Photos: Inside Opening Night of A COMMERCIAL JINGLE FOR REGINA COMETSeptember 28, 2021A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, the first new musical to premiere in New York City since the shutdown began, opened just last night, September 27, with the strictly limited engagement set to run thought Sunday, November 14, 2021, at the DR2 Theatre (103 E. 15th Street).
Photos: Company of Douglas Carter Beane's FAIRYCAKES Meets the PressSeptember 21, 2021As Douglas Carter Beane's new comedy is now in rehearsals! The world premiere of Fairycakes is set for this fall at the Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow Street), home to many of Beane's first plays, beginning Thursday, October 14, 2021. Opening night is set for October 24th.Fairycakes is set to play a limited engagement through January 2, 2022.
Photos: AMERICAN UTOPIA Re-Opens On Broadway!September 18, 2021Nineteen months after the band’s last performance together, David Byrne’s American Utopia returned to the live stage this evening – Friday, September 17 – at the St. James Theatre on Broadway (246 West 44th Street).
Photos: Casts of THE LION KING & ALADDIN Reunite at the New Amsterdam TheatreAugust 16, 2021Broadway has been dark for well over a year, but the circle of life will go on! The Lion King and Aladdin will return to Broadway this fall and just last week, some of the cast members of both shows (including Stephen Carlile, L. Steven Taylor, Tshidi Manye, Bonita J. Hamilton, Brandon A. McCall, Michael James Scott, Michael Maliakel, Shoba Narayan ,Jonathan Freeman, and Don Darryl Rivera) gathered at the New Amsterdam Theatre to celebrate Broadway's return.
Photos: Betsy Wolfe, Andrew Rannells & More Kick Off BroadwayEvolved Initiative at Bryant ParkAugust 3, 2021Just yesterday, Bryant Park’s Broadway-Bound Initiative kicked off its programming with a performance by the BroadwayEvolved students and celebrity faculty. The event was attended by Tony Nominee Andrew Rannells, Tony Winner Ali Stroker, Tony Nominee Lauren Patten, Ciara Renée, Jelani Alladin, BroadwayEvolved co-founder Betsy Wolfe, The BroadwayEvolved students, Amazon’s Carley Graham-Garcia and Dan Biederman, President of Bryant Park Corporation.
BWW Exclusive: Cats (But Not CATS) Take Center StageApril 19, 2020We're all missing Broadway, but the shows must go on. We turned to the experts on social distancing for help. Until the shows are back up and running, these cats will be taking over some of your favorite roles. Read on as some of the cutest felines in the heights get their big break!
Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast of BIRTHDAY CANDLES on Broadway!March 12, 2020Rehearsals are underway for Roundabout Theatre Company's New York premiere of Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle, directed by Vivienne Benesch. The new play will star Emmy Award winner Debra Messing as 'Ernestine,' Andre Braugher as 'Matt' and Enrico Colantoni as 'Kenneth,' Crystal Finn as 'Joan/Alex/Beth,' Susannah Flood as 'Alice/Madeline/Ernie,' and Christopher Livingston as 'Billy/John.'
Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast of TAKE ME OUT on Broadway!March 11, 2020The Second Stage Theater production of Richard Greenberg's Take Me Out is in rehearsals and will begin previews April 2, 2020 and officially open on April 23, 2020 at Second Stage's Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street). The cast just met the press and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big day!