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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Dancers From Hamilton, MJ, Wicked Stage Protest Performance Outside of the Kennedy Center by Diep Tran

The piece, which dramatized the final moments of Renée Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, was quickly shut down by officials.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM[SHARE]

Game of Thrones Is Getting a Stage Prequel by Diep Tran

The play will take place a decade before Game of Thrones; Duncan MacMillan has written a script based on George R.R. Martin's novels.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Anne Gridley's Watch Me Walk, About Rare Disease, to Stream on Demand by Diep Tran

The show concluded February 15, but will be streamable beginning February 28.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM[SHARE]
Friday, February 13, 2026

'Art Will Never Be Silenced': In Minneapolis, Theatre Artists Are Standing Up to ICE by Diep Tran

Despite needing to cancel shows and community events, the Twin Cities artistic community is playing on.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM[SHARE]

From Moby Dick to Hamlet: 5 Shows to See This Spring at the Brooklyn Academy of Music by Diep Tran

From spectacle-driven performances to new takes on classic works, travel just over the East River for something truly memorable.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Shaina Taub's Suffs to Air on PBS' Great Performances in May by Diep Tran

The broadcaster will also air Kathleen Marshall's staging of the Irving Berlin musical Top Hat.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM[SHARE]
Monday, February 9, 2026

Larry Kramer and Anthony Fauci Had a Deep, Yet Combative, Friendship; Daniel Fish Is Now Bringing It to the Stage by Diep Tran

In Kramer/Fauci at NYU Skirball, Tony winner Will Brill plays Fauci and Thomas Jay Ryan plays Kramer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Playwright Lauren Gunderson Responds to Her Name Showing Up in the Jeffrey Epstein Files by Diep Tran

Gunderson's ex-husband, Nathan Wolfe, appeared over 500 times in the documents.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Actors' Equity, IATSE, Other Entertainment Unions Condemn Kennedy Center Closure by Diep Tran

Trump recently announced that the Center would be closed for two years for renovations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:31PM[SHARE]

Sean Hayes Did Not Want to Do a Solo Show; Then Leigh Silverman Sent Him The Unknown by Diep Tran

The new David Cale play is running Off-Broadway at Studio Seaview.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 2, 2026

See the 1st Trailer for Michael Jackson Biopic by Diep Tran

Jaafar Jackson stars in the title role, playing his own uncle.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM[SHARE]
Sunday, February 1, 2026

Kennedy Center to Close for 2 Years Following Artistic Cancellations by Diep Tran

Trump announced that the Washington, D.C. institution will be closed for renovations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:36PM[SHARE]
Friday, January 30, 2026

Actor Anne Gridley Is Slowly Losing Her Ability to Walk, And She's Made a Show About It by Diep Tran

In Watch Me Walk, the Obie winner gets honest about her disability, with plenty of theatrical pizzazz.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Betty Buckley Returns to Joe's Pub in April by Diep Tran

The Tony winner will headline six performances at the Manhattan venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:24PM[SHARE]

Gavin Creel Documentary, Common Denominator, to Be Screened in New York in February by Diep Tran

After an event at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the documentary will be available on YouTube.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:20PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Channing Tatum Is Open to Dancing in Magic Mike Stage Show by Diep Tran

The cast also provided a revealing look at the new dance show in New York, with a performance set to "Pony" by Ginuwine.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:31PM[SHARE]

Seattle Children's Theatre Pulls Bruce Lee Play From Kennedy Center Lineup by Diep Tran

Young Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story joins a growing list of shows that have been pulled from the newly politicized D.C. theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM[SHARE]
Saturday, January 17, 2026

12 Broadway Shows to See With New Cast Members by Diep Tran

From RuPaul's Drag Race queens to returns of Broadway favorites, these shows are worth another visit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48AM[SHARE]
Monday, January 12, 2026

Wicked Film Saw Almost 300 Actors for Elphaba and Glinda, Including Former Witches by Diep Tran

Longtime Broadway casting director Bernie Telsey may be up for an Oscar for his work on the two films.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM[SHARE]
Friday, January 9, 2026

Washington National Opera to Sever Ties With the Kennedy Center by Diep Tran

The company has performed at the Washington, D.C. institution since 1977.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:06PM[SHARE]

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Under the Radar Partner to Give Away Free Theatre Tickets by Diep Tran

1,500 tickets will be given away to 12 shows at the 2026 Under the Radar Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM[SHARE]

Alan Cumming Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Honoring Theatre Achievements by Diep Tran

The Tony winner expressed joy that "a little piece of Scotland" will now live in Los Angeles "forever."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 8, 2026

Nicholas Christopher Is Giving a Star-Making Performance in Chess on Broadway. He's Not Letting It Get to His Head, Though by Diep Tran

"For a kid from Bermuda, who grew up in Boston, now playing a Russian chess master, it's just funny to me."

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Good Night, and Good Luck on Broadway, Starring George Clooney, Now Streaming on Netflix by Diep Tran

The A-lister made his Broadway debut starring in the play adaptation of his film last year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM[SHARE]
Monday, December 29, 2025

The 15 Best Shows of 2025 by Diep Tran

The Broadway and Off-Broadway shows that Playbill's editorial staff loved this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM[SHARE]
Saturday, December 27, 2025

5 Broadway Limited Engagements to See Before They Depart by Diep Tran

These shows are ending their Broadway run soon, and you should catch them before they do.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

In Response to New York Times, Educational Theatre Association Launches Proud Theatre Kid Campaign by Diep Tran

The campaign is in response to an article that said that "theatre kid" is the new conservative insult.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM[SHARE]

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