Scott Rudin News

Opening night is Thursday, March 10, for David Harrower's BLACKBIRD, the Olivier Award-winning drama starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams, and directed by Joe Mantello. BLACKBIRD is playing at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street) for an 18-week limited engagement through June 11, 2016. Previews began Friday, February 5. Check out a first look at the cast in action below!

Rapp directs his newest play with a cast from The Flea's resident acting company, The Bats.

Nickelodeon, at its annual upfront presentation held today at Alice Tully Hall in New York City's Lincoln Center, detailed the plans powering its expanding reach and growing footprint as it heads into the season with more than 650 episodes of new and returning series.

A group of overachieving prep school students band together and learn to rock out when they meet their new, unconventional substitute teacher in Nickelodeon's highly anticipated live-action comedy series SCHOOL OF ROCK, premiering Saturday, March 12, at 9:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Adam Rapp returns to The Flea with WOLF IN THE RIVER. Featuring members of The Bats, The Flea's resident acting company, WOLF IN THE RIVER is written and directed by Rapp. Previews start March 10, with opening night slated for Monday, March 21.

The Broadway production of Stephen Karam's much-raved-about new play, THE HUMANS, recently named 'The Best Play of the Year' by New York Magazine, opens tonight, February 18, 2016.

To millions of fans around the world, Nathan Lee Graham is known for playing a man very comfortable in the fabulous clothes; whether that is as Wardrobe Supervisor Peter, opposite Lisa Kudrow in the first season of THE COMEBACK; as Reese Witherspoon's fashion mentor Frederick Montana in SWEET HOME ALABAMA; or as designer Jacobim Mugatu's latte-fetching assistant Todd in the ZOOLANDER films. While Graham's real life does not involve serving at the pleasure of a demented, homicidal fashion designer he does lead an existence filled with fashion and excitement.

Wie schon im letzten West End Roundup erwahnt gab es uber den Jahreswechsel nicht all zu viele Neuigkeiten zu berichten, deswegen fasse ich in diesem Broadway Roundup die News der letzten 2 Monate zusammen. Dieses Mal berichte ich von Hollywoodstars wie Claire Danes und Cate Blanchet, Revivals von Broadway Klassikern wie FIDDLER ON TH ROOF und HELLO, DOLLY, sowie von neuen Adaptionen bekannter Inhalte, darunter FROZEN, SPONGEBOB, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD und FREAKY FRIDAY. Los gehts!

NBCUniversal and Paramount Pictures today announced a cross portfolio, multi-platform partnership to launch a spoof public service campaign titled “The Outside Matters,” in advance of Zoolander 2.

Broadway is buzzing today with news of a new stage adaptation of one of America's greatest novels.

Producer Scott Rudin has announced plans to bring Harper Lee's classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD to Broadway for the 2017-2018 season. Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin will write a new stage adaptation of Lee's novel, and the production will be directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher.

A friendly reminder! Previews begin tomorrow, Friday, February 5 at 8 PM for David Harrower's BLACKBIRD, the Olivier Award-winning drama starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street). A limited number of general rush tickets priced at $32 each will be available at the box office on the day of the performance.

New work by Lee Hall, David Hare, Bryony Kimmings, Lucy Kirkwood, Nina Raine, Gillian Slovo and Alexander Zeldin, and contemporary revivals of two of the NT's most celebrated 20th century premieres - Amadeus and Angels in America - are among the forthcoming productions at the National Theatre announced today by Rufus Norris.

In honor of the big announcement, BroadwayWorld is inviting you to fill your afternoon coffee break with the Divine Miss M. Take five with some Broadway classics and Midler standards below!

Long rumored, and first reported last night by BroadwayWorld after the star teased the news on Twitter, it's now Official! Producer Scott Rudin announced this morning that Bette Midler will indeed return to Broadway in one of the most cherished shows in musical theater history when she takes on the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi in Michael Stewart's (book) and Jerry Herman's (music and lyrics) masterpiece, Hello, Dolly!.

UPDATE: Bette Midler has announced on Twitter that she will indeed be making her return to Broadway next year in Jerry Herman & Michael Stewart's Tony-winning musical HELLO DOLLY!

A friendly reminder! Rehearsals begin on Monday, January 18th for Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, a new production that presents both the 1921 musical itself, and additionally details the events that catalyzed the songwriting team of Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, and librettists F.E. Miller and Aubrey Lyles to create this ground-breaking work. SHUFFLE ALONG will star six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald, Tony Award-winners Brian Stokes Mitchell and Billy Porter, and Tony Award-nominees Brandon Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry.

Sacha Wares will be returning to Almeida Theatre to direct the world premiere of Leo Butler's new play Boy, after her directorial success with the critically acclaimed production, Game, by Mike Bartlett, in 2015.  Boy will run at the Almeida Theatre from 5 April until 28 May 2016, with press night on 12 April 2016. Director Sacha Wares is joined by a formidable creative team, including two powerhouse contemporary designers, Miriam Buether for set design (Wild Swans, Sucker Punch, My Child, Generations), who worked with Sacha on Game at the Almeida in 2015, and Ultz for costume (Jerusalem, Hobson's Choice, Fallout, Pied Pier), who will be collaborating with Miriam, on design, for the very first time. Further creative credits include movement by Leon Baugh, lighting by Jack Knowles and sound by Gareth Fry.

THE REVENANT leads the pack with 12 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor (both Lead and Supporting) and Best Directing.