The company of "Swept Away"(Photo by Julieta Cervantes) The musical Swept Away, with music and lyrics by the folksy musical trio the Avett Brothers, is coming to Broadway this fall, starring John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, Adrian Blake Enscoe and Wayne Duvall. The announcement was made onstage at an Avett Brothers concert at Forest Hills [...]
Sarah Paulson in "Appropriate"(Photo: Joan Marcus) The 90th Annual Drama League Awards were held on May 17 at a luncheon ceremony at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, hosted by Frank DiLella. The ceremony included the presentation of seven competitive awards. The award for Distinguished Performance went to Appropriate's Sarah Paulson, with Appropriate itself winning Outstanding Revival of a Play. [...]
Rachel McAdams and Susan Pourfar in "Mary Jane"(Photo by Matthew Murphy) Mary Jane, starring Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams in a Tony-nominated Broadway debut, has extended its run, for the second and final time, by two more weeks. The show, which had its official opening on April 23, will now conclude its run at the Samuel [...]
Alan Mingo Jr.(Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) Alan Mingo Jr. will reprise his title performance in The Wiz, joining the featured Broadway cast at the Marquis Theatre on June 13. He replaces Wayne Brady, who plays his final performance on June 12. Mingo played the role of The Wiz on tour before Brady joined the company [...]
Sutton Foster and the Encores! cast of "Once Upon a Mattress"(Photo: Joan Marcus) Once Upon a Mattress, the recent New York City Center Encores! production led by Sutton Foster, will move to Broadway this summer. Directed by Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, the show will have a limited engagement at the Hudson Theatre from July 31 [...]
Tory Kittles(Photo: Stewart Villilo) Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Home, directed by Kenny Leon, begins performances at the Todd Haimes Theatre on May 17. The play, by Tony-nominated playwright Samm-Art Williams—who passed away this week at the age of 78—was originally staged by the legendary Negro Ensemble Company in 1979. Home features Tory Kittles as Cephus Miles, [...]
The 2022 Jimmy Awards(Photo: Tricia Baron) If the Tony Awards speak to what’s happening on Broadway now, the Jimmy Awards provide a forecast of Broadway's future. Formally known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, the Jimmy Awards are an annual celebration of outstanding musical theater talent in high schools across America—from Dallas to [...]
Life and Trust, the latest immersive-theater project from Sleep No More producers Emursive, is coming to New York’s Financial District in June. Performances begin on June 17; the given location is Conwell Tower, bounded by Exchange Place, William Street, Beaver Street and Hanover Street. Details are scarce, but there are some clues on the event [...]
Roger Bart(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Roger Bart recently earned his third career Tony nomination for his performance as Doc Brown in Back to the Future at the Winter Garden Theatre (he became a Tony winner his first time around in 1999 for his take on Snoopy in the revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie [...]
Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood(Photo by Jenny Anderson for Broadway.com) Whereas the 2004 film version of The Notebook noticably kept the camera lens glued to its two young stars, the story's musical adapters—book writer Bekah Brunstetter and composer Ingrid Michaelson—directed much of their material toward the eldest of the three pairs of performers they have telling [...]
