We’re continuing our look back today, in honor of Young Broadway Actor News’ 10th anniversary. In 2011, Broadway welcomed shows like Bonnie and Clyde, War Horse, Wonderland, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert! Check out these throwbacks in honor of #YoungBway10:
And check out these pictures and videos from the kids of Mrs. Doubtfire, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Caroline, Or Change, The Lion King, and Flying Over Sunset!
You can vote for “Dancing with the Stars Juniors,” with Artyon Celestine (A Christmas Story Live), and “Stranger Things,” with 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), in the 2019 Kids’ Choice Awards! Vote HERE.
All performances from the recent “Now & Then” concert, featuring current Broadway kids and former Broadway kids now all-grown-up, are available on YouTube! Check out the full playlist HERE.
Benjamin Harding (Matilda) is appearing in Urinetown at Chamblee Charter High School in Chamblee, GA, next week! Get tickets HERE.
And here are pictures from the kids of Kinky Boots, The Lion King, The Ferryman, Dear Evan Hansen, and What the Constitution Means to Me!
Happy Trails to Victoria Collett and Katie Grober, who played their final performances as Lulu in Waitress today, and Brooklyn Shuck, who took her final bow in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child today as well! We can’t wait to see what’s next for all of you!
“Now and Then” is tonight at 54 Below, pairing up current Broadway kids with former Broadway kids for duets! Get more details HERE.
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Waitress, School of Rock, and The Lion King!
Check out photos from the first official curtain call of Gettin’ The Band Back Together on BroadwayWorld.com!
BroadwayWorld also has pictures from the show’s opening night party HERE!
And here’sSawyer Nunes chatting about Gettin’ The Band Back Together!
The kids of School of Rock and the teens of Gettin’ The Band Back Together will be performing at Broadway in Bryant Park tomorrow at 12:30pm! Get more details HERE.
NYC Broadway Week is back! Get 2-for-1 tickets for select Broadway shows from September 3rd to 16th. Purchase your tickets now!
Former Broadway kids from Matilda, Les Miserables, and more will perform at 54 Below on August 18th in “Back to Before”!
Also coming up soon for our featured kids and alumni at 54 Below, “Now And Then”!
“The Super,” with Mattea Conforti (Frozen, Matilda, Sunday in the Park with George) and Taylor Richardson (Annie, Smokefall, A Christmas Memory), will arrive in movie theaters on October 19th! Find out more information on Deadline.com.
YBAN’s founder Lindsay got to watch GiaNina Paolantonio (Matilda) film an episode of Nickelodeon’s “Lip Sync Battle Shorties”! Look for her episode this fall during the show’s second season!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Once On This Island, School of Rock, Waitress, Frozen, Gettin’ The Band Back Together, Mary Page Marlowe, The Lion King, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!
Today are the Drama Desk Awards! Break a leg to all the nominees.
Tonight, Broadway kids all grown up are taking the 54 Below stage in “Back to Before: Former Broadway Kids Return to the Stage”! Tickets are still available; find out more on 54Below.com.
Ashley Brooke (Doctor Zhivago, Dream Street) has booked a feature film called “Troupe Zero”!
Get your tickets to see Cory Logan on for the role of Freddy in School of Rock on June 9th and 10th!
Happy birthday to Jesús Del Orden (Kinky Boots)! We hope you had a great day, Jesús!
Congrats to Isabela Moner (Evita), who will play Dora the Explorer in an upcoming live-action remake! Get more details on HollywoodReporter.com.
Cast members from Anastasia, Frozen, Kinky Boots, Once On This Island, School of Rock, and Waitress will perform at this year’s Stars in the Alley concert, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will also make an appearance! Find out more on Broadway.com.
Jake Ryan Flynn (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) is appearing in two shows at North Shore Music Theatre: Mame and Peter Pan! Get more information HERE.
Benjamin Harding (Matilda) is performing in Big Fish in Georgia through this weekend! Get tickets HERE.
In June, you can see Maya Slaughter (Dream Street) and Naina Slaughter (Dream Street) in Shrek in New Jersey! Find out more on MayoArts.org.
Former Broadway child actors from Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, and more will take the stage at 54 Below in Back to Before! Get more details on 54Below.com.
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Lion King, Anastasia, and School of Rock!
The cast album of School of Rock is out today! Congrats to the whole company! Check out production pictures from the show on TheaterMania.com. Also, it opens on Sunday! Watch highlights below:
We now have a trailer for “Lamb,” a new movie featuring Oona Laurence (Matilda)! Check it out HERE!
BronxMama.com did a spotlight on Devin Trey Campbell (Kinky Boots)! Read it HERE!
Check out photo coverage from A Simple Song for A Simple Wish on BroadwayWorld.com!
Here is a video of the Shapiro Sisters—Milly (Matilda) and Abigail (Liberty, How the Grinch Stole Christmas)–singing “King of Anything”!
K’Lynn Jackman (The Lion King) and Marquise Neal (Kinky Boots, Dream Street) will perform at Brower’s Park’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in Brooklyn on December 13th! Check out the picture below for more information:
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The King and I, The Lion King, Matilda, Fun Home, School of Rock, Finding Neverland, On Your Feet, and Lazarus!
Get your tickets now for the next Cabaret for a Cause on November 29th in NYC! Both performances are almost sold out! You can get tickets or more information HERE.
Read more about “Middle School,” the latest movie that Isabela Moner (Evita) is working on, on HollywoodReporter.com! It is set to come out October 7th, 2016.
Bobbi MacKenzie (School of Rock) performed at the White House yesterday as a part of “Broadway at the White House”! Read about her experience on WTop.com. Sean Reda (Les Miserables, Radio City Christmas Spectacular) and Nicole Wildy (Dream Street) also performed! Check out their pictures from the event below:
The kids of School of Rock and Fun Home will be performing at “Puttin’ On The Brits” this Sunday at 7pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, to benefit BC/EFA! Get more information HERE.
Here are the Shapiro Sisters—Milly Shapiro (Matilda) and Abigail Shapiro (Liberty, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!)–singing “For Good” from Wicked!
Check out this new commercial for Jif featuring Trevor Braun (Billy Elliot)!
Rachel Arianna (Number the Stars) is making her debut album, and she needs your help! Find out how you can donate HERE!
Check out this picture of kids from many different Broadway shows at “A Simple Song for a Simple Wish”!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock, The Lion King, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Kinky Boots, Finding Neverland, Fun Home, Matilda, and On Your Feet!
Happy Veterans Day to all veterans who sacrificed for our country! We are thankful for you every day.
We now have updated lineups for both performances of Cabaret for a Cause on November 29th! They are as follows:
5pm: Carly Paige Baron (Mary Poppins), Ashley Brooke (Doctor Zhivago, Dream Street), Emily Carano, Ava DeMary (Matilda, Billy Elliot, Evita), Sophia Gennusa (Doctor Zhivago, Matilda), Abbey Rose Gould (A Little Princess), Laurel Griggs (Once, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Eliza Holland Madore (Matilda, Once), Taylor Richardson (Annie, A Christmas Memory), Leah Rose, David Rosenthal (Matilda), Stephen Sayegh (A Little Princess), Adaiah Stevens, Sheariah Stevens, Mckayla Twiggs (Les Miserables, Once), and Ava Ulloa (Matilda).
8pm: Fabi Aguirre (On Your Feet, Les Miserables), Alessandra Baldacchino (Fun Home), Gabriella Baldacchino, Adriana Braganza (The King and I), Amaya Braganza (The King and I, Annie), Anika Braganza, Alicia Cosenza, Scarlett Diaz (A Little Princess), Cole Edelstein (Matilda), Sabrina Matarazzo, Graham Montgomery (Kinky Boots), Madilyn Jaz Morrow (Matilda), Zell Steele Morrow (Fun Home), Sam Poon (The King and I, Macbeth), Presley Ryan (Fun Home, A Little Princess, The Sound of Music LIVE), and Oscar Williams (Fun Home).
Get your tickets to both shows HERE! They will both be hosted by Tea’Lynn Adamson and Jade Cloud, and proceeds go to Project Renewal.
Broadway kids from Matilda, The King and I, Annie, Les Miserables, Fun Home, Mary Poppins, Finding Neverland, and Kinky Boots are set to perform in A Simple Song for a Simple Wish on November 16th at 7pm! Get tickets HERE.
Check out Josiah Jacoby (Dream Street) and Rachael McVey (Dream Street) getting ready together for a performance of A Christmas Story at the Walnut Street Theatre!
Here’s Rachel Arianna (Number the Stars) singing “Try” at Heart to Heart!
And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Lion King, Fun Home, The King and I, Matilda, School of Rock, Kinky Boots, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and On Your Feet!
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