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COME FROM AWAY Concert Version Will Be Performed at the Lincoln Memorial in Honor of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
by Stephi Wild - Jul 21, 2021

There will be no tickets required. The public is invited to come as they please, and bring their own blankets and picnics. Tetreault also plans to invite members of the Biden administration and other prominent figures to the performance.

Lincoln Center Theater Shifts Opening Night for FLYING OVER SUNSET
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 19, 2021

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Lincoln Center Theater has shifted opening dates for Flying Over Sunset. The new musical with book and direction by James Lapine, music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Michael Korie, and featuring choreography by Michelle Dorrance, will begin performances on Thursday, November 11 and open on Monday, December 13 in the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Gemma Knight Jones & Sam Oladeinde Join COME FROM AWAY West End Cast
by Stephi Wild - Jul 1, 2021

Come From Away returns to the West End from 22 July. Learn more about the production, casting, and how to purchase tickets!

BWW Review: CHESTER BAILEY at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - Jun 25, 2021

Sharing details regarding the plot would be a disservice to the piece and those who will accept my encouragement to experience it for themselves. During the roughly 90 minutes (with no intermission) the pair of skillful actors present two broadly disparate seeming individuals mostly in a series of impressive and moving monologues.

Kandi Burruss Joins Producing Team of THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2021

Kandi Burruss, the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and star of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” on Bravo announced today on ET Online that she is joining the producing team for the upcoming Broadway debut of Thoughts of a Colored Man.

BWW REVIEW: COME FROM AWAY Finally Sets Down In Sydney To Share The Celebration Of The Best Of The Human Spirit To Come Out Of One Of The 21st Century's Darkest Times
by Jade Kops - Jun 12, 2021

COME FROM AWAY, the warm welcoming hug of hope and the best of humanity has finally arrived in Sydney to the delight of audiences that have been waiting for this incredible piece of theatre based in truth to arrive after a pandemic induced delay. 

COME FROM AWAY Premiers This Thursday in Sydney
by Stephi Wild - Jun 8, 2021

The Olivier Award-winning West End production of COME FROM AWAY returns to London's Phoenix Theatre from July 22, with the Tony Award-winning New York production re-opening in Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on September 21. 

Joaquina Kalukango Will Star in PARADISE SQUARE Opening on Broadway March 20
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2021

Casting and performance dates have been announced for the Broadway run of Paradise Square, which will open on Broadway on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at the Shubert Organization's Barrymore Theatre.

Single Tickets for Pre-Broadway Premiere of PARADISE SQUARE to go on Sale June 8
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2021

Broadway In Chicago has announced single tickets for the Pre-Broadway Premiere of Paradise Square will go on sale on Tuesday, June 8. This bold and uncompromising new musical, which examines a remarkable yet virtually unknown moment in American history, will play a strictly limited engagement from November 2 - December 5, 2021.

Breaking: Dyllón Burnside, Keith David, Luke James & More to Star in THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN; Opening on Broadway on October 31
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2021

Today, producers Brian Moreland, Ron Simons, Diana DiMenna, Samira Wiley, Sheryl Lee Ralph, The Shubert Organization, and The Nederlander Organization announced complete casting for Thoughts of a Colored Man, the new play by Keenan Scott II, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III.

COME FROM AWAY Extends Booking In The West End Until 2022
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2021

As the multi award-winning Come From Away prepares to welcome audiences back to the Phoenix Theatre in London from 22 July, the international hit musical today announces its extension in the West End until February 2022.

PARADISE SQUARE, Produced by Garth H. Drabinsky, Will Have Pre-Broadway Engagement in Chicago This November
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2021

Broadway In Chicago will host the Pre-Broadway Premiere of Paradise Square. This new musical, which examines a remarkable yet virtually unknown moment in American history, will play a strictly limited engagement from November 2 - December 5, 2021, at Broadway In Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre. 

FLYING OVER SUNSET and INTIMATE APPAREL Set Reopening Dates at Lincoln Center Theater
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2021

Lincoln Center Theater has announced reopening dates for Flying Over Sunset and Intimate Apparel!

Breaking: COME FROM AWAY Will Return To Broadway This September
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2021

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY will return to Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.

COME FROM AWAY Will Premiere in Sydney This June
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2021

Sydney's long-awaited season of COME FROM AWAY opens at Sydney's Capitol Theatre with performances from 3 June.  After being postponed due to Covid in 2020, this internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning musical is finally opening its doors to loyal Sydney audiences who have been waiting for many months to see this production. 

COME FROM AWAY Returns To London's West End From 22 July
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2021

The Phoenix Theatre in London will reopen on 22 July and welcome audiences once again for the re-opening of international hit musical Come From Away.

Yale School of Drama Announces Design Department Reorganization and Leadership Succession
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 7, 2021

Yale School of Drama will align all 5 Design disciplines– Costume, Lighting, Projection, Set, and Sound– in 1 department instead of 2, to promote the most robust common core offerings for all Design students & to build upon the School of Drama’s historic practice of training designers who are flexible & fluent collaborators with their colleagues.

COME FROM AWAY Returns to QPAC on April 6
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2021

Come From Away will resume its five-week season at QPAC's Lyric Theatre this Tuesday 6th April (until 9th May).

VIDEO: On This Day, April 1- Tom Hanks Makes His Broadway Debut In Nora Ephron's LUCKY GUY
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 1, 2021

On this day in 2013, Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks made his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy, written by Nora Ephron and directed by George C. Wolfe. 

Keenan Scott II, THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN Playwright, Selected as TED2021 Fellow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2021

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. 

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