Magic Mike The Musical is aiming to heat up the musical stage and producers aren’t afraid to lose their shirts (so to speak). Producers Channing Tatum, Steven Soderbergh, Gregory Jacobs, N…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:51PMSix-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon will share the stage in a Broadway-bound revival of Terrence McNally’s play Frankie and Johnny …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:13PMThe Broadway production of Waitress has found its new “Ogie”, which it turns out, is an old “Ogie”. Eddie Jemison, who played the character in the 2007 film version of Waitress, will…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:33AMFox’s live broadcast of the hit musical Rent is coming up, and rehearsals are well under way and designers are working their magic to bring the production to life. As the Sunday, January 2…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:49PMThe Broadway musical School of Rock might be ending its run at the Winter Garden Theatre on January 20, 2019, but that doesn’t mean the show won’t go out with a bang. The Andrew Lloyd We…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:21PMThe Disney production of Frozen is about to greet some new faces in the cast of the hit Broadway production. The role of Olaf, the optimistic snowman, will be played by Ryann Redmond, the fi…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:40PMFollowing a celebrated run at the Greenwich House Theatre, an extension of its New York Theatre Workshop premiere, Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me will transfer to Broadw…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:07AMThe Drama Book Shop, an iconic institution of the New York Theatre District, was about to close its doors for good. Due to escalating rent costs at its 40th Street location, the owners had n…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:33AMBroadway’s critically acclaimed new play The Ferryman is about to have an influx of new cast members. The play by Jez Butterworth that came to the Great White Way under the direction of Sa…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:41AMDo you know a theatre instructor teaching in the Kindergarten to 12th Grade who is going above and beyond to inspire the next generation of theatre artists and audiences? If so, it is time t…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:16PMThe Broadway musical Kinky Boots, which is in the final stretch of its run at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, will see the return of actor Andy Kelso in the role of Charlie Price in the long-runn…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:24PMNicholas Sparks’ popular 1996 novel The Notebook and its subsequent 2004 hit movie are headed for the musical stage. Producers Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch in association with Nich…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:30AMThe Tony Award-winning Best Play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts I and II, is preparing a new cast to enter the Broadway production. Producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:00PMPop 80s/90s icon Joey McIntyre, whose rise to stardom came with his membership in the band New Kids on the Block, will be joining the Broadway production of Waitress in the role of Dr. Pomat…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:51PMThe Lincoln Center Theatre production of The King and I, which opened on Broadway in 2015 and garnered Tony Awards for Kelli O’Hara and Ruthie Ann Miles, then transferred to London’s Wes…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:48PMTony-nominated Broadway star Adam Pascal will join the production of the Broadway musical Pretty Woman. Pascal, who best remembered for originating the role of “Roger” in the original 19…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:33PMAcademy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr (Jerry Maguire), who played Billy Flynn in the Broadway revival of Chicago from October 6 to November 18 in 2018, will return to the production fo…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:17PMWhat’s better than opening a Christmas present and finding a friend or loved one has thoughtfully gifted you with the music of Broadway? This past year has been packed with the releases of…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:07PMThe end of every year comes with a handful of Broadway plays, musicals, and special events departing the Great White Way, making room for the new. There are many terrific shows that will be …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:26AMTony Award winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon) will return to the Broadway revival of Once on This Island for the show’s final week of performances. Salonga, who originated the role of the go…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:05PMThe innovative Bard Summerscape production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Oklahoma!, that received critical and audience raves during its run at St. Ann’s Warehouse this fall, will…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:12PMProducers of the hit Broadway musical Beautiful – The Carole King Musical have announced that Chilina Kennedy will return to the role of the singer-songwriter starting January 3, 2019. Ken…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:02PMFormer American Football running back Tiki Barber, who played for the New York Giants of the National Football League for ten seasons, is adding acting in a Broadway musical to his resume. B…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:26PMAcademy Award-winning star Faye Dunaway will make her triumphant return to the Broadway stage. After an absence of over thirty-five years, Dunaway will star in Matthew Lombardo’s Tea at Fi…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:24PMDear Evan Hansen has proven to be a phenomenon of the musical theatre stage, spreading its messages of connection and conclusion to theatregoers on Broadway and through its National Tour. Ac…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:01PMThe Broadway production of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical is set to close on December 30, 2018, but audiences can still catch the jukebox musical celebration of the titular singer when the…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:49PMFans of the musical Hadestown will be excited to hear that the eagerly-anticipated show will make its journey to Broadway this spring following widespread acclaim at London’s National Thea…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 07:39PMThe forthcoming (and the first revival) of Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Burn This, set to open on Broadway this spring, had already announced earlier this year that Keri Ru…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:13PMThe blockbuster world-famous magic spectacular, The Illusionists – Magic of the Holidays, will open this Friday, November 23 at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre. The special holiday engagement…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:25AMThe title might be a mouthful, but considering the cast and creative team that has been assembled, Ruben & Clay’s First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Sh…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:11PMMoulin Rouge!, the stage musical adaptation of the hit 2001 film of the same name, has been on the radar for some time and now it will officially make its predicted journey to Broadway. Carm…
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