Stars of stage and screen unite! Zach Braff, new Wicked sweethearts Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena, Tony nominee Stephanie J. Block and more flocked to the Best Buy Theatre on May 21 to pay tribute to playwright and screenwriter Paul Weitz (Lonely, I’m Not) at the annual Second Stage Theatre spring gala. The soiree, which featured dinner and a ...

What's going on in New York City this week? The short answer is...plenty! Take a look at this week's Broadway Datebook for the hottest theatrical events, including the opening of the sexy Murder Ballad, Lea Salonga's new cabaret act and a special Dogfight performance. Look ahead!


MONDAY, MAY 20
LAURA BENANTI GETS IN A CABARET MOOD ...

There’s a Dogfight reunion brewing in Oz! Broadway newcomer Derek Klena will make his debut as Fiyero in Wicked beginning May 28. He’ll star opposite the show’s incoming Elphaba Lindsay Mendez, with whom Klena starred in the off-Broadway musical Dogfight in 2012 (directed by Wicked helmer Joe Mantello).

Klena joins Mendez in a cast that includes Katie ...

Tony-nominated composing duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have scheduled an additional Dogfight concert at downtown concert venue Joe’s Pub on May 15. Along with Pasek and Paul, members from the original off-Broadway production of Dogfight are expected to perform at 9:30 and 11:30 PM, along with surprise guests to celebrate the release of the show's ...

The Broadway blockbuster Wicked welcomes a new green girl on May 28 as musical theater fan favorite Lindsay Mendez steps into the starring role of Elphaba. We caught up with Mendez to get her reaction to joining the "all-time best" Broadway musical.

“I was so thrilled,” Mendez exclaimed about learning she landed the role of Elphaba. “I got to do ...

Broadway.com’s sizzling hot video features offer something for everyone, and the week of May 1 through May 7 was no exception: Fan favorite Darren Criss made a surprise appearance on Show People, Dogfight admirers got a sneak peek at the musical’s recording session, and more. If you missed any of our top five videos, click below to ...

Watch the awkward first date song from the original cast recording of Dogfight, now available for digital download on Ghostlight Records.

This year's Shakespeare in the Park season will feature a new musical adaptation of the Bard's classic Love's Labour's Lost, penned by Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson composer Michael Friedman. Performances for the new show don't begin until July 23, but you can preview one of the tunes that will fill the summer air at the ...

The last Broadway show of the 2012-13 season opened this week, which means that the upcoming madness of the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards (and something called the Tonys) is soon upon us! But before awards season takes over, we’re looking back at the past seven days and giving you our favorite lessons learned from the week that was ...

Lindsay Mendez is going to defy gravity nightly at the Gershwin Theatre. The fan favorite will take over the lead role of Elphaba in Broadway’s Wicked beginning May 28. For Mendez, her Elphaba casting reunites her with her Godspell composer Stephen Schwartz and her Dogfight director Joe Mantello. Current Elphie, Willemijn Verkaik, plays her final performance May 26.

Mendez ...