Congrats to Jonah Mussolino (A Bronx Tale), who will join the national tour of Les Miserables next month!
Rachel Arianna (Number the Stars) is in the running for Best Music Video, Rising Star, and Fan Favorite in the LA Music Critic Awards, and she needs your votes to win Fan Favorite! Vote HERE.
Jacob Morrell (Shadowlands) has booked a documentary! Get more details:
The newest video from Broadway Kids Jam is here! Find out more on BroadwayWorld.com.
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Frozen, Waitress, The Pill, Anastasia, and School of Rock, as well as lots of pictures from BroadwayCon!
Break a leg to Montgomery Lamb, Jim Kaplan (The King and I), Sarah Walsh, Iggy Rosado, Madalen Yarbrough Mills, Madison Elizabeth Lagares (On Your Feet), and Katie Greendorfer, who debut in School of Rock tonight, as well as Gabrielle Greene, who moves to the role of Tomika in the show tonight! Special congrats to Montgomery, Sarah, Iggy, Madalen, and Katie, who are all making their Broadway debuts!
Watch Austyn Johnson (Matilda, Dream Street) guest star on “Kevin Can Wait”!
Check out this video of Katie Grober (Waitress) reading notes from fans!
Here’s a sneak peek at alum Brett Gray (Radio City Christmas Spectacular) in “On My Block,” coming to Netflix in March!
Check out “Lucid Dreams,” a brand new song from Jake Katzman (Kinky Boots)!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Waitress, The Pill, and School of Rock, as well as BroadwayCon pictures from Tuck Everlasting, Waitress, School of Rock, Fun Home, and Once!
Happy Trails to Aaralyn Anderson, Brooke Timber, and the company of Ballyturk Off-Broadway at St. Ann’s Warehouse! We can’t wait to see what’s next for both of you.
Happy Trails as well to Will Coombs, who departs A Bronx Tale today to rehearse for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! Congrats on a great run, Will!
The Fun Home Kids panel was today at 12pm, on the final day of BroadwayCon! (Photo Credit: Cabaret for a Cause)
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of A Bronx Tale, School of Rock, Frozen, and Once On This Island!
Remember to tune in to the Drama Desk Award nominations, streaming on TheaterMania beginning at 10am EST tomorrow morning! Get more details HERE.
Samara has extended its run through May 14th! Find out more on TheaterMania.com.
Watch the full episode of “The Americans” featuring Mavis Simpson-Ernst (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Evita, A Little Princess) on FXNetworks.com!
Check out pictures of the cast of Waitress celebrating the show’s 1-year anniversary on BroadwayWorld.com!
The Lion King took home Best Presentation at this year’s BC/EFA Easter Bonnet Competition, and Sunday in the Park with George raised the second most amount of money! Find out more about the Easter Bonnet results on Playbill.com.
Gabby Pizzolo (Fun Home, Matilda) has joined the cast of a reading of Pamela’s First Musical! Find out more about the reading and the show, based on a children’s book by Wendy Wasserstein, on Playbill.com.
Congratulations to Luca Padovan (School of Rock, Newsies), who has been cast in Marvin’s Room! The show will bow on Broadway this summer with Roundabout Theatre Company. Also, Luca talked about what it’s like to be a kid on Broadway on Backstage.com!
Take a look at some pictures from yesterday’s Radio City Christmas Spectacular for the role of Clara!
Ethan Haberfield (Mary Poppins) and Analise Scarpaci (Matilda, A Christmas Story) will host A Time To Shine on May 7th! The lineup includes Jeremy Todd Shinder (Runaways, A Christmas Story). Get more details:
Tonight is the first preview of The Light Years at Playwrights Horizons! Break a leg to Graydon Yosowitz (The Gold, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown) and the rest of the company!
Tonight is also your last chance to see Matildapalooza at Feinstein’s/54 Below! Get tickets and details HERE.
Mavis Simpson-Ernst (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, A Little Princess, Evita) will host A Class Act NY’s next cabaret, which will take place on February 27th! The performance will feature lots of kids, including alumni Hayden Bercy (Radio City Christmas Spectacular), Carrie Berk (Camp Rolling Hills), Nili Kepets (Dream Street), Christie Kim (The King and I), and Alyssa Marvin (Number the Stars). Get more information:
Savvy Crawford (A Little Princess) talked to Pix11 about Amelie! Watch below or on Pix11.com.
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Light Years, The Mother of Invention, Matilda, Amelie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Anastasia, School of Rock, and Waitress!
Another performance of Matildapalooza takes place tonight at Feinstein’s/54 Below! Get tickets and more details HERE.
Tonight is the first night of Newsies screenings all across the United States! Watch the trailer:
Get a sneak peek at Everybody below!
Here is Madison Elizabeth Lagares‘s first set of On Your Feet performance dates!
Watch Christopher Paul Richards (Finding Neverland) and Ben Cook (Billy Elliot, Ragtime) on “Law and Order: SVU” on NBC.com!
“The Nut Job 2,” with alum Isabela Moner (Evita), has been pushed back to August! Get more details on IMDb.com.
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock, On Your Feet, Sunday in the Park with George, Waitress, Anastasia, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
A national tour of On Your Feet will launch in October 2017! Get more details on TheaterMania.com.
Congratulations to Akira Golz (Matilda) on the premiere of “Nella the Princess Knight,” which aired yesterday and in which Akira voices the title role! Check out her interview with People.com.
Brandon Niederauer (School of Rock) is doing a show in Connecticut! Get more information HERE.
Here’s a cute promo for the final two days of Matildapalooza at 54 Below, February 16th and 17th!
Nicole Wildy (Dream Street) has been cast in the one-night-only concert of Boy Meets Girl! Find out more:
GiaNina Paolantonio (Matilda) is now appearing in a commercial for Pace Salsa! Watch it below:
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And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, School of Rock, The Mother of Invention, Waitress, On Your Feet, Kinky Boots, and the Broadway kid panels at BroadwayCon!
Find out more about a contest to win free tickets to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on BroadwayWorld.com!
Congratulations to Landon Maas (Radio City Christmas Spectacular), who has booked the national tour of Kinky Boots!
Here’s a first look at Season 2 of “Stranger Things” with Gaten Matarazzo (Les Miserables, Priscilla Queen of the Desert) and Caleb McLaughlin (The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek, The Lion King)! You can catch an exclusive teaser during the Super Bowl this Sunday!
Simone Vysnovsky (Dream Street) appeared on “Good Morning America” yesterday! Here’s a picture:
A photo posted by Simone Kaylee Vysnovsky (@tinkavys) on
Check out production photos from The Mother of Invention on BroadwayWorld.com!
The Lucille Lortel Awards are set for May 7th, and the nominations will be announced on April 4th! Get more details on Broadway.com.
Today, “The Comedian,” with Savvy Crawford (Amelie, A Little Princess), hits theaters! Congrats, Savvy!
Matildapalooza, a reunion concert of all the Broadway Matildas, returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below tonight! Get more details on 54Below.com.
Watch Brandon Niederauer (School of Rock) on “The Harry Connick Jr. Show”!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Mother of Invention, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Lion King, School of Rock, Kinky Boots, and Waitress!
Happy birthday to Isabella Russo (The Mother of Invention, School of Rock)! We hope you had a great day, Isabella!
Gaten Matarazzo (Les Miserables, Priscilla Queen of the Desert) has been cast in a new film called “Zach’s Lie”! Get more details on his IMDb page.
Get your tickets to Big River at New York City Center with Nicholas Barasch (She Loves Me, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, West Side Story)! Find out more HERE.
More dates have been added for “Matildapalooza” at 54 Below! Tickets are now on sale for February 16th and 17th, as well as previously announced performances on February 3rd and 4th. Find out more on 54Below.com.
Amelie, Sunday in the Park with George, and more were included on Vulture’s list of the most anticipated Broadway and Off-Broadway shows coming in 2017! Read it HERE.
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Kinky Boots, Waitress, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Falsettos, and Matilda!
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