Nederlander News

El musical de Jonathan Larson llegó a la capital del teatro musical en 1996

On this day in 1996, Rent, written by Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Greif, opened at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre.

Blumenthal Performing Arts has announced the Best Actor and Best Actress finalists in this year's High School Musical Theater Awards, also known as The Blumey Awards, presented by Wells Fargo that will air on PBS Charlotte Tuesday, May 25th at 8pm.

Pollstar Magazine, the leading trade publication for the global live entertainment industry, has nominated DPAC for its new “Theatre of the Decade” award, as part of their 32nd Annual Pollstar Awards' Celebration.

Additional details have been announced for the one-night only, bi-coastal livestream jamfest Rock of Ages: All-Star Reunion Concert tomorrow night, Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 8:00PM ET. All ticket purchasers will have the option of watching the concert live and/or on demand for an additional 24 hours through Monday, April 26.

Today, The Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors announced the 2021 nominees who will virtually compete on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. PT. This regional awards competition recognizes outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre north of Santa Barbara.

Big Sky Fringe Festival announces a small, digitally driven festival May 20th-23rd 2021! Intended to launch in May 2020, but stalled by COVID, Big Sky Fringe follows in the long proud tradition of openly sourced performing arts festivals that began in Edinburgh in 1947, when certain artists who weren't accepted by the more mainstream Edinburgh Arts Festival created their own event 'on the fringes' of the existing festival.

On this day in 2017, the musical War Paint opened at the Nederlander Theatre, where it ran for 236 performances.

Today, Broadway San Jose announced the updated season lineup that will make up the company’s upcoming season. The season opens with HAMILTON (October 12–31, 2021), followed by the all-new touring production of Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical, HAIRSPRAY (November 23–28, 2021) (replacing the previously-announced Anastasia).

California will begin to allow indoor concerts, theatrical performances, and sporting events beginning on April 15.

Hope is on the horizon! With the acceleration of vaccine distribution and a new timetable to begin reopening NYC, some of the first re-openings have recently been announced. We've rounded up all of the latest news on the current state of Broadway for April 2021.

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm ET) with DISASTER Broadway Victims Game Night with Paul Castree, Casey Garvin, JoAnn M. Hunter, Travis Kent, Maggie MacDowell, Jack Plotnick and Catherine Rickafort.

A move for the famed Drama Book Shop has been a long time coming, as its reopening was delayed by the events fo the past year. Now the beloved store is getting ready to open its doors at its new home at 266 West 39th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues). The legendary shop's new home will be only one block away from its last location.

Blumenthal Performing Arts has announced the nominees competing for Best Actor and Best Actress in this year’s High School Musical Theater Awards, also known as The Blumey Awards, presented by Wells Fargo that will air on PBS Charlotte Tuesday, May 25th at 8pm.

Playwright Keenan Scott II, whose new play Thoughts of a Colored Man will have its Broadway premiere at the Golden Theatre in the upcoming season, has been selected as a TED2021 Fellow, joining a class of 20 remarkable individuals who are collaborating across disciplines to spark positive change around the world. 

Today's episode of Little known Facts features theatre administrator, writer, and advocate Howard Sherman. What are his thoughts on the return of Broadway? 'I think if you asked me a couple of weeks ago, I might have been slightly less optimistic than I am today,' he said.

On this day in 2012, Newsies seized the day on opening night at the Nederlander Theater!

STAGE ENTERTAINMENT and GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS have announced that Tina – The Tina Turner Musical: Original Cast Recording is available on vinyl today Friday, March 26. Featuring Tony Award-nominee Adrienne Warren and the original London cast, the album was released for download, streaming and CD formats in 2019.

International Entertainment Holdings Limited, the parent company of The Ambassador Theatre Group, today announced the pending acquisition by IEHL of the iconic Golden Gate Theatre and Orpheum Theatre, both in San Francisco, and the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, as well as its programming operation of the Detroit Opera House and Music Hall in Detroit.

Kate Wetherhead, creator of the series “Submissions Only,” author, director and Broadway actress, is writing the book for the new musical The Devil Wears Prada with playwright Paul Rudnick. Kate Wetherhead is the co-creator, writer, director and star of the online comedy 'Submissions Only'.