Friday, May 8, 2026

Exclusive: RAGTIME, CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL And More Honored At the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards

The New York Drama Critics' Circle celebrated the 2025-2026 season with honors for Little Bear Ridge Road, Ragtime, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and more. BroadwayWorld was inside the event for …

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

THE 2026 TONY NOMINATIONS: CONGRATS AND CONDOLENCES by Ron Fassler

May 5, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerWell, the 79th Annual Tony Nominations have just been announced and, as usual, theatre fans all over are reviewing the situation. In …

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Tony Awards Snub Hollywood: No Laurie Metcalf, Adrien Brody, Don Cheadle, Ayo Edibiri, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric, “Dog Day” Actors by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards don’t like Broadway stars and they proved it this morning. The nominations are out, and they are brutal. Laurie Metcalf could have gone two nominations for Best Actress in …

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The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon! and Ragtime Top 2026 Tony Nominations by Broadway.com

The nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards were announced on May 5 by Tony nominee Uzo Aduba and Tony winner Darren Criss, celebrating this season's imaginative collection of theater…

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‘Schmigadoon!’ and ‘The Lost Boys’ Lead the 2026 Tony Nominations by Caitlin Huston

'Titanique' and 'Two Strangers' were also nominated for best musical, while 'Balusters,' 'Giant,' 'Liberation' and 'Little Bear Ridge Road' are up for best play.

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Saturday, May 2, 2026

NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE AWARDS, 2026 by Robert Shuman

(via Don Summa, Richard Kornberg & Associates; Photograph:  (l to r) Gregory, Shawn, The New York Times. ) NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE NAMES LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD BEST PLAY 2025-…

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Friday, May 1, 2026

Who Will Be Nominated for a Tony Award in 2026? by Zach

Zachary Stewart| TheaterMania’s chief critic offers his predictions ahead of the Tony nominations announcement on May 5. ||Broadway|Alden Ehrenreich,Ali Louis Bourzgui,Brian Flores,Dean Ma…

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Little Bear Ridge Road Wins Best Play New York Drama Critics' Circle Award by Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway and Off-Broadway honors declined to declare a Best Musical winner this year.

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New York Drama Critics’ Circle Crowns “Little Bear Ridge Road” Best Play of the Season by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: A quiet evening announcement carries the weight of a season’s most lasting impressions By Ross In a grand and great surprise, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle…

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

The New York Drama Critics’ Circle Names Little Bear Ridge Road Best Play by Sophia Rubino

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road Best Play of the season. No award was given for Best Musical. The selections were made at the organiz…

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LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD Named Best Play At New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road Best Play of the 2025-26 season. No award was given for Best Musical. The Circle bestowed the re…

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2026 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards: Little Bear Ridge Road, Ragtime, Alden Ehrenreich, Qween Jean… by Jonathan Mandell

 “Little Bear Ridge Road,” playwright Samuel D. Hunter’s Broadway debut, has heen selected as the best play of the 2025-2026 season by The New York Drama Critics Circle, which gave Be…

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New York Critics Give Awards To Scott Rudin Productions ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ & ‘Death Of A Salesman’; Alden Ehrenreich Takes Top Perfo by Greg Evans

Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road was named Best Play of the 2025-2026 season by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle tonight for the Broadway staging starring Laurie Metcalf and M…

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New York Drama Critics’ Circle Names Little Bear Ridge Road Best Play by Zach

Zachary Stewart| The Circle also voted to award Alden Ehrenreich (Becky Shaw) Best Individual Performance, and the cast of Death of a Salesman Best Ensemble. ||Broadway|New York Drama Critic…

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Monday, April 27, 2026

Why Laurie Metcalf Said Yes to Working With Scott Rudin

Come next week, Laurie Metcalf will have not one, but two chances for her seventh (and eighth) Tony nomination, having led both Little Bear Ridge Road and Death of a Salesman in the same sea…

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Laurie Metcalf could tie Tony Awards history with 2 nominations in same year by Jeffrey Kare

The double Tony winner is eligible for both Death of a Salesman and Little Bear Ridge Road.

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Samuel D. Hunter reveals the false starts and lost storylines that led him to 'Little Bear Ridge Road' by David Buchanan

The author of The Whale credits his Tony-contending star Laurie Metcalf with being "the greatest stage actor living in America."

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Broadway: Scott Rudin is Back Tonight with His Second Play Post-Cancellation " The First One Flopped, Attention Must Be Paid! by Roger Friedman

Scott Rudin is back tonight on Broadway. "Death of Salesman" is the second play he's producing in his post-cancellation phase. The first one, "Little Bear Ridge Road," starred Laurie Metcalf…

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Concord Theatricals acquires licensing rights to 'Little Bear Ridge Road' by Lee D'amato

Concord's Samuel French imprint will license Samuel D. Hunter's drama for productions worldwide.

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Concord Theatricals Acquires Licensing Rights to Samuel D. Hunter's LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD

Concord Theatricals has acquired worldwide licensing rights to Samuel D. Hunter's Little Bear Ridge Road for its Samuel French imprint. Little Bear Ridge Road opened at the Steppenwolf T…

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Concord Theatricals Acquires Little Bear Ridge Road Licensing Worldwide by Meg Masseron

Samuel D. Hunter's play premiered on Broadway last December, starring Laurie Metcalf.

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Monday, January 5, 2026

K. Todd Freeman, Jonathan Cake and More Join Death of a Salesman, Starring Nathan Lane & Laurie Metcalf by Jamie Kravitz

Additional casting has been announced for the new production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Joining previously announced stars Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf, Christopher Abbott and Be…

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Saturday, January 3, 2026

10 Shows That Meant the Most to Me in 2025 by Jan Simpson

As usual, I'm late with a list of the shows I most enjoyed in 2025 but I'm going to share it anyway and since I am late, I'm also going to cut right to the chase. There were musicals I liked…

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/21/25 - MAMMA MIA! Plays its Best Week Ever on Broadway

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 12/21/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical…

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Sunday, December 21, 2025

Broadway Says Goodbye to Little Bear Ridge Road December 21 by Logan Culwell-Block

Scott Rudin's Broadway producing return stars Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Laurie Metcalf Reflect on LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD and Looks Ahead to DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Broadway.com

Two-time Tony winner Laurie Metcalf chats about starring in the Broadway premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD and looks ahead to joining Nathan Lane in the Broadway revival …

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Little Bear Ridge Road Star Laurie Metcalf on Character Work, College Memories and Death of a Salesman by Jonah De Forest

The ferociously talented Laurie Metcalf may be a celebrated film and television actress, but her commitment to theater has made her one of Broadway's boldest mainstays. This season, the two-…

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The Captivating "Little Bear Ridge Road" Will Close Early on Broadway " A Quiet Loss for the Season by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Little Bear Ridge Road Will Close Early on Broadway By Ross I wrote in my review of Little Bear Ridge Road that it was "a quietly brutal and deeply humane theatr…

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Monday, December 15, 2025

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 15, 2025- OPERATION MINCEMEAT Extends For a Sixth Time and More

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 15, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend. NEW - BWW For You, Personalized Sto…

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Friday, December 12, 2025

Broadway: Scott Rudin's Comeback Play, "Little Bear Ridge Road," Starring Laurie Metcalf, Closing Next Week Instead of February by Roger Friedman

Broadway producer Scott Rudin's big comeback project has failed. "Little Bear Ridge Road," starring Laurie Metcalf, was supposed to play through February 2026. Instead, the Road will close o…

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