Beowulf Boritt News

Broadway's non-profit theatre companies often get major name stars to work in limited runs for a surprisingly low salary.

Set designer Beowulf Boritt recently took to Facebook to share a first look at the stars of PRINCE OF BROADWAY in costume and onstage in Japan. Scroll down for a peek a scenes from SWEENEY TODD, EVITA, COMPANY, PHANTOM, CABARET, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, and more!

In an all-new interview with today's The New York Times, Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Keira Knightley speaks about making her Broadway debut in the current adaptation of Therese Raquin.

Matt Ryan says its about, 'what happens when two people give in to their most primal urges and instincts.'

Win tickets to see HAND TO GOD on Broadway!

A bit of sage wisdom from that kind and even-tempered patron saint of self-control, Tyrone McHansely.

s I was waiting for my theatre guest to arrive at the Pantages Tuesday night for the opening of ANNIE, a school bus pulled up. Within seconds, a gaggle of little girls spilled out onto the sidewalk shrieking in anticipation and taking pictures of the sparkly marquee on their smart phones. They were only minutes away from seeing her - that spunky little red-haired orphan, Annie, and they could barely contain themselves. 

Portland Ovations brings the National Broadway Tour of 42nd Street to Merrill Auditorium for two performances at 2pm and 7:30pm today, October 17th.

TROIKA Entertainment LLC and the Nederlander Organization are pleased to announce that the eagerly anticipated L.A. engagement of ANNIE has begun performances at Hollywood Pantages Theatre for a limited three-week engagement through Sunday, November 1, 2015. Tickets are are available for purchase at www.HollywoodPantages.com or www.Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-982-2787, and at the Hollywood Pantages Box Office (6233 Hollywood Boulevard). The box office opens daily at 10am except for Holidays. Check out a first look at the opening night below!

The Broadway adaptation of THERÈSE RAQUIN, starring Academy and Golden Globe nominee Keira Knightley (Therese) in her Broadway debut, began preview performances on October 1, 2015, and opens officially on Thursday, October 29, 2015 on Broadway at Studio 54. The new adaptation is written by Helen Edmundson, based upon the novel by Emile Zola, directed by Evan Cabnet. Check out a first look below!

ACT ONE, Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award-nominated production from last year, written and directed by James Lapine from the autobiography by Moss Hart, will air on PBS's LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER on Friday, November 13, 2015 from 9 to 11:30 p.m. ET.

As BroadwayWorld recently reported, last night's performance of THERÈSE RAQUIN was cancelled because Keira Knightley suffered a minor injury. We have just confirmed that performances will resume tonight, October 8.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that tonight's (October 7) performance of THERÈSE RAQUIN has been cancelled. Roundabout confirmed that Keira Knightley has suffered a minor injury and that the production 'hopes to resume performances again tomorrow at 8pm.'

Producer Kevin McCollum announced today that comedy and television icon Bob Saget will step into the role of 'Pastor Greg' in the Tony® Award-nominated comedy Hand to God beginning November 3, 2015 through the production's previously announced closing on January 3, 2016.  Saget returns to Broadway after making his Broadway debut in 2007 in the Tony® winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone.  He will join current Hand to God cast members Steven Boyer, Geneva Carr, Sarah Stiles, and Michael Oberholtzer.  3-time Tony® nominee Marc Kudisch, who originated the role of 'Pastor Greg', exits the production on November 1st to begin production on Baritones Unbound.  Hand to God plays at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street) through January 3, 2016 before immediately transferring to London's West End, with performances beginning on February 5, 2016 at the famed Vaudeville Theatre.  More info at www.HandToGodBroadway.com.

The quintessential backstage musical comedy classic 42nd STREET will celebrate a 2-performance engagement at Merrill Auditorium with a sparkling new production, on October 17th at 2pm and 7:30pm. 42nd STREET is directed by co-author Mark Bramble and choreographed by Randy Skinner, the team who staged the 2001 Tony Award® winning Best Revival.

Time for this week's sage advice from Hand to God's kind and even-tempered patron saint of self-control, Tyrone McHansely.

PRINCE OF BROADWAY, a new musical celebrating the extraordinary six-decade Broadway career of producer-director Harold Prince, plays from October 23-November 22, 2015 at Tokyu Theatre Orb in Tokyo, Japan and November 28-December 10, 2015 at Umeda Arts Theatre, Main Hall, in Osaka, Japan. The cast and crew just met the press earlier today, and BroadwayWorld was on hand - check out a very first look at the complete company together, below!

While the issue of actors' safety is not one to be taken lightly, the good people at HAND TO GOD were never ones to shy away from a little irreverent fun.

The Broadway adaptation of THERÈSE RAQUIN, starring Academy and Golden Globe nominee Keira Knightley (Therese) in her Broadway debut, began preview performances last night, October 1, 2015, and opens officially on Thursday, October 29, 2015 on Broadway at Studio 54. The new adaptation is written by Helen Edmundson, based upon the novel by Emile Zola, directed by Evan Cabnet. Below, check out photos of the company taking their first Broadway bows!

Several audience members who attended tonight's first preview of THERÈSE RAQUIN have posted on separate social media accounts of a disturbance that stopped the performance.