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The vaccine mandate for Broadway performers and other crew members will remain in place, despite an exemption announced Thursday by New York City Mayor Eric Adams. "Broadway theatres anticip…
New play "POTUS" has moved up its Broadway opening and will now be eligible for this season's Tony Awards. The Selina Fillinger play will now open at the matinee on April 27, 2022, one day b…
Aaron Tveit, Natalie Mendoza, Tam Mutu and Ricky Rojas will play their final performance in "Moulin Rouge!" on May 8, producers Carmen Pavlovic and Bill Damaschke said Thursday. Tveit, Mutu …
"The Music Man" was the highest grossing show on Broadway last week, bringing in $3.45 million, according to box office reports from the week ended March 20. Coming in just below the typ…
"MJ," the Michael Jackson musical, will embark on a multi-year North American tour in 2023. The tour will launch in Chicago at the James M. Nederlander Theatre on July 15, 2023 and later pla…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the second time this season to determine the eligibility of seven productions. The productions discussed Friday were: "Clyde's," "Mrs. Doubtf…
Jewelle Blackman will take over the role of Persephone in "Hadestown" starting April 5, producers announced Friday. Blackman currently plays one of the Fates and has been an original cas…
Broadway theaters will dim their lights on March 29 in memory of the late producer Elizabeth Ireland McCann. McCann, a nine-time Tony Award-winning producer and general manager, died on …
Roundabout Theatre Company will launch a North American tour of "A Soldier's Play" starring Norm Lewis. The 20-week tour is set to begin in December 2022, with tour stops and additional cast…
The Broadway League will resume reporting grosses for individual shows starting March 22. This season, the League broke from tradition and publicly released grosses as collective totals …
The Old Globe announced the cast Wednesday for "Bob Fosse's Dancin.'" The reimagining of Fosse's 1978 revue is scheduled for a six-week engagement in San Diego starting April 19. Producer Jo…
Actors' Equity is allowing in-person auditions to resume starting this week. Employers must hold the auditions themselves " Equity audition centers cannot be used and Equity monitors wil…
Gene Weygandt will assume the role of 'Claude & others' in "Come From Away" on Broadway starting March 22, the production announced Tuesday. Weygandt joins the Broadway company after hav…
Broadway grosses ticked upward last week, as the industry added one more show to the weekly totals. In the week ended March 15, grosses reached $22.4 million across 20 productions, an in…
A portion of ticket sales from the Broadway production of "The Minutes" will be donated to Save The Children's Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund, the production said Tuesday. The humanitarian organ…
"Hadestown" canceled its matinee and evening performance on March 12. "Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Saturday matinee and evening performances were cancelled," said a spokesperson…
Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring productions will resume red bucket fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS this month. The six-week campaign, in which company members m…
Broadway theaters will dim their lights on March 22 in memory of former Shubert Chairman Philip J. Smith. Smith, who worked at the Shubert Organization since 1957 and served as chairman …
Black Theatre United will launch a marketing internship program in partnership with Serino Coyne, AKA, RPM and Situation Interactive. The pilot program will provide paid internships to eight…
Hugh Jackman will receive the Drama League's Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award, the organization announced Wednesday. Jackman is one of several honorees to be recognized at …
The Tony Awards will return to Radio City Music Hall this season. The ceremony for the 2021-2022 Broadway season will take place on June 12, in an event that will be broadcast live on bo…
Broadway capacity dropped 14 percentage points last week, coming down from two weeks of seasonal highs. In the week ended March 6, capacity fell to 78%, compared to last week's high of 9…
Keri René Fuller will temporarily take over the role of Jane Seymour in "Six," producers announced Tuesday. Fuller takes over the role from Abby Mueller, who is taking a medical leave of ab…
Daniel Radcliffe will star in "Merrily We Roll Along" at New York Theatre Workshop in late 2022, the Off-Broadway theater announced Monday. Radcliffe will play Charley, a leading role origin…
Pamela Anderson will make her Broadway debut in Chicago this spring. The former "Baywatch" star will play Roxie Hart from April 12 through June 5. "Playing Roxie Hart is a dream fulf…