Jeff Daniels News

Second Thought Theatre has announced their full production of Dry Powder. After a brief, COVID-related slowdown, Dry Powder will serve as the opening production of the 2022 season.

AKA, the global, integrated entertainment advertising agency, has appointed Miky Wolf as Chief Creative Officer to its New York office.

London is never short of temptations, whether epic West End shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a much talked-about adaptation to a provocative revival and a thorny Shakespeare play, here are some of this month’s most eye-catching openings. Don’t forget to check back for BroadwayWorld’s reviews, interviews and features!

News of more closings - and planned reopenings - highlighted the Broadway news last week, and Broadway and many regions also announced an extension of mask mandates and vaccination requirements for audiences into the spring, serving as a reminder that the path to that final “new normal” will likely have a few more twists and turns before we arrive.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Aaron Sorkin with direction by Bartlett Sher, will close this Sunday, January 16, following 45 previews and 626 regular performances. But, the show will then move to the Belasco Theatre.

Original cast member Baize Buzan will return to To Kill a Mockingbird opposite Greg Kinnear.

Tickets for the history-making production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD will go on sale this Thursday, December 8th at 10:00 AM for the premiere engagement at DPAC August 2-7, 2022.  Aaron Sorkin's new play, directed by Barlett Sher and based on Harper Lee's classic novel will come to DPAC as part of a multi-year national tour across North America.

 Aaron Sorkin’s new play, directed by Bartlett Sher and based on Harper Lee’s classic novel comes to Boston as part of a multi-year national tour across North America. Emmy Award winning icon Richard Thomas, who recently celebrated a 60-year anniversary of performing on both stage and screen, will play the role of “Atticus Finch.”

San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) announced Abigail Buell as the newly appointed Managing Director of San Diego's downtown resident professional theatre, now in its 46th Season. 

Diana officially returned to previews on Tuesday night, and BroadwayWorld was there! Check out all of our coverage below, including photos and video of the cast's first bows back on stage! Plus, check out photos from Nkeki Obi-Melekwe's first curtain call in Tina - The Tina Turner Musical.

Producer Barry Diller announced today that Academy Award® nominee and two-time Emmy Award® winner Greg Kinnear will make his Broadway debut in the iconic role of ‘Atticus Finch’ in the Broadway production of To Kill a Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin’s new play, directed by Bartlett Sher, and based on Harper Lee’s classic novel, beginning January 5, 2022. Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Jeff Daniels’ final performance will be on Sunday, January 2, 2022.

BIRDLAND THEATER will present Christine Lavin for one show only on Monday, November 22 at 8:30 PM. The New York City-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, recording artist, author, and videographer will present a selection of her most requested songs with a unique modern twist.

The Farmington Players return to the stage this holiday season, with the hilarious comedy, A Hunting Shack Christmas, written by Jessica Lind Peterson.

The plot follows a mother (Emma Roberts), father (John Gallagher Jr.), and their infant son as they move into a remote farmhouse, which harbors a dark, haunting history. As they begin to uncover their home's past, the mother’s fragility escalates to a state of psychosis that jeopardizes their family's safety.

Theatre on the Bay plans a comic homage to hunting with ESCANABA IN THE MOONLIGHT this November. ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT spins a hilarious tale of humor, horror and heart as Reuben Soady goes to any and all lengths to correct his infamous reputation as the oldest member of the Soady family to never bag a buck.

To Kill a Mockingbird today announced an in-person rush policy after returning to Broadway. Learn how to get cheap rush tickets on the day of the show. To Kill a Mockingbird stars Jeff Daniels, as he reprises his originating iconic role as Atticus Finch, and Celia Keenan-Bolger, as she returns in her Tony Award-winning performance as Scout.

Just last night, To Kill a Mockingbird celebrated its return to Broadway at the Shubert Theatre, playing its first performance since the shutdown in March 2020. Watch a video featuring the new cast celebrating their return to Broadway.

Last night, To Kill a Mockingbird, the most successful American play in Broadway history, celebrated its return to Broadway at the Shubert Theatre, playing its first performance since the shutdown in March 2020 and we've got photos of the cast back on stage.

All aboard! The West End production of Anything Goes has found its new Reno Sweeney!

Today's top stories: watch new clips from the Dear Evan Hansen film, Pretty Woman tour casting, and more!