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PEDRO PAN Opens at NYMF, HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD and ANASTASIA Cast Changes, and more!

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Happy Opening to the company of Pedro Pan at the New York Musical Festival! Break a leg, everyone!

Happy Trails to Will Coombs, who played his final performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Sunday! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you, Will. And congratulations to Jack Hatcher, who is making his Broadway debut as he joins the cast!

Delilah Rose Pellow is now playing Little Anastasia/Alexei full-time in Anastasia, and Anika Lore Hatch (The Sound of Music tour) has joined the company as the new understudy for those roles! She is eight years old and is making her Broadway debut. Congratulations to both of you!

Maeve Press (Before Your Very Eyes) is working on a pilot for Freeform! Find out more on DisneyABCPress.com.

Dallas News spoke with Frankie Leoni about his opening night in A Bronx Tale! Read the article HERE.

Theatre for a New Audience has announced its 2018-2019 season, which will include Julius Caesar during March 2019! According to an EPA, they are seeking a young girl of color (age 7) for the production. Read more on Playbill.com!

Isabela Moner (Evita) has launched her own clothing line with Ob.sess! It is available online and in select stores.

Miranda Jo DeMott (Peace, Love and Cupcakes) is currently appearing in a few AT&T commercials!

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

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Caroline Basu and Mikey Sohn Join SCHOOL OF ROCK, “Rise” Finale Tonight on NBC, and more!

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Congratulations to Caroline Basu and Mikey Sohn, who are the newest swings at School of Rock!

We are heartbroken that “Rise” has not been picked up for a second season. Please tune in to the finale of “Rise” tonight at 9pm on NBC to support our alumni Brooklyn Shuck (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Tuck Everlasting, Les Miserables, Matilda, Annie), Taylor Richardson (Smokefall, A Christmas Memory, Annie), and Brett Gray (Radio City Christmas Spectacular).

Frozen is going on tour, starting fall of 2019!

Get a peek at alumni Tyler Wladis (A Christmas Story Live) and Devin Trey Campbell (Kinky Boots) in “Single Parents”!

Here’s a trailer for “The Who Was? Show” with Lilla Crawford (Annie, Billy Elliot)!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock, The Lion King, Anastasia, and A Bronx Tale!

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Happy Mother’s Day, Sophia Kekllas and Michael Cascetta Depart SCHOOL OF ROCK, and more!

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Happy Motherā€™s Day to all those supporting and cheering on their kids as they navigate show business! We applaud you and the sacrifices you make to realize your childrenā€™s theatrical dreams. Have a wonderful day!

Happy Trails to Sophia Kekllas and Michael Cascetta, who played their final performance in School of Rock today! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you, Sophia and Michael!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, A Bronx Tale, Anastasia, The Lion King, Gettin’ The Band Back Together, and Waitress!

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Full Video of Final ENDANGERED Performance, Ellie Kim on as Katie in SCHOOL OF ROCK, and more!

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You can watch the full final performance of Endangered on Facebook!

Ellie Kim is going on as Katie in School of Rock on January 6th at 2pm!

Taylor Richardson (Smokefall, A Christmas Memory, Annie) is starring in a new film called “Slender Man”! Check out the first trailer:

Arica Himmel (The Layover) recently appeared on “Sesame Street”! Here’s a clip:

Congrats to Jeremy T. Villas (Kris Kringle The Musical, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Kinky Boots), who also appeared on an episode of “Sesame Street” this past weekend!

Joshua Turchin (The Pill) did a cover of “Everything Stays” from “Adventure Time”! Watch below:

Songs from A Bronx Tale, Sunday in the Park with George, Amelie, Anastasia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Holiday Inn were featured on BroadwayBox’s Best Broadway Showtunes of 2017 playlist! Check it out HERE.

Annabelle Wachtel (School of Rock) was highlighted on MonstersAndCritics.com!

Take a look at photo coverage from the Once On This Island cast album recording session on BroadwayWorld.com!

Alum Austyn Johnson (Matilda, Dream Street) talked about “The Greatest Showman,” ballet, and more on PulseSpikes.com!

Check out a list of holiday recipes, including one for s’mores pie from Walden Sullivan (School of Rock), on Playbill.com!

And here are pictures from the kids of Good For Otto, Once On This Island, School of Rock, and The Lion King!

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Gianna Harris To Go On As Tomika in SCHOOL OF ROCK, Mattea Conforti Returns to “Power” Tonight, and more!

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Gianna Harris will be on as Tomika in School of Rock from July 21st to July 23rd!

Mattea Conforti (Frozen, Sunday in the Park with George, Matilda) returned to “Power” tonight at 9pm on Starz!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of A Bronx Tale, Anastasia, Peace, Love and Cupcakes, On Your Feet, Kinky Boots, and School of Rock!

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Rileigh McDonald Cast in “The Sinner,” Austyn Johnson Books “Team Umizoomi” Role, and more!

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Congratulations to Rileigh McDonald (Matilda), who will recur on “The Sinner” on USA! Find out more:

Austyn Johnson (Matilda, Dream Street) has booked a role on “Team Umizoomi”! Congrats!

“Stranger Things,” with alumni Caleb McLaughlin (The Lion King, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek), Gaten Matarazzo (Les Miserables, Priscilla Queen of the Desert), and Sadie Sink (The Audience, Annie), returns for Season 2 on October 27th!

Brandon Niederauer (School of Rock) is playing Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and more!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Miss Saigon, Frozen, A Bronx Tale, School of Rock, Kinky Boots, On Your Feet, and Peace, Love and Cupcakes!

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Gabriel Rush on “Turn: Washington’s Spies” Tonight, Nicole Scimeca’s Instagram Takeover on Rising Talent Mag, and more!

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Gabriel Rush (Billy Elliot) was on “Turn: Washington’s Spies” at 9pm on AMC tonight!

Nicole Scimeca (Anastasia) took over Rising Talent Magazine’s Instagram account today! Get more information:

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

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Jonah Mussolino Joins A BRONX TALE, Lilyana Tiare Cornell in THE GOODBYE GIRL at 54 Below, and more!

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Congratulations to Jonah Mussolino, who officially joins A Bronx Tale today!

Lilyana Tiare Cornell (Everybody, Les Miserables) has joined The Goodbye Girl in concert at 54 Below! Get tickets HERE.

Aubrey Joseph (The Lion King) will star in Marvel’s series “Cloak & Dagger,” coming to Freeform next year! Find out more on his IMDb page.

Congratulations to the Broadway kid alumni members of Class of 2017–anyone graduating from college, high school, middle school, or elementary school! Check out the list of where the high school Class of 2017 is going to college!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Miss Saigon, Waitress, The Lion King, School of Rock, On Your Feet, Marvin’s Room, A Bronx Tale, and Falsettos!

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AMELIE Cast Album Now Available In Stores, Sophia Anne Caruso to Appear at Broadway Barks, and more!

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The cast album of Amelie is now available in stores! Congrats!

Sophia Anne Caruso (Blackbird, Lazarus, The Nether, Runaways, The Sound of Music LIVE, Ruthless!) will appear at this year’s Broadway Barks! Get more information on Playbill.com.

Samuel Li Weintraub (Miss Saigon) and Gregory Ye (Miss Saigon) sang tunes from this year’s Best Musical Tony Award nominees! Watch it on TheaterMania.com.

Amanda Swickle (Tink!) has booked a voiceover for a Frito Lays commercial!

Gregory Ye and Jace Chen will appear with Miss Saigon during the Tony Awards!

Here’s Ryan Sell‘s performance schedule for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory through September 10th!

You can see alumni Mia Sinclair Jenness (Les Miserables, Number the Stars, The Sound of Music LIVE), Zoe Wilson (Play Like A Winner, Three Days to See), Kolette Tetlow (Iowa), Alexa Shae Niziak (Women Without Men, Matilda, A Christmas Story, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), and Madeleine Rose Yen (War Horse, White Christmas) in Season 5 of “Orange is the New Black,” which premiered today!

“An American Girl Story: Summer Camp,” featuring Zoe Manarel (Matilda, A Little Princess), is now streaming on Amazon!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Waitress, Falsettos, Kinky Boots, On Your Feet, Anastasia, and A Bronx Tale!

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THE TRAVELING LADY Begins Previews, Zoe Wilson Joins PLAY LIKE A WINNER at NYMF, and more!

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Happy first preview to The Traveling Lady at the Cherry Lane Theater! Break a leg to Korinne Tetlow and the company!

Congratulations to Zoe Wilson (Three Days to See), who will star in New York Musical Festival’s Play Like a Winner! Get more information:

Go check out “Captain Underpants,” which includes ADR/background voices from Mia Sinclair Jenness (Les Miserables, Number the Stars, The Sound of Music LIVE)!

Take a look at photo coverage from opening night of Animal at Atlantic Theater Company on TheaterMania.com and BroadwayWorld.com!

Lots of kids, including alumni Danielle Becht (Dream Street), Hayden Bercy (Radio City Christmas Spectacular), Kyla Carter (Number the Stars), Olivia Fanders (A Little Princess, 4:48 Psychosis), Nili Kepets (Dream Street), Julia Lipzstein (Dream Street), and Simone Vysnovsky (Dream Street), will be performing in A Class Act NY’s next cabaret, with Presley Ryan (Fun Home, The Sound of Music LIVE, A Little Princess) hosting! Find out more:

Here’s a clip from The Public Theater’s gala!

Eleanor Koski (Les Miserables) has booked an episode of “Mysteries at the Museum” on Travel Channel! Here she is on set:

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, School of Rock, A Bronx Tale, Miss Saigon, Waitress, and On Your Feet!

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