Thursday, November 30, 2023

Tony Awards Eligibility Determined for Merrily We Roll Along, Back to the Future & More by Darryn King

The journey to Broadway’s night of nights has begun. The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of 10 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 seaso…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:54PM

Behind the Scenes at Ellen's Stardust Diner—New York City's Tastiest Theatrical Institution by Broadway.com

Ellen's Stardust Diner—a kitschy '50s throwback fused with dinner theater and wrapped in a joyful, fluorescent package—has been a Broadway landmark for nearly 40 years. Opened in 1987 wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

Tony Nominee Katy Sullivan to Star in Chicago’s Richard III in History-Making Performance by Darryn King

Katy Sullivan will play Shakespeare’s "crook-backed" king in what is believed to be the first major U.S. production of Richard III to feature a woman with a disability in the title role. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Watch Maria Friedman Talk Directing Merrily We Roll Along and Missing Stephen Sondheim by Darryn King

When Maria Friedman was a young girl, she caught the first London production of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd at the Drury Lane Theatre. “I was pushed up in a rocket,” she to…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Ayana Jackson Chooses Bravery Every Day in MJ The Musical by Hayley Levitt

Ayana Jackson is approaching her two-year anniversary with the cast of MJ The Musical as Jackson family matriarch, Katherine Jackson. This week, The Broadway Show is looking back on her cont…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Broadway’s Taylor Trensch Will Sink His Teeth Into Off-Broadway’s Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors for One Week Only by Broadway.com

Broadway’s Taylor Trensch will join the company of Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors, now playing off-Broadway at New World Stages. The new play, a sendup of Bram Stoker’s horror classic, is …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:48PM

Frances Sternhagen, Two-Time Tony-Winning Star of Stage & Screen, Dies at 93 by Broadway.com

Frances Sternhagen, a multi-talented actress who won acclaim for work in comedies and dramas on Broadway and television, passed away on November 27. She was 93. "I just want to give thanks …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PM

New Musical A Sign of the Times Will Bring the Sounds and Spirit of the Sixties to Off-Broadway by Darryn King

A Sign of the Times, a new musical set in the 1960s and featuring several of that decade’s catchiest pop hits, will have its off-Broadway premiere at New World Stages. Previews begin Febru…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM

Hear from Roger Bart, Maria Friedman and More on The Broadway Show! Watch the Premiere! by Broadway.com

Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, you can watch the episode's YouTube premiere at 5PM ET on Wednesday, November 29. Hosted by Emmy winner Fadal, this…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM

Eddie Izzard Returns Off-Broadway to Play Every Character in Solo Version of Hamlet by Darryn King

Eddie Izzard is set to play Hamlet in New York. Also Ophelia. And Claudius. And Gertrude and Laertes and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and… The British comedian-actor-writer-activist will …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM

Director Alex Timbers on the End of Here Lies Love and a Career of Daring to Do 'Too Many Things' by Darryn King

In 2006, before Broadway beckoned, Alex Timbers was the fresh-out-of-college director of the viscerally confronting haunted attraction Hell House. At that time, he took pride in the number o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:18AM
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

The Weekly Grail with Spamalot's Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Episode 2: Not Sponsored by Invisalign by Darryn King

Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Spamalot’s enchanting Lady of the Lake, is here to ceremonially bestow viewers with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the musical comedy now playing at the St. James…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM

The Lion King to Welcome Four New Cubs as Young Simba and Nala by Darryn King

Four new cast members are about to step into the sun in Broadway’s The Lion King. From December 5, Ezekiel Kekuna and Albert Rhodes Jr. will share the role of Young Simba, while Annika Fra…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM
Sunday, November 26, 2023

Head to the Movies on Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige has show tunes galore, plus the latest s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Meet the Public High School Principal Cultivating the Next Generation of Theater Lovers by Darryn King

A group of students from Leadership and Public Service High Schoo in downtown Manhattan took an excursion to 44th Street in November. They were off to the Shubert Theatre to attend a matinee…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

Watch Jeremy Strong Talk About ‘Moving Toward Danger’ in An Enemy of the People on Broadway by Broadway.com

Jeremy Strong read the Ibsen play An Enemy of the People for the first time earlier this year, not long after completing work on the HBO series Succession. “It really struck me like a bolt…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

How to Dance in Ohio Scribes Jacob Yandura and Rebekah Greer Melocik Bring New Sensibilities to Old-Guard Wisdom by Hayley Levitt

“If you want to write musical theater, you have to create history.” Only a legend like Harold Prince could pull off such a stately and inscrutable aphorism. But it’s sentiments like t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

Sarah Paulson Is More Than Ready for Her Return to Broadway in Appropriate by Darryn King

Sarah Paulson was shocked to come face to face with, well, herself the other day. “We were driving up and we pulled up, and I was like, ‘Oh my God—my face,’” she tells Broadway.co…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

Hear From Sarah Paulson, Jeremy Strong and More on The Broadway Show! Watch the Premiere! by Broadway.com

Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, you can watch the episode's YouTube premiere at 5PM ET on Wednesday, November 22. Hosted by Emmy winner Fadal, this…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

The Weekly Grail with Spamalot's Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Episode 1: A Phenomenal Opening (K)Night by Darryn King

Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Spamalot’s mighty Lady of the Lake, is here to ceremonially bestow viewers with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the musical comedy now playing at the St. James The…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PM

Punk-Folk Icon Ani DiFranco to Make Broadway Debut in Hadestown by Darryn King

The Grammy Award winner and indie music icon Ani DiFranco will play the role of Persephone in the Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown beginning February 9, 2024. It will be DiFranco's Broa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM
Monday, November 20, 2023

Watch the Cast of Spamalot Glory in ‘Taking the Pee Out of Broadway’ on Opening Night by Darryn King

Spamalot, the revival of the Broadway musical reimagining of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, opened on November 16 at the St. James Theatre. It’s an uproariously good time, said Ethan S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:54PM

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Musical Next to Normal Is (Finally!) Heading to the West End by Darryn King

The Donmar Warehouse production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal will transfer to Wyndham’s Theatre in 2024. Directed by Donmar Artistic Director Michael Longhurst, the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM
Sunday, November 19, 2023

Make a Wish on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday! by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige  presents show tunes, stage and screen …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12AM
Saturday, November 18, 2023

Patrick Page’s All the Devils Are Here Extends Off-Broadway by Darryn King

Patrick Page will channel his inner demons a little while longer. All The Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain, a new work created and performed by Page, centering on the sc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48AM
Friday, November 17, 2023

The Stars of Spamalot Ham It Up on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Spamalot celebrated its opening night on November 16 at the St. James Theatre. Broadway.com galloped over to the St. James Theatre to celebrate with the cast, creative team and special guest…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

New Elton John Musical Tammy Faye Is Coming to Broadway by Darryn King

Tammy Faye, a musical about the heavily made-up American televangelist with music by Elton John, is headed to Broadway for the 2024-25 season. In addition to John's music, the score features…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:06AM
Thursday, November 16, 2023

Introducing The Weekly Grail with Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, a New Vlog Revealing the Magic (and Silliness) of Spamalot by Darryn King

Eight times a week at the St. James Theatre, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer commands the stage as the all-powerful Lady of the Lake in the riotous new revival production of Spamalot. (You probabl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

Meet Hadestown’s Onstage Guitarist: 'I Feel Like I’m Playing in a Bar Band' by Darryn King

Born in Soviet-era Georgia and emigrating to the U.S. when he was eight, singer and guitarist Ilusha Tsinadze has made a name for himself in the New York music scene with his interpretations…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

Merrily We Roll Along’s Krystal Joy Brown Gives Gussie Carnegie a New Origin Story by Hayley Levitt

Stephen Sondheim’s legacy is in good hands this season. Thomas Kail’s Tony-nominated revival of Sweeney Todd has extended its life with a top-tier pair of new stars; Sondheim’s final …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

Watch Jerry Mitchell and Jasmine Amy Rogers Bring a Cartoon Heroine to Life in BOOP! The Musical by Darryn King

With her oversized head, flapper dress and tendency to attract unwanted male attention, Betty Boop first came to prominence in the 1930s. She was a kind of character that hadn’t been seen …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater