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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Ryan Eggold, Kevin Del Aguila Join Daniel Dae Kim In Broadway's 'Yellow Face'; Complete Cast Announced by Greg Evans

New Amsterdam star Ryan Eggold and Tony Award-nominated Kevin Del Aguila will join the previously announced Daniel Dae Kim on Broadway this fall in David Henry Hwang's much anticipated Yello…

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Adam Driver To Star In Kenneth Lonergan Play 'Hold On To Me Darling' Off Broadway This Fall by Greg Evans

Adam Driver will star in a new Off Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan's Hold on to Me Darling this fall, producers announced today. Neil Pepe will direct the limited 13-week engagement.…

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Lin-Manuel Miranda And Eisa Davis Confirm 'Warriors' Concept Album, Set Release Date by Greg Evans

Lin-Manuel Miranda and playwright-composer Eisa Davis announced today that their long-rumored Warriors musical adaptation is moving forward, with a concept album to be released October 18 on…

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

CAA Signs Indhu Rubasingham, Artistic Director Of London's National Theatre by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Indhu Rubasingham, the newly appointed artistic director of London's National Theatre. At the National, Rubasingham has directed The Father and the Assassin and Ker…

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Double Tony Winner Michael Cerveris Joins Broadway's 'Tammy Faye' As Jerry Falwell by Greg Evans

Two-time Tony winner Michael Cerveris will play Rev. Jerry Falwell in this fall's Broadway production of the musical Tammy Faye, which features music by Elton John, lyrics by Scissor Sisters…

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'Death Becomes Her' Musical Announces Complete Broadway Cast by Greg Evans

Death Becomes Her, the Broadway-bound musical starring Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams, has announced full ensemble casting. The stage musical adaptati…

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Broadway Withstands NYC's Summer Heat As Ticket Buyers Fill 96% Of Available Seats by Greg Evans

Broadway business held steady last week as New York City heads into the hottest dog days of summer. For the week ending July 28, a full 23 of the 25 Broadway productions filled at least 90% …

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

Tom Viola Announces Retirement After 36-Year Leadership Of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by Greg Evans

Tom Viola, the longtime executive director of the groundbreaking nonprofit organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, announced today that he'll retire at the end of 2024, ending a 36-y…

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'Maybe Happy Ending' Starring Darren Criss Delays Broadway Opening A Month Due To Scenic Design Supply Chain Issues by Greg Evans

The upcoming Broadway production of the musical Maybe Happy Ending starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen will be delayed by nearly a month due to what producers say are supply chain issues …

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Mandy Gonzalez To Guest Star As Norma Desmond In Broadway's 'Sunset Blvd.' On Nicole Scherzinger's Weekly Day Off by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Mandy Gonzalez, star of In The Heights, Hamilton and Aida, will play the role of Norma Desmond at select performances of Broadway's upcoming Sunset Blvd., taking one performance a…

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

'Boop! The Betty Boop Musical' Sets Broadway Opening Date, Venue by Greg Evans

Boop! The Betty Boop Musical will begin previews at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre on on March 11, 2025, with an opening night set for April 5. The previously announced engagement follows a w…

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

'Oh, Mary!', 'The Outsiders', 'Stereophonic', 'Hell's Kitchen' Sizzle With Sell Out Summer Weeks " Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

New York's July heat wave is doing nothing to wilt the prospects of some recent Broadway arrivals, with four spring-summer arrivals filling each and every seat at their respective venues las…

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'Redwood' Starring Idina Menzel Sets Broadway Opening Date, Venue by Greg Evans

Redwood, the new musical starring Idina Menzel in her return to Broadway, will begin performances January 24, 2025, at the Nederlander Hotel, with opening night set for February 13. The date…

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Monday, July 15, 2024

'The Queen Of Versailles': First Look At Broadway-Bound Musical Starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham by Greg Evans

Producers of the Broadway-bound musical The Queen of Versailles released first look images of Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham in character as one-time Florida billionaires Jackie and…

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Friday, July 12, 2024

Jonathan Groff Eyes Broadway Return In Musical About 'Mack The Knife' Singer Bobby Darin by Greg Evans

Tony-winner Jonathan Groff is set to star in a staged reading next month of a new musical about Bobby Darin, the 1950s-'60s-era singer who scored hits with "Mack the Knife," "Dream Lover" an…

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

'Oh, Mary!' Broadway Review: How Was The Play, Mrs. Lincoln? Sensational by Greg Evans

There's funny, there's very funny, and then there's Oh, Mary!, Cole Escola's riotous new comedy that brings more laughs to Broadway than all the Gutenberg!s, Edelmans and Birbiglias combined…

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

'Merrily' Goes Out On A High, 'Mary' Arrives Big " Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Merrily We Roll Along, the Tony-winning mega-hit musical revival starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez, went out on a very high note last week, selling out with a $2,7…

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Monday, July 8, 2024

Joseph Hardy Dies: Tony-Winning Broadway Director, Exec Producer Of 'Ryan's Hope' Was 95 by Greg Evans

Joseph Hardy, the stage director who introduced the enduring charmer You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, won a Tony Award for 1970's Child's Play and, as an executive producer in daytime drama…

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Broadway's 'Suffs' Disrupted When Activists Unfurl Sign Calling The Tony-Winning Musical A "White Wash" by Greg Evans

Last night's performance of the Broadway musical Suffs, the two-time Tony-winning musical about the suffragist movement written by Shaina Taub that counts Hillary Clinton among its producers…

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

'The Outsiders', 'Merrily We Roll Along' Set More House Records As Broadway Settles Into Summer by Greg Evans

Broadway continued settling in to its post-Tonys summer last week, with box office for most shows slipping at least a bit from the previous week and the total roster trimmed to 30 from 32. I…

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Bartlett Sher To Direct Dolly Parton Broadway Musical 'Hello, I'm Dolly' by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Bartlett Sher, nine-time Tony Award directing nominee and winner for 2008's South Pacific, will direct the recently announced Dolly Parton musical Hello, I'm Dolly, set for Broadw…

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Friday, June 28, 2024

'Stereophonic' Launching Pad Playwrights Horizons Names New Managing Director As Tough Economy Lashes Nonprofit Theaters by Greg Evans

Playwrights Horizons, the longstanding and prominent Off Broadway theater company that launched the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit Stereophonic, has appointed a new managing director as it …

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Delia Ephron's 'Left On Tenth' Starring Julianna Margulies And Peter Gallagher Sets Broadway Opening Date, Venue by Greg Evans

Left on Tenth, the new play by Delia Ephron starring Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher, will begin Broadway performances at the James Earl Jones Theatre on Thursday, September 26, with …

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Broadway's 'Cabaret' Announces Alternate Cast Schedule As Eddie Redmayne & Gayle Rankin Shift To Pre-Planned Seven-Performance Weeks by Greg Evans

As Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin shift to pre-planned seven-performance weeks for Broadway's Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, producers have announced the summer schedule for the alternate per…

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'Studio 54 The Musical' In Development For Broadway By Producers Robert Greenblatt & Neil Meron; Sergio Trujillo Directing & Choreographin by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Producers Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron are developing the Broadway-bound Studio 54 The Musical, a new work with a book by Chad Hodge and set to feature a full playlist of hits…

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Evan Cabnet Named Artistic Director Of Broadway's Second Stage, Taking Over For Departing Founder Carole Rothman by Greg Evans

Evan Cabnet, currently Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater's LCT3, will be Second Stage Theater's new Artistic Director beginning in September, Second Stage trustees announced today.…

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Grant Gustin To Exit Broadway's 'Water For Elephants' In September by Greg Evans

Grant Gustin, TV's star of The Flash, will play the final performance of his well-received limited run in the Broadway musical Water For Elephants on Sunday, September 1, producers announced…

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'Boop! The Betty Boop Musical' Sets 2025 Broadway Opening by Greg Evans

Boop! The Betty Boop Musical directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, will open on Broadway in April 2025 at a Shubert theater to be announced, producers said today. The Broadway produc…

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Christian Borle To Play Jim Bakker In Broadway's 'Tammy Faye' Musical, Replacing Previously Announced Andrew Rannells by Greg Evans

Christian Borle, the two-time Tony winner for Something Rotten and Peter and the Starcatcher, will replace the previously announced Andrew Rannells in this fall's Broadway production of Tamm…

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Tonys Work Their Magic On Broadway With Box Office Bounding For 'Enemy Of The People', 'Merrily We Roll Along', 'Stereophonic', 'The Out by Greg Evans

A double-digit slip in the Nielsen ratings notwithstanding, the Tony Awards worked their magic at the box office, with this year's winners, contenders and show-stealers reporting big increas…

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'Star Wars: The Acolyte' Creator Leslye Headland To Make Broadway Debut With 'Cult Of Love'; Trip Cullman Will Direct Second Stage Production by Greg Evans

Leslye Headland, creator of the new Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte, will make her Broadway debut this fall with the Second Stage Theater production of her play Cult of Love. Trip Cull…

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Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
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Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off