Broadway News from Broadway.com
- Operation Mincemeat Extends Broadway Run for Second Time March 14, 2025Operation Mincemeat, the musical caper based on a World War II deception operation, has extended for the second time. The show, which began its Broadway run at the John Golden Theatre on February 15 ahead of its March 20 opening, will now run through August 18. A transfer of the Olivier Award-winning West End production, Operation Mincemeat is written […]Darryn King
- Rachel Zegler to Lead Jamie Lloyd's Evita in London March 14, 2025Rachel Zegler—not Ariana DeBose as previously supposed—will lead Jamie Lloyd's revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita in London. It will be Zegler's West End debut. As previously announced, the production will play the London Palladium this summer from June 14 to September 6. Zegler appeared on Broadway this season in Romeo […]Darryn King
- Follow Along with 'Betty's Big Adventure,' a New Vlog Hosted by BOOP! Star Jasmine Amy Rogers March 14, 2025Betty Boop has tumbled out of her black-and-white cartoon world into moden-day New York City with all its vibrant sights and sounds. It's a big adventure for our 1930s flapper girl, and an even bigger one for Jasmine Amy Rogers, who makes her Broadway debut as BOOP!'s title leading lady. Tag along for the ride as […]Broadway.com Staff
- Music for Robots: Being a Firefly on the Wall In the Studio with the Maybe Happy Ending Band March 14, 2025Immediately after the musical Maybe Happy Ending began performances on Broadway last October, the show’s devoted following started clamoring—loudly—for an original cast recording. This was no surprise. The score, by composer Will Aronson and lyricist Hue Park, was laced with the sort of exquisite melodies and intricate details that would reward repeat listens. It's a […]Darryn King
- Supermodel Ashley Graham to Join Chicago on Broadway as Roxie Hart March 13, 2025Broadway’s Chicago will welcome supermodel, author and body positivity advocate Ashley Graham in the role of Roxie Hart beginning April 15, at the Ambassador Theatre through May 25. Graham takes over the role from Dylis Croman. “I’m honored to make my Broadway debut as the iconic Roxie Hart," said Graham in a statement. "I’m deeply grateful to […]Darryn King
Broadway News from The New York Times
- Theater to Stream Now: ‘Beckett Briefs’ and One of Gavin Creel’s Last Shows March 14, 2025Also available for streaming: A masterful F. Murray Abraham in “Beckett Briefs,” and Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon in a take on “Streetcar.”Elisabeth Vincentelli
- Anne Kaufman Schneider, 99, Ardent Keeper of Her Father’s Plays, Dies March 14, 2025She shepherded the works of George S. Kaufman from the 20th century into the next, encouraging regional theater productions and helping to steer two of them to Broadway.Barry Singer
- ‘Song of the North’ Uses Puppets to Help a Persian Epic Spring to Life March 14, 2025Hamid Rahmanian has made it his life’s work to share the richness of Iranian culture. “Song of the North,” at the New Victory Theater, is just the latest installment.Jennifer Schuessler and Gavin Doran
- A Ferocious Paul Mescal Stars in a Brutal ‘Streetcar’ March 13, 2025Desire comes a distant second to violence in a Brooklyn revival of the Tennessee Williams classic.Jesse Green
- ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Is Haunted by Brando and Ghosts of Actors Past March 13, 2025With a revival starring Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran in Brooklyn, a look at the carefully weighted balance that actors playing Blanche and Stanley need to strike.Ben Brantley
