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3,152 stories by "Greg Evans"

'King Kong', 'The Cher Show' Announce Closing Notices As Broadway Continues Post-Tony Culling by Greg Evans

Two of Broadway's more imposing figures are calling it quits: King Kong and The Cher Show have posted closing notices, the latest exits in the annual post-Tony culling. Each production will …

SOURCE: Deadline at 9:49am on June 26, 2019

Dave Chappelle Adds Second Week Of Broadway Performances by Greg Evans

Comedian Dave Chappelle has added a second week of performances for his Broadway debut this summer, bringing his number of shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to 10. Dave Chappelle Live on Br…

SOURCE: Deadline at 1:02pm on June 25, 2019

Broadway Hits $36M: Mel Brooks Fills Seats, 'Mockingbird' Sets Record & 'Beetlejuice' Scares Up Personal Best by Greg Evans

Mel Brooks played to full houses during his two-night Broadway stand last week, adding $583,140 to Broadway's overall pot of $36M for the week ending June 23. Brooks' June 17-18 engagement a…

SOURCE: Deadline at 4:55pm on June 24, 2019

William F. Brown Dies: 'The Wiz' Librettist Was 91 by Greg Evans

William F. Brown, whose libretto for Broadway's The Wiz earned him a Tony Award nomination, died yesterday in Westport, CT, according to his wife and collaborator Tina Tippit. Brown was 91. …

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:50pm on June 24, 2019

'To Kill A Mockingbird' Becomes First American Play To Gross $2M In Single Week by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird has hit another Broadway milestone: The production, starring Jeff Daniels and directed by Bartlett Sher, has become…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:12pm on June 24, 2019

Mark Hamill, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Zachary Quinto Among All-Star Cast To Live-Stream Mueller Report Reading Tonight by Greg Evans

An all-star, live-streamed staged reading of the Mueller Report just might knock down the last excuse standing between you and the 448 doorstop. Beginning tonight at 9 pm ET (6 pm PT), stars…

SOURCE: Deadline at 9:59am on June 24, 2019

'Be More Chill' Announces Broadway Closing; Musical Is Latest In Post-Tony Shake-Out by Greg Evans

Be More Chill, the Joe Iconis musical with a road-to-Broadway story nearly as surprising as its sci-fi teen comedy plot, has posted an Aug. 11 closing notice. The musical at the Lyceum Theat…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:03am on June 21, 2019

Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Finalist 'The Minutes' Sets Broadway Debut With 'August: Osage County' Director by Greg Evans

The Minutes, a 2018 Pulitzer Prize finalist by Tracy Letts, will make its Broadway premiere next February, reuniting the playwright with his August: Osage County director Anna D. Shapiro,…

SOURCE: Deadline at 3:05pm on June 20, 2019

'Hercules' Stage Musical Adaptation Finds Its Strongman: Jelani Alladin Among Cast Announced For Shakespeare In The Park Production by Greg Evans

Jelani Alladin, a star of the Broadway musical Frozen, will take on the title role in this summer's new stage adaptation of Disney's Hercules, with Roger Bart (Broadway's The Producers) cast…

SOURCE: Deadline at 2:51pm on June 20, 2019

Ian McKellen Announces One-Night, One-Man Broadway Show For Charity by Greg Evans

Ian McKellen has announced a return to Broadway " for charity and one night only. The self-explanatory Ian McKellen On Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others …And You!, directed by Sean …

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:33am on June 20, 2019

Broadway's 'The Prom' Announces Closing; Surprise Heart-Tugger Has Date With Netflix & The Road by Greg Evans

The Prom, the gutsy little show that won Broadway's heart, gave the nation something to talk about over Thanksgiving turkey and is heading for the road and Netflix, will play its last Broadw…

SOURCE: Deadline at 9:41pm on June 19, 2019

Lin-Manuel Miranda Co-Creation 'Freestyle Love Supreme' Announces Broadway Debut by Greg Evans

Freestyle Love Supreme, the hip hop theatrical improv show co-created by Lin-Manuel Miranda in 2004 and staged intermittently since, will make its Broadway debut in September, producers " in…

SOURCE: Deadline at 9:43am on June 19, 2019

Broadway Takes $34M In Week 3; 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Re-Breaks House Record, 'Ain't Too Proud' Gets Next To One by Greg Evans

While Gary and Hillary announced their Broadway leave-taking amidst the post-Tonys fallout, a greater number of productions saw their fortunes burnished in the afterglow of the nationwide tr…

SOURCE: Deadline at 7:07pm on June 17, 2019

Broadway's 'The Notebook' Producers & Creative Team "Encouraged" By Author Nicholas Sparks' Statement Of LGBTQ+ Support by Greg Evans

The producers and creative team behind Broadway's upcoming musical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook say they are "encouraged" by the author's "strong statement of support of the L…

SOURCE: Deadline at 5:44pm on June 17, 2019

Broadway's 'The Prom' To Take Party On The Road With National Tour by Greg Evans

Broadway's The Prom has a date with the road: The Tony-nominated musical will launch a first national tour in February 2021 in Providence, Rhode Island. The tour was announced today by produ…

SOURCE: Deadline at 3:09pm on June 17, 2019

Debra Messing Heading To Broadway In 'Birthday Candles' New York Premiere by Greg Evans

Debra Messing will return to Broadway next year in a spring production of playwright Noah Haidle's Birthday Candles. The Roundabout Theatre Company production will mark the New York premiere…

SOURCE: Deadline at 3:00pm on June 17, 2019

Broadway's 'Hillary And Clinton' Starring Laurie Metcalf Announces Closing by Greg Evans

Hillary And Clinton, Lucas Hnath's Broadway play starring Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow, will plays its final performance on Sunday, June 23, producer Scott Rudin announced today. The crit…

SOURCE: Deadline at 1:03pm on June 17, 2019

'The Notebook' Author Nicholas Sparks Regrets Failure To Express "Unequivocal" Support In Old Emails Regarding Gay Students by Greg Evans

The Notebook author Nicholas Sparks has released a lengthy, 500-word-plus statement in which he expresses "regret" and apologizes for his words that "have potentially hurt young people and m…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:44am on June 17, 2019

Gary Busey To Play God In Off Broadway Musical 'Only Human' This Fall by Greg Evans

Gary Busey will play God in new pop-rock musical Only Human opening Off Broadway this fall, producers announced today. The musical, with a book by Jess Carson, music and lyrics by Mike Squil…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:11am on June 17, 2019

Beatles Tribute Band Rain Cancels Broadway Residence by Greg Evans

Beatles tribute band Rain has canceled its week-long Broadway residence, producers announced today. "The tour of Rain was scheduled to conclude its Summer engagement in Sioux Falls and is no…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:24am on June 14, 2019

Ed Harris To Succeed Jeff Daniels As Atticus Finch In Broadway's 'To Kill A Mockingbird': Report by Greg Evans

Westworld actor Ed Harris will succeed the departing Jeff Daniels in Broadway's record-breaking To Kill A Mockingbird in November. Though an announcement from producers has not been made, Th…

SOURCE: Deadline at 9:35am on June 14, 2019

Author Nicholas Sparks Dismisses Anti-Gay Claims As Broadway Readies For 'The Notebook' Musical by Greg Evans

For the second time in recent months, real-world controversy has visited the make-believe world of Broadway musicals. Nicholas Sparks, whose 1996 novel The Notebook is being turned into a Br…

SOURCE: Deadline at 7:22pm on June 13, 2019

'American Idol' Vets Diana DeGarmo And Ace Young Hit Road With 'First Date' Musical Tour by Greg Evans

Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young, the real-life couple and American Idol veterans, will star in the national touring production of First Date, the 2013 Broadway musical comedy. The tour and cast …

SOURCE: Deadline at 2:07pm on June 13, 2019

Illusionist Derren Brown To Make Broadway Debut With 'Secret'; J.J. Abrams Is A Producer by Greg Evans

Illusionist and two-time Olivier Award winner Derren Brown is heading to Broadway. Producers J.J. Abrams, Thomas Kail, and Jeffrey Seller announced today that the 2017 sold-out Off Broadway …

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:44am on June 13, 2019

Dave Chappelle Announces Five-Show Broadway Engagement For July by Greg Evans

Dave Chappelle will make his Broadway debut this summer as…Dave Chappelle. The comedian and actor will stage a five-show residency at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre July 9-13. Producers …

SOURCE: Deadline at 1:00pm on June 12, 2019
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