Theater: Last News

A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Shakespeare’s 456th birthday?”In case you’re like, “…wait, what?,” during Covid, theater actors gathered on Zoom to read plays. Patrons could order a ticket from a theater website, receive a private link, and then tune in from the comfort of their quarantine.“Nobody will be watching this,” our friend wrote. “It won’t be recorded.

now in previews, the first official images of the cast, including Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jesse Williams and Patrick J. Adams, have been released.

and starring in movie musicals like and, Julianne Hough is taking her many talents to the stage with her Broadway debut in the upcoming play,. “This has been a dream of mine, to do Broadway and be on Broadway,” the performer tells ET’s Rachel Smith. And with that in mind, Hough is embarking on a whole new chapter in her life after deciding this is what she wanted to do next.

Vanessa Williams is making her return to Broadway as the first lady and one of “the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world” in, a new comedy from playwright Selina Fillinger. “It is really wonderful to be a part of something that is so innovative,” she tells ET’s Rachel Smith about the ensemble production directed by Susan Stroman and also starring Julianne Hough, Julie White, Lea DeLaria, Lilli Cooper, Rachel Dratch and Suzy Nakamura. Together, they play the seven women forced to deal with an unexpected PR nightmare and keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble after the use of a four-letter word rocks the White House.“We see all the ladies behind the scenes, and that’s what this all is about,” Williams says, before teasing what’s said that kicks off the whole show. “I don’t wanna give away the first line of the play, but we go right there.

sequel,. While speaking to ET, Nicol reflects on a decade of playing the cook in charge of the downstairs kitchen staff in the acclaimed British drama and what inspired her return to the stage. Created by Julian Fellowes, first launched in the U.K. in 2010 before quickly becoming an international sensation, thanks to its captivating stories about the lives upstairs versus downstairs at the Crawley family estate in Yorkshire county in the early 1900s.

Tony Awards. The 75th annual awards show is returning to the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City to celebrate live theater in a four-hour television and streaming event that will be broadcast live coast to coast for the first time.The festivities will commence at 7 p.m.

Independent. The “Kingsman” star’s understudy, Joel Harper-Jackson, stepped up and concluded the last 15 minutes of the show.The play’s director, Marianne Elliott, then took the stage to tell audiences that Egerton was “absolutely fine” after he rested and had a 40-minute break.Egerton assured his fans that he was OK in a post to his Instagram Stories on Sunday.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jesse Williams and Patrick J. Adams are following up their iconic roles – on, and, respectively – with a much anticipated turn on stage in the Broadway revival of.

Patrick J. Adams will finally make his Broadway debut in a revival of. The Tony Award-winning play sees former star portraying a professional baseball player unsure about his teammate’s decision to come out at the height of his career.

died suddenly at his Roxbury, Conn. home in November, a day after celebrating Thanksgiving, his lawyer and friend F.

The Ed Sullivan Show. “So I had a peg leg made for me,” he says, “and I just started to tap dance again.”Ruggiero posted a video online showing him tap dancing with his peg leg, which led to invitations to perform on stages and festivals across the country, including a segment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

There is going to be fury on Broadway tomorrow, and a lot of sighing, privately, from the people who run the real show.The Great White Way has been under fire since Black Lives Matter for it’s supposed lack of diversity. There have been diversity initiatives, diversity committees and a great deal of “soul searching” about how to make the theater more welcoming to minorities.And yet for all of that, the shock at the Tony Awards last night was that “The Inheritance,” a play about gay men (of all ethnicities) beat out “Slave Play,” Jeremy O.

Nick Cordero's legacy will live on in Broadway's. As the Sara Bareilles musical prepares to return to the stage this fall, the show will honor Cordero every night. The late Broadway actor, who died following a lengthy battle with COVID-19 in July 2020, originated the role of Earl in the Broadway show back in 2016. Cordero's battle and the positivity of his wife, Amanda Kloots, served as inspiration to many during the pandemic's early days.

franchise, Aaron Tveit got to star in not one, but two very bloody installments of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s spinoff,. Following the premiere of episode six, “Feral,” the actor and 2020 Tony Award nominee hopped on the phone with ET to explain how he got involved with the series, how the pandemic allowed him to do more TV, including appearing on, and how he’s feeling about returning to Broadway in September.

Kandi Burruss' resume wasn’t long enough, the GRAMMY winning star of Bravo's is adding another title to her list of credits: Broadway producer. ET can exclusively reveal that Kandi has joined the producing team behind the new play, which is set to star Broadway's first all-Black, male cast.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is intent on opening up his six London theaters in less than two weeks, even if it means he’s arrested for violating social distancing protocols.

the first time in a year Friday with a live performance to mark the anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic — as well as the theater industry’s forthcoming “rebirth.”The Times Square Alliance hosted the “We Will Be Back” pop-up show in Duffy Square, with a host of “celebrities, performers and dozens of art workers from the Broadway community.”“The event aims to provide a sense of hope as the industry and city move forward from the challenges brought on by the past year, by shining a spotlight on the arts workers who suffered during the theatre’s darkest hours as well as celebrating the sense of community and diversity within the arts environment that mirrors that of New York City itself,” officials said in a press release.

plays the titular role in NBC’s telecast, airing Dec. 9 from 8 to 10 p.m.

Tony Award winner Ari’el Stachel portray two princes, Rupert and Amir, eager to settle down into their happily ever after in season 3 of the fantasy podcast,. Of course, the only way to express their feelings is through song — and ET has the exclusive debut of the original number, “In Just Three Days.”  After seasons 1 and 2 saw Rupert and Amir come to terms with their feelings and falling in love, all while saving their realms from evil magic forces, the two are ready to get married.

Drew Droege, that meant cutting short his hilarious and witty production of, the follow-up to Patterns, which was directed by longtime friend and creative partner, Michael Urie. The theater actor and former star opens up to ET about the inspiration to capture the show on screen for Broadway HD, his own return to TV on the upcoming final season of , and his hopes for the 2020 Tony Awards. , which is now streaming and is presented by Urie, is a one-man show telling the story of Doug (Droege), who is celebrating his 41st birthday with “friends, exes, nightmares, tricks, and even a ghost.”After being forced to shelter in place, the actor says the idea of capturing the production on film came after attending a Zoom birthday.

Frozen has become the most high profile casualty of Broadway’s coronavirus shutdown — the show will not return when New York’s theatres reopen in September.