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MAKE BELIEVE Casting Announced (More To Come), Suri Marrero in AAPI Heritage Month Photo Shoot, and more!

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Congratulations to Ryan Foust (Mary Page Marlowe, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Harrison Fox, and Maren Heary, who have joined the cast of Make Believe at Second Stage! More casting is still TBA. Read the announcement on TheaterMania.com!

It’s AAPI Heritage Month, and Suri Marrero (The Lion King) took part in Disney on Broadway’s photo shoot to celebrate!

Sophia Anne Caruso (Beetlejuice) attended the MTC Gala! Check out pictures HERE.

“This Is Us,” featuring Niles Fitch (Our Lady of Kibeho, The Lion King), has been picked up for three more seasons! Get more details on EW.com.

amNY checked in with Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen) after he made his Broadway debut! Read the article HERE.

Celebrate Thursday Williams‘s (What the Constitution Means to Me) eighteenth birthday this Saturday by registering to vote!

And here are videos of bows at the recent final shows at Frozen!




Sophia Anne Caruso Talks to Broadway Direct About BEETLEJUICE, Ruth Righi Releases New Single “Curls,” and more!

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Sophia Anne Caruso talked with Broadway Direct about what it’s like to play Lydia in Beetlejuice!

Ruth Righi (Really Rosie, School of Rock) has a brand new single out called “Curls”! Listen here:

Check out this new preview for “Dance Moms,” with GiaNina Paolantonio (Matilda)!


You can see Dasha Dakkuri (The Net Will Appear) and Eila Francis (Dream Street) in Fiddler on the Roof at Burgdoorf Center, now through May 18th! Get tickets at TheStrollers.org.

Sophie Knapp (Once, Dream Street, A Little Princess) is working on a feature film this week in Budapest!

And here are pictures from the kids of What the Constitution Means to Me, Beetlejuice, and Frozen!





Brooklyn Shuck, Willow McCarthy, and Matilda Lawler on “Little Known Facts” Podcast; Nicholas Barasch and Khail Toi Bryant Join A24’s “Low Tide”; and more!

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The Ferryman kids Brooklyn Shuck (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Tuck Everlasting, Les Miserables, Matilda, Annie), Willow McCarthy (1984, Matilda), and Matilda Lawler stopped by the “Little Known Facts” podcast! Listen HERE.

Broadway alumni Nicholas Barasch (She Loves Me, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, West Side Story) and Khail Toi Bryant (The Lion King) appear in the new film “Low Tide,” produced by A24! More details coming soon.

A cast recording for Beetlejuice is on the way! Get more details on BroadwayWorld.com, and check out Broadway.com‘s interviews with the cast as well!

Understudy Bella May Mordus is going on as Honor Carney in The Ferryman from April 30th to May 5th!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Beetlejuice, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Frozen, and Waitress!






BEETLEJUICE Opening Night Press, Voting Now Open for Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominations, and more!

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Check out all of the opening night photo and video coverage from Beetlejuice:

Voting to pick the nominees for this year’s Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards is now open! Go vote for your favorites from this season HERE.

Did you tune in to the final season premiere of “The Son” on AMC last night, featuring Sydney Lucas (Fun Home)?

Tonight, Kayla Mak (Radio City Christmas Spectacular) competed in the Divisional Finals on “World of Dance”!

Rosdely Ciprian (What the Constitution Means to Me) attended the Clubbed Thumb’s Gala earlier this week! Take a look at photos on BroadwayWorld.com.

The cast of Dear Evan Hansen recently celebrated the show’s 1000th performance, and BroadwayWorld.com was on hand!

Alessandra Baldacchino (Fun Home, A Little Princess) and Caroline Basu (School of Rock) appear in the first season of “Ramy,” streaming on Hulu now!

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













Annie Scarfuto’s Birthday, Auditions for OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD at WP Theater, and more!

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Happy belated birthday to Annie Scarfuto (The Ferryman), who turned 1 yesterday! We hope you had a great day, Annie!

WP Theater is presenting Our Dear Dead Drug Lord Off-Broadway this fall and they are holding an EPA for all principal roles, including a Latina actress to play 11! Get more information on the audition on Playbill.com and advice for attending an EPA as a non-Equity actor on ActorAesthetic.com.

The Ferryman is looking for more infants! See this casting notice for more details.

Ava Briglia, currently a vacation swing in The Ferryman, will go on as Mercy Carney on May 1st and 2nd! Go see her if you can!

Alessandra Baldacchino (Fun Home, A Little Princess) will take part in a concert presentation of Mary & Max! Find out more on Playbill.com.

Artyon Celestine (A Christmas Story Live) performed with Maddie Ziegler, Sia, Labrinth, and Diplo on “Ellen” this week!

The new Disney Channel show “Just Roll With It,” with Ramon Reed (The Lion King), now has an official sneak peek!

Check out photos of the cast of Beetlejuice at their opening night party on BroadwayWorld.com!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Beetlejuice and Frozen!





Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations Announced, Carly Gold on as Nunu Carney in THE FERRYMAN This Week, and more!

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Congrats to Beetlejuice, The Ferryman, What the Constitution Means to Me, and All My Sons, which were all nominated for Outer Critics Circle Awards! Check out the full list on BroadwayWorld.com.

  • Outstanding New Broadway Play – The Ferryman
  • Outstanding New Broadway Play – What the Constitution Means to Me
  • Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) – All My Sons
  • Outstanding Director of a Play – Sam Mendes for The Ferryman
  • Outstanding Director of a Play – Jack O’Brien for All My Sons
  • Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical) – Rob Howell for The Ferryman
  • Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical) – David Korins for Beetlejuice
  • Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) – Rob Howell for The Ferryman
  • Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) – William Ivey Long for Beetlejuice
  • Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical) – Peter Nigrini for Beetlejuice
  • Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical) – Jeff Sugg for All My Sons
  • Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical) – John Gromada for All My Sons
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play – Benjamin Walker for All My Sons
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play – Fionnula Flanagan for The Ferryman
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical – Leslie Kritzer for Beetlejuice

This week, you can see understudy Carly Gold going on as Nunu Carney in The Ferryman through April 27th!

Kayla Mak (Radio City Christmas Spectacular) is off to the Divisonal Final on “World of Dance”! Watch her full routine here:

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Pain of My Belligerence, All My Sons, (YOUNG) at The Green Room 42, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!

Photo Credit: Emilio Madrid-Kuser






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!





Erica Simone Barnett to Perform with Kidz Theater Ambassadors, Tyler Hentz Performing in NEWSIES at Central Bucks High School, and more!

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Tomorrow, Erica Simone Barnett (Matilda) and Kidz Theater’s other 2019 Ambassadors will perform at Studio 17N in Ripley-Grier to raise money for their Disney World trip and performance! Tickets will be sold at the door: $10 for kids/alumni and $15 for adults, cash only.

Tyler Hentz (Radio City Christmas Spectacular) is performing in Newsies at Central Bucks High School in Doylestown, PA, this weekend! Get tickets HERE.

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








Brooklyn Shuck’s Birthday, BEETLEJUICE Begins Previews, YBAN at ANASTASIA, and more!

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Happy birthday to Brooklyn Shuck (The Ferryman)! We hope you had a great day, Brooklyn!

Beetlejuice began previews last night! Congrats, everyone!

YBAN staff member Emily saw Anastasia earlier this week and loved the show! Great job!

As of today, the new season of “On My Block,” featuring Brett Gray (Radio City Christmas Spectacular) is streaming!

Check out new production photos from What the Constitution Means to Me on Broadway.com, and learn more about Rosdely Ciprian in this feature on the show’s Facebook page:

Here’s a special ticket offer from Kinky Boots for the show’s final performances:

Analise Scarpaci (Matilda, A Christmas Story), Timothy Yang (The King and I), Catherine Ashmore Bradley (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Grace DeAmicis (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Jacob Morrell (Shadowlands), and Kaylin Hedges (Kris Kringle The Musical) will take part in Lyrics for a Cause at the Laurie Beechman Theater this Saturday! Find out more on BroadwayWorld.com.

Victoria Leigh (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) is making a film with her dad and they need your help! Check out their funding campaign HERE.

Chinua Baraka Payne (The Lion King) is appearing in a commercial for Buick Envision!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Beetlejuice, Frozen, Dear Evan Hansen, and The Ferryman!