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Although the official end date had previously been set for Oct. 19, to coincide with the end of Billy Porter's run as the Emcee, his recent illness forced producers to move the closing up to Sept. 21. Last week, it was announced that the $24 million Broadway revival of Cabaret, which transformed the August Wilson Theatre into an immersive nightclub at enormous cost, will close earlier than expected after months of disappointing grosses and apparently at a total loss.

For the 2024-2025 Broadway season, AMDA College of the Performing Arts has once again distinguished itself, retaining the No. 4 spot among institutions with the highest number of alumni performing on Broadway. Covering the season from April 29, 2024 through April 27, 2025, the recognition highlights AMDA's enduring influence on Broadway and its continued success in preparing graduates for careers on the world's most competitive stages.

James Lorenzo Walker Jr., an entertainment lawyer and investor based in Georgia, on Sept. 4 sued the principal producers of Broadway's Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club for allegedly failing to pay out profits or provide accounting for funds. The suit, focusing on the beleaguered Broadway show, was filed just as the principal producers announced it will close Sept. 21, four weeks ahead of schedule after a 17-month run.

James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and bobby Cannavale in Art on Broadway this fall. Photo by Matthew Murphy/provided This fall brings a packed and eclectic Broadway lineup: Bill and Ted (i.e. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter) taking on Samuel Beckett, a cult rock opera about a chess match during the Cold War starring Lea Michele, a new musical about America's gaudiest mansion with Kristin Chenoweth, a modernized Oedipus Rex, and a magic show with the Muppets. Art: Yasmina Reza's Tony-winning comedy about three friends falling out over a questionably expensive white painting is back for its first Broadway revival.

Ava Gallo, dressed in a white skirt and a black top, on Tuesday got a kind of Broadway break in the Theater District. The 18-year-old from Staten Island, who had appeared in her high school production of Mamma Mia, belted out Thank you for the Music at Ellen's Stardust Diner on Broadway. She had been named one of five winners or Junior Stardusters in the restaurant's first such competition, performing on Tuesday in front of the restaurant's audience.

"I feel like my life is a musical," says an ebullient Wallace today on a rare day off, calling from New York. She's back on Broadway, starring alongside her friend Billy Porter in, for the first time since playing an egg in Something Rotten! in 2015. "I mean, when I tell people I grew up on a hog farm, that's like the beginning of a musical, right?" Another explosive laugh.

Wohl states, 'The real meaning of Women's Liberation is, to me, about treating all people equally and recognizing the dignity and humanity of every person on earth.'

Critics argue the decision to replace a barrier-breaking Asian actor with a white successor in a production of Asian authorship sends a disheartening message and reflects a broader pattern of exclusion.

Warfield made it to Broadway in October 1968 when she was cast as Clara in The Great White Hope, receiving Theatre World and Clarence Derwent prizes for her powerful performance.

The acclaimed Broadway revival of Gypsy, starring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and directed by George C. Wolfe, will end its run at the Majestic Theatre on Aug. 17, after 28 previews and 269 regular performances.

Director Jon M. Chu reportedly stated that the second film aims to lean into the darker tone of the book, including elements of anti-fascism.

& Juliet stands out as it incorporates a variety of songs from the extensive catalog of Max Martin, featuring hits from major pop icons like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.