Broadway News & Features

Why 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' has universal comedic appeal

Even if you don't know Peter Pan Goes Wrong, you're likely familiar with the first part of that title. The story of the boy from Neverland who wouldn't grow up first took flight in 1904 as a play by J.M. Barrie and continues to shape countless childhoods worldwide. In 2013, Mischief Theatre Company — a comedy theatre group led by British writer/performers Jonathan Sayer, Jonathan Lewis, and Henry Shields — followed up the success of their smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong with their own take on...

A history of Kander and Ebb musicals on Broadway

Razzle dazzle us! For 40 years, composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb worked side by side to create a brand of Broadway musicals packed with beauty and biting commentary. Their shows leave you singing and thinking – a case in point is Chicago, one of the longest-running shows in theatre history. The prolific duo is known for collaborations with various writers, directors, and actors, and their Broadway premieres continued even after Ebb’s death at age 76 in 2004. The latest is New York, New...

'Smash' to premiere on Broadway in 2024-25 season

This is a bombshell! The new musical Smash, based on the hit TV drama series of the same name, will come to Broadway during the 2024-2025 season. The Smash TV show ran on NBC for two seasons from 2012-2013. It centered on the road to Broadway for Bombshell, a fictional musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe. Key characters included Karen (Katharine McPhee) and Ivy (Megan Hilty), two actresses vying to play Marilyn; Julia (Debra Messing) and Tom (Christian Borle), the writers of Bombshell; and...

'Fat Ham' offering rush tickets on TodayTix

Come join the cookout! The Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play Fat Ham is offering digital rush tickets via TodayTix for its entire Broadway run. Performances began last night ahead of an April 12 opening, and the play is at the American Airlines Theatre until June 25 only. Rush tickets will be available for $39 on the TodayTix app. Beginning at 9 a.m. each performance day, users can purchase up to two tickets for that day's performance on a first-come, first-served basis. Users can set an...

'New York, New York' to offer Broadway lottery and rush tickets

Be a part of it! New York, New York will offer rush and lottery tickets for its Broadway run, which begins performances March 24 at the St. James Theatre. Opening night is April 26. New York, New York offers $35 tickets via a digital lottery. Lottery entries are accepted until 10:30 a.m. the day before the performance, and winners are notified by email and text shortly afterward at 11 a.m. Each person can request up to two tickets. New York, New York also offers $30 rush tickets in person at the...

What to know about the legendary namesake of ‘Bob Fosse’s Dancin’’ on Broadway

It’s showtime, folks! Typical Broadway musicals come with stories that have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ doesn’t follow that template, and it wastes no time letting audiences know that. “What you are about to see is an almost plotless musical,” a performer says in the show’s opening moment. True enough. Then again, in this exuberant musical revue celebrating the singular, groundbreaking work of choreographer Bob Fosse, every dancer's movement – from goofy, vulnerable...

'Back to the Future' sets complete Broadway cast

Great Scott! The complete Back to the Future Broadway cast has been set. The show will fly into the Winter Garden Theatre on June 30 ahead of an August 3 opening. Back to the Future is based on the hit 1985 film of the same name about Marty McFly, a teenager who almost stops his parents from meeting when he travels back in time to 1955. With the help of scientist Doc Brown, he must figure out how to fix the past to save his future. The Back to the Future musical premiered in London in 2020 and...

Danny DeVito to lead 'I Need That' on Broadway; 2023-24 Roundabout season announced

Roundabout Theatre Company has set its full 2023-24 theatre season, including four world-premiere plays and one revival. Beginning in September, two plays will go up on Broadway and three off Broadway. The first Broadway play in the season is the world premiere of Theresa Rebeck's new comedy I Need That, starring Golden Globe winner and Tony and Oscar nominee Danny DeVito. He plays a reclusive hoarder who must clean up his home when threatened with eviction. DeVito stars alongside his daughter,...

Everything you need to know about 'Leopoldstadt' on Broadway

Leopoldstadt has carved a place in history. The show debuted to rave reviews — and a Best New Play Olivier Award — in London's West End, quickly selling out before moving to the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. The play is by the legendary Tom Stoppard, whose career spans nearly seven decades. New York Theatre Guide’s five-star review hails the show as “first-rate” and “a masterwork” — and it’s perhaps his swan song. Now 85 years old, Stoppard indicated Leopoldstadt might be his final work. The...

Paolo Montalban, Anne L. Nathan join 'Funny Girl' Broadway cast

They're the greatest stars! Paolo Montalban and Anne L. Nathan will join the Funny Girl Broadway cast beginning March 28. The first revival of the classic musical is playing at the August Wilson Theatre through September 3. Montalban and Nathan will step into the roles of Florenz Ziegfeld and Mrs. Strakosh, respectively. They replace Peter Francis James and Toni DiBuono, who play their final shows on March 26. Montalban is known for starring in the TV movie Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella,...