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Monday, January 12, 2026

Laura Benanti Will Host 16th Annual Broadway Salutes by Andrew Gans

Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and Baayork Lee will also be part of the celebration honoring 450 Broadway veterans.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM[SHARE]

Lena Waithe Will Make Playwriting and Stage Acting Debut With Trinity by Andrew Gans

Stevie Walker-Webb will direct for Baltimore Center Stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM[SHARE]

Broadway's Wicked Will Welcome 2 New Witches in March by Andrew Gans

Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's international hit continues at the Gershwin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM[SHARE]

Arianna Rosario Will Be Satine at Saturday Matinees of Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical continues at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM[SHARE]

London Les Misérables to Welcome Lizzie Bea, Jess Folley, Harry Hepple by Andrew Gans

Cameron Mackintosh's hit production continues at the Sondheim Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM[SHARE]

Micaela Diamond, Emmett O'Hanlon, Andrew Durand, Jasmine Amy Rogers, More Lead Oklahoma! Concert at Carnegie Hall January 12 by Andrew Gans

The performance of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic features the Orchestra of St. Luke's.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM[SHARE]

Friday, January 9, 2026

London Revival of Starlight Express Sets Closing Date; World Tour to Follow by Andrew Gans

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical plays the specially designed Starlight Auditorium.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM[SHARE]

Casting: Role of a Lifeline, Bone Marrow and Information Fair, Will Be Held at Museum of Broadway by Andrew Gans

The event, featuring several Broadway organizations, will begin with remarks from The Lion King's L. Steven Taylor.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM[SHARE]

Video: Noah Silverman and Omari Collins Perform Acoustic Version of 'Not My Father's Son' From Kinky Boots by Andrew Gans

The actors are leading the national tour of Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein's Tony-winning musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AM[SHARE]

Chess Actor Sean Allan Krill Once Had to Choose Between Jagged Little Pill and Dear Evan Hansen by Andrew Gans

The Tony nominee is back on Broadway relishing his work as a "bad guy" in the hit revival of the ABBA-Tim Rice musical at the Imperial.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM[SHARE]

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Jason Tam, Jade Jones, More Complete Cast of Bigfoot! Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

The new musical comedy comes from Amber Ruffin, David A. Schmoll, and Kevin Sciretta.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:02PM[SHARE]

Photos: Edred Utomi and Jin Ha Take Lead of Broadway's Hamilton by Andrew Gans

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning international hit recently celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:02PM[SHARE]

Watch Trailer for HBO Max's 2-Part Mel Brooks Documentary by Andrew Gans

Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio's film, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, premieres later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PM[SHARE]

Rob McClure, Michael Genet, Matt Walker Will Lead Spare Parts Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Michael Herwitz will direct David J. Glass' new play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PM[SHARE]

John Cariani, Carson Stewart, More Cast in World Premiere of Ten Brave Seconds Musical by Andrew Gans

Ellie Heyman will direct the new musical from Will Van Dyke and Jeff Talbott at Utah's Pioneer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM[SHARE]

Matt Doyle, Jordan Kai Burnett, Andy Mientus, Leslie McDonel Will Join The Skivvies at the Beechman by Andrew Gans

A Heart Act to Follow will celebrate love for singles and couples alike.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM[SHARE]

Michelle Visage, Natalie Paris, Mazz Murray, More Will Lead Sea Witch Musical in London by Andrew Gans

This prequel inspired by The Little Mermaid will play two performances at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM[SHARE]

Ricky Rojas to Return to Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical continues at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:12AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Norbert Leo Butz, Christina Kirk, Jill Abramovitz, More Cast in The Recipe, About Julia Child by Andrew Gans

Lisa Peterson will direct Claudia Shear's world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM[SHARE]

The Lion King Tour Will Welcome New Rafiki, Who Has Played the Role in 7 Countries by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning Disney musical arrives in Sacramento January 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM[SHARE]

The Fantasticks, Reimagined as Gay Love Story, Is Aiming for Broadway by Andrew Gans

Matt and Lewis will fall in love in the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM[SHARE]

2025 Christmas Spectacular Enjoys Highest Attendance in Over 2 Decades by Andrew Gans

The annual holiday celebration also marked the 100th anniversary of the Radio City Rockettes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM[SHARE]

Watch Masquerade Star Telly Leung's Acoustic Cover of 'Music of the Night' by Andrew Gans

Leung is one of six actors currently playing the Phantom in the immersive production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM[SHARE]

Bernadette Peters, Melissa Errico, More Will Perform at Inaugural Think Pink Gala by Andrew Gans

Opera star Denyce Graves will be honored at the evening celebrating the United Breast Cancer Foundation's 25th anniversary.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Monday, January 5, 2026

Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal Set Summer Return to 54 Below by Andrew Gans

The original Rent stars are also playing four sold-out shows at the Manhattan venue January 10-13.