This week, Othello began performances at the Barrymore Theatre, starring Denzel Washington as the proud general and Jake Gyllenhaal as the plotting Iago. The Broadway Show recently spoke to Tony Award winner Andrew Burnap (Cassio), Kimber Elayne Sprawl (Emilia) and Molly Osborne (Desdemona) about, among other things, sharing the stage with two acting heavyweights. “I would pay to be a stage prop in [...]

Kelli O'Hara and Rose Byrne(Photos: c/o Polk & Co.; Jeffrey Mayer) Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the shows in its 2025-26 season. The season lineup kicks off at Studio 54 in fall 2025 with the Broadway transfer of Oedipus, starring Olivier Award winners and current nominees Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, in a version created [...]

Jason Schmidt(Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) For a full year, Jason Schmidt has been getting bruised, bloodied and rained on as Sodapop, the middle Curtis brother in the Tony-winning musical The Outsiders. On stage, fists are thrown, but backstage, it's all love. Follow Schmidt on a tour through the Jacobs Theatre where he introduces us to [...]

Solea Pfeiffer and John Cardoza(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) "I've always kind of described it as a show that happens to you." That's how John Cardoza sees life at Moulin Rouge! on Broadway. And he's an old pro, having played the bohemian lover boy Christian on tour before moving into the Al Hirschfeld Theatre alongside Solea [...]

Kate Diaz and Tina Landau When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, director and writer Tina Landau suddenly found herself with a lot of free time. She figured it was the right moment to call up Idina Menzel and resurrect an idea the two of them had been tossing around for a decade.  "I called her and [...]

Michael Maliakel(Photo c/o Vivacity Media Group) The Great Gatsby will welcome a new Nick Carraway. Michael Maliakel will join the party at the Broadway Theatre, beginning performances on March 31. He replaces original cast member Noah J. Ricketts, who will play his final performance on March 30. Maliakel joins Ryan McCartan as Jay Gatsby, Sarah Hyland as Daisy Buchanan, Samantha [...]

The 2024 Broadway production of "The Wiz"(Photo: Jeremy Daniel) After finding a home on Broadway last spring, The Wiz—an all-Black retelling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz—is back out on tour, bringing Schele Williams' revival of the iconic musical to cities across the country.  "I've been chomping at the bit to get back in the [...]

"Mamma Mia!" writer Catherine Johnson, director Phyllida Lloyd and producer Judy Craymer(Photo: c/o Littlestar) This summer, Mamma Mia!—the ABBA musical that became a worldwide sensation—is returning to Broadway at its original home, the Winter Garden Theatre. The limited engagement from August 2 to February 1, 2026, will officially open on August 14, bringing ABBA’s greatest [...]

Lily Rabe and Levon Hawke in "Ghosts"(Photo: Jeremy Daniel) The Lincoln Center Theater production of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts has extended by two weeks. The production, currently playing at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, will now run through April 26. The cast features Tony winner Billy Crudup as Pastor Manders, Ella Beatty as Regina, Levon Hawke as [...]

Solea Pfeiffer, John Cardoza and Tamsen Fadal(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Whether you dream of escaping to the redwood forests or imbibing at a Parisian cabaret, The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal has you covered. See what's on tap this week.  John Cardoza and Solea Pfeiffer lead the Broadway musical Moulin Rouge! as star-crossed lovers Christian and Satine. See [...]