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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Call Me Cherry with The Outsiders’ Emma Pittman, Episode 4: Blood, Spit and Sardi's by Darryn King

In the new Broadway musical The Outsiders, now playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Emma Pittman plays Cherry Valance, the sensitive, red-headed cheerleader in a world of battle-ready …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:02PM

Tony Nominee Kevin Del Aguila Takes Over Mushnik's Flower Shop Tonight by Darryn King

Tony nominee Kevin Del Aguila is taking over the role of Mr. Mushnik in the off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre on May 14. Del Aguila succeeds Stephen DeRo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz to Lead Ragtime at New York City Center; Encores! Season Announced by Darryn King

New York City Center has announced its 2024-25 season, featuring a gala presentation of Ragtime starring Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz. The 2025 Encores! Series will als…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PM

Outstanding Debut Performers Cole Escola, Rachel McAdams, Maleah Joi Moon and More Honored with 2024 Theatre World Awards by Darryn King

The Theatre World Awards' board of directors has announced the 2024 honorees for the Theatre World Award, recognizing an Outstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Productio…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Casey Likes Will Lead Rent in Arizona, with Special Appearance From Roger Bart by Darryn King

Casey Likes, currently starring as Marty McFly in Back to the Future on Broadway, will lead a special production of the Jonathan Larson musical Rent in Likes’ hometown of Scottsdale, Arizo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM

Mark Rylance and Succession's J. Smith-Cameron to Star in Juno and the Paycock in London by Darryn King

Tony nominee J. Smith-Cameron and multiple Tony winner Mark Rylance will star in a new production of Seán O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock in the West End, directed by Matthew Warchus (Ma…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM

Drama Critics’ Circle Names Stereophonic Best Play, Dead Outlaw Best Musical by Darryn King

On May 13, the New York Drama Critics' Circle named David Adjmi’s Stereophonic best play of the 2023-24 season. The award for best musical went to Dead Outlaw, with music and lyrics by Dav…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:18AM

What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks? Maya Boyd Takes Over Title Role of & Juliet Tonight by Darryn King

Maya Boyd takes over the title role in Broadway's & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on May 14. Boyd replaces the production's original Tony-nominated star Lorna Courtney, who pla…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42AM
Monday, May 13, 2024

Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert to Honor Tony Winner Phylicia Rashad by Darryn King

The fourth annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert will take place in Times Square on June 19 and honor the actress Phylicia Rashad. The free event, hosted by Michael James Scott, will…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PM

The Queen of Versailles, Starring Kristin Chenoweth, Extends World Premiere and Completes Casting by Darryn King

The Queen of Versailles, the new Stephen Schwartz musical starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham as billionarie-couple Jackie and David Siegel, has completed casting and extende…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners; Oh, Mary! Receives Award for New American Play by Darryn King

The winners of the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards have been announced. The rock group drama Stereophonic leads with four wins, including for Outstanding New Broadway Play, out of a tota…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM
Friday, May 10, 2024

Holland Taylor and Ana Villafañe to Star in World-Premiere Play, N/A, Inspired by Nancy Pelosi and A.O.C. by Darryn King

Emmy Award winner and Tony nominee Holland Taylor and Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nominee Ana Villafañe will star in the world premiere of the new play N/A. Tony Award winner Dian…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Thursday, May 9, 2024

Oh, Mary!, Stereophonic and More Nominated for 2024 Off Broadway Alliance Awards by Darryn King

The Off Broadway Alliance, an organization of off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing professionals, has announced the nominees for the 13th Annual Off…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PM

Young Adult Fiction Pioneer S.E. Hinton on Fifty Years of The Outsiders by Darryn King

One afternoon in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s, a 15-year-old student at Will Rogers High School named Susan Hinton—her close friends called her Suzie—witnessed a friend being attacked by…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

Jack O'Brien and George C. Wolfe to Receive Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement by Darryn King

The director Jack O’Brien and the writer, director and producer George C. Wolfe will each receive the 2024 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. A Tony Award-winning…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

Ramin Karimloo and Anoushka Lucas to Lead World-Premiere Musical A Face in the Crowd, with Music by Elvis Costello by Darryn King

Tony nominee Ramin Karimloo and Anoushka Lucas will lead the world premiere of A Face in the Crowd, a new musical with original songs by Grammy Award winner Elvis Costello. The show will ru…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

North West and Heather Headley Join The Lion King Hollywood Bowl Event by Darryn King

North West, the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, will star in the live-to-film concert/screening of The Lion King set to take place at the Hollywood Bowl on May 24 and 25. Tony wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

British Musical Comedy Operation Mincemeat Is Eyeing Broadway by Darryn King

The musical comedy Operation Mincemeat is contemplating a Broadway transfer—as long as the show is not “too British.” The show, with book, music and lyrics by the British comedy troupe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Broadway Star Jason Danieley Announces Marriage by Darryn King

Broadway actor and singer Jason Danieley has announced his marriage to Andrea Nunes. “Life is full of surprises!” Danieley wrote in an Instagram announcement on May 7. “Andrea and I ti…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Call Me Cherry with The Outsiders’ Emma Pittman, Episode 3: An Emotional Tony Nominations Day by Darryn King

In the new Broadway musical The Outsiders, now playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Emma Pittman plays Cherry Valance, the sensitive, red-headed cheerleader in a world of battle-ready b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Billy Porter to Receive the 2024 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for LGBTQ+ Activism by Darryn King

The Tony Award-winning actor and singer Billy Porter will receive the 2024 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award in recognition of his outstanding dedication and contributions as an activist and spo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Academy Award Winner Robert Downey Jr. to Make Broadway Debut in New Play by Ayad Akhtar by Darryn King

Academy Award winner Robert Downey Jr. will make his Broadway debut in McNeal, a new play by Tony nominee and Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar (Junk, Disgraced), directed by Tony winner Bar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

World-Premiere Stage Adaptation of Schmigadoon! Is Coming to the Kennedy Center in 2025 by Darryn King

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ 2024-25 season will feature the world-premiere stage adaptation of Schmigadoon!, the Emmy Award-winning Apple Original musical comedy s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM
Monday, May 6, 2024

Eboni Booth’s Primary Trust Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by Darryn King

The 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama has been awarded to Eboni Booth’s Primary Trust. Making the announcement, Pulitzer administrator Marjorie Miller described the play as “a simple and ele…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Amber Ruffin, Jessica Hecht, Margaret Cho and More to Feature in New York Stage and Film Summer Season by Darryn King

New York Stage and Film (NYSAF), a vital incubator for new theatrical works, has announced its 2024 summer season, including a number of new works by artists familiar to Broadway audiences. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM

2024 Lucille Lortel Awards Announced; (pray), Stereophonic, Hell's Kitchen and More Recognized by Darryn King

The recipients of the 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were announced on May 5 at a ceremony at NYU Skirball. Ars Nova and National Black Theatre's…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM

Ariana Madix Will Return to Broadway’s Chicago by Darryn King

Television personality, actress and author Ariana Madix will return to the Broadway cast of Chicago as Roxie Hart. Madix broke box office records for Chicago during her first appearance as …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM
Friday, May 3, 2024

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Stereophonic Playwright David Adjmi by Darryn King

The latest script by the playwright David Adjmi resembles a musical composition: carefully calibrated rhythms, a complex interplay of parts, intentionally orchestrated dynamics. And the act…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM

Oliver Tompsett, Shakespeare in West End's & Juliet, to Join Broadway Production by Darryn King

Oliver Tompsett, who played the role of William Shakespeare in & Juliet in the West End, will take over the role in the Broadway production at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. He joins t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM
Thursday, May 2, 2024

Road to the Jimmys, Episode 1: Glimpsing the Future of Broadway with Disney Theatrical's Thomas Schumacher by Darryn King

If the Tony Awards speak to what’s happening on Broadway now, the Jimmy Awards provide a forecast of Broadway's future. Formally known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM

Ben Platt is Playing Himself, For Once, at the Palace by Darryn King

In May, Tony Award winner Ben Platt, best known for playing the title role in Dear Evan Hansen and, most recently, 2023's Parade, will take to the Broadway stage starring as… himself.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

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