Brooks Ashmanskas News

See photos from the opening night red carpet of Some Like It Hot, now playing at the Shubert Theatre.

Check out photos of the stars arriving on the red carpet at Kimberly Akimbo! Kimberly Akimbo celebrated its opening night at the Booth Theatre last night and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big celebration of this great musical adventure!

The national touring company of The Prom lands at the Ahmanson August 10, 2022 (with a preview August 9th). The story of a group of Broadway divas meshing with a small-town high school results in hijinks and lots of fantastic dancing. Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw reprises his Broadway directing and choreographic duties on this tour. Got a chance to throw some questions out to Patrick Wetzel, who plays one of the Broadway superstars Barry Glickman.

A popular stage actor best known for being quirkily funny in musicals (Off-Broadway in March Of The Falsettos, on Broadway in Romance, Romance, The Secret Garden and Gypsy), Fraser reinvents a classic character and turns in a performance that thrills with its gutsy power masked by her character's well-rehearsed elegance.

Michael Lawson (Harris) is a successful New York City real estate agent with a great career, a supportive family, close friends, and a loving relationship with his partner of 17 years, Colin (Tuc Watkins). The series also stars Brooks Ashmanskas, André De Shields, Nic Rouleau, Jai Rodriguez, and more. Watch the trailer for the new series now!

From the new season of High School Musical: the Series to some Broadway favorites, such as Neil Patrick Harris, Lea Salonga, and Derek Klena, starring in new streaming shows, check out what's coming to streaming services this month! Look below to see what movies, television, music, and concerts you should tune into this July!

Today, composer Marc Shaiman shared via Facebook post that the first reading of 'SMASH- The Musical' took place on Friday, May 20th. The musical is centered around the hit NBC television show, which has a successful two season run back in 2012. 

This April, Broadway fans can spring into action with new albums, concerts, and television shows to binge. From the new Disney+ film adaption of Better Nate Than Ever to new additions to Seth Rudetsky's concert series, check out what's coming to streaming services this month!

Just last night, two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick and two-time Emmy Award winner Sarah Jessica Parker made their return to Broadway in the long-awaited opening of Neil Simon's classic comedy about marriage, Plaza Suite under the direction of Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey.

Broadway favorite and two-time Tony nominee Brooks Ashmanskas is starring in Disney+'s Better Nate Than Ever. Watch as Brooks chats with BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge about bringing taking on the role and what he hopes audiences take away from the film.

On March 14, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater will present a star-studded reading of legendary playwright Terrence McNally's Unusual Acts of Devotion, presented in partnership with Tom Kirdahy Productions. The Benefit will be held at the Daryl Roth Theatre (101 E 15th Street), followed by a cocktail party.

The National Tour of the 2019 Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding Musical THE PROM began performances on November 2 at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. The tour stars Kaden Kearney (they/them) as 'Emma, High School Student, Banned from The Prom,' Kalyn West as 'Alyssa Greene, Head of Student Council with a Secret,' and more.

Brooks Ashmanskas, Tisha Campbell, and Emerson Brooks have been announced to join Neil Patrick Harris has series regulars in the upcoming Netflix comedy series, Uncoupled. Marcia Gay Harden and Tuc Watkins have also been announced as reoccurring characters.

Producer Thomas Laub announced today that Arnie Burton has joined the cast of Douglas Carter Beane’s comedy Fairycakes replacing Brooks Ashmanskas who has departed due to a television opportunity. The world premiere is set for this fall at the Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow Street), home to many of Beane’s first plays, beginning Thursday, October 14, 2021.

Chris Myers (BLKS), Z Infante (Alice By Heart) and Sabatino Cruz (“Sesame Street) have joined the cast of five-time Tony Award-nominee, Drama Desk Award, and two-time Outer Critics Circle Award winner Douglas Carter Beane's newest play, Fairycakes.

Fairycakes will make its world premiere  this fall at the Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow Street), beginning Thursday, October 14, 2021. Fairycakes is set to play a limited  engagement through January 2, 2022. 

Songs for a New World is set to receive a New York production that reimagines each song to speak directly to our current cultural climate. As its premiere production following a rebranding, renaming, and relocation, New City Music Theatre—formerly Cleveland Musical Theatre—celebrates its new home in New York City by paying tribute to the thriving communities who have seen and been through it all in the last year and a half.

Producer Thomas Laub announced today that five time Tony Award-nominee, Drama Desk Award, and two-time Outer Critics Circle Award winner Douglas Carter Beane’s newest play, Fairycakes, will mark its world premiere this fall at the Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow Street), home to many of Beane’s first plays, beginning Thursday, October 14, 2021.

Today (March 29) in live streaming: Broadway ladies unite for Amplify 2021, a Phillipa Soo visits Live at the Lortel and more!

Maestra Music will present its inaugural concert event, Amplify 2021 on Monday, March 29 (8pm ET). While we await the big night, study up on the company with BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag!