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All of the nominations are out for the various awards, with most expecting Matilda and Kinky Boots to take home the big prizes this year. It's always surprising to see flops, like Hands on a Hardbody (which closed after only 28 performances) and Scandalous (which closed after 29) make the lists at all, but there will be…
Continue reading ➞ Awards Roundup and New Shows on the Horizon
Now that this season is officially over, we thought it worth taking a look at the shows who have announced Broadway runs for the 2012-13 season. First up is an adaptation of Bring It On with music by Tom Kit of Next to Normal and Lin-Manuel Miranda of In the Heights. This show has been…
Continue reading ➞ A look at the musicals eyeing 2012-13 Broadway runs…
The latest entry into the next season on Broadway is that of The People in the Picture, a brand new musical, which will make its world premiere at The American Airlines Theatre this spring without any sort out-of-town tryout. But unlike Women on the Verge, the other new musical to open sans-tryout this season, The…
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
I hope you all had a wonderful summer. I escaped to Maine and I'm afraid summer-stock ate up all of my free time, so that (and the lack of any real exciting Broadway news) has keep the blog pretty quiet this summer. But never-fear, I'm back again and vow to maintain a more consistent posting…
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
