Broadway Shows to Know!
Discover the shows coming to Broadway this season that all theatre teachers need to know about, plus news on Hamilton, Hadestown, and more.
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The Big Idea: Broadway Shows to Know! A preview of plays and musicals coming to Broadway this season!
Hot Topics: Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks out following illegal Texas church production of Hamilton, and Julia Lester talks about playing Little Red Riding Hood in her Broadway debut.
The Broadway Beat: Jane Lynch on starring in and leaving Broadway’s Funny Girl; Full casting has been announced for the Broadway revival of 1776; and Tony winner Lillias White to play Hermes in Hadestown.
Shows You Should Know: Plays about Sports
The first show of 2022-23 Broadway season began on July 10th with the New York City Center Encores!' concert production of Into the Woods. The first production of the season was also its first hit. Into The Woods has now been extended to play Broadway’s St. James Theater until October.
Even if you can’t make it to see Into The Woods this summer, the Broadway season is shaping up to be spectacular. Here are 9 shows from the 2022-23 Broadway season you need to know!
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA SPEAKS OUT FOLLOWING ILLEGAL TEXAS CHURCH PRODUCTION OF HAMILTON - "Now lawyers do their work," says the Tony-, Emmy-, and Grammy-winning Broadway icon.
JULIA LESTER ON HER ‘MORE KNOWING’ LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD - Her bold choices for “Into the Woods” have garnered the 22-year-old actress critical acclaim and a Broadway debut.
POLL QUESTION: How many professional theatre productions do you see each year?
None - I don’t have time to see theatre outside of my own! [VOTE]
1 to 3 - I get out slightly more then I did during the pandemic. [VOTE]
3 to 6 - I see a show about every other month. [VOTE]
6 to 10 - I go to as much theatre I can afford! [VOTE]
11 or More - I’m broke but I never miss a show! [VOTE]
'NO DRAMA HERE. NONE.' - JANE LYNCH ON STARRING IN AND LEAVING BROADWAY’S FUNNY GIRL - The stage and screen star talks about her time playing the "ferociously loving" Rosie Brice.
CRYSTAL LUCAS-PERRY AND CAROLEE CARMELLO WILL LEAD BROADWAY CAST OF 1776 - Full casting has been announced for the transfer of the Roundabout Theatre Company/A.R.T. revival.
TONY WINNER LILLIAS WHITE TO PLAY HERMES IN HADESTOWN ON BROADWAY - White will be the first female-identifying actor to play the role.
For every teacher who’s been told by a student “I only like sports” comes a selection plays all about sports. Check out these great plays about Baseball, Basketball & Football:
BRONX BOMBERS by Eric Simonson, conceived by Fran Kirmser
THE LAST MATCH by Anna Ziegler
LOMBARDI by Eric Simonson, based on the book When Pride Still Mattered — A Life of Vince Lombardi written by David Maraniss
MAGIC/BIRD by Eric Simonson
COBB by Lee Blessing
