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News Articles: Broadway

Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Jeannie Santiago attend the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall. Playwright Ruben Santiago-Hudson will both star in his own one-man play, "Lackawanna Blues" and direct "Skeleton Crew" this year.

Broadway Is Reopening This Fall, And Every New Play Is By A Black Writer

Seven new work by Black playwrights are scheduled to make their Broadway debut in 2021; Five of these writers are set to see their work performed on the Broadway stage for the very first time.

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  • Josie Fischels
Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) runs a corner bodega and dreams of returning to the Dominican Republic in <em>In the Heights</em>.

'In The Heights' Star Anthony Ramos Says The Movie Sees 'Good In Every Hood'

Ramos says Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical In the Heights filled him with hope. Now he's starring — and singing and dancing and rapping — in the film adaptation.

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  • Terry Gross
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that Broadway could reopen in May. Above, the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre near Times Square on Jan. 15.

Broadway Shows Can Reopen In May, But That Doesn't Mean They Will

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Broadway can open on May 19. But opening a show takes time.

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  • Jeff Lunden
A sign of the "Hamilton" marquee at New York City's Richard Rogers Theater on Mar. 12, 2021, commemorating Broadway's "lost year" and a hope to return to live performances by fall 2021.

NYC Mayor Promises To Help Broadway Reopen By September

At a Thursday press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a series of public health measures aimed at re-starting New York City's cultural life and theatrical industry.

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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Ann Reinking, pictured holding her Tony Award for best choreography for the musical <em>Chicago</em> in 1997, died on Saturday, her family said in a statement.

Actress, Dancer, Choreographer Ann Reinking Dies At 71

A mainstay in Broadway musicals, her standout turn as Roxie Hart in Chicago in 1977 earned her widespread praise. She reprised the role in 1996 and won a Tony.

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  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Jeff Lunden
The performing arts remain in economic peril as Broadway extends closures until May due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Broadway's Reopening Is Pushed Back Again

The Broadway League has announced an extension of closures related to COVID-19 to May.

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  • Andrew Limbong
The Alliance will open its first production on the Coca-Cola Stage in Jan. 16 with "Ever After," the musical based on the hit film inspired by the Cinderella fairytale.

Behind The Scenes Of The Alliance Theatre 50 Years Later

Atlanta's Alliance Theatre opened its doors 50 years ago when it premiered Henry Purcell's "King Arthur." The theatre is now the largest regional...

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  • Virginia Prescott
Tony Award nominee Grey Henson grew up in Macon, Georgia.

From Macon, Georgia To Mean Girls, The Musical

Here’s something you add to your burn book. "Mean Girls" is now a Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical . The musical is up for 12 awards. (That’s so...

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On Second Thought For Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Here’s something you add to your burn book. "Mean Girls" is now a Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical . The musical is up for 12 awards. (That’s so...

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Harper Lee Estate Sues Over "To Kill A Mockingbird" Stage Adaptation

The estate of Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," is suing over an upcoming Broadway adaptation of the classic novel. In the lawsuit, Lee's...

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