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TINA Celebrates 100th Performance, Sumaya Bouhbal on “Law & Order: SVU” Tonight, and more!

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Congratulations to Tina, which celebrated its 100th performance this week! Check out photos on BroadwayWorld.com.

Sumaya Bouhbal (Runaways) guest starred on tonight’s episode of “Law & Order: SVU”!

The Acting Company is presenting A Doll’s House in repertory with My Antonia Off-Broadway, and they are holding an Equity Principal Audition for A Doll’s House! The production is seeking a young actor and actress to play Emmy and Bob. Get audition information on Playbill.com, and advice for attending an EPA as a non-Equity performer on ActorAesthetic.com.

The Lion King is holding an open casting call in NYC for kids this Saturday! Get details HERE.

Graydon Yosowitz (You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Light Years) has been cast in HBO’s upcoming mini-series “The Plot Against America”! It premieres on March 16th.

And here are pictures and videos from “Switched” at 54 Below and the kids of Caroline, Or Change!

Kaden Amari Anderson and Jaden Myles Waldman Join CAROLINE, OR CHANGE; MEDEA Extends Through March 8th; and more!

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Congratulations to Kaden Amari Anderson and Jaden Myles Waldman (Radio City Christmas Spectacular), who will make their Broadway debuts in Caroline, Or Change this spring! Get more details on TheaterMania.com.

Medea has been extended at BAM through March 8th! Go see it if you can.

YBAN founder Lindsay got to see one of Andrew Barth Feldman’s final performances in Dear Evan Hansen last night! You have until Sunday to see him give a beautiful performance in the iconic striped polo.

Today was the first day of BroadwayCon! Here’s a look at what was going on with our featured shows, kids, and alumni:

Anne Frank, a Musical will return Off-Broadway at Actors Temple Theatre and they are casting actresses ages 13+ for the roles of Anne and Margot Frank! Get more details on Backstage.com.

The Public Theater is holding an EPA for the upcoming Off-Broadway production of Cullud Wattah! Get audition information on Playbill.com and advice for attending an Equity audition as a non-Equity performer HERE.

Ella Dane Morgan (Waitress) is taking over our Instagram account on January 25th (this Saturday!) to take you through a day at BroadwayCon! Be sure to check it out! Also, Ella will perform in a benefit for Australia’s fires at The Green Room 42 this Sunday; get tickets HERE.

Mia Sinclair Jenness (Mary Page Marlowe, Les Miserables, Number the Stars, The Sound of Music LIVE) is now appearing in a commercial for Steak ‘n Shake!

Dear Evan Hansen is holding its second annual essay contest for juniors and seniors in the greater New York area! Find out more:

“Songs for St. Jude,” with lots of alumni, will now begin at 11am on February 22nd!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Medea, The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Forbidden Broadway!






Noelle Hogan Joins WONDERLAND at NYU, Artyon Celestine Guest Stars on “Bob Hearts Abishola,” and more!

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Noelle Hogan (Ladyship) will play Chloe/Young Alice in Wonderland at NYU! Get tickets HERE.

Congrats to Artyon Celestine (A Christmas Story Live), who guest-starred on last night’s episode of “Bob Hearts Abishola” on CBS!

Los Angeles! Alumni including Noah Baird (Matilda), Maya Grace Fischbein (Fun Home), Ava Ulloa (Matilda), Andy Walken (A Christmas Story Live), Tyler Wladis (A Christmas Story Live), and Zachary Zwelling (School of Rock) will take part in this benefit concert for St. Jude’s in Los Angeles on February 22nd. Get tickets HERE!

“Lost Girls,” a new movie with Grace Capeless (The Lion King, Matilda, A Christmas Story), Austyn Johnson (Matilda, Dream Street), and Oona Laurence (Matilda), will arrive on Netflix on March 13th!

Caroline, Or Change and Sing Street have been added to BroadwayCon’s First Look concert, happening this Friday!

Check out photos from the re-opening of Forbidden Broadway on BroadwayWorld.com!

And check out these pictures and videos from the kids of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Frozen!

Ella Rubin’s Birthday, Julian Silva to Join “This Is Us” for Season 4, and more!

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Happy birthday to Ella Rubin (The Rose Tattoo)! We hope you had a great day, Ella!

Congrats to alum Julian Silva (The Lion King), who is joining the cast of “This Is Us” for Season 4! Get more details on Variety.com.

Broadway Week begins tomorrow! Get 2-for-1 tickets for performances through September 16th HERE.

Tonight, Shereen Pimentel (The Lion King) performed at The Green Room 42 as part of “Aged Out”! Get more details HERE, and stay tuned for videos!

A new season of “The Affair” is airing now, with Abigail Dylan Harrison (A Christmas Story Live, Ruthless!)!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Lion King, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Frozen, Waitress, and Make Believe!













Kayla Mak Competing in The Cut on “World of Dance,” Ryder Koehle Departs THE FERRYMAN, and more!

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Kayla Mak (Radio City Christmas Spectacular) competed in The Cut on “World of Dance” at 8/7c tonight!

Happy Trails to Ryder Koehle, who played his final performance as Bobby Carney in The Ferryman tonight! Congrats on a great run, Ryder!

Tonight, (YOUNG) performed again at The Green Room 42! Get more details HERE.

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Ferryman, The Lion King, What the Constitution Means to Me, and Waitress!






Broadway Alumni Join Film Adaptations of IN THE HEIGHTS and WEST SIDE STORY, Stars in the Alley Lineup Announced, and more!

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Congratulations to Gregory Diaz IV (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Matilda), who has been cast as Sonny in the upcoming film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights! Get more details on BroadwayWorld.com.

Congrats as well to Broadway alumni Ben Cook (Billy Elliot, Ragtime), Julian Elia (Billy Elliot), Myles Erlick (Billy Elliot), David Guzman (Newsies), Jacob Guzman (Newsies), and Talia Ryder (Matilda), who have joined the upcoming film adaptation of West Side Story! Find out more on Playbill.com.

Talia Ryder (Matilda) also just finished filming the feature “Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always”! Get more information on Variety.com.

The lineup for Stars in the Alley next month will include performances from Beetlejuice, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, The Lion King, and Waitress, as well as appearances from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and What the Constitution Means to Me! Get the full list on BroadwayWorld.com.

Allie Trimm (13, Bye Bye Birdie) will play Wanda in Enter Laughing the York Theatre Company Off-Broadway! Get tickets HERE.

The new season of “Dance Moms,” with GiaNina Paolantonio (Matilda), will premiere on June 4th!

Catherine Ashmore Bradley (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) has booked an Equity staged reading and workshop of Spandex the Musical! She also appears in a commercial for U.S. Cellular that is now airing.

Jessica Cherniak (Until Death Do Us Part) guest starred on last weekend’s episode of “God Friended Me”!

Congrats to Elie Samouhi (A Christmas Story Live), who has completed the final season of “Bizaardvark”!

Chris Martinez (Radio City Christmas Spectacular) has been cast in the upcoming Disney film “Timmy Failure,” coming soon to Disney+!

What the Constitution Means to Me has been named a finalist for this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama! Get the full list HERE.

Good luck to all those who auditioned for the role of Clara at Radio City Music Hall yesterday!

Beetlejuice will offer a digital lottery, and the show’s first trailer has arrived!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Waitress, and Beetlejuice!





WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Opens on Broadway, ANASTASIA Plays Final Performance, and more!

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Happy opening to Rosdely Ciprian, Thursday Williams, and the company of What the Constitution Means to Me, which begins Broadway performances tonight! Break a leg!

Happy trails to Delilah Rose Pellow, Anika Lore Hatch, and the company of Anastasia, which plays its final Broadway performance today. We can’t wait to see what’s next for you both; congrats on a great run!

YBAN founder Lindsay saw 5-Star Theatricals’ production of Matilda in Thousand Oaks, CA, today, featuring Marcello Silva (A Christmas Story Live)!

Sophia Anne Caruso (Beetlejuice) chatted about her dog with BroadwayWorld.com, and shared 10 fun facts with JustJared.com!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of What the Constitution Means to Me, Waitress, Anastasia, The Ferryman, The Lion King, Beetlejuice, and Frozen!













Ava Briglia’s Birthday, Trailer for “Dora and the Lost City of Gold” with Isabela Moner, and more!

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Happy birthday to Ava Briglia, who is currently a vacation swing at The Ferryman! We hope you had a great day, Ava!

Check out the trailer for “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” starring Isabela Moner (Evita), in theaters August 2nd!

Update: The episode of “Bull” with Delilah Rose Pellow (Anastasia) has been pushed back to next Monday! Tune in then!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Ferryman, Waitress, and The Lion King!







Catherine Ashmore Bradley, Grace DeAmicis, and Jack Pravda Join HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD; Brigid Harrington Cast in THE GREAT GATSBY at University of Notre Dame; and more!

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Congratulations to Catherine Ashmore Bradley (A Christmas Story tour), Grace DeAmicis, and Jack Pravda, who will all make their Broadway debuts upon joining Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!

Brigid Harrington (Mary Poppins) has been cast in The Great Gatsby at the University of Notre Dame! Get tickets HERE.

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Beetlejuice, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Frozen, The Ferryman, The Lion King, and What the Constitution Means to Me!

Photo Credit: Ryder Koehle