Young Broadway Actor News

LIGHTS OUT: NAT "KING" COLE Closing Night
2025-06-29 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East 4th St, New York, NY, 10003, United States
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PROSPEROUS FOOLS Closing Night
2025-06-29 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Polonsky Shakespeare Center, 262 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY, 11217, United States

Annie - Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
2025-07-03 - 2025-08-09 | Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL, 33907, United States
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Sofie Nesanlies
(Wedding Band)
as Annie

"Sing Us Out: The Send-Off"
2025-07-03 21:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | 54 Below, 254 W 54th St. Cellar, New York, NY, 10019, United States
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Featuring performances by Jacob Morrell (Shadowlands) and Echo Deva Picone (Trevor)!
After a season of closing nights and final bows, the curtain is just rising for our seniors. They’ve learned all their lines — now it’s time to write their own story. Join us at 54 Below for a cabaret featuring 13 talented senior performers as they reflect on their journeys and the exciting futures awaiting them. Expect songs about the paths ahead, “My Days” spent chasing dreams, and “On My Way” to bigger things, as we celebrate growth, inspiration, and a send-off that proves the best is yet to come.

Ethan Mathias: Outside the Lines
2025-07-09 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
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Featuring Ethan Mathias (The Last Boy)!
SOLO CABARET DEBUT
SINGING/DANCING ENTERTAINER
SPECIAL GUEST: HANNAH JANE
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: TRACY STARK
DIRECTED BY: LENNIE WATTS

"Zombies 4" Release Date
2025-07-10 | Disney Channel
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Note: “Zombies 4” will begin streaming on Disney+ the following day (July 11th).
Featuring Milo Manheim (Generation Me Off-Broadway, “School Spirits” on Paramount+), Meg Donnelly (The Sound of Music Live, “American Housewife” on ABC), Julian Lerner (Oliver! at NY City Center, “The Wonder Years” on ABC), and Sway Bhatia (Really Rosie at NY City Center, “The Mighty Ducks Game Changers” on Disney+)!

"Superman" Release Date
2025-07-11 | Movie Theaters
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Featuring Isabela Merced (Broadway’s Evita, “Alien: Romulus”)!

The Heart Sellers - Virginia Theatre Festival
2025-07-11 - 2025-07-20 | Helms Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States
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Amaya Braganza
(Annie, The King and I, Hadestown)
as Luna

The Little Mermaid - Summer Theatre of New Canaan
2025-07-12 - 2025-07-27 | New Canaan High School, 11 Farm Rd, New Canaan, CT, 06840, United States
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Carlos Velasquez Escamilla
(Big Famous)
as Flounder

Broadway Barks
2025-07-12 15:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Shubert Alley
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Featuring appearances by Azalea Wolfe (Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Lucy), Julia Knitel (Dead Outlaw, Bye Bye Birdie), Allie Trimm (Wicked, 13, Bye Bye Birdie)!
Broadway Barks is an annual star-studded dog and cat adoption event founded by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters and benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies. Broadway Barks features more than 200 adorable, adoptable dogs and cats – and the Broadway celebrities who love them. The event, produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, helps many of New York City’s shelter animals find permanent homes while promoting the importance of spaying and neutering.

BOOP Closing Performance
2025-07-13 15:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Broadhurst Theater, 235 W 44th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States

Songbook Showcase 2025
2025-07-17 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Payne & Mencias Palladium, 1 Carter Green, Carmel, 46032, United States
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Featuring Ethan Mathias (The Last Boy)!
The annual Songbook Academy® is a transformative, weeklong summer intensive that immerses participants in America’s musical heritage and helps them develop as artists under the guidance of Broadway stars and other experienced performers and music educators. Presented by the Great American Songbook Foundation and its founder, performer and preservationist Michael Feinstein, the program helps young singers hone their vocal and performance skills with an emphasis on song interpretation. Now in its 15th year, this year’s program invites 40 of the top high school singers from hundreds of applicants across the country to participate in this life-changing week.
In this performance open to the public, all 40 of the 2024 finalists will perform one song on the Palladium stage. This year’s showcase will take place before a live audience and also will be streamed for national audiences at a *NEW* evening time featuring special performances from Michael Feinstein and Guest Mentor Nicole Zuraitis, a GRAMMY® Award-winning (2024) jazz singer-songwriter, pianist and arranger, New York-based bandleader, and winner of the prestigious 2021 American Traditions Vocal Competition Gold Medal. Learn more about Nicole Zuraitis.

Dolly: An Original Musical - Fisher Center
2025-07-18 - 2025-08-31 | Fisher Center, 2020 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37212, United States
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Tabitha Lawing
(Days of Wine and Roses, Ragtime)
as Litte Judy Ogle

"Eddington" Release Date
2025-07-18 | Movie Theaters
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Featuring Cameron Mann (Peace, Love, and Cupcakes)!

Songbook Academy in Concert 2025
2025-07-19 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Payne & Mencias Palladium, 1 Carter Green, Carmel, 46032, United States

JOY: A NEW TRUE MUSICAL Opening Night
2025-07-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Laura Pels Theatre, 111 West 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
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OH, HAPPY DAY! Equity Principal Auditions
2025-07-22 - 2025-07-24 | Actors’ Equity New York Audition Center, 165 W 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
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The Public Theater is holding Equity auditions for Oh, Happy Day as part of the annual Institutional Off-Broadway Group Auditions with several other Off-Broadway theaters. The production is seeking some roles, including the following:
KEVIN – A Black boy. Young-looking, early-teens (13-15), to play twelve years old. An average kid, who loves video games and Golden Corral, but also an old soul who has inherited his mother’s quick wit and exhibits moments of keen perception beyond his years. He’s quiet but often makes his presence known. A lump of clay beginning to form. This is a role for a young actor who is skilled with language and text. Featured in scenes that include profanity, discussions of LGBTQ+ themes. Start date 8/26/25
1st Rehearsal – Onstage Cast: 8/26/25
1st Rehearsal – Understudies: 9/9/25
1st Preview: 10/2/25
Close: 10/26/25
Furthest Possible Close: 11/30/25
Please prepare a brief monologue and/or a brief song. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring three (3) copies of your headshot and resume stapled together.
Note: You do not have to attend all three days of auditions.
For tips on how to attend an Equity audition as a Non-Equity performer, please visit ActorsAesthetic.com.

Twihard: The Twilight Parody Musical - Apollo Theatre
2025-07-25 - 2025-11-09 | Apollo Theatre, 2550 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, 60614, United States
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Rachel Arianna
(Number the Stars)
as Bella Goose

Class with Lauryn Student Cabaret Performance
2025-07-27 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
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Featuring performances by Jillian Paige Platero (The Lion King) and Riley Schwab (Is This Microphone On?)!
Students of Lauryn Ciardullo will take The Beechman stage and shine in the spotlight, each performing a solo act. The performance will end with a group number from a Broadway show.

Dear Evan Hansen - The Muny
2025-07-28 - 2025-08-03 | The Muny, 1 Theatre Dr, St. Louis, MO, 63112, United States
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Afra Sophia Tully
(Trevor)
as Zoe Murphy

Spencer Davis Milford
(The Winslow Boy)
as Virtual Community

Oscar Williams
(Fun Home)
as Virtual Community; u/s Evan Hansen

Jesus Christ Superstar - Hollywood Bowl
2025-08-01 - 2025-08-03 | Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90068, United States
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Milo Manheim
(Generation Me and Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway, Disney Channel’s “Zombies”)
as Peter

"Wednesday" Season 2 Part 1 Release Date
2025-08-06 | Netflix
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Starring Jenna Ortega (NY Spring Spectacular, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”)!

Be More Chill - The Old Joint Stock Theatre
2025-08-06 - 2025-08-31 | The Old Joint Stock, 4 Temple Row W, Birmingham, B2 5NY, United Kingdom
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Maya Jade Frank
(Evita, Mary Poppins)
as Chloe

AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS Equity Principal Auditions
2025-08-06 | Actors’ Equity New York Audition Center, 165 W 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
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Lincoln Center is holding Equity auditions for Amahl and the Night Visitors. The production is seeking some roles, including the following:
AMAHL – Character portrayed is male, 12 years old, BIPOC. Boy soprano, C4-A5. A shepherd boy who walks with the aid of a crutch, living in poverty with his mother. He has a tendency to tell tall tales which gets him in trouble. When three kings show up at their door on their way to visit the newly-born Christ child, his life is forever changed.
First Rehearsal: November 25, 2025
First Preview: December 16, 2025
Opening: December 18, 2025
Scheduled Closing: January 4, 2026
Please prepare a cut of a song from a legit musical, opera, or operetta that shows off your legit singing range. A piano accompanist will be provided. Please bring a headshot and resume stapled together.
For tips on how to attend an Equity audition as a Non-Equity performer, please visit ActorsAesthetic.com.

"Weapons" Release Date
2025-08-08 | Movie Theaters
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Featuring Scarlett Sher (Waitress)!

Shrek Jr - PTW Productions
2025-08-10 | JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, 07052, United States
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Ritisha Chakraborty
(The Skin of Our Teeth)
as Donkey

Voices to End Hunger: Class of 2025 Cabaret
2025-08-10 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | The Green Room 42, 570 10th Ave, New York, NY, 10036, United States
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Featuring performances by Jacob Morrell (Shadowlands), Jordan Cole (School of Rock), Mehret Marsh (Tina, The Lion King), and Dylan Brod (Dream Street)! Co-hosted by Scarlett London Diviney (A Soulful Christmas) and Layla Capers (School of Rock, The Lion King). Music direction by Kaylin Hedges (The Bedwetter, “American Idol”).
Mark your calendars for August 10 at 1:00 PM and join us at The Green Room 42 for an unforgettable afternoon of music, meaning, and heart!
Directed by Scarlett London Diviney, Layla Capers, and Jolie Rose Wasserman, Voices to End Hunger proudly features Kaylin Hedges as musical director. This inspiring cabaret shines a spotlight on artistry, compassion, and collective accomplishments, all for a powerful cause.
The event showcases the phenomenal graduating class of 2025, including founder Jolie Rose, who will all take the stage one final time before heading off to college. Expect soulful performances, emotional tributes, and a vibrant atmosphere filled with hope and community spirit.
100% of proceeds go to charity, helping fight hunger and bring nourishment and hope to those who need it most.
Let’s raise our voices, uplift hearts, and create change—one song at a time.

Spotlight Kidz Cabaret
2025-08-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, New York, 10036, United States
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Featuring performances by Juliana Martinez (The Lion King) and Jacob Pham (The Lion King)!
Youth & Teens from the Broadway, National Tour Community and more!
Producer/Director – Sandy Kost-Sterner
Musical Director – Jason Wetzel
$20.00 cover charge and a $20 Minimum (must include 2 drinks) per person

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Equity Principal Auditions
2025-08-14 10:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Ripley-Grier Studios (520), 520 8th Ave, New York, NY, 10018, United States
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PAC NYC is holding Equity auditions for A Christmas Carol. The production is seeking some roles, including the following:
TINY TIM – (Male or Female, 8-12) A seer who carries a disability. NOTE: Performers with mobility and physical disabilities are encouraged to audition. No prior experience is required.
First Rehearsal: October 14, 2025
First Preview: November 23, 2025
Opening Night: December 4, 2025
Announced Closing: December 28, 2025
One week extension: January 4, 2026
Possible final extension: January 11, 2026
Picture and Resume stapled together. Please prepare one of the sides in the Dropbox below or a monologue of your choice. All roles require an English accent. Material can be found on this link: Dropbox.
For tips on how to attend an Equity audition as a Non-Equity performer, please visit ActorsAesthetic.com.

JOY: A NEW TRUE MUSICAL Closing Performance
2025-08-17 15:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Laura Pels Theatre, 111 West 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
