Friday, May 28, 2021
Now that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given the green light for productions to open at 100% capacity, Broadway producers have options as to when to resume performances. Each show can determine it…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AMWednesday, May 26, 2021
The Small Business Administration began sending notices of awards Wednesday to approved applicants for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. Funds have not yet been distributed, but a…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:06PMThe 2019-2020 Tony Awards will take place Sept. 26, 2021, in a two-part event airing across different CBS platforms. A presentation of awards will air at 7 p.m. EST Sept 26. on Paramount+, t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:00PMMonday, May 24, 2021
“Thoughts of a Colored Man” has announced complete casting and a first preview date of Oct. 1. The new play, written by Keenan Scott II and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, will feat…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:03PM“Hadestown” announced Monday that it will return to Broadway Sept. 2, almost two weeks earlier than the previously scheduled opening date for the industry. Gov. Andrew Cuomo had previo…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:00AM“Girl from the North Country” will return to Broadway on Oct. 13. The musical began performances at the Belasco Theatre Feb. 7, 2020 and opened March 5. A majority of cast members are …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:51AMSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and leaders of Broadway gathered in Times Square Friday to speak to Broadway’s reopening and the passage of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AMFriday, May 21, 2021
The Small Business Administration said Friday that it now expects to begin distributing grants under the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program next week. The agency previously said it wo…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:37PMThe Broadway Advocacy Coalition is launching a program to help productions address equity and safety concerns before resuming performances. The program, entitled Reimagining Equitable Prod…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AMTuesday, May 18, 2021
As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to lift the statewide mask mandate, Broadway leaders are evaluating the protocols for audience members and casts. On Monday, Cuomo said the state wou…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AMMonday, May 17, 2021
Ted Chapin will step down this month as president and chief creative officer of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization after 40 years in the role. Chapin was hired by the Rodgers and H…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:30PMManhattan Theatre Club’s production of “Lackawanna Blues” will begin Broadway performances Sept. 14. The play, which is written, performed and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, will…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:00AMAs Broadway prepares to reopen, industry members are hoping it will not return to its usual mode of operation. While more than 20 productions have announced plans to return to Broadway this …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AMFriday, May 14, 2021
“Diana” has moved its first preview date up one month to Nov. 2. The musical, which was among the first to announce for the new season, had previously set a return date of Dec. 1. The …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:14AMOn Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control announced that fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear masks indoors. While the CDC did not comment on live theater specifically, t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AMThursday, May 13, 2021
“Flying Over Sunset” will begin Broadway performances Nov. 4 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The new musical, which was originally scheduled to begin previews the day of the Broadway s…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00AM“Dear Evan Hansen” will reopen at the Music Box Theatre on Dec. 11. In addition to the Broadway reopening, the London production will reopen at the Noël Coward Theatre on Oct. 26 and …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:08AM“Moulin Rouge!” will resume performances at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Sept. 24. The day before the first performance, the musical will hold a dress rehearsal for an audience of frontl…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AMWednesday, May 12, 2021
On Tuesday, Disney Theatrical announced the return of “The Lion King” and “Aladdin” on Broadway this September. For cast members L. Steven Taylor, Mufasa in “The Lion King,” an…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AMTuesday, May 11, 2021
Disney Theatrical will pay the service fees on any ticket purchased to either of its Broadway shows through Aug. 7, 2022. The offer comes as “The Lion King” plans a return on Sept. 14 …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00AM“MJ,” the Michael Jackson musical, will begin performances on Broadway Dec. 6. The new musical, which was originally scheduled to begin performances on July 6, 2020, has set an opening n…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:14AM“Hamilton,” “The Lion King” and “Wicked” will return to Broadway on Sept. 14. The three major Broadway shows announced the news in a joint appearance on “Good Morning America…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:41AM“Jagged Little Pill” will resume performances on Broadway Oct. 21. The musical, which opened on Dec. 5, 2019, will return to the Broadhurst Theatre. Tickets are on sale as of Tuesday. …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:02AM“Tina – the Tina Turner Musical” will resume Broadway performances Oct. 8. The musical will return to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where it had been playing from Oct. 12, 2019 until th…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:00AMMonday, May 10, 2021
“Caroline, or Change” will begin performances Oct. 8, after a postponement due to the Broadway shutdown. The revival, which was originally scheduled to begin previews last spring, will…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:00PM“Ain’t Too Proud” will resume Broadway performances on Oct. 16. The musical, which opened on Broadway on March 21, 2019, will return to the Imperial Theatre with a special gala perfo…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:25AMThe new revival of “Company” will resume Broadway performances on Dec. 20. Katrina Lenk, who plays Bobbie, and Patti Lupone as Joanne are confirmed to return with the production, with …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:00AM“Come From Away” will return to Broadway on Sept. 21. The musical, which is shooting a filmed version of the production this month, will release tickets Monday. The reopening announcemen…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:30AMThe new musical “Mrs. Doubtfire” will resume performances on Broadway Oct. 21. The musical, which played three previews before the March 12, 2020 shutdown, will open at the Stephen Sondh…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AMFriday, May 7, 2021
Second Stage announced its 2021-2022 season Friday, with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Between Riverside and Crazy” as a new addition to its Broadway line-up. The nonprofit theater co…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:01PMThe Broadway League has hired Gennean Scott, former vice president of human capital and inclusion at Omaha Performing Arts, as its first director of equity, diversity and inclusion. The ne…
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