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Monday, March 18, 2024

Ben Platt Sets 18-Performance Residency At Broadway's Newly Refurbished Palace Theatre by Greg Evans

Ben Platt will play an exclusive, 18-performance concert residency at Broadway's recently refurbished Palace Theatre early this summer to celebrate the release of his upcoming third album Ho…

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Climate Activists Disrupt Broadway's 'An Enemy Of The People' by Greg Evans

Climate activists disrupted tonight's Broadway performance of An Enemy Of The People, bringing the production starring Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli to a brief halt as protesters shout…

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'The Notebook' Broadway Review: Romantic Saga Takes Another Step In Sentimental Journey by Greg Evans

To say The Notebook had a devoted, built-in audience before it sang so much as a note on Broadway would be an understatement this romantic tear-jerker never attempts. Based on Nicholas Spark…

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Tovah Feldshuh Signs With Stewart Talent by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Tovah Feldshuh, the multiple Emmy and Tony Award nominee who recently co-starred on Broadway with Lea Michele in the hit musical revival Funny Girl, has signed with Stewart Talent…

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Broadway Newcomers 'An Enemy Of The People', 'The Who's Tommy' & 'The Notebook' Sell Out by Greg Evans

A slate of Broadway newcomers drew strong audience figures last week, with several " An Enemy of the People, The Notebook and The Who's Tommy filling every seat and then some. Of the recent …

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'Sweeney Todd' Sets Broadway Closing Date by Greg Evans

As expected, Broadway's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will end its run this spring when stars Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster conclude their limited 12-week engagements. Tveit…

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Christian Slater, Lucas Hedges & John Cameron Mitchell In Industry Reading Cast For Will Arbery Play 'You Hateful Things' by Greg Evans

An invitation-only industry presentation of You Hateful Things, a new play by Will Arbery directed by Simon Stone, will be held this week in New York, with a cast including Christia…

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Friday, March 8, 2024

'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Takes Another Step Toward Broadway, Posts Audition Notices by Greg Evans

Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the London stage adaptation of the hit Netflix series, is aiming for a 2025 Broadway opening, according to casting notices posted Thursday. News of a plann…

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

'Doubt' Broadway Review: Amy Ryan & Liev Schreiber Resurrect A Modern Classic by Greg Evans

Time has tipped the scales a bit in the did-he-or-didn't-he question at the heart of John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning 2004 play Doubt: A Parable, opening tonight in a Roundabout…

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Steve Lawrence Dies: Grammy- And Emmy-Winning Singer, Partner Of Eydie Gormé Was 88 by Greg Evans

Steve Lawrence, the singer who teamed with his wife Eydie Gormé to form one of the most popular nightclub and concert duos of their generation, died of complications from Alzheimer's diseas…

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Denzel Washington And Jake Gyllenhaal Heading To Broadway In Shakespeare's 'Othello' by Greg Evans

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in a 2025 Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's Othello, producer Brian Anthony Moreland announced today. The production, to be directed b…

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Broadway's 'Doubt' Extends Run By One Week by Greg Evans

The Broadway engagement of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt: A Parable, starring Amy Ryan and Liev Schreiber, has been extended by a week, with a closing date now set for Sunday, April 21. The R…

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'Days Of Wine And Roses' Sets Closing Notice, The Latest Broadway Production To Bow Out Before Spring Crush by Greg Evans

Days of Wine and Roses, the critically acclaimed musical adaptation of the 1962 film, will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, March 31, just about two months after its January 28…

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

'Spamalot' Sets Broadway Closing Date by Greg Evans

The Broadway revival of Monty Python's Spamalot will play its final performance on Sunday, April 7, completing a 24-week run at the St. James Theatre. The production, which opened to favorab…

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'An Enemy Of The People' With Jeremy Strong & Michael Imperioli Sells Out First Week " Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

An Enemy of the People, director Sam Gold's Broadway revival of the Ibsen classic starring Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, is off to a great start, grossing more than $1M last week and …

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Friday, March 1, 2024

'Slave Play' Author Has Message For UK Prime Minister Opposed To Black-Invited West End Performances: Go Kick Rocks by Greg Evans

Special "Black Out" performances of Jeremy O. Harris' stage production Slave Play were well-received by the Broadway community in 2019 when producers of the controversial, acclaimed and emot…

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Broadway To Dim Marquee Lights For The Late 'Wiz' Star Hinton Battle by Greg Evans

Broadway will honor the late actor, dancer and singer Hinton Battle with the traditional dimming of marquee lights on March 12. The lights will dim at Broadway's Shubert, Marquis, St. James,…

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

'Forbidden Broadway' Satirical Revue To Make Long-Awaited Broadway Debut by Greg Evans

Gerard Alessandrini's longtime Off Broadway satirical revue Forbidden Broadway will make its long-in-coming Broadway debut this summer, producers announced today. The new iteration " full ti…

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Christopher Durang To Receive Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award by Greg Evans

Playwright Christopher Durang has been named the recipient of The Dramatists Guild of America's 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, joining a prestigious roster of such past awardees as John Gu…

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

New York's Tectonic Theater Lashes Out At Texas School Board Cancellation Of 'The Laramie Project' As Homophobic by Greg Evans

New York's Tectonic Theater Project and its founding artistic director Moisés Kaufman are speaking out against a recent decision by a Texas high school board to cancel a student production …

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Louis Armstrong Musical Starring Tony Winner James Monroe Iglehart Sets Fall Broadway Opening by Greg Evans

Following well-received runs in New Orleans and Chicago, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical starring Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart (Disney's Aladdin) as the jazz icon w…

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Netflix Makes Broadway Producing Debut With Peter Morgan's 'Patriots' by Greg Evans

Netflix is about to make its Broadway producing debut, joining the team of Peter Morgan's upcoming play Patriots. The play from the creator of the Netflix signature series The Crown arrives …

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Sandra Oh To Lead Off Broadway Production Of Lucy Kirkwood's 'The Welkin' American Premiere by Greg Evans

Grey's Anatomy and Quiz Lady actor Sandra Oh will star in the Off Broadway American premiere of Lucy Kirkwood's The Welkin this summer. The American Theater Company production begins preview…

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'Water For Elephants' Musical Starring Grant Gustin Begins Previews With A Strong Early Showing " Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway box office held its own following the Presidents Day holiday highs, slipping only about 3% in overall receipts and keeping steady with a total attendance for 24 shows at 205,020 (ab…

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Tanya Grubich Dies: Pioneering Broadway And Touring Theater Marketer Was 60 by Greg Evans

Tanya Grubich, a pioneering marketer of Broadway and touring productions whose clients included the musicals Grand Hotel, Smokey Joe's Cafe and Mamma Mia!, died February 16 of Early Onset De…

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Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Break Beacon Theatre Record With 11 Consecutive Sold-Out Shows by Greg Evans

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are New York City record-breakers: The duo's Restless Leg comedy tour broke the record for most consecutive shows by any comedian at the famed Beacon Theatre, sellin…

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Kit Harington To Appear In West End 'Slave Play'; Author Jeremy O. Harris Says Star Casting Won't Be "A Distraction" by Greg Evans

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington will return to the London stage in the upcoming production of Jeremy O. Harris' acclaimed and controversial Slave Play. Despite the star casting, Slave Pla…

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Lynda Gravátt Dies: Broadway Actor, TV's 'The Hoop Life' Star Was 77 by Greg Evans

Lynda Gravátt, a mainstay of the New York stage, a seminal figure in the Washington D.C. theater community and a familiar presence on television through appearances in the Law & Order…

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Friday, February 23, 2024

Broadway In Hollywood Sets 2024-25 Season At The Pantages: 'Kimberly Akimbo', 'Shucked', 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child', 'A Beautif by Greg Evans

Broadway in Hollywood at the Pantages Theatre has announced its 2024-25 season, with offerings including the Los Angeles premieres of Tony-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo, the stage adaptati…

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Broadway's Neil Diamond Musical 'A Beautiful Noise' Sets June Closing by Greg Evans

Broadway's A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical will play its final performance on Sunday, June 30, before launching a national tour this fall, producers announced today. The musical,…

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

'Feud's Ella Beatty To Join Broadway's 'Appropriate' by Greg Evans

Ella Beatty, currently appearing in the FX series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, will make her Broadway debut in Appropriate when the hit Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play transfers to the Belasco Th…

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