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Monday, May 13, 2024

'Stereophonic', 'Dead Outlaw' Take Top New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards by Greg Evans

David Adjmi's Stereophonic was named Best Play of the year by the New York Drama Critics' Circle today, with the Best Musical Award going to the Off Broadway production of Dead Outlaw from t…

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George Clooney To Make Broadway Debut In 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Stage Adaptation Next Year by Greg Evans

George Clooney will become a Broadway actor for the first time next year when he stars as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck, a stage adaptation of his 2005 Oscar-nominated film. …

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Friday, May 10, 2024

Holland Taylor & Ana Villafañe To Play Congresswomen (Hint Hint) In Off Broadway's 'N/A' by Greg Evans

Holland Taylor and Ana Villafañe will star in the Off Broadway world premiere of Mario Correa's new play N/A this summer, playing congresswomen of different generations in a production di…

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

'Illinoise' Dedicates Run Of Broadway Musical To Thomas J. Gates, Production Stage Manager Struck And Killed By Train; Sara Bareilles Pays Tribute by Greg Evans

The Broadway production of Illinoise has dedicated the entire run of the musical to production stage manager Thomas J. Gates, who was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train yesterda…

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George C. Wolfe, 'Hairspray' Director Jack O'Brien To Receive Lifetime Achievement Tony Awards by Greg Evans

Tony-winning directors George C. Wolfe and Jack O'Brien will each receive the 2024 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre next month, Tony administrators announced today.…

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Broadway's 'Illinoise' Cancels Performance Following Death Of Backstage Company Member by Greg Evans

Tonight's performance of Broadway's Sufjan Stevens dance musical Illinoise has been canceled due to the death of a backstage company member. The death did not occur at the St. James Theatre,…

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Sam Morrison's Acclaimed 'Sugar Daddy' Solo Play Sets Pre-Broadway Run For Beverly Hills Annenberg Center by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Morrison's acclaimed solo play Sugar Daddy will be staged in Beverly Hills, California, prior to a planned, previously unannounced Broadway run in 2025. The comic and poignant…

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Tony Awards To Be Simulcast On Outdoor Screen At Lincoln Center Park by Greg Evans

A Tony Awards simulcast event called Broadway Fanfare will take place outdoors at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park during the awards ceremony on Sunday, June 16. Sponsored by American Express,…

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Broadway Begins Spring Crunch Shakeout, With One Announced Closing And Lower Attendance For Some Newcomers " Box Office by Greg Evans

The great Broadway Crunch of Spring 2024, when 18 new productions opened between mid-March and late April " 19 if you count the commercial transfer of Appropriate " seems to be showing early…

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Public Theater 2024-25 Season To Include Reopening Of Renovated Free Shakespeare Central Park Stage by Greg Evans

New York's Public Theater announced its upcoming season at their Astor Place home as well as Central Park's to-be-reopened Delacorte Theater where the Public will stage Twelfth Night, direct…

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Robert Downey Jr. To Make Broadway Debut This Fall In Ayad Akhtar's New Play 'McNeal' by Greg Evans

Robert Downey Jr. will make his his Broadway debut in the lead role of McNeal, the new play by Ayad Akhtar, author of the Tony-nominated Junk and the Pulitzer-winner Disgraced. Downey will p…

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'Schmigadoon!' Stage Musical Adaptation Of Apple TV+ Series To Get World Premiere In D.C. Next Winter by Greg Evans

Schmigadoon! the musical comedy TV series is about to become Schmigadoon! the musical comedy stage production. Kennedy Center's Broadway Center Stage in Washington D.C. announced today that …

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Monday, May 6, 2024

Eboni Booth's 'Primary Trust' Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize For Drama; Books & Music Winners Announced by Greg Evans

Primary Trust, Eboni Booth's play that was given an Off Broadway staging by Roundabout Theatre Company last summer, won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama today. The play was described by the…

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Tony-Nominated 'Stereophonic' Actor Eli Gelb And 'Hell's Kitchen' Actress Kecia Lewis Win Lucille Lortel Awards " Complete List by Greg Evans

Broadway's Stereophonic and Hell's Kitchen took home Lucille Lortel Awards for their earlier Off Broadway productions. Lortel Awards (for outstanding Off Broadway shows) were awarded to Eli …

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Broadway's 'Lempicka' To Close After Best Musical Tony Shut Out by Greg Evans

Lempicka, the much-anticipated but cooly received musical directed by Hadestown's Rachel Chavkin, will play its final performance on Sunday, May 19, producers announced tonight, just a month…

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Mia Farrow & Patti LuPone Are Broadway-Bound In New Comedy 'The Roommate' by Greg Evans

Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone will return to Broadway starring in new comedy The Roommate by Jen Silverman this August, producer Chris Harper announced today. Directed by Jack O'Brien, The Roo…

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Alex Edelman To Receive Special Tony Award For 'Just For Us'; 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' Wig Designer Among Other Recipients Announced by Greg Evans

Alex Edelman, the comedian, actor and writer who made his Broadway debut last year in his solo show Just For Us, will receive a Special 2024 Tony Award for the production, the Tony Administr…

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

'The Great Gatsby', 'The Wiz', 'Water For Elephants' Top $1M " Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway's busy, busy spring of new shows came to an end today with this morning's Tony nominations announcement, and while the impact, if any, of the nominations won't be felt at the box of…

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Tony Snubs & Surprises: No Nods For Big Names Steve Carell & Michael Imperioli; Little Love For Brit Hit 'Patriots' & Hearty Welcome F by Greg Evans

Two of the more anticipated star turns on Broadway this season " Steve Carell making his Broadway debut in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of Uncle Vanya and The Sopranos Michael Imperiol…

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Tony Award Nominations: 'Hell's Kitchen', 'Illiloise', Jessica Lange, Jeremy Strong, Gayle Rankin And Eddie Redmayne Score Noms- Updating Li by Greg Evans

The first six batches of Tony Award nominees has been announced on CBS Mornings. The remainder will be announced at 9 p.m. ET on the awards YouTube channel. So far, the nominees are: Best Mu…

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Monday, April 29, 2024

Tony Award Nomination Predictions 2024: The Shoo-Ins, The Wild Cards And Everything In-Between by Greg Evans

Close races and sharp elbows are likely when the 2024 Tony Award nominations are announced tomorrow morning. With so many shows opening during the onslaught of the past two weeks, nominators…

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Friday, April 26, 2024

'Forbidden Broadway' To Remain Forbidden A Bit Longer: Satirical Revue Postpones Summer Engagement Due To "Crowded" Broadway Landscape by Greg Evans

Forbidden Broadway on Broadway, the updated iteration of the long-running Off Broadway musical-comedy review, is postponing its scheduled summer Broadway debut at the Hayes Theatre due to wh…

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Broadway's 'Mary Jane' Starring Rachel McAdams Gets Two-Week Extension by Greg Evans

Mary Jane, the Amy Herzog play starring Rachel McAdams in her Broadway debut, has been given a two-week extension by producer Manhattan Theatre Club. The play, which opened to excellent revi…

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Mary Todd Lincoln Comedy 'Oh, Mary!' Sets Broadway Transfer For Summer by Greg Evans

The sold-out, twice-extended Off Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! will transfer to Broadway this summer, producers announced today. Written by and starring Cole Escola and directed by Sam Pinkleton…

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'Barbie' Producer LuckyChap To Make New York Stage Debut With New Work By 'Titaníque' Co-Writer & Star Marla Mindelle by Greg Evans

LuckyChap, the producing team Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara behind Barbie and Saltburn will team with multiple-Tony-winning Broadway producing veterans Sue Wagner and John J…

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

'Hell's Kitchen', 'The Great Gatsby', 'Uncle Vanya' Among Strong Broadway Box Office Newcomers by Greg Evans

A very busy Broadway held its own last week, with 36 productions pulling in a combined $34,650,614, a good 10% increase over last year at this time. About 92% of all available seats were occ…

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Idina Menzel To Launch Career-Spanning North American Tour This Summer by Greg Evans

Tony winner Idina Menzel will launch a North American tour this summer featuring signature songs from her stage career " including Wicked and Rent " and albums including her latest, Drama Qu…

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Monday, April 22, 2024

Broadway's 'Stereophonic' Extends Run By Six Weeks by Greg Evans

Stereophonic, David Adjmi's Broadway play about a '70s Fleetwood Mac-type group, has announced a six-week extension following a slew of rave reviews. Initially set to close July 7, the play,…

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Jon M. Chu To Direct 'Crazy Rich Asians' Broadway Musical by Greg Evans

Wicked director Jon M. Chu will make his Broadway directorial debut with a new stage adaptation of his 2018 hit film Crazy Rich Asians, producers announced today. The new musical, still in d…

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

'The Wiz', 'Cabaret' Among Week's Top-Earning Newcomers " Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway's spring newcomers continued pulling in the city's tastemakers, tourists and the merely curious last week, with overall box office down about 10% from the previous week but most new…

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Carrie Robbins Dies: Broadway Costume Designer From Poodle Skirts Of 'Grease' To Holiday Gowns Of 'White Christmas' Was 81 by Greg Evans

Carrie Robbins, whose more than 30 years as a Broadway costume designer saw her involvement in 1972's Grease, for which she contributed the production's signature poodle skirts, and the nuns…

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Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
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