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While most shows faced a slump over Halloween, the Great White Way picked itself back up this past week as almost every production celebrated a box office increase, many by more than $100,00…
His reputation’s so scandalacious, and we’re about to see why. Broadway newbie Jonah Platt will grab a camera and show us around Wicked with a new vlog. Hope you’re thrilli…
Tony-winning certified genius Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared on 60 Minutes on November 8 to discuss with Charlie Rose a little show called Hamilton. Like you, presumably, Miranda can recite the…
This is a trio to die for! Tony winner Alice Ripley, Tony nominee Jennifer Damiano and Broadway alum Heléne Yorke will join Benjamin Walker in the Broadway premiere of Ameri…
Ready or not, here comes Mama Lessons of the Week! We’ve had a spectacular seven days filled with screlting, short shorts and this video of Ethel Merman’s failed pilot from the &…
No need to be beggin’ for it to stay: a decade after opening on Broadway, Jersey Boys is still the big man in town. And oh, what a decade it’s been. To commemorate the November 6…
Tony winner and self-proclaimed “doganizer” Bernadette Peters loves dogs so much, she’s giving them out to children like candy on Halloween. The Broadway legend, whose thir…
Some more Broadway faves are ready to serve up some pie alongside Tony winner Jessie Mueller in Waitress. Reprising their performances from the American Repertory Theatre run are Drew Gehlin…
We are one month away from Dorothy and company easing down the road to NBC for The Wiz Live!. The talented leading quartet—newcomer Shanice Williams, who takes on the role of Dorothy o…
The Tony-winning Jersey Boys celebrates its tenth anniversary on Broadway this week, and two of the men behind the music, Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio, are already looking ahead. “We&r…
The Lion King became the third-longest running show in Broadway history this past week, surpassing another show about a herd of felines (titled—appropriately enough—Cats). And ev…
The story of how Gloria and Emilio Estefan met and conga’d their way into musical iconography is the center of attention in On Your Feet!, now in previews at Broadway’s Marquis T…
Before stuffing that turkey and making small talk with cousins you see twice a year, start your Thanksgiving with performances from some of Broadway’s best. The Macy’s Thank…
The musical adaptation of Amélie is poised to play Broadway in the near future. In a recent interview with NorthJersey.com, Tony-winning director Pam MacKinnon revealed that she inten…
Happy Friday/All Hallows Eve Eve/Wicked-versary! It’s been a particularly spooky seven days on the Great White Way, and we’re wrapping it up with an appropriately spooky Lessons …
A Javert from Down Under will swear to the stars on Broadway. Hayden Tee, who currently plays Javert in the Australian production of Les Miserables, will assume the role on Broadway beginnin…
Y’all got it! The complete cast is now set for NBC’s The Wiz Live!. The musical telecast will ease on down to the Peacock network on December 3. Stage faves joining the ensemble …
Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Cheno to Voice a Dog & Sing With A Pig
After voicing a gecko and a dart frog, she’s ready to channel her inner ca…
Justin Kirk, Nicole Parker, James Barry and more will bring These Paper Bullets! off-Broadway. The three—and several other cast members—will reprise their performances from …
Not everything’s coming up roses, and as far as this project is concerned, it hasn’t been that way for a long time. After myriad team changes and battles with the creators, the l…
Stephen Karam’s The Humans, which just opened officially off-Broadway on October 25, will transfer to the Great White Way next year. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the production…
Zachary Quinto will return to the stage next year in Noah Haidle’s Smokefall, and he’s already getting a taste of rude theatergoing behavior. When the stage and screen alum recen…
We all know that there’s certain behavior you can get away with at stadiums that won’t fly at Broadway theaters (ahem, AT&T), but who says you can’t tailgate outside th…
Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford is getting her poodle on in the Broadway premiere of A.R. Gurney’s Sylvia, which opens officially at the Cort Theatre on October 27. To celebrate the Dani…
Oscar winner, music icon and poet laureate of Twitter Cher is still at work on a bio-musical, and she knows just the man to write the script. The pop legend revealed on Twitter that Jer…