Diana, which has its world premiere earlier this year at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, is heading to the Broadway stage in the spring of next year at Longacre Theater on March 2020. 

Diana, was penned by the team behind Memphis, Joe DiPietro, and David Bryan. It is directed by Christopher Ashley (Come From Away). Helming the music is Ian Eisendrath with Kelly Devine in charge of choreography. Tony Award winner William Ivey Long is set to handle the costumes. 

According to multiple sources, the show’s leads are all set to reprise their roles as the royals once the musical heads to Broadway. Jeanna de Waal and Roe Hartrampf, play the late Princess and Prince Charles. Erin Davie stars as Camilla Parker Bowles and Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye stars as Queen Elizabeth II. 

An opening date for Diana on Broadway has been set for March 31, 2020. 

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The musical based on the 1990 Garry Marshall film of the same name debuted at the Nederlander Theatre since its debut last August. News of the musical’s final performance was announced by the producers on Wednesday. 

The musical follows Vivian Ward, a prostitute who finds her life changed when she embarks on a special contract with a millionaire playboy. 

Two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell directed from a book by Garry Marshall and original Pretty Woman screenwriter J.F. Lawton. It also featured original music and lyrics from Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance.

Pretty Woman: The Musical was a box office success with its earnings (to date) stands at a $46.7 million. 

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Multiple outlets confirm that Dave Chappelle is heading to the stage — Dave Chapelle Live on Broadway will show at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre for five shows from July 9 through July 13.

The 5-show limited residency was announced Wednesday by producers Live Nation, The Araca Group and EBG. Tickets for the shows are scheduled to go on sale June 14 and are expected to sell out immediately as the comic’s stand-up shows also typically sell out quickly.

Chappelle joins others who have used the Lunt-Fontanne as the site of their week-long residencies. Upcoming stints include Mel Brooks (June 17-18), singer-songwriter Regina Spektor (June 20-26), illusionist Criss Angel (July 2-7), Beatles tribute by Rain (July 16-21), and Barry Manilow (July 26-Aug. 17).

The comedian is also the recipient of this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. 

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Williams, who plays Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey’s, is making his way to the Broadway stage.

The 37-year-old actor is set to play the role of Darren Lemmin in next year’s Take Me Out revival. 

The work by Richard Greenberg premiered in London in 2002. It made its Broadway debut the following year, starring Daniel Sunjata in the lead role. Next year’s production is set to debut under the direction of Scott Ellis at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater in New York.

The story follows Lemming, the star center fielder for the Yankees-like Empires who comes out of the closet as gay and deals with the consequences of teammate prejudice, damaged friendships and “the challenges of being a gay person of color within the confines of a classic American institution.

Take Me Out officially opens on April 23, 2020.

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The duo is heading to Broadway for a limited run of Sea Wall/A Life — two solo monologues about fatherhood, loss, and resilience. Opening night has been slated for August 8, and performances will run through September 29 at the Hudson Theater.

According to Variety, each monologue “explores the beauty of life, the meaning of love and the various types of death with dramatic and gravely serious storytelling.” Simon Stephens and Nick Payne penned the show. Carrie Cracknell is directing.

“The longstanding artistic relationships we share and beautiful material from Nick and Simon make this production an especially meaningful collaborative journey,” said Gyllenhaal. “Carrie Cracknell has crafted a true theatrical event from two distinct monologues, which, together, shine a light on the universal experience and heart-filled exploration of the beauty of life and meaning of love. Tom and I are incredibly proud to bring this story to Broadway, and to be returning to the beautiful and historic Hudson Theatre.”

The news was announced Thursday by Gyllenhaal and Sturridge.

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Laurie Metcalf and Eddie Izzard have been tapped to star in the upcoming Broadway revival of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

News that the duo will play the battling couple at the heart of the renowned play was announced by producer Scott Rudin (To Kill a Mockingbird) Saturday. Over the years, Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin, Colleen Dewhurst and Ben Gazzara, Diana Rigg and David Suchet, and Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton have stepped into the shoes of George and Martha.

The production will run a limited engagement beginning on March 2, 2020, with opening night slated for April 9. The production is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Wicked).

According to Entertainment Weekly, the production will mark Metcalf’s fourth consecutive season appearing in a major role in a Broadway play. Izzard’s Broadway credits include the revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg and Race. 

The production will also star Russell Tovey and Patsy Ferran.

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Producer of the 1957’s The Music Man’s revival, Scott Rudin, confirmed Wednesday that the 50-year old Australian actor has been cast as the musical classic’s lead.

The news was then confirmed by Jackman himself who took to Twitter and captioned a photo of a suitcase and trombone with a luggage tag reading “Professor Harold Hill,” with “The Music Man. Broadway. October 22, 2020.”

“The first musical I was ever part of was the phenomenal The Music Man,” said Jackman in a statement. “The year was 1983, and I was at Knox Grammar School in Sydney, Australia. I was one of the traveling salesmen, and I think I can actually (almost) remember that unforgettable opening number! That was probably the moment when the magic of theater was born in me. The idea of bringing The Music Man back to Broadway has been lurking in the back of my brain for a long time, maybe even for 35 years. When Scott Rudin called me with that very idea, I was floored. To finally be doing this is a huge thrill.”

Rudin said, “There is just no way to accurately describe the level of excitement I feel about the opportunity to present Hugh in what I think is the best role ever written for an actor in all of Broadway musical theater. Although I have spent a lot of time and energy wishing there was a way to stop the passage of time, this is the one moment when I wish it would just move faster. I can’t wait for us to begin working on this together in earnest.”

The 2020 revival of the Meredith Wilson-composed musical will be directed by Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle.

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Multiple outlets confirm that Tony Award-winner, Anna D. Shapiro was announced Wednesday by producers Kevin McCollum, Fox Stage Productions and Rocket Entertainment as the production’s director.

Shapiro took home a Tony in 2008 for August: Osage County. She was also nominated for directing The Motherf*cker with the Hat in 2011. 

The musical is based on Lauren Weisberger’s best-selling 2003 novel and the 2006 film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, about an aspiring writer who works for a magazine editor from hell. The musical will feature music by Sir Elton John, lyrics by Shaina Taub, and book by Paul Rudnick.

“I am truly honored to be a part of this incredible project,” Shapiro said in a statement. “Working with Shaina, Paul, and Sir Elton has already proven to be one of the great thrills of my career, and I look forward to bringing Lauren’s beloved world to the stage.”

According to the producers, the production plan and casting will be announced at a later date.

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Alanis Morissette won’t appear onstage, but her songs will be used to tell the story of the Healys, a suburban family whose surface perfection hides darker truths. Diane Paulus, known for her work on another hit Broadway production Waitress, will be in charge of directing this project.

The Jagged Little Pill musical is based on a story by Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody. Morissette was enchanted by her script, because she took the record that meant so much to her to a whole new level of depth, meaning and natural activism.

“This process, and what this process has yielded artistically and collaboratively, has been nothing short of a revelation, a balm and an arrival for me. It is a culmination of so much of what my life’s work has been oriented toward,” said Morissette while discussing the upcoming Broadway musical, which is set to open this fall.

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The Notebook is coming back into our lives and we are ecstatic! The 2004 film based on the bestselling Nicholas Sparks novel is making a comeback with an upcoming musical by singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. 

The news was announced on Thursday’s Today Show by Michaelson who confirmed she has tapped for the Broadway production. The story will be adapted for the stage by This Is Us producer Bekah Brunstetter. 

“I’m writing a musical… and the musical is The Notebook!” Michaelson screamed to co-host Hoda Kotb on the daytime talk show. “I haven’t been able to say it in so long! And now I’m saying it! The Notebook! The Notebook! The Notebook!”

“When I was approached about working on The Notebook I had to excuse myself and go to the bathroom and cry and come back into the meeting,” said Michaelson added later in a statement. “I have loved the movie and the story for so many years now that the idea of turning it into a musical overwhelmed me. The concept of unending devotion and love wrapped up in memory and family is something very close to my own personal life…I cannot wait for the world to hear these characters come to life in a musical way.”

“The story hits home for me in two big ways: it takes place in my home state of North Carolina, and Alzheimer’s runs deep in my family. I was sent a few songs Ingrid had already written for it, and that week, I spent my drives to and from work car-listening, memorizing, imagining the story unfold with music, imagining how I might layer worlds, dramatize memory, and before I even knew that I had to write the book for this, it was already starting to happen in my head.”  

Check out the announcement below!

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Diana, which has its world premiere earlier this year at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, is heading to the Broadway stage in the spring of next year at Longacre Theater on March 2020. 

Diana, was penned by the team behind Memphis, Joe DiPietro, and David Bryan. It is directed by Christopher Ashley (Come From Away). Helming the music is Ian Eisendrath with Kelly Devine in charge of choreography. Tony Award winner William Ivey Long is set to handle the costumes. 

According to multiple sources, the show’s leads are all set to reprise their roles as the royals once the musical heads to Broadway. Jeanna de Waal and Roe Hartrampf, play the late Princess and Prince Charles. Erin Davie stars as Camilla Parker Bowles and Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye stars as Queen Elizabeth II. 

An opening date for Diana on Broadway has been set for March 31, 2020. 

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The musical based on the 1990 Garry Marshall film of the same name debuted at the Nederlander Theatre since its debut last August. News of the musical’s final performance was announced by the producers on Wednesday. 

The musical follows Vivian Ward, a prostitute who finds her life changed when she embarks on a special contract with a millionaire playboy. 

Two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell directed from a book by Garry Marshall and original Pretty Woman screenwriter J.F. Lawton. It also featured original music and lyrics from Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance.

Pretty Woman: The Musical was a box office success with its earnings (to date) stands at a $46.7 million. 

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Multiple outlets confirm that Dave Chappelle is heading to the stage — Dave Chapelle Live on Broadway will show at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre for five shows from July 9 through July 13.

The 5-show limited residency was announced Wednesday by producers Live Nation, The Araca Group and EBG. Tickets for the shows are scheduled to go on sale June 14 and are expected to sell out immediately as the comic’s stand-up shows also typically sell out quickly.

Chappelle joins others who have used the Lunt-Fontanne as the site of their week-long residencies. Upcoming stints include Mel Brooks (June 17-18), singer-songwriter Regina Spektor (June 20-26), illusionist Criss Angel (July 2-7), Beatles tribute by Rain (July 16-21), and Barry Manilow (July 26-Aug. 17).

The comedian is also the recipient of this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. 

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Williams, who plays Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey’s, is making his way to the Broadway stage.

The 37-year-old actor is set to play the role of Darren Lemmin in next year’s Take Me Out revival. 

The work by Richard Greenberg premiered in London in 2002. It made its Broadway debut the following year, starring Daniel Sunjata in the lead role. Next year’s production is set to debut under the direction of Scott Ellis at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater in New York.

The story follows Lemming, the star center fielder for the Yankees-like Empires who comes out of the closet as gay and deals with the consequences of teammate prejudice, damaged friendships and “the challenges of being a gay person of color within the confines of a classic American institution.

Take Me Out officially opens on April 23, 2020.

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The duo is heading to Broadway for a limited run of Sea Wall/A Life — two solo monologues about fatherhood, loss, and resilience. Opening night has been slated for August 8, and performances will run through September 29 at the Hudson Theater.

According to Variety, each monologue “explores the beauty of life, the meaning of love and the various types of death with dramatic and gravely serious storytelling.” Simon Stephens and Nick Payne penned the show. Carrie Cracknell is directing.

“The longstanding artistic relationships we share and beautiful material from Nick and Simon make this production an especially meaningful collaborative journey,” said Gyllenhaal. “Carrie Cracknell has crafted a true theatrical event from two distinct monologues, which, together, shine a light on the universal experience and heart-filled exploration of the beauty of life and meaning of love. Tom and I are incredibly proud to bring this story to Broadway, and to be returning to the beautiful and historic Hudson Theatre.”

The news was announced Thursday by Gyllenhaal and Sturridge.

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Laurie Metcalf and Eddie Izzard have been tapped to star in the upcoming Broadway revival of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

News that the duo will play the battling couple at the heart of the renowned play was announced by producer Scott Rudin (To Kill a Mockingbird) Saturday. Over the years, Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin, Colleen Dewhurst and Ben Gazzara, Diana Rigg and David Suchet, and Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton have stepped into the shoes of George and Martha.

The production will run a limited engagement beginning on March 2, 2020, with opening night slated for April 9. The production is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Wicked).

According to Entertainment Weekly, the production will mark Metcalf’s fourth consecutive season appearing in a major role in a Broadway play. Izzard’s Broadway credits include the revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg and Race. 

The production will also star Russell Tovey and Patsy Ferran.

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Producer of the 1957’s The Music Man’s revival, Scott Rudin, confirmed Wednesday that the 50-year old Australian actor has been cast as the musical classic’s lead.

The news was then confirmed by Jackman himself who took to Twitter and captioned a photo of a suitcase and trombone with a luggage tag reading “Professor Harold Hill,” with “The Music Man. Broadway. October 22, 2020.”

“The first musical I was ever part of was the phenomenal The Music Man,” said Jackman in a statement. “The year was 1983, and I was at Knox Grammar School in Sydney, Australia. I was one of the traveling salesmen, and I think I can actually (almost) remember that unforgettable opening number! That was probably the moment when the magic of theater was born in me. The idea of bringing The Music Man back to Broadway has been lurking in the back of my brain for a long time, maybe even for 35 years. When Scott Rudin called me with that very idea, I was floored. To finally be doing this is a huge thrill.”

Rudin said, “There is just no way to accurately describe the level of excitement I feel about the opportunity to present Hugh in what I think is the best role ever written for an actor in all of Broadway musical theater. Although I have spent a lot of time and energy wishing there was a way to stop the passage of time, this is the one moment when I wish it would just move faster. I can’t wait for us to begin working on this together in earnest.”

The 2020 revival of the Meredith Wilson-composed musical will be directed by Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle.

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Multiple outlets confirm that Tony Award-winner, Anna D. Shapiro was announced Wednesday by producers Kevin McCollum, Fox Stage Productions and Rocket Entertainment as the production’s director.

Shapiro took home a Tony in 2008 for August: Osage County. She was also nominated for directing The Motherf*cker with the Hat in 2011. 

The musical is based on Lauren Weisberger’s best-selling 2003 novel and the 2006 film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, about an aspiring writer who works for a magazine editor from hell. The musical will feature music by Sir Elton John, lyrics by Shaina Taub, and book by Paul Rudnick.

“I am truly honored to be a part of this incredible project,” Shapiro said in a statement. “Working with Shaina, Paul, and Sir Elton has already proven to be one of the great thrills of my career, and I look forward to bringing Lauren’s beloved world to the stage.”

According to the producers, the production plan and casting will be announced at a later date.

The post “The Devil Wears Prada” Musical Names Director appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Alanis Morissette won’t appear onstage, but her songs will be used to tell the story of the Healys, a suburban family whose surface perfection hides darker truths. Diane Paulus, known for her work on another hit Broadway production Waitress, will be in charge of directing this project.

The Jagged Little Pill musical is based on a story by Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody. Morissette was enchanted by her script, because she took the record that meant so much to her to a whole new level of depth, meaning and natural activism.

“This process, and what this process has yielded artistically and collaboratively, has been nothing short of a revelation, a balm and an arrival for me. It is a culmination of so much of what my life’s work has been oriented toward,” said Morissette while discussing the upcoming Broadway musical, which is set to open this fall.

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The Notebook is coming back into our lives and we are ecstatic! The 2004 film based on the bestselling Nicholas Sparks novel is making a comeback with an upcoming musical by singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. 

The news was announced on Thursday’s Today Show by Michaelson who confirmed she has tapped for the Broadway production. The story will be adapted for the stage by This Is Us producer Bekah Brunstetter. 

“I’m writing a musical… and the musical is The Notebook!” Michaelson screamed to co-host Hoda Kotb on the daytime talk show. “I haven’t been able to say it in so long! And now I’m saying it! The Notebook! The Notebook! The Notebook!”

“When I was approached about working on The Notebook I had to excuse myself and go to the bathroom and cry and come back into the meeting,” said Michaelson added later in a statement. “I have loved the movie and the story for so many years now that the idea of turning it into a musical overwhelmed me. The concept of unending devotion and love wrapped up in memory and family is something very close to my own personal life…I cannot wait for the world to hear these characters come to life in a musical way.”

“The story hits home for me in two big ways: it takes place in my home state of North Carolina, and Alzheimer’s runs deep in my family. I was sent a few songs Ingrid had already written for it, and that week, I spent my drives to and from work car-listening, memorizing, imagining the story unfold with music, imagining how I might layer worlds, dramatize memory, and before I even knew that I had to write the book for this, it was already starting to happen in my head.”  

Check out the announcement below!

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