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Singer, actor and television star Nick Jonas is reportedly in talks to take on the lead role of Frankie Valli in a streaming version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Jersey Boys. Deadline reported that sources claimed the event will be produced by Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Graham King as well as the show’s original Broadway producers […]

Barbra Streisand has joined the star-studded lineup of the television special One Night Only: The Best of Broadway, which will air December 10 on NBC, according to a press release from the network. The legendary singer was a late addition to the roster of performers, who will celebrate the Great White Way with music and […]

Hamilton is rumored to be the first Broadway show to reopen since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the Great White Way in March 2020, reported Page Six. The Lin-Manuel Miranda stage production is reportedly planning to open the doors to its home at the Richard Rodgers theater on July 4 and usher in a return to […]

Tina Fey is set to host an NBC special titled One Night Only: The Best of Broadway, which promises to be an unforgettable evening of music celebrating Broadway and featuring songs from the Great White Way’s top productions. Tina has been a part of the Broadway community since 2018 when the musical adaptation of her […]

Broadway star Craig Ramsay is the latest former co-star of Lea Michele’s to sound off on the actress’ on-set behavior. According to Hollywood Life, Ramsay opened up about his time acting alongside Michele in an interview with David Yontef’s Behind the Velvet Rope podcast. The actor worked with both Michele and Rosie O’Donnell on Broadway’s […]

Lin-Manuel Miranda addressed the mature language used in the Broadway play Hamilton ahead of its debut on Disney Plus in a series of statements posted to Twitter. The remarks came after a fan asked the Tony and Grammy award winner how the channel will address several instances in the play where the f-word is used […]

Lea Michele developed a reputation for bad behavior in the past, claimed a beauty industry insider to Page Six. The former Glee and Scream Queens star, who has come under fire for the past week over allegations of not-so-nice behavior toward those she has worked with, is now facing claims by beauty insiders that seem […]

Broadway actor Nick Cordero‘s struggle with the coronavirus continues. One day after suffering a fever spike that forced him to remain on a ventilator, Cordero’s wife, Amanda Kloots, announced on Instagram that her husband went into septic shock. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GIvH6nxaW/ Kloots — a dancer and fitness instructor — has been keeping friends and fans apprised of […]

People can’t get enough of Meryl Streep and her friends, Audra McDonald and Christine Baranski, singing together via a Zoom video call while wearing bathrobes and enjoying cocktails. Welp, we're calling it now: the next viral video of 2020 starring Christine Baranski, Meryl Streep, @AudraEqualityMc (but hey, we're watching it live!) #Sondheims90th — BroadwayWorld (@BroadwayWorld) […]

Sarah Jessica Parker recently posted a hopeful message while reflecting on the postponement of Plaza Suite — the Broadway revival she was set to star in with her husband, Matthew Broderick. Amid the temporary shutdown of all Broadway shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the actress shared photos of the empty Plaza Suite stage. Drop […]

Erika Jayne is heartbroken that her run as Roxie Hart has been cut short. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star said goodbye to Chicago The Musical more than two weeks early amid the announcement that all Broadway productions will be shut down for at least six weeks due to the coronavirus crisis. In a […]

Former American Idol star Justin Guarini will appear in an upcoming Broadway production featuring some of Britney Spears’ biggest hits. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Justin will play the role of Cinderella’s Prince Charming in Once Upon a One More Time, a jukebox musical that will feature a cast of fairy tale characters who belt […]

Sabrina Carpenter gave her excited fans an inside look at one of the costumes she’ll be rocking during her appearance in the Mean Girls musical on Broadway. On Friday, the 20-year-old Girl Meets World star took to Instagram to share two photos of the costume with her 19.9 million followers. In the images, she was […]

A feature film of the smash Broadway play Hamilton, starring Lin-Manuel Miranda and members of the original show cast, will be headed to theaters in 2021. This will give moviegoers the opportunity to enjoy the experience of this legendary Broadway production without paying hundreds of dollars for theater tickets. Prior to the exit of the […]

Fran Drescher is developing a musical for Broadway based on her hit 1990s television series The Nanny, reported The New York Times. Fans of the actress and comedienne are thrilled for the chance to experience the escapades of the show’s iconic character Fran Fine in a new, live stage production. The series, which aired on […]

Actress Michelle Williams is engaged and expecting a baby with Hamilton director Thomas Kail. In a report by People Magazine, the Tony Award-winning director has recently proposed to the Venom actress. The two are also expecting their first child together. According to the publication, Michelle’s daughter with the late actor Heath Ledger, Matilda, who is […]

Erika Jayne didn’t hesitate to accept the offer to appear in Broadway’s production of Chicago as Roxie Hart. “It was an immediate ‘yes,’” Erika told Broadway Buzz on December 9. After her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-star and friend Lisa Rinna appeared on stage as Roxie years prior, Erika said she quickly signed onto […]

A Broadway play that will depict the life of the late Diana, Princess of Wales has debuted a video for the show’s blockbuster closing number “If.” The song is sung by the character of Diana, looking forward to her future after her divorce from Prince Charles. Diana: A True Musical Story was written by Bon […]

Dancing with the Stars Season 25 mirrorball winner Jordan Fisher will step into the lead role of Evan Hansen in the blockbuster play Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway. This move will reunite Jordan with Dear Evan Hansen‘s director Michael Greif, who also directed the actor in the Fox musical adaptation of the smash Broadway play […]

Kelly Clarkson hosted Broadway legend Kristin Chenoweth in a hilarious bit for an upcoming Kelly Clarkson Show. In the preview, the twosome answers the question, when is the right time to break into song? Kelly sat alongside Kristin wearing a stunning black, long-sleeved dress accentuated with silver grommets and her hair pulled back into an […]

A Broadway play depicting the weeks prior to the wedding of Princess Diana to Prince Charles in 1981 is headed to the Great White Way, and the music is penned by none other than the keyboardist for Bon Jovi. David Byran, who has already won a Tony Award for writing the music for the play […]

Singer and songwriter, Barry Manilow and his husband, Garry Kief are reportedly fighting over an unsuccessful turn on Broadway. PageSix reports that Manilow wanted to do a short run on Broadway, perhaps ten days like Morrissey did in May at the Lunt-Fontanne. However, his husband pushed for him to do something more like Bruce Springsteen, […]

The show must go on for Broadway, even when the lights are out. Amid a massive power outage that cut out all electricity for a large area of Manhattan, the casts of a number of Broadway plays left their performance halls and took to the streets to serenade the crowds who were waiting for the […]

One of Meghan Markle’s signature outfits inspired a Broadway cross-dresser’s most iconic looks, stated a new report from Playbill Magazine. The outlet revealed that no one would have guessed that the red dress that has become synonymous with the play Tootsie would have been inspired by an outfit the Duchess of Sussex once wore. The […]

Fans of the groundbreaking Broadway musical The Prom were stunned to learn that the final shows of its run have been announced. The musical has been in performances at the Longacre Theater for less than one year. Entertainment Weekly reported that the musical, which was nominated for seven Tony Awards, has performed 23 preview and […]

The 2019 Tony Awards red carpet, a sight to behold, was laid out in front of a floral wall done in the colors of the LGBTQ+ flag. Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who toured the red carpet, told CBS All-Access commentators, Donny Directo and Montego Glover, that her daughter, Bee Shaffer, designed the background, celebrating Pride […]

The motion picture Mean Girls just celebrated the 15th anniversary of its debut on the big screen, and its creator, Tina Fey, sat down with The Today Show to reflect on the film and how she is still blown away by its continued success. She revealed that the film is “very, very special to me,” […]

Actors Dean Cain and Kristy Swanson are receiving death threats for starring in a pro-Trump play, USA Today reports. The pair, themselves both Trump supporters, are set to play the two leads in the upcoming play “FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers,” which is being produced by the same group of conservative filmmakers that produced an anti-abortion documentary […]

A Broadway actor who appeared in The Phantom of the Opera and War Horse has been found dead in Central Park in what officials say is a suicide. Harlan Bengel was found hanging from an overpass in the park in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the New York Post reported. A passerby discovered the 45-year-old man’s […]

The nominations for the 2019 Tony Awards have been announced, and some of Broadway’s most dazzling stars as well as some Hollywood heavyweights have been honored. Tony winner and television actress Bebe Neuwirth and Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon announced the nominees from New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Following […]

Television actor Jimmy Smits has been tapped to join the cast of Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda’s big-screen adaptation of his hit Broadway play In The Heights. Smits, whose recent credits include Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and How to Get Away With Murder, will portray the role of Kevin Rosario. Smits, whom television fans […]

Ryan Murphy announced that he is readying the smash Broadway hit The Prom for its Netflix debut. The producer and writer will adapt the wildly popular play for the small screen and turn it into what is being called a “movie event.” The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Murphy hosted a charity performance of the play […]

Illusionist and creator of the wildly popular Mindfreak stage show Criss Angel is headed to Broadway as part of a series of shows titled In Residence on Broadway that will run this summer at the iconic Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Angel’s one-week show was recently announced and will run from July 2-7 in a series of shows […]

R&B group TLC may be coming to a Broadway stage very soon. According to Rolling Out, the remaining members of the R&B and hip hop trio are reportedly in the works to bringing their story to stage shows. Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins will reportedly create a show that documents their journey to […]

Hugh Jackman is set to make his return to Broadway with a revival of the classic The Music Man, according to a report in Variety. The show will be the Logan actor’s first return to a live stage musical production in over a decade, so it’s guaranteed to be a hard-to-get ticket. And it could […]

A new Broadway musical featuring songs made famous by pop icon Britney Spears will debut in Chicago later this year before heading to the Great White Way. On Tuesday, March 12, theater owner James L. Nederlander revealed that he is producing Once Upon a One More Time, which is set to feature 23 tunes from […]

Lionsgate TV revealed on its official Instagram page that the hit television series Nashville is headed to Broadway as a musical. The show originally started its run on ABC in 2002 before being canceled in 2016 but was eventually picked up by CMT for two more seasons before it aired its final episode in 2018. […]

Get ready New York City, because The King of Pop is ready for his Broadway bow! A new musical titled Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough will make its Broadway debut sometime in 2020 after first making a stop in the Windy City at Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre. Performances are set to begin on […]

As the partial government shutdown continues on, several organizations have offered free items to federal employees that are not being paid during this difficult time. A hit Broadway musical is the latest business to offer furloughed government workers a special perk. The producers of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical have arranged to give away free […]

Hunky O-Town singer Ashley Parker Angel is one of the latest stars to put his own personal spin on a song from the hit musical Wicked, in response to its #OutOfOz: Wicked Studio Sessions video series. Angel decided to reunite with fellow musical buddies and Wicked alums Kyle Dean Massey, Jeff Heimbrock, Daniel Quadrino, and […]

Legendary Broadway actress Carol Channing died at 12:31 a.m. on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at her home in Rancho Mirage, California, of natural causes, according to a report published by Broadway World. B. Harlan Boll, Channing’s publicist, released the following statement to Broadway World. “It is with extreme heartache, that I have to announce the […]

Vanessa Hudgens, who will star as Maureen in Fox’s Rent, promises that the experience of watching the musical as it unfolds live will be “magical.” Hudgens spoke to Vulture, where she remarked that the experience of putting together this live production, in particular, has been phenomenal. “It’s so exciting, I’m just so excited for this. […]

Fans of the Nicholas Sparks’ hit book and movie The Notebook have a little something to cheer about! What started as a best-selling book turned into a hit film — and now it’s sure to make a splash as a musical. The Notebook seems to be headed to Broadway in the near future. In an […]

The Nutcracker was created, and complemented, with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The ballet production has seen over 1.2 million people of all ages attend the show. This year, Broadway World reports that The Nutcracker sold completely out for the National Ballet of Canada. The show enjoyed record breaking sales as of late, maxing […]

Andrew Lloyd Webber recently announced the confirmation that a film adaptation of his hit Broadway musical, Cats, will be released this time next year, in December, 2019. Fans of the musical have been excited since the announcement, many waiting in anticipation for next Christmas season. Now they continue to wait on bated breath, as Movie […]

Destiny’s Child singer Michelle Williams will not return to her role in the Broadway musical Once on This Island following her broken engagement to Chad Johnson, reported Us Magazine. Us reported that “Effective immediately, Michelle T. Williams has been advised by her medical doctors to take a leave of absence from performing,” the show’s rep […]

Hugh Jackman will be back on stage in the coming year as he sets off to perform songs from Broadway shows and films, according to Jackman’s official Twitter account. Without any lead-in to the tweet, Jackman revealed early Thursday morning he will be touring the world with a live orchestra while he performs songs from […]

Fifteen years after Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken came in first and second place, respectively, on American Idol, the two singers have teamed up for a limited-engagement holiday show on Broadway, Ruben & Clay’s First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Show. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, the show will be staged […]

Cher revealed a stunning bit of information about her professional relationship with former husband Sonny Bono in a new interview with Elle Magazine. On the heels of her life story debut in the hit Broadway play The Cher Show, the singer and actress revealed that as a couple, the two didn’t have it easy when […]

Actor and singer Leslie Odom Jr. will star in a new television pilot for ABC inspired by a pair of real-life pastors, and it counts Kerry Washington as one of its executive producers. The potential TV series, which is currently untitled, will follow the lives of husband-and-wife pastors Leslie (Odom Jr.) and Hope, who lead […]