Bebe Neuwirth and Steven Skybell Join Upcoming Broadway Cabaret Revival (playbill.com)
Neuwirth and Skybell will play Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz, with performances to begin April 2024....
Stephen Sondheim Wouldn't Let Barbra Streisand Direct & Star in a GYPSY Movie (www.broadwayworld.com)
Barbra Streisand says that Stephen Sondheim would not let her direct and star in a Gypsy movie musical. Although she had written 'a synopsis of how every scene would work' in the movie, Sondheim said it was 'too difficult' for her to take on both roles....
Broadway stars sing 'Bring Him Home' in tribute to Gaza hostages (www.jpost.com)
Broadway stars, including Billy Porter, Jeremy Jordan, Annaleigh Ashford, Tovah Feldshuh and Debra Messing, gathered together in a recording booth, or at home to record a video of "Bring Him Home" from Les Miserables, praying for the safety and quick return of all of the hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza on 7 October 2023....
Mean Girls The Musical the Movie trailer is not trying to make musicals happen (youtu.be)
The trailer for the upcoming 2024 movie adaptation of Mean Girls the musical written by Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin and Tina Fey, which was an adaptation of the 2004 Mean Girls movie written by Tina Fey, which was an adaptation of the 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman, has been released....
Where are the young Cosettes from Les Misérables in the West End now? (www.whatsonstage.com)
On stage, the role of Young Cosette is alternated by young actors, many of whom have gone on to star in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, School of Rock, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Matilda – both on stage and recently in the musical movie. For some, like Frozen favourite Emily Lane, Olivier winner Cleo...
David Byrne-Fatboy Slim $22 Million Musical ‘Here Lies Love’ Announces Broadway Closing (deadline.com)
Here Lies Love, the costly David Byrne-Fatboy Slim immersive musical that required an extensive renovation of the Broadway Theatre for its dance club setting, will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, November 26 2023....
Australian Epic review – the Chaser’s musical doco series (www.theguardian.com)
It’s not too often that Australian television dishes out new musicals, though recent titles include the Aids crisis-themed In Our Blood and the superb psych ward-set drama Wakefield. But the musical parody genre is an even rarer beast, musicalising unexpected subjects such as the housing crisis – in SBS’s short and zippy...
Five Questions With: Rebecca Caine (musicaltheatrereview.com)
Rebecca Caine is currently on tour across the UK with her show Dividing Day. Rebecca created the role of Cosette in Les Misérables for the RSC and was a celebrated Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera opposite Michael Crawford in the West End and her native country, Canada....
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT: THE MUSICAL Will Be Available on Streaming Platforms Next Month (www.broadwayworld.com)
The pro-shot of the West End production of The Prince of Egypt: The Musical, will be released on digital platforms from December 4. Following a release on BroadwayHD on November 15, the production will be available to buy or rent on YouTube, Xfinity, Prime Video, Apple TV, and more....
Are THE WIZ's Backdrops AI Generated? (www.broadwayworld.com)
The revival of The Wiz is allegedly using AI to generate its “backdrop” projections. (Disney received criticism some months ago over the alleged use of AI in the credit sequence and posters for Loki.)...
Boy George to Join Broadway Cast of ‘Moulin Rouge!’ in February (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Boy George will join the cast of Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway in February....
How Often Are Broadway Musicals About Real People? (www.broadwayworld.com)
How often are Broadway musicals about real people who actually existed?...
The Flash’s Grant Gustin To Make Broadway Debut In Water For Elephants Musical (deadline.com)
Grant Gustin, the star of the CW’s long-running The Flash, will make his Broadway debut in the new musical Water For Elephants. Gustin, who also appeared in the TV series Glee, will portray main character Jacob Jankowski in a cast that also includes Isabelle McCalla (The Prom, Shucked), Gregg Edelman (City of Angels), Paul...
Nathan Lane, Jordan Donica, More Resurrect Sondheim's The Frogs for MasterVoices Beginning November 3 (playbill.com)
Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove, and Nathan Lane's The Frogs makes a NYC return via MasterVoices, which is presenting a concert production of the seldom-produced musical at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater November 3 and 4....
New Clueless musical adaptation with an original score to make UK premiere (stageberry.com)
A new musical adaptation of Clueless is to make its UK premiere in 2024. Adapted from the 1995 movie of the same name, Clueless will have a development run at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre from 12 – 24 February....
Unions of Broadway: Actors' Equity Association (www.broadwayworld.com)
The Broadway theatre community consists of countless craftsman, designers, specialists, and of course... performers- all who play in integral role in getting (and keeping) your favorite shows up and running. Thirteen different unions (and three additional contracts) represent Broadway workers and BroadwayWorld is spotlighting...
Hello, Dolly! to play the West End’s London Palladium starring Imelda Staunton (www.westendtheatre.com)
Imelda Staunton will star in the much-delayed and much-anticipated revival of Jerry Herman’s joyous musical Hello, Dolly! at the London Palladium in Summer 2024. It will play from 6 July to 14 September 2024, for 10 weeks only....
First ever West End Woofs announced, hosted by Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters (www.whatsonstage.com)
The concept is a riff (or a ruff?) on Broadway Barks, an annual star-studded dog and cat adoption event founded by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters and benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies....
& Juliet, Back to the Future, Shucked, Spamalot, How to Dance in Ohio, Gutenberg will be part of the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (www.businesswire.com)
The 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York will feature performances by Broadway’s “& Juliet,” “Back to the Future: The Musical,” “How To Dance In Ohio,” “Shucked” and “Spamalot,” with a special appearance by Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells of “Gutenberg! The Musical....
Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster to Join Broadway's Sweeney Todd (playbill.com)
Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster will join the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd succeeding original stars Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford. Tveit and Foster will step in as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, respectively, for a 12-week limited run beginning February 9, 2024. Groban and Ashford will play their final performances January...
Victoria Clark is cutting back on her Kimberly Akimbo schedule (www.instagram.com)
Victoria Clark has posted on her Instagram that she will be cutting back on her performance schedule in Kimberly Akimbo:...
Rejoicify! Wicked Celebrates 20 Years on Broadway October 30 (playbill.com)
Wicked, which became the fourth longest-running production in Broadway history this past April, celebrates another milestone October 30: 20 years at the Gershwin Theatre....
‘Lempicka,’ starring Eden Espinosa, to open on Broadway in 2024 (www.broadwaynews.com)
The new musical Lempicka, about Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka, will arrive at the Longacre Theatre in 2024, with previews scheduled to begin on March 19 ahead of an opening night set for April 14....
How Many Shows Have Premiered After the Writer Has Passed Away? (www.broadwayworld.com)
After seeing Here We Are, I’m wondering: have other shows premiered after one of the writers has passed away?...
Bradley Cooper Selects Music From WEST SIDE STORY, CANDIDE & More For MAESTRO Soundtrack (www.broadwayworld.com)
The soundtrack for Maestro is set for release in November, featuring music from West Side Story, Candide, On the Town, and more....
