Marc Platt News

Halle Bailey took to Instagram to share a first look at the new Little Mermaid Ariel doll, styled after her in the upcoming live action film. Bailey, who is also set to star in the upcoming movie musical adaptation of The Color Purple, shared how much it means to her to have a doll that looked like her. Watch the video of the reveal now!

All new production photos have been released from the UK production of WICKED, featuring Alexia Khadime as ‘Elphaba’, Lucy St. Louis as ‘Glinda’, Caitlin Anderson as ‘Nessarose’, and Joe Thompson-Oubari as ‘Boq’. Check out the photos here!

Due to huge demand, new tickets are on sale this week for Wicked in Sydney, with pre-sales from today and GP sales from Friday 10 March.

WICKED, St. Louis's most popular musical, will return to St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre April 12 – May 7. Tickets for the return engagement are on sale now!

WICKED Australia has launched a new fan “Fanfare” page on the website containing WICKED zoom backgrounds, watch faces, gifs and a WICKED IOS sticker pack to swankify your conversations with emojis for every occasion!

WICKED will fly to cities in England, Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland from December 2023. The cast will be led by former West End 'Elphaba' Laura Pick.

Counting down 100 days until the film's release, Disney has dropped a new teaser trailer for The Little Mermaid live action remake. The new video teases a first look at Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, plus new footage of Ariel's Mersisters and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric. Watch the new video preview now!

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, the hit movie musical La La Land is being adapted into a Broadway musical. Ahead of La La Land's Broadway arrival, we have compiled five of our favorite video musical moments from the film, including performances by Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, and John Legend.

Top stories include The Cher Show embarking on a National Tour, a La La Land musical adaptation in the works, and more!

Marc Platt has announced that La La Land will be adapted into a Broadway musical directed by Bartlett Sher. The musical will feature music from the film's composer, Justin Hurwitz and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The book will be written by Ayad Akhtar and Matthew Decker. 

Wicked will welcome new cast members to the Gershwin Theatre this spring. Tony Award-nominee John Dossett will take over the role of The Wizard, Kimber Elayne Sprawl, last seen on Broadway in Girl from the North Country, will assume the role of Nessarose, and William Youmans, the original Dr. Dillamond, will reprise his role and return to the halls of Shiz University.

Alyssa Fox is set to take over the role of Elphaba in Wicked at Broadway's Gershwin Theatre beginning Tuesday, March 7th. A Dallas, TX native, Alyssa Fox is fulfilling a huge dream after being a member of the WICKED family for over 13 years. Read her emotional essay about finally taking over the role!

Alyssa Fox will take over the role of Elphaba in WICKED at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre beginning Tuesday, March 7th. See how to purchase tickets!

The National Tour of Broadway sensation WICKED will welcome new cast members beginning next month!

McKenzie Kurtz will join the cast of WICKED at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre, taking over the role of Glinda beginning Tuesday, February 14. See how to purchase tickets!

Take a new look at Disney's upcoming live action reimagining of The Little Mermaid through books The Little Mermaid: Make a Splash, The Little Mermaid Live Action Novelization, The Little Mermaid: Guide to Merfolk, The Little Mermaid: Against the Tide, and The Little Mermaid: Adventures on Land. Check out new photos of the book covers now!

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG on Broadway will host a special performance for members of The Divine Nine, the nine historically Black Greek Letter organizations (BGLOs) that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

WICKED, Miami's most popular musical, will make its anticipated return to Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County from February 15 through March 5, 2023. The Broadway sensation WICKED looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. 

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG STUDENT SEATS, the ticket program that provides fully funded tickets to student groups, has exceeded its projected goal, welcoming over 4,000 NYC students to see the production free of charge at Broadway’s Golden Theatre.

WICKED, Houston’s most popular musical, will return to the Hobby Center May 31 – July 2, 2023 as part of the Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center 2022-2023 Season. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale Friday, December 9 at 10AM.