Broadway Studio Tours – Fat Ham Extends – Casting for The Wiz – Todd Haimes Theatre – Days of Wine & Roses Extends – Sesame Street the Musical Returns – Alicia Keys Musical Hell’s Kitchen/Public Theater – Tyne Daly/Liev Schreiber
The 104-year-old theater formerly known as the Selwyn – and soon to be formerly known as the American Airlines – will be renamed to honor the late Todd Haimes, the artistic director and guiding force behind the Roundabout Theatre Company who died in April. The naming of the Todd Haimes Theatre was announced as members of the Broadway community honored Haimes by dimming the marquees of all 41 Broadway theaters. The new name is designed to recognize Haimes’ “extraordinary dedication to the institution he called home, and his enormous contributions to Roundabout and the entire theatre community.” (via Deadline)
Originally slated to play through June 25, FAT HAM (nominated for five Tony Awards) will now run through July 2 at the American Airlines Theatre on West 42nd Street (Roundabout Theatre Co).
Initial casting has been announced for the upcoming Broadway-bound revival of THE WIZ. The trio of stars announced includes Kyle Ramar Freeman as the Lion, Phillip Johnson Richardson as the Tinman and Avery Wilson as the Scarecrow. The previously announced production, to be directed by Schele Williams and choreographed by JaQuel Knight, is slated for a 2024 Broadway arrival at a venue to be announced.
Atlantic Theater Company has announced a final extension for the world premiere musical Days of Wine and Roses. Adapted from the 1962 film and original 1958 teleplay, the new musical features a book by Tony Award nominee Craig Lucas, music & lyrics by Tony Award winner Adam Guettel and direction by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif. Days of Wine and Roses, which is now in performances ahead of a June 5th opening, will now play an additional week through Sunday, July 16th Off-Broadway at the Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street).
After a sold-out run last fall, Sesame Street the Musical will return Off-Broadway for a summer run. Performances for the musical from Rockefeller Productions and Sesame Workshop begin July 29 at Theatre 555. The show features favorite Sesame Street characters like Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Grover, Rosita, Bert, Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, The Count, and more—in their original puppet forms— singing both classic songs from the long-running TV series as well as new songs written for the production by songwriters Tony winner Tom Kitt (Almost Famous), Tony nominee Helen Park (KPOP), and Nate Edmondson. www.SesameStreetMusical.com
A new half-hour tour launching this month in NYC looks to take theatre fans behind the scenes and outside the theatre to an active rehearsal studio complex, showing how and where new shows get created long before the curtain goes up. The first-of-its-kind Broadway Studios Tour, which will give attendees a look at Open Jar Studios, is scheduled to begin daily private tours June 14. at BroadwayStudiosTour.com.
Alicia Keys Musical Hell’s Kitchen set For Fall Opening At New York’s Public Theater making its world premiere this fall as part of the 2023-24 season of New York’s Public Theater Off Broadway.
Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber will star in a new Broadway production next February of John Patrick Shanley’s Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt: A Parable, with direction by Scott Ellis. The Roundabout Theatre Company production will begin performances in February 2024 at the American Airlines Theatre. Exact dates, remaining cast members, and design team will be announced at a later date.
