Friday, January 15, 2021
Philip J. Smith, chairman emeritus of the Shubert Organization, passed away Friday at the age of 89. Smith died from complications due to COVID-19, his daughters Linda Phillips and Jennifer …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:54PMThursday, January 14, 2021
The pre-Broadway run of “The Devil Wears Prada” musical has pushed back by one year. The musical, which is set to make its world premiere in Chicago, will now start previews in July 20…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:23AMWednesday, January 13, 2021
Members of the Broadway community are awaiting further guidance on Save Our Stages legislation after the passage of the landmark relief bill last month. Save Our Stages was signed into law…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMTuesday, January 12, 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined a plan Tuesday to stage outdoor concerts and create jobs for artists this winter in an effort to accelerate the return of arts and Broadway to the state. In the …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:57PMMonday, January 11, 2021
Manhattan Theatre Club will present the Broadway premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s “Skeleton Crew” in winter 2022, the theater company announced Monday. This joins its previously ann…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:31AMThursday, January 7, 2021
“Mean Girls” will not return to Broadway when theaters reopen, the musical announced Thursday. The production had been running at the August Wilson Theatre since April 2018 and cited the…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 05:46PMActors’ Equity spoke out against the mob of Trump supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. “What happened yesterday in Washington, D.C. was shocking and unacceptable. For …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 04:50PMThe Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation recently received an anonymous donation of $200,000 to its emergency assistance fund. The fund was established in April 2020 to help suppo…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:30PMWednesday, January 6, 2021
A stage production of “Frozen” made its international debut last month, as Disney resumes its worldwide theatrical roll-out. “Frozen” opened on Dec. 10 in Sydney, Australia, where th…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMTuesday, January 5, 2021
When the Tony Award nominations were announced in October, “Moulin Rouge!” actor Aaron Tveit’s name stood alone. Tveit was the only actor nominated in the category of Best Leading Ac…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMWednesday, December 23, 2020
Rebecca Luker, a celebrated Broadway soprano and a three-time Tony nominee, died Wednesday at the age of 59. Luker had been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or A.L.S., and publicly re…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:05PMTuesday, December 22, 2020
While the theater community celebrates the inclusion of the Save Our Stages provision in the stimulus package, leaders say there is still more to be done to help workers within the industry.…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:47PMMonday, December 21, 2020
After months of negotiation, Congress is poised to pass a $900 billion stimulus bill that includes the Save Our Stages provision. The provision, which has received bipartisan support and b…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:57PMFriday, December 18, 2020
Actors’ Equity is extending its policy of flexible dues paying periods. Following a policy set last spring, the union will continue to extend the deadline by which union members are requ…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:39PMWhen it became clear the pandemic would not be over quickly, producer Sally Cade Holmes ramped up her search for additional income streams. Holmes, who had decided in early 2020 to leave T…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMWednesday, December 16, 2020
Pamela Newkirk, a journalist and author of the book “Diversity Inc.: The Failed Promise of Billion-Dollar Business,” has joined the board of directors of the Shubert Organization. Newk…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 04:00PM‘Moulin Rouge!’ is planning to start its North American tour in Chicago in 2022. The tour, which was originally scheduled to begin Nov. 21, 2020 in New Orleans, will now conduct techni…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:35AMTuesday, December 15, 2020
In a congressional hearing Tuesday, venue owners, senators and members of the entertainment community testified about the need for relief for the live entertainment industry. Speaking befo…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:25PMMonday, December 14, 2020
West End theaters are set to shut down again Wednesday as London enters a new phase of lockdown. The news comes as productions in London, including the musicals “Six” and “Everybody…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:39AMThursday, December 10, 2020
Concord Theatricals has secured the exclusive worldwide licensing rights to “Slave Play.” The play will initially be released to professional theaters through Concord Theatricals’ Sa…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:27AMWednesday, December 9, 2020
The “Ratatouille” musical is moving from TikTok to the theater community at large. On Jan. 1, 2021, theatrical production company Seaview will present “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musica…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:00PMOver the past few weeks, “Jagged Little Pill” has been picking up momentum. The musical was featured in the Thanksgiving Day parade, recorded performances for the NBC Broadway special …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMTuesday, December 8, 2020
“Slave Play” and playwright Jeremy O. Harris will donate a collection of plays by Black playwrights to 53 libraries and community centers across the country. The collection, named the …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMMonday, December 7, 2020
Kenny Leon has been named a senior resident director at Roundabout Theatre Company. Leon, who directed “A Soldier’s Play” at Roundabout last season, will help select Roundabout’s pla…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:00PMFriday, December 4, 2020
Broadway Across America and ticket buyers have donated $1 million to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The amount came from ticket buyers who donated the value of their unused Broadway an…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 08:54AMWednesday, December 2, 2020
New York expects to receive 170,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 15, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. In a press conference, Cuomo said New York would follow recently…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:23PMWednesday, November 25, 2020
Local 802 is sounding the alarm for relief for musicians in New York City. Launched Tuesday under the banner #SaveNYCMusicians, the campaign asks for donations to the union’s emergency r…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMTuesday, November 24, 2020
“Jagged Little Pill” and “American Utopia” were among the Broadway shows nominated for the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The full list of nominees, announced by t…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:28PMMonday, November 23, 2020
The casts of “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Come From Away” will perform as part of the CBS Thanksgiving Day telecast. The CBS broadcast, which airs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Nov. 26, will n…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:10PMIn early July, while most theaters in the U.S. remained shuttered, director Sammi Cannold traveled to South Korea and found musicals operating at full capacity. She spent two-and-a-half mo…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMThursday, November 19, 2020
Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA have reached an agreement over coverage of streamed and recorded theater. The new agreement, announced late Thursday, states that during the pandemic Actors’…
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