#Broadway
Adrienne Warren to Lead “Room” Broadway Adaptation, Cora Bissett Directing
Adrienne Warren will follow up Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King” with another woman-directed project. Deadline reports that the Tony winner will return to the stage with the...
Jessica Chastain Returns to Broadway with Amy Herzog’s Adaptation of “A Doll’s House”
This year’s Best Actress Oscar winner is heading to the stage: Jessica Chastain is returning to Broadway. Deadline reports that she’ll star as Nora Helmer in a “radical new...
Audra McDonald Returning to Broadway This Fall, Will Star in Adrienne Kennedy’s “Ohio State Murders”
Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald’s previously announced return to Broadway in “Ohio State Murders” now has an opening date confirmed: previews for the limited engagement...
Black Women on Broadway Will Present Inaugural Awards to Lynn Nottage, Qween Jean, & Kara Young
Since 2019, Broadway mainstays Danielle Brooks, Jocelyn Bioh, and Amber Iman have been working to create a support network for Black women working in theater. The trio launched the “Black Women...
Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer-Winning Play “Cost of Living” Will Make Broadway Debut This Fall
Martyna Majok’s play “Cost of Living” is getting another staging — this time on Broadway. Deadline reports the production will make its debut on the Great White Way at the Samuel...
A Musical Adaptation of “Real Women Have Curves” Is in the Works
Ana García is heading to Broadway. A musical adaptation of “Real Women Have Curves,” the 2002 coming-of-age pic about a Mexican-American teen, is in the works from “Waitress”...
Trailer Watch: “Diana: The Musical” Brings Princess Di’s Story to the Stage and Screen
Another story about the former Princess of Wales is on the way. Netflix has dropped a trailer for “Diana: The Musical” in the wake of “Spencer’s” rave reviews out of...
Christina Alexander Appointed Director of Social Responsibility for “Wicked”
With theaters finally reopening after their 18-month long shutdown, it appears that the Broadway, National Tour, and London productions of theater titan “Wicked” are set to benefit from a...
Camille A. Brown Set to Make History with Broadway Return of “For Colored Girls…”
Ntozake Shange’s Obie Award-winning 1976 choreopoem classic “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf” is once again returning to New York theater, this...
Beanie Feldstein Will Be Broadway’s New “Funny Girl”
Beanie Feldstein is stepping into Babs’ roller skates. The “Booksmart” star will topline Broadway’s first “Funny Girl” revival, The Hollywood Reporter confirms....
Florence Welch, Martyna Majok, and Rebecca Frecknall Team Up for “Great Gatsby” Musical
Borne back ceaselessly into the past, Florence Welch is returning to “The Great Gatsby.” The Florence + The Machine singer provided a song for Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film based on the...
Cast & Crew of Broadway’s “Jagged Little Pill” Reunite for Social Responsibility Discussion Series
Broadway isn’t up back up and running yet but that hasn’t stopped the cast, creative, and producing teams of “Jagged Little Pill” from working together to observe Sexual...
Rebecca Naomi Jones Talks Hosting Playbill’s “Women in Theatre: A Centennial Celebration”
Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, Playbill is presenting “Women in Theatre: A Centennial Celebration.” Hosted by Drama Desk-nominee Rebecca Naomi Jones and Tony-nominee and Pulitzer Prize-finalist...
Wanuri Kahiu and Jocelyn Bioh Are Bringing Broadway Musical “Once On This Island” to Disney+
“Rafiki” writer-director Wanuri Kahiu and “School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play” scribe Jocelyn Bioh are teaming up on a film adaptation of “Once On This Island.”...
Rachel Chavkin Will Direct Paramount’s Psychological Thriller “Shrew’s Nest”
A Tony-winning director is set to make her feature directorial debut. Rachel Chavkin, who snagged last year’s Tony for Best Direction of a Musical for “Hadestown,” is locked in to...
Playwright Bess Wohl on Her Broadway Debut “Grand Horizons”
Playwright Bess Wohl is making her Broadway debut this season with “Grand Horizons,” the story of a couple (Jane Alexander and James Cromwell) who move to a quiet retirement community...
Cynthia Nixon Will Direct Groundbreaking Lesbian Play “Last Summer at Bluefish Cove” on Broadway
Theater mainstay Cynthia Nixon is returning to Broadway — but this time as a director. The “Sex and the City” alumna is set to helm a 40th anniversary production of Jane Chambers’...
Fran Drescher and Rachel Bloom Are Working on a Musical Based on “The Nanny”
Rachel Bloom has sung about everything from heavy boobs to period sex to anti-depressants, and now the Golden Globe-winning “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” co-creator and star is turning to...
Joaquina Kalukango Discusses “Slave Play,” Its Refusal to Offer Easy Answers
Joaquina Kalukango’s Kaneisha is perhaps the most complicated character in Broadway’s “Slave Play.” Jeremy O. Harris’ play is drawing rave reviews for its honest and shocking...
“Hadestown” Director Rachel Chavkin Will Return to Broadway with “Lempicka”
Rachel Chavkin is coming back to Broadway. The Tony-winning “Hadestown” director will helm “Lempicka,” the story of artist Tamara de Lempicka, who survived the Russian...
Musical Hit About Wives of Henry VIII Coming to Broadway
London musical hit “Six” will be making its way to the Broadway stage. It will begin previews February 13 and officially open March 12, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. Written by Lucy...
Tony Nominee Lilli Cooper on the Evolution of Her Character in Broadway’s “Tootsie”
Shortly after receiving the script, actress Lilli Cooper fell in love with Broadway’s “Tootsie.” For one thing, as a woman of color, she was auditioning for the role of Julie Nichols, the...
Set Designer Laura Jellinek on “Oklahoma!” and Her Tony Nomination
If you take a look at Laura Jellinek’s current list of projects, you’ll wonder how she does it all. The Tony Award and Drama Desk nominee recently designed the sets for Broadway’s...
Glenda Jackson on Playing King Lear and Modern Dramatists’ Disinterest in Women’s Stories
Glenda Jackson has worked extensively in film, television, and theater, and served in the British Parliament. She’s nabbed two Oscars (“Women in Love” and “A Touch of Class”), two...
Phylicia Rashad to Make Broadway Directorial Debut with “Blue”
Phylicia Rashad is returning to the theater, but this time she’ll be working behind the scenes. Deadline confirms the Tony-winning actress is making her Broadway directorial debut with Charles...
One-Woman Show Based on Maya Angelou’s Life and Writing in the Works
A Broadway show about Maya Angelou’s life and work might be on the way. Deadline confirms one-woman show “Phenomenal Woman: An Evening With Maya Angelou” is being developed with the...
Playwright Bess Wohl Making Her Broadway Debut with “Grand Horizons”
Bess Wohl is headed to the Great White Way. The “Small Mouth Sounds” playwright’s next production, “Grand Horizons,” will bow on Broadway at the Hayes Theater in...
Theresa Rebeck, Heidi Schreck, & More to Attend Women’s Day on Broadway 2019
Last year Disney Theatrical Group launched Women’s Day on Broadway to spotlight women’s stories and galvanize the fight for gender equality in theater. According to Playbill, the...
Beth Leavel on Broadway’s “The Prom” and Making LGBTQ History at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Beth Leavel’s career on the Broadway stage spans 30-plus years and includes an impressive roster of musicals such as “42nd Street,” “Mamma Mia!” and “Elf.”...
“Jagged Little Pill” Musical Going to Broadway
“Jagged Little Pill” is going to have a whole new life on Broadway. The American Repertory Theater musical, based on Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album of the same name, will be opening...
Heidi Schreck’s “What the Constitution Means to Me” Heading to Broadway
Is the longest government shutdown in U.S. history getting you down? Well, here’s some encouraging (no, really!) civics-related news for you: Heidi Schreck’s play “What the...
Joan Allen on Her Personal Connection to “The Waverly Gallery” and Working with Elaine May
When Joan Allen received the script for Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery,” she was eager to sign on to the project. It had been some time since her last appearance on Broadway in the...
Christiani Pitts on Being the First WOC to Play Ann Darrow in Broadway’s “King Kong”
When Christiani Pitts was hired for “King Kong” on Broadway, she immediately felt the significance of the casting choice. Not only is she the first woman of color to ever take portray Ann Darrow,...
Faye Dunaway Is Returning to Broadway, Will Play Katharine Hepburn
Faye Dunaway is returning to Broadway after a 35-year-plus hiatus. The iconic Hollywood star is set to play a fellow legend of the silver screen — Katharine Hepburn. The Oscar winner will...
The Women of “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” Discuss Their Camaraderie and Female Empowerment
Every night at Stage 42 in New York City, four women are bringing the house down in the musical “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”: Emma Degerstedt, Dionne D. Figgins, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, and Alysha...
Martha Plimpton on How Non-Profit A is For Goes to Bat for Reproductive Rights
Six years ago, Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated actress Martha Plimpton co-founded A is For, a non-profit dedicated to advancing women’s reproductive rights and ending the stigma against abortion...
Abby Mueller of Broadway’s “Beautiful” Talks Playing a Rock Star Who Lives on Her Own Terms
Abby Mueller is currently inhabiting the world of Carole King in the Broadway musical “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” The role is clearly a familiar one to the actress, who was the...
Bonnie Milligan Talks Representation & Female Empowerment in Broadway’s “Head Over Heels”
In “Head Over Heels,” a new musical featuring the songs of The Go-Go’s, Bonnie Milligan is making her Broadway debut, and her reviews have been nothing short of stellar. The Hollywood Reporter...
Nicolette Robinson on Being the First WOC to Lead Broadway’s “Waitress”
Nicolette Robinson is no stranger to the New York City stage or the screen, but it’s only recently that she’s seen her face on a billboard in Times Square. The reason? “Waitress,”...
Ruth Wilson, Elizabeth Marvel, and More Join Glenda Jackson in Broadway’s “King Lear”
Ruth Wilson, Elizabeth Marvel, Jayne Houdyshell, and Aisling O’Sullivan are set to take a walk in the rain with Shakespeare’s tragic king. Deadline confirms they have joined the cast of...
“Mean Girls'” Kate Rockwell On Working with Tina Fey and Playing an Iconic Character
Kate Rockwell now knows what it’s like to work with the one person she’s most admired throughout her career. That person is Tina Fey, whose teen comedy “Mean Girls” became a hit in 2004...
Broadway Star Ariana DeBose Talks Portraying Donna Summer in the Age of #TimesUp
Ariana DeBose’s life has certainly changed a lot since appearing in Broadway’s breakout hit “Hamilton.” First, she had a lead role in “A Bronx Tale,” and now she is in the spotlight...