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Kandi Burruss, the Grammy Award-winning singer / songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, star of “the Real Housewives of Atlanta” on BRAVO, and producer of Thoughts of a Colored Man, alongside Todd Tucker, announced today that they will be joining the producing team for The Piano Lesson on Broadway.
The highly anticipated Broadway revival of August Wilson’s seminal, Pulitzer Prize®-winning drama The Piano Lesson, and the first in more than 30 years since the play’s Main Stem premiere, is the first marquee of the 2022 / 2023 season to hit Broadway at the iconic St. James Theatre, the production’s future home, on the occasion of Mr. Wilson’s 77th Birthday today.
Producers Brian Anthony Moreland, Sonia Friedman and Tom Kirdahy announced additional cast for the revival of August Wilson’s seminal, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama The Piano Lesson, the first Broadway revival in more than 30 years since the play’s Main Stem premiere in 1990.
The Walter Kerr Theatre shone brightly last night, Monday, April 25th as global storytelling nonprofit THE MOTH made its Broadway debut with a special storytelling show, HELL-BENT: THE MOTH ON BROADWAY.
The Los Angeles engagement of “Hadestown” is playing at the Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre. Find out who is in the cast, how to get tickets and more.
New York City Center today announced that Emmy and Tony Award‐ winning actor Neil Patrick Harris will join the cast of Encores! Into the Woods as the Baker.
Today's top stories includes last night's opening of The Little Prince! Read all of the reviews here! Plus, Andre De Shields is set to depart Hadestown, Skylar Astin joins Little Shop of Horrors, and more!
Hadestown has released the news that André De Shields, Broadway's original Hermes, is set to depart from the award winning production on May 29th. His replacement has not yet been announced.
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, and John David Washington are set to star in a Broadway revival of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Piano Lesson in 2022. Find out what theatre the show will be in, and when!
The Los Angeles engagement of “Hadestown” is coming to the Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre April 26 through May 29, 2022. The winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album will open April 27, 2022.
Tony Award-winning Hadestown composer, Anaïs Mitchell, took the stage in NYC this week! Check out her live performance of the song 'Flowers'.
Beginning Tuesday, April 5, Jewelle Blackman will summon spring eight times a week as Persephone in Hadestown at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre.
Yesterday, Saturday, March 12th, the matinee and evening performances of Hadestown were cancelled. Hadestown has been struggling with company outages due to injuries, sickness, and Covid. As of now, today's performance of Hadestown is still scheduled to go on. Visit the show's website here for the most updated information.
Hadestown has cancelled their matinee performance for today, Saturday, March 12th at 2pm. According to a Tweet from New York Times theater reporter Michael Paulson, the afternoon performance has been struck by a combination of problems, including Covid and injuries.
Tony-nominee Amber Gray, who originated the role of Persephone in Hadestown, will return to the musical for Friday night's performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
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Broadway theaters may be dark on Mondays, but the Walter Kerr Theatre will be shining brightly on Monday, April 25th when global storytelling nonprofit THE MOTH makes its Broadway debut with a special storytelling show, HELL-BENT: THE MOTH ON BROADWAY.
Today's top stories include the casting of Lana Gordon in the role of Persephone in Hadestown beginning Tuesday, February 22 at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre. Plus, watch the premiere of the new web series, The Aging Ingenue! In today's episode: Claire gives a killer audition! ... but for which role? Starring Sara Jean Ford, Vishal Vaidya, Ashley Blanchet, and Will Reynolds.
Lana Gordon will play the role of Persephone in Hadestown, the winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, starting Tuesday, February 22 at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre. Gordon previously starred on Broadway as Velma Kelly in Chicago and was an original cast member in The Lion King and is currently the Persephone alternate for Amber Gray, who originated the role, and as previously announced will play her final performance in Hadestown on Saturday evening, February 19.
Today's top stories: Complete casting announced for Funny Girl and Plaza Suite, Amber Gray will depart Hadestown this month, and more!
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