Bernard B. Jacobs News

Welcome to THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As With Your Favorite Broadway Stars. Want to know what hooked them to a career in the theater? Their dream roles? Their Broadway crushes? Read on! In this next edition, we caught up with Paul Whitty, who is starring as 'Billy' in ONCE- currently playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Theatre! (more...)

The cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical, ONCE will perform live on WNYC’s “Soundcheck” Friday, May 25. “Soundcheck” can be heard locally at 2PM and 10PM EST on 93.9FM. The production opened to raves on Sunday, March 18, 2012 and currently plays on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). (more...)

Earlier today at a press conference held in BET's New York studios, it was announced that actor Samuel L. Jackson, declared the highest grossing movie actor of all time according to the Guinness Book of World Records, will be this year's BET AWARDS 12 host. In addition, the members of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly were announced to be the prestigious recipients of the 'Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award;' and Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj were revealed as the first confirmed performers. (more...)

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you Enda Walsh, nominee for Best Book of a Musical for Once. (more...)

Yet another Broadway casualty was announced last week- PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT will take its final bow at the Palace Theatre on June 24. Make sure you get to New York City's Theatre District soon if there are any productions that you still haven't made it to! Who knows what else might be going soon.. (more...)

The cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical, ONCE will perform on ABC’s “The View” on Thursday, May 17. “The View” airs locally on WABC7, 11AM-12PM EST. ONCE currently plays on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). The production opened to raves on Sunday, March 18, 2012. A national tour will begin in the summer of 2013. (more...)

While the Tony nominated LEAP OF FAITH took its final Broadway bow yesterday, yet another casualty is coming up on Sunday. HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING will close after spending over a year at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Get your Broadway tickets now before more shows close, and be the first to catch HARVEY- which begins previews on Friday! (more...)

A musical performance by the Tony® Award-nominated cast of Broadway's ONCE are among the guests MAY 14-18 on ABC's "The View" (more...)

Awards season is in full swing and to celebrate all of the 2011-2012 nominees, we've dug deep into our archives to bring you vintage photos of all of the talent during special moments in their careers. Check out the 2011-2012 Tony-nominated women below! (more...)

Awards season is in full swing and to celebrate all of the 2011-2012 nominees, we've dug deep into our archives to bring you vintage photos of all of the talent during special moments in their careers. Check out the 2011-2012 Tony-nominated men below! (more...)

The producers of ONCE, the acclaimed new Broadway musical, is announcing today that The Road Company is putting together a US national tour that will launch in the summer of 2013. (more...)

There were many happy people in the theatre industry last week, as the 2012 Tony Awards nominations were officially announced. With the good news came some bad too however, as SEMINAR took its final bow last night, and MAGIC/BIRD announced a May 12 closing night. Book tickets now for the shows you still haven't seen- before it's too late! (more...)

Save up to 30% on ONCE, Broadway's most Tony-nominated musical of the season with 34 nominations including 5 for Best Musical! (more...)

Tony nominated Best Musical ONCE announces “Insta-Rush,” an opportunity for daily ticket rush hopefuls to take photos of their rush line experiences, upload them to Instagram, and tag #OnceMusical and #rush for the chance to win two seats to a performance and other official merchandise. Fans can follow the official ONCE Instagram account, @OnceMusical, and see all fans photos at www.OncePhotos.com. (more...)

This week is one of the biggest on every theatre-lover's calendar. Tomorrow morning the nominations are announced for the 2012 Tony Awards, which means you have only a month to catch up on this year's best before the big ceremony! (more...)

Romance a tres bandas: chico, chica y música (no necesariamente en ese orden) es lo que propone Once: A New Musical. El espectáculo traslada a las tablas el drama naturalista que supuso la película irlandesa de 2006, con la intención de reflejar ese momento único en que dos personas se tienen la una a la otra, se quieren y se comunican a través de sus propias canciones. Experiencias vividas o personas que se cruzan en nuestro camino y querríamos retener en un momento eterno, sólo para nosotros. El musical convence en Broadway y la grabación del elenco original no sólo convence, si no que conmueve y emociona. (more...)

With a whopping six productions opening on Broadway this week we've made it to the height of the Spring 2012 season! Try to squeeze as many shows as you can into your schedlue before Tony nominations are announced next week! (more...)

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo today anounced that A Civil War Christmas, written by Paula Vogel, directed by Tina Landau and Sontag: Reborn adapted by Moe Angelos, directed by Marianne Weems and produced in collaboration with The Builders Association will round out the companyÂ’s 2012/13 season. (more...)

Opening this week are three Broadway plays- one a Tennesse Williams classic, the second a West End import, and the third a 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner. Stay tuned this week as the casts of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, and CLYBOURNE PARK take their first official Broadway bows! (more...)

Last week was epic for Disney's THE LION KING which just surpassed THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA as the top-grossing Broadway musical of all time (despite opening ten years later). This week, new plays PETER AND THE STARCATHER and MAGIC/BIRD take their first official Broadway bows! (more...)