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…
Manhattan Theatre Club's production of "The Collaboration" canceled what would have been its opening night performance on Dec. 20 due to a COVID case within the company. Performances will re…
Riverside Drive is a scenic thoroughfare running up Manhattan's west side " from 72nd Street, threading through Morningside Heights, Harlem and Washington Heights. The direction is parallel …
Actors' Equity Association announced on Dec. 19 that its members have ratified the tentative production agreement reached between the union and The Broadway League. This renders the previous…
The new Broadway play "Ain't No Mo' " opened at the Belasco Theatre on Dec. 1. Eight days later, it announced a closing date of Dec. 18. But the show remains open; 27-year-old playwright Jor…
New York Theatre Workshop's Off-Broadway staging of "Merrily We Roll Along" will transfer to Broadway in the fall of 2023. This production will mark the first Broadway revival of the musical…
The Broadway merchandise shop One Shubert Alley will reopen on Dec. 17. The store previously announced it would close permanently on Oct. 2, but soon thereafter the Araca Group merchandise d…
Jordan E. Cooper's new play "Ain't No Mo'" will now play through Dec. 23 at Broadway's Belasco Theatre. The production previously announced it would close on Dec. 18, and Cooper simultaneous…
Voting is open for eligible members of Actors' Equity Association in the ratification process of the tentative production agreement reached between the union and The Broadway League. Accordi…
On Dec. 11, the original musical "KPOP" played its final Broadway performance. At the time of closing, the musical had played 44 previews and 17 regular performances at the Circle in the Squ…
The 76th Annual Tony Awards will take place on June 11, 2023. The ceremony will be held at the uptown New York City venue United Palace, marking the first time the awards have been presented…
On Dec. 10, Actors' Equity Association sent notice to its full membership of 51,000 actors and stage managers nationwide encouraging them to appeal to their representatives to pass the Perfo…
Last week, the Harriet Tubman Effect announced a partnership with multiple Broadway shows to launch Lantern Tix, an accessible ticketing initiative. HTE, founded by Nicole Javanna Johnson, i…
Tom Stoppard's latest Broadway play "Leopoldstadt" has been extended through July 2, 2023 at the Longacre Theatre. Tickets were previously on sale through March 12. The production began perf…