'Hamilton,' 'The Lion King,' other major Broadway shows return
Broadway's long-running powerhouse shows The Lion King, Wicked, Chicago, and Hamilton has resumed performances.
Broadway: Dates, theatres for all shows opening, resuming
With Broadway shows suspended since March 2020 due to the pandemic, theatergoers are eager to return to the Great White Way.
Broadway theaters attack virus: 'This is absolutely doable'
One woman has seen the play "Pass Over" multiple times in just a few days. She's not exactly a super fan. Dr. Blythe Adamson's job is to find ways to lower the risks of COVID-19 transmission.
Broadway's New Deal: Theater leaders agree on reforms
Broadway theater owners, producers, union leaders, creators and casting directors have agreed to reforms and commitments for the theater industry to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.
After 15 months of unemployment, Broadway theater staff return to the job
After 15 months unemployed, the first Broadway theatre employees are set to return to the job.
Creators of the play 'Pass Over' eager to hit Broadway
The play "Pass Over" is sure to provoke post-performance discussions about the ongoing fight for civil rights unlike anything seen as of late on Broadway.
The Lion King, Hamilton, Wicked announce reopening dates
Three of Broadway’s biggest shows, Hamilton, The Lion King, and Wicked, have announced when they will resume performances.
Despite green light, Broadway to remain dark until Sept. 14
The governor is giving the go-ahead to performance venues to reopen later this month. But the reality is that the lights won't go up on Broadway until the fall.
March on Broadway: Performers protest work environment
Performers are asking for a full list of organizations that the Actor's Equity Association is working with to support people of color as well as more transparency about how policies are implemented.
Actress Karen Olivo on leaving 'Moulin Rouge', calling out Broadway
Olivo says she's done with Broadway altogether until she sees significant change in the industry.
Broadway star Karen Olivo quits Moulin Rouge! in protest
Tony Award-winner Karen Olivo says she won’t return to “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” once it reopens, saying she's frustrated by the Broadway industry and especially the silence in the wake of revelations about the behavior of producer Scott Rudin.
New musical will open virtually, celebrate women in theater
As Broadway remains dark, more artists are turning to streaming to try to keeptheir careers alive during the pandemic.
'Stars in the House' connects artists and fans for good causes
Stars in the House, a live web series, has raised $700,000 for the Actors Fund.
Gun Hill Brewing's new batch of Bronx beer benefits Broadway
Broadway theaters and other venues for live entertainment have been shuttered for almost a year. A brewery in the Bronx is helping raise money for artists with a special beer.
Broadway stars come together to save landmark West Bank Cafe
A legendary Hell's Kitchen landmark, the West Bank Cafe is hoping that a star-studded telethon will help it stay open until the curtains raise on Broadway once again.
Tony Award-winner Ann Reinking dies at 71
Tony Award-winning choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator Ann Reinking has died.
Defying pandemic, theaters get creative to stage shows anyway
More than a hundred blocks north of Manhattan's theater district but on that same famed thoroughfare, Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays recently read his lines from a stage. But there was no applause.
Struggling Broadway costume shop owners work to save their industry
John Kristiansen and Brian Blythe run a costume shop that has been hard-hit by the Broadway shutdown but they are innovating to survive and also help their competitors.
How Ben & Jerry’s in NYC’s heaviest tourist areas is finding new lifelines
The Ben & Jerry’s of Times Square once saw lines of tourists waiting for a scoop of Half Baked or Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream. Now the popular eatery is fighting to find visitors and business after months of coronavirus restrictions, riots, and a shuttered local economy.
Jagged Little Pill earns 15 Tony nods in pandemic-shortened season
Broadway's coronavirus-shortened season is getting an awards process that reflects this tumultuous year — incomplete, seemingly unfair and filled with loss.