Andy Karl and Alyse Alan Louis(Photos c/o Vivacity Media Group) Initial casting has been announced for the off-Broadway return of Teeth, written by Anna K. Jacobs (book and music) and Michael R. Jackson (book and lyrics). After the sold-out, extended world premiere at Playwrights Horizons, the open-ended commercial remount will have its official opening at New World [...]
Aurélien Budynek(Photos by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) In a key scene in Back to the Future on Broadway, Marty McFly, played by Casey Likes, straps on a cherry red electric guitar and performs an ecstatic rendition of “Johnny B. Goode.” Likes unleashes a furious blizzard of notes, slides his fingers down the fretboard and works [...]
Molly Carter(Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) Earlier this year, Molly Carter from Fort Pierce, Florida, winner of Broadway.com's Broadway's Biggest Fan competition, got to visit New York for the first time. She took in three current Broadway shows—Aladdin, Back to the Future and Water for Elephants—and attended a private reception for the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winners with [...]
Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh(Photos: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Lionsgate; Emilio Madrid; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images; Theo Wargo/Getty Images) The Public Theater has announced initial casting for its Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night, set to reopen the Delacorte Theater in August 2025. The show will be directed by the Public’s [...]
Lorna Courtney, Damon Daunno, Taylor Iman Jones(Photos: c/o Grapevine PR; Emilio Madrid; c/o Print Shop PR) McCarter Theatre Center has announced a cast of Broadway veterans to lead its world-premiere production of Empire Records: The Musical. Directed by Trip Cullman with choreography by Ellenore Scott, the show features an original rock score by Zoe Sarnak and a [...]
Aaron Tveit and Ericka Hunter(Photos: c/o Matt Ross PR; by Matthew Murphy) Tony winner Aaron Tveit and actress Ericka Hunter are expecting a baby. The pair made the announcement on Instagram with a photograph captioned: “Table for 3.” Judging by the ring on Hunter's finger, the picture also doubles as an engagement reveal. Tveit’s Broadway [...]
Adam Lambert and Auliʻi Cravalho as "Cabaret"'s Emcee and Sally Bowles(Photo: Gina Manning) Auliʻi Cravalho and Adam Lambert will be the new Sally Bowles and Emcee in the Broadway revival of Cabaret. They take over the roles originated by Gayle Rankin and Eddie Redmayne, beginning performances at the August Wilson Theatre on September 16 and [...]
Joy Woods, Shaina Taub, Ben Levi Ross, Colin Donnell(Photos: Jenny Anderson; Emilio Madrid; c/o New York City Center; Emilio Madrid) New York City Center has announced additional featured casting for its gala presentation of Ragtime, directed by Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet. Performances will run from October 30 through November 10. Colin Donnell, last seen on Broadway [...]
Molly Osborne(Photo: Pip Bourdillon) The upcoming Broadway production of Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, has its Desdemona: London actress Molly Osborne, making her Broadway debut in the role. The production, directed by Kenny Leon, will open on Broadway in spring 2024 at a Shubert theater to be announced for a strictly 15-week engagement. “I am [...]
Hannah Gadsby(Photo: Mia Mala McDonald) Comedian Hannah Gadsby (Nanette, Douglas, Something Special) will return to New York City this fall with their latest stand-up show WOOF!, directed by Jenney Shamash, Gadsby's wife and frequent collaborator. The show will play a strictly limited four-week engagement at the Abrons Arts Center from September 27 through October 20. The official [...]
