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A firm date has been announced for full-capacity occupancy in Broadway theaters. Several long-running shows plan on jointly announcing their return.
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Incorporating the musical's iconic mask, the AR tool is Broadway's first to allow people to assume the look of a character on the social media platform.
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The governor announced that come May 19, "state-mandated capacity restrictions in New York City will be lifted," meaning Broadway can reopen.
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Producers of the much-awaited revival of 'The Secret Garden' are giving fans a first look at the workshop through a livestream event premiering May 6.
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Bernadette Peters returns to host Broadway Barks, benefitting animals rescues across the country and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
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Emerald Fennell who just won an Oscar for 'Promising Young Woman,' is also writing the book for Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Cinderella.'
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Here is a first look at Steven Spielberg's anticipated movie remake of "West Side Stoy," starring Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler as the star-crossed lovers.
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Sutton Foster and friends gather at City Center for a concert celebrating Broadway's best before she returns this fall in a revival of 'The Music Man.'
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New York City entices the best of the best, whether it's fashion or theater. Michael Kors debuted his 40th-anniversary collection (fall/winter 2021) in the heart…
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Critics and artists have watched advance screeners, and positive buzz is already swirling around the highly anticipated summer blockbuster.
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Citing an industry too capitalistic and white supremacist to change, the Tony Award winner speaks out about leaving the Broadway musical.
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New York Theatre Workshop artistic director James C. Nicola has announced his departure in June 2022. The theater has helped bring to life 'RENT,' 'Hadestown,' 'Slave Play' and countless oth…
The 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to Erika Dickerson-Despenza for her play about the Flint, Michigan water crisis, "cullad wattah."
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A jukebox musical featuring 40-some songs by The Beatles will be staged in Europe in 2022.
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The experimental venue that was home to 'The Jungle' and 'Oklahoma!' will host in-person audiences on April 15 and 16 headlined by The Bengsons.
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The musical features no women on the principal creative team but eyes a Broadway run following a premiere in Boston next summer.
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Broadway Records has released a concept recording of Little Black Book, a new musical based on the infamous Hollywood madam of the 90s.
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This April marks the 50th anniversary of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's "Follies." Here's a look at some of our favorite moments from the musical.
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Both a loving satire and piercing examination, "This American Wife" is a multi-camera, live-streamed, dark comedy.
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The announcement for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama will now take place on June 11 at 1 p.m. ET, about two months after the previously announced date.
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Tickets are now back on sale for "Wicked," "Mamma Mia," and "Come From Away," which will all resume performances on June 21.
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Currently home 'Hadestown,' the Walter Kerr Theatre turns 100! Jujamcyn Theaters has just released an interactive timeline to celebrate the centennial.
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"The chance to share our show, first with Netflix's global audience, and then welcoming a live audience back on Broadway, is something we've all been dreaming about for more than a year."
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With theaters shuttered for more than a year, culture-craving audiences are eagerly anticipating when the curtain will rise once again.
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"The Phantom of the Opera" is seeking a new leading lady via self-tape auditions. Actors are invited to sing a part of the song "Think of Me."
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