Beth Leavel News

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Two-time Olivier Award nominee Scarlett Strallen will temporarily replace Kate Jennings Grant in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends. Learn more about the cast change here!

Hello, Dolly!, featuring an all-star cast of Tony Award winners and nominees, will be the eleventh presentation in the Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series—for one night only. Learn how to attend!

THE BARONESS, a play by Connecticut Playwright Jacques Lamarre, will have its World Premiere at Playhouse on Park, running June 4th - 22nd. Tickets for THE BARONESS are now on sale.

The best of Broadway gathered at the at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on May 16 to celebrate the 91st Annual Drama League Awards. Check out photos from the event here!

The best of Broadway is gathered at the at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to celebrate the 91st Annual Drama League Awards. BroadwayWorld is bringing you live updates from inside the ceremony. Check back to find out who wins!

Broadway icon Bernadette Peters, currently on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, visited Live with Kelly and Mark on Thursday to discuss the production, currently playing at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Watch the interview!

As part of The Kelly Clarkson Show's Broadway-themed episode, Broadway icon Bernadette Peters stopped by the show to discuss starring in the musical revue Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends and shared her favorite Sondheim song. Watch the interview!

On a visit to The Kelly Clarkson Show alongside Bernadette Peters, Darren Criss reenacted a hilarious moment from a red carpet event 10 years ago when it seemed as if the Old Friends star was checking Criss out during an interview. Watch the video now!

The cast has been set for Come From Away when the musical makes its Muny premiere this summer in Forest Park. Learn more about the upcoming production here!

The Broadway Education Alliance has announced the 50 Roger Rees Awards nominees for Outstanding Performer in a qualifying role in an officially licensed high school production presented during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Manhattan Theatre Club will present a final two-week extension for Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga. Learn more!

The Broadway Education Alliance has just announced the 50 nominees for Outstanding Performer in a qualifying role in an officially licensed high school production presented during the 2024-2025 academic year. We have the full list of nominees here!

Broadway and Vine, will kick off its 2025 season on June 20, with Olivier® Award Nominee Julian Ovenden (TV: Bridgerton, Downton Abbey, Broadway/West End: South Pacific, Company, Merrily We Roll Along, Butley) in concert at Francis Ford Coppola’s historic Inglenook Estate.

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, will welcome back Broadway favorite Beth Leavel.

The Broadway Education Alliance has just announced that multi-award-winning Broadway performer Kevin Del Aguila will host the 2024-25 Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance. We have all of the details on the big event here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 24, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Matthew Lombardo’s new backstage comedy, When Playwrights Kill, will have two private industry readings starring SAG Award winner Chris Perfetti and more. Learn more about the show!

The Drama League announced the 2025 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. We have the full list of nominees here!

Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, officially opened earlier this week on Broadway. Check out photos of the cast taking their opening night celebration here.