Rather than fill your feeds and inboxes with news just because it's that time of the week, we've decided to make our Buzzworthy on Broadway coverage a when-there's-news-to-share sort of affair. We'll round up the biggest news items and gossip into one big post so you can be sure you’re fully in the know. Follow us…
Continue reading ➞ WAITRESS to Open; ON THE TOWN to Close; HAMILTON May Run Forever
Usually every week we round up the biggest news items and gossip into one big post so you can be sure you’re fully in the know. We took a small vacation last week, so here's a giant two-week round-up for you. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for more to-the-minute updates or subscribe to the…
Every week we round up the biggest news items and gossip into one big post so you can be sure you’re fully in the know. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for more to-the-minute updates or subscribe to the blog to ensure you get the weekly buzz! The Tonys Loved that Fun Home and the King…
January usually marks the ending of many a Broadway show, but this season has more than the usual number of closings. Some have celebrated long runs but a few literally just opened; either way, if you were hoping to catch any of these, get moving! The Scottsboro Boys Closes Dec 12 Get Tickets Bloody Bloody…
Continue reading ➞ Hurry Up and See Some Shows…Closing Soon on Broadway…
There's been lots of news this last week. Here are the big items: Closing Soon West Side Story and Promises, Promises have just announced that they will close on Broadway on January 2, after playing 748 and 291 performances, respectively. West Side Story has had quite the run - an admirable revival that played to…
Continue reading ➞ Closings, castings, previews and the chance to become a producer
Summers are generally fairly slow on Broadway, with many recovering or reveling in the Tony Award results, hot weather and summer tourists; there's still plenty going on, but not much in the way of news. There have been a couple exciting announcements, which are well worth sharing (thus this entry). If you want to get…
Continue reading ➞ Opening, Closing, Cast Changes and Albums: A Summer News Roundup
[picapp align="none" wrap="false" link="term=tony+awards&iid=9110254" src="http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9110254/64th-annual-tony-awards/64th-annual-tony-awards.jpg?size=500&imageId=9110254" width="195" height="294" /] Whew ... still recovering from the Tony Awards. Everyone thought Sean Hayes did a wonderful job as host (some ranking him higher than NPH), but overall found the ceremony to be a bit soul-less and not as much about Broadway as about celebrity (Hunter Foster has even…
Bye Bye "Birdie" [picapp align="none" wrap="false" link="term=bye+bye+birdie&iid=6822616" src="3/a/5/4/Opening_Night_Of_d5b1.jpg?adImageId=9478895&imageId=6822616" width="234" height="200" /] The universally panned production of Bye Bye Birdie, starring John Stamos and Gina Gershon, closed on Broadway on Jan 24 after playing 117 performances. Though selling at 90% capacity, producers decided the show's success would dwindle upon the departure of its stars and so…
Continue reading ➞ Bye Bye “Birdie,” Hello New Work and New Horizons
As previously announced, Shrek closed on Broadway on Sunday after an admirable run of 441 performances at the Broadway Theatre. Also closing Sunday was the holiday favorite White Christmas, which played out its limited engagement at the Marquis. And last week a shocker of an announcement hit Broadway audiences that another of the critically acclaimed…
Due to what Ragtime's marketers are calling a "miracle on 54th Street" - enough angry and saddened patrons hammered at the Neil Simon box office windows to allow producers to extend the dying show's Broadway run by a week. Instead of closing on January 3 as previously announced, the production will now run through January…
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