Joe Barnes has been named the national director of organizing for Actors' Equity. Barnes previously worked for three years as the national representative for SAG-AFTRA and as a campaign mana…
The Theatre Development Fund will now display ticket prices, rather than percentage discounts at all of TKTS booths. The move, which began Oct. 1, follows a trial program that began at the L…
Morgan Stanley executive Nadine Wong has been appointed to the American Theatre Wing Board of Trustees. Wong, an executive director, private wealth advisor and global sports and entertainmen…
“Choir Boy” has set its full cast ahead of a new opening night date. In addition to previously announced cast members Chuck Cooper, Austin Pendleton and Jeremy Pope, the full cas…
“Kinky Boots” will end its Broadway run on April 7, 2019, after 2,507 regular performances and 34 previews. At the end of its run, “Kinky Boots” will be the 25th-l…
Librettist Joseph Masteroff, known for writing the books of musicals "Cabaret" and "She Loves Me," died on Sept. 28 at the age of 98. Masteroff made his Broadway debut as a librettist in 195…
Tony Goldwyn is joining the cast of “Network,” playing alongside Bryan Cranston and Tatiana Maslany. Goldwyn, who recently completed seven seasons starring on the television show…
Mike Birbiglia’s one-man show “The New One” will transfer to Broadway’s Cort Theatre this fall. The show, which will be produced by Kevin McCollum, begins preview on …
A musical adaptation of “Almost Famous” is in development and will feature music by Tom Kitt. The musical is produced by Lia Vollack, on behalf of Columbia Live Stage, Joey Parne…
Shonda Rhimes, Jada Pinkett Smith and Gabrielle Union-Wade have joined "American Son" as co-producers. They join Simpson Street, the producing company of star Kerry Washington, as well as Je…
A new musical about the life of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is in development. Producers Alan D. Marks and Barbara Marks have obtained the rights to Basquiat's art work and personal archives…
"The Nap" has come to Broadway with a mission to popularize the sport of snooker. The first challenge: explaining what it is. Simply put, snooker is a version of pool that originated with Br…
Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" is returning to Broadway this spring, starring Annette Bening and Tracy Letts. The Roundabout Theatre Company production will be directed by Gregory Mosher and …
Second Stage Theater has voted in two co-chairs to lead its board of trustees, replacing Chairman Stephen C. Sherrill who has held the position for more than three decades. Terry Lindsay, cu…
Tom Kinney has joined streaming platform BroadwayHD as its vice president of operations. Kinney comes to BroadwayHD after working at Spectrum and Freeport Metrics, a digital product developm…
On an average Tuesday at Sardi's, playwrights, producers and theater owners are sprinkled across the expansive dining room enveloped in deep red. They lunch on salads paired with wine, but t…
Brandon Uranowitz will take over the role of Itzik in "The Band's Visit" beginning Oct. 9. Uranowitz, a two-time Tony Award nominee, will replace John Cariani, who has been with the role sin…
Understudy Tony Carlin will take over the role of Louis in “Bernhardt/Hamlet,” replacing Paxton Whitehead who has left the production for health reasons. Carlin, whose recent Bro…
Six Broadway theaters will dim their lights Wednesday evening to honor Marin Mazzie, who passed away Sept. 13 at the age of 57. The six theaters, the Al Hirschfeld, Broadhurst, Gershwin, …
Incumbent Andrew Cuomo defeated Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic primary race for governor Thursday. Cuomo was declared the victor late Thursday, bringing in 65% of the vote to Nixon’s …
Music Theatre International has acquired the worldwide licensing rights to "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical." The musical opened on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Jan. 12, 20…
Actor Marin Mazzie passed away Thursday morning at the age of 57, her publicist Kim Correro confirmed. Mazzie, who had been battling Stage IV Ovarian Cancer since May of 2015, passed away pe…
Helmed by Jeff Daniels, “To Kill A Mockingbird” has set its full cast. Alongside the previously announced Daniels as Atticus, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Scout, Will Pullen as Jem and…
Ruth Wilson, Elizabeth Marvel, Jayne Houdyshell and more will star alongside Glenda Jackson, who will play the titular role in “King Lear” on Broadway. The principal cast will al…
Andrea Martin and Nathan Lane will star on Broadway this spring in a new play written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Taylor Mac. The play, called “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus,”…