All stories by Baz Bamigboye on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Breaking Baz: Regé-Jean Page Readies For Stage Comeback As Star And Producer Of ‘The Great Gatsby’ Adaptation by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Regé-Jean Page, the swaggering Bridgerton star, is banking on starring in a new West End stage adaptation of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s doomed love story of old …

SOURCE: Deadline at 07:00AM

Breaking Baz: Beloved ‘Billy Elliot’ Musical Returning To London’s West End In 2027 For First Time In Eleven Years: “It Still Has Legs,” Say by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Beloved musical Billy Elliot will return to London’s West End in February 2027 eleven years after it ended an acclaimed eleven-year run. Writer Lee Hall’s story follows young…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:00AM
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Breaking Baz: How ‘The Full Monty’ Alum Mark Addy Is Poised To Become The West End’s Unlikeliest Musical Star In ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of H by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Addy (The Full Monty, Game of Thrones) says that starring in a new musical was not something he’d ever imagined doing — that is, until he was sent The Unlikely Pilgrima…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:00AM
Monday, January 26, 2026

Cate Blanchett, Sandra Oh, Nina Hoss & Lorraine Toussaint Add Star Wattage To The UK National Theatre’s 2026 Season by Baz Bamigboye

The UK’s National Theatre has added star wattage to its 2026 season with luminous names such as Cate Blanchett (Tár, Carol), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve, Grey’s Anatomy), Nina Hoss (Hedda) a…

SOURCE: Deadline at 07:16PM
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

A Look Ahead At London’s West End In 2026: Cynthia Erivo, Josh O’Connor, Tilda Swinton & Gary Oldman Among Stars Returning To The Theater by Baz Bamigboye

More and more screen stars will return to their theatrical roots in 2026 to give their stage muscles a workout. Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo is back after a 12-year absence to the West End, as D…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:00AM
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Breaking Baz: ‘Wicked’ Stars Ariana Grande & Jonathan Bailey Eye Reteam For ‘Sunday In The Park With George’ At London’s Barbican In 202 by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Wicked’s Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey are in early planning stages to reunite in a revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:00AM
Friday, December 5, 2025

Breaking Baz: UK Comedy Queen Catherine Tate Discovers Riotous Laughter As The Wicked Fairy In London Palladium Panto ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: British television comedy queen Catherine Tate sashays across the room where rehearsals for Sleeping Beauty, the 10th annual feast of fun (and filth), are taking place. Performa…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:01AM
Thursday, December 4, 2025

Breaking Baz: ‘The Morning Show’s Billy Crudup & ‘Andor’s Denise Gough Reveal Why Their London Stage Version Of ‘High Noon’ Still Reso by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: The clock is ticking as Billy Crudup (The Morning Show) and Denise Gough (Andor) run a scene from Oscar-winning writer Eric Roth’s stage adaptation of High Noon, director Fred …

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:00AM
Monday, December 1, 2025

Breaking Baz: ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Rising Star Arty Froushan Lands Killer Role In London Revamp Of ‘American Psycho’ Stage Musical by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Arty Froushan, who plays Wilson Fisk’s sinister henchman Buck Cashman in Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again, will star as serial killer Patrick Bateman in a revamped revival of th…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:00AM
Thursday, November 27, 2025

Breaking Baz: Why Ian McKellen Was Right When He Told David Shields, Star Of James Graham’s ‘Punch,’ He Should Have His Name Up In Lights by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: The actor David Shields (Masters of the Air, Black Mirror) gives a word-perfect impersonation of Ian McKellen. The theatrical knight saw Shields backstage following a performance …

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:19AM
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘The BFG’ Takes One Giant Step & Reveals Pics Ahead Of First Performance by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has something astronomic to boast about – the first look image of The BFG, the colossal star of its stage spectacle adapted from Roa…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:59AM
Friday, November 21, 2025

Breaking Baz: Chiwetel Ejiofor Signs On As Creative For West End-Bound Musical ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’, Newcomer Alistair Nwachukwu Cast by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy star Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined the creative team of Royal Shakespeare Company show The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – a project close to his…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:00AM
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Breaking Baz: ‘Stranger Things’ Star Sadie Sink Will Make London West End Stage Debut In ‘Romeo & Juliet’ With ‘Hamnet’s’ Noah Jupe by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Stranger Things star Sadie Sink will make her London stage bow as Juliet in a production of Romeo & Juliet that hot director Robert Icke will helm in March, Deadline can r…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:00AM
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Breaking Baz: ‘Paddington: The Musical’ In London’s West End Is Fueled By Magic Ingredient – Marmalade by Baz Bamigboye

Marmalade rules! Paddington: The Musical, about the beloved Peruvian bear, is previewing at London’s Savoy Theatre ahead of a gala official opening night on November 30. Director Luke She…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:22PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Tilda Swinton & Gary Oldman Return To The London Stage To Celebrate The Royal Court Theatre’s 70th Anniversary by Baz Bamigboye

Tilda Swinton is returning to the stage for the first time in more than 35 years as part of the Royal Court Theatre’s 70th anniversary celebrations, which will see Gary Oldman back at the …

SOURCE: Deadline at 08:04AM
Friday, October 3, 2025

Breaking Baz: London’s Wessex Grove Negotiating Transfer Of Cate Blanchett & Emma Corrin’s Hot Ticket ‘The Seagull’ To New York by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Adorning the office wall of Benjamin Lowy and Emily Vaughan-Barratt’s Wessex Grove theatrical production company is a selection of esoteric images featuring Cate Blanchett, Emma…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:04AM
Thursday, September 25, 2025

John Lithgow’s ‘Giant’ Producers Brian & Dayna Lee Strike First-Look Deal With London’s Royal Court Theatre – Breaking Baz   by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: London’s Royal Court Theatre has entered into an exclusive first-look deal with New York-based producers Brian and Dayna Lee. The pair helped usher Mark Rosenblatt’s hit debu…

SOURCE: Deadline at 07:00AM
Monday, September 15, 2025

‘Morning Show’s Billy Crudup & ‘Andor’s Denise Gough To Star In Stage Version Of Western Classic ‘High Noon’ by Baz Bamigboye

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show’s Emmy award winner, and Andor’s Denise Gough will star in the world premiere production of classic movie western High Noon in London’s West End thi…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:59AM
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Breaking Baz: Kenneth Branagh & Helen Hunt Bring Star Power To Royal Shakespeare Company In ‘The Tempest’ & ‘The Cherry Orchard’ by Baz Bamigboye

Kenneth Branagh, a titan of the stage, returns to his Royal Shakespeare Company roots for the first time in more than three decades next year to star as Prospero in The Tempest, directed b…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:01PM
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Breaking Baz: Scorching Verdict For Rosamund Pike’s Judge In Suzie Miller Play ‘Inter Alia’ At London’s National Theatre  by Baz Bamigboye

Rosamund Pike gives a scorching central performance in the world premiere of Inter Alia at the National Theatre, playwright Suzie Miller’s follow-up to Prima Facie, which won Tony and O…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:39PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Breaking Baz: ‘Downton Abbey’s Elizabeth McGovern On Saying Goodbye To Lady Cora And Chronicling Ava Gardner On Stage by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth McGovern is fired up when she talks about sensuous silver screen goddess Ava Gardner, whom the Downton Abbey star portrays in a stage show that hits New York next week…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:21PM
Friday, July 4, 2025

Breaking Baz: Tony Award Winner Nicole Scherzinger Is “Over The Moon” About Royal Albert Hall Solo Concert Debut by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Scherzinger, recently anointed Best Actress In A Musical at the Tony Awards for her powerhouse performance in  director Jamie Lloyd’s production of Sunset Boulevard, t…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:29AM
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Breaking Baz: London Palladium Hit ‘Evita’ Could Move Straight To Broadway As Rachel Zegler & Jamie Lloyd Cry: “Don’t Wait For Me Argentin by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Lloyd (Sunset Boulevard) is not prepared to sit on his hands and wait another two years to take the electrifying West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s�…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:18AM
Monday, June 30, 2025

Susan Sarandon Will Make London Stage Debut Starring With Andrea Riseborough In Tracy Letts Play ‘Mary Page Marlowe’ by Baz Bamigboye

Oscar winner Susan Sarandon said she’s “terrified but excited” to be making her UK stage debut this fall at London’s The Old Vic Theatre starring with Academy Award nominee Andrea R…

SOURCE: Deadline at 07:00PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Breaking Baz: Here Comes The Judge! First Look At ‘Gone Girl’ Rosamund Pike Playing A Karaoke-Loving Justice In National Theatre Debut ‘Inter Al by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike is captured in our exclusive first look at the actress wearing her Crown Court judge robes, red tippet and wig for her role in Suzie Miller’s new …

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:00AM
Friday, June 20, 2025

Breaking Baz: Red-Hot Rachel Zegler Soars In ‘Evita’ London Palladium Previews, Heating Up The Box Office As Chatter Turns To 2027 Broadway Transf by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) is a sensation as her voice soars through the London Palladium’s auditorium — and beyond — portraying Eva Perón in Evita, the classic Tim R…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:34PM
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Breaking Baz: As ‘Mamma Mia!’ Returns To Broadway, Sabrina Carpenter Eyed For Third Movie & TV Version Might Be Coming, Producer Judy Craymer by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Judy Craymer is the (dancing) queen, ruler of all things related to the Mamma Mia! stage musical and its movie iterations. Her default position is to remain tight-lipped about a…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:00AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Breaking Baz: ‘Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo Will Sink Her Teeth Into 23 Roles For ‘Dracula’ In London’s West End by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo will play Bram Stoker’s demonic vampire and 22 other roles in Dracula, a one-woman theatrical extravaganza set for next year in London’s West End, f…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Breaking Baz: Jennifer Garner Joins Producing Team Turning ‘13 Going On 30’ Into A Stage Musical by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Garner, star of the 2004 romantic comedy 13 Going on 30, will be executive producer of the stage musical based on the beloved movie. The show’s director Andy Fickman a…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:00PM
Thursday, May 1, 2025

Breaking Baz: Oscar-Nominated Stars Colman Domingo & Jeremy Strong In Talks To Make Their Debuts At UK’s National Theatre by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated actors Colman Domingo and Jeremy Strong are in discussions about making their debuts at London’s National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham, the landmark institution’…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:02PM
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Paul Mescal, Letitia Wright, Monica Barbaro And Nicola Coughlan To Make Star Debuts At London’s National Theatre by Baz Bamigboye

Gladiator II’s Paul Mescal, A Complete Unknown’s Monica Barbaro, Black Panther’s Letitia Wright and Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan will be making their debuts at the National Th…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:25PM

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off