stage managers nationwide encouraging them to appeal to their representatives to pass the Perfo…
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