Kara Lindsay with former "Newsies" castmates Tommy Bracco, Adam Kaplan, Jacob Guzman and Aaron Albano(Photo c/o Disney) Kara Lindsay, the original Katherine Plumber in Broadway's Newsies, got a mid-show surprise during a performance at Walt Disney World. She's one of the Disney on Broadway Concert Series' featured artists at the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, and on [...]
The cast of "Smash"(Photo: Jenny Anderson) "I keep calling it Smash fan fiction," Krysta Rodriguez tells The Broadway Show of the Susan Stroman-helmed stage version of NBC's musical backstage drama. For fans of the original series, all your favorite characters can still be found sweating it out behind the scenes of the Marilyn Monroe biomusical Bombshell. But you'll find them [...]
Cynthia Erivo(Photo: Mark Seliger) Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner and three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo will host the 78th Annual Tony Awards. This year’s ceremony will take place on June 8 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. “I am so proud and excited to take on this glorious honor,” said Erivo. [...]
The 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards, honoring work on Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway, will be presented on June 1 at NYU Skirball Center. The nominations will be announced on April 30. To be eligible for consideration, productions must open no later than April 27. All performance categories will be gender-neutral: Outstanding Leading Performance in a [...]
Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr(Photos: c/o Polk & Co.; Erin Odenkirk; Koury Angelo) The Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr has extended its Broadway run by two weeks. The drama, directed by Patrick Marber, will begin performances at the Palace Theatre on March 10, officially open on March 31 and run through [...]
Kruz Maldonado(Photo c/o Bond Theatrical) Beginning February 21, Kruz Maldonado will take over the title role in the national tour of Peter Pan. He begins his run at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts in Jacksonville, FL. Originally from San Antonio, TX, Maldonado represented the Majestic Empire/Joci Awards at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards [...]
The cast of "Operation Mincemeat"(Photo: Matt Crockett) Operation Mincemeat, the Olivier-winning World War II musical caper, has extended its run at Broadway's Golden Theatre by four weeks. The show, currently in previews with an official opening set for March 20, will now run through July 13. Meanwhile, the show's marquee signage at the Golden remains unlit [...]
Kelsie Watts, Najah Hetsberger, Taylor Marie Daniel, Gianna Yanelli, Krystal Hernandez and Kay Sibal(Photo: Michaelah Reynolds) SIX, Broadway's histo-remix about the ex-wives of King Henry VIII, welcomes its new cast of Queens to the Lena Horne Theatre on February 19. The new ensemble features Najah Hetsberger as Catherine of Aragon, Gianna Yanelli as Anne Boleyn, Kelsie [...]
Denzel Washington, Paul Wontorek and Jake Gyllenhaal(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal catches up with the stars headed to Broadway stages this spring. This week's roster is particularly blinding, so shield your eyes before proceeding. Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, the leading men of Othello, sit down with Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul [...]
Jordan Fisher(Photo: Andrew Rose) Jordan Fisher is set to play Christian in Moulin Rouge! on Broadway. The casting will reunite Fisher with his former Hadestown costar—the Eurydice to his Orpheus—Solea Pfeiffer, who plays the role of Satine in the show. Hopefully it all works out for these two this time. Fisher takes over from John [...]
