423 stories by "Brent Lang"
Noah Reid, best known for causing David Rose to fall madly in love on "Schitt's Creek," has joined the cast of "The Minutes," a new play by Tracy Letts that was in previews in March 2020 whe…
Ever since the chandelier first crashed in thunderous fashion, "The Phantom of the Opera" has been a fixture of Broadway, becoming as iconic a symbol of theatergoing as the celebrity caricat…
Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch and Jared Grimes will join the Broadway revival of "Funny Girl." The show is already set to star "Booksmart's" Beanie Feldstein in the role of Fanny Brice. She'll …
Sydney Theatre Company and Michael Cassel Group have signed a commercial first look agreement for all future works produced by the theatre company. As part of the pact, STC's productions wil…
"Slave Play," Jeremy O. Harris' searing look at racism and sexuality, will return to Broadway this fall. The show, which was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, a record for a non-musical, was com…
"Moulin Rouge! The Musical," a stage adaptation of the poplar movie, dominated an unorthodox and highly emotional 74th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, winning ten prizes, including the statue …
"Love Actually? The Unauthorized Musical Parody," a sendup of the beloved Richard Curtis rom-com classic, will return to the stage. The Off-Broadway production, which is produced by Right An…
Transgender actors and advocates for greater trans inclusion on Broadway gathered in the heart of Manhattan's theater district on Monday. Called the Trans March on Broadway, the event was or…
When Namir Smallwood took the stage for the first preview of his first show on Broadway, the audience gave him and his "Pass Over" co-star Jon Michael Hill a thunderous standing ovation. The…
Curtains up on a new name for Tamsen Fadal's nationally syndicated Broadway program. "Broadway Profiles With Tamsen Fadal" will be re-titled "The Broadway Show With Tamsen Fadal." The rebran…
In 2010, Hank Morris, a big-time political consultant and powerbroker, pleaded guilty to involvement in a pension fraud pay-to-play scandal. Andrew Cuomo, who was then serving as New York's …
Jeff Daniels is ready to welcome audiences back to Broadway. The producing team behind "Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird," a box office juggernaut that already ranks as the most successful…
No one is going to rain on Beanie Feldstein's parade. The "Booksmart" star will play Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl," giving the actress an opportunity to put her own spin on a role that launche…
"Pose" star Jason Rodriguez is partnering with his longtime manager Ricardo Sebastián to form a new talent agency with a mission to elevate BIPOC, queer and trans creative talent. The new…
The Moulin Rouge has a new leading lady. Natalie Mendoza will join the Broadway company of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," replacing Karen Olivo in the role of Satine when the Tony-nominated hi…
Uzo Aduba and Ron Cephas Jones will star in Second Stage Theater's upcoming Broadway production of Lynn Nottage's new play, "Clyde's." The cast will also include Reza Salazar ("Sweat") and K…
"Sleep No More," the groundbreaking and immersive reimagining of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," will resume performances this fall, becoming the latest show to announce its return after COVID-19 c…
"Enemy of the People," an interactive adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic morality tale, has cancelled all remaining performances. The Park Avenue Armory show was scheduled to continue thro…
"MJ," the upcoming musical about the life of pop singer Michael Jackson, will begin performances in December, but when it does, a new actor will be moonwalking into the role of "The Gloved O…
In another sign that New York's cultural life is coming back after a long COVID-era hiatus, "A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet" will premiere in September. The show will be the first new …
Jamie Forshaw was recently able to do something he hasn't been able to do for more than a year. The executive producer of Madison Wells' live enterÂtainment division attended a dress rehe…
"David Byrne's American Utopia" and "Freestyle Love Supreme" will receive special Tony Awards at the 2021 ceremony. The prizes come more than a year after both shows closed their doors and f…
In person, Ann Dowd, sweet, solicitous and ready to laugh at herself, is far removed from Gilead, the totalitarian state where Aunt Lydia, her alter ego on "The Handmaid's Tale," rules with …
"The Book of Mormon" is the latest long-running show to announce its return to Broadway. In another sign that the lights are flickering back on along the Great White Way, "The Book of Mormon…
A new musical will serve as both a sequel to one of the greatest children's stories of all time, as well as a prequel to another iconic fantasy adventure. "Alice in Neverland" brings togethe…