Sunday, January 23, 2022
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” lead James Snyder has been fired from the production, producers said Sunday. Snyder, who has played Harry Potter since March 2019, had his contract …
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 05:09PMFriday, January 21, 2022
Starting this season, Tony Awards voters must complete unconscious bias training in order to vote in any categories. The news, sent to voters Friday, requires members to take a free, online …
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 02:19PMThursday, January 20, 2022
A musical adaptation of “Black Orpheus,” a take on the Greek myth of Eurydice and Orpheus, is in development, with plans for a 2023 Broadway run. The musical, produced by Stephen Byrd an…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 12:04PMTuesday, January 18, 2022
Broadway grosses remain low as the population contends with COVID-19 cases related to the Omicron variant and as the industry delves deeper into the traditional winter downturn. The capacity…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 06:47PMA stage adaptation of “The Kite Runner” will play the Hayes Theater this summer. The play with music, based on the 2003 book by Khaled Hosseini, comes to Broadway after playing the Wes…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 11:26AMWednesday, January 12, 2022
“To Kill a Mockingbird” will end its run at the Shubert Theatre on Sunday and move to the Belasco Theatre this June. The move follows the news that “Girl from the North Country” wi…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 06:03PM“Girl from the North Country” has set a closing performance date for Jan. 23, but is in talks to return in the spring, the production announced Wednesday. The musical opened at the Bel…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 05:14PMShoshana Bean will join the Broadway cast of “Mr. Saturday Night,” producers announced Wednesday. Bean, who has starred in “Wicked” and “Waitress” on Broadway, will play the ro…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 01:00PMTuesday, January 11, 2022
Broadway theaters played to their lowest capacity on record this season, as theaters across the industry reported 62% seats filled last week. Grosses were similarly affected, dropping to $…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 01:09PMMonday, January 10, 2022
Broadway has extended its mask and vaccination policy for theatergoers through April 30, 2022, the Broadway League announced Monday. Children between the ages of five and 11 will be requir…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 11:33AMFriday, January 7, 2022
As Broadway productions are forced to close or take a break in response to rising COVID-19 case rates, producers are grappling with the traditional Broadway model. The Broadway League rece…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 05:55PMWednesday, January 5, 2022
The Broadway industry grossed $14 million — $42 million below the totals from the comparable week in 2019 — in the typically lucrative week surrounding Christmas. The low weekly gross, w…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMTuesday, January 4, 2022
New musical “Flying Over Sunset” will end its limited engagement about one month earlier than scheduled, Lincoln Center Theater announced Tuesday. The musical, with book and direction by…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 06:23PMMonday, January 3, 2022
Tino Gagliardi has been elected president and executive director of musicians’ union Local 802. Gagliardi previously served in those roles from 2010 to 2018 and most recently worked with…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 10:32AMSunday, January 2, 2022
“Mrs. Doubtfire” will take a nine-week hiatus, as the production fights to stay open amid rising COVID-19 cases. The new musical has cancelled performances from Jan. 10 through March 14,…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 10:43PMThursday, December 23, 2021
“Thoughts of a Colored Man” has ended its Broadway run, producers announced Thursday. The new play, written by Keenan Scott II, played its final performances Wednesday night. It opened…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 09:31PM“Waitress” announced the end of its Broadway run Thursday after canceling shows this week due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases. The return engagement had been scheduled to end its run on…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 06:37PMWednesday, December 22, 2021
Actors’ Equity has named Alvin Vincent, Jr., an executive within the United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, as its new executive director. Vincent takes over the posit…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 04:29PMAfter an unprecedented shutdown, Broadway theaters reopened this fall. That, in and of itself, marked one major accomplishment for an industry that had been dark since March 2020. But the …
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 07:00AMBroadway grosses took a hit last week as several productions canceled performances due to COVID-19 cases in their companies. The industry grossed $22.5 million across 31 shows, marking the…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMMonday, December 20, 2021
“Jagged Little Pill” announced Monday that it had ended its Broadway run after a suspension due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases in the company. The musical had originally canceled perfo…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 07:27PMMichael R. Jackson’s “A Strange Loop” will transfer to Broadway this spring. The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical will play the Lyceum Theatre, with exact dates and casting to be announc…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 01:00PM“Hamilton” has canceled Broadway performances through Dec. 26 due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases in the company. The production had previously canceled its Dec. 17 through Dec. 19 perfor…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 12:13PMSaturday, December 18, 2021
The Public Theater is now requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test for audience members to attend performances. The new policy, which took effect Dec. 17, requires audience members to p…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 01:41PMFriday, December 17, 2021
While several Broadway productions are cancelling performances due to breakthrough cases of COVID-19, the Broadway League is not currently considering an industrywide shutdown, according to …
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 05:11PM“MJ” canceled performances through Dec. 26 due to “multiple positive COVID test results,” the production announced Friday. The new musical, which began previews at the Neil Simon T…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 03:50PMThursday, December 16, 2021
“Moulin Rouge!” and “Jagged Little Pill” canceled their Thursday evening performances, with each citing a breakthrough COVID-19 case in the company. The cancellation at “Moulin Rou…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 10:08PM“Mrs. Doubtfire” canceled performances through Dec. 19 after breakthrough COVID-19 cases were discovered within the company. The show had previously canceled its Dec. 12, Dec. 14 and Dec…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 03:00PMThe spring revival of “Macbeth,” starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, will now play the Longacre Theatre. The production had previously been announced to play the Lyceum Theatre startin…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 11:21AMWednesday, December 15, 2021
The Broadway League is speaking with theatrical unions to ensure workers receive a COVID-19 booster shot, President Charlotte St. Martin said Wednesday. The reachout comes as case numbers …
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 05:02PMThe Broadway League added 13 new members to its board of governors Tuesday and elected Colleen Jennings-Roggensack as its new vice chair of the road. The new board members include Arvind Eth…
SOURCE: broadwaynews.com at 12:57PM 
