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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

New Post-Apocalyptic Musical From Urinetown's Greg Kotis to Receive NYC Staged Readings by Logan Culwell-Block

Directed by Nathaniel P. Claridad, The End of All Flesh's readings will be open to the public via Out of the Box Theatrics.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PM[SHARE]

Monday, March 13, 2023

Adrianna Hicks, J. Harrison Ghee, Justin Cooley, More Set for 2023 Shubert Foundation High School Theatre Festival by Logan Culwell-Block

The annual event will see more than 100 NYC public school students make their Broadway debut at the Broadhurst Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:13PM[SHARE]

Why Gospel is the Perfect Music for Disney's Hercules, According to Its Fabulous Muses by Logan Culwell-Block

The five actors of the new musical explain how they're fleshing out their characters at Paper Mill Playhouse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:35PM[SHARE]

Dog Man: The Musical Opens Off-Broadway Return March 13 by Logan Culwell-Block

TheatreWorks USA presents the family-friendly production at New World Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM[SHARE]

Friday, March 10, 2023

Paula Cole 2nd-Wave Feminist Musical, More to Debut in New Commissioning Program From TheatreWorks Silicon Valley by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony-winning theatre company and new work incubator is launching its first official Commissioning Program.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM[SHARE]

Ryan J. Haddad's Dark Disabled Stories Extends Off-Broadway; Go Inside Opening Night by Logan Culwell-Block

Co-produced by The Public Theater and the Bushwick Star, the new play co-stars Haddad, Dickie Hearts, and Alejandra Ospina.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM[SHARE]

Broadway Barbara Live! Off-Broadway Will Play Limited Engagement at Soho Playhouse by Logan Culwell-Block

Leah Sprecher stars as Barbara Dixon, the last remaining legend of Broadway's Golden Age with signature pizzazz.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AM[SHARE]

Casting Directors of Broadway's Company, Take Me Out, and More Win 2023 Artios Awards by Logan Culwell-Block

Netflix's Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical was also honored.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM[SHARE]

Reviews: Critics Weigh in on Ryan J. Haddad's Autobiographical Dark Disabled Stories Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Co-produced by The Public Theater and the Bushwick Star, the new play co-stars Haddad, Dickie Hearts, and Alejandra Ospina.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM[SHARE]

Thursday, March 9, 2023

The Complete Performance History of Sweeney Todd In New York City by Logan Culwell-Block

From performing in pie shops to Patti LuPone playing the tuba, get a quick run-down of the Tony-winning musical's long life.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:49PM[SHARE]

Ben Platt, Noah Galvin Film Theater Camp Will Get Limited Theatrical Run This Summer by Logan Culwell-Block

The Dear Evan Hansen stars (and fiancés) co-wrote the film with Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM[SHARE]

Watch: Grease Is Still the Word in New Music Video From Upcoming Prequel Series Rise of the Pink Ladies by Logan Culwell-Block

The new series debuts April 6 on Paramount+.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:41PM[SHARE]

See Alex Brightman as a Forensic Scientist and Beleaguered Father to a Gassy Baby in an Exclusive Clip From NBC's The Blacklist by Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway Beetlejuice star is appearing in multiple episodes of the crime series' 10th and final season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PM[SHARE]

Get a 1st Look at Suzan-Lori Parks' World Premiere Musical The Harder They Come by Logan Culwell-Block

Natey Jones leads the cast of The Public Theater production Off-Broadway, adapted from the Jamaican film.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PM[SHARE]

Ty Defoe and Larissa FastHorse's For the People Sets World Premiere Run at Guthrie Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

The Minnesota theatre will also present Bill Irwin's Samuel Beckett solo show, Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PM[SHARE]

Dinner and a Show: Enter to Win a Ritzy Night Out With A Doll's House on Broadway, Starring Jessica Chastain by Logan Culwell-Block

Playbill is partnering with Showtime's George & Tammy (starring Chastain as country music legend Tammy Wynette) to send the lucky winner and a friend to a Broadway night out.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AM[SHARE]

Kimberly Belflower's John Proctor Is the Villain Sets Boston Run, Joins Broadway Licensing Catalogue by Logan Culwell-Block

A 2019 selection for The Kilroys List of industry-recommended plays by female and trans playwrights, the work is a riff on The Crucible.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AM[SHARE]

Ryan J. Haddad's Autobiographical Dark Disabled Stories Opens Off-Broadway March 9 by Logan Culwell-Block

Co-produced by The Public Theater and the Bushwick Star, the new play co-stars Haddad, Dickie Hearts, and Alejandra Ospina.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Avett Brothers' Swept Away, Michael Friedman's Unknown Soldier, More in Upcoming Arena Stage Season by Logan Culwell-Block

Directed by Michael Mayer, Swept Away comes to the D.C.-area theatre with new songs added since its 2022 world premiere at Berkeley Rep.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM[SHARE]

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Keen Company's Crumbs From the Table of Joy? by Logan Culwell-Block

The Lynn Nottage play opened Off-Broadway March 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52PM[SHARE]

Peter Pan Goes Wrong Completes Broadway Casting by Logan Culwell-Block

The follow-up to The Play That Goes Wrong will star much of its original West End cast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28AM[SHARE]

Tony, Pulitzer-Winning A Strange Loop Will Make U.K. Debut This Summer by Logan Culwell-Block

With a book, music, and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, the musical will play London's Barbican Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Sweeney Todd Joins Broadway's Top 5 in 1st Full Week of Previews by Logan Culwell-Block

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford are leading the Sondheim revival at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with Thomas Kail directing.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:26PM[SHARE]

Broadway's Spider-Man Musical to Get Graphic Novel Tell-All by Logan Culwell-Block

Fortune and Glory: The Musical! will detail the backstage drama of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, in comic form.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:01PM[SHARE]

Anthony Rapp Autobiographical Solo Show Without You Extends Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Based on the Rent star's memoir, the musical continues its run at New World Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PM[SHARE]

Candrice Jones' Flex to Get New York Premiere Via Lincoln Center Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

Following an Arkansas girls high school basketball team, the new play will begin in June Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PM[SHARE]

Shereen Ahmed, Jason Danieley, More to Lead MasterVoices' Iolanthe by Logan Culwell-Block

The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta will perform May 3 at Carnegie Hall with Ted Sperling at the baton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM[SHARE]

Pippin, Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, and More Combine in New Trailer for Schmigadoon Season 2 by Logan Culwell-Block

Venture into the dark and twisted world of Schmicago with Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth, Aaron Tveit, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM[SHARE]

Monday, March 6, 2023

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All stories by Logan Culwell-Block on BroadwayStars

New Post-Apocalyptic Musical From Urinetown's Greg Kotis to Receive NYC Staged Readings by Logan Culwell-Block

Adrianna Hicks, J. Harrison Ghee, Justin Cooley, More Set for 2023 Shubert Foundation High School Theatre Festival by Logan Culwell-Block

Why Gospel is the Perfect Music for Disney's Hercules, According to Its Fabulous Muses by Logan Culwell-Block

Dog Man: The Musical Opens Off-Broadway Return March 13 by Logan Culwell-Block

Paula Cole 2nd-Wave Feminist Musical, More to Debut in New Commissioning Program From TheatreWorks Silicon Valley by Logan Culwell-Block

Ryan J. Haddad's Dark Disabled Stories Extends Off-Broadway; Go Inside Opening Night by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway Barbara Live! Off-Broadway Will Play Limited Engagement at Soho Playhouse by Logan Culwell-Block

Casting Directors of Broadway's Company, Take Me Out, and More Win 2023 Artios Awards by Logan Culwell-Block

Reviews: Critics Weigh in on Ryan J. Haddad's Autobiographical Dark Disabled Stories Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The Complete Performance History of Sweeney Todd In New York City by Logan Culwell-Block

Ben Platt, Noah Galvin Film Theater Camp Will Get Limited Theatrical Run This Summer by Logan Culwell-Block

Watch: Grease Is Still the Word in New Music Video From Upcoming Prequel Series Rise of the Pink Ladies by Logan Culwell-Block

See Alex Brightman as a Forensic Scientist and Beleaguered Father to a Gassy Baby in an Exclusive Clip From NBC's The Blacklist by Logan Culwell-Block

Get a 1st Look at Suzan-Lori Parks' World Premiere Musical The Harder They Come by Logan Culwell-Block

Ty Defoe and Larissa FastHorse's For the People Sets World Premiere Run at Guthrie Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

Dinner and a Show: Enter to Win a Ritzy Night Out With A Doll's House on Broadway, Starring Jessica Chastain by Logan Culwell-Block

Kimberly Belflower's John Proctor Is the Villain Sets Boston Run, Joins Broadway Licensing Catalogue by Logan Culwell-Block

Ryan J. Haddad's Autobiographical Dark Disabled Stories Opens Off-Broadway March 9 by Logan Culwell-Block

Avett Brothers' Swept Away, Michael Friedman's Unknown Soldier, More in Upcoming Arena Stage Season by Logan Culwell-Block

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Keen Company's Crumbs From the Table of Joy? by Logan Culwell-Block

Peter Pan Goes Wrong Completes Broadway Casting by Logan Culwell-Block

Tony, Pulitzer-Winning A Strange Loop Will Make U.K. Debut This Summer by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Sweeney Todd Joins Broadway's Top 5 in 1st Full Week of Previews by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway's Spider-Man Musical to Get Graphic Novel Tell-All by Logan Culwell-Block

Anthony Rapp Autobiographical Solo Show Without You Extends Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Candrice Jones' Flex to Get New York Premiere Via Lincoln Center Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

Shereen Ahmed, Jason Danieley, More to Lead MasterVoices' Iolanthe by Logan Culwell-Block

Pippin, Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, and More Combine in New Trailer for Schmigadoon Season 2 by Logan Culwell-Block

Hamilton Is Headed Back to Puerto Rico for Benefit Performance and 2-Week Run by Logan Culwell-Block

Lillias White, Jewelle Blackman, Tom Hewitt Extend Runs in Broadway's Hadestown by Logan Culwell-Block

New York Theatre Workshop Postpones Oscar Isaac, Greta Gerwig Three Sisters Production by Logan Culwell-Block