Theatre News

1. Photo Coverage: Audra McDonald & Michael Shannon Get Ready for FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE

   The new Broadway production of Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, starring Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Audra McDonald and two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon, directed by Obie Award winner Arin Arbus, will play the Broadhurst Theatre 235 West 44th Street on Broadway. Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune will begin previews on Saturday, May 4, 2019 and open officially on Thursday, May 30, 2019. The strictly limited 16-week engagement concludes on Sunday, August 25, 2019.

2. Breaking: SEA WALL/A LIFE, Starring Jake Gyllenhaal & Tom Sturridge, Will Transfer to Broadway This Summer

   According to the New York Times,Sea Wall A LIFE, written by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne respectively and directed by Carrie Cracknell, will transfer to Broadway next season. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge, it will begin performances on July 26 and will open on August 8. The limited engagement will conclude on September29.

3. Internships, Voice Teachers, Full Time Jobs, More in this Week's BroadwayWorld Classifieds, 4/18

   This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 4182019 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

4. Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet at HADESTOWN

   Following record-breaking runs at New York Theatre Workshop, Canada's Citadel Theatre, and the National Theatre, the new musical Hadestown opened on Broadway last night BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet below

5. Up on the Marquee: MOULIN ROUGE!

   Moulin Rouge The Musical, based on the 2001 Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture by Baz Luhrmann,will begin performances on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on June 28, 2019 ahead of a July 25 opening night.