The Brooks Atkinson Theatre is set to be renamed to honor entertainer and civil rights activist Lena Horne, the Nederlander Organization announced Thursday. This marks the first time a Black…
Bernadette Peters and Billy Porter are among the performers scheduled to appear at the 2022 Tony Awards. Tony-nominated shows "A Strange Loop," "Company," "Girl From the North Country," "MJ,…
"Come From Away" will close on Broadway in October. Junkyard Dog Productions' Randy Adams, Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff and Sue Frost announced Wednesday that the final performance will be Oct…
Additional casting has been announced for the Broadway transfer of "Into the Woods." Nancy Opel joins the cast as Cinderella's Stepmother, along with Aymee Garcia as Jack's Mother and Alysia…
"Company," "Kimberly Akimbo" and "Clyde's" are among the 2022 Drama Desk Award winners. The Broadway-bound "Kimberly Akimbo" won Outstanding Musical. The show is expected to open at the Boot…
With four fewer shows running, Broadway grosses dipped last week. For the week ending June 5, there were 31 shows running that grossed $29,555,352 and played to nearly 81% capacity. Grosses …
"Tina" will play its final Broadway performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Aug. 14. At the time of closing, "Tina" will have played 27 preview performances and 482 regular performances.…
"Dear Evan Hansen" will play its final Broadway performance on Sept. 18. At the time of closing, the show will have played 1,678 regular performances and 21 preview performances. The show op…
Tom Stoppard's new play "Leopoldstadt" will open on Broadway this fall. Producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Roy Furman and Lorne Michaels announced Tuesday the production will play the Lon…
Bernadette Peters, RuPaul and Bowen Yang are among the initial lineup of guests and presenters for the 2022 Tony Awards. Performers scheduled to appear include Danny Burstein, Len Cariou, Je…
Second Stage Theater announced the addition of two new productions for its 2022-2023 season. Rachel Chavkin will direct Larissa FastHorse's "The Thanksgiving Play," which is set to open on B…
Texas drama teacher Roshunda Jones-Koumba has been announced as the recipient of the 2022 Excellence in Theatre Education Award, presented to a K-12 theater educator by the Tony Awards and C…
"Almost Famous" will open on Broadway this fall, producers Lia Vollack and Michael Cassel Group announced Thursday. Previews are set to begin on Sept. 13 with an official opening scheduled f…
A new Maryland bill was passed Wednesday, providing a tax credit incentive for producers to launch national tours and pre-Broadway productions in the state. The announcement, made by Ron Leg…
Jenn Colella is set to rejoin the Broadway company of "Come From Away" for a limited engagement. Colella will return to the role of Beverley/Annette & others from June 21 through August …
"Death of a Salesman" will play the Hudson Theatre when it returns to Broadway later this year. Performances for the 17-week limited engagement begin September 19. The Broadway revival is pr…
The Broadway box office held steady in the first week of the 2022-2023 season. For the week ending May 29, the 35 productions grossed $33,093,845 and played to nearly 83% capacity. These num…
Patricia McGregor has been named the new Artistic Director of the New York Theater Workshop. She will succeed James C. Nicola, who has been at the helm of NYTW since 1988. Nicola, 71, is set…
Nearly every show running on Broadway saw an increase at the box office last week in the final week of the 2021-2022 season. There were only three shows that saw dips at the box office: "Mr.…
"As a Hispanic immigrant, there is a shared knowledge we have with everybody who immigrates to America," says Moisés Kaufman, the theater veteran who this season directed his first Broadway…
Angela Lansbury is being honored with the 2022 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. Lansbury has won five Tony Awards throughout her more than 75 year career. She won …
Sutton Foster won the Distinguished Performance Award for her role as Marian Paroo in "The Music Man" and "Company" received two awards at this year's Drama League Awards. "The Lehman Trilog…
Broadway grosses held above $30 million last week, following Tony nominations and COVID-induced cancellations. For the week ending May 15, Broadway grossed $30,349,653, a mere 2.7% slip from…
TodayTix has announced a 100K Seat Initiative to boost Broadway and Off-Broadway attendance. The company is making 100,000 seats available for under $99, with 50,000 of those seats being off…
The new musical "Harmony" is eyeing a Broadway production, according to press representatives. "Harmony" premiered Off-Broadway in a National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene production which ende…