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Comedian Dane Cook has signed on to join the the cast of the upcoming Hollywood Bowl production of "The Producers," it was announced recently. The production is set to run at the venue from …
"The Book of Mormon" national tour is getting ready to kick off in August, and the ensemble cast for the trek has now been announced. Jared Gertner will star as Elder Cunningham, and will ap…
After winning three Tony Awards during its initial 14-month Broadway run that closed last year, the musical "Fela!" will return to the Al Hirschfeld Theater for a limited four-week engagemen…
Country star and father to Miley, Billy Ray Cyrus will make his Broadway debut in "Chicago" later this year. Cyrus will play lawyer Billy Flynn in the production for a seven-week limited eng…
As CBS News puts it: "God is having a tough month on Broadway." The news organization is referring to the recent announcement that the musical adaptation of "Sister Act" will be closing in A…
A new stage adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic "Great Expectations" is set to begin a national tour of the U.K. before settling into London's West End later this year. The new product…
Producers have announced that the current Broadway revival of "Anything Goes" will close on August 5. While the closing date is five weeks earlier than was originally planned, it does come a…
It appears Al Pacino will be heading back to Broadway for the 2012-2013 season, reports the New York Times. Pacino hasn't appeared on Broadway since 2010, when he worked with director Daniel…
"Backbeat," a musical that recounts the beginnings of the Beatles, will play in Los Angeles early next year before moving on to Broadway, producers announced recently. Opening night will be …
A new touring version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar" is set to embark on a headlining tour of UK arenas later this year. The new production will star Tim Minchin as Judas …
Earlier this week, producers of "Peter and the Starcatcher" announced that the play will take to the road beginning in August of next year for a national tour. The move marks the relatively …
The current Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's "Evita" will hit the road for next year for a national tour, producers announced recently. The tour will kick off at the Pr…
Holding a rare summer opening, a musical adaptation of the 2000 film "Bring It On" is headed to Broadway this July. The musical and the movie featuring battling high school cheerleading squa…
"Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" will end its Broadway run, but will then continue on in the form of a national tour. Producers announced yesterday that the show will close on June 24. At th…
Last night at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium, Loretta Lynn announced that Zooey Deschanel will play her in an upcoming Broadway musical about Lynn's life called "Coal Miner's Daughter…
In the span of just two days, it was revealed that "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," "Leap of Faith" and "Magic/Bird" would all be ending their respective Broadway runs. Th…
"Once," the Broadway play that was recently nominated for 11 Tony Awards, will hit the road next year for its first national tour. The play is based on the 2006 film of the same name that st…
Just a few days after receiving a slew of Tony Award nominations, it has been announced that the Broadway musical "Nice Work if You Can Get It" musical will undertake a national tour next ye…
This Friday, moviegoers can see Scarlett Johansson star in "The Avengers," which promises to be the first big blockbuster of this coming summer movie season " but it looks like the star may …
There will be some upcoming lineup changes in the current touring version of "Wicked" as Nicole Parker and PJ Benjamin will be added to the cast this month. Both will join the cast in Denver…
According to New York magazine, Angela Lansbury will join James Earl Jones for an Australian touring version of "Driving Miss Daisy" next winter. Lansbury, 86, currently is starring in "Gore…
Producers recently announced that Patrick Breen and Luke Macfarlane will be among the cast of the new touring version of Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart," which will launch at Arena Stage i…
Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on to make his American stage debut later this year. Gyllenhaal will appear in British playwright Nick Payne's comic drama "If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet." Th…
The cast national tour of "Hair" will take part in the upcoming Cabaret for a Cause concert event in New York. The evening is being billed as a "night of music and love with cast members fro…
After her latest Broadway outing in the recent revival of "Follies," Bernadette Peters has embarked on a solo concert tour that will keep her on the road for much of the rest of this year. T…