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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Chicago Run of Broadway-Bound Six Honored with Five Jeff Award Nominations by Andy Lefkowitz

Nominations are here for the 2019 Jeff Equity Awards, honoring the best in Chicago theater opening in the 2018-2019 season. Among the nominees is the smash new musical Six, which played Chic…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Kyle Scatliffe Reprises Touring Turn in Broadway's Hamilton for Limited Run by Andy Lefkowitz

Kyle Scatliffe, the multi-talented star recently seen on tour as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton, steps into the Broadway production for a limited engagement from September…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PM

Hercules Gets Additional Performance in Central Park by Andy Lefkowitz

The Public Theater has announced an additional showtime to the hot-ticket Public Works production of Hercules. The free weeklong run will now include a performance on September 4 at 8:00pm i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

The Lehman Trilogy Will Transfer to Broadway in 2020 by Andy Lefkowitz

Following a sold-out 2019 New York premiere at Park Avenue Armory and an Olivier-nominated staging with London's National Theatre, Stefano Massini's epic new play The Lehman Trilogy will mov…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

Emily Blunt Signs On for Wild Mountain Thyme, Film Adaptation of Outside Mullingar by Andy Lefkowitz

Emily Blunt, the acclaimed actress most recently seen on-screen in Mary Poppins Returns, will headline the new film Wild Mountain Thyme, adapted from John Patrick Shanley's 2014 Broadway p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

Ferryman Alum Fra Fee Joins Remount of Translations at London's National by Andy Lefkowitz

Fra Fee, a rising star who made his Broadway debut last fall in The Ferryman, has joined the cast of the National Theatre's upcoming return engagement of Brian Friel's modern classic Transla…

SOURCE: Theatre.com at 11:20AM
Friday, August 23, 2019

Forbidden Broadway Sets Off-Broadway Return with Spoofs of Dear Evan Hansen, Hadestown & More by Andy Lefkowitz

Forbidden Broadway, Gerard Alessandrini's award-winning musical spoof of all things theater, is returning to New York after a five-year absence. The all-new edition, titled Forbidden Broadwa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM

Moulin Rouge! The Musical Sets Digital Release Date for Original Cast Album by Andy Lefkowitz

The highly anticipated cast album for Broadway's sparkling new musical Moulin Rouge! has scheduled a digital release date of August 30. The cast recording will be available via all digital a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM

Broadway's Phantom of the Opera to Welcome Meghan Picerno, John Riddle & Bradley Dean to the Cast by Andy Lefkowitz

A trio of new cast members will step into the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera this fall. Beginning on September 11, John Riddle and Bradley Dean will take over as Raoul and M…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM
Thursday, August 22, 2019

Bess Wohl's Acclaimed Make Believe Receives One-Week Extension from Second Stage by Andy Lefkowitz

Second Stage has announced a weeklong extension to Bess Wohl's celebrated new play Make Believe. Originally announced to run through September 15, the production will now conclude its engage…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:36PM

Michael Benjamin Washington to Headline Anna Deavere Smith's Solo Play Fires in the Mirror Off-Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre has announced Michael Benjamin Washington as star of its upcoming revival of Anna Deavere Smith's solo play Fires in the Mirror. The previously announced p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

The Shining Is Being Adapted for the Stage by Simon Stephens & Ivo van Hove by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony winners Simon Stephens and Ivo van Hove are at work on a stage adaptation of Stephen King's dark 1977 novel The Shining, according to Forbes. The play is expected to debut in London'…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

Douglas Sills & Alexandra Socha to Lead Mack & Mabel, Brian Stokes Mitchell & Kate Baldwin Set for Love Life at Encores! by Andy Lefkowitz

City Center Encores! has announced initial casting for the first two shows of its previously announced 2020 season. Tony nominee Douglas Sills will co-star alongside Alexandra Socha in Mack …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM
Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Clinton Greenspan to Make Broadway Debut in Title Role of Aladdin by Andy Lefkowitz

Aladdin tour star Clinton Greenspan will take a magic carpet ride to Broadway next month, reprising his celebrated turn in the musical's title role beginning on September 13. Disney Theatica…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PM

Gideon Glick to Play Seymour in Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors for Two Weeks by Andy Lefkowitz

Gideon Glick, Tony-nominated standout of To Kill a Mockingbird, has signed on to fill in for his former Spring Awakening co-star Jonathan Groff in the upcoming off-Broadway revival of Little…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PM

Kevin Chamberlin & Matthew Wilkas Join Starry Little Shop of Horrors at Pasadena Playhouse by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for Pasadena Playhouse's upcoming star-packed staging of Little Shop of Horrors. The previously announced production, directed by Mike Donahue and choreographed by Will …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PM

Everybody's Talking About Jamie Movie Musical Set for Fall 2020 Release by Andy Lefkowitz

The eagerly anticipated movie musical adaptation of the Olivier-nominated smash hit Everybody's Talking About Jamie has scheduled a release date of October 23, 2020, according to Deadline. T…

SOURCE: Theatre.com at 11:39AM
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Jordin Sparks Sets Broadway Return as Jenna in Waitress by Andy Lefkowitz

Almost a decade after her 2010 Broadway debut in In the Heights, multi-platinum recording artist Jordin Sparks will head back to Broadway next month, taking over the lead role of Jenna in Wa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Alice Ripley to Be Joined by Nicholas Rodriguez & More in Sunset Boulevard at North Shore Music Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for North Shore Music Theatre's upcoming staging of the Tony-winning musical Sunset Boulevard. The previously announced production, starring Tony winner Alice Ripley as N…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Complete Casting Announced for World Premiere Musical The Wrong Man by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting is here for The Wrong Man, a brand-new musical set to make its world premiere with off-Broadway's MCC Theater this fall. The previously announced production, starring Joshua Hen…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Carmen Cusack, Tony Yazbeck & Harry Hadden-Paton to Headline New Broadway Musical Flying Over Sunset by Andy Lefkowitz

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the upcoming Broadway staging of Flying Over Sunset, a new musical written and directed by James Lapine (Falsettos) and featuring music by Tom Kitt (Nex…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

Primary Stages Announces World Premiere Play On That Day in Amsterdam by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Primary Stages has scheduled the world premiere staging of On That Day in Amsterdam, a new play written by Clarence Coo (The Birds of Empathy) directed by Kareem Fahmy (Once).…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM

Todrick Hall & Colleen Ballinger Begin Shifts in Waitress on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Multi-talented performers Todrick Hall and Colleen Ballinger join the company of the Tony-nominated musical Waitress on August 20. The pair takes over the roles of Ogie and Dawn from Noah Ga…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:54AM
Monday, August 19, 2019

Chris McCarrell to Reprise His Starring Turn in The Lightning Thief on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting has been announced for the eagerly anticipated Broadway transfer of The Lightning Thief, the rollicking stage adaptation of Rick Riordan's young adult fantasy novel. The previou…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM
Friday, August 16, 2019

Kingsley Leggs & More Join Off-Broadway Revival of Little Shop of Horrors by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting is here for the hotly anticipated new off-Broadway staging of Little Shop of Horrors. The previously announced production, directed by Tony winner Michael Mayer, will begin prev…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PM
Thursday, August 15, 2019

Mary Beth Peil & More to Join Corey Stoll & Nadia Bowers in Macbeth at Classic Stage by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for Classic Stage Company's upcoming revival of Shakespeare's iconic tragedy Macbeth. The previously announced production, directed by CSC Artistic Director John Doyle, i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33PM

American Son Film Sets November Debut Date on Netflix by Andy Lefkowitz

Netflix has scheduled a November 1 release for the upcoming screen adaptation of Christopher Demos-Brown's star-packed Broadway-debut play American Son. In advance of the Netflix release, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM

Kyle Soller, John Benjamin Hickey, Lois Smith & More to Appear in The Inheritance on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting has been announced for the highly anticipated Broadway transfer of Matthew Lopez's Olivier-winning two-part epic The Inheritance. The previously announced production, directed by Ton…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:03AM

Patricia Hodge to Join Toby Stephens & Claire Skinner in West End Revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg by Andy Lefkowitz

Olivier-winning actress Patricia Hodge will return to London's West End this fall, taking on the role of Grace in the new revival of Peter Nichols' 1967 play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:03AM
Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Christiane Noll, Jessica Phillips & Dear Evan Hansen Tour Stars Will Reprise Turns on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The Tony-winning Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen will welcome a number of stars from its first national touring production this fall. Among the new Broadway cast members will be Tony nomi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:33AM

Patricia Hodge to Join Toby Stephens & Claire Skinner in West End Revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg by Andy Lefkowitz

Olivier-winning actress Patricia Hodge will return to London's West End this fall, taking on the role of Grace in the new revival of Peter Nichols' 1967 play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. …

SOURCE: Theatre.com at 11:28AM