Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Olivia Puckett Sings 'Easy To Be Hard' from Signature Theatre's HAIR by BroadwayWorld

Watch Olivia Puckett sing 'Easy to Be Hard' from Signature Theatre's production of the rock musical HAIR in action in this all-new video. Hair has music by Galt MacDermot and book and lyrics…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:12PM

Patti LuPone Reveals She Auditioned for Cinderella for the Original INTO THE WOODS

In a recent interview with Ben Rimalower for the Broadway Podcast Network's Giants in the Sky: How Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods, special guest Patti LuPone revealed that she was a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AM
Saturday, May 4, 2024

#tbt: Discordant 'Night Music' by Rob Weinert-Kendt

Catherine Zeta Jones in "A Little Night Music." (Photo by Joan Marcus) I'm not sure any Stephen Sondheim show is really underrated anymore—there are passionate partisans for every one, f…

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 06:42AM
Thursday, May 2, 2024

Meryl Streep to Receive Honorary Palme d'Or At Cannes Film Festival

According to reports, actress Meryl Streep will be receiving the Honorary Palme d’Or award at the opening ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Streep has starred in numerous films t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM
Monday, April 29, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024

Melanie La Barrie and Jon Jon Briones on the Challenges of Playing Hermes in Hadestown by TheaterMania

Anaïs Mitchell’s Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown is currently lighting up both sides of the Atlantic, enjoying a record-breaking run at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:12AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

First Look At HAIR at Singature Theatre in Washington, DC by BroadwayWorld

Get a first look at the cast of Signature Theatre's production of the rock musical HAIR in action in this all-new video. Hair has music by Galt MacDermot and book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:48PM
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Cast of Signature Theatre's HAIR Sings 'Let The Sun Shine by BroadwayWorld

Get a first look at the cast of Signature Theatre's production of the rock musical HAIR singing 'Let The Sun Shine In.' Hair has music by Galt MacDermot and book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni a…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:42PM

Wicked National Tour Welcomes West End's Lauren Samuels as Elphaba and More by Darryn King

The national tour of Wicked will welcome several new cast members to Oz, all beginning their run on May 7 at The Bushnell in Hartford, CT. Lauren Samuels, whose West End credits include Grea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Monday, April 8, 2024

Forbidden Broadway Will Make Its Broadway Debut Sooner Than Expected by Darryn King

The Broadway-spoofing revue Forbidden Broadway will make its previously reported Broadway debut sooner than expected. Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song, directed by cre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Tony Award Winner Laura Benanti Is Back with Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares by Darryn King

Laura Benanti is bringing her musical comedy show, Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, back to the Minetta Lane Theatre. The show, which premiered with three sold-out performances at the venue in F…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

Opening Night, Gielgud Theatre review - brave, yes, but also misguided and bizarre by Matt Wolf

Sheridan Smith gives it her all against near-impossible odds Is there a more purely likeable actress than Sheridan Smith, the performer who was still a teenager when she stole the show at t…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:54AM
Thursday, March 28, 2024

"It Couldn't Please Me More" from Broadway Backwards 2024 featuring Len Cariou and Chip Zien by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

At this year's #BroadwayBackwards, two of Broadway’s most iconic leading men, Tony winner Len Cariou (Broadway’s original Sweeney Todd and TV’s Blue Bloods) and Chip Zien (Harmony, Int…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:48PM
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

2024 Sondheim Award Gala Honoring Nathan Lane by Signature Theatre

This spring, Signature is thrilled to celebrate Tony® and Emmy Award® winner and film favorite Nathan Lane. We are excited to share this year’s gala entertainment with you! Tony® Award…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:49PM
Friday, March 15, 2024

Kiss Me, Kate | 2024 London Trailer by Official London Theatre

Cole Porter’s hit musical starring the multi-award-winning Adrian Dunbar (Ridley, Line of Duty) and Broadway musical superstar and Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block (Into The Woods, 9 t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:46AM
Friday, March 8, 2024

Broadway Games: Where Haven't We Seen You Before? by JK

Most of our Broadway favorites have careers beyond the stage; others come to Broadway from TV and/or film. In any case, if we look around enough, they seem to be everywhere. Broadway Games:…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:02AM

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, INTO THE WOODS, And More Win 2024 Artios Awards for Casting

Winners have been announced for the Casting Society 39th Artios Awards!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00AM
Thursday, March 7, 2024

‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812’ aims high in Denver by Alan Smason

By LOU HARRY There are Broadway shows that seem destined for long lives after the New York production folds. I’m willing to bet, for instance, that we will be seeing productions as wide ra…

SOURCE: TheatreCriticsm.com at 07:51PM
Thursday, February 29, 2024

After 42 Years, Forbidden Broadway Will Make Its Broadway Debut by Darryn King

For the first time, the Tony-honored Broadway spoof revue Forbidden Broadway is coming to Broadway. Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song, directed by creator Gerard Alessa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM
Monday, February 26, 2024

Into the Woods

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:04PM

Cappies Review: ‘Into the Woods’ at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School  by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s production of Into the Woods brings the audience into the woods and out again, with no shortage of twists and turns. As Little Red Ridinghood remarked nai…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:25PM
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Broadway Collections: Playbill Cards by JK

Somewhere between the baseball card boom and the advent of Lights of Broadway cards, Playbill gave us their version to trade.  Broadway Collections: Playbill Cards While cleaning off and …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AM
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Vanessa Williams Is Miranda Priestly in Elton John's The Devil Wears Prada in the West End by Darryn King

Tony nominee Vanessa Williams will play Miranda Priestly in Elton John's stage musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada in the West End. The show will open on July 9 at Theatre Royal Ply…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM

Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez and Ephraim Sykes to Star in Bye Bye Birdie at the Kennedy Center by Darryn King

Two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez and Tony nominee Ephraim Sykes will star as Albert, Rosie and Conrad Birdie, respectively, in the classic Charles Strouse-Michael…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PM

Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez, & Ephraim Sykes Will Lead Kennedy Center's BYE BYE BIRDIE

Casting has been announced for  The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts's Broadway Center Stage production of Bye Bye Birdie. The production will star two-time Tony Award® winne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:41AM
Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Jesus Christ Superstar by Mirvish Productions

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production of the iconic musical phenomenon returns to the stage. Originally staged by London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and hel…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:18PM
Monday, January 29, 2024

Lea Salonga, Gavin Creel and More to Honor Jason Robert Brown at Miscast24 by Darryn King

Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist and playwright Jason Robert Brown (Parade) will be honored at Miscast24, where Broadway stars perform songs from roles in which they would not tradition…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Stephanie J. Block to Make West End Debut in Kiss Me, Kate Alongside Adrian Dunbar by Darryn King

Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block will make her West End debut in Kiss Me, Kate this summer, starring alongside Irish actor Adrian Dunbar. Block will play the roles of Lilli Vanessi / Kat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM
Sunday, January 14, 2024

OOTB Launch Event at Company’s New Home by Sandi Durell

Krysta Rodriguez (Broadway: Spring Awakening, Into the Woods) has joined the lineup for OOTB’s – Out of the Box Theatrics – January 29 launch event, announcing the 2024-2025 mainsta…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:02AM

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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
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
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
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards