Barry Diller News

Today's top stories include Alex Brightman's return to Beetlejuice! The two-time Tony nominee will reprise his role when the musical returns from the dead at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre on Friday, April 8, 2022. Plus, West Side Story is headed to Disney+, Les Miserables announces a new tour, and more!

Producers Barry Diller, David Geffen, and Kate Horton announced today that the smash hit Broadway musical The Music Man is making available 10,000 tickets at just $20 each to New York City students, their families, and their teachers to help foster a love and appreciation for the arts by making Broadway more accessible.

The hugely anticipated Broadway revival of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man has just released the first production image of Tony Award winner Marie Mullen in character as Mrs. Paroo, featuring costume design by four-time Tony Award winner Santo Loquasto and Hair, Wig, and Makeup Design by Luc Verschueren for Campbell Young and Associates.

The hugely anticipated Broadway revival of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man has just released the first production image of Tony Award winner Jayne Houdyshell in character as Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, featuring costume design by four-time Tony Award winner Santo Loquasto and Hair, Wig, and Makeup Design by Luc Verschueren for Campbell Young and Associates. The gala opening night for The Music Man is set for this Thursday.

Original cast member Baize Buzan will return to To Kill a Mockingbird opposite Greg Kinnear.

Tickets for the history-making production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD will go on sale this Thursday, December 8th at 10:00 AM for the premiere engagement at DPAC August 2-7, 2022.  Aaron Sorkin's new play, directed by Barlett Sher and based on Harper Lee's classic novel will come to DPAC as part of a multi-year national tour across North America.

 Aaron Sorkin’s new play, directed by Bartlett Sher and based on Harper Lee’s classic novel comes to Boston as part of a multi-year national tour across North America. Emmy Award winning icon Richard Thomas, who recently celebrated a 60-year anniversary of performing on both stage and screen, will play the role of “Atticus Finch.”

Diana officially returned to previews on Tuesday night, and BroadwayWorld was there! Check out all of our coverage below, including photos and video of the cast's first bows back on stage! Plus, check out photos from Nkeki Obi-Melekwe's first curtain call in Tina - The Tina Turner Musical.

Producer Barry Diller announced today that Academy Award® nominee and two-time Emmy Award® winner Greg Kinnear will make his Broadway debut in the iconic role of ‘Atticus Finch’ in the Broadway production of To Kill a Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin’s new play, directed by Bartlett Sher, and based on Harper Lee’s classic novel, beginning January 5, 2022. Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Jeff Daniels’ final performance will be on Sunday, January 2, 2022.

Last night, the five-time Olivier Award® nominated epic play, The Lehman Trilogy, celebrated its triumphant Opening Night at the Nederlander Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the star-studded red carpet!

Last night, the five-time Olivier Award® nominated epic play, The Lehman Trilogy, celebrated its triumphant Opening Night at the Nederlander Theatre.

Hudson River Park Friends returned home to the Hudson River Park to celebrate all that the four-mile-long oasis has provided to millions of New Yorkers over the past year and a half.   Friends held its 2021 Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers and raised $2.5 million to support the Park's operations, horticulture, maintenance and public programming and an innovative science playground at Pier 26.

Carnegie Hall is celebrating its tenth season with the luxury timepiece brand Breguet as the Hall’s Exclusive Timepiece. This partnership, which reflects Breguet’s long-standing global commitment to the preservation of arts and culture around the world, has provided more than $3.5 million in valued support to Carnegie Hall.

Today's top stories: watch new clips from the Dear Evan Hansen film, Pretty Woman tour casting, and more!

Producer Barry Diller today announced the complete cast for the Broadway return of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the most successful American play in Broadway history. Written by Aaron Sorkin with direction by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird is set to reopen on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Shubert Theatre.

Learn more about how and where to purchase tickets for the upcoming production, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Preview performances of The Music Man are set to begin on Monday, December 20, 2021, with Opening Night scheduled for Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the Winter Garden Theatre.

The park – one of the first to open in the city since the COVID-19 pandemic – provides serene spaces to explore, new venues for live performances and cultural events, and unique vantage points to view the surrounding area.

This week's Theater Stories features the Broadway Theatre! Learn about the shows to have graced the stage of the theatre, including Gypsy, The Color Purple, Evita and more; the show that broke the theatre's box office record, and much more!

Little Island, New York City's newest public park under construction in Hudson River Park by W. 13th Street, has announced the opening of Perform in the Park, an open call for performing artist submissions, on Monday, August 6th, 2020.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS announced today that it has sent $5 million from its COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund to The Actors Fund, ensuring thousands who work in theater and the performing arts receive vital, lifesaving support during and after this devastating pandemic.