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Thursday, May 16, 2024

The Welkin Begins Performances at Atlantic Theater Company May 16 by Margaret Hall

Set in 1759, the piece centers on a young woman who has been sentenced to death and the 12 women who are tasked with verifying her pregnancy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

15 Swankified Easter Eggs in Wicked's Official Trailer by Margaret Hall

The upcoming two-part film version of the long-running Broadway favorite musical stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:48PM[SHARE]

Vassar Announces 38th Powerhouse Season, With New Works From Drew Droege, Jocelyn Kuritsky, More by Margaret Hall

Since 1985, Powerhouse has welcomed artists and students of the highest caliber to the Vassar College campus, including Lynn Nottage, John Patrick Shanley, Taylor Mac and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM[SHARE]

Get a 1st Listen to 'The March (We Demand Equality)' from Suffs the Musical by Margaret Hall

Broadway's Suffs will release a cast album via Atlantic Records June 14.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM[SHARE]

Reviews: What Do The Critics Think of Laura Winters' All of Me? by Margaret Hall

The Off-Broadway disability romantic comedy uses text-to-speech technology to connect its leading couple.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM[SHARE]

Molly Sweeney Begins Performances Off-Broadway at Irish Rep May 15 by Margaret Hall

The production is the fourth in Irish Rep's Friel Project, presenting Brian Friel's plays set in the fictional Irish town of Ballybeg.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM[SHARE]

Alexis Scheer's Breaking the Story Begins Performances Off-Broadway May 15 by Margaret Hall

The play follows a foreign war correspondent as she struggles to move forward from the trauma she has witnessed.

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Penn and Teller Join Peter Brynolf and Jonas Ljung in Stalker May 15 by Margaret Hall

The Swedish street magicians and illusionists are currently displaying their skills on the Off-Broadway stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

New Musical Wesley Will Get Developmental Reading by Margaret Hall

The musical is inspired by Stacey O'Brien's New York Times bestselling memoir Wesley The Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM[SHARE]

Grace Aki's To Free A Mockingbird to Play Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

The solo work tells the journey of Aki's family from Japan to the American South and the secrets they carried with them.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM[SHARE]

Denise Gough Reprises Olivier-Winning Role in People, Places, and Things, Opening May 14 by Margaret Hall

Duncan Macmillan's celebrated addiction drama returns to the West End.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM[SHARE]

Monday, May 13, 2024

Playbill Pick Dark Noon Announces Complete Off-Broadway Cast by Margaret Hall

The story spins the myth of the American Wild West, as endlessly glorified by Hollywood westerns of the 1950s, on its head.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM[SHARE]

Photos: See Steven Spielberg and Mike Faist Go Backstage at Broadway's Water for Elephants by Margaret Hall

The Tony nominated musical adaptation officially opened March 21 at the Imperial Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM[SHARE]

Watch: See The Outsiders Take Over The Today Show With 3 New Performances by Margaret Hall

The stage musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel and Francis Ford Coppola's film is directed by Danya Taymor.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PM[SHARE]

Family of Trans Student Actor Unjustly Barred from School Musical Honored by Dramatists Legal Defense Fund by Margaret Hall

The Hightower family of Sherman, Texas received the 2024 Defender Award.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:24PM[SHARE]

Hannah Gadsby to Present New Show at 2024 Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

Gadsby's moving stand-up show Nanette was previously a Netflix sensation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM[SHARE]

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Dan Lauria and Patty McCormack Star in Just Another Day, Officially Opening May 12 by Margaret Hall

The play, by Lauria, centers on two old friends trying to figure out how they came to know each other.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM[SHARE]

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Twelve Angry Men the Musical Officially Opens at Asolo Rep May 11 by Margaret Hall

Utilizing a jazz-infused score, 12 men debate the fate of a young defendant charged with murdering his father.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM[SHARE]

Step Inside a 2-Show Day at Broadway's The Notebook as Jordan Tyson Takes Over Playbill's Instagram May 11 by Margaret Hall

The musical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel plays the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM[SHARE]

Friday, May 10, 2024

Meet John Kenley, the Intersex Individual Who Changed American Theatre Forever by Margaret Hall

The life and times of the midcentury impresario are now a musical: A Complicated Woman at Goodspeed Opera House.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM[SHARE]

Get a 1st Listen to 'The Road Don't Make You Young' from Broadway's Water for Elephants Cast Album by Margaret Hall

The Tony nominated musical adaptation officially opened March 21 at the Imperial Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM[SHARE]

Kate Baldwin, Phillip Boykin, More to Appear in Eugene O'Neill Summer Season by Margaret Hall

This season marks the O'Neill's 60th Anniversary since the new work development center was founded in 1964.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM[SHARE]

Todrick Hall to Star in Shrek the Musical in London by Margaret Hall

Hall will play Donkey in the Jeanine Tesori-David Lindsay-Abaire musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM[SHARE]

Broadway's Stereophonic Releases Cast Album May 10 by Margaret Hall

Featuring original songs by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, the David Adjmi play is the most Tony-nominated play in Broadway history.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM[SHARE]

Thursday, May 9, 2024

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The Welkin Begins Performances at Atlantic Theater Company May 16 by Margaret Hall

15 Swankified Easter Eggs in Wicked's Official Trailer by Margaret Hall

Vassar Announces 38th Powerhouse Season, With New Works From Drew Droege, Jocelyn Kuritsky, More by Margaret Hall

Get a 1st Listen to 'The March (We Demand Equality)' from Suffs the Musical by Margaret Hall

Reviews: What Do The Critics Think of Laura Winters' All of Me? by Margaret Hall

Molly Sweeney Begins Performances Off-Broadway at Irish Rep May 15 by Margaret Hall

Alexis Scheer's Breaking the Story Begins Performances Off-Broadway May 15 by Margaret Hall

Penn and Teller Join Peter Brynolf and Jonas Ljung in Stalker May 15 by Margaret Hall

New Musical Wesley Will Get Developmental Reading by Margaret Hall

Grace Aki's To Free A Mockingbird to Play Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

Denise Gough Reprises Olivier-Winning Role in People, Places, and Things, Opening May 14 by Margaret Hall

Playbill Pick Dark Noon Announces Complete Off-Broadway Cast by Margaret Hall

Photos: See Steven Spielberg and Mike Faist Go Backstage at Broadway's Water for Elephants by Margaret Hall

Watch: See The Outsiders Take Over The Today Show With 3 New Performances by Margaret Hall

Family of Trans Student Actor Unjustly Barred from School Musical Honored by Dramatists Legal Defense Fund by Margaret Hall

Hannah Gadsby to Present New Show at 2024 Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

Dan Lauria and Patty McCormack Star in Just Another Day, Officially Opening May 12 by Margaret Hall

Twelve Angry Men the Musical Officially Opens at Asolo Rep May 11 by Margaret Hall

Step Inside a 2-Show Day at Broadway's The Notebook as Jordan Tyson Takes Over Playbill's Instagram May 11 by Margaret Hall

Meet John Kenley, the Intersex Individual Who Changed American Theatre Forever by Margaret Hall

Get a 1st Listen to 'The Road Don't Make You Young' from Broadway's Water for Elephants Cast Album by Margaret Hall

Kate Baldwin, Phillip Boykin, More to Appear in Eugene O'Neill Summer Season by Margaret Hall

Todrick Hall to Star in Shrek the Musical in London by Margaret Hall

Broadway's Stereophonic Releases Cast Album May 10 by Margaret Hall

Photos: Sarah Paulson Receives Sardi's Portrait by Margaret Hall

Illinoise Production Stage Manager Thomas J. Gates Dies at 51 by Margaret Hall

Pantomime Parody of Home Alone, Homo Alone! To Play London's The Other Palace by Margaret Hall

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of London's Spirited Away? by Margaret Hall

Peter Morgan's Patriots To Receive Film Adaptation by Margaret Hall

Stir Opens at The Old Globe May 9 by Margaret Hall

Laura Benanti's Solo Show Nobody Cares Returns Off-Broadway May 9 by Margaret Hall