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Today it was announced that pop music superstar Joey Fatone will return to Broadway for the first time in 20 years in the company of & Juliet as ‘Lance’ beginning January 21, 2025. A founding member of NSYNC, Fatone made his Broadway debut in Rent in 2002 and went on to star in Little Shop of Horrors in 2004. He will play a limited 9-week engagement in & Juliet through March 16, 2024. He takes over the role from Paulo Szot. 

Theatrely31 alum Kimberly Belflower will make her Broadway debut when her play John Proctor is the Villain premieres at the Booth Theatre directed by Danya Taymor. Sadie Sink, Broadway alum and star of Stranger Things will lead the cast of the new play which begins performances Thursday, March 20, 2025 at the Booth Theatre with an official opening night set for Monday, April 14. 

The world of Silicon Valley is headed straight to Washing D.C. in Matthew Libby’s new suspenseful drama Data. Directed by Margot Bordelon, the play will premiere October 31, 2024 before an official opening night on November 7, 2024. Data will play a limited engamgnet at Arena Stage’s Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle theatre through December 15, 2024. The star-studded cast includes Karan Brar in his theatrical debut as Maneesh, Stephen Cefalu, Jr. as Jonah, Isabel Van Natta as Riley, and Rob Yang as Wang Tao (Alex).

More Succession stars are headed to the stage! Following a sold out, critically acclaimed run in the West End, Sarah Snook will make her Broadway debut playing 26 characters in the new production of The Picture of Dorian Gray. The stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s only novel is adapted and directed by Kip Williams, the Artistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company, where the production originated. The Picture of Dorian Gray will open at a Shubert theatre in March for a strictly limited engagement.

The circus is coming to an end. The Broadway premiere of Water for Elephants will be packing up its tent this December. The musical will play its final performance at the Imperial Theatre on Sunday, December 8, 2024. At time of closing, Water for Elephants will have played 25 previews and 301 regular performances. 

Today it was announced that Riverdance 30 - The New Generation is headed back to Radio City Music Hall as part of the new anniversary production of the international Irish dance phenomenon for five performances only from Friday, March 28 through Sunday, March 30, 2025. This will be the first time the dance troupe is back at the famed Music Hall since 2020. 

Jason Robert Brown and Taylor Mac’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil will head to Broadway in 2025. The new musical is based off John Berendt’s 1994 non-fiction book of the same name. It had a critically acclaimed run at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago earlier this summer.

Dancer and TikTok superstar Charli D’Amelio will make her Broadway debut this fall, joining the Broadway company of & Juliet, producers announced today. D’Amelio, who spent more than a decade as a competitive dancer before launching her social media career and becoming the world’s most followed TikToker, begins performances as part of the ensemble in the dance-heavy role of ‘Charmian’ beginning October 29, 2024 at the Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) for a limited three-month engagement through January 19, 2025. 

Back where they belong. The 78th Annual Tony Awards are officially set to return to Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 8, 2025. Broadcasting live to both coasts at 8:00 - 11:00PM EST/5:00 - 8:00PM PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+. 

It was announced that Theatrely31 alum Joy Woods will join Audra McDonald and Danny Burstein in the upcoming revival of Gypsy as Louise. Joining them will be Jordan Tyson as June, Lesli Margherita as Tessie Tura, Lili Thomas as Miss Mazeppa, and Mylinda Hull as Miss Electra. 

Romeo + Juliet starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, which beings previews this Thursday, September 26, at Circle in the Square Theatre, is teaming up with Voters of Tomorrow, a Gen-Z led organization working to turn out young voters. Together, they are launching The Youth Are Voting, an initiative to boost voter registration and engagement ahead of the 2024 elections. The name plays off the show’s tagline, “the youth are f**ked.”

Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto, Barbie Ferreria and more are set to star in Leslye Headland's Cult of Love on Broadway directed by Trip Cullman.

Tony Award Winner Danny Burstein will star as Herbie opposite six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald in the upcoming Broadway revival of Gypsy.

Leana Rae Concepcion, last seen on Broadway in the Tony-winning revival of Merrily We Roll Along, will join the company of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee. She joins the company as Marcy Park for the run at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater October 11-20, 2024. 

The official payments partner Mastercard, any ticket holder who is not currently a Netflix subscriber will be gifted a 30-day subscription if you purchase your tickets to Stranger Things: The First Shadow up until September 30, 2024. 

Sister, sister! Today it was announced that Emmy Rossum and Zoë Winters are set to star in Amy Berryman’s Walden at the Tony Kiser Theater this fall. Directed by Whitney White, Walden beings previews on October 16, and officially opens November 7th. 

Part Goosebumps part E.T. - sign us up! Last week it was announced that the new musical Watcher In The Woods will have a fully staged showcase production as part of their development process starring the hilarious Jackie Hoffman. Directed by Chase Kniffen, the new musical based on the 1976 novel by Florence Engel Randall features music & orchestrations by Johanna Telander, book & lyrics by Douglas Thompson, and music direction by Brian Walters. The production showcase will perform Wednesday, September 11 - Sunday, September 15 at UrbanStages on West 30th Street. 

Today it was announced that Savannah Hankinson’s The 2 Queers a Lesbian Meets at The Home Depot will make its New York premiere at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres from September 20, 2024 through October 6, 2024. 

Today it was announced that Rachel Zegler, global touring artist Lizzy McAlpine, Jordan Fisher, Darren Criss, Tony Award-winner John Gallagher Jr., Will Butler, Joy Woods, and Alaska Thunderf*ck are set to perform at this year’s Elsie Fest on September 8 at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in NY. 

According to social media, Heathers the Musical is headed back to New York City

Center Theatre Group in Los Angels is joining forces with Deaf West Theatre to bring a new production of Green Day’s iconic rock opera American Idiot to the stage. As previous reported, The production will run October 2, 2024 through November 10, 2024, with an official opening night set for Wednesday, October 9 at the Mark Taper Forum. Daniel Durant returns to the stage after his star turn in the Academy-Award winning film CODA, which is also being adapted for the stage. The company also includes Milo Mannheim and Mason Alexander Park, the recent Emcee in the West End production of Cabaret. 

This year, the USTA and ESPN are partnering with Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen to showcase the music of the show across three weeks of the US Open. Tony nominee Shoshana Bean will sing the national anthem on the tournament’s opening day on August 26, and a video narrated by Tony winner Kecia Lewis was just released celebrating the partnership.

Today it was announced that the New York Botanical Garden will bring Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail, inspired by the classic 1993 Disney film. The light trail will make its worldwide debut on Friday, September 27. 

Kyle Selig will join Water For Elephants in the role of Jacob Jankowski beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Selig takes over the role from Grant Gustin. 

Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will reprise his role as Louis Armstrong on Broadway in A Wonderful World this fall following its out of town production in New Orleans and Chicago. He will be joined by Darlesia Cearcy as Lucille Wilson, Dionne Figgins as Daisy Parker, Kim Exum as Alpha Smith, and Jennie Harney-Fleming as Lil Hardin; the four wives of Armstrong. Rounding out the company is Trista Dollison, DeWitt Fleming, Jr., Jason Forbach, Gavin Gregory, Jimmy Smagula, James T. Lane, Brandon L. Armstrong, Wesley Barnes, Willie Clyde Beaton II, Ronnie S. Bowman, Jr., Eean S. Cochran, Kate Louissaint, Matt Magnusson, Jodeci Milhouse, Alysha Morgan, Khadijah Rolle, Tally Sessions, Brett Sturgis, Renell Taylor, Meridien Terrell, and Dori Waymer. 

Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s new play, Purpose, is coming to Broadway this season. Directed by Two-time Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad in her directing debut, the production will begin previews at the Helen Hayes Theater on Tuesday February 25, 2025, with an official opening night set for mid-March.

Today it was announced that Amy Berryman’s Walden has been added to Second Stage’s Fall season. Directed by Whitney White, and produced by special arrangement with Seaview and Soto Production, the play will begin previews at the Tony Kiser Theater on Wednesday, October 16 before an official opening night on Thursday, November 7. The previously announced Lunar Eclipse has been moved to spring 2025. 

Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions announced that the Olivier Award-winning play Stranger Things: The First Shadow is set to begin previews on Friday, March 28, 2025 at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre. An official opening night is set for Tuesday, April 22, 2025. 

Today it was announced that Caroline Bowman will standby for the role of Norma Desmond in the much anticipated revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd. directed by Jamie Lloyd. The production is headed to Broadway’s St. James Theatre with previews beginning Saturday, September 28, ahead of an official opening night on Sunday, October 20. 

Tony Winner Patrick Marber will direct David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross in a brand new production this spring on Broadway. An all star cast including Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr lead the production at a Broadway theatre that will be announced at a later date.

Today, producers announced that director Jamie Lloyd will bring a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter to Broadway. The production will open at an ATG theater to be announced soon in Fall of 2025. Reeves will play Estragon and Winter will play Vladimir. 

Today, it was announced more Broadway favorites will be joining the all star company of Ragtime at New York City Center this fall, directed by Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet. Joining the previously announced Joshua Henry, Brandon Uranowitz, and Caissie Levy, Colin Donnell will play Father, Ben Levi Ross as Younger Brother, Shaina Taub as Emma Goldman, and Joy Woods as Sarah. 

It was announced that Grammy nominee Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho will be their Broadway debuts as the Emcee and Sally Bowles this fall in the Tony-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre. 

The hilarious Hannah Gadsby is set to return to New York City this fall with their latest stand-up show, Woof!, directed by Jenney Shamash. After sold-out engagements in Australia and across the US, Woof! will play a limited four-week engagement at the Abrons Art Center on the Lower East Side starting Friday, September 27 before an official opening night on Sunday, October 6, 2024. 

Producers have announced that Mandy Gonzalez will star as Normal Desmond at select performances of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd when Jamie Lloyd’s new revival opens on Broadway this fall. 

The Board of Directors of one of the most exciting theatrical spaces downtown announced the appointment of Jesse Cameron Alick, Annalisa Dias, Lanxing Fu, and Lauren Miller as co-directors of HERE, the Obie award-winning institution.

Multimedia theatre collective The Fricks have announced that they will present Tomorrow People at the recently opened East Village Basement next month. 

A slew of Broadway favorites will join Sutton Foster and Michael Urie in Once Upon A Mattress when the musical revival heads to the Hudson Theatre beginning Wednesday July 31, 2024. Foster as Winnifred and Urie as Prince Dauntless will be joined by Brooks Ashmanskas as The Wizard, Daniel Breaker as The Jester, Will Chase as Sir Harry, Nikki Renée Daniels returns as Lady Larken, David Patrick Kelly returns as King Sextimus, and Ana Gasteyer as Queen Aggravain.

Producers announced that two time Tony winner Christian Borle will now play Jim Bakker in the new Broadway production of Tammy Faye that will being previews on October 19, before a November 14 opening night at the newly refurbished Palace Theatre. Borle takes over for the previously announced Andrew Rannells who made news on the Tony Awards red carpet earlier this month when he announced he would no longer be involved with the production due to contract negotiations. 

Second Stage Theater has announced their lineup of fall programming including the New York Premiere of Cult of Love on Broadway at the Hayes Theater and Lunar Eclipse at Off-Broadway’s Tony Kiser Theater. 

The Outsiders has won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical. The Outsiders beat out fellow nominees Hell’s Kitchen, Illinoise, Suffs, and Water for Elephants. 

Merrily We Roll Along has won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. Merrily beat out fellow nominees Cabaret, Tommy, and Gutenberg. It stars Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez.

Groff beat out fellow nominees Dorian Harewood for The Notebook, Brian d'Arcy James for Days of Wine and Roses, Eddie Redmayne for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and Brody Grant for The Outsiders.

Paulson beat out fellow nominees Amy Ryan For Doubt: A Parable, Betsy Aidem For Prayer for the French Republic, Jessica Lange for Mother Play, and Rachel McAdams For Mary Jane.

Moon was honored at the 2024 Tony Awards at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater. She beat out fellow nominees Kelli O'Hara for Days of Wine and Roses, Maryann Plunkett for The Notebook, Gayle Rankin for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and Eden Espinosa for Lempicka.

Playwright David Adjmi’s incredible new play beat out fellow nominees Prayer for the French Republic, Mother Play, Mary Jane, and Jaja's African Hair Braiding.

Young beat out fellow nominees Quincy Tyler Bernstine for Doubt: A Parable, Juliana Canfield for Stereophonic, Celia Keenan-Bolger for Mother Play, and Sarah Pidgeon for Stereophonic.

Radcliffe beat out fellow nominees Steven Skybell for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Roger Bart for Back to the Future: The Musical, Joshua Boone for The Outsiders, and Brandon Victor Dixon For Hell's Kitchen, and Sky Lakota-Lynch for The Outsiders.

Lewis beat out fellow nominees Lindsay Mendez for Merrily We Roll Along, Bebe Neuwirth for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Shoshana Bean for Hell's Kitchen, Amber Iman for Lempicka, Nikki M. James for Suffs, and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer for Monty Python's Spamalot.

Taub beat out fellow nominees Adam Rapp and Justin Levine for The Outsiders, Rick Elice for Water for Elephants, Kristoffer Diaz for Hell's Kitchen, and Bekah Brunstetter for The Notebook.

Taymor beat out fellow nominees Danya Taymor for The Outsiders, Maria Friedman for Merrily We Roll Along, Michael Greif for Hell's Kitchen, and Leigh Silverman for Suffs

Peck beat out fellow fantastic nominees Camille A. Brown for Hell's Kitchen, Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll For Water for Elephants, Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman For The Outsiders, and Annie-B Parson For Here Lies Love.

The absolutely brilliant play written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins beat out fellow nominees Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch and An Enemy of the People.

The winners of the 77th Annual Tony Awards will be announced live tonight at Lincoln Center in a ceremony hosted by Oscar winner Ariana DeBose.

Taub beat out fellow nominees Adam Guettel for Days of Wine and Roses, David Byrne & Fatboy Slim for Here Lies Love, Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine for The Outsiders, and Will Butler for Stereophonic.

Aukin beat out fellow nominees Anne Kauffman for Mary Jane, Kenny Leon for Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch, Lila Neugebauer for Appropriate, and Whitney White for Jaja's African Hair Braiding. This

Brill beat out fellow nominees Eli Gelb for Stereophonic, Jim Parsons for Mother Play, Tom Pecinka for Stereophonic, and Corey Stoll for Appropriate.

This morning it was announced that Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren will return to the stage to star in the first ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years in Spring of 2025. This brand-new production will be directed by Tony-nominee Whitney White. 

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the final time to confirm the eligibility status of 12 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season.

The nominees for the 2024 Tony Awards are being announced April 30 starting at 8:30 AM, and Theatrely is ready to bring you the latest as it rolls in.Eligible for the 2023-2024 season are 36 productions, with 15 musicals, 10 plays, six musical revivals, and five play revivals, all hoping to hear their name called this morning. The nominations are being revealed by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry, live from the Sofitel Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that, based on the recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will be the recipient of the 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award.

Redwood, a new, original musical starring Tony Award-winner and multi-hyphenate performer Idina Menzel, will premiere on Broadway next year.

Today, beloved singer and icon Dolly Parton announced from the stage of the CMA Fest in Nashville, that she will partner with ATG Productions to bring a new musical inspired by her life and trailblazing career titled Hello, I’m Dolly to Broadway in 2026. 

Lincoln Center Theater has announced its 2024-2025 season of productions in the Vivian Beaumont, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow Theaters as well as a series of special events celebrating LCT’s 40th Anniversary including the Broadway premiere of the modern-day classic Floyd Collins, with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, book and direction by Tina Landau.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is calling on fans to submit their own original artwork in the first-ever Showbill cover art contest.

Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, will open on Broadway for a limited engagement at the Broadhurst Theatre this fall.

It has been officially announced that six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald will return to Broadway this fall as “Rose” in GYPSY. This upcoming revival will be directed by Tony Award-winning Director George C. Wolfe.

Following two sold-out runs Off-Broadway, JOB, the smash hit play by Max Wolf Friedlich, will open on Broadway this summer.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced that the 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree and three-time Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler will direct and choreograph the upcoming Broadway Center Stage production of Nine. The production will star Steven Pasquale, Lesli Margherita, Carolee Carmello, and more.

Emmy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, and composer Ingrid Michaelson has announced a brand new traditional pop album on her Cabin 24 label, For the Dreamers, alongside today’s release of her new single, “What A Wonderful World.”

Awards were presented last night in 37 categories including outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, productions and 4 visiting productions by the Boston Theater Critics Association at the 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Theatre in Boston.

Winners of the 2024 Chita Rivera Awards were announced last evening, with Illinoise, Barbie, and more being honored for dance and choreographic excellence.

PAC has announced initial casting for Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” inspired by the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Casting includes Shereen Pimentel, Antwayn Hopper, André De Shields and more!

someone spectacular, the world premiere of a new play by Domenica Feraud will open at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center this summer.

Once Upon A Mattress will open on Broadway this summer at The Hudson Theatre. Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will lead the Broadway cast, reprising her acclaimed performance as Winnifred the Woebegone.

Barrington Stage Company will launch its 30th anniversary season with a new production of the multi-Tony Award-winning musical, La Cage aux Folles. The production will star Alex Michaels, aka Alexis Michelle as Albin and Tom Story as Georges.

An open-ended, Off-Broadway transfer of the new musical comedy Teeth will be coming this fall following its sold-out, extended world premiere at Playwrights Horizons.

his morning Universal Theatrical Group has announced the new musical comedy Death Becomes Her will officially begin performances on Broadway on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 before an official opening night on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Christopher Gattelli will direct and choreograph the new comedy featuring a book by Marco Pennette and an original score by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey. Based off the 1992 film of the same name, the new musical is currently playing Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre where it stars Mega Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams. The Pre-Broadway production officially opens this Sunday and closes June 2, 2024. 

Maia Reficco will make her Broadway debut as ‘Eurydice’ in Hadestown

City Center will produce Ragtime starring Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, Urinetown, Love Life, and The Wild Party next season, plus many more.

Darren Criss and Helen J Shen will star in the Broadway premiere of the new romantic musical comedy Maybe Happy Ending, with music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park and a book by both Aronson and Park. Michael Arden is set to direct the new musical.

Good Night, and Good Luck, a new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, will premiere on Broadway in Spring 2025, starring George Clooney.

The Outer Critics Circle has announced the winners of the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2023-2024 Broadway and Off-Broadway season.

Holland Taylor and Ana Villafañe will star in the world premiere of the new play N/A by Mario Correa, directed by Tony-winner Diane Paulus. N/A will begin previews on Tuesday, June 11 before an official opening night on Sunday, June 23 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center.

Niagara: A New Musical, will premiere this spring with a special one-night-only concert presentation at The Green Room 42.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced that it will produce McNeal, a new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Bartlett Sher. The production will star Academy Award-winner Robert Downey Jr. as Jacob McNeal, in his Broadway debut.

Shiki Theatre Company opened its new original musical The Ghost & the Lady at JR-EAST Shiki Theatre AKI on Monday, May 6th, 2024.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces its 2024–2025 theater season featuring the world premiere production of Schmigadoon!, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Legally Blonde The Musical

Screen Actors Guild Award winner Sarah Hyland and beloved stage and film star Andrew Barth Feldman will star as Audrey and Seymour in Little Shop Of Horrors, beginning Tuesday, May 28th, 2024.

Lempicka will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, May 19th.

The full casting for the UK première of Samantha Hurley’s I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire Has been announced.

Nominations for the 68th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today with Dead Outlaw and The Outsiders leading with the most nominations.

Renée Elise Goldsberry and Jesse Tyler Ferguson will announce the 77th Annual Tony Award Nominations next week on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the third time yesterday to confirm the eligibility status of eight Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season.

Follies, featuring an all-star cast of Tony Award winners and nominees, will be the tenth presentation in the company’s Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series. The performance will play for one night only

Stereophonic will release an original cast recording produced by Playwrights Horizons and featuring original songs by Academy Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Will Butler.

Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures has announced the development of a new Broadway musical Crazy Rich Asians, based on the bestselling trilogy by Kevin Kwan.

Emmy Award winner Kit Connor of Heartstopper fame and Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler will lead a new production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, directed by Sam Gold, featuring music by Grammy Award winner Jack Antonoff and movement by Tony winner Sonya Tayeh. 

Principal casting for Encores! Titanic, the final production of the 30th Encores! series has been announced. Casting includes Andrew Durand, Conrad Ricamora, and Chip Zien.

The ART's world-premiere musical Gatsby, an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s legendary novel announced it's full casting.