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Wayne Brady, Alan Mingo Jr. share lead role in ‘The Wiz' revival
Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. will return to the stage to portray the wizard in the revival of the 1974 production of “The Wiz.”
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Biden Welcomes Hosts Reception to Mark Jewish American Heritage Month
President Joe Biden plans to mark Jewish American Heritage Month by highlighting his administration’s efforts to combat antisemitism at a White House reception that will feature performances from the stars of the Broadway revival of “Parade,” a musical about a Jewish American factory manager.
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Tony Awards Go Dark, Won't Broadcast Live During Strike: Report
The annual awards show will look a little different as a result of the ongoing writers’ strike, starting with the fact that it won’t be televised live.
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‘Some Like It Hot' Leads Tony Award Nominations With 13 Nods
“Some Like It Hot,” a musical adaptation of the cross-dressing movie comedy that starred Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, has waltzed away Tuesday with the most number of Tony Award nominations.
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Farewell to Broadway's Iconic ‘Phantom:' Final Shows Sell Out as Some Tickets Go for Up to $4,000
After more than three decades, Broadway’s longest-running musical, “The Phantom of the Opera,” is coming to an close on Sunday.
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‘Funny Girl' With Lea Michele to End Its Broadway Run
The revival of Funny Girl, starring Lea Michele as Fanny Brice, will bow out in September 2023 before heading out on a North American tour.
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Jonas Brothers Announce New Album and Five-Show Broadway Residency
Jonas Brothers have released a new single and revealed an upcoming album and plans to hit Broadway for five shows next month.
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Tina Fey Announces Which Original ‘Mean Girls' Stars Will Be Coming Back for the Musical Movie
“SNL” alums Tina Fey and Tim Meadows will be back for the “Mean Girls” musical movie adaptation alongside Reneé Rapp, reprising her role from the Broadway show.
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Catch ‘Em While You Can: Curtains Closing on Nearly a Dozen Broadway Shows This Month
Long-beloved and recent debuts are leaving Broadway this month. Catch them before they’re gone.
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Sudden Broadway Closures of Brand New Shows Raise Uproar, Diversity Concerns
December is typically a boon for Broadway. The familiar sight of theaters packed to the brim and tourists clutching their playbills and keepsake mementos from the Big Apple are telltale signs of the holiday season. Instead, this season a pair of exciting new productions are lowering their stage curtains for the final time, only weeks after premiering on “The Great…
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Sudden Broadway Closures of Brand New Shows Raise Uproar, Diversity Concerns
The sudden closures have fans and many in the Broadway community worried about the future of diversity in theater.
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‘Hadestown' Star Under Fire for Publicly Shaming Audience Member — Twice
An audience member for ‘Hadestown’ said she was using a sanctioned closed captioning device to help her understand and enjoy the show, and it was provided by the theater — but an actor onstage mistakenly thought she was using it to record.
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‘Phantom of the Opera,' Longest-Running Broadway Show, to Close After 35-Year Run
“Phantom of the Opera,” a Broadway fixture for so long that it feels like part of the fabric of New York City, will close after a 35-year run.
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Historic Broadway Theater Renamed in Honor of James Earl Jones
The newly restored Cort Theatre on Broadway has been renamed after James Earl Jones, becoming the second theater on the Great White Way named after a Black artist.
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New ‘Funny Girl' Chosen to Replace Departing Beanie Feldstein
Broadway has a new Fanny Brice. Producers behind Broadway’s revival of “Funny Girl” announced the newest additions to join the cast later this year: Lea Michele and Tovah Feldshuh. The “Glee” actress and star of the Tony winning musical “Spring Awakening” will take over for Beanie Feldstein, who opened the production back in April coinciding with Barbra Streisand’s 80th...
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A 20-Year-Old Broadway Play About LGBTQ Inclusion in Sports Is More Relevant Than Ever
The Broadway revival of “Take Me Out” shines a spotlight on LGBTQ+ inclusion in major league sports.
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Broadway Star Patti LuPone Rips Theatergoer for Not Following Mask Policy
It’s the on-stage outburst that has Broadway buzzing, from a stage legend known for not holding back her feelings about theater etiquette.
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2022 Tony Awards: See the Full List of Nominees
Nominations for the 75th Tony Awards were announced Monday, with 34 shows vying for 26 categories. See the full list of nominees here.
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‘A Strange Loop' Earns a Leading 11 Tony Award Nominations
“A Strange Loop,” Michael R. Jackson’s critically cheered theater meta-journey earned a leading 11 Tony Award nominations Monday as Broadway joined the national discussion of race by embracing an envelope-pushing Black-written and Black-led musical. Jackson’s 2020 Pulitzer Prize drama winner about a Black gay man writing a show about a Black gay man earned nods for best musical, best leading...
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Daniel Craig Contracts COVID-19, Canceling Broadway ‘Macbeth' Performance
Could it be the curse of the Scottish play?