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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Exclusive: James Monroe Iglehart and A Wonderful World's Broadway Jazz Band Sing 'It's Tight Like That' by Hayley Levitt

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical touches down on Broadway on October 16, with Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart inhabiting Satchmo himself at Studio 54. Ahead of its first pre…

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Zoey Deutch Knew She Had to Play Our Town's Emily Webb, and the Universe Obliged by Hayley Levitt

Age: 29 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Current Role: Zoey Deutch is making her Broadway debut as Emily Webb in Our Town, a revival of Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning pla…

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John Cardoza and Solea Pfeiffer Join Broadway's Spectacular Spectacular Moulin Rouge! Tonight by Hayley Levitt

John Cardoza and Solea Pfeiffer take the lead at Moulin Rouge! on October 15 as Broadway's newest Christian and Satine. Cardoza and Pfeiffer assume the roles from the musical's original …

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Betsy Wolfe Looks Back on Two Glittering Years with & Juliet by Hayley Levitt

When Betsy Wolfe takes her final bow in & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on October 20, she’ll be one week shy of two years since her first Broadway performance as Anne Hathawa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM

Hear Carolee Carmello, Star of Kimberly Akimbo on Tour, Sing 'Make a Wish' by Hayley Levitt

The national tour of Kimberly Akimbo, Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire's Tony Award-winning musical, has nabbed three-time Tony nominee Carolee Carmello to star in the title role. S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

All Broadway Theaters Will Now Dim Their Lights for Gavin Creel, Maggie Smith and Adrian Bailey by Hayley Levitt

All Broadway theaters will now dim their marquee lights in honor of Gavin Creel, the beloved and Tony-winning actor who died on September 30 at the age of 48 after a brief battle with cancer…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM
Monday, October 7, 2024

The Story Behind Our Town: Building the First Grover's Corners by Hayley Levitt

"Act I: No curtain. No scenery. The audience, arriving, sees an empty stage in half-light." Thornton Wilder (Photo: New York Public Library) Audiences accustomed to the realism of Cliff…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PM
Thursday, October 3, 2024

See Sonya Balsara, Aladdin's Princess Jasmine, Offer This Exclusive Performance of 'These Palace Walls' by Hayley Levitt

Sonya Balsara has been reigning over the desert kingdom of Agrabah (i.e. the New Amsterdam Theatre) for the past two years as Aladdin's Princess Jasmine. That means hundreds of magic carpet …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Sarah Snook to Reprise Award-Winning Solo Performance of The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway This Spring by Hayley Levitt

The rumors are confirmed. Succession star Sarah Snook will make her Broadway debut in the one-woman stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. The piece, which feature…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:36AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Water for Elephants Will Pack Up the Big Top on Broadway in December by Hayley Levitt

Water for Elephants will play its final performance at the Imperial Theatre on December 8. The circus-infused musical had its first preview on February 24 with an official opening on March …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:54PM

Broadway's & Juliet to Welcome Alison Luff, Liam Pearce and Nathan Levy by Hayley Levitt

& Juliet has found the new principal cast members to lead the musical's third year on Broadway. Original cast members Betsy Wolfe (Anne), Ben Jackson Walker (Romeo), Justin David S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM

Tony Winner Annaleigh Ashford Completes Broadway Cast of All In: Comedy About Love by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford completes the Broadway cast of Simon Rich's All In: Comedy About Love, directed by Alex Timbers. Performances begin at the Hudson Theatre on December 1…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM
Monday, September 30, 2024

Gavin Creel, Beloved Tony-Winning Star of Hello, Dolly!, Thoroughly Modern Millie and More, Dies at 48 by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner Gavin Creel, who launched his celebrated Broadway career as Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie, has died after a short battle with cancer. His death was confirmed by h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

Dancer and TikTok Star Charli D'Amelio to Join the Broadway Company of & Juliet by Hayley Levitt

Charli D'Amelio, dancer and social media personality with over 155 million followers on TikTok, will make her Broadway debut in the cast of & Juliet. She joins the ensemble in the danc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM

Gypsy Broadway Revival Completes Featured Cast; Kevin Csolak to Play Tulsa by Hayley Levitt

Featured casting is complete for the Broadway revival of Gypsy, starring Audra McDonald as Momma Rose. Directed by five-time Tony winner George C. Wolfe with choreography by four-time Ton…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:06AM
Saturday, September 28, 2024

Nicole Scherzinger Is Ready for Her Close-Up in Sunset Boulevard, Beginning on Broadway Tonight by Hayley Levitt

Sunset Boulevard, Jamie Lloyd's Olivier Award-winning production starring Nicole Scherzinger as washed-up film actress Norma Desmond, begins performances on Broadway at the St. James Theatr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18AM
Thursday, September 26, 2024

The Hills of California Extends Broadway Run by Two Weeks by Hayley Levitt

Jez Butterworth's The Hills of California has added two weeks to its engagement at the Broadhurst Theatre. Directed by Sam Mendes (who also directed Butterworth's The Ferryman on Broadway…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:54PM

Alyssa Milano Embraces Her Own Strengths and Roxie’s Weaknesses in Her Chicago Broadway Debut by Hayley Levitt

Chicago—John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse’s musical about sex, jazz and cold-blooded murder—exists in the chasm between bitter reality and burlesque-flavored fantasy. One moment, an …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PM

Encores! Urinetown Adds Jordan Fisher, Taran Killam, Keala Settle and More by Hayley Levitt

New York City Center has announced additional casting for its 2025 Encores! productions of Urinetown (February 5-16, 2025) and Love Life (March 26-30, 2025). The cast of Urinetown will…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

Watch Jordan Tyson and John Cardoza, The Notebook's Young Allie and Noah, Sing 'Sadness and Joy' by Hayley Levitt

Jordan Tyson and John Cardoza have a little over a week left as The Notebook's youngest Allie-Noah duo, playing their final performance on October 6. Before they exit the Schoenfeld Theatre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

How Delia Ephron's Left on Tenth Turned From Real-Life Rom-Com to Living Nightmare—and Now a Broadway Show by Hayley Levitt

“I was basically saved by love, medicine, friendship and dogs.” With a tagline that seductive, you could accuse Delia Ephron of pandering to the Hallmark demographic in her book-turned-s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM

Hadestown Overlord Phillip Boykin Takes a Walk to His Broadway Kingdom by Hayley Levitt

You could say Phillip Boykin, with his basso profundo and imposing stage presence, was born to play a mythological villain—and he wouldn't argue with you. "There are several roles that I t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Christopher Ashley Will Be Roundabout Theatre Company's Next Artistic Director by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director of La Jolla Playhouse for the past 17 years, will be the next Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company. He will begin his tenur…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

Musicals Goddess and The Seat of Our Pants to Open at the Public Theater in 2025 by Hayley Levitt

The Public Theater has added two musicals to its 2025 roster: the New York premiere of Goddess, inspired by the African myth of Marimba, opening in spring 2025; and The Seat of Our Pants,�…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Arianna Rosario Stars as Satine in the National Tour of Moulin Rouge! by Hayley Levitt

Arianna Rosario takes over the role of Satine in the national tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical on September 24 at the Detroit Opera House. The show will be in Detroit through October 6, m…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

Stephen Sondheim's Here We Are Sets U.K. Premiere at National Theatre; Season to Feature Rosamund Pike, Juliet Stevenson and More by Hayley Levitt

Rufus Norris has announced his final season of programming as Director of the National Theatre. The slate of productions includes four world premieres, the U.K. premiere of Stephen Sondheim…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

The Notebook's Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson to Join Audra McDonald in Broadway Revival of Gypsy by Hayley Levitt

Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson, Middle and Young Allie in Broadway’s The Notebook, will reunite as sisters Louise as June, respectively, in the upcoming revival of Gypsy, starring Audra McDo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:02AM
Monday, September 23, 2024

Four Reasons We Can't Wait for Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to Go Head to Head in Othello by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

Shakespeare’s Othello is a play overflowing with passion, rage and intrigue. In the upcoming Broadway revival, it will also have two of the most magnetic leading men around pitted against …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jimmy Fallon and More to Join All In on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

All In: Comedy About Love has set additional casting for its Broadway premiere, directed by Alex Timbers. Performances begin at the Hudson Theatre on December 11, led by comedian John Mulan…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM
Friday, September 20, 2024

All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich, Starring John Mulaney, Sets Broadway Creative Team by Hayley Levitt

All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich, previously announced to be coming to Broadway's Hudson Theatre this December, has its creative team. Directed by Alex Timbers, the show will be pe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM

Positively Emerald with Wicked's Mary Kate Morrissey, Episode 7: A Backstage Femininomenon by Hayley Levitt

Mary Kate Morrissey is the latest green girl to take up residence at Broadway's Gershwin Theatre. The Wicked star joins a long line of illustrious Elphabas that came before her (including…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre