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Zoe Wilson’s Birthday, Back to Before Returns to 54 Below Tonight, and more!

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Happy birthday to Zoe Wilson (Eco Village)! We hope you had a great day, Zoe!

Tonight, Back to Before returns to 54 Below for a night of music with former Broadway kids now all grown up! Get tickets and more details HERE.

Equity Principal Auditions are being held on February 6th for potential replacements for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! Get the audition information on Backstage.com and advice for attending EPAs as a non-Equity actor on ActorAesthetic.com.

Sam Chuck (Les Miserables) has created a new short film called “Superfreak,” starring Eleanor Koski (Les Miserables)! Follow @SuperfreakFilm on Instagram for more news.

You will soon be able to license Frozen Jr. to perform at your school, community theater, camp, and more! Find out more on BroadwayWorld.com.

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock, Eco Village, and more, including photos from the closing night of School of Rock and photos of YBAN founder Lindsay at Dave & Buster’s in Times Square with some Broadway and tour alumni!




ECO VILLAGE Opens Off-Broadway, Shahadi Wright Joseph Among NY Post’s Rising Stars of 2019, and more!

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Happy Opening to the company of Eco Village! Break a leg tonight!

Shahadi Wright Joseph (Hairspray Live, School of Rock, The Lion King) is featured in the New York Post as one of the rising stars of 2019! Read the full article on NYPost.com.

Before School of Rock played its final performance, the kids of The Ferryman paid a visit! Check out photos on BroadwayWorld.com.

In addition, check out BroadwayWorld’s photo coverage from closing night of School of Rock, as well as video of alumni and current cast members performing “Stick It To The Man” together after the final curtain call!

Brooklyn Shuck, Matilda Lawler, Michael Quinton McArthur, and Willow McCarthy chatted with Playbill about creating a family dynamic onstage in The Ferryman! And Broadway.com has photos of the kids meeting the press with their incoming new cast members!

Prep for Andrew Barth Feldman‘s Broadway debut in Dear Evan Hansen next week by reading this feature from The New York Times!

“Mirai,” the English-dubbed version of which features Jaden Waldman (Radio City Christmas Spectacular), received an Oscar nomination this morning for Best Animated Feature! Congratulations, Jaden!

Here’s the trailer for “Russian Doll,” a brand new Netflix series featuring Brooke Timber (Ballyturk)!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock, Eco Village, The Ferryman, and The Lion King–including several from YBAN founder Lindsay, who saw the cast rock it on closing night of School of Rock!




YBAN at WAITRESS, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME to Transfer to Broadway, and more!

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YBAN founder Lindsay is seeing Waitress tonight! Break a leg!

What the Constitution Means to Me is heading to Broadway! Find out more on BroadwayWorld.com.

David Alvarez (Billy Elliot) has been cast in the upcoming film adaptation of West Side Story, along with 17-year-old newcomer Rachel Zegler!

Check out video and photo coverage of Sophia Anne Caruso giving a sneak peek of Beetlejuice at BroadwayCon!

Check out a clip from the Dear Evan Hansen panel at BroadwayCon on BroadwayWorld.com!

There’s still time to get 2-for-1 tickets for Broadway Week, including Anastasia, Frozen, and many more! Get more details on NYCGo.com/Broadway-Week!

And here are pictures and videos from BroadwayCon!







Sarah Walsh to Perform at Broadway Beats Hunger, Heather Tepe Joins HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Tour, and more!

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Sarah Walsh (School of Rock) will take part in Broadway Beats Hunger at Paper Mill Playhouse! Get more details on NewJerseyStage.com.

Congrats to alum Heather Tepe (Gypsy, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Billy Elliot), who is now on tour with How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Catch her and the show next month at Madison Square Garden.

Join Cabaret for a Cause at Pillows For Paws’ annual holiday party! This free event will feature performances from Broadway kids as well as an opportunity to make toys, beds and blankets for animals currently in shelters! The lineup includes: Adriana Braganza (The King and I), Amaya Braganza (The King and I, Annie), Beada Briglia (Matilda, A Christmas Story tour), Lilyana Cornell (Les Miserables, Everybody, How the Grinch Stole Christmas tour), Carly Gendell (School of Rock), Eleanor Koski (“God Friended Me,” Les Miserables), Diego Lucano (Pedro Pan, Peace, Love and Cupcakes, School of Rock), Lily Brooks O’Briant (Matilda tour), Ellie Poon (A Christmas Story tour), Sam Poon (Runaways, The King and I, Macbeth, Billy Elliot tour, Les Miserables tour), Leah Rose, Pierson Salvador (Fun Home tour), Analise Scarpaci (Matilda, A Christmas Story), Sadie Seelert (A Little Princess, Mary Poppins), Emerson Steele (Violet), Joshua Turchin (The Pill, A Christmas Story tour), and Mckayla Twiggs (Anastasia, Les Miserables, Once).

Check out Matthew Jost (School of Rock) playing his new guitar!

Kids from School of Rock, Dream Street, and more attended New York City’s Veterans Day parade over the weekend!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Hard Problem, School of Rock, Inner Voices, The Lion King, and Beetlejuice!












INNER VOICES Cast Meets the Press, “The Upside” with Jahi Diallo Winston Coming to Theaters January 2019, and more!

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Finn Douglas and the cast of Inner Voices met the press this week! Check out pictures on BroadwayWorld.com.

“The Upside,” with Jahi Diallo Winston (The Lion King), will arrive in movie theaters on January 11, 2019! Get more details on IndieWire.com.

Antonio Watson (This Ain’t No Disco) has booked a project with Noggin!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Waitress, Beetlejuice, Frozen, What the Constitution Means to Me, and Broadway Flea Market!






THE HARD PROBLEM Begins Rehearsals, “Maniac” with Aaralyn Anderson Out on Netflix, and more!

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The Hard Problem began rehearsals this week! Get a peek at their first day on TheaterMania.com.

“Maniac,” a new and highly-anticipated Netflix series featuring Aaralyn Anderson (Ballyturk), arrived on Netflix yesterday!

Watch the kids of (YOUNG) perform a medley from “The Greatest Showman”!

Ayla Schwartz (Frozen) is featured among the Montclair talent in an article on NorthJersey.com!

Rachel Resheff (Fish in the Dark, The People in the Picture, Shrek, Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins) is a directing intern for Gloria: A Life, landing Off-Broadway this October!

Mavis Simpson-Ernst (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, A Little Princess, Evita) has booked a feature film, due out in 2019!

Brigid Harrington (Mary Poppins) provided voiceover for a commercial for her school, the University of Notre Dame!

Ava Della Pietra (School of Rock) will play a concert in Las Vegas! Get tickets HERE.

Grace Capeless (The Lion King, Matilda, A Christmas Story) will take part in MT Shorts at The Cutting Room on September 24th! Find out more on BroadwayWorld.com.

Treasure Island, with Michael Nigro (The Sound of Music LIVE), is now playing through October 14th at the Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, PA! Get tickets HERE.

Levi Buksbazen (School of Rock) spoke with Billboard recently as part of their Billboard on Broadway podcast! Listen HERE.

Ramon Reed (The Lion King) has been busy! He spoke with WFAE 90.7 about starring as Young Simba; chatted with WSOC TV about his experience performing in The Lion King while battling sickle cell disease; and visited patients at Novant Health’s Hemby Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC!

School of Rock girls Ava Briglia, Layla Capers, and Montgomery Lamb will appear on “Broadway Balances America” on October 1st! Find out more on Broadway.com.

Rozie Baker (Bonnie and Clyde, Shrek, Mary Poppins) will play a few shows in NYC and Boston this fall!

WAITRESS Celebrates 1000th Performance, Michael McArthur Joins THE FERRYMAN, and more!

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Waitress celebrated its 1000th performance on Broadway tonight! Check out pictures of the cast on Broadway.com.

Please welcome to The Ferryman: Michael McArthur, who is making his Broadway debut in the show!

BroadwayWorld.com has photos from the latest installment of (YOUNG)!

Sydney Bell (A Little Princess) made a brief appearance on the new season of “American Vandal”!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock, Beetlejuice, Frozen, and The Lion King!







Emmy Awards Tonight, Photos and Videos from YBAN at (YOUNG), and more!

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The Emmy Awards are tonight! Lots of our alumni are featured in nominated projects. Good luck to all the nominees!

YBAN founder Lindsay caught last night’s (YOUNG) cabaret! Check out our Instagram story for clips, including the clip below of a medley from “The Greatest Showman,” and take a look at photos as well!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Ferryman, School of Rock, Frozen, and The Lion King!









GETTIN’ THE BAND BACK TOGETHER Closes, (YOUNG) Performs at The Green Room 42, and more!

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Happy Trails to Sawyer Nunes, Noa Solorio, and the company of Gettin’ The Band Back Together, which plays its final performance today! We can’t wait to see what’s next for both of you!

Tonight, lots of Broadway and Off-Broadway kids and alumni are part of the lineup for (YOUNG) at The Green Room 42! Get more details HERE.

Abigail Shapiro (Liberty) will take part in “The Best Songs Cut From the Best Musicals Sung By The Best Singers Who Never Sang Them” at 54 Below on September 18th! Find out more on 54Below.com.

Kolette Tetlow (Iowa) will appear on the next season of “The Deuce”!

And here are pictures from the kids of Gettin’ The Band Back Together, School of Rock, and The Lion King!






SCHOOL OF ROCK to Close in January 2019, “XOXO” Music Video from Alexa Valentino, and more!

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School of Rock will close in January 2019. Go see it before then if you can! Find out more on Broadway.com.

Here’s the music video for “XOXO,” Alexa Valentino‘s (Dream Street, Number the Stars) new song!

Check out the Broadway Kids Jam cover of “Two Player Game” from Be More Chill!

Here’s a photoshoot that Rileigh McDonald (Good for Otto, Matilda) and Anthony Rosenthal (Really Rosie, Falsettos) did for NOH8!

And take a look at Rileigh on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”!

TheaterMania has an inside look at a pre-show jam session at School of Rock! Watch it HERE.

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Waitress, School of Rock, The Lion King, Gettin’ The Band Back Together, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and Once On This Island!

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