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Friday, May 13, 2022

'Mrs. Doubtfire' To End Broadway Run; 'How I Learned To Drive' Extends Engagement by Greg Evans

Broadway's Mrs. Doubtfire will unplug the vacuum cleaner and hang up the apron earlier than expected: The musical, which has been posting middling box office numbers during the industry's cr…

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

'A Case For The Existence of God' Named Year's Best Play By New York Drama Critics' Circle; 'Kimberly Akimbo' Best Musical by Greg Evans

Samuel D. Hunter's A Case for the Existence of God was named best play of the 2021-22 season today by the the New York Drama Critics' Circle, with David Lindsay-Abaire's and Jeanine Tesori's…

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Tony-Nominated 'for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf' Extends Broadway Engagement by Greg Evans

The Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, nominated for seven Tony Awards this week, has extended its engagement by two…

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'Trevor: The Musical' Sets Disney+ Premiere Date by Greg Evans

A filmed version of the critically lauded Off Broadway production Trevor: The Musical will debut exclusively on Disney+ Friday, June 24. Produced by RadicalMedia, Trevor: The Musical foll…

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Broadway's Patti LuPone And 'Company' Double Down After Viral Video: Wear A Mask Or… by Greg Evans

Patti LuPone and Company are doubling down on their message to Broadway theatergoers: Wear a mask. Or get the f*ck out. Ok, so the latter part goes unsaid in a new (and silent) PSA posted on…

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Broadway's 'Take Me Out' Theater To Install Infrared System To Detect Smartphone Scofflaws by Greg Evans

Following the leak on social media of cell phone video and photos of a naked Jesse Williams, star of Broadway's Take Me Out, the venue will install an infrared camera system facing the audie…

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Darren Criss & Julianne Hough To Host Tony Awards Pre-Show On Paramount+ by Greg Evans

Darren Criss and Julianne Hough " both currently starring on Broadway, he in American Buffalo, she in POTUS -will co-host the pre-Tony Awards livestream special on Paramount+ next month. The…

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Broadway Box Office Up Slightly To $31M As Large Spring Roster Leaves Some Seats Empty by Greg Evans

With nearly all 36 productions settling into full schedules last week, the Broadway box office tally climbed a modest 7% from the previous week, totaling $31,199,660, with attendance of 249,…

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'Slave Play' Author Jeremy O. Harris Selected As Yale Drama Series Prize Presiding Playwright by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy O. Harris, the Tony-nominated author of Slave Play, has been named the presiding playwright for the 2023 Yale Drama Series Prize, one of the theater world's most prestigiou…

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After 140 Years, The Actors Fund Solves An Identity Crisis With New Name: Entertainment Community Fund by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS:  Since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020, The Actors Fund, the 140-year-old organization that offers emergency financial assistance and other support service t…

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Monday, May 9, 2022

James Ijames' 'Fat Ham' Awarded Pulitzer Prize For Drama Just Days Before New York Debut by Greg Evans

Fat Ham, playwright James Ijames' comedy-drama reinvention of Shakespeare's Hamlet, received the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama today, just days before the acclaimed play is to make its New Y…

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Tony Nominations Snubs, Surprises & Hot Takes: Deadline Broadway Critic Greg Evans Weighs In by Greg Evans

Some of the biggest names in film, television and the Broadway stage won't be making the coveted pilgrimage to Radio City Music Hall this June when the 75th annual Tony Awards are handed out…

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2022 Tonys: 'Lehman Trilogy', 'MJ', 'Music Man', 'Strange Loop', 'Paradise Square' Top Nominations; 'Funny Girl', Daniel Craig by Greg Evans

UPDATED with full list of nominees: Tony Awards nominations were announced Monday morning, and Strange Loop, Michael R. Jackson's autobiographical musical starring Jaquel Spivey, took the mo…

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Friday, May 6, 2022

Tony Awards Names Five Special Honorees For 2022 by Greg Evans

An organization representing Asian American performers, a labor union for scenic designers and a popular Manhattan nightclub-cabaret are among this year's special Tony Award honorees announc…

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

Tony Award Eligibility Determinations Made For Casts Of 'American Buffalo', 'Hangmen', Others by Greg Evans

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the last time before Monday's nomination announcements, making some final eligibility determinations for shows including the stars of America…

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Broadway's First Post-Shutdown "Red Bucket" Spring Charity Drive Raises $4.2M, With 'Music Man' Setting Record Of $2M by Greg Evans

The red bucket brigades so long-familiar to Broadway spring audiences were back this year after a two-year pandemic absence, and the results were heartening: donations across Broadway, Off B…

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Timothée Chalamet's West End Stage Debut Canceled At London's Old Vic by Greg Evans

The Old Vic's production of Amy Herzog's play 4000 Miles, which was to have featured the West End debut of Timothée Chalamet in a co-starring role opposite Dame Eileen Atkins, has been canc…

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Broadway Playwright & 'American Rust' Writer Adam Rapp Signs With CAA by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Broadway playwright and American Rust TV writer Adam Rapp has signed with CAA in all areas. Rapp, whose many plays have been staged at regional and Off Broadway venues, made his B…

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Ariana DeBose To Host 2022 Tony Awards by Greg Evans

Ariana DeBose will host this year's Tony Awards, organizers announced today. DeBose, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar this year for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg's We…

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'Plaza Suite' With Matthew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker Extends Broadway Run by Greg Evans

Broadway's Plaza Suite, the Neil Simon revival starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, announced a third extension today, citing ticket demand. The comedy will now run at the Hu…

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Broadway's 'for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf' Sets Early Closing by Greg Evans

The Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, will close on Sunday, May 22, several months earlier than originally planned.…

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Broadway Box Office Slips 15% To $29M As Rush Of Shows Open Near End Of Season by Greg Evans

Broadway box office was down 15% last week, with even some of the biggest hit shows reporting slips for the week ending May 1. In all, the 36 shows grossed $29,072,410. Likely reflecting a s…

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Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker Join 'The Piano Lesson' Broadway Producing Team by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss and husband/executive producer Todd Tucker have joined the producing team of Broadway's upcoming The Piano Lesson revival starring Sam…

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Wendell Pierce & Sharon D Clarke Heading To Broadway In 'Death Of A Salesman' by Greg Evans

The critically acclaimed West End revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman starring Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke will be produced on Broadway next season, producers have announce…

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David Birney Dies: 'Bridget Loves Bernie', 'St. Elsewhere' Actor Was 83 by Greg Evans

David Birney, an actor who found early success on Broadway before landing the co-starring role on a 1972 sitcom,  Bridget Loves Bernie, that would be one of the most controversial TV show…

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Friday, April 29, 2022

'Macbeth' Broadway Review: Daniel Craig And Ruth Negga Take Stab At Killer Chemistry In Uneven Reign Of Shakespeare's Ambitious Royals by Greg Evans

A very busy Broadway season comes to a close with its final production, and Sam Gold's staging of Macbeth starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga is nothing if not a dynamic attempt to cap an u…

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'Almost Famous' Broadway Musical Announces Fall 2022 Arrival by Greg Evans

Almost Famous, the stage musical adaptation of Cameron Crowe's rock & roll film of 2000, has announced a Broadway arrival for 2022. With the current spring season just about over, that m…

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Broadway's Ramin Karimloo To Miss 'Funny Girl' Performances After Positive Covid Test by Greg Evans

Ramin Karimloo, the male lead of Broadway's Funny Girl, will be out of the show temporarily after testing positive for Covid just four day's after the musical revival's opening night. Kariml…

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama 'Cost Of Living' Heading To Broadway by Greg Evans

Cost of Living, Martyna Majok's play that won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will be get its Broadway premiere this fall, the Manhattan Theatre Club announced today. The announcement fol…

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

'Mr. Saturday Night' Broadway Review: Genial Billy Crystal Musical Delivers Punchlines Without The Punches by Greg Evans

You might feel like you've already seen Mr. Saturday Night the musical even if you've never seen Mr. Saturday Night the movie, and whether you find that comforting " Billy Crystal certainly …

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'POTUS' Broadway Review: Julie White, Rachel Dratch, Julianne Hough & All-Star Cast Corral Chaos In New Political Farce by Greg Evans

Like some strange brew blend of VEEP, Noises Off and one of the late Charles Ludlam's outrageously vulgar (and still sorely missed) Ridiculous Theatrical Company follies, Selina Fillinger's …

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