Betty Gilpin photographed in the Stanford White Studio at The Chatwal(Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) In January, Betty Gilpin burst onto the stage of Broadway's Lyceum Theatre, teeth bared like a bitch in heat, all done up in bratty curls and practically drowning in an excessively frilly 19th-century gown. Quite a way to make a Broadway debut. [...]
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) In the upcoming Broadway revival of Shakespeare's Othello, Denzel Washington will inhabit the fatally flawed Moor—reprising a role he played as an undergraduate at Fordham University—while Jake Gyllenhaal plays the plotting Iago, his first professional Shakespeare role. The Kenny Leon-directed production begins performances at the Barrymore Theatre on February 24 [...]
Helen J Shen is making her Broadway debut in the robot romcom Maybe Happy Ending, pairing up with Darren Criss for its futuristic and life-affirming will-they-won't-they. And like in all the great romcoms, she's just a girl... standing in front of a boy... asking to borrow his charger. Follow Shen backstage at the Belasco Theatre as she hosts Helperbot Next Door. This [...]
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss(Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman) The cast album of Maybe Happy Ending, the romantic musical comedy starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen as robots in love, will be available via streaming on March 14. "The Rainy Day We Met" is now available to stream. The album will be available in the format [...]
Da’Von T. Moody, Isa Antonetti and Wesley Wray in rehearsal for "Buena Vista Social Club"(Photo: Andy Henderson) Buena Vista Social Club, the musical telling the story behind the landmark Afro-Cuban jazz album of the same name, begins performances at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on February 21. The official opening is set for March 19. The [...]
George Clooney and Grant Heslov(Photo: Sergio Villarini) Good Night, and Good Luck, a screen-to-stage adaptation starring two-time Academy Award winner George Clooney, is set to begin performances at the Winter Garden Theatre on March 12, with an official opening set for April 3. The play, like the original screenplay, is written by Clooney and Grant Heslov. David [...]
Bill Burr, Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk The upcoming starry revival of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross—starring Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr, Kieran Culkin, Howard R. Overshown, Michael McKean, Donald Webber, Jr. and John Pirrucello—begins performances at the Palace Theatre on March 10, with its official opening set for March 31. (The show has already extended its run.) The cast spoke to The Broadway Show about [...]
Paul Ford(Photo: Michael Stewart/WireImage) Paul Ford, a self-described Broadway “piano-thumper” and a vital presence in the rehearsal room and the pit for Broadway musicals for three decades, including several works by Stephen Sondheim, has died. News of his passing was confirmed by his extended family. He was 71. Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1953, Ford [...]
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) Throughout the month of February, The Broadway Show is celebrating some of the theater industry’s most influential Black artists. This week, the spotlight is on Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Jacobs-Jenkins is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award-winning playwright who made his Broadway debut last season with the family [...]
Ryan McCartan(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Ryan McCartan was all set to nestle into the 19-person ensemble of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends. The show, a Sondheim pastiche coming to the Friedman Theatre in the spring, would put him on stage with musical theater luminaries like Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga. It would also be [...]
