Black-ish creator Kenya Barris will write and direct a reimagined version of the Wizard of Oz. Plot details for the new film are currently be kept under wraps, other than that it will be a ‘modern reimagining’ of the classic movie musical. The deal closed last week withSheila Walcott overseeing for the studio.
Sasha Hutchings will reunite with her Hamilton co-starOkieriete Onaodowan in AMC’s new Demascus series. The series is a character-driven exploration of life as an ordinary Black man in America. Hutchings will play the tech-smart Budhi Banks, who was been in a relationship with Demascus Onaodowan for three years.
Erika Henningsen will lead the world premiere of new musical Joy the Musical atGeorge Street Playhouse,directed by Casey Hushion BroadwayAladdin, The Prom, with choreography by Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Joshua Bergasse.
We hear a lot about making Broadway accessible. Broadway ticket prices have outpaced inflation over the decades by a lot and cheap preview tickets were abandoned years ago, all leading to the impression that Broadway was not accessible for those with average, or below average, incomes. There have at least been attempts to combat that impression in recent years. But something that is still largely seen as an older rich people game is investing in Broadway. However, a bunch of people have been trying to change that in the last decade, with attempts heating up more recently.
Melissa Etheridge has announced a new solo show heading off-Broadway later this year ‘Melissa Etheridge My Window A Journey Through Life’ will play 12 performances starting October 13 at New World Stages.
The remaining shows have been announced forManhattan Theatre Clubs 2022-2023 off-Broadway season, and the first show of the 2023-2024 off-Broadway season, atNew York City Center Stage I131 West 55thStreet.
Never Have I EverstarMaitreyi Ramakrishnan has revealed that her dream musical theatre role is Veronica Sawyer in Heathers the Musical
Returning cast members Andrew Levitt aka Nina West from RuPaul’s Drag Race as Edna Turnblad, Niki Metcalf as Tracy Turnblad, Sandie Lee as Motormouth Maybelle, Billy Dawson as Corny Collins, Ryahn Evers as Amber Von Tussle, Addison Garner as Velma Von Tussle, and Emery Henderson as Penny Pingleton will be joined by new principal cast members Charlie Bryant III as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Ralph Prentice Daniel as Wilbur Turnblad, Brayden Krikke as Link Larkin and Joi D. McCoy as Little Inez.