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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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HAIRSPRAY LIVE and WAITRESS on Macy’s Parade, SCHOOL OF ROCK and ON YOUR FEET on CBS Parade, and more!

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Watch the full performances of Hairspray Live and Waitress from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at Waitress‘s performance, below!

On Your Feet and School of Rock both performed during the CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade this morning; watch their performances below!

Douglas Baldeo (Kinky Boots) appeared on the “Sesame Street” float at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade today! Check out a picture below:


Check out an extended trailer for Hairspray Live featuring Shahadi Wright Joseph (School of Rock, The Lion King) on BroadwayWorld.com or below!

Pre-orders for Shahadi Wright Joseph‘s holiday EP start today on iTunes! Get more details in her Facebook post:

Get details about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade using an interactive website!

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


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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Performances Tomorrow, Christopher Convery Books Reese’s Commercial, and more!

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Be sure to watch Shahadi Wright Joseph perform on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tomorrow morning at 9am with her Hairspray Live castmates! Also, check out photos of Ella Dane Morgan and the cast of Waitress rehearsing for the parade on Playbill.com.

Congrats to Christopher Convery (Kinky Boots), who has a lot of exciting news right now! He has booked a Reese’s commercial and a role on an HBO series! Get more details about both of his upcoming projects:


Hey guys..I just booked a Principal role in a Reese's Pieces commercial! So much fun🍪

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Just booked a Co-Star role on a new HBO series!

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Get a sneak peek at A Bronx Tale on TheaterMania.com! Plus, check out Episode 8 of the show’s Broadway.com vlog HERE.

Jackson Demott Hill (Finding Neverland) filmed a holiday video with Brooks Brothers!

Here’s a sneak peek of Kolette Tetlow (Iowa) on “Sesame Street”! Watch on Friday at 7pm on HBO!

The kids of Radio City Christmas Spectacular will perform at Broadway Sessions on December 1st! Get more information:

The Shapiro Sisters, Abigail (Liberty, How the Grinch Stole Christmas) and Milly (Matilda, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown), will perform at Brooks Brothers on November 28th! Find out more on WintersEve.nyc!

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

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