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!
Congratulations to Jake Ryan Flynn, Ryan Foust, and Ryan Sell, who will all make their Broadway debuts playing Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Get more details on Playbill.com.
Seth Steinberg has been cast in Roundabout Theatre Company’s Off-Broadway production of If I Forget! He will play the role of Joey Oren. Find out more on BroadwayWorld.com.
Fans have voted Anthony Rosenthal‘s Broadway debut in Falsettos among the top Broadway debuts of this year! Check out the full list of fan favorites on Broadway.com.
Take a look at photo coverage from School of Rock‘s recording session for their track on this year’s Carols for a Cure album on BroadwayWorld.com!
Watch kids from Matilda, On Your Feet, and more celebrate UNICEF in this video!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Amelie, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, School of Rock, Waitress, and Kinky Boots!
Break a leg to the new School of Rock cast members debuting tonight: Terrence Bell Jr., Olivia Chun (The King and I), Rachel Katzke (Grinch tour), Ellie Kim (Dream Street), Walden Sullivan, and Annabelle Wachtel (Annie tour)!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock, Kinky Boots, Waitress, Hairspray Live, On Your Feet, The Lion King, Matilda, and Radio City Christmas Spectacular!
The Shops at Columbus Circle will feature free performances of Anastasia, Kinky Boots, Falsettos, Waitress, Holiday Inn, and School of Rock! Get more information on Playbill.com.
The kids of Matilda, Fun Home, and more decorated Ziggy Bear! Check out pictures on TheaterMania.com.
Zoe Manarel (Matilda, A Little Princess) will take part in a reading of The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen! Find out more:
Julian Silva (The Lion King) has booked an episode of “Blue Bloods”! Air date is TBA. Get more details:
Happy belated birthday to Eduardo Hernandez (On Your Feet)! We hope you had a great day!
Happy trails to Frederick Buford, Kylie McVey, and their A Day by the Sea castmates, and congrats on a great run! We can’t wait to see what’s next for both of you!
Happy Halloween! Be safe and have fun tonight! Here are some brief clips from the Broadway kids’ Halloween party at The Lion King!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Matilda, On Your Feet, School of Rock, Waitress, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, The Lion King, and A Day by the Sea!
Happy opening to the company of Falsettos! Break a leg, everyone! You can check out clips from the show HERE. Also, Anthony Rosenthal (Falsettos) is Broadway.com’s newest Fresh Face–check out his interview HERE.
Some of our alumni performed the Munster Stomp on the “Today Show” this morning! Check out a video of the performance below or on Today.com, and check out a picture below as well.
Presley Ryan (Fun Home, The Sound of Music LIVE, A Little Princess) has booked a role on “Mother Goose Club”! Here she is in the recording studio:
Daisy Eagan, a Tony winner at age 11 for her performance as Mary in the original Broadway cast of The Secret Garden, wrote a letter to the kids of School of Rock recently after seeing the show! Read it on Playbill.com.
School of Rock is holding another open call, this time in Yonkers! Find out more:
Check out pictures from Nothing Like A Dame, which featured the Matildas of Matilda, on BroadwayWorld.com!
Pennsylvania fans! Josiah Jacoby (Dream Street) is playing Flick in A Christmas Story at the Media Theater. Here’s his performance schedule:
Isabella Russo (School of Rock) will appear in a Target ad campaign for the holidays based on The Nutcracker story with John Legend and Chrissy Teigen! Find out more on CampaignLive.com.
Falsettos is getting a cast album! Get more details on Playbill.com.
Ben Cook (Ragtime, Billy Elliot) and Elizabeth Crawford (Tuck Everlasting) performed at the most recent At This Performance concert! Check out a picture:
Here are some pictures from the New York City Center production of Sunday in the Park with George, which features Gabriella Pizzolo (Fun Home, Matilda)!
And here are pictures from the kids of Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Waitress, School of Rock, and On Your Feet!
Frederick Buford (The City of Conversation), pictured below at left, has joined A Day by the Sea as Athan Sporek (Les Miserables) exits to begin rehearsals for A Bronx Tale. Congrats, Frederick, and happy trails and best of luck, Athan!
Carly Gendell will be on for the role of Summer in School of Rock on October 16th at 1pm and 6pm! Also, she hosted a Periscope today at 4:30pm! Find out more in her Instagram post:
A photo posted by Carly Gendell (@carlygendell) on
“Legends of the Hidden Temple,” which features Isabela Moner (Evita) and Colin Critchley (New York Spring Spectacular, Waiting for Godot, Kinky Boots), will are on Nickelodeon on November 26th at 8pm! Get more details on Vulture.com.
“Shadowhunters,” starring Katherine McNamara (A Little Night Music), will return with Season 2 on January 2nd, 2017! Get more information on Deadline.com.
Here’s the School of Rock kids performing “Sweet Child O’ Mine” at the Oculus opening at the World Trade Center!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Fiddler on the Roof, School of Rock, Hairspray Live, On Your Feet, and Waitress!
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