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Friday, August 1, 2025

Jeff Ross Brings Life, Laughs and Legacy to His Broadway Solo Show Take a Banana for the Ride by Hayley Levitt

"You think Mufasa dying was emotional? Wait 'til you see my show." Jeff Ross, known in insult comedy circles as the Roastmaster General, is bringing his autobiographical solo show Jeff Ros…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

Champagne Problems with The Great Gatsby's Samantha Pauly, Episode 3: A Beautiful Little Backstage Tour by Hayley Levitt

The Great Gatsby's Jordan Baker dwells among the new money of West Egg, a world of blinding parties and dark secrets. But it's all "Champagne Problems" for original cast member Samantha Pau…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Bess Wohl's Liberation Will Transfer to Broadway This Fall by Hayley Levitt

Liberation, a new play by Tony nominee Bess Wohl (Grand Horizons), which had an extended off-Broadway run at Roundabout Theatre Company's Laura Pels Theatre this past winter, will have a 14…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM
Friday, July 25, 2025

Champagne Problems with The Great Gatsby's Samantha Pauly, Episode 2: Mental Health Check-In by Hayley Levitt

The Great Gatsby's Jordan Baker dwells among the new money of West Egg, a world of blinding parties and dark secrets. But it's all "Champagne Problems" for original cast member Samantha Pau…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM

Set Designer David Korins Walks Through the Early Days of Hamilton, Beetlejuice and More at the Museum of Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Beetlejuice’s gothic home furnishings. Dear Evan Hansen’s kaleidoscope of LED screens. Hamilton’s tabula rasa of wood and brick. Set designer David Korins is one of the leading master…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM
Thursday, July 24, 2025

Andrew Barth Feldman to Succeed Tony Winner Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Broadway veteran Andrew Barth Feldman will take over the role of jazz-loving Helperbot Oliver in the Tony Award-winning musical Maybe Happy Ending for a nine-week limited engagement at the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42AM

Trevor Wayne to Lead Broadway's The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis by Hayley Levitt

Original Broadway cast member Trevor Wayne will take over the lead role of Ponyboy Curtis in The Outsiders on Broadway, beginning September 23. He assumes the role from the musical's origi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42AM
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Handmaid's Tale's Madeline Brewer and Returning Star Nicholas Christopher to Lead Little Shop of Horrors by Hayley Levitt

Madeline Brewer, Emmy-nominated actress best known for her role on The Handmaid's Tale, and Nicholas Christopher, set to star this fall in the Broadway revival of Chess, will lead Little …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM

Justin Cooley, Kevin McHale and More Join the Off-Broadway Revival of Spelling Bee by Hayley Levitt

Initial casting has been announced for the upcoming off-Broadway revival of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The production will have a limited 14-week engagement at New World St…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Alysha Deslorieux, Ken Wulf Clark and More to Lead North American Tour of The Notebook by Hayley Levitt

The full cast is set for the North American tour of The Notebook, launching in September at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio. The production will continue on to over 30 cities in its fi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Friday, July 18, 2025

Champagne Problems with The Great Gatsby's Samantha Pauly, Episode 1: All Hot Girls Have Tummy Problems by Hayley Levitt

The Great Gatsby's Jordan Baker dwells among the new money of West Egg, a world of blinding parties and dark secrets. But it's all "Champagne Problems" for original cast member Samantha Pau…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Morgan Dudley, Jack Wolfe, Rebecca Naomi Jones and More Will Enter Hadestown on Broadway in September by Hayley Levitt

A new principal cast joins Hadestown on  Broadway beginning September 2. The company will feature Disney star Morgan Dudley (Descendants: The Rise Of Red) as Eurydice, Grammy Award winner …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:54PM

Matte Martinez Will Take Over the Title Role in MJ on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Matte Martinez will assume the title role in Broadway’s MJ, a biographical musical about the King of Pop, on September 2 at the Neil Simon Theatre. Martinez made his Broadway debut with …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM

Jean Smart Extends Her Solo Turn in Call Me Izzy on Broadway; Returns from Injury July 22 by Hayley Levitt

Jean Smart has extended her run in Call Me Izzy on Broadway, now playing at Studio 54 through August 24. Smart returns to the play on July 22, following a brief leave of absence due to a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Urie and Jenn Harris to Join Jinkx Monsoon in Oh, Mary! on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Urie and Jenn Harris will join the Broadway cast of Oh, Mary! as Mary’s Husband, Mary’s Teacher and Mary’s Chaperone, respectively. Alongside Jinkx Monsoon,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12AM
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Jean Smart, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sheryl Lee Ralph and More Nominated for 2025 Emmy Awards by Hayley Levitt

The 2025 Emmy nominations were announced today, and a bevy of Broadway alums top the list. Jean Smart, a six-time winner and current star of the solo play Call Me Izzy, earned yet another…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PM
Friday, July 11, 2025

With London's Evita and Waiting for Godot on the Way, the Sun Never Sets on Jamie Lloyd by Hayley Levitt

Jamie Lloyd’s simultaneously stripped down and amped up production of Sunset Boulevard, playing its final Broadway performance on July 20, walked away from this year’s Tony Awards with t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM
Thursday, July 10, 2025

Walk to Work with Krystal Hernandez, SIX's Queen of Confidence by Hayley Levitt

Krystal Hernandez is SIX's Anna of Cleves, the unflaggingly self-possessed fourth wife in Broadway's histo-remix. By the way she gets down at the Lena Horne Theatre with the abandon of Card…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

Floyd Collins Pushes Broadway Cast Album Release to August by Hayley Levitt

Floyd Collins will release its original Broadway cast recording digitally on August 8, with a physical CD due September 5. The album was previously scheduled to be released both physically …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Helen J Shen on Her Year of Maybe Happy Ending: 'This Is Beyond Anything I Could've Ever Dreamed' by Hayley Levitt

Maybe Happy Ending is the reigning Tony-winning Best Musical—an accolade that seemed all but assured going into the June 8 ceremony. But a year ago, when Helen J Shen had just booked her B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PM

James Monroe Iglehart Joins Broadway's & Juliet This August by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will join the Broadway cast of & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre this August, playing a limited 13-week engagement as Lance from August 5…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM
Monday, July 7, 2025

Richard Greenberg, Tony-Winning Playwright of Take Me Out, Dies at 67 by Hayley Levitt

Richard Greenberg, the celebrated playwright best known for his 2003 Tony-winning play Take Me Out, has died. The cause of death has not been confirmed. He was 67.  Theater director Rober…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

Montego Glover to Star in Broadway’s Gypsy at Sunday Matinees All Summer by Hayley Levitt

Montego Glover's turn as Gypsy's Rose isn't over yet. Following her weeklong run earlier this month during Audra McDonald's vacation, Glover will continue to perform the role at the Majestic…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock to Lead Samuel D. Hunter's Little Bear Ridge Road on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Little Bear Ridge Road, a new play by Samuel D. Hunter, will premiere on Broadway for a limited 18-week run this fall starring two-time Tony winner Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, with dire…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM
Thursday, June 19, 2025

Brenda Pressley to Succeed LaTanya Richardson Jackson in Purpose on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Brenda Pressley will join the cast of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose at the Hayes Theater. Pressley takes over the role of matriarch Claudine…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Brenda Pressley to Replace LaTanya Richardson Jackson in Purpose on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Brenda Pressley will join the cast of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose at the Hayes Theater. Pressley takes over the role of matriarch Claudine…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PM

Tony Nominees and Jimmy Alums Jasmine Amy Rogers and Julia Knitel to Present at the Jimmy Awards; Coaches and Judges Announced by Hayley Levitt

The 16th annual Jimmy Awards (National High School Musical Theatre Awards), hosted by Josh Groban at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre on June 23, has its roster of theater professionals and indus…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PM

Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace to Lead Cabaret for Its Final Weeks on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner Billy Porter and two-time Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace will star as Emcee and Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the August Wilson Theatre. Fresh off their run in the Lon…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM

Rolling Thunder, Vietnam Musical Set to the Hits of the Era, Has Its Complete Cast by Hayley Levitt

The complete cast and creative team is set for Rolling Thunder, a show described as "part rock concert, part documentary" about the Vietnam War and set to the rock songs of the era. The sh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Roastmaster General Jeff Ross Will Bring Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride to Broadway This Summer by Hayley Levitt

Jeff Ross, nicknamed the "Roastmaster General" for his ubiquity at celebrity roasts, will come to Broadway with his solo show Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride. Performances will run f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Tom Francis Sets Final Performance in Sunset Boulevard; Pierre Marais to Play Final Stretch of the Broadway Run by Hayley Levitt

Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Tom Francis will play his final performance as Joe Gillis in Jamie Lloyd's Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard on July 6. Pierre Marais, who c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM