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Zoe Wilson’s Birthday, Back to Before Returns to 54 Below Tonight, and more!

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Happy birthday to Zoe Wilson (Eco Village)! We hope you had a great day, Zoe!

Tonight, Back to Before returns to 54 Below for a night of music with former Broadway kids now all grown up! Get tickets and more details HERE.

Equity Principal Auditions are being held on February 6th for potential replacements for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! Get the audition information on Backstage.com and advice for attending EPAs as a non-Equity actor on ActorAesthetic.com.

Sam Chuck (Les Miserables) has created a new short film called “Superfreak,” starring Eleanor Koski (Les Miserables)! Follow @SuperfreakFilm on Instagram for more news.

You will soon be able to license Frozen Jr. to perform at your school, community theater, camp, and more! Find out more on BroadwayWorld.com.

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock, Eco Village, and more, including photos from the closing night of School of Rock and photos of YBAN founder Lindsay at Dave & Buster’s in Times Square with some Broadway and tour alumni!




Mikee Castillo’s Birthday, Original Broadway Cast of SCHOOL OF ROCK Appears on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Unmasked” CD, and more!

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Happy birthday to Mikee Castillo (The Lion King)! We hope you had a great day, Mikee!

The original kids cast of School of Rock appears on “Unmasked,” a CD collection celebrating the hits of Andrew Lloyd Webber! Get your copy now on Amazon.com.

Here’s video of Kinky Boots celebrating its fifth anniversary!

More tickets are now available for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!

Olivia Fanders (A Little Princess) will appear in more print ads for Rubie’s Costume Company!

Olivia will also be performing at the New York Songwriters’ Circle’s Young Performer’s Night on April 9th!

And here are pictures from the kids of The Lion King!

Jacob Guzman Joins HAMILTON Tour, Lilyana Cornell Joins EVERYBODY at Signature Theatre, and more!

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Alum Jacob Guzman (Newsies) is heading out on the national tour of Hamilton! Congrats, Jacob! Get more details on Broadway.com.

Lilyana Cornell (Les Miserables) has joined the cast of Everybody, Off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre! Get more details about the production HERE.

The lineup for Broadway Kidz Backwards at 54 Below has been announced! Find out more on Playbill.com.

In the video below, the School of Rock kids talked with the American Theatre Wing about what it’s like to be “in the band”!

Sophie Knapp (Once, A Little Princess, Dream Street), pictured below playing the title role in KOTA’s Madeline’s Christmas, has filmed a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial!

Here’s a teaser trailer for “Nella the Princess Knight,” starring Akira Golz (Matilda) in the title role! The series premieres on February 6th at 10am!

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

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Shahadi Wright Joseph’s EP Out Today, Brandon Niederauer on Good Day New York, and more!

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Shahadi Wright Joseph’s (Hairspray Live) holiday EP is out now! You can get it on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and cdBaby! Also, NBC released pictures from last night’s broadcast of Hairspray Live and you can view them at Playbill.com. And if you missed the broadcast or want to watch it again, you can watch it in its entirety below as well as watch highlights feat. Shahadi!

 

Last night NBC gave us a sneak peek at their next live musical Bye Bye Birdie! You can watch the teaser HERE.

Congrats to Brandon Niederauer (School of Rock) who performed on both Good Day New York and at the Iridium today! We’re looking for clips from both so stay tuned!

If you visit KidsFootLocker.com, you can catch Meliki Hurd (Matilda) on the front page in a few print ads!

If you missed Lexi Underwood (The Lion King) on “Code Black”, you can watch her full episode at CBS.com!

Sophia Gennusa (Matilda) is doing a few concerts up in Westchester County in NY Dec. 20-22! Get more details here:



Austyn Johnson‘s (Matilda, Dream Street) new short Film “Alehia” now has a trailer! Watch below:

Jeremy Villas (Charlie Brown, Kinky Boots) appeared in this Bottle Flipping Challenge video for Nickelodeon! Watch here:

We have a clip from last weekend’s Jingle Jam, hosted by Ashley Brooke (Doctor Zhivago, Sound of Music) and Jamie Mann (Camp Rolling Hills). Take a look below:

 

And here are more pictures and video from the kids of School of Rock, Matilda, and Waitress!


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HAIRSPRAY LIVE Tonight, Photo Coverage from SCHOOL OF ROCK’s One-Year Anniversary, and more!

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Hairspray Live was tonight on NBC! Congratulations to Shahadi Wright Joseph and the cast! We are so proud of you, Shahadi!

YBAN live-Tweeted during Hairspray Live tonight! Check out our Tweets from tonight on @YoungBwayNews!

Check out a feature on Shahadi on JustJared.com! Also, find out who Shahadi used to have a poster of in this video!

Watch Shahadi and her castmates show off their Hairspray Live trivia on EOnline.com!

Check out photo coverage from the celebration of School of Rock‘s one-year anniversary on Playbill.com and Broadway.com!

Watch highlights from Gypsy of the Year, including The Lion King, below!

Nerghiz Sarki will take part in a talkback at Fiddler on the Roof on December 15th! Get more details on TheaterMania.com.

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Fiddler on the Roof, Kinky Boots, Hairspray Live, On Your Feet, The Lion King, School of Rock, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Falsettos, and Waitress!

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NEWSIES Tickets and Trailer Now Available, Gabby Gutierrez to Depart SCHOOL OF ROCK, and more!

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Tickets for Newsies in movie theaters are now on sale! Get more details on Playbill.com. Also, watch the trailer below or on People.com!

Gabby Gutierrez will play her final performance in School of Rock on December 11th, along with Luca Padovan (Newsies). Go see them soon!

Shahadi Wright Joseph and her Hairspray Live castmates talked about the relevance of their show in the Los Angeles Daily News!

Check out the newest video from Anthony Rosenthal (Falsettos)!

The pre-Broadway dates for Frozen are set! Find out more details on Playbill.com.

Watch the full Newsboys Variety Show from last night featuring several Newsies alumni!

Leon C. Outlaw Jr. (Motown) will guest star on “Blue Bloods” this Friday! Get more information:

Congratulations to Ellie Kim (Dream Street), who recently made her official Broadway debut in School of Rock!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of A Bronx Tale, The Lion King, Hairspray Live, Falsettos, Waitress, and Radio City Christmas Spectacular!

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Makena Malonso Featured in New York Post, Jingle Jam Performs Tonight, and more!

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Makena Malonso (Radio City Christmas Spectacular) is featured in the New York Post! Check out the article on NYPost.com.

Tonight, This Way To Broadway Live: Jingle Jam!, featuring kids including many of our alumni, performed at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre! The performance included hosts Ashley Brooke (Doctor Zhivago, Dream Street) and Jamie Mann (Camp Rolling Hills) and performers Trent Kowalik (Billy Elliot), Oscar Williams (Fun Home), Carrie Berk (Camp Rolling Hills), Swayam Bhatia (Dream Street), Adam Dorfman (A Little Princess), George Franklin (A Christmas Story), Rachael McVey (Dream Street), and Julia Lipsztein (Dream Street). Get more details on BroadwayWorld.com.

Our founder Lindsay hung out with Lexi Underwood (The Lion King), Gianna Harris (School of Rock), and Shahadi Wright Joseph (Hairspray Live, School of Rock, The Lion King) in LA yesterday! Here they are together:

Sam Chuck (Les Miserables) has completed his second short film! Find out more in his Instagram post:

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Radio City Christmas Spectacular, School of Rock, Falsettos, The Lion King, Hairspray Live, On Your Feet, and Matilda!

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Alexandra Underwood to Guest Star on “Code Black,” Eleanor Koski Books Japanese TV Project, and more!

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Alexandra Underwood (The Lion King) will guest star on “Code Black” on December 7th! Watch the promo for her episode below:

Eleanor Koski (Les Miserables) has booked a project for a Japanese TV network! Find out more in her Instagram post:

On set for the next few days filming a re-enactment show for a Japanese TV network #lightscameraaction #childactorlife

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Shahadi Wright Joseph‘s (Hairspray Live, School of Rock, The Lion King) EP is out in just six days! Be sure to pre-order!

Download my debut holiday EP, LOVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS today available on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, cdBaby, and more!!! #lovefortheholidays

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And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Lion King, Kinky Boots, Waitress, Hairspray Live, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, School of Rock, and A Bronx Tale!

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A BRONX TALE Opening Night Photo Coverage, Gypsy of the Year Performers Announced, and more!

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Check out photo coverage from opening night of A Bronx Tale on Broadway.com, Playbill.com, and TheaterMania.com! Also, check out BroadwayWorld’s photos of opening night bows and the after party!

Fiddler on the Roof, The Lion King, On Your Feet, School of Rock, Waitress, and some of the Falsettos stars will all perform and appear at this year’s Gypsy of the Year competition on December 5th and 6th! Get more details on Playbill.com.

Check out the current leading ladies of Matilda chatting about Broadway with former child actor and Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan (The Secret Garden) below or on TheaterMania.com!

Leah, The Forsaken will open Off-Broadway in February! Find out more on MetropolitanPlayhouse.org.

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of A Bronx Tale, Hairspray Live, School of Rock, and Radio City Christmas Spectacular!

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GYPSY to Return to Broadway in 2018, Kolette Tetlow on “Once Upon A Sesame Street Christmas” Tonight, and more!

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Gypsy is planning a 2018 Broadway revival! Get more details on BroadwayWorld.com.

Kolette Tetlow (Iowa) appeared on “Once Upon A Sesame Street Christmas” at 7pm on HBO Kids tonight! Check out a trailer:

Also tonight, Jenna Ortega (New York Spectacular) was on “Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration” at 8pm on Disney Channel! Here’s a preview:

Check out “The Thanksgiving Song” from Anthony Rosenthal (Falsettos)!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of A Bronx Tale, School of Rock, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Matilda, Falsettos, and Waitress!

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