Broadway

Producers say HEATED RIVALRY: THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY has recouped its approximately US$500,000 Off-Broadway capitalisation after 13 playing weeks and extended through January 2027.

Broadway’s & JULIET will play its final performance at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on 3 January 2027, just over four years after opening.

Julia Roberts will return to Broadway alongside Paul Rudd in Bess Wohl’s SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, beginning previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in February 2027.

Reece Weaver has made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in CHICAGO, beginning a limited Ambassador Theatre engagement through 18 October 2026.

Sherri Shepherd will play the Genie in Broadway’s ALADDIN from 16 October 2026 to 3 January 2027, with Caleb A. Barnett remaining as standby.

Eight Broadway engagements lead New York’s autumn theatre calendar, with Suzie Miller’s INTER ALIA providing its strongest current Australian connection.

Open Jar Studios plans a 40,000-square-foot complex with 17 creative spaces in the Paramount Building, complementing its existing Times Square studios.