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It may be sweltering outside in NYC, but Broadway is heating up in the best way. We're celebrating the season by spotlighting the long-running productions that make a trip to Times Square more than worth it. This week in our Summer Blockbusters series, go on a magic carpet ride to the New Amsterdam Theatre, where Disney's Aladdin continues its showstopping Broadway run of over a dozen years.…
Caleb A. Barnett made his Broadway debut in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway, and now he's starring as Genie-the best friend you'll ever have! Inside his dressing room at the New Amsterdam Theatre, Barnett steps up to the plate for this week's Broadway My Way. Find out which bass-voiced Broadway hero he'd like to grab a drink with and brush up on your audience etiquette with lessons in clapping and…
Jocelyn Bioh's School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play is coming to Broadway, nearly 10 years after its off-Broadway premiere. Featuring a lineup of grade-A talent across the board, School Girls begins performances on September 8 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, with an official opening night slated for September 28. Broadway.com spoke with the cast and creative team before classes begin…
Tickets are now on sale for August Wilson's Seven Guitars , directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson , who won a Tony Award for appearing in the original production of the piece. The play will begin off-Broadway performances at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater on November 5 with an official opening night set for November 23. Set in 1940s Pittsburgh, Wilson's haunting drama follows blues musician Floyd…
Tony Award winner Ali Stroker and Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez will join the off-Broadway cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on September 7. Stroker will play Rona Lisa Peretti and Hernandez will play Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre. Tony winner Alex Newell and Laura Marano will play their final performances at New World Stages on September 6. Stroker and Hernandez will…
Aladdin 's Casey Nicholaw wants to move people. As a director and choreographer, it's literally in the job description. But for the two-time Tony Award winner, it's also how he measures success. Taking audiences on an emotional journey is Nicholaw's favorite part of the gig. He knows he's made an impact when laughter unexpectedly gives way to tears: "That to me is when I feel like I've done my job…
The complete cast and creative team is set for The Heart off-Broadway. The musical, directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley, begins performances on October 8 at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, with an official opening night set for October 29. It will play a limited engagement through December 6. Featured in the cast will be Heidi Blickenstaff…
Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Don't You Wanna Stay Up Late Pitch Perfect' s Anna Camp, original Hamilton cast member Jasmine Cephas Jones , Finn Jones and Martin Marquez are set to star in the New York premiere of the wildly popular 2:22 - A Ghost Story , Danny Robins' play about a woman who thinks her house is haunted, and her husband who is less convinced. The…
Disney's Aladdin on Broadway, playing at the New Amsterdam Theatre, famously provides audiences with unbelievable sights and leaves them with indescribable feelings. Sonya Balsara , who wears a 15-pound dress each night as Princess Jasmine, is making wishes come true as she takes us backstage to unveil five secrets about the long-running production. Follow Balsara as she flashes pieces of New…
Bradley Jaden will make his Broadway debut as Jesse in the new musical Wanted . Jaden joins the previously announced Solea Pfeiffer as Mary Clarke, Liisi LaFontaine as Martha Clarke, Ledisi as Tallulah Clarke, Luke James as Elijah, Aurelia Williams as Sissy and Awa Sal Secka as Flo . Wanted begins preview performances at the James Earl Jones Theatre on October 15 and officially opens on November…
Alex Newell , Nina White and Julian Sewell have buzzed into The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee off-Broadway. White returns to the role of Olive Ostrovsky with Sewell making his off-Broadway debut as William Barf e and Tony winner Newell joining as Rona Lisa Peretti. R-U-N to New World Stages, where Spelling Bee is playing through October 11. Nina White as Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual…
The Lion King welcomes a new Young Nala on August 18. Camilla Lockhart makes her Broadway debut, alternating with Emma Origenes in the role. She succeeds Andrea Guzman, who played her final performance on August 16. Lockhart's credits include Apple TV's Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed and the short film Shallow End . The Lion King features Gavin Lee as Scar, Ntsepa Pitjeng-Molebatsi as Rafiki, Michael…
He's back! New production photos have been released of Aaron Tveit as he reprises his Tony-winning role as Christian in Moulin Rouge! The Musical before it ends its Broadway run on August 30. These shots feature Tveit alongside Kelsie Watts as Satine in their best bohemian garb. Want to see "More! More! More!" of the stars? Check out the full gallery below, then gitchie-gitchie get yourself to the…
