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Broadway fans around the world will soon be able to stream the works of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber on YouTube — for free. The series, dubbed “The Shows Must Go On!,” will stream weekly to help ease cabin fever during the coronavirus quarantine. The musical theater legend plans to air some of his most celebrated …

Broadway has temporarily gone dark, but the pod-way is up and running: A full-scale musical podcast debuted this week. “Little Did I Know,” based on a novel by Broadway producer Mitchell Maxwell, features 22 original songs over the course of its nine episodes. Set in 1976, it follows a young director named Samuel August (played …

Former “Waitress” star Nick Cordero is hospitalized in intensive care with what may be a misdiagnosed coronavirus infection. “Nick has been sick for awhile with what we were told last week was pneumonia,” Cordero’s wife, fitness trainer Amanda Kloots, wrote on Instagram. “Unfortunately we think he was misdiagnosed and we are waiting to hear if …

In what could be a trend for upcoming awards shows, the Lucille Lortel Awards, which honor off-Broadway shows, will become an online event, May 3. Broadway went dark March 12, and the Tony Awards, usually in June, have been postponed. Lortel Awards nominations will be unveiled April 14, and shows that opened after Feb. 16 …

The coronavirus continues to devastate Broadway. Two highly anticipated plays — “Hangmen” and the revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” — have been scuttled. Actors are sick, among them much of the cast of “Moulin Rouge!” The day Broadway announced it was closing down, a bunch of top producers and theater executives met at …

As millions of people in New York City suffer from the coronavirus and its devastating economic effects, one of the hardest hit places has been the legendary Great White Way. When Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered that all gatherings of 500 or more people were banned due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, he also effectively …

Laura Bell Bundy has tested positive for coronavirus. The Broadway star, 38, announced on Instagram that she has contracted the virus. She also told followers that she’ll be going on Instagram Live today to answer any questions about symptoms and how she’s looking after herself. Bundy is a Broadway favorite who originated the roles of …

When the Great White Way’s up again and traffic’s backed to Pittsburgh again, Broadway will outshpritz the Milky Way again. It’ll be stars such as award-winning actor Hugh Jackman, award-winning director Jerry Zaks, award-winning actress Sutton Foster, award-winning choreographer Warren Carlyle, award-winning designer Santo Loquasto, in what is sure to be the award-winning “The Music …

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theater. “Bruce,” a musical about the filming of director Steven Spielberg’s 1975 horror classic “Jaws,” will hit the shores of the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, from June 9 to July 4, 2021. A poster for the film “Jaws.”Everett Collection The …

Theater actor Aaron Tveit, who was starring as Christian in “Moulin Rouge! the Musical” before the Broadway shutdown earlier this month, has tested positive for coronavirus. “Hey everyone. I just wanted to update you all that I’ve found out that I’ve tested positive for Covid-19,” he wrote in an Instagram post on Monday alongside a …