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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Josh Groban to Host the 2024 Jimmy Awards by Hayley Levitt

Two-time Tony nominee Josh Groban will host the 15th Annual Jimmy Awards, to be held on June 24 at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre. A showcase of the country's top high school musical theater ta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM

Julianne Hough and Utkarsh Ambudkar to Co-Host The Tony Awards: Act One by Hayley Levitt

Julianne Hough and Utkarsh Ambudkar will co-host The Tony Awards: Act One, a live pre-show ahead of the official Tony Awards ceremony. Available to viewers for free on Pluto TV, the show w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM
Thursday, May 30, 2024

The Great Gatsby’s Sara Chase Speaks Out About Cancer Diagnosis: ‘I'm Living My Greatest Dream and My Nightmare’ by Hayley Levitt

“When my doctor told me the diagnosis, I said, ‘I promise you if I get through this, I will speak about it.’” Sara Chase is already making good on that promise—a show of faith that…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM

Empire: The Musical, Directed by Cady Huffman, to Premiere at New World Stages This Summer by Hayley Levitt

Empire: The Musical, a new musical centered around the history of the Empire State Building, will premiere this summer with a 12-week limited engagement at New World Stages. Directed by Ton…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:02PM

Road to the Jimmys, Episode 5: Nurturing Talent at the Jerry Awards in Madison, WI by Hayley Levitt

If the Tony Awards speak to what’s happening on Broadway now, the Jimmy Awards provide a forecast of Broadway's future. Formally known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

From Wicked to Lempicka, Tony Nominee Eden Espinosa Walks Through Her Broadway Resume by Hayley Levitt

Eden Espinosa has one of Broadway's most recognizable voices—a strong, clear belt that has earned her a lifelong coterie of fans, some of whom still gift her Wicked-related trinkets in hon…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Gypsy, Starring Audra McDonald as Momma Rose, to Reopen Broadway's Majestic Theatre by Hayley Levitt

Gypsy, the musical by Jule Styne, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim, will be revived on Broadway with six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald starring as Momma Rose. The production wil…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM

Michael Urie to Join Sutton Foster in Once Upon a Mattress on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Michael Urie will join Sutton Foster in the Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress this summer. Urie returns to the role of Prince Dauntless while Foster reprises her performance as Winn…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Stephanie Mills, Original Dorothy in The Wiz, to Join Broadway's Hadestown as Hermes by Hayley Levitt

Stephanie Mills, best known for her performance as Dorothy in the original 1975 production of The Wiz, will return to Broadway as Hermes in the Tony-winning musical Hadestown. She replac…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM

Tatiana Maslany, Tavi Gevinson and More to Share Lead Role in Off-Broadway Premiere of Marin Ireland's Pre-Existing Condition by Hayley Levitt

Pre-Existing Condition, a new play written by Tony-nominated actor Marin Ireland, will premiere off-Broadway this summer in the Connelly Theater's intimate 60-seat Upstairs space. Directed …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM

Richard Sherman, of the Sherman Brothers Team Behind Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and More, Dies at 95 by Hayley Levitt

Richard M. Sherman, half of the award-winning sibling songwriting team behind Disney’s Mary Poppins, died on May 25 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hill, CA. The news was confirm…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM

Andrew Barth Feldman and Sarah Hyland Clock in at Little Shop of Horrors by Hayley Levitt

Andrew Barth Feldman and Sarah Hyland begin their runs as Seymour and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre on May 28. They follow in the footsteps of Corbin Bleu and Ji…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42AM
Friday, May 24, 2024

Suffs Director Leigh Silverman Is Nominated for Her Second Tony—and This Time, She Appreciates the Company by Hayley Levitt

Few things are more agonizing than the lethargy of progress. Shaina Taub’s musical Suffs theatricalizes just the last seven years of the fight for the 19th Amendment, and even without the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Thursday, May 23, 2024

Uncle Vanya's William Jackson Harper Turns Ennui Into a Tony Nomination by Hayley Levitt

William Jackson Harper has traded one version of angst for another. Best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the morally anguished Chidi Anagonye in NBC's The Good Place, he now plays Ast…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM

Road to the Jimmys, Episode 4: Building Camaraderie at the Stars of Tomorrow Program in Rochester, NY by Hayley Levitt

If the Tony Awards speak to what’s happening on Broadway now, the Jimmy Awards provide a forecast of Broadway's future. Formally known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

The Outsiders' Brody Grant, Joshua Boone and Sky Lakota-Lynch React to Their Tony Nominations by Hayley Levitt

Of The Outsiders' 12 Tony nominations, three have been claimed by a trio of Greasers who rumble hard and love harder at the Barnard B. Jacobs Theatre. Brody Grant earned a Lead Actor in a …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

Hell's Kitchen Star Shoshana Bean Puts the R&B; in Broadway, Singing Alicia Keys' 'Teenage Love Affair' by Hayley Levitt

Shoshana Bean is now a two-time Tony Award nominee. The former Elphaba, famous for her acrobatic riffing, earned her first nod in 2022 for her featured performance in Mr. Saturday Night, a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12AM
Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Tony Winner Alex Newell to Perform Alex Newell and the Gospel of a Diva at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre by Hayley Levitt

Alex Newell and the Gospel of a Diva, a solo show written and performed by its title Tony Award-winning star, will have three performances at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre from June 27 thr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM

Philadelphia's Wilma Theater to Receive 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award by Hayley Levitt

The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, PA has been selected as the 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award winner. The honor, recognizing a regional theater company that has displayed a continuous leve…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Monday, May 20, 2024

Clooney and Downey and Farrow, Oh My! A Star-Powered Broadway Season Begins to Take Shape by Hayley Levitt

Broadway and Hollywood have long enjoyed a healthy symbiosis. Film stars face their fears of live theater while fulfilling a lifelong artistic ambition. Broadway gets a much-needed bump in a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Friday, May 17, 2024

Alan Mingo Jr. to Replace Wayne Brady in the Title Role in The Wiz on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Alan Mingo Jr. will reprise his title performance in The Wiz, joining the featured Broadway cast at the Marquis Theatre on June 13. He replaces Wayne Brady, who plays his final performance…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Once Upon a Mattress, Starring Sutton Foster, to Open on Broadway This Summer by Hayley Levitt

Once Upon a Mattress, the recent New York City Center Encores! production led by Sutton Foster, will move to Broadway this summer. Directed by Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM
Thursday, May 16, 2024

Road to the Jimmys, Episode 3: Opening Doors for Students Through Wisconsin's Center Stage High School Musical Theater Program by Hayley Levitt

If the Tony Awards speak to what’s happening on Broadway now, the Jimmy Awards provide a forecast of Broadway's future. Formally known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM

The Notebook's Tony-Nominated Stars, Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood, Redefine the Romantic Lead on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Whereas the 2004 film version of The Notebook noticably kept the camera lens glued to its two young stars, the story's musical adapters—book writer Bekah Brunstetter and composer Ingrid M…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

Roger Bart Sings Back to the Future's Broadway Ballad, 'For the Dreamers' by Hayley Levitt

Roger Bart recently earned his third career Tony nomination for his performance as Doc Brown in Back to the Future at the Winter Garden Theatre (he became a Tony winner his first time aroun…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

The 2024 Chita Rivera Award Nominees Honor the Icon Who Lent Her Name to the Annual Celebration of Dance by Hayley Levitt

Amid a busy awards season where actors, writers, directors and the like are flooded with accolades, the Chita Rivera Awards pauses on the dancers and choreographers that bring music to life …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:24AM
Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Alex Michaels, Best Known as Alexis Michelle, to Star in La Cage aux Folles at Barrington Stage by Hayley Levitt

Alex Michaels—better known as drag queen Alexis Michelle—will lead the Barrington Stage Company production of La Cage aux Folles as Albin alongside Tom Story as Georges. Directed by Mi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:48PM

Maia Reficco Sets Broadway Debut as Hadestown's Next Eurydice by Hayley Levitt

Maia Reficco, best known for her role as Noa Olivar in the HBO Max series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, will make her Broadway debut as Eurydice in the Tony-winning musical Hadestow…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Darren Criss and Helen J Shen to Star in Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Darren Criss will return to Broadway opposite Helen J Shen in the romantic musical comedy, Maybe Happy Ending. Featuring music by Will Aronson, lyrics by…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM
Monday, May 13, 2024

Samm-Art Williams, Tony-Nominated Playwright of Home, Has Died at 78 by Hayley Levitt

Samm-Art Williams—Tony-nominated writer of the play Home, which begins preview performances of its first-ever Broadway revival on Friday, May 17 at Roundabout Theatre Company's Todd Haime…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:24PM

Kara Young to Lead World-Premiere Play by Douglas Lyons at MCC; Robert O'Hara Premiere Also Joins 2024-25 Season by Hayley Levitt

Two world-premiere plays have joined MCC's Theater's 2024-25 season, kicking off in August with the world premiere of Table 17, written by Douglas Lyons (Chicken & Biscuits) and directe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PM

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