"Pirates! The Penzance Musical"(Art c/o Polk & Co.) Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Pirates! The Penzance Musical Extends on BroadwayPirates! The Penzance Musical has added four weeks to its Broadway run at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Previews begin April 4 ahead of an April 24 opening and performances will now run through [...]
Richard Chamberlain(Photo: Darlene Hammond/Archive Photos/Getty Images) Richard Chamberlain, whose decades-long stage and screen career included celebrated performances in My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music on Broadway, has died. The actor passed away at his home in Waimanalo, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. He was 90. His publicist confirmed the cause was complications following a [...]
Michael Maliakel, Linedy Genao, Austin Colby(Photos: c/o Disney; Matthew Murphy; c/o Vivacity Media Group) Michael Maliakel, Linedy Genao and Austin Colby join the party in the Broadway cast of The Great Gatsby on March 31, taking on the roles of Nick Carraway, Myrtle Wilson and Tom Buchanan, respectively. They replace original cast members Noah J. Ricketts, Sara Chase and John Zdrojeski. Maliakel starred in the [...]
Orville Peck and Eva Noblezada(Photos: Sam Ramirez; Caitlin McNaney) Country music star Orville Peck and two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada begin their Broadway engagements as the Emcee and Sally Bowles in the Broadway revival of Cabaret on March 31. They take over for Adam Lambert and Auliʻi Cravalho, who played their final performance at the redesigned August Wilson Theatre on March 29. Peck [...]
Jonathan Groff(Photo c/o Polk & Co.) The new Bobby Darin musical Just in Time, starring Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff as the '50s and '60s singer-songwriter, begins performances at the Circle in the Square Theatre on March 31, with an official opening set for April 26. The opening celebration will take place on April 23. Developed and [...]
Elaine Paige(Photo: Christie Goodwin) Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige celebrates the U.K. holiday Mothering Sunday with a fresh batch of show tunes and tallks about the West End production of Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright. Catch the full episode [...]
Jonathan Groff with Valeria Yamin, Christine Cornish and Julia Grondin(Photo: Michaelah Reynolds) Just in Time, the Bobby Darin biomusical starring Tony winner Jonathan Groff, has postponed its opening night. The show will now officially open on April 26, having previously been scheduled to open on April 23. The show's opening celebration will still take place on [...]
Betty Boop has tumbled out of her black-and-white cartoon world into moden-day New York City with all its vibrant sights and sounds. It's a big adventure for our 1930s flapper girl, and an even bigger one for Jasmine Amy Rogers, who makes her Broadway debut as BOOP!'s title leading lady. Tag along for the ride as Rogers [...]
Illustrations by Tug Rice for Broadway.com Broadway is giving us the full spectrum of masculinity this week: a bunch of desperate salesmen, one legendary showman, and a hopeless romantic who sings his feelings in reverse. With big names, big emotions and one very big swing band, the spring season is fully in motion. Here are [...]
Joanna Gleason(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Joanna Gleason, currently performing off-Broadway in Joshua Harmon's We Had a World at New York City Center, made her Broadway debut back in 1977 in I Love My Wife. In all, she has racked up 15 Broadway roles and three Tony nominations (including one win), for Joe Egg, Into [...]
