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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Additional Broadway Casting Announced For Jonathan Groff’s ‘Just In Time’ Bobby Darin Musical by Greg Evans

Casting was announced for Broadway’s upcoming Just in Time starring Jonathan Groff as Bobby Darin, with the Merrily We Roll Along Tony winner to be joined on stage in the new musical by Jo…

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Cole Escola To Leave Broadway Smash ‘Oh, Mary!’ But Show Will Go On With Betty Gilpin by Greg Evans

Oh, Mary! without Cole Escola? As it turns out, yes. The Broadway hit comedy, which recently became the first production of the season to recoup its production cost, will have a new Mary Tod…

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Monday, December 2, 2024

Broadway League Names Jason Laks as New President by Greg Evans

Jason Laks, who has been serving as The Broadway League’s Interim President since Charlotte St. Martin retired from the organization last February, has been appointed the organization’s …

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‘Wicked’ Soundtrack Debuts At #2 On Billboard 200 Chart, Making History For Broadway-To-Film Adaptations by Greg Evans

Wicked has another sales record to add to its growing list: The film soundtrack has debuted at the #2 spot on the Billboard 200 chart, the highest debut for a big-screen adaptation of a stag…

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Broadway-Aimed Musical ‘Get Happy’ Starring Corbin Bleu And Stephanie Styles Sets Industry Reading by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Corbin Bleu and Stephanie Styles will headline a private industry reading in January of the Broadway-aimed musical comedy Get Happy, a new stage adaptation of the MGM film classic…

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Friday, November 29, 2024

Broadway’s Black Friday Holiday Schedule by Greg Evans

The Thanksgiving holiday is playing its usual tricks on the Broadway show schedule, with nearly all productions having gone dark on Turkey Day itself and making up for the missed shows with …

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

‘Gypsy’ With Audra McDonald Plays To Standing Room Only Crowds For First Previews – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Gypsy, the much-anticipated musical revival starring Audra McDonald, was at standing room only during its first week of previews at the Majestic Theatre, grossing $770,349 for only three per…

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Broadway Production Of Sanaz Toossi’s ‘English’ To Feature Acclaimed Original Off Broadway Cast by Greg Evans

English, the upcoming Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sanaz Toossi, will feature the original Off Broadway world premiere cast, including Tala Ashe, Ava Lalezarzade…

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Monday, November 25, 2024

Gavin Creel Memorial Celebration To Be Livestreamed In The United States And UK by Greg Evans

The memorial celebration on December 2 for the late Broadway star Gavin Creel will be livestreamed in both the United States and UK, with New York’s MCC Theater hosting the U.S. stream and…

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Alicia Keys Musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ To Launch North American Tour This Fall by Greg Evans

Hell’s Kitchen, Broadway’s Alicia Keys musical, will launch a North American multi-year tour this fall in Cleveland, producers announced today. The tour, which will run simultaneously wi…

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‘Oh, Mary!’ Becomes First Show Of Broadway Season To Recoup Production Costs by Greg Evans

Oh, Mary!, the Cole Escola hit Broadway comedy that last summer became the first show in the 121-year history of the Lyceum Theatre to gross more than $1 million in a single week, has recoup…

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Thursday, November 21, 2024

‘Death Becomes Her’ Broadway Review: Megan Hilty & Jennifer Simard Shine In Life Force Of A Musical by Greg Evans

A perfect rejoinder to the ubiquitous Broadway Sucks These Days gripe about the too-many movie-to-stage adaptations has arrived at long last, and it’s a simple three-word response: Death B…

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Joy Behar To Lead Cast Of Her Off Broadway Play ‘My First Ex-Husband’ With Susie Essman, Tovah Feldshuh & Adrienne C. Moore by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The View cohost Joy Behar will lead a cast of Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Tovah Feldshuh (Broadway’s recent Funny Girl) and Adrienne C. Moore (Juror #2) in an Off Broad…

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Andy Paley Dies: ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Composer, Prolific Producer Of Records, Film & TV Music Was 72 by Greg Evans

Andy Paley, a prolific songwriter, producer and musician who collaborated with such artists as Brian Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Ramones, Madonna, Elton John, Patti Smith and Deborah Harry,…

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Broadway ‘Floyd Collins’ Musical Premiere Sets Jeremy Jordan To Lead Cast Of Jason Gotay, Lizzy McAlpine, Others by Greg Evans

Lincoln Center Theater’s upcoming Broadway production of Adam Guettel beloved cult musical Floyd Collins will star Jeremy Jordan in the title role, producers announced today, confirming a …

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Michael Park Of ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘As The World Turns’ Joins Idina Menzel In Broadway Musical ‘Redwood’ by Greg Evans

Stranger Things actor Michael Park is among the new cast members joining Idina Menzel in the upcoming Broadway musical Redwood, producers announced today. Other new cast members announced to…

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

‘Swept Away’ Review: John Gallagher Jr. Steers A Stirring Avett Brothers Seafaring Musical by Greg Evans

As enthralling as it is disquieting, Swept Away, opening tonight on Broadway, is a taut and captivating new folk musical featuring the gorgeous songs of the roots-rock group The Avett Brothe…

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Broadway’s ‘Tammy Faye’ Sets Closing Date by Greg Evans

Tammy Faye, the Elton John-Jake Shears musical about televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker that opened last week to negative reviews, will close on December 8, less than a month after its official…

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‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Inches Closer To Title’s Promise; ‘Death Becomes Her’ Grabs Lively $1.1M – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Sunset Blvd. had its best box office numbers yet last week, while Maybe Happy Ending showed some welcome improvement and both Elf and A Wonderful World opened to houses with 90% of seats fil…

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Ryan McCartan To Take Over For Departing Jeremy Jordan As Lead In Broadway’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan McCartan, the former Liv & Maddie actor who transitioned to Broadway in Heathers the Musical and Wicked, will take over the role of Jay Gatsby in the Broadway hit musical…

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‘Boop! The Musical’ Sets Jasmine Amy Rogers And Faith Prince To Lead Broadway Cast by Greg Evans

Principal casting for the new Broadway musical Boop! The Musical was announced today, with Jasmine Amy Rogers and Faith Prince set to reprise their well-reviewed performances from last year�…

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Monday, November 18, 2024

‘Shit. Meet. Fan.’ Off Broadway Review: A Dangerous Game Played By All-Star Cast by Greg Evans

Oh, the games people play, at least in stage plays like Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, The Boys In The Band and, now, Shit. Meet. Fan., Robert O’Hara’s world premiere dark comedy ope…

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Sunday, November 17, 2024

‘Elf The Musical’ Broadway Review: Ho Ho Etc. by Greg Evans

Elf The Musical, the cheery – very, very cheery – revival opening tonight for a limited holiday run on Broadway, is an entirely suitable gift from a hard-working cast for fans of the wel…

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Friday, November 15, 2024

Eddie Redmayne says he’s ‘learned his lesson’ after backlash for problematic role by Greg Evans

The actor has faced backlash during his career for playing LGBT+ and queer characters

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Thursday, November 14, 2024

‘Tammy Faye’ Broadway Review: Unanswered Prayers by Greg Evans

If you remember Tammy Faye Bakker at all from the peak of her ’80s televangelical fame, you’ll most likely remember the scandals, the mascara, the tarantula-leg eyelashes, the big, big h…

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Jinkx Monsoon Joins Ramin Karimloo & David Hyde Pierce In Broadway’s Retitled ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ by Greg Evans

Jinkx Monsoon is among the newly announced cast members for Broadway’s upcoming and reimagined Pirates of Penzance production starring the previously announced Ramin Karimloo and David Hyd…

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Nicole Scherzinger Controversy Can’t Dim ‘Sunset Blvd.’: Production Posts $134,498 Gain In Ticket Revenue For Election Week – Broadway Box Off by Greg Evans

Broadway’s hit musical revival Sunset Blvd. stayed strong last week amidst the controversy surrounding star Nicole Scherzinger’s social media post interpreted (or rather misinterpreted) …

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‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Broadway Review: Darren Criss And Helen J Shen Delight As Lovestruck Androids Dreaming Of Electric Cheek by Greg Evans

It takes a special type of theatrical talent, one loaded with heart and wit and insight, to imbue something that looks like an Apple MagSafe iPhone Charger with more romantic appeal than a d…

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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group Appoints Louise Hughes As Chief Operating Officer by Greg Evans

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group today announced the appointment of Louise Hughes as its new Chief Operating Officer. Hughes’ appointment to the leadership team at The Really Us…

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Monday, November 11, 2024

‘A Wonderful World’ Broadway Review: James Monroe Iglehart Brings Louis Armstrong Back To Swingin’ Live by Greg Evans

Well, hello, Louis! Add another talent to the already prodigious roster of Louis Armstrong: Jazz giant, trumpeter par excellence, great American vocal stylist and, now, the rare musical hist…

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‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Starring Paul Mescal Confirms February Premiere At New York’s BAM by Greg Evans

The acclaimed London revival of Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire starring Paul Mescal, Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan will transfer to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a limit…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre