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The Lion King officially returned to Broadway last night! Check out all new photos of the cast taking their first bow back since March 2020!

Pass Over officially opened on Broadway last night, September 12. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet below!

Pass Over officially opened on Broadway last night, September 12. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos from the opening night celebration here!

Pass Over officially opened on Broadway last night, September 12. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos of the cast taking their opening night bows here!

After a year and a half away, Disney Theatrical Productions is getting ready to return to the stage. Two musicals will re-open on Broadway in a matter of weeks (The Lion King and Aladdin), and another 21 shows will open around the world over the course of the next seven months.

Earlier today, stars of Broadway's Chicago, Bianca Marroquin & Ana Villafañe, joined Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin in a ceremonial lighting of the iconic Empire State Building in celebration of Broadway’s reopening.

Broadway has been dark for well over a year, but the circle of life will go on! The Lion King and Aladdin will return to Broadway this fall and just last week, some of the cast members of both shows (including Stephen Carlile, L. Steven Taylor, Tshidi Manye, Bonita J. Hamilton, Brandon A. McCall, Michael James Scott, Michael Maliakel, Shoba Narayan ,Jonathan Freeman, and Don Darryl Rivera)  gathered at the New Amsterdam Theatre to celebrate Broadway's return.

Pass Over, the first Broadway show to begin performances since the start of the pandemic, took its first bow at the August Wilson Theatre just last night, heralding Broadway's return after a year and a half away. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos below!

Just yesterday, Bryant Park’s Broadway-Bound Initiative kicked off its programming with a performance by the BroadwayEvolved students and celebrity faculty. The event was attended by Tony Nominee Andrew Rannells, Tony Winner Ali Stroker, Tony Nominee Lauren Patten, Ciara Renée, Jelani Alladin, BroadwayEvolved co-founder Betsy Wolfe, The BroadwayEvolved students, Amazon’s Carley Graham-Garcia and Dan Biederman, President of Bryant Park Corporation.     

Today's episode features the Co-founder and President of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC), Britton Smith is. In addition to his work as an advocate and facilitator and adjunct professor at Columbia Law School, Britton is a Broadway actor recently featured in Be More Chill, Shuffle Along and After Midnight.

While most Broadway shows are gearing up to return this fall, TDF is making plans for a re-opening of its own. Executive Director Tory Bailey revealed in a recent letter to members that TKTS, which has been closed since Broadway shut down, is hoping to re-open its Times Square location in September. 

Producers Joey Parnes and Nicole Fosse are aiming to bring the classic Bob Fosse musical back to Broadway in the 2022-23 theatre season. The production will be directed by original cast member Wayne Cilento.

A stagehand, Peter Wright, died from his injuries after falling almost 50 feet from the fly floor above the stage at the Winter Garden Theatre. Since then, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted an investigation into the circumstances of the accident and are now holding the Shubert Organization accountable.

Award-winning actor, director and producer America Ferrera will join authors Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Jeremy McCarter in narrating the upcoming audiobook for IN THE HEIGHTS: Finding Home. The audiobook will be published by Penguin Random House Audio along with the Random House hardcover and ebook on June 15, 2021. 

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm ET) with a WICKED Game Night featuring the Glindas (Brittney Johnson, Alli Mauzey, and Patti Murin) vs. the Elphabas (Stephanie J. Block, Lilli Cooper, and honorary Elphaba Seth Rudetsky). May the most “popular” team win!

Following the CDC's announcement last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed in a press conference that the state will officially adopt their guidance starting Wednesday, May 19. The Broadway League has now issued a statement on how that progress affects the road back to normal in regards to Broadway.

At a press conference this morning, Governor Cuomo announced that Broadway will be back in New York City with shows opening September 14. Tickets will go sale at 100% capacity on May 6. 

Things are looking up! At a press conference this morning, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that capacity restrictions will be lifted starting May 19. This will apply to retail stores, museums, theaters, food services, gyms, amusement parks, salons, etc. 

Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton star Jordan Fisher and Hairspray Live!'s Dove Cameron will lead HBO Max's adaptation of Jennifer E. Smith 2019 young adult novel, Field Notes on Love, according to Deadline. The film will be adapted for the screen by Smith and Broadway veteran Lauren Graham.

Vaccine rollout continues across the country and the theatre industry is growing antsy for plans about Broadway's return. How will it work? In the Episcopal Actors' Guild's recent panel discussion on the subject, titled Re-Opening Broadway & Beyond, Come From Away General Manger Carl Pasbjerg offered some insight.