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YBAN Founder Lindsay’s Birthday, John Allyn to Depart SCHOOL OF ROCK, YBAN Class of 2018, and more!

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Happy birthday to YBAN’s founder Lindsay! We hope you had a great day!

John Allyn will play his final performance as Billy in School of Rock on July 29th. See him before then if you can!

Congratulations to YBAN’s Class of 2018!

Ayla Schwartz (Frozen) was recently interviewed on KidGooRoo.com!

“Shadowhunters,” with alum Katherine McNamara (A Little Night Music), will end in spring 2019. Get more information on Deadline.com.

You can soon do your own production of Waitress, courtesy of MTI! Find out more about the licensing rights on BroadwayWorld.com.

The kids of Broadway recently volunteered with Broadway Serves! Check out pictures:

Samuel Li Weintraub (Miss Saigon) has booked a film! More details to come.

Watch Mimi Ryder and Mattea Conforti battle it out in Matilda trivia in this week’s Frozen vlog!

Robert Montano (Radio City Christmas Spectacular) has booked a project with HBO!

The free performance of Runaways is a week from yesterday!

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

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Gaten Matarazzo to leave LES MIS, Tony Awards Set Nomination Date, and more!

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Gaten MatarazzoIt was announced today that Gaten Matarazzo will play his final performance of Les Miserables on March 1st. His final performance schedule is on his FB fan page. Please see him while you can!

The Tony Awards have set their nomination announcement date! Tune in at 8:30am EST at TonyAwards.com on April 28th.

“A Little Game” is now out on DVD! Order it at Amazon.com and check out an exclusive clip at BeliefNet.com.

Somewhere in Time has cast their first workshop. Included in the cast is young actor Jake Katzman as Young Arthur! No word yet on a Broadway production, but we will keep you posted.

We have more video from both Cabaret for a Cause and A Time to Shine! Check out all of those videos below, which features kids from Matilda, King and I, A Little Princess, and more!


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And here are pictures from the kids of The Lion King, Matilda, and Motown!

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SOUL DOCTOR To Close, Eden Duncan-Smith Reflects on MLK, and more!

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Soul Doctor will close Off-Broadway, with its final performance on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at 2:00 pm. Get more information on BroadwayWorld.com.

 

Eden Duncan-Smith (The Lion King, Fences) reflected on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on PIX11 today with other teenagers. Check out the video at Pix11.com!

Check out lots of awesome pictures from Motown‘s closing night on BroadwayWorld.com!

Also, check out Nathaniel Cullors‘s (Motown) Facebook page for lots of pictures from Motown‘s closing night!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The Lion King, Motown, Matilda, and The Nether!


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RUTHLESS! Reviews, “Skeleton Twins” Success, and more!

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Ruthless! received another rave review, this time from Playbill.com. Read it HERE!

“Skeleton Twins” (featuring Sydney Lucas of Fun Home) was released in NY and LA this past weekend and received an 89% grade from Rotten Tomatoes. The movie will be released in the rest of the country this weekend. Congratulations, Sydney!

And here are pictures and video from the kids of Mailtda and The Lion King!

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Lombardi in Broadway’s Epic Fail, Boston Herald Features “Neverland” Kids, and more!

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NOTE: We have added pages for Waiting for Godot and Generations. Take a look!

Broadway's Epic Fail

Olivia Lombardi (A Little Princess) is set to take part in Broadway’s Epic Fail, a concert only described as “an evening of songs from movies that should never become musicals as written by the best in the business.” The concert will be held on September 7th at 6pm and the 8th at 9:30pm at Sophie’s NYC. Tickets can be purchased at BrownPaperTickets.com, but keep in mind that it will NOT be kid-friendly! More information can be found at www.broadwaysepicfail.com.

The boys of Finding Neverland at A.R.T. were interviewed by Boston Herald about their lives as child actors working on a Broadway bound production. Read it at BostonHerald.com!

Another promo has been released for Kids of the Arts’ “Lyrics for Life”! Take a look!

And here are pictures from the kids of The Lion King, Matilda, and Motown!

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Sophia Anne Caruso Interviews, RADIO CITY Casting, and more!

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Sophia Anne Caruso (Ruthless!) has been doing press for the upcoming Off-Broadway production of Ruthless! Check her mini-feature on the Ruthless! Facebook fan page. She was also interviewed for Playbill.com where she talks Marin Mazzie, Sutton Foster, and On the Town. Take a look HERE.

More Radio City Christmas Spectacular casting has been announced! BJ Covington, whose sister Nya Cymone Carter is currently on tour with The Lion King, will alternate as Ben with Sean Reda. Congratulations, BJ!

Fun fact! Tori Feinstein and Fina Strazza both performed at the same community theater before being cast in Matilda. You can find a whole blog post with pictures from their pre-Matilda days at BirdhousePlayers.com.

Tori Feinstein (Matilda) has been filming a new series called “Small Miracles”. No premiere date has been set date but you can find behind-the-scenes pictures from filming at the “Small Miracles” Instagram.

The Shapiro Sisters held their 4th 54 Below concert this past Thursday and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the night. You can find photo coverage HERE.

A new promo for Lyrics for Life is out now! Check out Cameron Ocasio (“Sam and Cat”) and Sadie Seelert (Mary Poppins, A Little Princess) promoting the special event below.

Leonay Shepherd (Little Miss Sunshine) is filming a new movie! The feature film is called “Good Funk” and no plot details have been revealed. We are very excited for her. Congratulations, Leonay!

Olivia Fanders (A Little Princess) was featured in a Toys R Us print ad for their Frozen costumes and you can view it HERE. Congratulations, Olivia!

And here are pictures from the kids of Matilda, The Lion King, Annie, and Motown!

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NEWSIES Closing Coverage, ANNIE and MATILDA Sing Spice Girls, and more!

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Newsies Closing Night

I found more photo coverage from closing night of Newsies at TheatreMania.com. Take a look!

Full Force‘s CD came out yesterday and it features Raymond Luke Jr. (Motown)! Go get it over at iTunes today!

About a week ago, Grace Capeless (Matilda), Alexa Shae Niziak (Matilda), Analise Scarpaci (Matilda), Sadie Sink (Matilda), and Beatrice Tulchin (Matilda) all performed at the Puttin’ on the Brits concert as mini Spice Girls! You can find them singing a great Spice Girls medley down below.

Milly and Abigail Shapiro previewed their upcoming show very recently. Broadway World gives you a special video sneak peek over HERE.

“Lullaby”, the recent film featuring Zac Ballard (A Christmas Story), Brigid Harrington (Mary Poppins), and Sebastian Hedges Thomas (Kinky Boots), is now out on DVD. You can purchase it at Amazon.com.

If you watched the Emmys on Monday, you might have seen this commercial featuring Eliza Holland-Madore (Once, Matilda) alongside Ricky Gervais. If you missed it, watch below!

Another promo picture for the film remake of “Annie” has been released (and it featured Eden Duncan-Smith)! It’s stunning. Check it out at BroadwayWorld.com.

And here are pictures and video from the kids of Motown and The Lion King!

Nathaniel Cullors, Raymond Luke Jr., and Teshi Thomas singing “Bang Bang”

MATILDA Cast Changes, Knapp in ONCE, and more!

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FYI: We placed all of our Newsies closing weekend coverage in this post. Take a look!

Sophie Knapp6 year old Sophie Knapp (A Little Princess) will make her Broadway debut in Once! Don’t know who she is replacing and when she starts but we are very excited for her!

Paige Brady (Matilda) took her last bow as “Matilda” this past Saturday. We wish you all the best, Paige! Fina Strazza officially made her debut yesterday. Congratulations and welcome!

Lyrics for Life, the Kids of the Arts-produced fundraiser for World Suicide Prevention Day, will be hosted by Cameron Ocasio! Ocasio made his Broadway debut in 2010 in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and plays Dice on Nickelodeon’s “Sam and Cat”. The event will also feature Sophie Knapp, who will make her Broadway debut soon in Once. Ticket information can be found at SymphonySpace.org.

We posted a bunch of videos from this past Cabaret for a Cause. In case you missed them, I’ve put them in a playlist. Watch below!

We found a few videos featuring the New “Matildas”! Get a sneak peek at the new “Matildas” and make sure to check them out at the Shubert Theater within the next few weeks.

Tori Feinstein on Nick Jr.’s “Bubble Guppies” as Oona
Fina Strazza on Dr. Oz (look closely behind Dr. Oz!)

Mia Sinclair Jenness (Les Miserables) volunteered at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen recently and she sang “I Believe I Can Fly” with her fellow Les Miserables castmates, who also volunteered. Watch the video below!

Brooklyn Shuck (Annie, Matilda) took on the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness for ALS. If you would like to donate please go to ALSA.org. For now, here’s Brooklyn’s video!

And here are pictures from the kids of The Lion King, Matilda, Ruthless!, and Motown!

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MATILDA Birthdays, VIOLET Closing, Newtilda Cabaret, and more!

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*Quick side note: The post that was suppose to go up on Friday was accidentally set up as a page, but that has now been fixed! Check out Friday’s post HERE.

First, we want to wish a very special Happy Birthday to Paige Brady and Ripley Sobo (Matilda) who recently celebrated their birthdays!

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We hope the company of Violet had a great closing performance yesterday! We wish Emerson Steele and Emma Howard all the best on their future endeavors. Happy Trails!

The cast of Once had their 1,000th performance yesterday! Congratulations to the entire cast, crew, and creative team on this milestone!

Break a leg to the kids of “Cabaret for a Cause”! We can’t wait to see videos from tonight.

The Newtildas (Paige Brady, Gabriella Pizzolo, Ripley Sobo, Ava Ulloa) will perform a special cabaret at 54 Below on October 10th at 7 and 9:30pm. Tickets range from $30-$55. You can get your tickets at 54Below.com.

Mia Sinclair Jenness (Les Miserables) is on as Young Cosette now through August 24th. Go see her if you can! And she posted a clip of her singing from the “Learning How to Drown” reading she did awhile ago. You can find that at her Facebook fan page.

Kaci Walfall (The Lion King) added more pictures of her and her Lion King cast members singing “Circle of Life” on the subway. You can find those pictures at her Facebook fan page.

Giuseppe Bausilio (Newsies) recorded two covers this weekend of Ed Sheeran. You can find both below. Great job, Giuseppe!

Jonah Verdon (Disaster!) has booked a new project for Cartoon Network! We don’t know many other details besides that but we are really excited for him. Congratulations, Jonah!

Erica Barnett (Matilda) has booked a commercial for Family Dollar. Congratulations, Erica! We will let you know when it airs.

And here are more pictures and videos from the kids of Broadway!

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Fun Home on Broadway, Emma Howard’s Day in the Life, Variety Youth Impact Report, and more!

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Exciting news! Fun Home will come to Broadway in April 2015! The production will play the Circle in the Square Theater beginning April 4, 2015 with previews. Then the production opens on April 22nd. No word on casting yet.

Above you’ll find the These Kids Have Talent video of the Day in the Life of Emma Howard (Violet, Matilda)! The video also features Frenie Acoba (Matilda), Ava DeMary (Matilda), and Emerson Steele (Violet). Please go check it out if you haven’t already and subscribe to These Kids Have Talent, where they highlight many other kids like Emma.

Lilla Crawford (Annie), Bryce Clyde Jenkins (A Raisin in the Sun), Holly Taylor (Billy Elliot) and Oona Laurence (Matilda) all made Variety’s Youth Impact Report for 2014! The list includes kids making a name for themselves in film, TV, theatre, YouTube, and more as well as the adults making an impact on youth through media. Other names on the list include Ansel Elgort of “The Fault in Our Stars” and Ariana Grande. You can look through the full list at Variety.com. Congratulations!!

The kids of The Lion King along with their fellow cast members sang “Circle of Life” on the subway back in June. You can find the video below!

The cast of Once celebrate their 1,000th performance August 13th. They will be joined by Once composer Glen Hansard during curtain call. Be sure to go if you can!

A second concert for “Stop the Presses”, featuring the cast of Newsies, has added a second show! There will now be two concerts at 7pm and 11:30pm at 54 Below on August 14th (a week from today). Please note that Lewis Grosso will only perform at the 7pm show. You can purchase tickets at 54Below.com!

Hannah Nordberg (Little Miss Sunshine) appears in the season finale of “It Could Be Worse” (Rated TV-MA). You can watch the full episode below. Great job, Hannah!

Eden Duncan-Smith (The Lion King, Fences) has booked a major role in a feature film! She will co-star in “Meadowland”, coming to theaters in 2015, with Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson. She will soon be seen in Annie in December. Congratulations, Eden!

Peyton Ella, Alexis Paige, Lilli Jacobs, Jordan O’Brien, and Jamieson O’Brien (all from A Little Princess) will perform in the next “A Time to Shine” cabaret in NYC at Stage 72! The event starts at 7pm on August 15th. Doors open at 6:30pm. There’s a $20/cover and a 2 drink/soda minimum. For more information, see this article from BroadwayWorld.com.

And here are pictures from the kids of The Lion King, Motown, and Kinky Boots!

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