Broadway News & Features

Arielle Jacobs to lead 'Here Lies Love' Broadway cast

Here lies Arielle! Arielle Jacobs will lead the Broadway cast of Here Lies Love, the musical by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim coming to Broadway this summer. Performances begin June 17 ahead of a July 20 opening at the Broadway Theatre. Here Lies Love comes to Broadway 10 years after its Off-Broadway premiere at The Public Theater. The show depicts the rise and fall of former Filipino leaders Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, and the immersive production unfolds all around audiences in a disco dance...

A history of Stephen Sondheim musicals on Broadway and beyond

Stephen Sondheim is a Broadway songwriter in a league of his own. In a career spanning decades before his death at age 91 in 2021, Sondheim won six Tony Awards for his scores, plus one for lifetime achievement, and a Pulitzer Prize. Sondheim and his notable collaborators remain well-represented in the New York theatre scene. With a Josh Groban-led production of Sweeney Todd now running, the first Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along launching in September, and the new musical Here We Are...

Celebrate Jewish stories at these Broadway shows

It’s impossible to overstate Jewish artists' contributions to arts and entertainment history. Fanny Brice paved the way for comediennes in the Ziegfeld Follies, Oscar Levant changed the face of live television (amid his illustrious music career), and the globally renowned Tom Stoppard has earned more Tony Awards than any other playwright. It’s a joy to see these stories and many more, about and by Jewish artists, represented on the Broadway stage this season. In one show, a young man’s given...

'Six' tickets now available through January 2024

Don't lose your head! Six on Broadway has released a new block of tickets, with performances through January 7, 2024, now on sale. Get Six tickets now. The concert-style musical Six tells the story of the six wives of Henry VIII — in their own words. Reimagined as a modern girl group, the Queens compete over who had it worst as Henry's wife by singing original pop tunes in the style of Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Adele, and more. As they do so, they realize banding together and celebrating each...

All the songs in 'A Beautiful Noise' on Broadway

Neil Diamond has released 39 albums and sold more than 130 million records in his 60-year career year. A Beautiful Noise is a Broadway bio-musical that tells the Brooklyn-born superstar's story through his extensive song catalog. The show features a book by Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody), direction by Michael Mayer (Funny Girl), and famous songs and lesser-known tunes penned by Diamond. The show also includes a few tunes co-written with others, adding up to more than 30 songs that paint a...

'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' to host fifth anniversary celebration

The magic continues! To celebrate its five-year anniversary on Broadway in April 2023, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will host 5 Days of Magic, a series of special events taking place during Broadway performances from April 19-23. First, a presentation from the New York City Mayor’s Office will take place at the April 19 matinee performance. On April 20, fans can see a video of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Broadway cast performing a scene from the show at the Edge, an observation...

How 'The Thanksgiving Play' on Broadway roasts and reexamines history

Four misguided theatre artists create an educational, Native American-centric Thanksgiving pageant. None of them are Indigenous, and they fret so much over getting everything right that they end up getting things very, very wrong. Such is the meat and potatoes of Larissa FastHorse's The Thanksgiving Play, now on Broadway with the starry quartet of D'Arcy Carden, Katie Finneran, Chris Sullivan, and Scott Foley. With its pointed satire of white liberalism, The Thanksgiving Play is designed to make...

Ariana DeBose to host 2023 Tony Awards

She's back! Ariana DeBose will host the Tony Awards ceremony for the second year in a row. DeBose also hosted the 2022 Tonys ceremony, marking her first time as the awards' host. In 2022, DeBose won the Oscar, BAFTA, Critics Choice, and SAG Awards for starring as Anita in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story movie musical. She's also starred in the movie musical adaptation of The Prom and the musical TV show Schmigadoon!, and in Broadway musicals such as Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (earning a...

'Chicago' tickets now on sale through February 2024

Witness the ol' razzle dazzle! Chicago has released a new ticket block, with performances through February 4, 2024 now on sale. Get Chicago tickets now. Chicago follows Roxie and Velma, a pair of vaudevillians-turned-murderesses who compete for the attention of the press and one suave lawyer. If they can get the public on their side, they can get acquitted — and become stars. The story is set to classic Kander and Ebb songs like "Razzle Dazzle" and "All That Jazz." As of tonight, April 10, the...

'Good Night, Oscar' to offer Broadway rush and lottery tickets

Good morning, Broadway! The new play Good Night, Oscar has announced that it will offer digital lottery and in-person rush tickets for its limited Broadway run. Performances run at the Belasco Theatre through August 27, and opening night is April 24. The lottery is open for entries between midnight and 3 p.m. the day before each performance. Winners are drawn at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and they will have five hours to purchase their tickets for the next day's show. Each person can request up to two...