Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced that Elena Chang has been promoted to the newly created position of managing director of EDI initiatives. In the role, Chang will supervise t…
An original cast album of Broadway's "Kimberly Akimbo" will be released by Ghostlight Records in digital and streaming formats. The recording will drop on Feb. 14 and is available for preord…
Tony Awards Productions has announced that it has renewed its contract with White Cherry Entertainment, which will continue to serve as the production team for the Broadway awards ceremony t…
Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC) has announced the third year of its annual educational program "Producing 101." Applications are now open to aspiring producers; the deadline to submit is J…
Hollywood gathered at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Jan. 10 to celebrate the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards. Though the night is known for honoring the best in film and television, t…
According to a Telecharge customer service email obtained by Broadway News, "Piano Lesson" star Samuel L. Jackson will not take the stage during the performances from Jan. 11-14. The not…
Sonia Friedman Productions, Scott Landis, David Babani and NETworks Presentations have announced a North American tour of "Funny Girl," scheduled to launch in fall 2023. The tour will offici…
In an email to members of Actors' Equity Association on Jan. 9, the union highlighted the start of a pilot program for Equity Principal Auditions (EPAs) and Equity Principal Interviews (EPIs…
On Friday, Jan. 6, the Coalition for a Better Times Square released a statement about the current status of the economic rebound of the Manhattan neighborhood since the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Second Stage's production of "Between Riverside and Crazy" canceled its Jan. 8 matinée. As of publication, press representatives had not yet responded to request for comment regarding the r…
Actor Alex Brightman will return to the title role of Broadway's "Beetlejuice" as the musical enters its closing weekend. As previously reported, Brightman sustained a concussion during the …
Co-founders Jim Augustine and Oren Michels have announced the establishment of the all-new League of Live Stream Theater (LOLST), a nonprofit service intended to bring Broadway and regional …
Full casting has been announced for the upcoming revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." Newly announced company members include Galy…
Beginning on Jan. 19, Sonya Balsara will assume the role of Jasmine in the Disney musical "Aladdin." Balsara will replace Shoba Narayan, who will play her final performance on Jan. 15. Balsa…
On Jan. 3, the New York Gaming Facility Board unanimously voted to issue a request for applications for up to three new casinos in New York State. Applications will be for the license to…
The Broadway play "Between Riverside and Crazy" has canceled performances for Jan. 4 and 5 due to an exposure to COVID-19. Ticketholders should contact their point of purchase. Performances …
Premium toy brand American Girl has announced its 2023 "Girl of the Year": Kavi Sharma. The newest doll in the American Girl canon, Kavi, who debuted on December 29, 2022, is the first Girl …
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill into law for fiscal year 2023. The spending package includes an increase of $27 million over the previous fiscal ye…
In its last week of performances on Broadway, "Beetlejuice" is featuring understudies in the musical's title role. Covers Will Blum and Elliott Mattox have been playing the undead demon sinc…
Producers of the upcoming Broadway mounting of "A Doll's House" have announced its full cast. Newly announced company members include Tony and Emmy Award nominee Arian Moayed as Torvald Helm…
Will Ferrell walks down the long hallway of a hospital on the set of his original movie musical "Spirited," performing Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's original song "Unredeemable." It's the mom…
Manhattan Theatre Club's production of "The Collaboration" will resume performances on Dec. 26. The play, which stars Paul Bettany as Andy Warhol and Jeremy Pope as Jean-Michel Basquiat, can…
In 1988, Roald Dahl published his story of Matilda Wormwood " a precocious young girl, enamored with books and emboldened with righteousness, born into a morally questionable family that ref…
As of Jan. 2, 2023, Actors' Equity Association will stipulate that all required Equity Auditions will be held in person. Equity had adjusted the audition policy during the COVID-19 shutd…
When the house lights cut to black and dim sunlight reveals the skeleton of a house onstage at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, your eyes can't help but wander to the upright piano resting downs…