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Every Broadway Cameo in TICK, TICK...BOOM!
by Michael Major - Nov 23, 2021


Check out our complete guide to every musical theatre cameo in tick, tick…BOOM! Although Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film adaption of tick, tick…BOOM! already features an all-star cast the film features an endless amount of cameos that would keep any musical theatre fan excited.

Christopher Jackson Signs First-Look Deal with CBS
by Michael Major - Oct 25, 2021


Christopher Jackson has signed a new first look deal with CBS Studios, including producing across all platforms, such as broadcast, streaming, and premium cable. Jackson currently stars on the hit CBS show 'Bull' and will star as Nicole Ari Parker's husband in the upcoming Sex and the City reboot on HBO Max.

VIDEO: First Look at the Return Broadway Engagement of FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2021


Before Hamilton and In The Heights, there was Freestyle Love Supreme, the highly-acclaimed improv sensation conceived by Anthony Veneziale and created by Thomas Kail, Lin Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale.

Photos: First Look at the Return Engagement of FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2021


Performances began for the return engagement of Freestyle Love Supreme on October 7. The show will run through Sunday, January 2, 2022 at the Booth Theatre, 222 W.  45th Street.

Photos: FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Returns to Broadway; The Cast Takes Their First Bows Back!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2021


Freestyle Love Supreme returned to the Booth Theatre last night on Broadway for a limited run through January 2, 2022. It was created by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale and they are the recipient of a special Tony Award.

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Announces $25 Digital Lottery
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2021


There will be a limited number of $25 lottery tickets offered per performance. Learn how to get the lottery tickets, the schedule and more...

Photos: Backstage at The 2020 Tony Awards With the Presenters, Performers and Winners!
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 26, 2021


We're taking you backstage with all of the evening's presenters, performers, and winners!

HAIRSPRAY, FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME, AIN'T TOO PROUD & More Will Take the Stage at The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2021


CBS and The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards announced that a bevy of stage and screen stars that will appear on 'The Tony Awards® Present: Broadway's Back!' live from The Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, Sunday, Sept. 26 on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Idina Menzel, Ben Platt, Chita Rivera & More Will Take the Stage at The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back! 
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 20, 2021


Annaleigh Ashford, Kerry Butler, Kristin Chenoweth, André De Shields, Jake Gyllenhaal, Christopher Jackson, Audra McDonald, Idina Menzel, Ruthie Ann Miles, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bebe Neuwirth, Leslie Odom, Jr., Kelli O’Hara, Ben Platt, Jeremy Pope, Chita Rivera, Daphne Rubin-Vega and BD Wong are just some of the artists who are set to appear.   Additional performers and presenters will be announced later this week.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Groban, Phillipa Soo & More to Take Part in Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Virtual Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 18, 2021


Making this year’s virtual celebration all the more special, the Gala is joining fundraising forces with two other annual Hole in the Wall benefits – the Beantown Bash and Big Apple Bash – and will feature campers performing alongside celebrity friends.

SEX AND THE CITY Reboot Adds Tony-Nominee Christopher Jackson
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 4, 2021


And Just Like That, the upcoming HBOMax reboot of the hit series, Sex and the City has added 'Hamilton' and 'In the Heights' alum Christopher Jackson to its cast!

Christopher Jackson Named Ambassador to the Arts Recipient by The North Fork TV Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 23, 2021


The North Fork TV Festival announced today Tony Nominated and Emmy and Grammy Award winner Christopher Jackson has been named this year’s Ambassador to the Arts recipient. A formal dinner ceremony will take place on Thursday, August 5 at American Beech in Greenport, NY beginning at 6:30pm.

Where Are They Now? Catch Up on the Careers of the Original Cast of IN THE HEIGHTS!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2021


In our new series, 'Where Are They Now?' we're taking a look back at some of our favorite original Broadway casts, and catching up with their careers!  First up, the original cast of In the Heights! 

Special Tony Awards Announced! The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, AMERICAN UTOPIA & FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Will Receive
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 22, 2021


The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today that they will present three Special Tony Awards to The Broadway Advocacy Coalition; David Byrne’s American Utopia and Freestyle Love Supreme.

Wake Up With BWW 6/22: HAIRSPRAY Returns to the West End, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2021


Today's top stories: Go inside Hairspray's return to the West End, Javier Munoz releases a new song, Krysta Rodriguez chats playing Liza Minnelli, and more!

VIDEO: THE TONIGHT SHOW Shares a Behind the Scenes Look at Their Broadway's Back Sketch
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Jun 21, 2021


The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon shared a behind the scenes look at their viral salute to Broadway that premiered on the show on June 8 with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phylicia Rashad, Kristin Chenoweth, Laura Benanti, Christopher Jackson, and 'In the Heights' stars Olga Merediz and Jimmy Smits!

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Will Return to Broadway on October 7
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2021


Before Hamilton and In The Heights, there was FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME, the highly-acclaimed improv sensation created by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale more than 17 years ago in the basement of the Drama Bookshop in New York City. 

TALES OF THE CITY, THE MUSICAL, IN PIECES, AFTER MIDNIGHT and More to Stream in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 15, 2021


Broadway On Demand has shared its current and upcoming June programming lineup including titles and events that celebrate PRIDE, the U.S. Premiere of In Pieces, a new musical by Joey Contreras, the Signature Theatre production of After Midnight starring Christopher Jackson, and more.

VIDEO: First Look at Signature Theatre's AFTER MIDNIGHT, Streaming Now
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2021


Signature Theatre is now streaming its production of After Midnight, beginning today, June 13 and running through August 4, 2021. This exhilarating song and dance extravaganza is set to the swinging sounds of Duke Ellington, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields, Harold Arlen and more and framed by the poems of Langston Hughes.

VIDEO: On This Day, June 19 - HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 19, 2021


On this day in 2014, the music and poetry of legendary rapper, Tupac Shakur, made its Broadway debut as Holler If Ya Hear Me celebrated its opening night at the Palace Theatre.

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