Audra McDonald(Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) Broadway, Broadway how great you are. December 19 was a night for the history books. The Majestic Theatre, formerly (and maybe still) occupied by an opera-singing Phantom, is now home to six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald's Momma Rose in George C. Wolfe's revival of Gypsy. The cast of Broadway stars [...]
Audra McDonald(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Gypsy is officially back on Broadway! The musical's latest revival, directed by George C. Wolfe, opened December 19 at the newly renovated Majestic Theatre, boasting six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald as the latest in a long line of iconic Momma Roses. She's joined on stage by an illustrious group of castmates: Danny [...]
In the new revival of Gypsy, Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita plays demure stripper Tessie Tura, who utters the immortal couplet: “You gotta get a gimmick if you wanna get applause.” Now the veteran Broadway.com vlogger is taking viewers behind the scenes of the buzzy revival at the glorious Majestic Theatre. In the first episode, Lesli—who is very [...]
Ericka Yang and Aaron Tveit(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit and his actress fiancée Ericka Yang have welcomed their first child together. "My fiancée Ericka Yang and I welcomed a baby girl in November," Tveit said in a statement to People.com. "We couldn't be happier she's finally here, and we're [...]
Phillip James Brannon and Chris Renfro(Photos: c/o Grapevine PR; Matt Kallish) Phillip James Brannon (Macbeth, Junk) and Chris Renfro (Queer as Folk) will join Cole Escola's hit Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! at the Lyceum Theatre. Brannon will star as Mary’s Husband, taking over the role currently played by Conrad Ricamora, while Renfro will play Mary’s Teacher, taking over the [...]
Thom Sesma, Andrew Durand and Dashiell Eaves in "Dead Outlaw" at the Minetta Lane Theatre(Photo: Matthew Murphy) After a successful run off-Broadway, Dead Outlaw, the twisted, toe-tapping folk musical about an ill-fated gunslinger, is coming to Broadway in spring 2025. The show begins performances at the Longacre Theatre on April 12 with an official opening set [...]
“Thank you for being the voice of reason,” some Manhattan Theatre Club patrons have said to Amber Gray after performances of Eureka Day. She flashes them her generous, full-faced smile, but thinks to herself, “Well, now I know your politics.” Originally commissioned in 2016—before the world sprouted its population of amateur epidemiologists—Jonathan Spector’s satire plays like [...]
Erika Jayne(Photo: Reve Cervantes) Singer, actress and TV star Erika Jayne—whose performance of Roxie Hart in Broadway’s Chicago was cut short by the pandemic in 2020—will return to the role in early 2025. She will temporarily replace Bianca Marroquín as Roxie from January 20 through February 9. Best known for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Jayne also [...]
Tom Hanks(Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) It's not every day that you get Fran Lebowitz and Santa Claus in the same room. All In: Comedy About Love, a staged version of short stories about love by Simon Rich—with a rotating cast that currently features John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Tony Award nominee Richard Kind and Tony [...]
Sarah Hyland(Photo: Araya Doheny) Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland will star as Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby on Broadway. Hyland replaces original star Eva Noblezada, who will play her final performance in the role on January 30, 2025. Hyland begins performances at the Broadway Theatre on February 10. Hyland will star opposite the recently announced Ryan [...]
