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A DAY BY THE SEA Extends, Amanda Swickle Joins ANNIE Tour, and more!

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A Day by the Sea is now playing through November 5th! Get your tickets HERE.

Congratulations to Amanda Swickle (Tink!), who has joined the national tour of Annie as Pepper! Check out her bio HERE.

YBAN founder Lindsay met up with Isabella Russo (School of Rock) and her mom in LA last night! Here they are together:

And here are videos from the kids of Cabaret for a Cause and School of Rock!


Happy Trails to Hayley Feinstein and Tre Jones, YBAN Alumni on the Emmys Red Carpet, and more!

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Happy trails to Hayley Feinstein, who played her final performance as Bielke in Fiddler on the Roof yesterday! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you, Hayley!

Happy trails as well to Tre Jones, who finished his run as Young Simba in The Lion King! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you, Tre!

Check out our alumni Holly Taylor (Billy Elliot), Gaten Matarazzo (Les Miserables, Priscilla Queen of the Desert), and Caleb McLaughlin (The Lion King, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek) on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards last night!

You can see more coverage of Gaten and Caleb at the Emmys on BuzzFeed.com, and check out their performance of “Uptown Funk” below!

Claire Candela (Once) had the honor of playing guitar and singing for Glen Hansard in Boston! Check out a picture:

Brandon Niederauer (School of Rock) is featured on BroadwayBox.com!

Update: You now have until this Sunday to see Shahadi Wright Joseph (Hairspray Live, School of Rock, The Lion King) in School of Rock! See her while you can!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Cabaret for a Cause, School of Rock, and Matilda!


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THE LAYOVER Closes, THE LION KING and SCHOOL OF ROCK Cast Departures, and more!

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Happy Trails to Arica Himmel and the company of The Layover, which closed today! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you, Arica!

Happy Trails to Kyliegh Curran, who played her final performance as Young Nala in The Lion King today. We can’t wait to see what’s next for you, Kyliegh!

UPDATE (9/19/16): Shahadi has not left the show just yet!
Finally, happy trails to Shahadi Wright Joseph, who played her final performance as Madison in School of Rock today! She was also an understudy for Tomika. We can’t wait to see you in Hairspray Live and whatever else comes next, Shahadi! Here she is performing “If Only You Would Listen” in Orlando, Florida:

Luca Padovan (School of Rock, Newsies) and Sofia Roma Rubino (School of Rock, Matilda) took over BroadwayWorld’s Twitter account today!

Congrats to Josiah Jacoby (Dream Street), who will appear on “Mind of a Murderer” on Investigation Discovery on September 26th! Find out more:

Sophie Knapp (Once, Dream Street, A Little Princess) has booked a national commercial! Congratulations, Sophie! Get more information:

Here’s a sneak peek at “Curbside Waltz,” starring Tre Jones (The Lion King) and Olivia Chun (The King and I)!

Cabaret for a Cause performed at 92Y Street Fest today at 3:30pm! Get more information about the performance in their Facebook post:

Here’s Sophia Anne Caruso (Blackbird, Lazarus, Runaways, The Nether, The Sound of Music LIVE, Ruthless!) singing “Life on Mars” on the Lazarus cast recording!

Here’s Aviva Winick (Matilda) singing “Naughty” at the New York Public Library! (She starts at 1:32.)

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Kinky Boots, School of Rock, The Lion King, On Your Feet, and Falsettos!





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LISA AND LEONARDO Closes, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN Broadway Revival Postponed, and more!

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Congratulations to Keaton Tetlow and the company of Lisa and Leonardo, which closed tonight, on a great run! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you, Keaton!

The upcoming Broadway revival of Singin’ in the Rain has been postponed. Get more details on Playbill.com.

The kids of Matilda visited Two Planks Theater Company recently! Read an article about their visit on MonroeCourier.com.

Tonight, catch Niles Fitch (The Lion King, Our Lady of Kibeho) on Disney Channel’s “Best Friends Whenever” at 8pm! Get more information HERE.

Some of the School of Rock kids will perform at the American Airlines terminal in JFK on Friday afternoon! Also, Ava Della Pietra will be on for Katie this Friday! Get more details HERE.

We’re so proud of Gaten Matarazzo (Les Miserables, Priscilla Queen of the Desert) and Caleb McLaughlin (The Lion King, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek), who are featured on BuzzFeed for their Netflix show “Stranger Things”! Read the article HERE.

Check out Oona Laurence (Matilda) at the premiere of her latest movie “Bad Moms” on UPI.com!

Here are Mia Sinclair Jenness‘s final performance dates as Little Cosette in Les Miserables!


Get a sneak peek of The Gold in the video below!

Watch the kids of On Your Feet celebrate a birthday in “Make It Happen,” the first episode of the show’s Broadway.com vlog!

Check out the kids of Cabaret for a Cause, including Zell Steele Morrow (Fun Home) as Aaron Burr, Sophia Gennusa (Doctor Zhivago, Matilda) as Angelica Schuyler, Ava DeMary (Matilda, Evita, Billy Elliot) as Eliza Schuyler, and Madilyn Jaz Morrow (Matilda) as Peggy Schuyler, performing “The Schuyler Sisters” from Hamilton!

Watch Juli Wesley (Unbroken Circle) and Jon Viktor Corpuz (The King and I, Radio City Christmas Spectacular) sing “What the World Needs Now Is Love” at the Democratic National Convention with Broadway For Orlando!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Tink!, School of Rock, Ruthless!, New York Spectacular, and Kinky Boots!


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MISSING GEMINI Opens, A DAY BY THE SEA Begins Previews, and more!

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Happy opening to the company of Missing Gemini! Break a leg to all for tonight’s opening performance!

Break a leg also to the company of A Day by the Sea, which began previews tonight!

Motown has announced a closing date of July 31st. Get more details on Playbill.com.

We have a lot of news about new projects that our alumni and current kids have booked! Congrats to all:

Alphonso Jones II (The Lion King) has booked a feature film.

Maizy Boosin (Camp Rolling Hills) will appear on “Chopped” next month.

Gregory Diaz (You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown) has booked a commercial for American Family Insurance.

Lilli Jacobs (A Little Princess) has booked a voiceover for Atlantic Broadband.

Alivia Clark (Little Miss Sunshine, Dream Street) has a new animated series coming in 2017.

Madeleine Pace (Once) will appear in the short film “Hide and Seek”!

Lynn Masako Cheng (The King and I) has joined the tour of Annie! She’s pictured below with Alyssa Marvin (Number the Stars), who is also joining the tour’s company, and Madisen Johnson, a member of the tour cast.


Check out pictures from the New York Musical Festival opening night party, featuring the kids of Camp Rolling Hills and Tink!, on TheaterMania.com.

The cast of She Loves Me will celebrate their cast recording at Barnes & Noble on August 3rd! Get more details on Playbill.com.

In case you missed it, check out Nia Sioux (Trip of Love) on Pix11 in the video below!

Watch Carly Gendell (School of Rock) sing “The Rules of Being Cool”!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Cabaret for a Cause, Lisa and Leonardo, Matilda, New York Spectacular, Les Miserables, Fun Home, Missing Gemini, and School of Rock!



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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF To Close, Alumni David and Jacob Guzman Featured on Playbill, and more!

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Fiddler on the Roof has announced a closing date of December 31st, 2016. Go see Hayley Feinstein (A Little Princess) and the cast before then! Get more details on Playbill.com.

Twins and Newsies alumni David Guzman and Jacob Guzman are all grown up now and appearing in Hamilton and Fiddler on the Roof, respectively! Read an article about them on Playbill.com.

Watch Shane Davis (Matilda) dance with Justin Bieber in the video below! Also, check out Shane in ACT Magazine!

Nia Sioux talked to OK Magazine and UInterview about Trip of Love!

Check out pictures of the kids of Camp Rolling Hills at opening night of the New York Musical Festival on BroadwayWorld.com!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of Tink!, New York Spectacular, Lisa and Leonardo, Fun Home, Cabaret for a Cause, Trip of Love, Kinky Boots, and Motown!


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CABARET FOR A CAUSE Tonight, RAGTIME on Ellis Island Cast Announced, and more!

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Cabaret for a Cause is tonight! Get more details on CabaretForACause.us!

The cast for the upcoming production of Ragtime on Ellis Island has been announced! It will include Aviva Winick (Matilda), Hudson Loverro (Kinky Boots tour), Douglas Baldeo (Kinky Boots), Carly Waldman (Dream Street), and others! Get more details on BroadwayWorld.com.

Tonight, Devin Trey Campbell (Kinky Boots) and Alexandria Suarez (On Your Feet) take the stage at Broadway Stands Up For Freedom! Find out more about the event HERE.

Leon C. Outlaw Jr. (Motown) will perform at The Cutting Room on August 8th! Get tickets and more details on TheCuttingRoomNYC.com.

Check out photo coverage from Motown‘s Gypsy Robe Ceremony on BroadwayWorld.com! Also, watch TheaterMania’s video from Motown rehearsals below!

Check out a video from Finding Neverland‘s Broadway in Bryant Park performance below or on BroadwayWorld.com!

This week, you can catch new episodes of “Stuck in the Middle,” which features Jenna Ortega (New York Spectacular), on Disney Channel at 8pm! Find out more in Jenna’s Instagram post:


And here are pictures and videos from the kids of The King and I, Motown, School of Rock, New York Spectacular, Cabaret for a Cause, and Les Miserables!





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THE CRUCIBLE Closes, Brandon Niederauer Highlighted in Long Island Weekly, and more!

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Happy trails to Elizabeth Teeter (The Audience, Mary Poppins) and the company of The Crucible, which closed today! We can’t wait to see what’s next for you, Elizabeth!

Brandon Niederauer (School of Rock) was highlighted in Long Island Weekly! Read the article HERE!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of New York Spectacular, Motown, Ruthless!, School of Rock, Waitress, Cabaret for a Cause, and Matilda!





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Olivia Coronel Joins ON YOUR FEET, Sophia Anne Caruso in BLACKBIRD, and more!

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Congratulations to Olivia Coronel, who has made her Broadway debut in On Your Feet! Get more information in the post below:

Now that Blackbird has closed, we can officially congratulate Sophia Anne Caruso (Runaways, Lazarus, The Nether, The Sound of Music LIVE, Ruthless!) on her Broadway debut in a very secret role we couldn’t mention until now! Find out more in her Facebook post:

Kids and teens in the New York area–join Sam Poon (The King and I, Macbeth) in Sing In for Peace this Saturday! More details below:

Chloe Wheeler (Dream Street) recently competed on “La Voz Kids” (Telemundo’s “The Voice” for kids)! Watch her audition:

Congratulations to Grace Capeless (The Lion King, Matilda, A Christmas Story), Ruby Rakos (Billy Elliot), Neil McCaffrey (Mary Poppins, Billy Elliot, Bye Bye Birdie), and Chris Sumpter (Matilda), who all performed at Trevor LIVE last night! Find out more in the Twitter post below:


Congrats to Douglas Baldeo (Kinky Boots), who successfully auditioned for “So You Think You Can Dance”! Get more information:


Ruthless! has announced that it will record a cast album! Find out more on Playbill.com.

Fabi Aguirre (On Your Feet, Les Miserables) will perform with Area Stage Company this Thursday night in Coral Gables, Florida! Get tickets HERE.

Devin Trey Campbell (Kinky Boots) will perform at Broadway Stands Up for Freedom! Get tickets HERE.

A Bronx Tale will hit Broadway on December 1st! Get more information on BroadwayWorld.com.

Tickets for Cabaret for a Cause are on sale now! Get a cast list and details about the event on BroadwayWorld.com!

BroadwayBox went inside the Tony Awards after parties–check out their article HERE!

Check out photo coverage of the cast of She Loves Me celebrating the Tony Awards on BroadwayWorld.com!

And here are pictures and videos from the kids of School of Rock, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Fiddler on the Roof, New York Spectacular, and On Your Feet!


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GiaNina Paolantonio’s Birthday, Brooklyn Shuck to Join LES MIS, and more!

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Happy Birthday to GiaNina Paolantonio (Matilda)! We hope you had a great day.

Brooklyn Shuck (Annie, Tuck Everlasting, Matilda) will join Les Miserables at the end of the month in the ensemble as well as cover Young Cosette and Young Eponine. Congrats, Brooklyn!

Carly Gendell (School Of Rock) will take over the School of Rock Instagram account at their Tonys party right after the ceremony! Go check them out at https://www.instagram.com/sormusical/. Also in School of Rock news, the kids were featured in an article in a Variety article about kids on Broadway. Read it HERE.

The current lineup of Cabaret for a Cause is below! A full cast announced is to come on Monday.

Lots of alumni news! Grace Capeless (The Lion King, Matilda) booked a Rap Game promo for Lifetime and you can find behind-the-scenes photos from that at her FB page. Stephen Sayegh (A Little Princess) appeared on the most recent episode of “Inside Amy Schumer” on Comedy Central! We will have video soon. And lastly, the trailer for “Stranger Things”, feat. Caleb McLaughlin (The Lion King) and Gaten Matarazzo (Les Miserables) is out now! Watch below:

The cast of On Your Feet will perform at A Capitol Fourth, a 4th of July celebration on PBS, on July 4th at 8pm! The full line-up can be found at BroadwayWorld.com.

Josh Colley and Mavis Simpson-Ernst (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown) appeared on NY1 to promote their show! Watch the interview at NY1.com.

The kids of School Of Rock watched their co-star Alex Brightman receive his Sardi’s carciature! Check out photo coverage over at TheatreMania.com.

Check out video of the kids of Fun Home helping to paint the Fun Home-themed Sing for Hope piano!

And here are more pictures from the kids of Les Miserables, She Loves Me, Matilda, School of Rock, Kinky Boots, New York Spring Spectacular, On Your Feet, The King and I, and Waitress!



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