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Friday, February 20, 2026

Celebrating Black History Month: Christiani Pitts Honors Patina Miller by Jonah De Forest

In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com is celebrating some of the theater industry's most influential Black artists. We invited actors who are currently on Broadway to tell us abou…

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Death Becomes Betsy: Backstage at Death Becomes Her With Betsy Wolfe, Episode 5: Brought to You by Walgreens! by Jonah De Forest

Betsy Wolfe plays the mortality-defying diva Madeline Ashton in Death Becomes Her on Broadway. For six weeks, she's taking us behind the velvet curtain at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where…

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All in a Day's Work: Tickets Now on Sale for The Receptionist Off-Broadway; Complete Casting Announced by Jonah De Forest

Tickets are now on sale for Second Stage Theater's production of Adam Bock's The Receptionist. The savagely funny dark comedy will begin previews on April 15 at the Irene Diamond Stage at…

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Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett on Bringing Beaches to Broadway by Jonah De Forest

Get your tissues ready, because Beaches, one of pop culture's great tearjerkers, is coming to Broadway in musical form. Based on Iris Rainer Dart's bestselling novel about a decades-spanning…

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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Actually Romantic: Jake David Smith Performs 'For Her' From The Great Gatsby National Tour by Jonah De Forest

Jake David Smith is currently leading the national tour of The Great Gatsby in the title role. The golden voiced newcomer stopped by Broadway.com to sing the ultimate yearning anthem, "For H…

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Apollo Levine on Finding Family in the MJ Cast and His Four Year Journey With the Musical by Jonah De Forest

Apollo Levine has been with the biomusical MJ since it opened on Broadway in 2022, starting out in the dual roles of Quincy Jones and Tito Jackson before stepping in as patriarch Joseph Jack…

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Betsy Wolfe Talks Death Becomes Her, Vocal Demands and Life Behind the Scenes by Jonah De Forest

Tony nominee Betsy Wolfe is chasing youth and belting her head off eight times a week as the catastrophically self-involved actress Madeline Ashton in Death Becomes Her on Broadway. The hard…

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Death of a Salesman Extends Its Broadway Run, Completes Casting by Jonah De Forest

The forthcoming Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's landmark drama Death of a Salesman has been extended for an additional eight weeks. Having previously been announced to run through …

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Corbin Bleu and John Behlmann to Join The Great Gatsby on Broadway by Jonah De Forest

New money, new cast members! Corbin Bleu and John Behlmann will join the Broadway company of The Great Gatsby on March 30. Bleu is stepping into the role of Nick Carraway after originatin…

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Robert Duvall, Chameleonic Veteran of Stage and Screen, Dies at 95 by Jonah De Forest

Widely regarded as one of finest actors of his generation, Academy Award winner Robert Duvall died in Virginia on February 15, 2026. His death was announced by his wife Luciana Pedraza Duval…

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The Hop: Backstage at Stranger Things: The First Shadow With Burke Swanson, Episode 1: On the Radio by Jonah De Forest

Burke Swanson plays James Hopper Jr. in Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway. (His character grows up to be chief of police Jim Hopper, played by David Harbour in the Netfl…

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Gabrielle Nevaeh Grows Up and Goes All Out in Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway by Jonah De Forest

Gabrielle Nevaeh has been fielding supernatural forces as Patty Newby in Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which serves as a prequel to Netflix's popular sci-fi series. The Fi…

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Friday, February 13, 2026

Let the Dream Begin: The Six Phantoms of Masquerade Sing 'The Music of the Night' by Jonah De Forest

Masquerade has audiences traversing into the unknown in an immersive reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera off-Broadway. In a surreal feat of casting, six different actors take on th…

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Celebrating Black History Month: NaTasha Yvette Williams Honors Lorraine Hansberry and LaChanze by Jonah De Forest

In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com is celebrating some of the theater industry's most influential Black artists. We invited actors who are currently on Broadway to tell us abou…

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

The Great Gatsby Director Marc Bruni on Subverting Expectations in the Broadway Musical by Jonah De Forest

Is anything more associated with Jazz Age decadence than The Great Gatsby? F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel is so ingrained in the public imagination that the intricacies of its actual co…

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

The Great Gatsby Director Marc Bruni on Subverting Expectations and Mixing Modern Elements Into the Musical by Jonah De Forest

Is anything more associated with Jazz Age decadence than The Great Gatsby? F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel is so ingrained in the public imagination that the intricacies of its actual co…

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Death Becomes Betsy: Backstage at Death Becomes Her With Betsy Wolfe, Episode 4: Spinning Balls of Death by Jonah De Forest

Betsy Wolfe plays the mortality-defying diva Madeline Ashton in Death Becomes Her on Broadway. For six weeks, she's taking us behind the velvet curtain at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where…

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Anika Noni Rose to Join The Balusters on Broadway; Renée Elise Goldsberry Departs by Jonah De Forest

Tony winner Anika Noni Rose has joined the cast of The Balusters on Broadway, replacing the previously announced Renée Elise Goldsberry in the role of Kyra Marshall. Goldsber…

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Celebrating Black History Month: André De Shields Honors W.E.B. Du Bois by Jonah De Forest

In honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com is celebrating some of the theater industry's most influential Black artists. We invited actors who are currently (or soon-to-be) on Broadway…

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

Odds and Ends: Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt Bring The Last Five Years Stateside, Wicked Spinoff Confirmed & More by Jonah De Forest

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. No Substitution Will Do As previously reported, Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt will star in a weeklong run of Jason Robert Brown's mar…

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For Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele & Nicholas Christopher, Chess Is No Longer Someone Else's Story by Jonah De Forest

In the midst of a punishing winter, the Cold War-era musical Chess has been heating up Broadway with an East-West love triangle comprised of Tony winner Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicho…

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Sink Your Teeth Into a Preview of The Lost Boys, A New Musical on Broadway by Jonah De Forest

A musical adaptation of the vampire flick The Lost Boys is motorcycling onto Broadway this spring. Before performances begin, the production held a press event to showcase the cast and cr…

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

The Time of Our Lives: Dirty Dancing: The Musical to Launch National Tour by Jonah De Forest

Nobody puts Baby in a corner. A new stage production based on the beloved film Dirty Dancing will launch a North American tour this August at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts …

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Five Inside: Get to Know The Lion King's Creative Engine, Musical Director Cherie Rosen by Jonah De Forest

Broadway's blockbuster musical The Lion King has many astounding qualities: sweeping sets, meticulously-designed costumes, larger-than-life puppetry. But none of these things would carry …

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's Rachel Christopher on Identifying With Hermione and How the Play Is a Love Letter to Inclusivity by Jonah De Forest

Rachel Christopher plays Hogwarts' resident know-it-all, now Minister for Magic, Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. The actress chatted with Broadway.com M…

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E-X-T-E-N-S-I-O-N: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Will Now Run Through September 2026 by Jonah De Forest

Hope for another Spelling Bee extension is no longer chimerical. The off-Broadway revival of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will extend its run at New World Stages th…

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Rodney Ingram Returns to Aladdin on Broadway Tonight in Title Role by Jonah De Forest

Broadway has a new heart-stealing street urchin on its hands. On Febuary 3, Rodney Ingram takes over the title role in Disney's Aladdin at the New Amsterdam Theatre.  Ingram is no …

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Simu Liu and John Cameron Mitchell Join Oh, Mary! on Broadway Tonight by Jonah De Forest

There's a new First Lady stomping around the Lyceum Theatre. John Cameron Mitchell takes office as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! on February 3, where he'll don the infamous bratty cur…

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Monday, February 2, 2026

A King is Born! Jeremy Noel on the Joy of The Lion King, Going on as Simba and Writing His Own Music by Jonah De Forest

"I remember being in my high school career day class, saying, 'I'm going to be on Broadway. I'm going to do a tour," recalls Jeremy Noel. "My teacher was like, 'Well, could you be more speci…

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Here We Go Again: Mamma Mia! Resumes North American Tour by Jonah De Forest

Fresh off its six-month run on Broadway, which played its final performance on February 1, Mamma Mia! is hitting the road again. The ultimate feel-good musical based on the songs of ABBA …

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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Star Whitney Leavitt Joins Broadway's Chicago Tonight by Jonah De Forest

Whitney Leavitt, who garnered notoriety on Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and showed her choreo chops on the most recent season of Dancing With the Stars, is stepping into the sp…

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
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