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The Manhattan Theatre Club production of Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day is among a number of canceled productions at the Kennedy Center following the Trump administration's recent takeover of the cultural instit…

The Broadway production of Eureka Day, the vaccine-debate comedy by Jonathan Spector, will have a post-Broadway engagement at the Kennedy Center. The production will play the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theat…

By: David Sheward January 29, 2025: When Jonathan Spector’s Eureka Day opened Off-Broadway in 2019, the dark comedy about the vaccination debate at a high-toned private school in Berkeley, California, was …

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In “Eureka Day,” changes were made to a scene because “the laughter was so robust backstage, they couldn’t hear the cues.”

This episode features a chat on the stage of Manhattan Theatre Club with playwright Jonathan Spector, and a check-in with Seattle Times arts writer Gemma Wilson.

Tonys Makes Confusing Ruling on ‘Eureka Day,’ Christopher Fitzgerald Joins ‘Urinetown’ at Encores, Matt’s New York Trip Schedule Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily p…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on Jan. 16 to assess the eligibility of 11 Broadway productions ahead of the 2025 Tony Awards. This is the second time that the committee has met to discuss the 2024…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met yesterday to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. This was the second time this season that the Tony Awards Administrati…

In this episode, host Patrick Pacheco dives into a double-bill of fascinating productions: one ripped from the headlines, the new Broadway drama "Eureka Day"; the other making headlines, "Wicked," the musical e…

The Broadway production of Eureka Day has announced the cancellation of tonight's performance (January 14, 2025) due to non-COVID related illness within the company.

The play’s run is expected to resume on Jan. 15 at 2:00 p.m.

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A built-in weakness in some comedies of ideas is that one side of an argument may simply be right. As someone who believes strongly in vaccines, I thought Eureka Day might have to wrestle with this weakness. B…

The cast of the Manhattan Theatre Club production talks about the hilarious scene, their attraction to their characters and takeaways from the run thus far.

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum @ Signature Theatre, Arlington, VA, Eureka Day, Julie Halston @ Birdland, 54 Sings Broadway…

Go behind the scenes of Manhattan Theatre Club's Eureka Day Featuring Amber Gray, Jessica Hecht, Bill Irwin, Thomas Middleditch, Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz. Written by Jonathan Spector, directed by Anna D. Shapiro. …

‘Eureka Day’ Extends, ‘Stereophonic’ to Tour, ‘Wicked’ Leads SAG Nominations Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top theatre headlines every M…

Jonathan Spector’s comedy will play an additional two weeks.

Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector's dark comedy about a heated vaccine policy debate at a California private school, has extended its Broadway run for a second and final time. The production, which opened Decembe…

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, a play by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, has extended for the second time. Learn more about the production and see ho…

Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector’s critically acclaimed comedy about a private school in California grappling with its vaccine policy, has extended its Broadway run for the second time. Extended by two weeks, the…

An interview with the playwright of 'Eureka Day' about creating the play in a pre-Covid world and seeing the show anew through a changed society.

Amber Gray, Jessica Hecht, Bill Irwin, Thomas Middleditch and Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz shine in Eureka Day at Manhattan Theatre Club on Broadway!

The Board of Directors of Eureka Day school, a private school in upscale Berkeley, California, prizes inclusivity above all else. So no issues will be resolved without complete agreement. “We only make decisi…

Measure a year in Broadway shows. Take a look back on the Broadway shows of 2024, including: Prayer for the French Republic, Days of Wine and Roses, Doubt, The Notebook, An Enemy of the People, Water for Elepha…

Stars aligned earlier this week at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, where Eureka Day celebrated its opening night. Watch in this video as the cast and creative team chat more on opening night!

Stars aligned at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, where Eureka Day celebrated its opening night. Starring in Jonathan Spector's new comedy are Amber Gray, Jessica Hecht, Bill Irwin, Thomas Middleditch, and Chels…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Ron Fassler about his new book, The Show Goes On: Broadway Hirings, Firings and Replacements. Ron joins us with his review of Gypsy. Other reviews…

The 92nd Street Y has announced a performance of Eureka Day and post-performance conversation with the cast – Amber Gray, Jessica Hecht, Bill Irwin, Thomas Middleditch and Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz – moderated b…

It's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! As the year comes to a close, so does the fist half of the 2024-25 Broadway season. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending December 20, 2024 with videos fro…

Stars aligned earlier this week at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, where Eureka Day celebrated its opening night. Watch in this video as the cast and creative team chat more on opening night!

What could go wrong at a private school whose five-member board of directors makes all decisions based on consensus and has what benefitted the community at heart as their guiding principle. A board so committe…

“Thank you for being the voice of reason,” some Manhattan Theatre Club patrons have said to Amber Gray after performances of Eureka Day. She flashes them her generous, full-faced smile, but thinks to herse…

Broadway icon Amber Gray chats with @bwaySHO at the MTC Opening Night! Today, Hadestown announced Amber and the rest of the principal original Broadway cast would be heading to London for a strictly limited run…

Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector's dark comedy about a heated vaccine policy debate at a California private school, has extended by two weeks. The production, which opened on December 16 at Manhattan Theatre Club'…

Eureka Day, the needle-sharp Manhattan Theatre Club comedy by Jonathan Spector that opened to rave reviews this week, has been extended two weeks at Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre and will now run thro…

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Manhattan Theatre Club has announced that the Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, a play by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, has extended its run! Learn more here!

The Jonathan Spector play opened on Dec. 16.

Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, is now officially open on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there at opening night and you can check out photos from the red carpet her…

It's the play's best scene, an astounding mix of incredible absurdity and, for all the  Zoom veterans out there, undeniable believability, especially with everyone talking and typing past each other. Still, wh…

Jonathan Spector’s play, about vaccine politics splintering a school board, is one big Learning Moment that pretty much everyone fails.

The stars of EUREKA DAY talk about bringing Jonathan Spector's play to Broadway on opening night. Get tickets to EUREKA DAY: https://www.broadway.com/shows/eureka-day/

Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day, an ensemble comedy about a California private school's scramble to respond to a mumps outbreak, celebrated its Broadway opening on December 16 at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel…

By Tulis McCall “It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key.”  Churchill said this about Russia in 1939.  Amazing how quotes like that never run out of style.  I r…

Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector's satire set in a private California elementary school amid a mumps outbreak, opened on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on December 16. The ensemble…

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Reviews for ‘Eureka Day,’ Noblezada to Depart ‘Gatsby,’ Huge Stars Set for London’s ‘Here We Are’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top th…

In his Broadway debut, Jonathan Spector delivers a funny, though imperfect, lampoon of anti-vaccine parents in the California Bay Area during a mumps outbreak. 

Eureka Day, by Jonathan Spector and directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, is now officially open on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Check out photos of the cast taking their opening night…

By Carol Rocamora. This hilarious, scathing satire on American liberalism will take you by surprise. The post Eureka Day appeared first on Theater Pizzazz.

A hilarious new Broadway production asks: Can the superwoke vaxxers and anti-vaxxers at an elite private school learn to get along?

The Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, a new comedy from playwright Jonathan Spector, celebrates its opening night tonight in a new production from Anna D. Shapiro! Read the reviews!

Samuel J Friedman Theatre, New York An adept cast, including Amber Gray, Jessica Hecht and Bill Irwin, bring a sharply funny and timely new play to life By all appearances, the Eureka Day school in Oakland, Cal…

Quick, think of something really humorous about vaccinations. No? Me neither, but playwright Jonathan Spector has done us all a favor and molded one of the most divisive, inane, grotesque and newly, resurgent i…

“You can always spot a Eureka Day kid, because at soccer games, they’re the ones who cheer when the other team scores.” So says Carina (Amber Gray), the parent of a new enrollee at Berkeley’s Eureka Day…

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★★★★★ Bill Irwin, Jessica Hecht and company bring great distinction to the Broadway season The post Eureka Day: Woke’s the Word in Jonathan Spector’s Timely Comedy appeared first on New York Stag…

★★★☆☆ Bill Irwin and Jessica Hecht head the ensemble in Jonathan Spector's comedy about the board of directors of a private elementary school embroiled in a conflict about vaccination. The post Eurek…

“Eureka Day” begins as a stock satire of the painstakingly earnest progressives at a small private elementary school in Berkeley, California, leading to one of the most hilarious scenes of the year, before …

Broadway royalty Amber Gray wears an iconic sweater on opening night of Eureka Day at MTC. See you at the SHO!

Eureka Day, a play by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, is now officially open on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Check out photos of the cast on the red carpet here…

A minute-long scene from "Eureka Day," a play by Jonathan Spector about a progressive private school in Berkeley, California, featuring Bill Irwin, Jessica Hecht, Thomas Middleditch and Amber Gray

Bill Irwin and Jessica Hecht are featured in this topical satire; an elementary school committee grapples with vaccine policy during a mumps outbreak. The post Eureka Day appeared first on Theaterscene.org.

Now on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Only thru January 19. Get tickets at EurekaDayBroadway.com

A private school agonizes over what to do about an outbreak of mumps in playwright Jonathan Spector's 'Eureka Day,' which he tells Observer started out as "a funny play about serious things.”

All new production photos have been released for the Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, a play by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro. Check out the photos here!

Playwright Jonathan Spector, Tony Award-winning director Anna D. Shapiro and the cast of the play offer what to expect.

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Trump’s second presidency will change our lives, though the details of how are not yet clear. This was on playwright Jonathan Spector’s mind the morning of November 8th ahead of the Broadway debut of his pl…

Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector's dark comedy about a heated vaccine policy debate at a California private school, has its first Broadway performance on November 25. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, the production op…

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