Thursday, July 19, 2018
Lin-Manuel Miranda will direct an upcoming movie adaptation of “Tick, Tick…Boom!” with a screenplay by “Dear Evan Hansen” book writer Steven Levenson. The film …
Linked From broadway.news at 03:07PMWednesday, July 18, 2018
“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” is being adapted into a stage musical by Blue Spruce Productions. Scott Delman of Blue Spruce Productions has acquired the live theatrical…
Linked From broadway.news at 04:12PMA casting call for a Broadway production of “Dreamgirls” appeared on industry sites Wednesday. According to a press representative for Sonia Friedman Productions and “Dream…
Linked From broadway.news at 01:50PM“Springsteen on Broadway’ will be filmed for Netflix to appear on the streaming service on Dec. 15, 2018. The Broadway show, currently playing at the Walter Kerr Theatre, is sche…
Linked From broadway.news at 01:11PMTuesday, July 17, 2018
“School of Rock” will play its final performance on Broadway on Jan. 20, 2019. At that point, the musical will have played 1,307 performances and 31 previews at the Winter Garde…
Linked From broadway.news at 12:39PMActors’ Equity has hired a lawyer to conduct its own investigation into claims of harassment at “Chicago” after the death of one of its longtime cast members. The union hir…
Linked From broadway.news at 09:01AMMonday, July 16, 2018
Music Theatre International has filed suit against Theaterpalooza Community Theater Productions Inc. for reportedly failing to pay licensing fees at least 16 musicals. In the suit, MTI claim…
Linked From broadway.news at 11:29PMLoren Lott will take over the lead role of Ti Moune in “Once on This Island,” while Hailey Kilgore recovers from a foot injury, the producers announced Monday. Lott had been part…
Linked From broadway.news at 04:52PM“The Boys in the Band” has recouped its $3.5 million investment after 11 weeks on Broadway, the show’s producers announced Monday. The play, which is produced by David Ston…
Linked From broadway.news at 03:23PMFriday, July 13, 2018
The Gypsy Robe will now be known as the Legacy Robe after a vote from members of Actors’ Equity. The vote comes after the national council of Actors’ Equity decided to change th…
Linked From broadway.news at 11:32AM“The Prom” is moving to the Longacre Theatre, rather than the previously announced Cort Theatre. The performance dates will remain the same, with the show beginning previews on O…
Linked From broadway.news at 10:09AMThursday, July 12, 2018
Dylan Baker and Jason Butler Harner will join Janet McTeer in “Bernhardt/Hamlet” on Broadway this fall. The play, written by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Moritz von Steulpnagel…
Linked From broadway.news at 03:00PM“West Side Story” is coming back to Broadway in December 2019, helmed by Ivo van Hove. The musical, produced by Scott Rudin, will feature new choreography from Anne Teresa De K…
Linked From broadway.news at 01:14PMWith its 6,138th performance Thursday night, “Wicked” will become the sixth longest-running Broadway show in history. “Wicked” opened at the Gershwin Theatre on Oct. …
Linked From broadway.news at 10:30AMWednesday, July 11, 2018
“The Play That Goes Wrong” announced Wednesday that it will no longer close on Broadway this August. In a reversal from its May announcement, the producers said the play will now…
Linked From broadway.news at 12:54PMAlexandra Billings, John Ellison Conlee and Johanna Day will star in the American premiere of “The Nap” this fall. The play, written by Richard Bean and directed by Daniel Sulliv…
Linked From broadway.news at 12:16PMTuesday, July 10, 2018
Jeremy Jordan will star in the Broadway premiere of “American Son” alongside Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale and Eugene Lee. Jordan will play the role of Officer Paul Larkin in…
Linked From broadway.news at 08:00AMJudd Burstein, the independent investigator looking into claims of harassment at “Chicago” after the death of a cast member, plans to finish his investigation in the next two weeks. Burs…
Linked From broadway.news at 05:00AMMonday, July 9, 2018
After winning its latest legal battle, the play “Who’s Holiday!” is eyeing Broadway. A U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of playwright Matthew Lombardo last Friday, agai…
Linked From broadway.news at 03:28PMThe producers of “Chicago” are investigating reports of harassment targeted at a cast member who took his own life last month after being a part of the show’s Broadway revival sinc…
Linked From broadway.news at 08:02AMSunday, July 8, 2018
“SpongeBob SquarePants” will end its run on Sept. 16 due to previously planned renovations at the Palace Theatre, according to the press release. Upon closing, “SpongeBob&#…
Linked From broadway.news at 10:27PMThursday, July 5, 2018
“Straight White Men” has replaced the actor in the role of Ed for the second time in its run. Stephen Payne will replace Denis Arndt in the role, as Arndt has left the production…
Linked From broadway.news at 04:59PMMonday, July 2, 2018
All 41 Broadway theaters will dim their lights Monday night in memory of Dame Gillian Lynne, choreographer for “Cats” and “Phantom of the Opera,” among others. Lynne passed away Sun.…
Linked From broadway.news at 01:09PMShaina Taub has joined Sir Elton John in writing the score for the musical adaptation of “The Devil Wear Prada.” The musical, which is “in development for Broadway,” …
Linked From broadway.news at 12:21PMThursday, June 28, 2018
“Straight White Men” has postponed the date of their first preview by one day to allow additional rehearsal time for a cast member who joined the company earlier this week. The S…
Linked From broadway.news at 06:26PMWill Chase will star alongside Kelli O’Hara in “Kiss Me, Kate” later this season. Chase, who previously starred alongside O’Hara in a 2016 concert production of the m…
Linked From broadway.news at 05:53PM“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will play the Curran theater in San Francisco beginning in the fall of 2019. The play is coming to the Curran Theater as part of a collaborati…
Linked From broadway.news at 01:18PMGlenda Jackson will star in the title role of “King Lear” on Broadway this spring. Produced by Scott Rudin at a to-be-announced theater, the play will begin previews March 6, 20…
Linked From broadway.news at 09:16AMThe lawsuit filed by the Broadway League against several Broadway casting agencies has been settled and dismissed. According to a court document filed Thursday morning, the action has been d…
Linked From broadway.news at 08:40AM“Come From Away” will play the Abbey Theatre in Dublin this winter before its West End premiere in January. The musical will play Dublin from Dec. 6 to Jan. 19, 2019 and then hea…
Linked From broadway.news at 06:00AMWednesday, June 27, 2018
“A Bronx Tale” will close on Aug. 5, after playing 29 previews and 700 regular performances. The musical, which currently features book writer and actor Chazz Palminteri in a sta…
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