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Sunday, April 27, 2025

Drag: The Musical Plays Final Performance April 27 by Logan Culwell-Block

Drag Race star Alaska, Adam Pascal, and Nick Adams lead the Off-Broadway musical at New World Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM[SHARE]

Friday, April 25, 2025

Death Becomes Her Leads 2025 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations; Read the Full List by Logan Culwell-Block

The new musical is nominated for 12 honors, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM[SHARE]

Today in Theatre History: Big River Brought Huckleberry Finn to Broadway on April 25, 1985 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Roger Miller-William Hauptman musical is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

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Broadway's Good Night, and Good Luck Will Be Licensed by Concord Theatricals by Logan Culwell-Block

Co-written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov from the 2005 film, the work opened its Broadway premiere April 3 at the Winter Garden.

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Ali Ewoldt Will Lead Barrington Stage Company's Camelot by Logan Culwell-Block

The Massachusetts company has begun to reveal casting for its upcoming summer season.

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Watch: Cole Escola Is Coming for Nicole Scherzinger's Bullhorn by Logan Culwell-Block

The Oh, Mary! writer and star posted their own impromptu performance after the Sunset Blvd. actress dazzled the audience following a technical mishap.

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Jake Gyllenhaal Will Be Honored at Manhattan Theatre Club's 2025 Spring Gala by Logan Culwell-Block

Bernadette Peters, currently starring in the company's Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends on Broadway, will host at Cipriani 42nd Street.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM[SHARE]

Photos: Orville Peck and Eva Noblezada Lead Broadway's Cabaret by Logan Culwell-Block

The Kander and Ebb revival continues its run at the Kit Kat Club (née August Wilson Theatre) on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM[SHARE]

Final Sondheim Musical Here We Are Begins European Premiere at London's National April 25 by Logan Culwell-Block

Jane Krakowski, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Martha Plimpton, and more are starring in the musical that premiered Off-Broadway in 2023.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM[SHARE]

Thursday, April 24, 2025

5 Reasons to See Pirates! The Penzance Musical On Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Jazzy new arrangements, a hilarious new book, eye candy"this Gilbert and Sullivan revival is the very model of a modern major musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59PM[SHARE]

Swept Away Will Be Licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide by Logan Culwell-Block

The Avett Brothers musical played a brief Broadway run last year.

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Broadway's Boop! Will Release a Cast Album by Logan Culwell-Block

Jasmine Amy Rogers stars in the musical with songs by David Foster and Susan Birkenhead.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM[SHARE]

Get a 1st Listen to Audra McDonald and Danny Burstein Sing 'Small World' From Broadway Gypsy Album by Logan Culwell-Block

The current revival will release a cast recording April 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM[SHARE]

Harvey Fierstein to Receive Lifetime Achievement Special Tony Award by Logan Culwell-Block

Already a four-time Tony winner, Fierstein holds medallion statuettes for his work on Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage aux Folles, and Hairspray.

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Michael Patrick Thornton Joins Upcoming Broadway Waiting for Godot by Logan Culwell-Block

The revival will reunite Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter this fall.

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Michael Greif Will Direct Gloria and Emily Estefan Musical Basura World Premiere at Atlanta's Alliance by Logan Culwell-Block

Karen Zacarias has penned the book for the work exploring the true story of Paraguay's Recycled Orchestra.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM[SHARE]

Sing Street Musical Will Make U.K. Premiere This Summer by Logan Culwell-Block

The stage version of the 2016 film previously had Broadway plans, which was thwarted by the pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:36AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Chris Perfetti Will Lead Private Industry Readings of New Matthew Lombardo Play When Playwrights Kill by Logan Culwell-Block

Beth Leavel, Bonnie Milligan, Christopher Fitzgerald, Kevin Chamberlin, and Tomas Matos are co-starring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:24PM[SHARE]

Shakina Will Star In and Co-Write Musical Version of Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean by Logan Culwell-Block

The Difficult People actor has adapted the Ed Graczyk play with Ashley Robinson and Dan Gillespie Sells.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM[SHARE]

Lorna Courtney, Ramin Karimloo, More Will Star in Industry Presentation of New Musical Roam by Logan Culwell-Block

The Alexander Sage Oyen-Michael Dovid musical features a rock-pop-Romani fusion score.

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West End Musical Maddie Will Get an Off-Broadway Bow by Logan Culwell-Block

Andrew Winans will direct the American premiere at Players Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM[SHARE]

10 Things I Hate About You Will Get Stage Musical With Score by Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska by Logan Culwell-Block

Lena Dunham and Jessica Huang are co-writing the book.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM[SHARE]

Watch: See Highlights From Broadway's Floyd Collins, Starring Jeremy Jordan and Lizzy McAlpine by Logan Culwell-Block

The long-awaited Broadway debut of the Adam Guettel-Tina Landau musical opened at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont April 21.

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Final Sondheim Musical Here We Are Script Will Be Published as the Show Makes European Premiere by Logan Culwell-Block

Nick Hern Books will publish the work while it makes a bow at London's National.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM[SHARE]

Ben Rappaport Will Return to Good Night, Oscar Opposite Sean Hayes in London by Logan Culwell-Block

The Doug Wright play is headed to the West End's Barbican Theatre this summer.

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Read the Reviews for Grief Camp at Atlantic Theater Company by Logan Culwell-Block

Les Waters is directing the new work, back on after a strike postponed the original run.

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Mandy Gonzalez Concert Will Stream Via All Arts in May by Logan Culwell-Block

The spring All Arts lineup will also include the return of the talk show Broadway Sandwich and a documentary about the Palace Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM[SHARE]

Watch: A Mid-Performance Medical Emergency Leads to an Impromptu Concert at Broadway's Maybe Happy Ending by Logan Culwell-Block

Darren Criss, Helen J Shen, and Dez Duron entertained audiences at the Belasco Theatre when the April 22 performance was forced to pause.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AM[SHARE]

Noah J. Ricketts Will Lead Closed Workshop of Reincarnation Blues Musical in the U.K. by Logan Culwell-Block

Michael Poore's cult favorite fantasy novel has been musicalized by Jukebox the Ghost's Ben Thornewill, BTS songwriter Coyle Girelli, and playwright Laura Zlatos.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:32AM[SHARE]