James Walsh, whose many Broadway producing credits in the 1980s and ’90s included the Tony Award-winning productions of 1986’s I'm Not Rappaport starring Judd Hirsch and 1989's Pulitzer-winning The Heidi Chronicles, died of sepsis Thursday, August 27, in New York City. He was 89. His death was…

UPDATE, with tribute from playwright Richard O’Brien: Richard O’Brien, who wrote The Rocky Horror Show and cast his friend Tim Curry in the central role of Frank-N-Furter back in the ’70s, joined the current Broadway revival in offering up a heartfelt tribute to the late actor who died Tuesday at the…

Anna Louizos, a prolific, three-time Tony nominated Broadway scenic designer whose work brought vivid life to such productions as Avenue Q,  Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights, School of Rock, Steel Magnolias and the 2012 revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, died August 25, in New York City of…

EXCLUSIVE: Rosie O’Donnell, a longtime autism advocate, has joined the producing team of Indigo, a new original musical about an unconventional family as seen through the eyes of a non-speaking autistic teenager. O’Donnell, who spoke candidly in her recent Off Broadway show Common Knowledge…

The Nanny McPhee stage musical with a book by Emma Thompson, first revealed by Deadline back in 2024, will open in London in summer 2027. Based on the Universal Pictures/Working Title Nanny McPhee films, and the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand and Edward Ardizzone that inspired…

Here There Are Blueberries, the acclaimed play and Pulitzer finalist by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, will open on Broadway this fall for a strictly limited engagement, producers announced today. Conceived and directed by Kaufman, Here There Are Blueberries will begin previews on Monday…

Six, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical that uses modern pop styles to retell the stories of Henry VIII’s wives from the women’s point of view, will close on January 3, 2027, after nearly six years and 2,178 performances. The closing was announced today by producers Kenny Wax, Wendy…

The first-ever Dreamgirls revival, originally planned for a fall 2026 Broadway staging, has been postponed. New dates, cast and venue have not yet been announced. News of the postponement was first reported by People magazine. In a statement to People, producers said, "The new Broadway…

Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in all eight of the Harry Potter films, will reprise the role on Broadway this winter, following in the footsteps of the movies’ Draco Malfoy and current Harry Potter and the Cursed Child star Tom Felton. Like Felton, Grint will portray the grown-up version…

The cast of the UK production of 9 to 5: The Musical paid tribute to Dolly Parton during their show on Tuesday, August 25. Before the musical began, star Karla Tracey took a moment to honor Parton and announce to the audience that the country icon had died. “Before we begin tonight’s…

For the second consecutive week, Broadway’s Paranormal Activity sold out the August Wilson Theatre, and even with five heavily comped press previews the Levi Holloway play grossed $729,250. Paranormal, directed by Felix Barrett and inspired by the popular film franchise, began previews August 14…

Dolly: A True Original Musical, the upcoming Broadway production that will now serve as the late superstar’s final passion project, will begin previews in December for a January 19 opening as planned. In a statement to Deadline, the show’s producers said, “As was Dolly's wish, the Broadway…