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Kiss Me, Kate!, starring Kelli O'Hara, extends limited run on Broadway

March 19, 2019

This production is just "Too Darn Hot"! Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a 4-week extension for its current Broadway revival of the classic Cole Porter musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate!, which... Read more

James Corden announced as Host of the 2019 Tony Awards

March 19, 2019

Tony and 7-time Emmy Award winner James Corden will be returning to Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 9, 2019 to once again host the Tony Awards - the biggest night of New York's theatrical... Read more

Damon Daunno in Oklahoma! at St. Ann's Warehouse

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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! begins performances on Broadway

March 19, 2019

The Bard SummerScape production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! begins previews at the Circle in the Square Theatre tonight, ahead of an official opening on April 7 and a limited engagement... Read more

J. Harrison Ghee returns to Kinky Boots on Broadway

March 19, 2019

Everybody Say Yeah! J. Harrison Ghee returns to the Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning "Best Musical" Kinky Boots at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre tonight, reprising the role of Lola for the... Read more

Shoshana Bean debuts in Waitress on Broadway

March 18, 2019

Broadway alum Shoshana Bean returns to the Great White Way tonight to take on the leading role of Jenna in the hit musical Waitress at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. As previously announced, she is set... Read more

Ginna Claire Mason to star as Glinda in Wicked on Broadway

March 18, 2019

She's going to be popular! Ginna Claire Mason is set to join the Broadway company of the long-running hit musical Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre from April 9, 2019, assuming the role of Glinda from... Read more

Jeremy Jordan to star as Dr. Pomatter in Waitress on Broadway

March 18, 2019

This is certainly no Bad Idea! Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan will return to the Great White Way next month and join the company of the hit musical Waitress at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. He is... Read more

In Residence on Broadway presents Pure Yanni

March 18, 2019

Following the Live Nation, The Araca Group and EBG announcement of the 2019 In Residence on Broadway series at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre last week, legendary composer and multi-instrumentalist Yanni ... Read more

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Hillary and Clinton, starring Laurie Metcalf & John Lithgow, begins performances on Broadway

March 16, 2019

Academy Award nominees and two-time Tony Award winners Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow are back on Broadway! Previews begin for Tony Award nominee Lucas Hnath's new play Hillary and Clinton at the ... Read more

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Lanford Wilson's Burn This, starring Adam Driver & Keri Russell, begins performances on Broadway

March 15, 2019

The first-ever Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson's Burn This, starring Academy and 3-time Emmy Award nominee Adam Driver and Golden Globe winner & 3-time Emmy Award nominee Keri Russell, begins... Read more

Broadway Spring 2019 Preview - The Plays

March 15, 2019

Following on from last week's Broadway Spring 2019 Preview - The Musicals, it's now time to take a closer look at the seven plays offiicially opening on Broadway this spring. The first half of the... Read more

Kara Lindsay returns to Broadway's Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

March 14, 2019

Back "On Broadway"! Kara Lindsay returns to the role of Cynthia Weil in the hit bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Broadway's Stephen Sondheim Theatre tonight, succeeding Jessica... Read more

Heidi Schreck in What the Constitution Means to Me

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What the Constitution Means to Me begins performances on Broadway

March 14, 2019

The Broadway premiere of What the Constitution Means to Me, written and performed by two-time Obie Award winner Heidi Schreck, begins previews at the Hayes Theater tonight, ahead of an official... Read more

Anna D. Shaprio announced as director of The Devil Wears Prada

March 13, 2019

Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro has officially joined the creative team of the upcoming musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada as its director. Ms. Shapiro won a Tony Award for her Broadway... Read more

Hugh Jackman to star in The Music Man on Broadway

March 13, 2019

Hugh Jackman is heading back to Broadway, folks! For the first time since his 2004 Tony Award-winning turn as Peter Allen in the Broadway premiere of The Boy From Oz, Jackman will star in a Broadway... Read more

Krystina Alabado debuts in Mean Girls on Broadway

March 12, 2019

She's so fetch! Broadway alum Krystina Labado joins the cast of the Broadway premiere of Mean Girls at the August Wilson Theatre tonight, as previously announced, assuming the role of Gretchen... Read more

Britney Spears Musical Once Upon a One More Time announces pre-Broadway run

March 12, 2019

Hit Me Baby with a Broadway musical! Producer James L. Nederlander today announced a pre-Broadway world premiere engagement of Once Upon a One More Time, featuring the songs of multi-platinum selling... Read more

Gizel Jiménez debuts in Wicked on Broadway

March 12, 2019

Drama Desk Award nominee Gizel Jiménez joins the Broadway company of the long-running hit musical Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre tonight, as previously announced, assuming the role of Nessarose from ... Read more

Live Nation, The Araca Group and EBG present In Residence on Broadway

March 11, 2019

Live Nation, The Araca Group and EBG (Entertainment Benefits Group) have today announced a new partnership with the intention to "bring a variety of artists to Broadway venues multiple times each... Read more

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Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, starring Nathan Lane, begins performances on Broadway

March 11, 2019

Although originally scheduled to begin previews on March 5, 2019, following delays due to the previously announced last-minute departure of two-time Tony Award winner Andrea Martin due to injury and... Read more

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Official Broadway production photos released of Kiss Me, Kate! starring Kelli O'Hara

March 8, 2019

These new production photos are just "Too Darn Hot"! Roundabout Theatre Company has now released official production photos of its current Broadway revival of the classic Cole Porter musical comedy ... Read more

Broadway Spring 2019 Preview - The Musicals

March 8, 2019

Who doesn't love a musical?! And who doesn't love the fact that there are no less than seven brand new musical productions officially opening on Broadway this spring?! Once again, the eclectic mix of... Read more

Kelli O'Hara, Alex Timbers & Taylor Mac to receive Special Honors at 2019 Drama League Awards

March 6, 2019

The three recipients of the 2019 "Special Recognition" Awards to be honored at The 85th Annual Drama League Awards have now been announced. Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara will be honored with the "... Read more

Supermodel Christie Brinkley sets return to Chicago on Broadway

March 5, 2019

Legendary supermodel and actress Christie Brinkley will once again be the name on everybody's lips as she returns to Kander & Ebb's Tony Award-winning musical Chicago for a third stint as Roxie... Read more

New York Theatre Guide congratulates the 2019 Olivier Award nominees

March 5, 2019

Today the Society of London Theatre announced the nominations for The Olivier Awards 2019 and a host of familiar names to New York audiences received those all-important nods on the other side of the... Read more

Julie White joins the cast of Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus as Andrea Martin departs due to injury

March 4, 2019

Producer Scott Rudin has announced a last-minute shake-up for the imminent world premiere of Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, a new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Taylor Mac and starring three-... Read more

Morrissey to play Broadway debut concert series at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

March 4, 2019

Irish Blood, English Heart, Broadway-bound... Iconic British alternative-rock artist Morrissey is set to make his Broadway debut this coming May with a string of concerts on the Great White Way. ... Read more

March 2019 Highlights on Broadway and Beyond

March 1, 2019

Who's ready for some March Madness?!! Yes, the Broadway season shifts into fifth gear this month and we Broadway fanatics will be turning as mad as the March Hare as no less than eight new Broadway... Read more

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New York Rumors

Is new musical Mandela heading to Broadway?

Private industry readings of the new musical Mandela, exploring the epic story of Nelson Mandela’s political struggle to lead South Africa out of Apartheid into democracy and freedom, are...
Is a musical adaptation of Nashville heading to Broadway?

According to Lionsgate and lead producer Scott Delman, an original Broadway musical based on ABC's hit TV series "Nashville" is in the works. Delman has commented that the Broadway adaptat...