Tuesday, January 21, 2025

‘Our Town’ Closes On A High Note While Some Original Cast Members Of ‘Oh, Mary!’ & ‘The Great Gatsby’ Take Final Bows – Broadway Box by Greg Evans

Broadway said a few so-longs last week, with the star-studded Our Town ending its limited run and some original cast members of Oh, Mary! and The Great Gatsby giving way to replacements. Tic…

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Taran Killam Steps Away From Off Broadway’s ‘Urinetown’ After Losing Home In L.A. Fires by Greg Evans

Taran Killam has dropped out of the upcoming Off Broadway production of the popular comedy Urinetown following the destruction of his home in the Pacific Palisades fires earlier this month. …

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Much Anticipated ‘Dead Outlaw’ Musical Announces Broadway Cast & Creative Team by Greg Evans

Dead Outlaw, the much anticipated Broadway musical coming this spring, has announced that the cast of the critically acclaimed Off Broadway cast will reprise their roles from the 2024 stagin…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:21AM
Monday, January 20, 2025

Lynne Taylor-Corbett Dies: Choreographer For Hollywood’s ‘Footloose’, Broadway’s ‘Titanic’ Was 78 by Greg Evans

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, the Tony Award-nominated choreographer of Broadway’s Swing and Titanic who also left an indelible mark on Hollywood by guiding Kevin Bacon through his famed solo danc…

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Saturday, January 18, 2025

Claire van Kampen Dies: Composer, Playwright, Behind-The-Scenes Multitasker & Wife/Collaborator Of Mark Rylance Was 71 by Baz Bamigboye

Claire van Kampen, a composer of music for plays and television dramas, as well as a director, writer and frequent collaborator of her Oscar-winning husband Mark Rylance, died Saturday mor…

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Friday, January 17, 2025

Merle Louise Dies: Original ‘Gypsy’ Cast Member, Sondheim Favorite Was 90 by Greg Evans

Merle Louise, whose Broadway debut in the original cast of Gypsy launched a decades-long association with Stephen Sondheim that would include notable appearances in Company, Sweeney Todd and…

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Thursday, January 16, 2025

Skateboarding Zombie Comic Series ‘Ollie Mongo’ Prepping To Stick A Landing With Broadway Musical by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Ollie Mongo, the teenage post-apocalyptic skateboarding zombie who has built a devoted fanbase since his creation as a digital comic series in 2016 now has his wheels aimed for Br…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AM

‘Real Women Have Curves’ Broadway Musical Casts Justina Machado & Tatianna Córdoba In Lead Roles by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Justina Machado (One Day at a Time, Broadway’s In The Heights) and Broadway newcomer Tatianna Córdoba have been cast as the leads in the upcoming Broadway production Real Women…

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Atlantic Theater Company Closes Two Off Broadway Productions Amidst Stagehands Strike by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The Atlantic Theater Company, one of Off Broadway’s most celebrated theaters, has officially closed two new, previewing productions – Eliya Smith’s Grief Camp and Mona Pirno…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:32PM

Orville Peck And Eva Noblezada Set For Broadway’s ‘Cabaret’ As New Emcee And Sally Bowles by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Masked country music star Orville Peck and two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada are set as the new Emcee and Sally Bowles of Broadway’s Cabaret at the KitKat Club, producer…

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Robert Machray Dies: Character Actor Who Played Fire Marshal Dobbins On ‘Cheers’ Was 79 by Greg Evans

Robert Machray, whose prolific, decades-long career as a character actor included appearances on Three’s Company, Roseanne, Suddenly Susan, The Drew Carey Show and, in a four-episode recur…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:37PM

‘Stereophonic’ Ends Run With Full House And $1M Gross; Overall Broadway Box Office Slips Post-Holidays by Greg Evans

Broadway took a somewhat humbling post-holiday slip at the box office last week, with the roster of shows down by three productions and overall receipts off by about 29% from the previous we…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:38PM

Gracie Lawrence To Make Broadway Debut Opposite Jonathan Groff In ‘Just In Time’; Emily Bergl Joins Cast by Greg Evans

Gracie Lawrence of The Sex Lives of College Girls and the band Lawrence will make her Broadway debut this spring opposite Jonathan Groff in the Bobby Darin musical Just In Time. She’ll pla…

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Broadway Producer Seaview Acquires Second Stage’s Historic Tony Kiser Theater Off Broadway by Greg Evans

Seaview, the Tony Award winning production company behind such Broadway shows as Stereophonic, Romeo + Juliet, Once Upon a Mattress and All In and recent Off Broadway stagings of Hold Onto M…

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Stagehands Strike Off Broadway’s Prominent Atlantic Theater Company, Two Productions Postponed by Greg Evans

After negotiations broke down over the weekend between Off Broadway’s Atlantic Theater Company and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the stagehands union ordered a …

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Jack Waddell Dies: Revered Vocal Coach Honored As “Unsung Hero Of Broadway” Was 83 by Greg Evans

Jack Waddell, a former opera singer who became a beloved and revered vocal coach for such Broadway stars as Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jessica Vosk and Brandon Victor Dixon, died January 1 at hi…

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‘The Jonathan Larson Project’ World Premiere Musical Sets Cast: Taylor Iman Jones, Andy Mientus & More by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The Off Broadway world premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project, a new musical featuring dozens of unheard songs, unfinished and unproduced musicals and pop songs found in files an…

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

‘Eureka Day’ Extends Broadway Run For Second Time by Greg Evans

Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector’s critically acclaimed comedy about a private school in California grappling with its vaccine policy, has extended its Broadway run for the second time. Extend…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:35PM

‘Stereophonic’ Recoups Broadway Investment, Sets West End Engagement And U.S. Tour by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Stereophonic, David Adjmi’s acclaimed Tony Award-winning play about a Fleetwood Mac-like ’70s rock band, has recouped its Broadway investment and will begin a West End engagem…

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025

‘Gypsy’ Is Back And Filling Seats; ‘Wicked’ Top Earner With $3M Gross – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Gypsy got back on track and Wicked stayed in the stratosphere during New Year’s week, with most of Broadway’s 33 shows posting strong numbers even while dropping down from the previous (…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:35PM

Bond Group Entertainment, Linden Productionsm 51 Entertainment And Seaview Adapting Eliza Kennedy’s ‘Lucky Night’ For The Stage by Justin Kroll

EXCLUSIVE: Bond Group Entertainment, Linden Productions, 51 Entertainment and Seaview have acquired the rights to Eliza Kennedy’s Lucky Night ahead of its anticipated March 25, 2025 sale…

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Monday, January 6, 2025

Broadway-Heavy Concert For America Fundraising Event Set For Inauguration Day In NYC by Greg Evans

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Cecily Strong, J. Smith-Cameron, Javier Muñoz, Rosie Perez and Susie Essman are among the performers of the Broadway stage and screen appearing at this year’s Conce…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:16PM

Broadway’s Louis Armstrong Musical ‘A Wonderful World’ Leads Fundraising Effort For Victims Of New Orleans Tragedy by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The company of the Broadway musical A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will lead a special effort to support those affected by the horrific attack that took place in N…

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Friday, January 3, 2025

Search Continues For Broadway Dancer Three Months After Disappearance by Greg Evans

The search continues for Zelig Williams three months to the day after the Broadway dancer went missing in a heavily wooded area in his home state of South Carolina. The 28-year-old dancer, w…

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Kieran Culkin Comes Forward As “Naughty Young Actor” Who Got Mark Ruffalo High On Stage by Glenn Garner

Although Kieran Culkin isn’t a proponent for method acting, sometimes there’s just no competing with the real thing. Following a 2012 interview in which Mark Ruffalo revealed a “naught…

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2025 Hollywood & Media Deaths: Photo Gallery & Obituaries by Erik Pedersen

RELATED: Saying Goodbye: A Video Tribute To The Hollywood And Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2024

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu Explains Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth’s Cameo by Glenn Garner

With two of the most anticipated movie cameos of the year, Jon M. Chu had his work cut out for him. The Wicked director recently recounted how he conceived an appearance for the original Bro…

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

‘Gypsy’ Gets Grinched As Illness Shuts Down Lucrative Christmas Week Performances; ‘Wicked’ Soars Beyond $5M – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway had a very merry Christmas – with one big exception – as any number of shows gained big at the box office last week, breaking house records and in one case – Wicked – soarin…

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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Dick Capri Dies: Comedian & Broadway Actor Was 93 by Glenn Garner

Dick Capri, the comedian and actor, has died. He was 93. After spending his final Christmas with his family, Capri succumbed to a bleeding enlarged aorta, dying in his sleep in the early hou…

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Holiday Cheer As ‘Elf The Musical’ Breaks House Record At The Marquis And Broadway Box Office Surpasses $1B Year-To-Date by Patrick Hipes

Elf the Musical, which returned to Broadway last month for a limited run, grossed $2,230,419 across eight performances for the week ending December 22, breaking the house record at the Marqu…

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Monday, December 23, 2024

Deadline’s Broadway Critic Picks The Best Of 2024 & Looks Ahead To 2025 by Greg Evans

The Broadway season doesn’t lend itself comfortably to Best of the Calendar Year Stories — my choices for the first six months of 2024 were made and announced last June in a Tony Award p…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace 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
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime