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Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of "Peter Pan Goes Wrong." The previously announced production is scheduled to begin previews on March 17 ahead of an official o…
A celebration of life will be held for the late Ann Reinking on March 20 at 1:30 p.m. The famed actor, dancer, choreographer and director passed away on Dec. 12, 2020, at the age of 71. The …
The Museum of Broadway, the first-ever permanent museum dedicated to the Main Stem, has announced the addition of several new artifacts from recently closed and historic productions. From th…
Ten shows saw double-digit gross decreases of up to 30% last week as students returned to school following winter recess. For each of those productions " "Aladdin," "Chicago," "Hadestown," "…
Olivia Holt will join the cast of Broadway's long-running "Chicago" revival on April 10. Holt will take on the role of Roxie Hart, replacing Charlotte d'Amboise, who will exit the production…
Producer J.J. Abrams, best known for the television series "Lost" and "Alias" and movies like "Star Trek" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," through his company Bad Robot Productions, has a…
The Shubert Organization has been announced as a participant in New York City's second Career Discover Week, an initiative that brings high school students into workplaces for a day to expos…
The Dramatists Guild of America, the trade association for playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists, has announced its first-ever compensation study for theater writers. All writers…
Family, aging and mortality are prevalent themes on the mind of four-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane as he appears in his 25th (counting the two parts of "Angels in America separately) Br…
At the end of January 2023, Broadway News sat down for an in-depth interview with the president of the Broadway League, Charlotte St. Martin. As Broadway continues to fight back to its p…
The original Broadway cast recording of "Almost Famous" will be released on April 21 by Sony Masterworks Broadway. The album's fifth single, "1973," is now available to be streamed. "Almost …
The Dramatists Guild, the trade association for playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists, has announced five new members of its national council. Broadway playwright Rajiv Joseph, P…
Several additional Broadway performers have been announced for this year's "Broadway Backwards" concert. F. Murray Abraham, Eden Espinosa, Robbie Fairchild, Barrett Foa, Beth Leavel, Bonnie …
Eight weeks ago, Broadway marketer Whitney Britt of the brand partnership group Two Dog Circus got a text from the Brooklyn Nets. As part of the NBA team's Black History Month commemoration,…
Sonya Balsara grew up watching Disney's animated "Aladdin" and actually played Jasmine in her middle school production of "Aladdin, Jr." Now, she takes the stage as the famed princess at Bro…
Producers have announced that the current Broadway revival of "Funny Girl" will play its final performance on Sept. 3 at the August Wilson Theatre. The production began previews on March 26,…
Tony Award-nominated producers Alexander "Sandy" Marshall and Mitchell Maxwell (previously operating as M Maxwell Productions) have merged and combined forces with writer-producer Giles Cole…
Casey Likes has been tapped to play the role of Marty McFly in the Broadway premiere of the musical adaptation of "Back to the Future." The part was first made famous by Michael J. Fox in th…
At the end of Broadway's first full week of 2023, five shows that had been open at the end of 2022 played their final performance. By the end of the month, 12 Broadway productions in total e…
The 5th annual Chita Rivera Awards, honoring outstanding choreography as well as featured dancers and ensemblists on and off Broadway, will be held on May 22 at the NYU Skirball Center for t…
The Drama League has announced the Special Recognition Honorees who will be celebrated at the 2023 awards ceremony. Tony Award winner André De Shields will receive the Distinguished Achieve…
An original musical "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" " based on the eponymous 1994 book by John Berendt " is in development, with industry readings planned for May 12 and 13. A team…
"Funny Girl" was without stars Lea Michele and Ramin Karimloo last week, taking a toll on the show's box office. Both leads were out on scheduled vacations, according to a representative for…
Original Broadway cast member Ricky Rojas will return to Broadway's "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" as Santiago beginning on April 11 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. That same date, original West …
Actor Miguel Cervantes originated the role of Alexander Hamilton in the Chicago sit-down production of "Hamilton." Early in 2020, Cervantes was asked if he'd like to take over the role on Br…
