Each new Broadway season brings an exciting group of fresh talents to the spotlight — and this season is no exception. Variety is proud to announce the 2024 edition of its annual 10 Broadway Stars to Watch, with this year’s roster of standouts set to be honored at our annual Business of Broadway Breakfast, hosted by Cole Escola of Broadway’s summertime smash “Oh, Mary!” At the event, Variety will celebrate the fall season with exclusive conversations with Nicole Scherzinger of “Sunset Boulevard,” Daniel Dae Kim and David Henry Hwang of “Yellow Face,” and Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch, Michelle Wilson, and Ephraim Sykes of “Our Town.” Attendees will also toast the rising cohort of artists, creators, producers and agents set to light up the coming season.
Here are the 10 Broadway Stars to Watch honorees for the 2024-25 season, part of the Variety Broadway Impact 2024. When Evan Cabnet became the artistic director of Second Stage Theater this month, it wasn’t just a big shift for the enduring non-profit institution; Cabnet’s rise also marked the start of a trend that will see two more of New York’s most influential nonprofits get new leaders this season. A director who specializes in new work, Cabnet arrived at Second Stage after eight years as the head of Lincoln Center’s LCT3 space, which is dedicated to emerging artists.
“What’s so exciting is that with our Broadway space, Second Stage is able to take contemporary works and canonize them,” he sa.