‘Merrily We Roll Along’, ‘Gutenberg! The Musical’, ‘Back To The Future’ Continue As Top Earning Newcomers – Broadway Box Office

For the second consecutive year, Broadway cast albums made a clean sweep of the Grammy nominations for Best Musical Theater Album, shutting out both the West End and Off Broadway.

Prime Video superhero show Invincible has just begun airing, and the show is known for its killer soundtrack.Season one of the ultraviolent Invincible series scored a four star review from NME‘s Dan Seddon, who wrote: “Invincible is wildly unpredictable, its ruthless narrative and handbrake turn plot twists belying the show’s conventional superhero setup. In fact, the series is so willing to off key characters that it makes Game Of Thrones’ ‘Red Wedding’ look like a summer tea party in a country garden.”Joining the cast in season two are Tatiana Maslany, Daveed Diggs, Peter Cullen, Cliff Curtis, Calista Flockhart, Scoot McNairy, Lea Thompson and Ben Schwartz. Returning voice actors include Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, Zazie Beetz, Grey DeLisle, Chris Diamantopoulos, Walton Goggins, Gillian Jacobs, Jason Mantzoukas, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen and J.K.

Caroline Brew editor Will 2024 finally be the year that fetch catches on? Paramount has released the first trailer for “Mean Girls,” adapted from the 2018 Tony-nominated musical based on the 2004 comedy. Reneé Rapp (“The Sex Lives of College Girls”) will play the infamous Regina George, reprising her role on Broadway. Joining the cast are Auli’i Cravalho (“Moana”), Angourie Rice (“Mare of Easttown”), Christopher Briney (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”) and Jaquel Spivey (“A Strange Loop”).

Merrily We Roll Along, the Sondheim musical revival starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, was Broadway‘s sole sell-out last week, filling every last seat at the Hudson Theatre with an eye-popping average ticket price of $234.40.

Sheryl Crow proved that she was more than “Strong Enough” to hang with the heavyweights of the pop world with her Grammy-winning debut, 1993’s “Tuesday Night Music Club.’Now the 61-year-old singer is joining music’s most exclusive club in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when the induction ceremony takes place Friday night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center (with the festivities streaming live on Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET).

Cher, Jon Batiste and the Broadway casts of & Juliet, Back to the Future, How To Dance In Ohio, Shucked, and Spamalot will perform at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, with the annual event kicking off a half-hour earlier than usual.

John Stamos is the latest celebrity to pay tribute to Matthew Perry with a touching post on Instagram. The Full House alum recalled Perry’s generosity and kindness when he guest-starred on Friends.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director John Stamos revealed on Instagram in the wake of Matthew Perry‘s death that the late “Friends” star came to his aid during an embarrassing trip to the set of the NBC sitcom. Stamos made a surprise cameo on “Friends” in 2003 during the show’s ninth season. He played Zach, Chandler’s co-worker who is courted to be a potential sperm donor for Monica and Chandler.

Broadway box office held fairly steady heading into trick or treat season, with receipts for the week ending Oct. 29 at $26,480,578 (about 6% down from the previous week) and attendance at 218,581 (a slip of just 3%).

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster are heading to Fleet Street. The rialto royalty are joining the cast of Broadway‘s “Sweeney Todd” revival as the Demon Barber and his parter-in-crime (literally) Mrs. Lovett.

John Stamos is remembering Matthew Perry.

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford are exiting Sweeney Todd on Broadway in January 2024 and their replacements have been revealed to be Broadway vets Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster!

Tony winners Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster will take over as the stars of Broadway‘s hit revival Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street for a limited engagement beginning in February, producer Jeffrey Seller confirmed today.

A group of high-profile actors have signed a public letter declaring that they would rather stay on strike rather than accept a bad deal.

John Oliver got back to talking about politics on Last Week Tonight and took a swipe at O.J. Simpson.

John Stamos is opening up about being labeled a playboy when he was younger.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic When DreamWorks’ original “Trolls” movie was released, it wasn’t immediately apparent that the studio was launching a musical franchise. The rainbow-bright computer-animated feature boasted a sparkly soundtrack and the voice of Justin Timberlake as grumpy, gray-skinned Branch, but it wasn’t until the sequel — “Trolls World Tour,” released straight to streaming during the pandemic — that the series explicitly embraced its top-40 ’tude.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Sweeney Todd” stars Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will take their final bows as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Mrs. Lovett in 2024. They will be exiting the show on Jan.

Broadway‘s Sweeney Todd stars Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will play their final performances in the Stephen Sondheim revival on Sunday January 14, 2024, concluding their 46-week run headlining the critically lauded hit production, producers announced today.

Merrily We Roll Along, the Sondheim revival starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, cemented its place among Broadway’s top earners during its opening week, grossing $1,706,962, filling all seats at the Hudson and securing the highest average ticket price with $220.88.