Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Billy Joel: And So It Goes by Trav S.D.

This won’t be a review of the recent two-part HBO “documentary” Billy Joel: And So It Goes (2025) per se, apart from the fact that I saw it recently and became aware of several aspects…

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Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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TONY AWARD PREDICTIONS by Mason Pilevsky

Here are the nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards (2026). If you would like to read our predictions for this year, please subscribe to our Substack, @PagesOnStages Best of luck to all…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 01:20PM[SHARE]

To All My “The People’s Critic” Followers… by David Dow Bentley III

By David Dow Bentley III “The People’s Critic” On this MOTHER’S DAY Weekend,,, … and with all due respect to Stevie Wonder, “I Just [ Write ] to say, I LOVE YOU!” In the proces…

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Reading the Tony nomination tea leaves: Who has the edge in competitive races for Best Musical, Best Play, Best Revival by David Buchanan

We also break down some surprise inclusions (Richard Thomas in The Balusters) and shocking omissions ("Tempress" Chasity Moore in Cats: The Jellicle Ball).

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Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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‘THE CHER SHOW’ at The Wick “Turns Back Time” in Celebration of Female Empowerment, Authentic Bob Mackie Costumes, Live Music, and the Fiery T by Mindy Leaf

If you missed the spectacular THE CHER SHOW on Broadway a few years back, or even the popular two-year national tour that followed, fret not. Because now you can see it all, complete with le…

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Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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‘The Lost Boys’ Helped Define the ’80s in More Ways Than One by Maya Phillips

The film that’s been adapted into a new musical created a memorable aesthetic with its cast and outfits. Its ideas about the nuclear family also made it a movie for its time.

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Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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R.I.P. Robert Heide by Trav S.D.

Downtown playwright Robert Heide (Robert Heitke, 1934-2025) passed away back in December (thanks for the alert, Eve Golden); as I often do, I opted to wait until the decedent’s next birthd…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:25AM[SHARE]

Mothers of Broadway- A Mother's Day Celebration

Mother's Day weekend is here, and if mama can't provide you a Broadway-tastic Mother's Day, then BroadwayWorld sure will! To celebrate the special day, we salute some of this Broadway seasos…

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Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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“The Fear of 13” Locks Time, Memory, and Identity Inside Solitary Confinement by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: A fact-based drama of isolation and narrative control, driven by performance and shaped by uneven execution By Ross Time does not move the same way for everyone,…

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Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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When Mark Consuelos Wants to Escape New York, He Goes Here by Sarah Bahr

“The midcentury architecture is fascinating. It’s also a place where I’m outside almost every waking hour of the day.”

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‘Old Woman Naked’ is Pamela Redmond’s Answer to A.I. Concerns by Tammy Lagorce

The writer Pamela Redmond talks about her new play, “Old Woman Naked,” why her kids won’t see it and whether she’d have done the show without GLP-1s.

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Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Spirit Airlines, The Book of Mormon, and Grunting by NPR

This week, Double-EGOT winner Bobby Lopez joins us to talk about the 15th anniversary of Book of Mormon, and panelists Hari Kondabolu, Roxanne Roberts, and Mo Rocca say a tearful farewell to…

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Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Toby Stephens: What my mum Maggie Smith taught me about acting by Patrick Smith

As the son of thespian royalty takes on Peter Shaffer’s ‘Equus’ at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Patrick Smith meets the celebrated stage actor to discuss Bond, the perils of being cal…

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 01:20AM[SHARE]
Saturday, May 9, 2026 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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The Hello Girls: The Brilliant American Musical Broadway Cannot Afford to Ignore by Suzanna Bowling

Seven years ago, I saw The Hello Girls at 59E59 Theaters and immediately fell in love with it. Today, at the star-studded concert presentation at Baryshnikov Arts Center’s Jerome Robbins T…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM[SHARE]

Sitting Down with Ghosts: The Division at Crow’s Theatre Examines the Stories We Choose to Carry by Ross

It’s the most compelling question of the evening, when someone asks whether you would love a family member differently after discovering an unbearable truth about them. The idea unwinds ou…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM[SHARE]

5 Broadway Shows to Take Mom to For Mother's Day by Margaret Hall

May 10 is Mother's Day. Why not treat mom to dinner and a show to celebrate?

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off