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And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Fun Home, School of Rock, The Lion King, Matilda, On Your Feet, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, and Waitress!
In case you missed Gaten Matarazzo (Les Miserables, Priscilla Queen of the Desert) on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” we’ve made a playlist of clips from the interview! Check it out:
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock, Lyrics for Life, The Lion King, and Fun Home!
Congratulations to Gabriella Pizzolo (Fun Home, Matilda) and Grace Capeless (The Lion King, Matilda, A Christmas Story), who have both been cast in the upcoming movie remake of “Beaches”! Gabby will play Young CC, the younger version of Idina Menzel’s character, and Grace will play Young Hillary, the younger version of Nia Long’s character. Find out more on TVLine.com!
Get your tickets now for Lyrics for Life, which is Saturday, September 10th; they’re going fast! Get more details HERE.
Hear Caleb McLaughlin (The Lion King, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek) sing from The Lion King on EW.com!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Fun Home, School of Rock, Matilda, Les Miserables, Ruthless!, and Kinky Boots!
Happy Trails to Douglas Baldeo, who has played his final performance as Young Lola in Kinky Boots! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you!
Full casting for Before Your Very Eyes at the Public Theater has been announced! Congratulations to all those in the cast! You can view it by clicking HERE and scrolling down to the bottom of the page; it is on the right.
The 2016 Tony Awards are set for June 5th, 2016, and the nominations will be announced on April 29th, 2016! Get more information on Broadway.com.
You can catch Josiah Jacoby (Dream Street) in God Lives in Glass at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in Long Island City from October 15th-18th! Break a leg, Josiah!
We now have video footage from “Wunderkind,” featuring Mavis Simpson-Ernst (Evita, A Little Princess), Chris Sumpter (Matilda), and Ashton Woerz (Pippin, Priscilla Queen of the Desert)! Check it out below:
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Lion King, Matilda, Cabaret for a Cause, Dream Street, Fun Home, Les Miserables, and The King and I!
Congratulations to Bradley Fong and the company of Mercury Fur, which closed tonight, on a great run! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you, Bradley!
Congratulations to Sawyer Nunes (Matilda, Finding Neverland), who has been cast as Patrick in this year’s Radio City Christmas Spectacular! We know you will be amazing, Sawyer!
Cabaret for a Cause had a table with tons of Broadway kids at the Broadway Flea Market today! You can find out more information about it HERE.
Check out this video of the kids of Lyrics for Life performing “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile” from Annie!
And here’s a video of the kids of Lyrics for Life (including me!) performing “Mean” by Taylor Swift!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Gray Man, Fun Home, Cabaret for a Cause, On Your Feet, The King and I, Annie, The Lion King, School of Rock, Les Miserables, Kinky Boots, Matilda, Finding Neverland!
Congratulations to Elizabeth Teeter (The Audience, Mary Poppins), who has been cast as Betty Parris in the upcoming Broadway revival of The Crucible! Get more information on BroadwayWorld.com.
Brooklyn Shuck (Matilda, Annie) appeared on America’s Got Talent last night! Congrats, Brooklyn! Check out the video below:
Cabaret for a Cause has updated their info about their Broadway Flea Market table! Check it out in the Facebook post below:
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Lion King, Fun Home, Les Miserables, Kinky Boots, Matilda, and The King and I!
Happy Trails to Athan Sporek, who ended his run as Gavroche in Les Miserables today, and to Sam Poon, who ended his run as a swing in The King and I today! We can’t wait to see what’s next for both of you!
Congratulations to Isabela Moner (Evita), who is releasing an album called Stopping Time on September 18th! You can pre-order your copy HERE.
Olivia Chun, Christie Kim, and Ethan Halford Holder of The King and I were interviewed for Lincoln Center Theater’s blog! Check out the article on LCT.org.
Congratulations to Timothy TV Cao (Matilda), who has booked a television pilot!
Here is a video of Gabriella Pizzolo (Fun Home, Matilda) performing the National Anthem at the recent Giants/Jets game!
Check out these rehearsal pictures from Lyrics for Life, featuring kids from Dream Street, Matilda, The Sound of Music LIVE, and more–and YBAN’s Emily Lang!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Kinky Boots, The King and I, Finding Neverland, Les Miserables, Matilda, and Fun Home!
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