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Blasina Olowe and Kat Williams Join FOR ALL THE WOMEN WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE MAD, Oona Laurence Cast in “Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting,” and more!

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Congratulations to Blasina Olowe and Kat Williams, who will rotate as Nambi in Soho Rep.’s for all the women who thought they were Mad! Get more details on BroadwayWorld.com.

Oona Laurence (Matilda) has been cast in the upcoming movie “Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting”! Find out more from The Hollywood Reporter.

The cast of Tina met the press! Check out photos on BroadwayWorld.com.

You can now watch “Tot Cop,” starring Finn Douglas (The Costume [Inner Voices], Radio City Christmas Spectacular), on Amazon Prime when you include Noggin with your account! Check it out!

Here’s the Youth Pride Chorus singing with the cast of Mean Girls! Want to take part in events like this? Auditions for the Youth Pride Chorus (an LGBTQ+ chorus comprised of singers ages 13-22 years old) are happening later this month! Contact Salem Joseph at sjoseph@gaycenter.org or (646) 798-2306 for more information.

Isabella Iannelli (The Rose Tattoo) modeled for Kids Foot Locker!

Here’s Fiona Morgan Quinn (Frozen) modeling for Masala Baby/Kids!

And check out these videos from the most recent (YOUNG) event!

Skye Turner Added to Cast of TINA, Season Finale of “Dance Moms” with GiaNina Paolantonio Tomorrow, and more!

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Congrats to Skye Turner, who has been added to the cast of Tina as Young Anna Mae!

Tomorrow, don’t miss the season finale of “Dance Moms,” with alum GiaNina Paolantonio (Matilda), which will feature a routine inspired by The Prom!

Keep an eye out for more of Broadway alum Mattea Conforti (Frozen, Sunday in the Park with George, Matilda) on the newest season of “Power” on FX!

Zell Steele Morrow (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) took part in the ballet class held right outside “Good Morning America” this morning!

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Brie Zimmer (Happy Birthday, Wanda June) is in Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr. with Kidz Theater in New York City, now through September 1st! (She’s in the Noun Cast.) Get tickets HERE!

Yesterday, alumni performed at “Sounds from the Heart” and (YOUNG), both at The Green Room 42! Check out the lineups of both concerts below, and stay tuned for videos.

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Frozen, Waitress, Tina, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and The Lion King!












THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES Closes at Atlantic Theater Company, ONE GIANT LEAP Reading with Rosdely Ciprian and Thursday Williams Tonight, and more!

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Happy Trails to Elizabeth Teeter, alum Brett Gray, and the company of The Secret Life of Bees, which played its final performance at Atlantic Theater Company today! We can’t wait to see what’s next for both of you!

Tonight is the reading of One Giant Leap, featuring Rosdely Ciprian and Thursday Williams of What the Constitution Means to Me! Watch the livestream HERE. Also, full video from the episode of “Google Talks” featuring What the Constitution Means to Me will arrive soon!

YBAN founder Lindsay had a wonderful time seeing Hannah Nordberg (Little Miss Sunshine) in Once Upon A Mattress on Friday night! You can catch Hannah recurring on this season of HBO’s “Euphoria,” and her next episode is airing tonight!

Sophia Anne Caruso (Beetlejuice) will perform in Atlantic City next week as part of Broadway on the Boardwalk, at 8pm at Kennedy Plaza! Get more details HERE. And check out videos of Sophia performing “Say My Name” and “Dead Mom” at Broadway in Bryant Park below:

“Now & Then,” presented by Growing Up Broadway, took place last night at 54 Below! Video to come. Get more details on 54Below.com.

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










NOT EVEN THE GOOD THINGS Opens Off-Broadway, WAITRESS to Close on Broadway in January 2020, and more!

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Happy Opening to Serena Parrish and the company of Not Even The Good Things Off-Broadway! Break a leg, everyone!

Waitress has announced a closing date in January 2020. Go see it on Broadway before then! Get more details on Playbill.com.

Congratulations to our alumni whose projects were nominated for Emmy Awards this morning! “This Is Us,” with Niles Fitch (The Lion King, Our Lady of Kibeho); “Russian Doll,” with Brooke Timber (Ballyturk); “Fosse/Verdon,” with Austyn Johnson (Matilda, Dream Street); and the “Sesame Street” special “When You Wish Upon A Pickle,” with Madeleine Pace (The Hard Problem, Once), were all nominated. Get the full list on Variety.com.

Isabella Russo (School of Rock, The Mother of Invention) has been cast in The Underlying Chris, playing Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theater! Get more details on Playbill.com.

Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen) attended an advanced screening of the new “The Lion King” film! Check out pictures on BroadwayWorld.com.

Sophia Anne Caruso will perform with her Beetlejuice castmates at Broadway in Bryant Park this week! Cast members from Waitress are also set to perform. Get the full lineup on Playbill.com!

Get your tickets HERE for “Now & Then,” happening this week at 54 Below and featuring kids from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Billy Elliot, and more!

Shahadi Wright Joseph (Hairspray Live, School of Rock, The Lion King) has released a new single! Go check out “Skin I’m In”!

Tonight, “Dance Moms” airs a new episode with alum GiaNina Paolantonio (Matilda) and future Radio City Christmas Spectacular ballerina Elliana Walmsley! Check out the group dance from last week and Elliana’s solo:

And check out this picture from the cast of What the Constitution Means to Me when they stopped by Google Talks!

THE FERRYMAN Recoups Investment, Promotional Photos of THE LION KING Film with Shahadi Wright Joseph, and more!

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Congrats to The Ferryman, which recouped its investment just before closing!

The film remake of “The Lion King” hits theaters in 11 days! Check out Broadway alum Shahadi Wright Joseph (Hairspray Live, School of Rock, The Lion King) in these new promotional photos:

Videos from the most recent “(YOUNG)” are now up on YouTube! Check them out HERE.

Victoria Collett (Waitress) has been added to Kids of the Arts’ A Little Princess, playing in New York City this August! Get tickets HERE.

Hannah Nordberg (Little Miss Sunshine) is playing Princess Winnifred in Once Upon A Mattress in Calabasas, CA, from July 19-21! Get tickets HERE.

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Ladyship and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!





“Stranger Things” Season 3 Out On Netflix as of Yesterday, Additionally Featuring Gabriella Pizzolo; Raghav Mehrotra to Appear on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”; and more!

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We hope everyone had a great time celebrating the 4th of July yesterday!

As of yesterday, Season 3 of “Stranger Things” is now on Netflix! In addition to the previously announced Christopher Convery (Kinky Boots) and series regulars Gaten Matarazzo (Les Miserables, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert), Caleb McLaughlin (The Lion King, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek), and Sadie Sink (Annie, The Audience), alum Gabriella Pizzolo (Fun Home, Matilda) also appears on this season!

Tune in to “Late Night with Seth Meyers” to see Raghav Mehrotra (School of Rock) sit in with the 8G Band from July 15-18!

Check out production photos from Mojada at the Public Theater on TheaterMania.com!

Broadway alum and “Stranger Things” star Caleb McLaughlin is releasing original music! Find out more in his interview with WWD.

Jenna Weir (Frozen) has finished filming a new Hallmark movie, due to arrive around the holidays!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Waitress, The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Ferryman, Frozen, and “(YOUNG)” at The Green Room 42!












MOJADA Begins Previews at the Public Theater, Thursday Williams and Rosdely Ciprian Interviewed in The New York Times, and more!

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Happy first preview to Benjamin Luis McCracken and the company of Mojada at the Public Theater! Break a leg!

Thursday Williams (What the Constitution Means to Me) and Rosdely Ciprian (What the Constitution Means to Me) spoke with The New York Times about social media censorship!

Catch another all new episode of “Dance Moms” with alum GiaNina Paolantonio (Matilda)! Here’s a look at last week’s “Queen”-inspired group routine:

Check out Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen) stopping by Broadway.com’s “Live At Five”!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Make Believe, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, “(YOUNG)” at The Green Room 42, and The Ferryman!

Photo Credit: Second Stage Theater

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Photo Credit: Second Stage Theater




ALL MY SONS Closes, Matilda Lawler to Star in Disney+ Film “Flora & Ulysses,” and more!

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Happy Trails to Alexander Bello, Monte Greene, and the cast of All My Sons, which closed yesterday. We can’t wait to see what’s next for you both!

Matilda Lawler (The Ferryman) will star in the upcoming Disney+ film “Flora & Ulysses”! Get more details on BroadwayWorld.com.

Former Broadway kid Eamon Foley (Everyday Rapture, 13, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Assassins, Gypsy) choreographed a music video featuring Trent Kowalik (Billy Elliot) and inspired by Everyday Rapture to celebrate Pride Month! Watch now on Playbill.com.

The cast of The Secret Life of Bees performed a few songs at the Guggenheim in New York City!

GiaNina Paolantonio (Matilda) recently performed at a JoJo Siwa concert alongside her “Dance Moms” castmates!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Lion King, Waitress, “(YOUNG)” at The Green Room 42, The Ferryman, Frozen, “Switched” at 54 Below, Dear Evan Hansen, and All My Sons!











Andrew Barth Feldman and Sam Primack at the Jimmy Awards, BILLY ELLIOT Original Stars Featured in The New York Times, and more!

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Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen) spoke with BroadwayWorld on the Jimmy Awards red carpet! Watch the video HERE or below, plus check out photos of Andrew and Sam Primack (Dear Evan Hansen) on the red carpet HERE.

The original Broadway stars of Billy Elliot, David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish, and Trent Kowalik, spoke to The New York Times about what they’ve been up to in the ten years since their historic Tony Award win!

Grace DeAmicis (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and Devynn Pedell (Mary Poppins) have joined the lineup for “Switched” at 54 Below, presented by Growing Up Broadway!

Annabelle Wachtel (School of Rock) recorded a voiceover for Nickelodeon!

Jacob Morrell (Shadowlands) recently filmed a commercial! More info to come!

And here are pictures from the kids of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and from last night’s screening of Kinky Boots before it arrives in theaters on June 25th and 29th!

Photo Credit: Christopher Convery/Jake Katzman

Photo Credit: Christopher Convery/Jake Katzman

Photo Credit: Christopher Convery/Jake Katzman

Photo Credit: Christopher Convery/Jake Katzman

“The Dead Don’t Die” with Taliyah Whitaker and Jahi Diallo Winston Now in Theaters, “Just Roll With It” with Ramon Reed Premieres Tonight on Disney Channel, and more!

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As of today, “The Dead Don’t Die,” featuring Taliyah Whitaker (brownsville song) and Jahi Diallo Winston (The Lion King), is now in theaters!

Tonight, catch Ramon Reed (The Lion King) on Disney Channel when “Just Roll With It” premieres at 9:45pm!

Also tonight, “The Early Night Show” starring Joshua Turchin (The Pill) returns to The Green Room 42! Find out more HERE.

(YOUNG) will return to The Green Room 42 at the end of this month for a special Pride-themed performance! Get tickets HERE.

Playwrights Horizons and WP Theater are casting two child actresses for their 2019-2020 productions! Get information on the audition on Playbill.com. Also coming up is an EPA for the pre-Broadway tryout of Mrs. Doubtfire! Find out more about that call on Backstage.com, and get advice for attending both EPAs as a non-Equity performer on ActorAesthetic.com!

And here are pictures from the kids of What the Constitution Means to Me and The Secret Life of Bees!