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Additional Casting Announced for THE GRINCH Live Broadcast, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Footage from HAMILTON feat. Giuseppe Bausilio, and more!

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Additional casting for the upcoming live broadcast of The Grinch has been announced! Joining Amelia Minto as Cindy-Lou Who will be Kanon Narumi, Chantelle Tonolete, Tafari Cazembe Edwards, Alfie Murray, Erin Rushidi, Bebe Massey, Kayleen Nguema, Lyla Toplass, and Louie Gray (not pictured). Be sure to tune in on December 9th!

And in the meantime — here’s a glimpse at the broadcast during yesterday’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Here’s Giuseppe Bausilio (Newsies, Billy Elliot) performing with his Hamilton castmates during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade yesterday!

Tomorrow, tune in to “The Mark White Show” at 11am EST to catch another episode of “Kyla’s Korner,” hosted by Kyla Carter (Number the Stars)!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Tina, Caroline, Or Change, Meet Me In St. Louis, Mrs. Doubtfire, Trevor, and The Lion King!





“Showbiz Kids” Documentary with Demi Singleton Premieres on HBO, Tickets On Sale for Kids of the Arts’ PEACE, LOVE AND CUPCAKES, and more!

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Demi Singleton (School of Rock, The Lion King) appears in the new documentary “Showbiz Kids,” which premiered tonight on HBO! It streams on HBO Max beginning tomorrow.

Tickets are now on sale for Kids of the Arts’ production of Peace, Love and Cupcakes, with lots of Broadway and Off-Broadway alumni in the cast and creative team! For more information about the multiple casts, and to purchase tickets, click HERE.

Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen) took part in Broadway Podcast Network’s “E-Ticket To Broadway” stream tonight! Get more details on BroadwayWorld.com.

Mia Williamson (Once On This Island) is taking part in “Project Sing Out” on July 20th!

Here’s a new episode of “The Early Night Show” with Joshua Turchin (Trevor, Forbidden Broadway, The Pill), featuring Alexa Lasanta, Emerson Steele (Violet), Arianna Pereira, and Rising Starz!

And here are videos from the kids of The Bedwetter, Tina, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!

WAITING FOR GODOT at Theatre for a New Audience Postponed, First Look at “The Secret Society of Second-Born Royals” with Niles Fitch, and more

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Check out these throwbacks to the casts of Matilda and A Christmas Story performing at the 2013 Tony Awards, as we continue to look back at the past ten years! #YoungBway10

Theatre for a New Audience’s Off-Broadway production of Waiting for Godot has been postponed. For more information, go to TFANA.org.

Get a first look at “The Secret Society of Second-Born Royals,” with Niles Fitch (The Lion King, Our Lady of Kibeho), coming to Disney+ this summer, on Entertainment Weekly!

You have until Friday, April 24th, to watch the entire Disney on Broadway 25th Anniversary Concert with Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen)!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Frozen, and The Bedwetter!





Young Broadway Actor News Hosting 10th Anniversary Online Concert, Eleanor Koski Livestreaming on (YOUNG)’s Instagram Account Today, and more!

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We are presenting an online concert in honor of our 10th anniversary on April 13th (our birthday) at 7pm EST / 4pm PST on YouTube, to benefit The Actors Fund and their COVID-19 relief resources! More details coming soon. #YoungBway10

In 2012, we welcomed shows like Annie, Newsies, Once, and A Christmas Story!

And 2013 was packed with shows like Matilda, Kinky Boots, Big Fish, and Pippin!

Eleanor Koski (Les Miserables, “God Friended Me”) livestreamed a concert from her home on (YOUNG)’s Instagram account earlier tonight!

Here’s a new episode of “The Early Night Show” with Joshua Turchin (Trevor), featuring Madeleine Pace (The Hard Problem, Once), Lily Tamburo (Mrs. Doubtfire), and Anya Jimenez!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Trevor, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Bedwetter, The Lion King, Flying Over Sunset, and more!








Jenna Ortega Joins “Man Of the House” ABC Family Pilot, Mikee Castillo on “Alex, Inc.” Tonight, and more!

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Jenna Ortega (New York Spectacular) has joined the cast of the ABC Family pilot “Man Of the House,” after the three-season run of her Disney Channel show “Stuck In the Middle”! Get more details on Deadline.com.

Mikee Castillo (The Lion King) appeared on “Alex, Inc.” tonight at 8:30 pm on ABC!

The release date for “Overboard,” with Hannah Nordberg (Little Miss Sunshine), has been pushed back to May 4th!

You can now get “The Greatest Showman,” with lots of our alumni, on Blu-Ray/DVD!

The Koala Bears (School of Rock alumni) are performing at Bar Nine tonight to raise money for BC/EFA!

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

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Levi Smith’s Birthday, Noa Solorio Joins GETTIN’ THE BAND BACK TOGETHER, and more!

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Happy birthday to Levi Smith (A Bronx Tale)! We hope you had a great day, Levi!

Noa Solorio will make her Broadway debut in Gettin’ The Band Back Together! Get more details on Playbill.com.

Tune in to the Kids’ Choice Awards tonight to see if “The Greatest Showman” or “Stranger Things” take home any awards!

As of yesterday, you can now stream “Roxanne Roxanne,” with alumni Eden Duncan-Smith (The Lion King, Fences), Taliyah Whitaker (brownsville song), and Alphonso Jones II (The Lion King), on Netflix!

Check out photo coverage from opening night of Frozen on TheaterMania.com, Broadway.com, and BroadwayWorld.com!

You can now get Sam Poon‘s (Runaways, The King and I, Macbeth) debut EP!

Watch David Rosenthal (Matilda) in this sketch for “Late Night with Seth Meyers”!

Eila Francis (Dream Street) has booked a commercial!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Frozen, A Bronx Tale, School of Rock, Anastasia, The Lion King, Once On This Island, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!

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Season Premiere of “Shadowhunters” with Katherine McNamara Tonight, “The Greatest Showman” Out On Digital, and more!

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Tonight, catch the season premiere of “Shadowhunters,” starring alum Katherine McNamara (A Little Night Music)!

As of today, “The Greatest Showman,” featuring lots of our alumni, is out on digital!

Erica Simone Barnett (Matilda) is appearing in Kidz Theater’s production Ragtime this May! Check out the full cast list HERE.

School of Rock kids John Allyn, Gabrielle Greene, Montgomery Lamb, and Iggy Rosado participated in two features with What Should We Do?. Check out the first, in which they plan their perfect NYC day, HERE, and the second, in which they chat about life as a Broadway kid while eating ice cream, HERE!

And here are pictures from the kids of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, School of Rock, and Frozen!


YBAN at A BRONX TALE, Olivia Bond Competing in the Top 24 on “Masterchef Jr” Tonight, and more!

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YBAN’s Lindsay is seeing A Bronx Tale tonight! Break a leg, Levi Smith, and a special shout-out to Hudson Loverro as well!

“Masterchef Jr” returns tonight at 8/7c on Fox! Watch Olivia Bond (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) compete as part of the Top 24! Here’s a clip from last week:

Eleanor Koski (Les Miserables) will appear on the series premiere of “Alex, Inc.” on ABC! Tune in on March 28th at 8:30pm.

As you can see, Elisha Henig is full of talent! #AlexInc

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“The Greatest Showman,” with lots of our alumni, arrives on Digital on March 20th and on Blu-Ray/DVD on April 10th!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Frozen, School of Rock, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Kinky Boots, A Bronx Tale, and Anastasia!

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“The Greatest Showman” and “The Post” Nominated for Oscars Tonight, Spotify Playlist Curated by Caleb McLaughlin, and more!

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Tune in tonight at 5pm PST/8pm EST on ABC to see if “The Greatest Showman” and “The Post,” featuring many of our alumni, take home Oscars!

Check out a special playlist on Spotify curated by Caleb McLaughlin (The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek, The Lion King)!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of A Bronx Tale, Frozen, School of Rock, Kinky Boots, Waitress, The Lion King, and more!

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Kids’ Night On Broadway, “The Greatest Showman” and “Stranger Things” Up for Kids’ Choice Awards, and more!

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Tonight was Kids’ Night On Broadway! Get more information HERE.

“The Greatest Showman” and “Stranger Things,” which both feature our alumni, are up for Kids’ Choice Awards! Find out more on EW.com.

Congratulations to Jahi Diallo Winston (The Lion King), who appeared on last night’s episode of “The Resident” on Fox!

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

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