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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




Olivia Bond, Jack Hatcher, and Zoe Feigelson Depart HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD; Video of Sway Bhatia Performing at (YOUNG); and more!

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Happy Trails to Olivia Bond, Jack Hatcher, and Zoe Feigelson, who played their final performances of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child today! We can’t wait to see what’s next for all three of you!

Watch Sway Bhatia (Really Rosie, Dream Street) perform “My Shot” from Hamilton at a recent (YOUNG) concert!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Lion King, Beetlejuice, The Ferryman, and Anastasia!








Video of Hudson Loverro on “Saturday Night Live,” Pictures from FROZEN, THE LION KING, and more!

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Watch Hudson Loverro (School of Rock, A Bronx Tale, Assassins) in a sketch from last night’s episode of “Saturday Night Live”!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Frozen, The Lion King, The Ferryman, Beetlejuice, and The Early Night Show!









ECO VILLAGE Closes Off-Broadway, Hudson Loverro on “Saturday Night Live” Tonight, and more!

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Happy Trails to Zoe Wilson and the company of Eco Village! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you, Zoe!

Look for Hudson Loverro (School of Rock, A Bronx Tale, Assassins) on tonight’s episode of “Saturday Night Live”!

“High Flying Bird,” featuring Bobbi Bordley (The Lion King), is now on Netflix! Check out these photos of Bobbi at the premiere:

Mimi Ryder, Zoe Glick, and Jenna Weir decide which is better–chicken nuggets or French fries–in Jelani Alladin’s final Broadway.com vlog for Frozen!

Andrew Barth Feldman spoke about his Jewish heritage, what it’s like starring in Dear Evan Hansen at a young age, and more! Read the interview on ClevelandJewishNews.com.

And here are pictures from the kids of The Lion King, Waitress, Beetlejuice, and Dear Evan Hansen!






THE FERRYMAN Looking for More Babies, Julia Morgan to Appear on “Divorce,” and more!

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The Ferryman is looking for more babies at least 6 months old on or before March 12, 2019! See the casting information here.

Julia Morgan (Anastasia) will appear on an episode of “Divorce” on HBO!

Jesús Del Orden (The Lion King) provided voiceover for the audiobook of the new book New Kid! Order it HERE.

Joshua Turchin (The Pill) will take part in Boys Like Pink at The Green Room 42 this Saturday!

Madalen Yarbrough Mills (School of Rock) is appearing in more ads for The Children’s Place!

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