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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Gods and Monsters Begins World Premiere Chicago Run May 9 by Logan Culwell-Block

Paul Oakley Stovall and Tom Mullen bring a version of Frankenstein screen director James Whale's life to the stage that puts more focus on race.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM

London-Bound English Begins at Royal Shakespeare Company May 9 by Logan Culwell-Block

Diyan Zora is directing the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sanaz Toossi.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Sam Morrison Solo Play Sugar Daddy Will Get West Coast Premiere Ahead of a 2025 Broadway Bow by Logan Culwell-Block

Directed by Stephen Brackett, the work premiered at Edinburgh Festival Fringe before playing Off-Broadway in 2023.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Watch: Lindsay Mendez, Daniel Radcliffe, and Jonathan Groff Are 'Opening Doors' in Merrily We Roll Along by Logan Culwell-Block

The 2024 Tony nominees lead the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical's Tony-nominated revival at the Hudson Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PM

'Less Than None': Cole Escola Reveals How Much Lincoln Research They Did for Broadway-Bound Oh, Mary! by Logan Culwell-Block

The writer-actor dropped by Late Night With Seth Meyers to talk about bringing their Off-Broadway cult hit to the Main Stem.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PM

Heather Headley, Lebo M., North West Join Upcoming Hollywood Bowl The Lion King Live-to-Film Concert by Logan Culwell-Block

Nathan Lane, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Eichner, and more will celebrate the animated film's 30th anniversary while also spotlighting its long-running stage musical adaptation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Even With Comped Performances, Cabaret Is Dominating at the Box Office by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony-nominated revival was the second highest-grossing show on the boards last week in the first post-Tony nominations box-office data.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

A Final Encore for Elevator Repair Service's Gatz, James Ijames' Good Bones, More in Public Theater's 2024-2025 Season by Logan Culwell-Block

The Off-Broadway company will reopen its Free Shakespeare in the Park season with a new staging of Twelfth Night in 2025.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PM

Billy Porter Will Receive the 2024 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award by Logan Culwell-Block

The stage and screen star is being recognized for his work with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Entertainment Community Fund.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM

Schmigadoon! Stage Adaptation Will Make World Premiere at Kennedy Center by Logan Culwell-Block

The Emmy-winning, musical theatre-centric series was dropped by Apple TV+ after two seasons.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

David Oyelowo Sets National Theatre Debut in Lyndsey Turner-Helmed Coriolanus by Logan Culwell-Block

The Shakespeare tragedy is one of several newly announced productions headed for the London theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

5 Mike Birbiglia Plays Join Concord Theatricals Catalogue by Logan Culwell-Block

The company will license The Old Man and the Pool, The New One, Sleepwalk With Me, and more via its Samuel French imprint.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM

Maia Novi's Invasive Species Returns Off-Broadway Beginning May 7 by Logan Culwell-Block

Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Breslin is back to direct the limited run after staging the 2023 world premiere at The Tank.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM

Original Cast of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Reunite for Gala Reading May 7 by Logan Culwell-Block

Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen, Shalita Grant, and Genevieve Angelson are all performing at the Lincoln Center Theater gala.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM

Monday, May 6, 2024

Eboni Booth's Primary Trust Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by Logan Culwell-Block

Finalists included Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich's Here There Are Blueberries and Shayok Misha Chowdhury's Public Obscenities.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM

New Works From Amber Ruffin, Margaret Cho, Grace McLean, More in New York Stage and Film 2024 Season by Logan Culwell-Block

Justin Guarini, Jessica Hecht, Taylor Iman Jones, and Jay Armstrong Johnson are among the roster of Broadway favorites helping to develop new works at the annual summer series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Meet the 2024 Drama League Directors Project Directors by Logan Culwell-Block

In a record-setting year for applications, 19 artists have been chosen for the director training program.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Matt Cox Play Witches!? In Salem?! Now Licensable Via Uproar Theatrics by Logan Culwell-Block

The playwright behind Puffs offers his "darkly comedic, (mostly) historically accurate" take on the Salem Witch Trials.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Ars Nova and National Black Theatre's (Pray) Leads 2024 Lucille Lortel Awards; Read the Full List of Winners by Logan Culwell-Block

The title took Outstanding Musical at the Off-Broadway honors, with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' The Comeuppance taking Outstanding Play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18PM

Broadway's Sweeney Todd Plays Final Performance May 5 by Logan Culwell-Block

Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster lead the final cast of the Tony-nominated Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

2024 Lucille Lortel Awards Held at NYU Skirball May 5 by Logan Culwell-Block

Wet Brain is the most nominated production of this year's Off-Broadway season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Attend the Final 2-Show Day at Broadway's Sweeney Todd as Jonathan Christopher Takes Over Playbill's Instagram May 4 by Logan Culwell-Block

Christopher, brother to fellow Sweeney cast member Nicholas Christopher, is part of the Sondheim revival's ensemble.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Fawlty Towers Begins in London's West End May 4 by Logan Culwell-Block

Series star and creator John Cleese has penned the stage adaptation of the cult favorite Britcom.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Friday, May 3, 2024

The Public's Sally & Tom Is Now 4 Times Extended by Logan Culwell-Block

The new work from Suzan-Lori Parks opened at the Off-Broadway company April 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM

Watch: Amber Iman Sings 'Stay' in Broadway's Lempicka by Logan Culwell-Block

Iman and co-star Eden Espinosa are 2024 Tony nominees for their performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer to Star in The Death of Robin Hood Film by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony winners will help writer-director Michael Sarnoski bring a new, modern take on the classic legend to the screen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Watch: Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, and More Think You Should Go See Marc Shaiman at The San Diego Symphony by Logan Culwell-Block

The Hairspray and Some Like It Hot composer will be joined by Rory Donovan, Elizabeth Stanley, Shayna Steele, and Marissa Jaret Winokur at the July concert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM