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THE FERRYMAN Cast Announced, WEST SIDE STORY Film Remake Announces Open Call, and more!

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The cast of The Ferryman will include Audrey Bennett (Frozen, Amelie), Will Coombs (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, A Bronx Tale), Carly Gold (Fun Home tour), Matilda Lawler, Bella May Mordus (Grinch tour), and Brooklyn Shuck (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Tuck Everlasting, Les Miserables, Matilda, Annie)! Alum Trevor Braun (Billy Elliot, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast) has also joined the cast. Get more details on Broadway.com!

An open call for dancers ages 15-25 for the upcoming West Side Story remake will take place in Brooklyn! Find out more on Playbill.com.

Check out this group photo from “Now and Then” at 54 Below, and keep an eye on our page for videos coming soon! (Photo Credit: BroadwayGirlNYC)

Rileigh McDonald (Good for Otto, Matilda) will guest star on “Law and Order: SVU” on September 27th!

Skye Alyssa Friedman (Annie) will guest star on a Nickelodeon show very soon! More details to come.

Take a look at these clips from the recent Shapiro Sisters concert at The Green Room 42!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Anastasia, Frozen, School of Rock, and Once On This Island!






Mia Sinclair Jenness and MARY PAGE MARLOWE Cast Interviewed on Playbill, ANASTASIA Announces New Block of Tickets, and more!

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Mia Sinclair Jenness and her Mary Page Marlowe co-stars spoke with Playbill.com about their upcoming show!

Anastasia tickets are now available through June 2, 2019! Find out more on BroadwayWorld.com. Also, Julia Morgan is back in Anastasia this weekend and will be performing as Little Anastasia/Alexei Romanov in all four shows:

Tonight, the Shapiro Sisters are performing at The Green Room 42! Get more information HERE.

Check out Hudson Loverro performing at Belmont Stakes with his A Bronx Tale castmates:

The cast of Once On This Island received the ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus from AEA!

As of noon today, you can get $25 tickets to This Ain’t No Disco at Atlantic Theater Company!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock and Waitress!

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Oona Laurence, Sophia Gennusa, and Bailey Ryon to Join the Shapiro Sisters at The Green Room 42, Pictures from ANASTASIA, and more!

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Oona Laurence (Matilda), Sophia Gennusa (Camp Rolling Hills, Doctor Zhivago, Matilda), and Bailey Ryon (Matilda) will join the Shapiro Sisters at their concert at The Green Room 42 this Friday! Get tickets HERE.

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Anastasia, Frozen, Once On This Island, School of Rock, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Gettin’ The Band Back Together, and more!

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YBAN Founder Lindsay’s Birthday, John Allyn to Depart SCHOOL OF ROCK, YBAN Class of 2018, and more!

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Happy birthday to YBAN’s founder Lindsay! We hope you had a great day!

John Allyn will play his final performance as Billy in School of Rock on July 29th. See him before then if you can!

Congratulations to YBAN’s Class of 2018!

Ayla Schwartz (Frozen) was recently interviewed on KidGooRoo.com!

“Shadowhunters,” with alum Katherine McNamara (A Little Night Music), will end in spring 2019. Get more information on Deadline.com.

You can soon do your own production of Waitress, courtesy of MTI! Find out more about the licensing rights on BroadwayWorld.com.

The kids of Broadway recently volunteered with Broadway Serves! Check out pictures:

Samuel Li Weintraub (Miss Saigon) has booked a film! More details to come.

Watch Mimi Ryder and Mattea Conforti battle it out in Matilda trivia in this week’s Frozen vlog!

Robert Montano (Radio City Christmas Spectacular) has booked a project with HBO!

The free performance of Runaways is a week from yesterday!

#runaways @publictheaterny

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And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Waitress, School of Rock, and The Lion King!

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FALSETTOS to Air Tonight on PBS, Tickets Available for the Shapiro Sisters’ Next Concert, and more!

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Falsettos will air again tonight on PBS!

Get your tickets now for the Shapiro Sisters’ next concert at The Green Room 42, HERE!

Congrats to Holly Taylor (Billy Elliot), whose show “The Americans” wrapped up with its series finale this week!

YBAN founder Lindsay saw School of Rock on Monday and Frozen on Tuesday, and had a great time meeting up with alum Eleanor Koski (Les Miserables) in NYC this week; you can catch her this fall in “God Friended Me” on CBS! And here are Lindsay’s pictures:

Rachel Arianna (Number the Stars) spoke with Allure about body image recently!

And here are pictures from the kids of Anastasia!

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Photo Coverage from WAITRESS’s First Anniversary Celebration, THE LION KING to Hold Open Call in Los Angeles, and more!

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Check out pictures from the 1-year anniversary celebration at Waitress on Playbill.com!

The Lion King is holding an open call in Los Angeles, CA, this weekend! Get more information on Playbill.com.

The Drama Desk Award nominations were announced today! Check out the full list of nominees, with our featured shows’ nominations highlighted, HERE.

Watch the new trailer for the next American Girl movie, starring Zoe Manarel (Matilda, A Little Princess) below or on ETOnline.com!

There’s just ten more days until Tunes in Times Square! See Diego Lucano (School of Rock) and many others perform!

Paul Luke Bonenfant (School of Rock) now has a vlog! Watch the first episode:

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Waitress, On Your Feet, The Lion King, Anastasia, Amelie, School of Rock, Kinky Boots, and Miss Saigon!

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THE MOTHER OF INVENTION Begins Previews, Alumni Nominated for Young Artist Awards, and more!

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Happy first preview to the company of The Mother of Invention! Break a leg!

Congratulations to our alumni nominated for Young Artist Awards! They are:

  • Gaten Matarazzo (Les Miserables, Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Best Performance in a Digital TV Series/Film (Teen Actor) for “Stranger Things”
  • Caleb McLaughlin (The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek, The Lion King), Best Performance in a Digital TV Series/Film (Teen Actor) for “Stranger Things”
  • Meg Donnelly (The Sound of Music LIVE), Best Performance in a TV Series (Leading Teen Actress) for “American Housewife”
  • Shahadi Wright Joseph (Hairspray Live, School of Rock, The Lion King), Best Performance in a TV Movie or Special (Young Actress) for Hairspray Live
  • Oona Laurence (Matilda), Best Performance in a Feature Film (Leading Teen Actress) for “Pete’s Dragon

Congratulations to Madison Elizabeth Lagares, who will join the cast of On Your Feet as Little Gloria next month! Find out more:

It’s Day 2 of BroadwayCon! Here’s where our alumni were today:

Check out a new vlog from Anthony Rosenthal (Falsettos), as well as a full video from his Q&A at BroadwayCon!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Falsettos, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, School of Rock, Waitress, and lots of current Broadway kids and alumni at BroadwayCon!

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BroadwayCon 2017 Begins, FALSETTOS at Barnes & Noble Tonight, and more!

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It’s the first day of BroadwayCon! Check the banner above to know where you’ll find current and former Broadway kids today.

The cast of Falsettos appeared at Barnes & Noble tonight! Get more details on TheaterMania.com.

Lexi Underwood (The Lion King) just finished filming a pilot titled “The Nerd Posse”! Check out pictures on J-14.com.

The cast of On Your Feet will do a benefit for Help Is On The Way Today this Sunday! Find out more on MetropolitanRoom.com.

Did you know Grayson Taylor (New York Spring Spectacular, Mothers and Sons) is an author? You can purchase his books on Amazon.com!

Watch alumni Madeleine Pace (Once) and Swayam Bhatia (Dream Street) make cameos on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on NBC.com!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of On Your Feet, Falsettos, School of Rock, and Kinky Boots!

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RUTHLESS! Celebrates One Year Off-Broadway, Grayson Taylor on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Tonight, and more!

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Ruthless! celebrated one year Off-Broadway last week! Congratulations to the company! Check out pictures on BroadwayWorld.com.

Grayson Taylor (Mothers and Sons, New York Spring Spectacular) will be on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” tonight! Find out more in his Facebook post:

Maya Jade Frank (Mary Poppins, Evita, A Little Princess) will guest star on “Bizaardvark” this Sunday at 8/7c on Disney Channel! Check out the promo below:

Watch Tre Jones (The Lion King) do the Blindfold Drawing Challenge!

Check out these pictures of Sophie Knapp (Once, Dream Street, A Little Princess) on the set of “Wishful Whiskers”!

There’s still time to audition for this year’s Lyrics for Life, presented by Kids of the Arts! Get details about how to audition on Playbill.com.

Please enjoy a short film made by the kids of Fun Home!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Kinky Boots, Tink!, On Your Feet, School of Rock, New York Spectacular, Fun Home, Matilda, and Liberty!


By jennaortega
I've been in NYC for 2 months and LOVE @jimmyfallon but I'm too young to go to a show. Making Musical.lys while sporting my EW shirt is the next best thing
I've been in NYC for 2 months and LOVE @jimmyfallon but I'm too young to go to a show. Making Musical.lys while sporting my EW shirt is the next best thing

By jakesings05
Taking the stage in @therockettes #nyspectacular today with @jennaortega as my big sister 7:30 show #rockettes #broadwaykid #jacobandemily #itsallaboutthelove
Taking the stage in @therockettes #nyspectacular today with @jennaortega as my big sister 7:30 show #rockettes #broadwaykid #jacobandemily #itsallaboutthelove

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By zellsteele
Imagine by John Lennon!! Thank you @madilynjaz for teaching me how to play it!! #siblingsedition #love
Imagine by John Lennon!! Thank you @madilynjaz for teaching me how to play it!! #siblingsedition #love

By heynessie
Two teeth gone in 2 days! Way to pull that sucker @alessandra_baldacchino !
Two teeth gone in 2 days! Way to pull that sucker @alessandra_baldacchino !

By gianinasjourney
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Happiest place on earth!!️⭐️ #disney #vacation2016 #friends #family #dancedisney #jumping #waltdisneyworld

By zoemanarel
"Just so you allllllll know , she's my BEST friend!!!! " xoxo. @squishy_ava #bff #lavenderpower #mightymaggots #squishyava #matildathemusical

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RADIO CITY Ballerinas To Return, LIBERTY To Close, and more!

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Alexandra Hoffman Rachel QuinerCongrats to Alexandra Hoffman and Rachel Quiner who will reprise the role of Clara at this year’s Radio City Christmas Spectacular! More casting to come. Congrats, girls!

Unfortunately, Liberty will play its last performance on July 24th. See it while you can!

Congrats to Ruthless! which recently celebrated its 1-year anniversary!

Sophie Knapp (Once) has booked a short film called “Wishful Whiskers”! More details to come. Congrats, Sophie!

It is confirmed that the entire cast of Fun Home will perform a benefit concert in Orlando! On July 24th, the entire company will perform at Dr. Phillips Center to benefit Equality Florida. For more information, go to TheStageReview.net.

Video from the Teen Mash Mob (with Evie Dolan and Brandon Niederauer of School of Rock) is now up on YouTube! Watch below:

Alexandria Suarez (On Your Feet) was interviewed on Univision recently! Take a look at the full interview at Univision.com

And here are more pictures from the kids of Finding Neverland, Motown, School Of Rock, Matilda, New York Spectacular, and Trip of Love!


By gianinasjourney
Fun times today at #broadwayinbryantpark with my fellow Maggots! #bryantparknyc #broadway #matildathemusical #matildaonbroadway #gianinasjourney
Fun times today at #broadwayinbryantpark with my fellow Maggots! #bryantparknyc #broadway #matildathemusical #matildaonbroadway #gianinasjourney

By jennaortega
#Repost @poshkidsmag with @repostapp ・・・ We are excited! Friday our next issue is released with exclusive interview and shoot with Jenna Ortega (@jennaortega) shot by fashion photographer @michaelcreagh, creative director @stellamodel, stylist @styles.so.bonn, makeup by @nicolerezz, hair by @darlenejuhasz, wardrobe credit: jumpsuit by @priscavera, bunny ears by @gasolineglamour and provided by @ftlmoda, shoes by Nina #poshkidsmag #jennaortega #stuckinthemiddle #disney #janethevirgin #elenaofavalor #NYSpectacular
#Repost @poshkidsmag with @repostapp ・・・ We are excited! Friday our next issue is released with exclusive interview and shoot with Jenna Ortega (@jennaortega) shot by fashion photographer @michaelcreagh, creative director @stellamodel, stylist @styles.so.bonn, makeup by @nicolerezz, hair by @darlenejuhasz, wardrobe credit: jumpsuit by @priscavera, bunny ears by @gasolineglamour and provided by @ftlmoda, shoes by Nina #poshkidsmag #jennaortega #stuckinthemiddle #disney #janethevirgin #elenaofavalor #NYSpectacular

By tripoflove
#Repost @niasioux with @repostapp ・・・ Just finished my first @tripoflove show...that was so much fun! Time to celebrate Thank you for all the support! @austinmillernumerouno
#Repost @niasioux with @repostapp ・・・ Just finished my first @tripoflove show...that was so much fun! Time to celebrate Thank you for all the support! @austinmillernumerouno

By moreorlesluca
Just chilling with my homies @mrdrewscott and @mrsilverscott AKA the @propertybrothers ! I pitched them my new show idea: Dressing Room Makeover! What do you guys think?
Just chilling with my homies @mrdrewscott and @mrsilverscott AKA the @propertybrothers ! I pitched them my new show idea: Dressing Room Makeover! What do you guys think?