Thursday, August 4, 2016
Cameron Mackintosh announced today that his acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg’slegendary musical Miss Saigon – a recent smash hit in London – will return to N…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:03PMHonoring his work and dedication to the Off-Broadway community, numerous Off-Broadway theatres will dim their lights on Thursday at 7:45PM, in memory of theatre legend James (Jim) Houghto…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:58PMWednesday, August 3, 2016
The New York Musical Festival is in full swing this summer. Celebrating its 12th year, the festival’s mission is to “nurture the creation, production, and public presentation of stylisti…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:02AMTuesday, August 2, 2016
The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre — the monthly gathering of the International Order of Sodomites, the centuries-old organization which sets the mythic Gay Agenda — will come…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:52PMMonday, August 1, 2016
Moments before the curtain went up on the first-ever Broadway revival of CATS, the stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s productions came together to celebrate the legendary composer’s rare …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:43PMSunday, July 31, 2016
Cats—whether you’re talking about the household pet or the legendary Broadway musical—are polarizing. People either seem to love the deliberate aloofness of four-legged felines or wond…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:49PMFriday, July 29, 2016
by Ryan Leeds I glanced at the titles for this year’s New York Musical Festival. “Do you know what a ‘scythe’ is?” I asked friends, referring to the title of Mark Alan Swanson and …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:45AMThursday, July 28, 2016
Greek sages once philosophized that “to know thyself is the beginning of wisdom,” which may be true in terms of examining motives of the heart and mind. But how does one come to know one…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:04AMWednesday, July 27, 2016
Dress Circle Publishing will release The Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 3, the latest in a series by acclaimed historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper on Tuesday, November 15.…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:57AMTuesday, July 26, 2016
You have one more chance (at least this time around) to see Lady Rizo’s new show, Multiplied, at Joe’s Pub before she jumps the pond to take her latest creative incarnation to the Edinbu…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:25PMMonday, July 25, 2016
Fun Home, the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning Best Musical, raised $113,000 in ticket sales and additional donations, in support of Equality Florida and the LGBTQ community of Orlando dur…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:58PMLong before there was the theatrical monstrosity otherwise known as Hamilton, A Chorus Line high-kicked its way onto Broadway after a similarly successful run at the Public Theater. Muc…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:58PMFriday, July 22, 2016
Ghostlight Records will celebrate the cast album of the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of She Loves Me with a special in-store performance and CD signing at Barnes & Noble on…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:42PMThursday, July 21, 2016
Purr. Every month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler’s nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezza…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:40AMWednesday, July 20, 2016
Fiddler on the Roof, which The New York Times declared a “superb new production”, announces that it will play its final performance on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. At the …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:25AMTuesday, July 19, 2016
Raised by theatrical gypsies, Lady Rizo is one of New York City’s powerhouse vocalists. And while those in the know may recognize her from frequent stints at Joe’s Pub and The Darby, Riz…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:32PMProducers John Freedson, Christine Pedi, and David Zippel, and author Gerard Alessandrini have today announced an unprecedented 10-cent ticket lottery to Spamilton, a sneak peek into…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:13AMMonday, July 18, 2016
Like the play itself, mere words cannot express the depth and beauty that abounds in Bess Wohl’s transcendent Small Mouth Sounds. Last year, it succeeded in making major critics’ “Best…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:39AMFriday, July 15, 2016
by Ryan Leeds With approximately 11 shows to perform on a weekly basis, Katie Walker doesn’t find herself with much free time. The North Carolina native, who serves both as a dance captain…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:36AMThursday, July 14, 2016
The New York Pops will return to Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York City on September 19 for a cabaret performance starring Tony nominees Montego Gloverand Joshua Henry. The night will …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:54PMWednesday, July 13, 2016
Karen Olivo, who electrified audiences with her Tony Award-winning portrayal of Anita in the 2009 Broadway revival of West Side Story, returns to the stage as the brilliant and beautiful Ang…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:02AMMonday, July 11, 2016
by Jim Gladstone The outdoor theater season is hitting its peak from coast-to-coast, with Troilus and Cressida at the Delacorte in Central Park, Macbeth at the Old Globe in San Diego, The Wi…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:51AMFriday, July 8, 2016
by Jim Gladstone On Monday, July 11, Broadway Bares, the slick and sexy series of burlesque extravaganzas that’s raised millions of dollars for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS over 24 an…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:42PMThursday, July 7, 2016
Music superstar and stage and television actress Ariana Grande has been added to an already impressive cast for NBC’s “Hairspray Live!,” playing the role of Penny Pingleton, Tracy Tur…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:33PMThe heat is on. Summer is in full swing and Broadway casualties are dropping like a dehydrated groupie waiting in line for Hamilton cancellation tickets. No more Shuffle Along, She Loves Me,…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:55PMWednesday, July 6, 2016
Two-time Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon begins performances mid-August (date TBA) as Aaron Burr in Hamilton on Broadway, it has been announced by producer Jeffrey Seller. Also jo…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:54AMMonday, July 4, 2016
by Samuel L. Leiter The story of how the Statue of Liberty, the greatest symbol of America’s historical openness to immigrants, came to be built is a great one; however, only fragments are…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:04PMSaturday, July 2, 2016
by Samuel L. Leiter Audiences desperate to escape the headlines about terrorism, Zika, presidential politics, Brexit, and the struggles of New York’s baseball teams are greeting Israel Hor…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:19PMFriday, July 1, 2016
The New York Pops will return to its new summer home, Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York, for a program starring Tony nominees Megan Hilty and Matthew Morrison. After a wildly su…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:07PMThursday, June 30, 2016
The Board of Directors of Pride Films and Plays has announced Broadway legend Donna McKechnie and actor/activist Alexandra Billings have become the inaugural members of Pride Films and Plays…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:15PMWednesday, June 29, 2016
MCC Theater has confirmed that its previously announced benefit reading of a new Neil LaBute play, Reasons to be Pretty Happy, will be led by star of stage and screen—and frequent La…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:22PM 
