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Saturday, April 6, 2024

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' The Comeuppance Begins U.K. Premiere at London's Almeida April 6 by Logan Culwell-Block

The work made its world premiere Off-Broadway at Signature Theatre in 2023.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM[SHARE]

Friday, April 5, 2024

Final Sondheim Musical Here We Are Will Release Cast Album in May by Logan Culwell-Block

Bobby Cannavale, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, David Hyde Pierce, and more starred in the Off-Broadway world premiere at The Shed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM[SHARE]

The Jeopardy! Category Is... Characters in Musicals by Logan Culwell-Block

Playbill readers, you've been training for this moment for years, and now is your time to shine.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM[SHARE]

Goodspeed Musicals Tries to Solve The Mystery of Edwin Drood Beginning April 5 by Logan Culwell-Block

Mamie Parris stars in the title role with Rob Ruggerio at the helm of the Tony-winning Rupert Holmes musical whodunit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM[SHARE]

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Kate Shindle Will Not Seek Re-Election as President of Actors' Equity Association by Logan Culwell-Block

The actor is stepping down from the position following a nine-year tenure with the performer and stage manager union.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM[SHARE]

Get a 1st Look at Suzan-Lori Parks' Sally & Tom at The Public Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

Sheria Irving and Gabriel Ebert lead the company of the Off-Broadway production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM[SHARE]

Daniel Marconi, Cathryn Wake, John Yi to Star in Tick, Tick...BOOM! at George Street Playhouse by Logan Culwell-Block

Artistic Director David Saint is helming the Jonathan Larson musical, set to begin performances April 23 at the New Jersey company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM[SHARE]

LaChanze Will Give Commencement Address at Pace University's 2024 Graduation by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony-winning actor and producer is receiving an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the institution.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM[SHARE]

Concord Theatricals Acquires Secondary Licensing Rights for Operation Mincemeat by Logan Culwell-Block

The Olivier-nominated musical is currently running in London's West End.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Phil Dunster and Zizi Strallen Will Star in Oklahoma! in Concert in London's West End by Logan Culwell-Block

The performance will see the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic returning to its first London home, Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM[SHARE]

Lindsay Mendez Says Merrily We Roll Along Audiences 'Come a Harry Potter Fan but Leave a Sondheim Fan' by Logan Culwell-Block

Find out how the Tony winner says her current gig is changing lives.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM[SHARE]

'Coming of Age Transgender Fantasia' House of Telescopes Opens Off-Broadway World Premiere April 3 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Kairos Looney-penned play is directed by Lyam B. Gabel for Pipeline Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Broadway Grosses Analysis: 6 New Shows Send Box Office Soaring by Logan Culwell-Block

Last week saw the highest cumulative take on Broadway since New Year's.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:02PM[SHARE]

Broadway's Mary Jane Will Offer Free Childcare for 2 Performances by Logan Culwell-Block

Rachel McAdams stars in the Amy Herzog play beginning April 2 at the Friedman Theatre via Manhattan Theatre Club.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM[SHARE]

The Wizard of Oz, Wicked and The Wiz: 3 Takes On an American Classic by Logan Culwell-Block

With The Wiz back on Broadway and Wicked headed for the big screen, you can use this helpful guide to keep the musical adaptations of L. Frank Baum's story straight.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM[SHARE]

World Premiere of Florence Welch Gatsby Musical Finds Creative Team by Logan Culwell-Block

This musical version of The Great Gatsby begins performances at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 23.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM[SHARE]

Richard Kind, More Join Kennedy Center's Upcoming Bye Bye Birdie by Logan Culwell-Block

Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez, and Ephraim Sykes are leading the Washington, D.C. production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM[SHARE]

Amber Ruffin Is Performing in The Wiz"From the Audience by Logan Culwell-Block

The comic, who penned the revised book for the 1975 musical's current Broadway revival, dropped by Late Night With Seth Meyers April 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM[SHARE]

Meryl Streep Made Sure Babs Knew About Jonathan Groff's Barbra Streisand-Themed Dressing Room Bar by Logan Culwell-Block

The coup made the Merrily We Roll Along star "die a thousand gay deaths," he shares on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM[SHARE]

Amy Herzog's Mary Jane, Starring Rachel McAdams, Begins Previews April 2 by Logan Culwell-Block

Anne Kauffman is directing the play, about a single mom raising an ill child, for Manhattan Theatre Club.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM[SHARE]

Monday, April 1, 2024

Michael Stuhlbarg to Perform 1st Preview of Patriots as Planned Following Street Attack by Logan Culwell-Block

Two Broadway performers were victims of street violence this weekend, but the shows will go on.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM[SHARE]

The Shark is Broken, What the Constitution Means to Me, More Headed for George Street Playhouse by Logan Culwell-Block

The New Jersey company has unveiled its complete 2024"2025 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PM[SHARE]

How to Get $45 Tickets to The Wiz on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, and newcomer Nichelle Lewis lead the cast at the Marquis Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM[SHARE]

Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome to Cabaret, Beginning On Broadway April 1 by Logan Culwell-Block

Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin lead the new revival of the Kander and Ebb musical, transferring from London's West End.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM[SHARE]

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Days of Wine and Roses Closes on Broadway March 31 by Logan Culwell-Block

Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James star in the new musical from Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM[SHARE]

Friday, March 29, 2024

Watch: Jasmine Rice LaBeija Sings Hillary Clinton's Gypsy-Themed 11-O'Clock Number in Five by Logan Culwell-Block

This Off-Broadway parody musical centers on a different set of queens: Ivana, Marla, Melania, Stormy, and Ivanka.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM[SHARE]

John Clarence Stewart, Cress Williams, Jasmine Amy Rogers to Lead Jelly's Last Jam at Pasadena Playhouse by Logan Culwell-Block

The 1992 musical takes the California stage beginning May 29.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM[SHARE]

The Wiz Revival Makes Broadway Home Beginning March 29 by Logan Culwell-Block

Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, and newcomer Nichelle Lewis lead the cast at the Marquis Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM[SHARE]

Thursday, March 28, 2024

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All stories by Logan Culwell-Block on BroadwayStars

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' The Comeuppance Begins U.K. Premiere at London's Almeida April 6 by Logan Culwell-Block

Final Sondheim Musical Here We Are Will Release Cast Album in May by Logan Culwell-Block

The Jeopardy! Category Is... Characters in Musicals by Logan Culwell-Block

Goodspeed Musicals Tries to Solve The Mystery of Edwin Drood Beginning April 5 by Logan Culwell-Block

Kate Shindle Will Not Seek Re-Election as President of Actors' Equity Association by Logan Culwell-Block

Get a 1st Look at Suzan-Lori Parks' Sally & Tom at The Public Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

Daniel Marconi, Cathryn Wake, John Yi to Star in Tick, Tick...BOOM! at George Street Playhouse by Logan Culwell-Block

LaChanze Will Give Commencement Address at Pace University's 2024 Graduation by Logan Culwell-Block

Concord Theatricals Acquires Secondary Licensing Rights for Operation Mincemeat by Logan Culwell-Block

Phil Dunster and Zizi Strallen Will Star in Oklahoma! in Concert in London's West End by Logan Culwell-Block

Lindsay Mendez Says Merrily We Roll Along Audiences 'Come a Harry Potter Fan but Leave a Sondheim Fan' by Logan Culwell-Block

'Coming of Age Transgender Fantasia' House of Telescopes Opens Off-Broadway World Premiere April 3 by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway Grosses Analysis: 6 New Shows Send Box Office Soaring by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway's Mary Jane Will Offer Free Childcare for 2 Performances by Logan Culwell-Block

The Wizard of Oz, Wicked and The Wiz: 3 Takes On an American Classic by Logan Culwell-Block

World Premiere of Florence Welch Gatsby Musical Finds Creative Team by Logan Culwell-Block

Richard Kind, More Join Kennedy Center's Upcoming Bye Bye Birdie by Logan Culwell-Block

Amber Ruffin Is Performing in The Wiz"From the Audience by Logan Culwell-Block

Meryl Streep Made Sure Babs Knew About Jonathan Groff's Barbra Streisand-Themed Dressing Room Bar by Logan Culwell-Block

Amy Herzog's Mary Jane, Starring Rachel McAdams, Begins Previews April 2 by Logan Culwell-Block

Michael Stuhlbarg to Perform 1st Preview of Patriots as Planned Following Street Attack by Logan Culwell-Block

The Shark is Broken, What the Constitution Means to Me, More Headed for George Street Playhouse by Logan Culwell-Block

How to Get $45 Tickets to The Wiz on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome to Cabaret, Beginning On Broadway April 1 by Logan Culwell-Block

Days of Wine and Roses Closes on Broadway March 31 by Logan Culwell-Block

Watch: Jasmine Rice LaBeija Sings Hillary Clinton's Gypsy-Themed 11-O'Clock Number in Five by Logan Culwell-Block

John Clarence Stewart, Cress Williams, Jasmine Amy Rogers to Lead Jelly's Last Jam at Pasadena Playhouse by Logan Culwell-Block

The Wiz Revival Makes Broadway Home Beginning March 29 by Logan Culwell-Block

Wayne Brady, Amber Iman, Mykal Kilgore, and Jinkx Monsoon Join Miscast 2024 Lineup by Logan Culwell-Block

Antwayn Hopper, Junior LaBeija, André De Shields, More Will Star in Drag Ball Cats by Logan Culwell-Block

'We Get to Carry the Torch, and That Is a Privilege': Go Inside the Rehearsal Room for The Wiz by Logan Culwell-Block