Thursday, August 15, 2019
Put on your pink and get ready to celebrate! The cast for the National Tour of the Broadway hit Mean Girls has been announced. Previously, the “Plastics” have been announced , with Maria…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:31PMThe epic two-part play The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez, coming to the Great White Way following a successful London production, begins previews on Broadway on September 27, 2019. Producers …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:29AMTuesday, August 13, 2019
Paula Vogel’s 1997 play How I Learned to Drive is poised after almost two decades to make it Broadway premiere via Manhattan Theatre Club. The production, directed by original director Mar…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:24PMThe train to Hadestown may be stopping in your neighborhood. The 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Musical Hadestown will begin a North American Tour in the Fall of 2020. The musical, written …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:27AMThe forthcoming Broadway premiere of the Jeremy O. Harris drama Slave Play has a full cast. Producers announced today that Ato Blankson-Wood, James Cusati-Moyer, Sullivan Jones, Chalia La To…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:18AMThe yuletide just got a whole lot merrier on the Great White Way. The Old Vic production of A Christmas Carol, adapted from the Charles Dickens classic by Jack Thorne, is headed to Broadway …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:13AMMonday, August 12, 2019
Diana: A New Musical, a theatrical piece that tells the true story of Lady Diana Spencer who would go on to marry Britain’s Prince Charles and become everyone’s favorite princess, is hea…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:28PMThe Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, based on the first book (2005) in the popular book series by Rick Riordan, enjoyed a well-received, six-week, sold-out run at Off-Broadway’s…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:49PMWednesday, August 7, 2019
Coming hot on the heels of the news that The Illusionists will return to Broadway this holiday season, we learn that our favorite masters of magic are West Coast bound. The Illusionists – …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:02PMMonday, August 5, 2019
The Broadway-bound production of Bess Wohl’s Grand Horizons, part of the exciting season curated by Second Stage Theatre, has announced a cast. Beginning previews at Broadway’s Helen Hay…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:51PMThings aren’t always what they seem, especially amidst the magic of the holidays. After a popular yuletide visit on Broadway in 2018, The Illusionists – Magic Of The Holidays will retu…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 09:57AMThursday, August 1, 2019
Speculation about if and when the musical SIX would be coming to Broadway can finally come to an end. The musical, which has proven an enormous hit in London’s West End, as well as in a pr…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:24PMMonday, July 29, 2019
Christopher Hampton, the playwright behind Les Liaisons Dangereuses, will see the American premiere of his play The Height of the Storm take shape at Manhattan Theatre Club this fall. Under …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:40PMFriday, July 26, 2019
There are myriad types of professional theater out there, and people who aren’t familiar with the vernacular of the business may not understand the various terms used to identify them. Wor…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:30AMWe may be smack in the sweltering center of summer, but it is never too early to be planning ahead for Christmas. The 2019 National Tour of White Christmas is getting ahead of the game, anno…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:33AMThe hit Broadway musical Mean Girls, that continues to delight audiences at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre, is readying for its National Tour. With a launch commencing in Buffalo, New Yo…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 09:12AMThursday, July 25, 2019
Two-time Tony Award winner and musical theatre legend Chita Rivera and 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Featured Actress in a Play Celia Keenan-Bolger will, together, headline the Broadway Ba…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:47PMHarry Connick, Jr, star of such Broadway revivals as The Pajama Game and On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, will be making his return to the Great White Way. The piano-playing crooner will …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:30AMWednesday, July 24, 2019
Broadway treasure hunters seeking out autographs, memorabilia, collectibles, and exciting face-to-face moments with some of Broadway’s biggest stars, it is that time of year again. The Bro…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:38PMTuesday, July 23, 2019
The Broadway-bound production of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical setting its sights at crossing the pond from London’s West End this fall has announced a cast. Under the direction of Phyl…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:53AMThursday, July 18, 2019
Robert Schenkkan’s play The Great Society, a companion piece to his hit from a few seasons back All The Way, is making its way to Broadway. The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright c…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:08AMWednesday, July 17, 2019
Actor Nick Robinson, known predominantly to film audiences for playing the title role in Love, Simon, will join the Broadway production of To Kill A Mockingbird. He will assume the role of …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:20PMTim Rice (lyrics) and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s (music) rock musical phenomenon Jesus Christ Superstar is turning 50 and in celebration of that milestone an Olivier Award-winning anniversary t…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:27PMTuesday, July 16, 2019
The long-running hit musical Waitress, currently playing at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre, has just entered the final six-months of its celebrated run. Producers of the musical announ…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:09AMThursday, July 11, 2019
Producers Greg Nobile and Jana Shea of Seaview Productions, Troy Carter, Level Forward, and Nine Stories, founded by Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker have announced a new play for…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:00PMWednesday, July 10, 2019
It is no secret that audiences are looking forward to West Side Story in the coming year, whether its Steven Spielberg’s forthcoming big-screen version or the upcoming Broadway revival sch…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:47PMTuesday, July 9, 2019
The hit, Tony-winning Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen has announced some new casting news. Mallory Becht, who currently plays the role of Zoe Murphy, will be departing the production on Ju…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:20PMThough the exquisitely crafted revival of My Fair Lady has concluded a glorious run at Lincoln Center Theatre, the Bartlett Sher helmed production will continue to live on in an upcoming Nat…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:52AMThe hit Broadway production of Waitress continues to make exciting casting choices, and the latest addition to the cast at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre continues with that tradition. When Eri…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:30AMMonday, July 1, 2019
Jukebox musicals, especially those that tell the biographical tale of their titular subjects, seem to be all the rage in recent years. That trend won’t be going away anytime soon as a biog…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:56PM“Everybody Say Yeah” because musical theatre enthusiasts will soon be able to stream the long-running, hit musical Kinky Boots in the comfort of their own home. BroadwayHD, the premiere …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:21PM 
