Olivier Award-Winner Katie Brayben and Andrew Rannells Will Lead TAMMY FAYE on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 22, 2024
Initial casting has been announced for the Broadway production of the acclaimed musical TAMMY FAYE. Two-time Olivier Award winner Katie Brayben will recreate her Olivier Award-winning performance as Tammy Faye Bakker, and Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells will reprise his Olivier-nominated performance as Jim Bakker. TAMMY FAYE will begin preview performances on October 19th and will officially open on November 14th, 2024 at Broadway's Palace Theater.
THE WIZARD OF Oz Returns To The West End This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2024
The Wizard of Oz will conclude its major UK and Ireland tour with a season in London this summer, playing a strictly limited run of 38 performances only from Thursday 15 August – Sunday 8 September 2024 at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
24 Theater Books for Your Spring 2024 Reading List
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 23, 2024
Need a great book to spring into the new season? This spring, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 24 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's spring reading list.
Ben Platt Will Play 3-Week Concert Residency at Broadway's Palace Theatre
by Michael Major - Mar 18, 2024
Ben Platt will play a three-week concert residency at Broadway's recently refurbished Palace Theatre this May, in celebration of the release of his upcoming third album Honeymind. The historic Broadway theatre has now been raised to create space for retail shops underneath. Past residencies at the Palace include Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Bette Mider, and more.
GRAND THEFT HAMLET Documentary to Follow Actors Who Staged HAMLET Inside Video Game
by Michael Major - Mar 11, 2024
Grand Theft Hamlet, a new documentary following out-of-work actors who staged a production of Hamelt inside a video game follows Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen. During the U.K.'s third COVID-19 lockdown three years ago, they staged an entire production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet inside Grand Theft Auto 5.