All stories by Darryn King on BroadwayStars

Friday, April 12, 2024

Watch The Outsiders Stars, Producer Angelina Jolie and More Celebrate a Golden Broadway Opening by Darryn King

On April 11, the new musical The Outsiders celebrated its opening at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Broadway.com was there to speak with the stars, director Danya Taymor and Angelina Jolie, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

Rob Madge Takes the London Stage with Show About Canceled Broadway Run by Darryn King

Rob Madge, whose comedic solo show, My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?), had its Broadway run canceled in February, will present a new show about the experience in London. Rob Madge’…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM

How Broadway's Stereophonic Riffs on the Messy Drama of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours by Darryn King

Stereophonic, a play written by David Adjmi with songs by Will Butler of Arcade Fire, is now playing at the John Golden Theatre, with an official opening set for April 19. In the play, an u…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Thursday, April 11, 2024

Roundabout Sets Opening Dates for 2024-25 Broadway and Off-Broadway Season by Darryn King

Roundabout Theatre Company has set opening dates for the shows in its 2024-25 theatrical season. Preview performance dates are yet to be announced. The Broadway premiere of Yellow Face, w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM

Patti LuPone Is Eyeing a Return to Broadway Alongside Mia Farrow by Darryn King

Three-time Tony Award winner Patti Lupone will return to Broadway in the fall—despite having left Actors' Equity—starring opposite Mia Farrow, according to the New York Post. The duo wil…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

Shuler Hensley to Direct and Star in Fiddler on the Roof in Concert at Theatre Aspen by Darryn King

Tony Award winner Shuler Hensley will direct and star in a one-night only performance of Fiddler on the Roof in Concert. The event will take place in the Michael Klein Music Tent in Aspen, C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PM

Why Hadestown Is Jordan Fisher's Favorite Broadway Show He's Worked On by Darryn King

"I know what it's like to be an audience member at this show," Jordan Fisher, Hadestown's celestial-voiced Orpheus, recently told The Broadway Show. "I remember it so clearly. I'll never f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AM
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Conrad Ricamora, Chip Zien and More Complete Principal Cast of Encores! Titanic by Darryn King

The complete principal cast is set for the upcoming Encores! production of Titanic. The show, featuring music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and book by Peter Stone, will have a two-week run at …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

Isaac Powell, Charlotte MacInnes and Ben Levi Ross Will Lead Gatsby at the A.R.T. by Darryn King

The world-premiere musical Gatsby, the new adaptation of the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald with music by Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine, has its cast. The show will begin performanc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Diego Luna Will Star in Kiss of the Spider Woman Movie with Jennifer Lopez by Darryn King

Diego Luna will star in the previously announced film adaptation of Kander and Ebb’s Kiss of the Spider Woman with Jennifer Lopez, Deadline has reported. The movie is to be written and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM

Wicked National Tour Welcomes West End's Lauren Samuels as Elphaba and More by Darryn King

The national tour of Wicked will welcome several new cast members to Oz, all beginning their run on May 7 at The Bushnell in Hartford, CT. Lauren Samuels, whose West End credits include Grea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Monday, April 8, 2024

Forbidden Broadway Will Make Its Broadway Debut Sooner Than Expected by Darryn King

The Broadway-spoofing revue Forbidden Broadway will make its previously reported Broadway debut sooner than expected. Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song, directed by cre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM

Aaron Tveit Extends Debut Residency at Café Carlyle by Darryn King

Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit is extending his stay at the Café Carlyle. Tveit, who ends his run as the title character in Broadway's Sweeney Todd on May 5, will perform his debut residen…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

Sondheim Revue Old Friends, Starring Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, to Open on Broadway by Darryn King

The Sondheim revue Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring Tony winners Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, is coming to Broadway as part of the Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2024-25 season. M…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Friday, April 5, 2024

Illinoise Vocalists, Including Shara Nova of My Brightest Diamond, Will Transfer to Broadway by Darryn King

Vocalists Elijah Lyons, Shara Nova and Tasha Viets-VanLear, who performed in the Park Avenue Armory and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre productions of Illinoise, will also perform in the Broadwa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

Cast Album for Here We Are, the Last Stephen Sondheim Musical, Has a Release Date by Darryn King

The last original cast recording of a new Stephen Sondheim musical has a release date. The cast album for Here We Are, scored by Sondheim with a book by David Ives, will be released on C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Thursday, April 4, 2024

Stereophonic and Hell’s Kitchen Among the 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Award Nominees by Darryn King

The nominations for the 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway have been announced. The ceremony will take place on May 5 at NYU Skirball. Leading the no…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

Watch Steven Pasquale Preview His New Album with ‘Some Other Time’ From On the Town by Darryn King

In January, Steven Pasquale released his second solo album, Steven Pasquale: Some Other Time. For the album, which features smooth renditions of such American Songbook standards as “When …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PM

Rachel McAdams on Her Broadway Debut in Mary Jane: ‘It Just Got Its Hooks in Me’ by Darryn King

Let’s get this out of the way: Rachel McAdams is not starring in The Notebook on Broadway. The fact that the actress is about to make her Broadway debut in the same season as The Noteboo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Oscar and Emmy Award Winner Helen Hunt to Lead Harold Pinter's Betrayal in Chicago by Darryn King

Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Helen Hunt will star as Emma in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. The production will begin performances in the Albert Theat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

Ted Lasso’s Phil Dunster and Zizi Strallen to Star in Oklahoma! London Concert by Darryn King

Ted Lasso’s Phil Dunster will play Curly opposite West End star Zizi Strallen's Laurey in a London concert production of in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! The concert will play f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PM

Christopher Durang, Tony-Winning Playwright of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Dies at 75 by Darryn King

Christopher Durang, the Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony-winning playwright of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, known for his darkly humorous treatment of taboo subjects, died at his hom…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM

Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and Katie Holmes to Lead Starry Broadway Revival of Our Town by Darryn King

Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and Katie Holmes will lead the starry cast of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, directed by Kenny Leon. The show will begin performances at Broadway's Barrymore Theatre …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42AM

Steve Carell, Alison Pill and All-Star Cast Begin Performances of Broadway's Uncle Vanya by Darryn King

The Lincoln Center Theater production of Uncle Vanya, starring Steve Carell in his Broadway debut, three-time Tony nominee Alfred Molina, William Jackson Harper, Tony nominee Alison Pill a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54AM
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Kelli Barrett and Jessica Vosk to Lead Beaches the Musical at Theatre Calgary by Darryn King

Kelli Barrett and Jessica Vosk will star in the international premiere of Beaches the Musical at Theatre Calgary. Based on the book by Iris Rainer Dart that inspired the movie starring Bette…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM

The Florence Welch-Scored Gatsby Musical Has Its Music and Design Teams by Darryn King

The world-premiere musical Gatsby, an adaptation of the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald with music by international rock star Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine, has its design and music …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

Tony Award Winner Laura Benanti Is Back with Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares by Darryn King

Laura Benanti is bringing her musical comedy show, Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, back to the Minetta Lane Theatre. The show, which premiered with three sold-out performances at the venue in F…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

Disney’s Frozen Welcomes Nicholas Edwards and More to the North American Tour by Darryn King

Nicholas Edwards has joined the North American tour of Frozen as Kristoff, along with a new Young Elsa and a returning Young Anna. The tour, which launched in Los Angeles in 2019, is current…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM

Rachel McAdams Begins Her Debut Broadway Run in Amy Herzog's Mary Jane by Darryn King

Mary Jane, starring Rachel McAdams in her Broadway debut, begins performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on April 2, with an official opening set for April 23. The play is written by …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02AM
Monday, April 1, 2024

Peter Morgan's Political Thriller Patriots, Starring Michael Stuhlbarg, Begins Performances on Broadway by Darryn King

Patriots, a political thriller written by The Crown creator Peter Morgan, begins its limited Broadway engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on April 1, with an official opening set for A…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54AM

Cabaret, Starring Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, Begins Broadway Performances by Darryn King

The acclaimed West End production of Cabaret has come to Broadway, starring Oscar and Tony winner Eddie Redmayne, reprising his Olivier Award-winning performance as the Emcee, and Gayle Rank…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards