Broadway Across America News

In honor of the show's (unfortunate) premature closing today, we present video highlights of the show along with interviews with the cast and creative from the show's opening night!

If you've ever poured yourself a cup of ambition in the morning to be able to face the upcoming 9:00-5:00 workday, Dolly Parton has a paycheck waiting for you at the Majestic Theatre.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables will go on sale Sunday, December 12 at 11:00 AM for the premiere Milwaukee engagement at the Marcus Center.

THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS will play its final performance on Broadway this Sunday, December 12.

In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer, and in LA's most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80s.

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts-a new center for music, opera, theater, and dance opening in Kansas City, MO on September 16, 2011-has announced an unprecedented collaboration to dramatically expand Broadway productions presented in the greater Kansas City region. The Kauffman Center is collaborating with Kansas City's Music Hall, Theater League, and Broadway Across America to offer one five-show subscription package for performances at both venues, the 'Kansas City Best of Broadway Series.' The Kauffman Center's 1,800 seat Muriel Kauffman Theatre will enable the city host more intimate musicals and plays as part of a series of touring Broadway productions presented by Theater League. More information regarding the productions to be included in the Center's inaugural season of programming will be announced in early 2011.

Yesterday evening, Love took the stage of the Nederlander Theatre to join the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET in the special encore. Love has been hailed as one of the greatest singers in pop music starting with her first number one recording, 'He's A Rebel,' through her string of label hits with legendary producer Phil Spector, including 'Da Doo Ron Ron,' 'He's Sure The Boy I'm Gonna Marry,' and 'Christmas Baby Please Come Home.' Love was recently nominated for the third time to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The Wall Street Journal reports today that THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS may return to Broadway in the Spring for a repeat run just before the Tony Awards. According to the report, once THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS shutters in on Sunday, the producers are 'planning to put together a national tour for the musical and [hope] to bring it back to Broadway for a limited run before the Tony Awards in the spring.'

If you've ever poured yourself a cup of ambition in the morning to be able to face the upcoming 9:00-5:00 workday, Dolly Parton has a paycheck waiting for you at the Majestic Theatre.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables will go on sale Sunday, December 12 at 11:00 AM for the premiere Milwaukee engagement at the Marcus Center.

More than fifty years ago one musical changed theater forever. From the first note to the final breath, WEST SIDE STORY soars as the greatest love story of all time. The national tour of Broadway's current smash-hit revival kicked off to rave reviews at The Fisher Theatre in Detroit on September 30.

THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS will play its final performance on Broadway this Sunday, December 12.

On Wednesday, December 9, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS will host a post-show talkback, moderated by CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford ("CBS Evening News," "Face the Nation," "Early Show," "CBS Sunday Morning").

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Broadway's new hit musical, welcomes Darlene Love to the cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical for a special performance during the finale of the Thursday evening, December 9 performance at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street).

Six-time Emmy Award nominee Jeffrey Tambor ('Arrested Development,' 'The Larry Sanders Show') will make his Broadway musical debut as Georges opposite four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein as Albin in the Tony Award-winning revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Tambor and Fierstein will begin performances on Tuesday, February 15 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Five-time Emmy Award winner Kelsey Grammer and 2010 Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge, the current stars of LA CAGE, will play their final performance on Sunday, February 13.

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held daily for WICKED, which will be performing from December 15 through January 1 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre.

After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2007, WICKED, the smash-hit musical, will return to Orlando's Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre February 23 through March 27, 2011. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday, December 10, at 10:00a.m.

On Wednesday, December 1st, the Broadway Smash Hit WEST SIDE STORY celebrated its Los Angeles Premiere!

In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer, and in LA's most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80s.

Armed with current sensibilities that earlier versions could only lightly tap, the latest Broadway stage revival of WEST SIDE STORY--its touring version is currently taking up residence at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for an extended engagement through January 2--truly excels with its fresh new 21st-Century coat of theatrical paint. This moving, energetic reboot is so much more grounded in reality than ever before, creating a vivid and altogether riveting production of one of musical theater's iconic classics.